The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-29
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


the management of the Independent
Order of Foresters at Kellogg hail.
Middlesex, on Friday, evening, Jan,
30.
1t is quite likely that litigation
will ensue as result of the So.
Royalton railroad accident in which
Conductor George Colby of Barre was
killed.
Miss Lucia will give the proceeds
over the expenses from Katherine
Jewell Everts' reading in library
hail. on February 10, to the ladies
society of Christ church.
The Capital City Gas Co. has made
official announcement that they
will begin furnishing gas OH or about
February /. The schedule of prices
will be found in another column
Fred Vinton formerly of the firm of
Kent d Vinton, and who for the past
few weeks has been employed in f.
d. Ladd's store in Barre, has begun
work for Brooks Il Berry in this city
George w. Bancroft, uncle of Aaron
Bancroft of this city, died at the
home of this daughter, Mrs. Charles
Gervish in Groton, Mass, Thursday,
January 10, aged 81 years. months
and days.
Lucius |. Cheney of East Barre is
very ill with pneumonia at the home
of his son, Harlan Cheney, on East
State street Mr., and Mrs. Cheney
came here to spend the winter with
their son and daughter, Mrs. Adel-
bert Blanchard.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
Cook was held Wednesday at ten
o clock at the residence of John Row.
ell brother in-law of the deceased on
Guernsey avenue. Rev. w. S. Hazen
of Northtield officiated. The remains
were taken to Mortified for burial
in Elmwood cemetery.
The ladies of Christ church will
serve dinner for the public from | / 80
to 80 on Friday, January 30, at the
Unitarian vestry, having accepted the
cordial offer of that society 60 use
their rooms, because of the parish
house being occupied with the church
furnishings saved from the recent fire.
The coal famine is over in Moutpe-
lier and there is no reason to fear its
revival again this winter. During the
past few days H. A. Dubuc has re-
ceived nine carloads of hard coal and
regular shipments in the future are
expected. There is not an over sup
ply by any means, but the famine
point is passed.
The railway postal clerks in Ver-
mont have been ordered to prepare for
an examination regarding 1900 Cana
| dian post offices. The clerks feel that
this is too great burden as they now
have 5000 New England offices to keep
in memory, and they will petition
the Vermont Congressman asking
their aid i'll having the order rescind-
ed.
Mrs. Mary Cook died on Monday
after painful illness of several
months at her rooms, 20 Hubbard
street. S he leaves son, ". H.
Cook of Gouldsville, brother, II. S.
Lennox, and one sister. Mrs. John
Rowell. The funeral will be held from
the residence of Mrs. j. @. Rowell.
7 Guernsey avenue, at 80, Wednes-
day morning Interment in Elmwood
cemetery, Northfield.
Pat Shea was arrested at 2 80 Tues
day by Chief Reagan. The
charge is a breach of the peace by
threatening that he would murder
Thomas Short. Shea went into Mr..
Shorts lunch cart last night and made
disturbance. This noon he went
there again and committed the above
named offense. In the city court di-
rectly after the arrest Shea pleaded
guilty and was fined $17.2 or 81 days
i'll the house of correction. He will
be taken to Rutland i'll the morning.
1t is said that Shea halls from Groton.
He was drunk when the offense was
committed.
Attorney NJ M. Gordon, of Barre,
has been sued by George Earle of
Williamstown for the recovery of 5000,
which Mr.. Earle says he gave Mr.,
Gordon for the purpose OF "a settlement
with Earle's creditors. Now the
plaintiff asserts he can find none of
his creditors that have been settled
with according to the agreement of
compromise and that Mr.. Gordon re-
fuses to return the money to him.
Bailey and Bailey are attorneys for
the plaintiff and r. A. Hoar for the
defendant The defendant is at pres
ent out of the State and the case has
consequently been continued in city
court in Barre where it was returned.