The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16
Montpelier and VInicity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Il. A. Bishop, who will be remem-
bered in this city as former princi-
pal of Montpelier Seminary, but more
recently of Randolph, N. Y, has re-
moved from that place to Wilmington,
Del, where he will be connected with
the Ferris Industrial school, assuming
that position on April II.
The department commander of the
G. A. r. has received large number
of applications from different rail-
roads, for transportation of delegates
to the National Encampment to be
held in San Francisco. Cal. in August.
1t is expected that ten or twelve
from this city will attend the en-
campment.
Mrs. Katherine Weeks, aged forty
one, died at the Heaton hospital Thurs
day morning at t. 80. Mrs. Weeks was
taken to the hospital from her home
in Sodom about six weeks ago, and ha;
been failing since. Thursday afternoon
the body was taken to her late home
in Sodom and the funeral was held
there ON Sunday at one O clock. The
decea sed leaves a father and mother.
four brot hers and three sisters
@, P, Gill d Company have moved
their stone business into their new
shed near the oil tank on Berlin side.
The new shed is one of the modern
style and is fitted up with all the
recent improvements in the line of
apparatus for polishing, cutting and
moving of stone. One of the Lane
Manufacturing company's twenty ton
cranes has been installed and they are
now ready to handle large jobs of any
kind
At the annual meeting of the Beth
any Reading Thursday afternoon the
following officers were elected: Mrs.
O. H. More, presidents Mrs. j. H.
Watson, vice president; Mrs. Mary
Herbert Robbins, secretary; Mrs. L
A, Newcomb assistant secretary; Mrs.
D. S. Wheatley, treasurer. Miss
Nellie Barrows, Mrs. E. M. Shurtletf,
Mrs. H. M. Odell, Miss Mary Ora
ham, and Mrs E. G. Ham, study
committee; Mrs. @. E. Chandler.
Mrs. j. M. Boutwell,, Mrs. George
Atkins, Mrs. j. M. Brock and Mrs.
Charles Frost, social committee.
At the annual convocation of King
Solomon Chapt #, No. 7, R. A. M.
Thursday the following officers for
the ensuing year were elected: Fred
W. Morse, E. H. p; George X. Put
nam, king; William H. Herrick-
scribe; O. Alfred Lang, G. Of H..
Collins Blakely, P. s.; Osmond D.
Clark, r. A. O.; William A Briggs.
treasurer. James 7. Sabin, secretary.
L. H. Greene, M. of third vail: Harry
b. Taplin, M. of second vail; Edward
D. Field, NJ of first vail The APP
pointive offices were W. A. Shaw,
chaplain Alden A. Brown tyler Clar
ence S. Whittier, master of ward robe,
and j. W. F Washburn, orgainst.
At the meeting of the Montpelier
Council, r. and S. M, April 8, the
election of the following officers took
place: F. M. Morse, T. l. M. W.
A. Briggs, l. D. NJ. Collins Blakely,
P G. of w. g. Fl. Heaton, treasur-
er and recorder; j. W. F. Washburn,
captain of guards; j. E. Goodnough,
conductor of council; Rev. A. N.
Lewis, chaplain; Harry B. Taplin,
marshall, and g, A. Lang, steward.
The sentinel will be elected later.
Nine applications for membership
were received at that time and
special meeting will be held some
tina in May at which full attend
ance is requested.
In the case of Patrick O'Connell
VS.. @. @. Graves of Waterbury in city
court at Burlington on April 8,
Judgment was rendered Tor the de-
PENDANT to recover costs. j.. b.
Thomas and Clifton Heaton from this
city appeared for the defense. The
plaintiff claimed that he secured a
Judgment against a creditor before a
Justice during the term of Mr.. Graves
as sheriff in Washington county, who
claimed that he delivered an execu-
tion into the hands of Deputy Sheriff
III B. Wedge and that the latter
never made service. The defendant
showed the writ with the officers
return made after service, hence the
Judgment for the defendant.