The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

FIR Dawley and w. g. Lamphere have
consented to stand as candidates for list
ers
Harlan W. Kemp is confined to his
home by illness. 1t is feared he has
appendicitis
II. s. Brophy has returned from a
months stay in Boston Mrs Brophy is
steadily gaming but will not be able TO re
turn home for month yet.
The funeral of Roswell Reed was held
Wednesday mt his late home on Main
street, Rev l.. f. Reed officiating. Burial
was in Green Mount cemetery.
Mrs. E. A. Mutt has returned from
st. Johnsbury. The December term
of Caledonia county court reached
final adjournment on Thursday.
A. e. Niles has filed voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy. His liabilities are said
TO be S9,659 of which 50, 100 is secured His
assets are put down at 5000 of which
$40 is exempt.
The contract for steam heating the four
story brick block now building byDrW H.
Mayo of NoIthheld has been awarded to
Peck Brothers: They will use two Magee
sectional boilers and about 1000 feet of
direct radiation.
g G. Graves, sheriff, has decided to A. j.
Sbley land wife the ID. L. F.lller home
stead on Main street and the Capital Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company has given
Mr.. Sibey quit claim deed of its inter-
est in the property for $3,415.
Lieutenants w. j. Moore and f. B.
Thomas of Company H went to Bur
lington Tuesday afternoon to attend
the officers school now III session in
that city.
Charles A. MCNEIL of Lebanon, N.
H., pharmacist with fourteen years
~, hoe cod hxrI
A. Slade to take the place of Robert
A. Briggs
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Desseau of
Montreal are guests of Mitchell Me-
nard. They are on their bridal tour,
and Mrs Desseau is a sister of Mrs
Minard
The boys of st. Michaels school
were given their annual sleigh ride Fri
day morning and the girls this after
noon in celebration of Washington
birthday. One four horse and two
two horse teams were required.
The "liberal Offer Peck Brothers
are advertising in the Waterman and
Journal ought to insure its acceptance
by every person who is thinking of
putting in new heating apparatus be-
fore another season.
OSuDdSbtl ~. w. DllCuu lldo all
nounced that he is candidate for re-
appointment. Since Tuesday fore
noon he has been circulating petit
ton for appointment on which he
says he is receiving good support
What might have been a serious fire at
the home of Harry =. Boutwell, on Thurs
day was avoided by the prompt action of
E. Gates A chimney was burning out
and in overheating set fire to the flooring
hath A,,t
was discovered by Mr.. Gates, who put it
out with pail of water before any serious
damage resulted.
j III Senter again demonstrated his
ability as a presiding officer at the caucus
on Thursday evening. There were during
the evening, especially the latter part,
riot tendencies developed in the rear of the
hall After appealing for order repeated
ly Mr. Senter ordered the police to arrest
the parties causing the commotion if they
did not desist Order was promptly re-
stored.
tally injured while driving home on
Thursday afternoon. When near the
home of George M. Smith, he met the
snow roller. His horse became unman-
ageabl and, in boiling. threw Mr.. Morse
from his sleigh. Mr.. Morse's head col
lided with the roller, cutting one side of
his face badly and rendering him uncon-
sciOus. He was later restored and it is
hoped no lasting results will follow.
The picture story of Evangeline
was given Wednesday night at Young
Mems Christian Association rooms by
Rev. A. 7. Kempton of Fitchburg,
Mass. The entertainment consists of
a lecture illustrated by about 200
stereoptican slides made from photo
graphs of life poses. The entertain
ment will be repeated tonight.
The Knights of Columbus cribbage
team again defeated that of Company
II at the armory on Tuesday evening
by 80 points. The former team scored
1854 points and the latter 8, 1856. These
are two more games in the tournament
and the Knights have won six out of
the eight games already played giving
them lead of 996 points.
The kindergarten department of the
Union school celebrated Washing
toms Birthday by special exercises,
such as patriotic songs with the pu-
pills in grand march wearing cock
ade hats and bearing drums and flags.
The pupils accompanied by their teach
ers, visited the State House ON Thurs
day to view the portrait of Washing
ton in Representatives hall and Incl
dentally were shown the curios col
lected there in the Cabinet and His
torical rooms.
Mrs. Amos Chase died on Wednesday
afternoon at her home in West Berlin
aged eighty-three years. Mrs. Chase had
been somewhat of an invalid for several
years, but her last illness was of only two
weeks duration Her surviving children
are Nelson Chase and Rev. N. W Chase of
DOnglose. Arizona Rev 1 p. Chase of
Newport Center, Amos N. Chase, Mrs. V.
G Johnson and George F. Chase of West
Berlin and Mrs ID. l. Sanders of Mont
pelier. For several years deceased has
resided with her son George At his home
funeral services were held on Friday af-
ternoon at one o'clock, Rev f. e. Wells
officiating. Burial was in the Wright