The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-05

in the room. The gym" was pret-
tily trimmed with japanese lanterns
and the boys enjoyed every minute of
the evening,
According to the Stowe correspond
ent of the Burlington Free Press,
Montpelier has the doubtful honor of
furnishing the first prisoner for the
lookup in the new memorial building
at that place. The victim was John
Deavitt, who was confined there on
Monday night for intoxication. He
was given trial on Tuesday, found
guilty and is now serving a twenty
days sentence in the less picturesque
prison at Hyde Park.
w. A. Shaw, weather observer at
Northfield, has compiled the follow
ing data for the month of October
just past: Average temperature, 40
degrees; highest temperature, Octo
Der 3, SO degrees; lowest temperature,
October 30, IS degrees; prevailing
direction of wind, south; total move
ment, 6,244 miles; maximum veloc-
ity, 80 miles per hour, October 81; {;
total precipitation, 2.75 inches; num-
Der of clear days, 6; partly cloudy,
8; cloudy,1 6; killing frost, October
Ia.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the YER
mont Conference will be held at Barre,
November II, IL. The principal ad-
dress will be given by Miss Alice
Guernsey of East Orange, N. j. Mrs
A. II. Webb of Bradford will give Il
report of the Chattanooga meeting and
Mrs. W. E. S. Oelley will speak on
Glimpses of the West. :" Mrs. M. M
Harris Of this city will sing a solo and
Mrs. f. A. Sherburne has a part in a
young peoples symposium.
The first games of the cribbage tour
nament were played Tuesday evening
between the Knights of Columbus and
the Foresters, and the Company H and
the Apollo Club teams The knights
came out victorious in the first men,
toned contest by 1873 points, and Com
pany II in the second by 50 points.
The knights of Columbus made 5946
out of possible 600o this being an ex-
cellent score The standing of the
teams is as follows: X. O. $685. Com.
pany H 5000, Apollo Club 5s4l, For
esters 575S.
William r. Cox, an old man seventy
eight years of age, from Plainview,
Nebraska happened in on I. j. Deav-
lit this morning and asked that gen.
tleman if he knew who he was. Upon
the mention of his name Mr.. Deavitt' s
mind went back twenty eight or thirty
years and pictured an old resident
of Bolton Mr.. Cox was called east
by the death of his brother. Andrew
j. Cox, of Worcester, Mass He speaks
of great change in Montpelier in
the last quarter of u century
General order No. 10 from the ad-
jutant generals Office announces the
appointment by Governor McCul-
Tough of Adjutant-Ge w. H, Gill
more, rs disbursing officer. Special
order No. 33 announces the appoint
ment of Major F. l.. Howe, Capt. W.
| A. Pattee and Lieut. +. W. Thomas,
of Company Fl as board of inspec-
tion to examine and report upon the
condition of clothing, camp and gar.
rison equipage, quartermaster' stores,
ordinance and ordinance stores, fol
which the quartermasterg general il
responsible, The board will NEE
at in this city November 5.
A party OF nine gathered at th'
home of Miss Addie Phillips on Eas
State street, Saturday evening, masked
in the halloween garb of pillow
cases and sheets. The house woult
have been bad place to read one o
Edgar Allen Poe's weird stories, 70
the rooms were decorated with pic
lures of witches with broom an,
masks of hideous descriptions. Japan
ese lanterns and candles completed tn
Halloween effect. The evening wa
a most enjoyable one spent in game
and Stunts on all descriptions.
Officer Durkee went to Barre o.
Monday and arrested Harry Holme
on a warrant made out at the instiga
tion of Calvin Parmenter, overseer o
the poor for non-support of his tam
lily. Holmes was before Judge Wood
ward this afternoon and after brie
hearing at which Mr.. Parmenter an
Mrs. Ho mes testified, was sentence
to the house of correction at Rutlan
for not less than five months and no
more than five months and fiftee
days. He will be taken over tomor
row. Holmes has wife and fou
children and recently has wholly neg
lected to care for them, SO chat the
are utterly destitute and must be a'
sisted by the city.
W. ID. Jones, one of the students a
| Ma,fraliar Ga,,,tnaru had n oinuul u