The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-21
Montpelier and ViniCity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

In bankruptcy court discharge meet i.
ings in the cases OF Archie j. Whit
tier. Barre, and Angelo Garcia, Will
Jamestown, held on Saturday, and no
objections were received to the dis
charges.
DR.. and Mrs. j. NJ Allen and Miss
Agnes NJ. Billiard of st. Johnsbury
were in the city on Sunday coming
and returning in an automobile. The
route taken covered distance of
about forty three miles and the run
over was made in three and one-half
hours.
Mrs. E. j. Northern and Mrs. E.
G. Fletcher of San Francisco, Cal,
who have been visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Q. O. Baldwin in
this city for few days, left Monday
for Boston where they will remain
for few days before returning to
their home in California.
At the Burlington dog show in that
city last week, in the Pointers, class
80, novice dogs, the second prize was
won by. Seth Warner, owned by @. O.
Bancroft and the third by Eli K,
owned by G. B. Walton; also in class
"a, novice, females, Ruth K, owned
by the latter, won second prize. The
same dogs won third prizes in other
classes.
Mrs. Almon Moore died at her home
at SO Prospect street ON Friday
Thursday eve. she gave birth to a son
and although everything possible was
done for her it availed nothing and
she failed rapidly. Mrs. Moore is the
daughter of Mrs. Carrie Wilson of
Bal y avenue and was about twenty
three years of age. The funeral was
held on Monday afternoon at her
mothers house.
John H. Senter placed 10, 900. 600
pike fry in Greenwood Lake, Wood
bury, on Friday. Mr.. Senter has
worked energetically for some time to
get these fish. and the fish commission
was finally able to furnish them.
This lake ought to be mecca for ang-
lers in the course of few years and
much credit is due Mr.. Senter for his
efforts in stocking it.
The Vermont Association of Life
Underwriters has issued notices of its
annual meeting which is to be held
in Burlington, June 3. A novel
feature of the meeting will be that it
is to be held on the new steamer Ver-
mont and will include a sail from
Burlington to Fort I'll" and return.
The association is in very prosper
GUS condition and it is expected that
a most interesting and enjoyable
meeting will result. Barre Times.
The annual tournament of the Ver-
mont State Golf association will be
held on the grounds of the Wauban-
akee club at Burlington on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, July 16, II and
IS. The Montpelier Country Club is
member of this association, the
others being: Dorset Field Club, Dor
set Ekwanok Country Club, Manches-
ter; Mt. Anthony Golf Club, Benning-
ton Center; Old Pine Golf Club, ST.
Johnsbury; Rutland Country Club,
Rutland; Waubanakee Golf Club, Bur-
lington. The year book for 1903 has
just been issued.
A meeting of the license commits
sioners is called at the police station
for Monday, May 20 at which all the
police officers. copstables, sheriffs
and deputies are expected to be pres
ent in accordance with section 40,
act 80, of the public acts, which pro-
vides that the board of license COM
missioners shall hold meeting at
least once in three months Tor the
purpose of hearing complaints. viola
lions by licensees, or indications of
violation or furnishing, etc., in any,
from the constables, police officers,
sheriffs and deputy sheriffs,
The constitutionality of the bill
passed by the Legislature of 1902 Gre
ating court of claims is questioned
on the ground that Judiciary is fixed
by the constitution, and doubts are ex-
pressed whether the Legislature has
power to create any additional courts.
In other words, while the Legislature
has power to pay claims against the
State there is serious question
whether it has the right to delegate
that power. This will probably be
settled by the State auditor refusing
to pay some claim allowed by the
court of claims and a writ of manda-
mus will be issued. citing him before
the Supreme Court to give his reasons
for such action, thus bringing the
oonstitutionality of the law before
the highest tribunal in the State.
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