The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-22

fish comm ssioner Of Swanton, that he will
furnish him az an early date $4,000 wall
eyed pike fry to be placed in Berlin pond.
The fry will come from the new State
hatchery at Swanton.
City Attorney wishart has brought suit
against the Perry & Scribner Spring Water
Co.. to test the question whether the city
ordinance relative to digging up the street to
lay water pipes can be enforced. The case to
be tested Is that In which Patterson street
was dug up to lay p'ps to the house OF
Justus Ketchum without securing permit
from the city council, which the ordinance
says must be secured. There are no hard
feelings In the controversy on either side
| for both agree that the matter must be de-
| termined definitely sooner or later. The
penalty fixed by the ordinance is fine Of
not more than 800 and not less than 81.
The funeral OF Mrs. Ruth George, the un-
fortunate victim OF the shooting accident,
| was held last Wednesday afternoon from
her late home at the corner nj West and
Summer streets. Rev. Effie X NJ Jones
| was the Off iatiUg clergym an. A delegation
| from the Woman's Relief Corps at Wash
| ington OF which the deceased was a mem
Der, attended in body. Four brothers and
| two sons.iu-law of the deceived acted as
| bearers. The burial was in Hope cemetery.
The annual graduating exercises OF the
| high school will take place on Friday even
ing June IA The prize speaking will be
| bOlu vi buo oNOHluB VI Ouub 10, bnO Clhbs
day exercises and the banquet June 10 and
| the reception June 10 The graduating
| class this year numbers eleven, six young
men and FIVE young ladies'. They are Frank
Buckley, Fred Hanson, Ernest Worthen,
| William Wales, NJ 4urice Trow, Arthur
Noyes and Misses Nellie Barnes, Maggie
| Brown, Josie Holden, Helen Corskie and
| Bessie Whitcomb. The annual address be-
fore the graduating class will be delivered
by Professor G. D. Adams Of Dartmouth.
A hearing was held in probate court at
Montpelier last week on the settling Of the
executors accounts Of the estate of the late
Ambrose Averill Of this city Under the
provisions of the will Mrs. Averill, the
| widow was allowed the income of $4,000
while she remained the widow OF Mr. Aver
i'll. At the hearing motion was fixed by
| counsel for the widow, waving all provis.
ions in the will, and asking that she be al
| lowed to take her share under the statutes
| which Is one-thrd Of the property.
| Fred King was called to Mooers, N. Y,
| last Thursday by the death OF his only sis
ter, Miss Helen King.
Hon. lanes Dunn OF New York, national
organizer of the Catholic Total Abstinence
| Union of America, has been in Barre dur
| ing tee past week. He has delivered sew.
| eral addresses at st. Moncas church and
has organized two local branches OF the
union, one for men, and one for women,
with mere than fifty members each.
AT the annual parish meeting of the
Church of the Good Shepherd held last
week DR.. W. d. Reid was elected warden
| III. K, Bush, secretary and John Robbins,
treasurer. Frank e. Howe, DR.. W. ID.
Reid, f. G. Rowland and John Robbins
were elected delegates to the State diocesan
convention t' be held in Burlington in June.
Greatly to the surprise aud regret OF the
members OF the Universalist church OF Bar
re, at meeting held Tuesday evening Rev.
Fife K. M. Jones, the pastor, rendered her
| resignation to take effect on or before uly
| 1, next. Since the death OF Rev. b. Wal
lace Jones, her husband, in 1897, Mrs. Jones
has performed the duties OF pastor OF the
| Barre church with marked fidelity Not
only in Barre but throughout New England
her services as public speaker have been
in great demand. She resigned to accept a
passionate in Illinois, which will be near her
old home in Kansas.
| Wells & Lamson of Barre have contract
| ed for mausoleum, costing $25, 900, to be
erected at Paterson, n. j., over the grave
of the late Garrett A. Hobart.
NorthfieId.
Rev. DR.. w. s. Hazsn was in Barre Tues.
day afternoon to officiate at the funeral Of
| Mrs. Mary Carleton, mother Of Judge Hi
ram Carleton of Montpelier.
The base ball game between the Mont
pelier High and Northfield High school
teams, resulted in victory for the former
by score Of ID to 10. No special features
in the game. Rain interfered with the last
inning or two and with wet ball it was
difficult to keep the score down.
The funeral Of the late Charles w. AL
drich was held from his residence on Friday
| afternoon,
The prize speakers of the High school
gave an entertainment at the White church
In Berlin on Thursday evening for the ben
| aGt nf fran mil 10 1ola fah
lished.
A special communication OF Dewitt Gin
ton lodge was held on Wednesday evening,
with work in the first degree.
Julius G. White and Hubert G. White OF
Jamaica and Olin N Wardwell OF Massa-
chusetts have been in town the past week
in the interests Of the White Mop Wringei
Company. 1t is understood that, with r
8. Porter, the gentlemen named have organ
lied corporation called the White MOI
Wringer Company.
Mrs. Harriet Edgerton visited in Barre
on Wednesday and Thursday.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
May 10, Of Miss Myrtle Wheeler and George
B. j. Edwards. Congratulations are in
order.
f. G. Greene expects to commence work
for the Nichols & Sanborn Company, nexl
Monday.
The outside Of the new armory is receiv
ing coat OF paint.
Mrs. James Morse has gone to Barre Il
visit her daughter. Mrs. Channcey Wiley
Mrs. Marcia Gilchrist is having a ba.
window added to the north side OF he
house on Main street.
Gen. W. FL. Gilmore was in town OF
Tuesday to transfer the State property a
the Armory OF Company #.
Frank Plumley is in Windsor, attendin
the United States circuit court.
The marriage of Ned A. Alexander c
: Montpelier and Mrs. Lila Abbott Rogers
r late OF Mortified, Is announced to TAX
place some day in the early part Of June.
The funeral OF the late Miss Fannie Greg
| was held at the home of DR.. d. johnson a
$3.50 O'Clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. DR.. "
a 8. Hazen and Rev. G. j. Sutherland offic
! ating. The interment took place at Ne'
' Boston, N. H., to which place the body wa
taken on Monday. Miss Gregg had TO
' some years past made her home with he
/ niece, Mrs. D. Johnson. She was seventy
eight years old and had been in her usuf
state of health until she suffered an attac
: OF the grip. This was the immediate caus
> | NJ her daath which took nlaca aarlv Satin