The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-05
ABOUT VERMONT.

perintendent of the Anti Salooi
League, mas caused to be issued searcl
warrants against several men who
have sold liquor in Burlington during
the past few months and as a result
every saloon is closed. Two warrants
were served Thursday night, one at
the Sherwood House and one at Cal
lihan's place on North street, but
nothing was found. The searches
were made by Deputy James Fine.
The Officials of the city assert that
there will be no more open selling of
liquor in this city until the licenses
are granted by the board of commits
sioners. If any one is detected, and
every effort. will be made to discover
if liquor is being sold, they will be
Immediately hauled to court and prose-
cuted.
The wide awake business men of st.
Johnsbury do not intend to be out
done by the town on the west side of
the State and propose to make a bid
for summer boarders. Already suffi-
cient stock has been su bscribed to war
rant the building of "A summer hotel,
providing the town votes 'yes" next
Tuesday. 1t is proposed to locate the
new hotel on Harris hill, which is
one of the slightly places about st.
Johnsbnry and popular rendezvous
for sight seers. Mr.. Hovey, who owns
the property, has agreed to give the
building lot, including five acres Of
land.
Isaac W. Sanborn one of the best
known residents of Caledonia county
died at his home in Lyndon on Thurs
day, aged seventy. Ills father, Ben
iamin Sanborn, at one time owned all
the land Oh which the village of Lyn-
donville now stands. He was a man
of literary ability and was deeply in
terested in educational affairs. San
born Hall, a dormitory connected with
Lyndon Institute, was erected by him
in memory of his father. He served
as town clerk of Lyndon for forty one
years and represented the town in the
Legislature of 1070-'72. He never mar
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About half a, mile from Newport
village on the east side of Lake Mem
phremagog is the celebrated Indian
Point which, a century ago, was the
campground and home of one of the
strongest tribes of Indians. Not for
many moons has the red skin roamed
over his former haunts, but today the
locality has become the rendezvous of
the pale face pleasure seekers. This
attractive spot is destined soon to be-
come the site of magnificent new
summer hotel, which will make New
port Il rival of her fashionable name
sake in Rhode Island. The most seri-
Gus drawback in the past in the devel-
opment of this section, and the invest
ment of large amounts of money in
summer hotels, has been the prohibit
DRY law. Under the new law, how
ever, hotel run strictly as a summer
hotel can obtain a license for the
sale of liquors during the time it is
open for summer guests. The bust
ness people of Newport are looking
forward to the towns early regaining
the prestige she formerly had as a
summer resort.
Following is a summary of the work
of the Proctor hospital for the year of
1902, taken from the matron's report.
District work - Patients treated at
their homes, 247; calls, 2, 1872; hours,
1876. Patients treated at hospital
Vermont Marble company employees,
1876; not Vermont Marble company
employees, 35; total, $50; treated
free, 1869; average stay, IS days
longest stay, ZIP days. Number of pa
tients cured, 1914 improved, GA; not
improved, 3; died, 6; remaining, 3.
Frank Willett. the young desperate,
who few weeks ago held up town
| liquor agent Frank Young of st. AL
bans town, and took what money there
was in the money drawer, was before
city Judge John M. Thorne of st.
! Adams recently for trial on the
charge of robbery. Willett was found
ruilty and sentenced to serve tenn
of not less than six nor more than ter
years at hard labor i'll the State s
| prison at Windsor. Willett also plead
ed guilty to the charge of larceny fol
stealing a gun from James a. Cham.
berlain, and was sentenced to serve
MT less than one year nor more thar
/ two years at hard labor at Windsor fol
this charge. The serving will begin
at the expiration of the first.
Capt. Frank Kenfeld of NJ orrisville,
! the newly elected department com.
mander of the Vermont G. A. r., was
born in Morrisville in 1888. He en-
listed in Company f, 18th Vermont
regiment in September, 1862, as pri
vate and was elected second Lieutenant
and soon afterward first lieutenant
! He was wounded at Gettysburg, anC
afterwards recruited Company @ o.
the 18th regiment and went to thu
front as its captain. He was agail
wounded in the Wilderness fight anC
returned to his command just in time
to participate in the fight before
Petersburg where he was taken pris
oner and sent to Columbia, S. c., ant
afterwards to Wilmington, N. O.
from whence he was paroled. Capt
Kenfield has served in both branche
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