The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-05

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to the bankruptcy courts. In the dis
trict clerk office at Burlington the
petition of Thomas Burke of Barre
was filed. He had liabilities of $202-
30 and assets of 1866, all of which are
claimed exempt.
!, Judge ]. II. Watson went to New
port on Tuesday to preside at the
March term of the Orleans county
court which venesWednesday. The
term promises to be a long and inter
esting one as there are several person
al damage cases against the Boston d
Mainesrailroad.
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Mrs. Susan Nichols Of Barre died
on Tuesday evening at s 80, at the age
of seventy-two years, from the effects
of the grippe. The funeral will be
held on Friday afternoon at one
clock at her late home on Washing
ton street, Rev. j. Edward Wright
officiating.
Rev. Effie K. M. Jones of Barre,
who was to have read a paper at the
meeting of the Ministers Monday
club in this city this week, has an
nounced that on account of i'll health
her physician has ordered her to take
several weeks rest. She left Monday
with her two children for her home in
Kansas. Last Sunday was the tenth
Of bar T,actnrata in Rarra
A. E. Farland, who has been work
ing for some months with the local
gang of linemen for the New England
Telephone e. Telegraph Company, has
finished work in that capacity and
left on Monday for Waterbury where
he will join gang of Western Union
Telegraph linemen, who are building
new line through Vermont and into
Canada.
In the Joint debate at Barre on Mon
day evening the Goddard Seminary boys
defeated the Montpelier Seminary team
The event occurred at the opera house
and drew fair sized audience. The
question concerned Government owner
ship of public necessities and the winners
had the affirmative. The judges were
Rev. Guy G.. Lamson and Hon. w. E
Ranger of Montpelier, and r. A. Hoar o.
Barre. The decision was unanimous.
Mrs. Thomas Woodward died Oh
Saturday at the home of her son, E.
O. Woodward, on the Worcester
branch road. Mrs. Woodward was
eighty-two years old. She leaves two
sons, f, l.. and E. O. Woodward, one
daughter, Mrs. E. l.. Perry of Water.
bury, brother, j. NJ. Sawyer of this
city and one sister, Mrs Joseph Young,
who resides in the west. The funeral
occurred at her late home at ten
O'Clock Monday morning and the burial
was in Green Mount cemetery.
A fire alarm from box No. 5S was
rung in shortly before six O'Clock Sat
urday evening when the chimney Oh
the house of Capt. Edward Wright OIL
Emmons street burned out. There was
a strong wind which blew the flamo
from the chimney very near to the root
in way that seemed dangerous. but
the continuous downpour of rain had
soaked the wood pretty thoroughly sc
that any damage from this source was
prevented. The work of one extin.
guisher was all that was required tC
put out the fire.
The Burglar played to small audi.
ence at the Blanchard opera house OF
Monday evening. The play is a sim
PIE and pathetic one, portraying the
depths of sin and degradation int
which man may fall. and how /
mere child S simplicity nay soften !
hardened and calloused heart. The
last act was the most touching il
which the burglar returns to the home
of his wife and child and, after bid
ding them all farewell, dies in theil
presence, thus ending a life of wicked
ness, forgiven at last by the friends III
has wronged
That the ability of Mrs. Kate Terril
as a reader, is appreciated abroad al
well as at home is evidenced by thu
following clipping from a local news
paper concerning her work at Ran
dolph recently: Mrs. W. E. Terrill
a well known reader of Montpelier
with the two-fold advantage of unus'
ual talent and pleasing presence,