The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-26

union last week the election OF officers
took place. They are as follows:
President, Fred Uonnors; vice presi
dent, Eugene Casleni; corresponding
secretary, Joseph Maroni: financial
secretary, Michael Morgan; treasurer,
John o 'Malley; standing committee.
John McIver, Frank Estabrook, Mich
ael Menard. The grievance commit
tee, which is appoionted by the chair,
was not announced.
Frank Tague of Websterville was so
anxious that no one should think him
drunk that he called at the Jail last
Wednesday evening to argue the mat
ter. Later when Officer Durkee re-
turned to the police station after the
minstrel show was over, he found
Tague lying by the stove fast asleep.
He was removedto the Jail and Thurs
day had changed his mind about being
drunk. He pleaded guilty in city
court to second offense and not hav-
ing the cash took twenty days in Jail.
The Y. M. O. A. Glee club held
their regular sing at the parlors on
Feb. 49,. While refreshments were be-
ing served an old man with hair and
beard white with age wandered into
the rooms. He said he was walking
from Burlington to Lebanon, N. H.
had journeyed from Waterbury that
day. 1t did not take the old fellow
long to make himself at home and
the boys were glad to fill him up
with food which, Judging from the
quantity he consumed. must have
proved very satisfactory.
The illness. of Chief Judge Rowell
has necessitated some changes in the
assignments of judges for the March
terms of county court, which convene
on Wednesday, March A. Judge Start
will go to Chittenden county and he
will take the April term in Essex
county. Judge Tyler, who is assigned
to Essex county, will go to Franklin
county instead of Judge Start. Judge
Munson will 90 to Windham county,
Judge Watson to Orleans, Judge
Haselton to Rutland and Judge
Stafford will take Washington county.
An exceptionally expansive smile
was again manifest on Ed Meig's face
one day last week when he received
communication from the Floradora
Tag Company to the effect that they
had sent prepaid to his address nine
boxes of Creme" cigars. A week
or ten days ago he received $50 in
money from the same company, for
prizes in the same guessing contest,
and this time he feels as if truly he
must have been born under a lucky
star. He says 1t is just like getting
money from home. -
A large party from Marshfield ar
rived in the city on the afternoon
train, Friday, TO attend the minstrel
performance. A special train was run
over the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad after the show. The party
took supper at the Montpelier House.
Among them were: E. A. Shomar
and wife, Mrs. and Mrs. j. B. Pike,sl
Mr.. and Mrs. E. @. Pitkin, Fl. L.
Convers and wife, H. D. McCrillis
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvi Davis,
George Bliss, Mrs. II. d. Handbook,
Miss Hadlock, Mrs j. S. Wilson, S.
Swerdfeger and wife, G. B. Adams
and Mrs. G. S. Adams.
The last presentation of the Citi-
zens' Minstrel show ON Friday evening
was marked by the attendance of 107
of the ethan Allen club of
Burlington. They came by special
train reaching here at abOut 6 O'Clock,
and were escorted to the Pavilion by
the Apollo club committee where sup
per was served. At the performance
the visitors occupied seats in the CEN
ter of the hall and enlivened the wait
between the parts with singing an
original song which was heartily APP
plauded After the show they were
royalty entertained at the Apollo club
hhtil Ol'F " oiooh NhNi tiiCii
train left for Burlington.
John Conway of Barre, aged thirty
three years, who was on Feb. II,
bound over to the grand jury by the
Barre city court, afterwards, concluded
he might as we'll say guilty and begin
to serve his sentence so he asked that
State attorney to file an information
against him in Montpelier city court
charging him with larceny. This was
done and late on Thursday Con-
way went before the court, pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to the
house of correction at Rutland for not
less than one nor more than two
years. His crime was stealing fur
coat from the entrance of Moore and
Owens clothing store in Barre.
The funeral of Mrs. James j. Young,
who died on Feb 49, was held from
her home on st. Paul street Thursday
afternoon at g. 30 o'clock. Rev. L. X.
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