The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-02

Ten tables were filled at the whist
party given on Friday evening by Stan
nard lodge, New England Order of
Protection in Grand Army hall. The
highest score was made by G. E.
Bugbee and Miss Euphemia Cloukie
On Friday evening, April II, the last
party of the season will be given. at
which refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Thomas Stanton received tele-
| gram on Sunday stating that her husband
mad his right ann torn off on Saturday i'm
a machine shop in Albany, N Y. Mr.,
| stanton, who was formerly employed i'm
the shops of the Lane Manufacturing com
pany in this city, has many friends here
| VINO VIII deeply sympathiZe with him in
his serious trouble He is in hospital at
Albany and is reported as comfOi table as
| could ne expected
Harle Owen Cummins of this CITY.
but at present attending the Massa
chusetts School of Technology in Bos-
ton is to issue several of his short
stories in book form under the title of
welsh Rarebit Tales " The book
will be out the last of April and will
be illustrated by r. Emmett Owens,
with a cover design by Bird. Mr.
Cummins has met with much favor
as writer of short stories and his
book will undoubtedly meet with the
same success.
The congregation attending Christ
Church on sunday morning was the lar
gest Ill It's history, it being necessary to
seat 1--WE persons i'll pew. The Easter
oilerug was also the largest in the churchs
record and several hundred dollars will
be added to it during the week by parish
toner's who were out of town on Easter
The contributions to this church during
the past year have been phenomenal over
S5OOJ being made in voluntary coutrbu-
tions over aud above those made for cur
rent expenses.
Rev. a. E. Atwater, for the past
three years pastor of Hedding Meth
odist church of Barre has resigned
Mr.. Atwater will ask for a transfer to
the Central New York conference.
He expects to be stationed at Union
Springs, N. Y. His reason for so do
ing is on account of the failing health
OF his mother, who is approaching
eighty years of age. At this advanc-
ed period of life she is averse to COM
ing to Vermont to live, so from a sense
OF duty Mr.. Atwater will 90 to New
York State to reside.
The case of Mrs. &. II. REYNOLDS against
the city was heard before Justice Arthur
L. Hewitt of Berlin in Il. j. Deavit.'s
Office ON Monday. I: j. Deavitt appeared
IOi lily yAUUOTDeYluIl
for the defendant The question involved
was whether or not Mrs. Reynolds was
resident of Montpelier. In 1901 the listers
sent Mrs. Reynolds, who resides in New
York STATE, an inventory to fill out and
upon her not doing so doubled her list
She claims she has never been resident
of this city although her children make
their home with :. III. o. Bosworth her
brother and she has visited them. Jude-
ment was rendered for the plaintiff to re-
cover S546i, the amount OF the tax col
lected from her, and 81 22 costs.
Much enthusiasm is already shown over
the public concert to be given by the Sat
turday Afternoon Club in the vestry of
the Church of the Messiah on Tuesday
evening. April s. Among the soloists who
VII appear ON that occasion are Miss
Alice Folsom, Yrs. A H. Temple. Miss
Stella Crandall, Mrs. Cora Martin, Misses
Pansy Severance, Edith Brooks, Sallie
Oviatt, Pearl mott and John Angus
George f. White will play violin solos,
and Miss Laura Rugg piano solos. A
piano duet VIII also be given by Mrs. X L.
Cleaves and Miss Elizabeth Packer. Five
choruses will also be sung during the
evening. Every member of the club is
urged to be present next Saturday after
noon
a meeting of the Central Labor
Union was held in Montpelier Friday
evening The unions represented
were the granite cutters, granite pol
lshers, carpenters, painters, and print
ers. A charter has been received |
from the American Federation of La
Dor. The officers installed at the meet
ing Friday evening were President,
Angus Mcneil vice president, W. d.
Jones; secretary, John Ryan; assist |
ant secretary, j. H. Cantillion finan-
cial secretary, r. l.. McGovern treas
II J. dc. a,ta at n
B. Rowland; executive committee,
M. Menard, William Andrews, E. A. |
Cattle, H. NJ Smith, Larry Mcmahon.
Ceasri Valni, Frenchman employ
ed at the Mari q Gordon granite |
quarry, was instantly killed Friday
afternoon. He with companion, AL |
edge of the quarry, which was
very deep one, when he slipped and |
fell a distance of sixty seven feet. He
struck on his head at the bottom of |
the quarry and fractured the base of |
his skull, killing him instantly. Co. |
tey gave the alarm and the body was |
found later. 1t is reported that both |
men were under the influence of |
liquor. Valni was widower, aged |
thirty-five years His only known |
relatives are a brother and sister re-
siding in Paris.
The fire warders have recommended |
W. T. Dewey, L. H. Bixby, H. E.
Slayton, w. p. Whitcomb and @. A.
Smith as fire police and they were ap-
pointed as such by Chief Reagan to- |
day. The Chief and Special officer
Bingham had a conference Saturday re-
garding the communication in the |
Journal on Friday by the latter. The |
Chief asserted that Mr.. Bingham stat
ed on Friday afternoon to him, before
two witnesses, that he had made an |
error in his published statement and |
that the Chief did not ask ex- Officer |
Wood to sign any rules or arguments.
In the conference today, however, |
Mr.. Bingham stuck to his printed |
statement but admitted he might have |
misunderstood the Chiefs remark to |
Mr.. Wood. The Chief requested Mr..
Bingham to bring his equipments as
"a special police officer to the police |
station as his services would be no
longer required The interview was
a very warm one.