The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-08

for refreshments, whist was played
until / o'clock The honors of the
evening were accorded Mrs Mark
Fowler and b. E. Bailey. The BOBBY
was bestowed upon Mrs. Myrtle
Stanton and L. j. Counter.
Mrs Mary Menard, wife of An
drew Pereau, aged sixty mine years,
died from paralysis, on Saturday night
at the home of Israel Grape. The
remains were brought ON Sunday to
the home of Gilbert Pereau of this
city, q nephew. The deceased leaves
three daughters, one in Worcester,
Mass, and two i'll Providence, r.. l.
The funeral was held from ST.
Augustine's church on Tuesday morn
ing and the remains were taken to
Worcester, Mass, for burial
Miles block at Graniteville was dis
covered to be on fire early this morn
ing. A cribbage game was held there
on Monday evening and at the close
platform was built for q reception
to be held in the hall this evening.
Boxes of sawdust, which had been
used for cuspidores, were pushed be-
meath the platform. The fire caught
from lighted cigar stub, which had
been left in one of these boxes and ig-
nited the sawdust The blaze was
promptly extinguished and the prin-
cipal damage was the destruction of
an organ.
About fifty guests were present at
the musicale given by Prof. l.. j.
Hathaway at his home, n Court street,
on Monday evening. Prof. Hathaway
was assisted in receiving by Mrs
Charles H. Hathaway and Mrs. Dora
Wing, his mother and sister. The
affair was most enjoyable and artistic.
There We're sixteen numbers on the
program which were rendered by Prof.
Hathaway's pupils on the piano, Miss
H. Julia Cross pupils in voice and
readings by Misses Stewart and
Pillsbury, pupils of Miss A. Jennie
Palmer, all of Montpelier Seminary.
Commenting editorially on the letter
from A. j. Sibley, published in the
journal last Wednesday, in which Mr..
Sibley refused to pose as a Democratic
partisan for Mayor at the coming city
election, the st. Albans Messenger
says: "It is no more than just to say
that the city of Montpelier is, all
things considered, one of the best gov
erned municipalities i'll Vermont. Its
streets and sidewalks are paves of ce-
lestial gold compared with the snares
and pitfalls miscalled thoroughfares
in this city. And the reason is that
its public business is conducted by
men chosen on business principles
and not by the foolish prejudices of
political partisanship.
District Deputy Chief Patriarch Robert
Ranuey of ARE, assisted by District
Deputy Junior Warden E. F Smith of
Barre, installed the officers of Thomas
Wildey encampment of odd Fellows ON
Friday evening. The officers installed
were; Chief Patriarch, L. r. Livingstone;
high priest, II. Ii, Whitney; senior war
den, Frank +. Smith; junior warden,
O. Kent; scribe, Ernest Baker; treasurer,
III. A. Bowman; inside sentinel, Harry
Burnham guide, O. G. Harris; first watch,
w f Waterman; second watch, w. |.
Lawrence; third watch, l.. anders;
fourth watch, n. G. Peck; first guard of
tent, w. f.. Lawson; secoud guard of
tent, A A. Whitcomb. l.. Slayton, the
retiring chief patriarch, was elected rep
resentative to the grand encampment at
Ludlow in May, with o. G. Harris, alter
nate. An oyster supper followed the
work.
Edward Livensdale of Barre, who
was arrested on Thursday night at
the Central Vermont station for in
toxication by Officer Connor and turn
ed over to Chief Demerritt, who lodg
ed him in Jail, pleaded not guilty in
city court Saturday. His ap-
pearance in court was that of one de-
mented and the case was continued
for week to give the grand juror OPP
portunity to look into the matter. The
man was allowed to go on his own
recognizance. On the night of his ar
rest, Livendale came to this city on
the midnight train. Liquor was
smelled upon him, and he acted so
strangely, insisting on riding ON the
cowcatcher of the engine, that the
trainmen handed him over to Officer
Connors upon arriving i'll this city.