The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-22
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

dali against Wheelock The case will now
go TO county court by agreement.
Deputy Grand Knight j. S. Haley
goes to Barre this evening to install
the officers of Barre council Knights
of Columbus.
The friends of T. j. Kelleher are
hustling his cause for some city Office
this year They would like to make
him mayor but will compromise on
lister if necessary.
Hugh, son of Judge j. H. Watson,
who has been i'll at the Riverside from
tmeasles, has so far recovered as to re
urn Wednesday to his studies in the
st. Johnsbury academy.
FL. Church, formerly proprietor of the
Red Lion Inn at Randolph, now of this
city, has received notice that he is heir TO,
a large estate in Florida through the
death of f. N. Hall cousin, which oc-
Cured recently.
The remains of George II. Horton of
Leominster, Mass, Il resident of Mont
pelier about fifteen years ago, were
brought to this city aud Inferred in Green
Mount cemetery on Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. ]. Edward Wright officiating
"Heenan" Bowers was arrested in
Barre on Thursday evening for intoxica
ton. In ARE city court on Friday he
was fined $25 and costs which he was un-
able to pay, and he was sentenced to the
house of correction at Rutland for seven
ty-five days.
j. H. Senter and @. A. G.. Jackson
were among the speakers at the ban
quet at City Hall, Barre, on Tuesday
evening, rendered to Representative
Champ Clark of Missouri and Charles
B. Lands of Indiana.
Mrs. @. A. Lang went to Boston Tues
day to take part i'll the banjo, man
dolin and guitar festival to be held
next Wednesday in fremont Temple
Mrs. Lang will play mandolin with
$50 others from all over the country
The display of an English spaniel
and her three young pups i'll the win
dow of w. E. Terrill & Company's
p harmacy is general attraction to
passers by. The pups are midgets in
size and coal black in color.
Mrs f. l.. Samson who resided at Sam
sons switch. the second electric TURNOUT
between Montpelier and Barre, died
Thursday night of peritonitis. she leaves
a husband and three children. Funeral
services we're held fl, IN her late home
on Saturday morning. at ten o'clock
Between forty and fifty couples from
this city attended the old and young
folks ball at East Montpelier on
Thursday evening, dancing until early
dawn today. All report a royal good
time, which is the usual thing at
these dances.
Deputy Grand Knight James S. Ha-
ley of his city, installed the newly
elected officers of Montpelier Council,
Knights of Columbus, on Wednesday
evening. p j. Foley of New York,
a visiting Knight, made some interest
ing remarks relating to the work of
the order.
At the recent annual meeting of the
United States Clothes Pin company, Gen.
Stephen Thomas was elected president,
M. Il. smile, secretary, Mrs. Amanda 7.
Booth, manager. The past year has been
the most successful in the history of the
company. In addition to doing large
lumber and finish business 1900 gross of
clothes pins We're made and sold
The Waterbury Record of Tuesday
saws editorially: eff there is to be any
change in the Office of States attorney in
this county THE year. Montpelier has II
promising young attorney who could do
honor to himself and the office Just now
he;is doing little railroading." Does this
refer to f.. NJ Harvey, the efficient clerk
of the State board of railroad commits
soners?
AQ1uUdllU OtntTdl w. II. JllluOI6
issued an order to President A.
D. Brown, Commandant at Norwich
University, Mortified, directing that
the section of artillery at the Univer-
sity fire national salute of twenty
one guns at noon on Thursday, in rec
ognition of the 125th anniversary of
the independence of Vermont
Gen. J. IL Lucia is satisfied that his eX-
m IImnthV
Lynch's watch in water proves nothing
1t stopped because of having run down at
6:13 p. NJ, Tuesday, after having run thirty
hours and thirteen minutes, submerged
in pail of water When taken from Mr..
Lynch's body the watch had stopped but
had not run down. The test was made by
Justice Lucia to ascertain, if possible
what time Mr. Lynch fell into the river
The Themas ladies played cards with
Sister Carrie Cross Tuesday eve As usual
when the danes of this society congregate
they had a good time, and as usual when
they meet under Miss Cross hospitable
roof things meet for Tefreshment and de-
location were provided for the inner The
mas The lone hand prize was won by
Mrs f. II. Deavitt, the prize for progress
sion by Mrs f. ii Puffer and Mrs. p.
Hlodgett was given the consolation prize.
Andrew Donahue, who was arrested
for intoxication by Officer Wood on
wednesday evening, pledueu Sullty III
court Thursday He was fined with
costs, s12 70, which he paid. He dis
closed on a man named Clyde whom
he claimed he met on the train from
Barre ON Wednesday. Clyde was on
his way to Ottawa and let Donahue
have some whiskey. Judge Smile
said while he did not believe Dona-
hue's story he would have to accept it
as it probably would be hard to prove
it untrue. City Attorne y Carleton
said it was a curious fact in regard to
this disclosing on the stranger, "
that the discloser would always find
out the name and destination of the
"stranger, but never find out where
the stranger bought the rum.
In the current number of Granite,
A. NJ Hunt of Boston, the editor and
publisher, has an interesting article
on the hunting trip he and G. H. Al.
mon of this city took to the wilds Of
northern New Hampshire, in the early
part of November last. The article is
illustrated with several fine views