The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

Mr. and Mrs Hugh }. NJ. Jones and Mr..
and rs G.. f. Lowe left Monday for II
weeks visit in New York city.
Fred B. Thomas, city grand juror,
wishes to announce that he is not q
candidate for re- election.
DR.. Il L. Styles of New Britain, Conn .
is visiting his sister, Mrs. |. II. p. Rowell
Monday was the ninety-third anniversary
of his mother, Mrs A j. Stones, birthday
An old fashioned New England supper
Will be served by the WOmans Alliance
of the Church of Messiah OH Friday even
ing from $3.50 to Z o'clock. Following the
s.pper will be an entertainment entitled
Aunt Jerushas Quilting Party"
Patrick Brougal who was sent back to
Jail on Friday because his disclosure was
not satisfactory, told clergyman at the
Jail on sunday that if he was kept in jail
for the remainder of his life, he could not
remember who furnished him the liquor
found upon him at the time of his arrest.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Walker enter
tanned the members of the Queen of
Hearts whist club at their home on
East State street Monday evening. G.
E. Bugbee received the first prize
H. b. Wedge city liquor agent, asserts
that of the sales of the past year at the
agency, amounting TO S2S,000 in round
numbers, only thirty-fve per cent was
sold to residents of Montpelier. Between
$4,000 and 900 worth was sold to out
siders.
Willis Leonard entered plea of guilty
and while he hopes To obtain his fine and
costs of Sl4.20 he is committed TO jail for
the alternative of ten days awaiting the
arrival of his friends. He claims to hail
from WoOdsville, n. III and disclosed on
Mann's drug store of that town.
G.. A. Bagley is taking the place of
~ ~ Jas, .SgA A.. NJ
pelier & Wells River mail and ex-
press train, during the latter's illness
from rheumatism.
Mildred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
W. d. Jones entertained party of
fifteen of her girl friends very pleas
antly at her home on Spring street in
celebration of her birthday on Satur-
day evening,
A remarkable example of the iongev-
ity of the animal race passed to the
other shore recently. 1t was horse
which would have been forty years old
had it lived until the early summer
and was reared and owned by the late
Joel Goldsbury of Barre.
The funeral of jeremiah Harrigan
was held from st. Augustine's church
Tuesday morning The bearers were G.
@. Paige, Herbert Lawrence, M. j.
Doyle and Herbert Currier, sons in
law of the deceased. Burial was in
the Catholic cemetery.
Frank E. Howe severed his connec-
tion as editor of the Barre Times on
Saturday and will leave on Tuesday
for Bennington to take charge of the
Reformer which he recently purchas-
ed. He says the political policy of
the paper will be conducted along in
dependent lines Mrs. Howe and her
| children will remain i'll this city at
the home of A. o. Cummins, her faith
er for about a month before going to
Bennington to reside.
The O. r. Collins bail matter was
| adjusted on Saturday afternoon by
the cutting of the bail down from
$6, 600 to 50, 500. G.. W. Wing and Har-
| ry E. Hawkins became surety for the
| bail in the amount of $4,000. The
amount of the surety is larger than
the bail in order to provide for any
additional costs which may arise i'll
the McKinistry case. 1t is expected
a decision in the case will be given in
Supreme Court when it meets here
on February 27.
A meeting of the school commission.
ers was held on Saturday evening.
A requisition for 81, 700 was voted. A
petition from the members of the high
school graduating class for 1902, sign
ed by their parents, was received ask
ing that the usual character of the
| graduation exercises be changed, do
ing away with the writing of essays
by members and substituting by en-
gaging some prominent speaker to de
liver an address to the class. The pc
tition was dismissed. The present
term of school will close on March 2.
and the spring term will open OF
April 7.
The city auditors, in their report
have separated the kinds of liquors
and the amounts sold at the city
agency for the past year for medicina
and mechanical purposes. They arr
as follows: Rum, gin, whiskey anC
brandy, $l4, $50; alcohol, So, 05S. 80 o,
about barrel a week; lager beer
$3.50, or 1900 bottles in about three
months time during last summer ; NAL
liquors 81, 139 80, which includes al,
and porter and which in amour
would reach about the same hropor
tion as lagar beer, costing by the pin
about the same; wine 1884. So bottles
etc, S457. 10. The total amounts Il
1923, 8l97
Roswell Reed, aged seventy years, die,
at his home at l39 Main street on Sunda,
morning. Deceased suffered from a strok
of paralysis about eight years ago am
from another about two weeks ago, whicl
caused his death He had been practical
ly helpless all these years but had born
his suiferings patiently. He was born il
Plaintield and at one time conducted
brick yard there He moved with his fam
ily to this city about four years ago
widow and two children. Carl ID. an
Della G. of this city, survive Also ON
brother, Clark Reed of Bethel The de
ceased was n sergeant of Company ID, 1T
Vermont Volunteers, during the Civ
War aud was member of Plainhel
and Barre G A. r.. posts The I'm
eral will be held from the house ut tw
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. /
f. Reed officiating. Burial viii be i
Green Mount cemetery
, Lieut. George f. Bailey was i
town Monday, being recently appoint
ed second liputpuaut in thp rppula