The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-08-27


ignited and the flame was commune
Gated to her clothing. Neighbors ex-
tinguished the flames but it was too
late. The accident occurred at noon
and she died at o. o'clock
At meeting of the Hook and
Ladder Company on Monday night
George Kibby resigned as foreman
and e. J. Blanchard, assistant fore
mau, was elected to his place, Frank
Pratt was elected to the place made
vacant by Mr.. Blanchard. Mr.. Kibby
has been with the company for six
teen years and has proved himself a
brave fire fighter.
Officer Durkee took William Smith
to Rutland OH Tuesday to serve a
three months sentence in the house of
correction. He was arrested on Tues
day morning by Special Officer W. A.
Ellis and was arraigned in city court
that evening and conv icted of fur
nishing. The officers are bound to
stop the violation of the furnishing
law which supplies drunkards who
cannot procure liquor elsewhere.
Henry Severance, who is at work
on the cathedral in Burlington, spent
Sunday with his family in the city.
1t is probable that the work there
will not be completed before Decem-
ber 1, Mr.. Severance is to go to Fall
River, Mass, then to Willimantic,
Conn, after finishing work on tie
cathedral. The Granite Construction
Company of this city has the contracc
for building churches at each of these
cities.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K Stevens left on
Saturday night for New York They
have been engaged in Francis Wilson'S S
production THE Toreador, which
plays tilsJ at San Antonio, Texas
They will spend the entire winter in
Texas and the southern portion of
California. MIR. and Mrs. Stevens
have made a greRt many friends while
in the city and have enjoyed their
stay in Vermont. Mr.. Stevens in
tends to return to Montpelier next
April to play in the band during the
summer
The civil service commissioners an
nounce several examinations tor the
Philippine service to be held at the
Montpelier post office on October 2l
They are as follows: Estimate clerk
aud computer, jacket writer, proof
reader aud reyiseT, compositor, limo
type operator, book binder, pressman,
electrotypeI. photo-engraver electri-
clan, engineer, machinist. The salaries
in these places are from Sl400 to $1,000
a year. On September 16 an exami-
nation for veterinarian i'll the Philip
pine service will be held and drafts.
mans examination is scheduled for
September $3.50.
T. s. Cummings and his companion,
H. A. Fitch, having recently returned
from their annual camping at Nelson
pond in Woodbury., report very pleas
ant outing. with unusual success in
capturing from the fnny tribes, Mr..
Cummings taking the cake. " On
Monday Aug, II, he caught black bass
measuring twenty-five inches in length
and weighed four and three fourths
pounds, the largest known to have
been taken from this pond for several
years. Several of a smaller size of
this species as well as good supply of
other varieties were taken, sufficient not
only to supply the camp but. many a
fine string was given to visiting
friends
Stephen P. Streeter, superintendent
of the Worcester Boys Club of Worces-
ter, Mass. was in the city Monday and
visited and inspected the county Jail.
He was accompanied by @. l.. Streeter
of the Worcester county truant school
at Oakdale. They were visiting Mrs.
O. P. Streeter at West Berlin, mother
of @. l.. and aunt of S. P. Streeter.
The latter has been engaged in reform
atory work for several years. He was
head teacher at the Vermont reform
school about eight years ago and since
leaving college mas done similar work
elsewhere. The club of which he is
now the leader is composed of l,55(
street boys in Worcester, and he alsC
looks after boys placed on probation
by the police conrt. He was much
pleased, with the Montpelier Jail and
the manner in which it is kept
Clarence Stone of Middlesex, who il
now an inmate of the Jail, Mr.. Street
er recognized as a former inmate o.
the reform school at Vergennes.