The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-05
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

Nora Ryan has sold to Mrs Elmira War
reu two houses aud lots on Foster avenue |
for $1,000.
Fri Morrison and Marion Miller both |
of Topsham, were united III marriage |
on wednesday by Rev. N. Nj Shaw at l3l |
Berlin street. |
About fifteen couples from this city at |
tended the social hop given on Thursday |
evening by the Ladies Aid i'll MiddleseX,
and report an enjoyable time
MRS Levi Ii Bixby returned on Thurs |
day evening from Portland, Me-, where |
she has been since last August. She was
accompanied from Boston by Mr. BlXDy
Harry Jones, who for three years and
half has been employed Us driver Tor the
delivery team OF the United States ClOthes
Pin Company, is now employed ms clerk
for G. ID. Butler
Chief Reagan appointed Officer Wood
as regular putrUluan and { f. Jones as
SPECIAL on Wednesday afternoon ana
they were sworn in, Officer Wood Delng
on duty us usual in the evening
Judge Smile held open court N Tues
day evening and issued first papers TO ten
Italians, four wedes and two SPAN lrds.
who signilied their intention OF becoming
citizens of the United States.
Rev j. } Macdonald, pastor of the
Berlin Congregational church, has re-
ceiyed a call to become the pastor of the
First church at North Dighton, Mass. lie
will probably accept, us IL lisa very promls-
ing field.
Gaylord Cushman, a printer in the em-
ploy of the Union Card Company, met
with painful accident rday IN, rning
while running a job press His right
hand was caught between the type FORM
and the platen bed of the press, crushing
il badly 1t is fem ed some of the bones
were broken
BY strange coincidence Chief-of-Police
Reagan made his last trip Wednesday
morning as mUtOrman on the electric
road when car II jumped the rails lie
was on his way to this city to take ms
commission and the oath of office. his
was his first accident while in the employ
of the road and fortunately it was Il trivial
one.
Clarence Harvey son of Mr.. and
Mrs b. W. Morrill,, died on Thursday
at the home of his parents, 6 North
field street, after an illness of five
days, aged three months. The re-
mains were inferred i'm the South
Ryegate cemetery.
Mrs. Alice Whitney, who underwent
serious surgical operation at Mary
Fletcher hospital last week, is report
ed to be in a comfortable condition
and her recovery is expected, although
the operation was one of the most diff
cult in the history of that hospital
Dick Ciley was discharged from Hea-
ton hospital on Tuesday afternoon but
did not leave his address Il o. Stone kept
the telephone wire at the police station
hot this morning trying to get clue to
Richards whereabouts Officer Wood
has a warrant for his arrest but for the
time being this officer is no officer, and as
Dick is out of sight the warrant is not
very effective.
r. w Averill, who has charge of the
presentation of SiDalla i'll this city this
week, is now at the lontpelier House
Today he moved his scenery, costumes
and stage property to this city from
are, where he has just given Iephra
1t required three four horse teams to
draw this property which includes scenery
for ten complete scenes. The parapha-
MALTA is stored III one of the vacant stores
on Langdon street,
The Volunteer hose cart was called to
the home of Harry Wheeler which is the
Elkins Perkins place on the Town hill
road, about four o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon A coat hanging behind the
stove i'll Mr., Wheelers harness room
caught fire and spread to the partition
Mrs Wheeler telephoned to the Putney
livery and Joseph Yatter started out with
the hose cart and some eXtnguishers not
sounding an alarm as there is no hydrant
near the buildings aud the department
could not use any hose. Mrs. Wheeler,
however. with the aid of neighbors had
eXtinguished the blaze before the Vo I'M
teer cart could reach the place The
damage was slight
The forthcoming production of "Sbal-
Ia, under the auspices OF the Montpelier
Military Band, is creating any amount of
conjecture among the amusement-lOV
people of the city. "Sibala" is a companion
piece to the spectacle "Iephra" which will
be remembered rs such a gigantic success
here in 1897, and which has Just been
played in Barre to an enormous business,
The libretto of "Siballan is from the pen of
r. w. Averill author of 'Zephra" and
the present production is under his i'm
mediate supervision The plot of the
spectacle Is laid in the reign of King Cole
and like "Iephra" gives ample opportu-
nifty for much sparkling music, many
merry dances and a wilderness of special
scenic effects.
Several members of Montpelier
Council, K. O., including Rev. Faith
er W. j. O'Sullivan, William Miller,
William Rivers Marshall L. Wood,
John COnnors, d. r. Donnelly, w. N.
han, James II. Kelleher, Fred p. Cal
lehan, II. L. e. Smith, James NJ.
Healey and p. j. McAvoy left on the
1O:l5 train Thursday to attend the
installation of council at Middle
bury. The train arrived from Barre
with about a dozen Knights from that
city about eleven O'Clock, having been
delayed on the trip because of not
being able to keep up steam.
The new chief of police was on the
street Thursday in insignia of author
1ty. Travellers ON the electrics know
well by sight the conductors and mo- |
tormen but comparatively few, even
those who ride almost daily, know |
them by name. These have often re-
marked the stalwart motorman, with |
physique and bearing that always !
commands attention, and are pleased |
to recognize in him the new chief of |
the city's guardians. Few, however
knew him before, otherwise than as
the tall motorman who won their an
proval and with whom they were al
ways glad to exchange the compli-
ments of the day. Success to Chief
Reagan.
Col. Robert j, Kimball of Randolph,
and family, sailed yesterday from
New York on the Columbia, for