The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-19

Kennedy, Richford; secretary, the
Rev. Mr. Wells, Moretown; treasurer,
George Bowen, west Berkshire /;
Junior League superintendent, Mrs.
W. S. Smithers, st. Adams
1t is probable that meeting will
be held in the early part of January
to form a State organization of the
National Liquor Dealers Association.
An effort will be made to have the
146 licensees of the State brought into
the association that its objects chief
Of which is to perfect the working of
the license law-may be more effect
lively brought about. The meetings
of the county organization recently
formed will be held on the afternoons
of the second Tuesday in each month
at a place to be designated later.
At tho city council meeting We'd
nesday evening Alderman Burgen re
ported for his committee that the
streets chosen for building the tele-
phone line by the Peoples Telephone
Company are as follows: From the
point. on upper Main street down
Main to College stree5 and from there
down East State street to the corner
of Main and State streets. The wires
are to be run below the electric light
wires and the poles, to be set at the
proper distances, shall be IL inches in
diameter at the butt and shall be set
five feet in the ground.
Clayton B. Boyce, chairman OF the
executive committee of the alumni as
ISOLATION of the Washington County
Grammar school, has had letters
printed mentioning the organization
of the almumni, giving the list of Off
GERS elected, and copy of the consti-
tuition, which letters are to be sent to
as many of the graduates of the school
as can be located. The object of the
letter is to bring about the complete
organization of the association from
financial as we'll as a social standpoint.
The annual meeting of the association
will be held during commencement
week of each year. the exact date to
be determined upon by the executive
committee.
w. d. JONES' secretary of the
Central Labor Union of Montpelier,
returned Friday afternoon from Bos-
ton, where he has been in attendance
on the convention of the American
Federation of Labor, as the delegate
from Montpelier. Friday evening Mr..
Jones gave very interesting report
to meeting of the Central Labor
Union ON the proceedings in Boston
up to yesterday morning. He spoke
for an hour and half and gave many
interesting details. While in Boston,
Mr.. Jones attended banquet given
by Mayor Collins TO the Federated La
Dor men and was very favorably i'm
pressed by Boston's mayor and his at
titude toward labor.
The new farmers line constructed
by the N E, Telephone Co., running
from this city to East Montpelier,
Plainfield, North Montpelier and East
Calais. was connected last night and
twelve new subscribers have telephone
connection with Montpelier. The
length of the line is about eighteen
miles. The drop number is 1872. A
list of subscribers is herewith given
f. II. Carr, 1922; A. W. Batchel-
der, 1928; Fred Perrin, 1924; w. G..
Nye, 322-5; E. e. Davis, 1926; A. Il.
Stevens mill, 322-1l T. o. Kicker,
322-12; Pierce g. Provost. 222-13; A.
G. Dutton, 322-14; o. +. Dudley,
1921; A. L. Stevens res, 1929
Orlando Martin. 1921.
Dillon & Haley, granite manufac
turers, have rented their old granite
office and have built new one l8x2'
feet near the north end of their shed
so that it is possible to go into thu
office direct from the shed withou
going out of doors. The gas engine
which was installed in the shed TO
trial about three weeks ago is work
ing admirably. 1t is Brighton ga
engine Of 80 horse power, made by tn
Pierce-O Crouch Engine Company Q
New Brighton, Pa, and has man,
excellent features. The machine !
self feeding so there is little or n