The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

Legislature is in session next Octo-
Der
E. II. Deavitt received letter
from South Berwick, Me, stating
that John Doherty, who shot himself
there a month or more ago, is now
considered out of danger He is
brother of Charles Doherty now under
sentence of death in State prison at
Windsor
Through the columns of the North
field News, deputy sheriff M. f.
Chase of that town announces that he
is not candidate for the Office of
Sheriff of Washington county. Mr..
Chase speaks very highly of Sheriff
Graves administration of the affairs
of the office and says he has no desire
to enter the field against him.
The annual meeting of the Consoli-
dated Lighting Company was held
Monday in the office of the company.
E. p. Coleman was elected a director
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Thomas Marvin. The officers cleo
ted for the ensuing year are Presi-
dent, @. p. Pitkin; vice president, A.
J. Sibley secretary, +. W. Morse :;
general manager, E. p. Coleman.
Mrs Whittemore, who recently broke
her leg while walking on First avenue
walk, has through Dillingham;. Huse *
Rowland, her attorneys, served notice
of her accident upon City Clerk Merrill
Her attorneys say they do not know
whether or not Mrs Whittemore will insti-
tute a suit FOR damages against the city.
This notice was served upon the city clerk
simply to protect her rights to do so if she
should so desire.
The idea of serving a church break
fast from six to nine O'Clock in the
morning was an original one with the
ladies of the church of the Messiah,
but their efforts were crowned
with great Success Before five o clock
force of ladies opened up the vestry
and commenced to prepare a breakfast
that gave excellent satisfaction to all
who partook.
Miss Harriet Babcock, aged eighty-two
years, died at the HeatOn hospital this
morning. She was a native of Lower
Cabot but had resided in this city since
last August with j v. rabcock. her
nephew, She was taken to the hospital
short time ago for treatment for heart
trouble which was the cause of DER death
Prayer will be offered by Rev. Lucius f.
Reed at the home of Mr. Babcock on Sun
day morning after which the remains will
be taken to Lower Cabot for burial.
@. p. Pitkin has accomplished an
unusual and interesting feat in the
transplanting of several large maple
trees to the grounds of his residence,
which are about forty feet in height
and about twelve feet in diameter
The result will be watched with in
terest as the shade trees of the city
have been rapidly reduced during the
past few years by the ravages of the
worms.
Mrs. Fred Gould of Sodom served
libel Of divorce upon her husband
on Wednesday, He was arrested for
intoxication that morning at Sodom
by Sheriff Graves but claimed he was
trying to get his two children from
his wife whom he alleged was about
to leave for Virginia. He pleaded not
guilty to the charge of INVESTIGATION
before Justice Deavitt and hearing
i'll his case was continued until Nav
IL.
w. H. Fenton, formerly of North
field but lately employed in this city
by Hundley, the painter, was arrested
Wednesday by Sheriff Graves and Spe-
cial officer Fitzgerald on the charge of
the larceny of mileage book. 1t is al
legged that Fenton rented mileage
from Mortified party and failed to
return it. Not being able to furnish
bail, he was lodged in Jail to await a
hearing in his case which is set for
May in Mortified.
The game of ball between the Nor.
witch University and Montpelier Sem
mary teams did not come off on the
Seminary campus Saturday afternoon
because Of rain. The makeup of the
Seminary team follows: B. l.. Os-
good, right field; ]. H. Eastman, cen.
ter field; G.. a. McIver, left field
Charles A. Wing, first base and man.
ager Joseph Grape, second base; f.
w. Huntington, third base; H. NJ.
Drenan, short stop; L. J. Thomas,
catcher; ]. S. Parker, pitcher and
captain.
W. a. Shaw, observer at the wealth.
er bureau at Mortified, furnishes the
following meteorological summary for
the month of April just closed Mean
temperature, AZ degrees; highest TEN.
perature, rs degrees, April 23 lowest
temperature, "A degrees, April 30
total precipitation g. 81 inches thun.
der storms, April 90, 26, mad 30; total
movement of wind, 6,S97 miles maxi
mum velocity of wind, SO miles an
hour, April "a number of clear days,
2; partly cloudy days, 10 .cloudy days,
days Is.
Mrs. Vouldry of Marshfeld, su.
preme chief of the Rathburne Sister.
hood, an auxiliary to the order of
knights of Pythias, was in the city
on Thursday evening to arrange for
the institution of branch of that or.
der here. A reception was rendered
her at the hall of the local order of
knights of Pythias, where about thirty
signified their intention of becoming
members. The auxiliary will prob
ably be formed in about three weeks
AT the close of the business confer
ence, refreshments were served and a
social hour was spent in playing whist.
Mrs. Hannah Tillotson and her
daughter of Washington were in the
city Friday. Mr.. Tillotson is eighty
years old but remarkably active for
one Of her mature years. She made
the trip from Barre to this CITY on the
Montpelier and Wells River suburban
train and it was the first time she
had ever ridden on the cars. She
intended IN