The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-12

thrice welcome, and can depend on
courteous and hospitable treatment as
long rs they conduct themselves prop.
erly. OF course large majority of
the better class of the people are
Democrats, but there are many highly
respected, and influential citizens,
who are staunch Republicans, and,
were it not for the negro question,
there would be many more. The
white people of the South, however,
will. never submit to the negro domi
nation, or tolerate social equality, and
any one coming South should steer
clear of this question, until they have
at least had time to study the situa-
ton at short range.
1t is said that Rev. f. e. Currier,
pastor of the Methodist church here,
in the last four years, may likely be
returned here next month for his fifth
year. If such shall be the case who
will not be glad?
With the prospective lines of the
Peoples Telephone Company to come
here, this year, we shall feel like
quitting on airs, " as a telephone
center.
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found a notice of the death of Mrs. Q.
r. Scott, which occurred here last
week. Living out of the village and
the family SO closely identified with
Barre, in the short time she had been
here our citizens had not become
largely acquainted with her, but the
high tribute paid her in Barre, where
she had lived several years, point to
loss to our place, in her death.
When not long ago she aided in the
fine entertainment given by our Con-
gregational ladies she was i'll, and was
never we'll afterwards.
The East Randolph man, who passed
reported forged check, at the Ware
house of J. X. Lynde here last week,
(notice of which will be found in an
other page), was taken by Constable
A. A. Reed to the Chelsea Jail, where
it is supposed he may remain till the
June term of county court.
DR.. George E. Bass of Chicago
shortly before his recentivisit to our
place, met his cousin, and our worthy
townswoman, Mrs. Q. Elizabeth Tar
bell of Pullman, ILL.,, and we are glad
to report that in spite of her ill health
in months past he sees no reason why
she is not to be better. Surely we all
wish it,
The Congregational ladies' society
will give a sugar sociable at the town
hall next Friday evening, March 90
Lawyer Tracy L. Jeffords of Wash
ington, D. O., having important bust
ness that brought him to Burlington,
came to his old home here on Monday
last, for brief stay. He reports our
ex-townsman Frank o. Beckett of that
| city as having been in poor health, the
| past winter. James S. Abbott is now
| II good health.
The annual election of officers &C.
| Cured at our town library meeting
last Tuesday.
A ten pound boy was born last Sun
day to DR.. and Mrs. w. j. Tindall.
Mrs. Ralph Spencer is very ill at
this writing.
| On Monday last, Deacon Edwin @.
Smith tapped nearly two hundred ma
pie trees, and the sap ran quite well in
the afternoon.
| One of our carpenters informed us
| this week that a carpenters union is
| to be formed here, and added that
when that was done, they were to
strike for there was no work here to
do.
|
years past resident OF Melrose,
Mass, has been quite ill i'll late
| weeks in Watertown, Mass, where
she is now staying. The latest word
from her encourages her friends here
to hope that she will be able to come
here ere many months.
The Cry begins to go up here, for
liquors to use in sickness. There is a
| hor
ing such but not able to get it. Why
did not the trainers of our new law
provide for such cases in the interim
of getting the new law into working
order, requiring the weeks it does
for it?
Dr. Lewis D. Martin lost bicycle
lamp burning carbide and water, last
Saturday evening, somewhere between
the Free Baptist church and the David
Gale school house. If returned in good
condition he will pay for the trouble.
Daniel Bean, has been so unfortu-
nate as to lose his sight to an extent
that he is unable to take care of
himself by work. He has been stay
ing in Barre town but came here this
week, and we judge is to be in How
ard Winchester's family.
Mrs. Sumner Wheatle Barnes was
the guest of E. f. Walkers family
last week.
With the arrest of one Arthur Luck,
slick game of bunco was brought to
light here on March 4. On last
Thursday two men went to the store
of j. X. Lynde and bought some feed,
rendering in payment a check for 1924,
signed by H. r. Slack and drawn on
the Randolph bank. The check was
taken in payment and the purchaser
was given over 800 in change. The
check went to the Barre National
Bank the first of the week, and about
that time suspicious were aroused
that it was not genuine. Investiga-
ton followed and it was found that
the check was forgery. The matter
was placed in the hands of officers,
who have been chasing the passer OF
the check ever since, finally arrestine
Luck on suspicion of being one of the
two men who passed the check. He
was brought to Williamstown ON We'd
nesday and in the afternoon was giveI
a hearing before Justice Lathrop. The
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