The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-09

vicinity returned today from the excursion |
to the Pan American, which was personally |
conducted by Mr.. Bailey. Mr.. Bailey said, |
in speaking Of his trip that the trials and |
tribulations OF politics wasn't in it with at |
tempting to pilot lot of Vermont school |
a'ans about the exposition but that he |
enjoyed it hugely.
The closing arguments for the defence in
the case of Sprsgue against the town of Cal !
ais were made Friday afternoon by J. II. |
Senter and j. F. Lamson. Court was in
session until six o'clock Friday evening and
went In at 1916 this morning. The closing
argument for the plaintiff was made by
Mr.. Plumley and court took recess until
Monday afternoon at two o'clock, when
Judge Munson will charge the jury.
w, e. Terrill, II. A. Slade, Collins Blake.
ly and Lester II. Green will attend the
annual meeting OF the State Pharmaceut-
ical Association, to be held at Vergennes
on Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. e. A
Mutt went there Tuesday to report the Pre-
ceedings. The annual banquet will be held
at the Stevens House on Thursday evening.
Among the speakers will be Governor
Stickney and Representative ID. j. Foster.
Mrs Cote and daughter, who reside in
the Bruce block in Northheld were nearly
suHCcsted by coal gas on Sunday. They
were found in t3d in the morning in an I'M
| conscious condition. After they had been
worked over all day they were fnall re.
stored and it is expected that no serious
results will follow. The suffocation WAS
caused from a defective chimney which
threw the gas from a coal stove into the
| room.
The ceses against Lester Tyrell, Carl and
| Howard Recor and Albert Seymore for
robbng the till at the store Of Rivers
Brothers week ago lest Sunday came mp
n
| Recor boys and the Seymore boy WAS mol
pressed. as no evidence was found against
| them. The charge against the Tyrell boy
ives continued 10 allow the States Attor-
ney to file an Information thus bringing the
matter directly to county court.
The entertainment given on Ssturd ~
| evening at Christ church parish house to
the nurses at Heston hospital and students
at Montpelier seminary who attend that
church ives most enjoyable to all con
cerned. Christ church choir rendered sew
eral glees, solos were given by Mrs r. Fl
| Puffer, Miss Sallie Oviatt, Miss Ruth
Brooks, John Angus and Prof. A. J. Phil
lips, and readings were given by Rev. A.
N Lewis. Refreshments were served at
the close of the formal exercises.
Fred Stebbins, a brakeman on the Central
| V rmont railway, whose home is at West
| Lebanon, N. H., wes arrested by Deputy
United States Marshall Luke Pari OF
on. Stebbins is charged with smuggling
fourteen bales of furs valued at $4,000, on
of Canada September 10. He ives taken be-
fore Clerk @. X. johnson OF the United
States court and gave bail in the sum Of
$1,000 for his appearance at the next term
of Unit d States district court. Stebbins'
rnn ia between White River junction and
Montreal, he going one day and back the
next.
Daniel P. Sexton and Miss Margaret Con
nelly, both OF this city, were married al
eight o'clock Tuesday morning at st. Angus
tines church in the presence of relatives
and immed ate friends Both young peo.
pie are well kno N here and have wide
circle OF friends who will wish the best that
life can afford. The groom Is an employe
of the Columbian Granite company and Is
popular among his fellows. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sexton r ceived large number Of beaui-
full and useful gifts, They left on the 1915
train for a few days visit in Montres
Upon their return they will reside at II
Sibley avenue.
! AT the State Womsn's Christian Temper
ance Union convention, held on Friday at
! Bellows Falls, the folio sing officers were
: elected for the ensuing year: President for
the tenth successive year. Mrs Ida Ii. Read
of Shelburne; corresponding secretary
| Mrs. Gracia e. Davidson of Newfane; re
. cordng secretary, Mrs. A. A, Wyman OF
= Oambridgeport; treasurer, Mrs G. B b.
? Richardson of Montpelier. Mrs. E. b.
Lund OF Burlington YVES resppointed vice.
president at large. The delegates visited
the paper mills Friday afternoon and took
l a trolley ride to SAxton's River to visit Yer
mont Academy,
=, The death of Fanny NJ. Hicks OF E4s
Calais removes the last OF tue family Of
!, Gideon Hicks, one OF the early and prou i
nent residents. Born November 2, 1928, on
the farm settled by her father about one
{ hundred years ago, she had always made il
d her home, caring for her parents and an
o aged aunt until their deaths, and after this
Q devoting much time to the care OF relatives
a and friends when in need. She was strick-
3 en- witn paralysis May 26 last, and although
o it seemed for few weeks that partial re-
covery as probable, change came and
after two months the decline was steady
and her desire for release II recovery was
: not hers was granted October T. R5v. j.
! Edward Wright officiated at her funeral,
: which was held on Sunday.
, City Attorney Carleton filed today with
q the County Clerk bill in chsncery asking
Judge Munson to issue an injunction
against Lucy Pesrsons and others, restrain
| ing them from allowing the drainage from
! their buildings to pollute the waters OF
0 Berlin Pond and tributaries. Tnis bill
o covers all the cottages on both sides OF the
: pond whose drainage empties into the
o pond, and Is pursuant OF the resolution re-
o Gently passed by the City Council upon the
acceptance of the reports Of the city health
r officer and the State board of health upon
= the purity of the wafer and the conditions
= existing about the pond. The parties will
n be notified TO appear at once for hearing
:. in the matter. Ii they fall to appear the
: injunction will be granted This question
"a is one which has agitated the public mind
for some time and the result of this actor
on the part of the city will be watched