The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-30
N MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOUAL HAPPENINGS.


visiting the family OF ID. l.. Sanders.
The eighth annual banquet OF the Barre
and Mon tpelier Granite Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION will be held in Miles hall, Barre,
Friday evening, February %.
Sheriff @. c. Graves took Mrs. Garibaldi
of Barre convicted OF selling, to Rutland
Wednesday where she will be confined
in the house OF correction not less than one
nor more than two months
Henry, son of Mrs. G. W. Bolton OF Mont
pelier, had his leg broken In railway
wreck near Washington, ID. O., January 10.
He was taken TO Hotel Vendome in Wash
ington, where he has siuce remained.
The installation OF officers OF the Mont
pelier Council, Knights OF Columbus which
was to have taken place Wednesday even
ing, was postponed owing to the inability
of James S. Haley, State district deputy, to
be present.
Jailer f. H. Tracy took George Shannon
of Mortified, recently convicted OF grand
larceny in county court, to Windsor Wed.
nesday. He is sentenced to not less than four
nor more than five years at hard labor in
States prison.
The charity whist party in aid of Heaton
hospital given Wednesday at the resi-
dence of Mrs. O. II. Heaton on State street,
was attended by party Of ladies who fill
ed the spacious parlors to oyerti owing. The
afternoon was particularly enjoyable and
substantial sum was added to the hospital
treasury.
George M. Smith has some curious luz
dian relics in the way Of q tomahawk, war
club and pipe OF peace which belongedlto
Sioux chieftain between forty and fifty years
agn and which were presented to the late
William Burbank when he was making
tour through the west in the sixties. Mr..
Burbank them presented to Mr.. Smith, who
prizes them very highly.
Carl Dudley has attracted considerable
attention with his four. horse team drawing
three loads of oats from the X. w. Bailey q
Company mill to be ground at the Kings
bury mill up Worcester branch. The loads
averaged eight and one-half tons or 552
bushels. The oats were in bags and when
loaded each lowered fifteen or twenty feet
from the ground, Part of one load slid off
when crossing the Academy bridge Thurs
day morning.
The Perno bridge is now lighted at night
through the courtesy of the electric rail-
way company. The Consolidated Lighting
Company's wires do not run anywhere near
this bridge and for it to have put in light
there would have necessitated an outlay of
two or three hundred dollars in poles wire
and transformers. The electric railway
company has tapped its trolley wire and
run a wire to the bridge and will look after
the turning off and on OF the light.
Thomas Godsil. sentenced to the house OF
correction for 100 days for obtaining goods
under false pretenses, was taken to Rut-
land Saturday morning by City Sheriff
Bancroft Godsill's offense was in obtain
ing some ham and -alt pork from o. ID.
Scribner of this city He was convicted last
summer in city court, appealed to the coun-
ty court, neglected to file his appeal or pay
his fine OF $40 and COSTS He was accord
ingly taken into custody today and will be
disposed of as stated above.
Harry Wheeler caused anoth, sensation
today in the way of transporting immense
blocks OF granite He drew from the Eu-
reka quarries at East Montpelier a cube Of
the stone measuring 100 cubic working feet
but which in the rough was quarried about
three inches larger. Clark Sibey, mana
ger OF the quarry, accompanied the four
teen-horse team required to transport it and
estimated the weight OF the block and
equipment was about twenty tons. 1t is
said to be the largest block ever quarried
in that section and was photographed when
opposite Bethany church by Photographer
Ayers.
The district meeting of the sixth Masonic
district held in this city on Thursday after.
noon and evening was attended by about
125 OF the faithful, among whom were the fol-
lowing members of the grand lodge: Grand
master. W. s. Nay of Underhill, grand lee
turer, W. e. Ranger Of Johnson and dis
trict deputy grand master, p. W. Buchan-
nan Of Barre. The first degree was worked
by Granite lodge Of Barre at the afternoon
session and the third degree by Green
Mountain lodge of Cabot at the evening
session. Between the two sessions the la
dies OF the Eastern Star served an appetiz-
ing collation. in the banquet room of Ma
sonic hail.
Miss Nellie Fifeld opened her home last
evening to the Amusement club, and the
merry company OF young men and women
who constitute this mercurial association
gathered to the number Of forty-two. Seven
tables OF six-hand euchre were organized
and this advertisement was pursued from
eight to ten. The ups and downs OF fortune
left the prize for the progression In the
hands Of Mrs. II. L. Farwell and the lone
hand premium went to Ralph Denny. 1t
was bright company that wrestled tor the
honors OF the game, but the fun and enjoy
ment were by no means monopolized by the
prize winners. Refreshments were served
at 1918, under the charge of Mrs. Alma
Smith, caterer.
Twenty young married couples
made up the sleighing party to Waterbury
Tuesday evening. Four big teams trans
ported the jolly party to Waterbury hotel,
where every thing was in readiness for
their reception. The hotel hall was open
for dancing for which mu sic was furnished
by Prof, and Mrs. George II. Elmore.
Shortly before midnight an excellent sup
per was served. Barrett & Son have long
enjoyed an enviable reputation for enter
tanning parties OF this kind, and the supper
served on this occasion more than kept that
reputation good. The partywas gotten up by
T. Il. Merrill and Colon @. Roberts and the
arrangement left nothing to be desired.
Montpelier was reached on the return trip
at four o'clock this morning.