The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10

All day Sunday the thermometer
did not go above 26 or 27 degrees and
Monday before witnesses the car was
opebed twice to ascertain the temper
ature. The last time iJ was opened
before l.. B. Brooks, A. G.. Eeaton of
this city and Walter Wedgewood of
Randolph and the temperature was
found to be just % degrees. The cars
will hold an even temperature from
the Atlantic to the Pacific without re-
icing.
B. l.. Ingalls,, formerly of this
city. who gave number of personal
checks for numerous bills contracted
during Thanksgiving week, is wanted
by Grand Juror w. N. Theriault on
the charge of issuing bogus checks
The victims are Rivers Brothers, $50,
j. e. Bailey, $25 and Harry Brooks,
SO. Ingalls, left this city November 80
on the paper train and the checks he
drew ON a Providence bank came back
yesterday marked no funds.
Several of tho passenger on the nine
O'Clock electric car from this city
spied fox at close quarters this
morning The handsome animal ran
down near Dodge's crossing and start
ed up the electric track in front of
the car, turning and running up the
hill toward Cherryvale Park near
Dodge's residence. The animal sat
down and watched the car as it started
for Barre. He was foxy enough
to get out of range when he saw signs
of life close at hand.
A letter received from George M.
Seaver by relatives in the city, and
written in Arizona, stated that the
party expected to reach Los Angeles
Saturday morning. Mrs. Seaver was
unpleasantly affected by the rarity of
the atmosphere on the summit Of the
Rockies, but recovered upon the decent
nearer sea level Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Seaver and Mrs Ellen Nye Gray, who
accompanied them, had otherwise
borne the trip nicely, though feeling
very glad to be so near their destina-
tion.
A party of Grange officers and their
wives, from neighboring towns left for
Rutland ON the afternoon train Tues
day. The party goes to attend the State
Grange meeting that is in session to-
day and Thursday and Friday. H.
M. Farnham and Mrs. Farnham,
East Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Whitcomb of Washington, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Granger of Williams
town; the above gentleman are mas
ters OF the Grange in their respective
towns. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin,
of Williamstown, were also of the
party. Mr.. Martin is district deputy
of the order
The will of the late Wilbur +.
Braman has been made public. After
a few private bequests which will not
be made public the life use of the en-
tire property goes to Mrs. Braman.
Upon her death the property will be
divided into permanent fund, the
income of which will be used as fol-
lows: One fifth to the Unitarian
church, one-fifth to Goddard Semi.
nary, one-fifth to the American Uni
tartan Association of Boston, one fifth
to the Kellogg Hubbard Library and
fifth to the Heaton Hospital. The
executors OF the estate are Levi H.
Bixby, Henry l.. Farwell and Mrs.
Fannie Braman.
A man Ly the name of Lyons, who
resides in Northfield had narrow
escape from death Saturday night.
He was on the branch train leaving
Montpelier at 100 Saturday evening.
When the train reached the Junction
he STATED to get off but just at that
moment the train started to back up.
The conductor was standing back of
him and told him he better wait until
the train stopped before he jumped
off. He made no reply but jumped.
The platform was slippery.and he fell
between the platform and the car
wheels. Several men were standing
on the platform and reached over and
held him close to the ground and the
platform and had it not been for this
he would probably have been killed.
AS it was his back was slightly in
jured.
The annual meeting of the Marquis
de Lafayette Chapter, d. A. r., was
held on Monday afternoon with Mrs
Sarah M. Heaton A report of the
recent State convention was read by
the regent. Many matters of business
for the coming year were discussed
and it was voted to join with other
chapters in che State in making a
coutri button to Continental Hall.
Mrs. Christiana Charlotte Shipman
Moore of Lisbon, N H., was elected
to membership. The officers of the
chapter were reelected with the ex
ception of Mrs. Ellen d. Hopkins, the