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

ufactlire of granite.
Some time since George Macomber dis
closed in city court upon William Ma
loney furnishing him liquor Deputy
Sheriff Tracy has since been carrying
warrant for Maloney's arrest. Ma
farm in Waitsfied and on Friday he was
arrested by Officer Tracy In city court
the hearing in the case was continued un
til Saturday and bail was fixed at 500
surety for which was furnished by Mr.
Eagan.
The following meteorological summary
for the month of January. just closed, is
furnished by w. A Shaw, observer at the
| NOrthiield station: Mean temperature, 13
degrees; highest temperature, A degrees,
January n; lowest temperature,-15 de-
grees, January 20; total snowfall, IL in
chess total movement of wind. 5,463
miles; maximum velocity of wind SO
miles an hour. January 28; number of
clear days, 8; partly cloudy days, Z;
cloudy days 16.
John E. Jones owns a flock of
thirty-six hens, which as egg produc-
ers, would be hard to beat. During
the month of January just passed,
they laid 516 eggs, or foryt-thre
dozen. These were sold at an aver
age of thirty cents per dozen, making
total of $12 80 for the month. They
are fed the best the market affords,
have excellent care, and are warmly
housed. The stock comprises Rose
comb, Brown Leghorns, and Barred
Plymouth Rocks.
A meeting of Mount Zion command
cry, Knights Templar, was held on
Friday evening with a good attend
ance, when eminent commander f. d.
Dewey conferred the order of the Red
Gross upon six candidates. The work
was followed by banquet. The can
didateds we're: A. J. Huse and John
B. Fisk, Randolph; ellison J. Love-
land, Mortified; @. G. Willison, D.
E. Mason and A. A. Brown, Montpe-
lier.
The P. r. Kennedy estate has been
settled by T. J. Kelleher, the ad-
ministrator, and the distribution of
the money among the heirs will be
made in few days, when the twen-
ty days period required by law has
elapsed. The money deposited in a
Barre bank by the deceased in trust
for Mrs. MCGOWAN of Oswego, N. Y,
and she will share equally with the
rest in the balance of the estate
The State board of railroad COM
missioners met at the State house
Tuesday in regular monthly session.
Judge L. M. Read of the board was
absent. A hearing was given on the
fatal accident at Barre December II
last when John Livensdale was kill
ed in the yard of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad. J. P. Lamson
appeared for the railroad, States At
torney Hoar for the State, and Cor
4 p To fZ,, t1,r, II -l.1r C.
lily. Conductor Fitzgerald, engineer
Rowell and other witnesses were ex-
amined. No decision was rendered. &.
William Rodney, son of Mrs Louis
Rodney of this city, died on Sunday
morning at the State hospital at Wat
erbury, where he has been an inmate
for several years. The cause of death
was consumption. The remains will be
bought to this city today Besides the
mother, are two sisters Mrs. Charles
Davis of this city and Mrs. Fred
Jerome of Burlington and brother,
Fred Rodney of this place. The fu-
neral will be held from St. Angus
tines church on Wednesday morning.
Burial will be in the Catholic ceme-
terry.
Clark Rowell aged sixty-eight years
|
Keene, n. II was well and favorably
known in this city from hls frequent visit:
here when employed as loss agent for the
Cheshire and Fitchburg railroad. He was
IL popular member of Mount Sinai Temple
Mobiles of the ystic Shrine. Mr.. Rowel
was prominent Democrat and was at Ont
time sergeant-at arms in the New Hamp
shire Legislature. He was twice candi
date for treasurer of that State. he helC
important railroad and financial positions
being trustee of the Keene Five cen
Savings bank during its life. He was ais,
engaged in newspaper work for many
years as travelling correspondent for thu
New Hampshire People and Patriot fo
three years and for the Manchester Union
for ten years.
About two years ago Deputy Sheriff
Tracy arrested Frank Moss and an
other man in Waterbury on the
charge of selling. While reading TIL,
warrant to Moss, the latter cut ant
: ran, and as the officer had the othe
manwith him he could not give chase
, The officer, however, did not forge
Moss, as he did not relish havin,
moss OH him. Recently Officer Trac.
learned that Moss was at work on TIN
. iron railroad bridge being built a
{ Hartford and went there on Frida,
evening. He secured his man and re
turned this morning with him attached
to himself by means of pair of hand
, cuffs. Moss is now in Jail.
The well directed energy shown b,
, the management of the Montpelier
! Wells River railroad in keeping it
, line open on Sunday and Monday
through one of the worst drifting sec
tions of Vermont, and the regularit.
with which its trains were run durin
the blizzard Of Monday, were an oh
ject lesson to other more pretentiou
I railway corporations within the State
. All the passenger trains on the roa
/, were despatched practically on tim
. on Monday, and had it not been TO
. waiting for connections at Wells River
: they would have arrived at Montpe
lier on schedule time.
The Rutland Evening News bring
: up the rear of the procession, as usual
r with the following editorial para
: graph: "Heaton hospital, Montpelier
+ has made "a mistake, we believe, i
= applying the $1,000 gift it has just rt
- eived to enlarging and equipping il
f operating room, While surgery is i
q many cases very necessary, 1t is bt