The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-12


airy IL, Lincoln's birthday Memo rails
will be presented on two recently de-
ceased members, Gen. W. L. Green
leaf and Ex-Gov. Roswell Farnham.
The business meeting will be fol-
lowed by banquet at the Van Ness
House at which Capt. Frederick S.
Foltz of the Second cavalry, will de.
liver an address upon "The Duties of
an Army Officer in Cuba. "
The losses of the Vermont Mutual
Insurance company in the Middlebury
fire already adjusted are: A. p.
Tupper 5 estate, store building, ST. 500
Sarah e. Dyer, store building SO, 600;
7. Fl. Mcleod, block, 50, 400; George
E. Marshall general merchandise 50,
disc 81, $50; Rogers Il Wells wood
working shop and contents SO, 600.
These with losses not adjusted will
bring the total loss of the company to
about $16 600, which is the heaviest
occasioned by a single fire since che
great conhagration at St. Adams.
A meeting of the local committee
of safety was held Friday and it
was decided that the organization be
continued at least until after the
March election. They do not hope
and will not attempt to carry this city
for no license at that time but the OBJ
ject is to get out AS large vote as is
possible against license. At the meet
ing Rev. Guy @. Lamson asked to be
released from the Office as president
but was persuaded to retain it, He did
resign as treasurer and f. Il, Thomas
was elected in his stead.
TIE St. Vincent de Paul society of
ST. Augustine 5 church held the an
nual meeting at st. Michael school
Thursday evening and elected these
officers: President Mrs. Clement
Provost: vice-presdent. Miss Katie
Hoffman: secretary, Mis-; Annie
Glynn: treasurer, Miss Annie Nc
Mahon. AT the meeting a sofa Pill
low for which Mrs. Levi Alexander
has sold tickets was drawn 1t went
to Mrs. Mary Hennebury on ticket 81.
Thi pillow was made by Mrs. AL
exander and the work in connection
with the selling it was done by her,
as contribution to the new church
fund, and as the result of her efforts
$26. 30 was was turned over to Father
O Sullivan for that purpose
The following gentlemen were
elected members Of the Apollo club at
its regular meeting Thursday: Will
liam o. Standish, James j. Ford,
Fred l.. Laird, George S. Estey, Ct.
B. Evans, William B. Stratton.
Three applications for membership
were received. 1t was voted to ten
der the courtesy of the club room to
the Ethan Allen club of Burlington
on the occasion of their visit to the
city on February 20 to attend the Cit
liens Minstrel show. 1t is expected
that 140 members of that club will be
present, coming from Burlington by
special train. Three members of the
Apollo club were chosen as COM
mittee to arrange entertainment for
the visitors.
George Scribner, the we'll known
drum major of the Montpelier Mill.
tary Band was arrested about s
o clock Friday night by Deputy Sheriff
Martin Fitzgerald, for keeping liquor
with intent to sell. He staid in Jail
over night and Saturday appeared
before Judge Woodward and pleaded
not guilty to the charge. Bail was
fixed at 500, which was furnished by
f. A. Standish and continuance
granted for one week. 1t is under
stood that the State expects to show
pocket peddling. A quart was found
in Scribner's pocket when he was
searched at the Jail. b, K, Bailey
appeared for the State and H. G.
Shurtletf for the respondent.
Robert M. Forbes of Barre street