The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-16
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

the guest of J. G.. Farwell, her father.
John Duke is at the Heaton hospital
under treatment for curvature of the
sspinC
The condition of Hon George w. Scott is
practically unchanged today He is still
critically i'll with pneumonia.
Capt. 9. A Bond left Monday for
visit TO New York city and other points,
in the interest of the granite company of
which he is general manager.
Harry w. Taplin is at home from
Dartmouth College for a two weeks
vacation.
The police are to rigidly enforce the
city ordinance relative to riding BIZ
cycles in the evening without lights.
DIR. l.. c. Wakefield has adjusted his
difficulty with the city by accepting the
city councils proposition aad paying $40
and Cosls
Mrs. John Jewett of Swanton is the
guest of w. p Whitcomb for few
days before visiting her old home in
New Bedford, Mass,
The old board of officers was re-
elected at the annual meeting of
M ontpeleir council, Royal and Select
Masons, held on Thursday evening.
Because of constantly increasing busi-
ness, the American Fidelity company of
this city has increased its capital stock
from 100000 to 100000 and this increase
will be paid in cash by May l.
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Chief Jud e Rowell, Judge Haselton and
George NJ. Powers, the new reporter of
SIInTpInn i'm
Wednesday. Mr.. Powers has taken over
the duties of the Office from Judge Hasel-
ton his predecessor.
ii. A. Bowman and II. NJ Smith enjoy
ed days fishing at Nwanton on Wednes-
day aud returned with about a hundred
pounds of fish. mostly pike, the largest
tipping the scales at little over five
pounds.
Chief Reagan took Louis Sweeney
of West Berlin to Rutland Thursday.
Sweeney was sentenced in county
court the other day to not less than
sixty nor more than ninety days con-
finement in the house of correction for
cruelty to animals.
Mayor Boutwell, has signed the
deed by which the city conveyed to
John Cook the school budding in the
Town district for $50 Mr.. Cook is
to move the building to a lot on the
opposite side of the road from where
1t now stands.
John NJ. Whitcomb, fifty-eight wears
of age, and uncle of w. p. and A. A.
Whitcomb Of this city, died from
stroke of paralysis at his home in
East Enosburgh on Thursday Mr..
and Mrs. a. \. Whitcomb went Fri
day to attend the funeral
Barre is getting better freight service
from the Central Vermont railroad these
days. The Passenger engine + turns to
this city after making the trip to Barre in
the morning and draws a freight train to
that city in time to return with the pas
senger train and connect with the noon
train on the main line.
G.. w. Bonnette has the distinction of
owning the first automobile in the city.
lie recently purchased Rochester ma
chime IL. Jonesville and went there on
Thursday to familiarze himself with the
machine. He wound up with running it to
this city through the mud that evening
III about two hours time. The machine is
housed at the Downing livery
AT the meeting of butchers held at
the Standish market on Tuesday even
ing 1t was agreed to close at six
O'Clock on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, and the price of
the best cuts of beef were advanced
little. The greatest advance was
made on steak, the price being in
creased three cents per pound.
At the meeting of Bethany Reading held
on Tuesday the following officers were
elected for the coming year: president,
Mrs. Il. ). Fiske; vice president, Mrs S. c.
Shurtlef;, secretary, vi ISIS Mary Graham;
; assistant secretary, Miss Helen abbitt;
treasurer, Mrs. ID s. Wheatley; study
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Bailey, rs. F. II. Dwinell, Mrs Frank ID.
Dewey, Mrs. E.G Ham, Mrs. HID. Hopkins;
social committee, Mrs W. A. Briggs Mrs.
w, f.. Harlow, Mrs. }. e. Bailey, Mrs. JOS
eph Vlau and Miss Carrie Cross.
The ladies of Christ church added an
other TO their long list of successes at the
annual Easter sale and supper held at
the parish house on Thursday afternoon
and evening. The useful and ornamental
articles offered for sale found ready pur-
chasers and the supper committee under
the direction of rs M. ID. Fowler, chair
man, provided an appetiZing repast. The
tables were several times filled during the
supper hours. A handsome sum was
added to the treasury of the Ladies
Guild
An alarm of fire was rung in from
box 81 at the corner of Elm and Court
streets at about three O'Clock this
morning. The cause was blazing
ash barrel in the rear of William Mil
lers's barn on Elm street, which set
fire to the barn itself The fire de-
partment responded and it was found
that the side of the barn was burning
briskly. The flames were put out
with extinguishers and the FALL OUT
sounded within ten minutes from the
time OF the first alarm. The damage
was nominal.
Helen, widow of the late John Nc
lntosh, of Waterbury, died on Thurs
day at Lynn, Mass, of consumption,
aged about forty years. Mrs McIn-
tosh had been living for several years
with DIR, Charles McClearn, her broth
er, at Lynn. She was daughter of
the late DR.. McClearn of Mortified.
The body was taken to Waterbury
Friday where funeral services were
held Saturday morning at ten O'Clock
from the Congregational church.