The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-11
BARRE.

Gov. Stickney has appointed Prin-
cipal o. d. Mathewson of this city
member of the State Board of Normal
School Commissioners to succeed
Francis A. Bagnall of st. Adams,
who has removed from the State.
The duties of this board are to over
see the interests of the three normal
schools of the State, at Randolph, Cas-
Teton and johnson. The other mem
bers of the board are f. w. Pierce of
Chester, W. f. Howard of Middle
bury. G. H. Stearns of johnson, n.
L. Boyden of Randolph and II. l..
Clark of Castleton.
The new Episcopal bishop-elect OF
the Philippine Islands, Rev. Thomas
Brent of Boston, has invited Rev.
Brian @. Roberts, rector of the Church
of the Good Shepherd in this city, to
be one of four young clergymen to
90 with him to the islands to do mis-
sionarv work. Mr.. Roberts has not
fully decided whether or not to accept
the call. The position is not particu-
larly lucrative, yet it involves pecul-
lar responsibilities and is of no small
honor The people of the parish of
the Church of the Good Shepherd
would deeply regret the loss of Mr..
Roberts.
States Attorney R. A. Hoar has re-
ceived a communication from Washing
ton summoning him to appear before
the Supreme Court of the United
States at Washington some time within
thirty days to appear for the State IN
the murder case of Charles Doherty,
which has been appealed on eXcep-
lions from the Supreme Court OF Yer
mont to the Supreme Court of the
United States. The assignment of err
rors in the case as appealed by Frank
| Plumley of Northfield and E. H.
Deavitt of Montpelier, attorneys for
| Doherty, gives seven counts. Ordl-
| narily it takes from two to four years
to secure the disposition OF case IN
| the United States Supreme Court, but
| it is customary to advance upon the
calendar cases of criminal nature.
The execution of the death sentence
was respited from December q, 1901,
to February %, 1902, but 1t is not
probable disposition of the case Will
be made before that time and the exc
cution of the sentence will probably
be again delayed.
William Imlah, senior member of
the granite firm of lmlah d Company
of this city, died this week at FARES,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mr.. lmlah
was one of the pioneer Scotchmen III
Barre and worked his way from stone
cutter to successful manufacturer.
He went to Scotland year ago for an
extended visit to his old home and
died amid the scenes of his youth.
| G. G. Bennett, president of the
pierre National Bank at Pierre, 5.
D.. has been in Barre this week con-
ferring with the holders of Pierre
CITY bonds. Many thousand dollars
worth of these bonds are held in Wash
ington county. Interest has been de.
faulted upon them and up to short
time ago they were considered OF
but little value.
Iuipi SASH, we'll known Italian
IF Barre. who, it was alleged, was i'm
nlicated in the shooting of CHIEF o.
Police Brown last December, rushed
into the police station at Barre at al
early hour Thursday morning, stating
that he wanted to make confession
A stenographer was sent for, but be
fore her arrival the officers became
convinced that Sassi was insane, as n
repeatedly requested the officers q
XIII him. He was placed in contine
} ment and later was given in charg
of his friends, who obtained physician
: to make medical examination as e.
his condition. 1t is thought 1t Will D
,, necessary to take him to the stat
hospital for the insane at waterbury
3 Mrs. j. L. Walker is visiting i
/ Portsmouth, N. H.
Mrs Cora Robbins of Randolph
. the guest of Mrs. X. w. Morse at tn
, City Hotel.
Arthur w. Winch returned TO ga
4 timore on Thursday to enter upon u
= second wear of his studies i'll the Ba
A timore Medical College.