The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-24

The district convention of Woman S
Relief Corps is in session, today, at
the rooms of Brooks Post, G.. a. r.. =,
Delegates from the corps at Calais,
Cabot, Williamstown, Waterbury
Center, Stowe and Montpelier, are
present Mrs. Mary l.. Rising of
Randolph was the district visitor from
another division. 1t was expected
that the national president, Mrs. Cal.
ista Robinson Jones, would be pres
ent, but she was unable to be in
Montpelier today, much to the disap-
pointment of all. Dinner was served
at IL 30, the tables being most beauti-
fully decorated This afternoon at
30 the corps exemplifed the ritual.
Few people, who have watched the
gravel train on the Central Vermont rail
ro ld, which has passed through the city
daliy for little time past, in its work of
building up the road bed between Mont
pelier Junction and Wlllamstown, sus-
pect the difficulties under which it was
run. From four to five trips are made
daily from tn" gravel pit near NorthHeld
and two trains OF from twenty to twenty
two cars are used, one being luaded at the
pit while the other is in transit. These
trains are type OF block ide runner hav-
ing to dodge in and out between other
regular trains and still do business and
Conductor John Fitzgerald. an old timer,
has to keep OH the alert continually. II is
estimated that 35, 900 pounds is the aver.
age weight of carload of gravel so if
four trips per day are made by train of
twenty cars there would be 2,S0U.CJO
pounds of gravel transported.
The band rendered one Of the best
programs of the season at its concert
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evening. That the efforts of the band
were appreciated was evident from
the hearty and continued applause
rendered 1.-The Holy City, and re-
sponded to the clamorous demands of
the people with annie Laurie" "
Again he was Obliged to respond but
he dismissed the third demand by
playing bar from "Get Your Mon
ey's Worth upon his corret, which
rebuke was received with laughter
by the crowd. 1.-THE Jolly Fellows"
waltz created another Juror because
of its beauty and novelty of arrange
ment.
Wyram Chase, an aged resident of
Calais, was in this city Monday,
bringing with him a chronometer
which he made himself sixty nine
years ago, while employed as jewel
er i'll the shop of the late Ira Town
At that time Mr.. Chase had never
seen a chronometer and made bis from
ideas of his own. Phillips 4 Lucas,
the jewellers, have put Mr.. Chase's
timepiece in running order and show
ed the Journal reporter a 2400 Swiss
chronometer running beside that of
Mr.. Chase's manufacture. The con-
trast is great bat it shows that Mr..
Chase must have spent many hours
upon his timepiece. 1t is an exceed
ingly crude affair as compared with
the product of the Swiss factory.
James Leno, who has been sojourn-
ing in Jail since Saturday, having
taken an appeal from Judge SMILES
verdict at that time to the effect that
he was drunk, changed his mind
Monday and pleaded guilty and dis
closed on one Timothy Holland of
Barre. Mr.. Holland was escorted to
this city by Chief Reagan and after
listening to Mr.. Leno's version and
Mr.. Hollands story the judge consid-
cred Mr.. Holland guilty and fined
him $50 with costs of $15, 55. Leno
having pleaded guilty of being drunk
was fined the usual price and being
unable TO pay took the alternative
sentence of ten days in Jail. Holland
appealed and Samuel j. Kingston of
Barre recognized as surety for his ap-
pearance later.