The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-23
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Charles M. Davis was in Boston the
greater part OF last week.
During the cold weather of Saturday and
| Sunday the water in the return water pipes
| at the High school building was frozen and
| 1t was impossible to get the pipes in work.
| ing order in time for session Of school on
Monday forenoon. A regular session was
| held In the afternoon.
Miss Laura Williams, sister of Mrs. Frank
Preston, died Sunday morning at the home
OF Mrs. Preston on Central street.
Archie Hakey, oldest SOD Of g. P. Hskey,
| and three OF the younger children are sick
in bed with the grip.
The annual meeting OF the Mortified
| telephone company s called for next Sat-
urdey evening at the Office of its secretary,
q. ID, Edgerton.
The case of State vs. w. II. Holton for
assault upon Eddie Ordway was mol pressed
| last week
1t il understood the civil suit OF Edward
| Ordway, by next friend, against w. II.
Holton, has been settled by the defendant.
Miss Martha M. Hazen spent Sunday at
| home
Miss M. Grace ingalls, was at home Sat
urday.
Superintendent e. A, Shaw dist ibuted
presents to those Juniors VINO had an un-
broken record of attendance at the Meth
odist Sunday school for the year 1900. Miss
Lizzie Knapp was elected superintendent of
the Home department. The superintend-
| ent, assistant supe intendent and assistant
librarian were elected committee to make
arrangements to replensh the library.
The Athena club meets with Mrs. Minnie
Prince ON Tuesday.
The waterwheel al the electric light sta
ton was frozen into the ice in the sluice-
way on Friday night and since that time
IL has been impossible TO thaw out the ice
| tIaf tIa. yhan o,,l1 ko H. Al
lage has been obliged to return to its print
tive state in the use of kerosene for lighting
purposes. The pipe which supplies the
roller is frozen, therefore no steam can be
had. 1t is expected the wheel will be in
running order by Wednesday at the latest.
In the cases OF Peter Brusa, Jonn Ber-
nasconi, Louis Bernasconi and W. B, Ord
way against j. w. Scott, Judgment was
rendered for the plaintiffs, the defendant
defsulting. 1t is understood Mr. Scott has
by his attorney, I. r, Gordon of Montpel-
ier filed petition in bankruptcy. II is
roughly estimated that his creditors in
Gouldsville are $4,000 poorer than they
were before any of them met him. r.
Scott has moved his goods and household
effects to Hardwick.
Mrs. G. G. Brill is i'll with the prevailing
influenza.
Clay ton Claggett of the Center village
unloads his sawdust in the park nowadays,
not part of Mr.. Claggett's original plan
when he left the mill, for his horse ran
away
Irving w. Cady has sold his house on
North street to B. s. Sylvester. Mr.. Cady
is at pre-: ent working for George Bailey.
Out in Ohio there is a man, a former Yer.
monter, who offers the following receipt
for making q substitute for maple syrup.
} "Wash clean one dozen red corn cobs. Let
tn, IN soak over night in two quarts OF soft
water. In the morning bring the same to a
boil. Remove them and skim liquid
! through cloth. Add five pounds brown
sug r. Let boil till thick. Skim well. Add
juice OF lemon. Bottle while hot Use
nothing but porcelain to boil in. To impart
maple taste a few chips of maple wood are
boiled with the syrup" They say that this
connection is being sold as Vermont maple
syrup.
HI Cheney and wife OF williamstowr
visited at the home OF DR.. w. b. Mayo or
Friday.
Miss Leda B. Stevens OF Barre is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Charles A. Plumley.
A young man who had mbibed too freely
of the ardent created quite a little excite
ment last Wednesday night on the arriva
of the night ira n. He got on the train al
Montpelier Junction and refused to pay his
; fare to Boston which he claimed as his DIES
tination. When the train reached North
3 field he was unceremoniously assisted to
place on the depot platform where he stood
Z until the train had begun to move, at which
time he attempted to throw himself under
the car wheels. He was seized by the
4 brakeman ON the passenger train and witt
the assistance of brakeman on freight
train who happened to be standing near
, the young man was securely held and hii
! attempt to end his life in a summary man
ner was frustrated. He struggled to free
himself and did his best to accomplish hi,
purpose 1t all happened in a very shor
time, but the participants will remember
! the event as long as they live. The prnci
! pal character in the would-be tragedy was
: not sober enough to realize what he was
, about but was bright enough to sneak ou
, Of light as soon as he was allowed his free
. dom and neither his name nor his place o.
, residence can be given as he disappeared at
.. suddenly as he came.
A fred OBrien, who has so satisfactorily
perfor ed his duties Is telegraph operator
and assistant to Station Agent M. G.
{ Graham, is soon to leave Mortified to be
come station agent at Henniker, N. H., IL
the employ Of the Boston aud Maine.
The masquerade held at Concert hall or
, Thursday evening was quite largely at
tended.
Miss Margaret Harrigan was in town
Wednesday.
The question of rural free delivery fol
Northheld and the surrounding villages IL
, being quite generally discussed.
t Miss Lorens Talbot completed very
successful term Of school at the South vii
laRe on Friday
III. M. Kidder, stenographer for Gross
Brothers. was called to Montpelier on
,, Thursday to take notes in some matters Of
} law.
The Bohemian Glass Blowers are holding
forth at Gouldsville and quite few from
the depot village have attended the enter
tainments.
II you desire to become member OF the
prospective dancing school you are re-
, quested to notify H. e. Reed or Mrs. @. v
Kent. II sufficiently large class can be
guaranteed it is hoped the services of Prof
George III Elmore OF Montpelier may be
3 secured. The lessons will be given in Con-
cert hall and 1t is thought that q class Of
! thirty will be large enough to warrant be-
ginning.
3 The first hearing before the commission
ers appointed on the estate OF Franklin
Preston will be held at the Office of j. X
> X gerton on the sixth day OF February al
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