The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Washington county W. O. I. U. con-
vention will be held in the church of
the Messiah May 81 and June 1. An
excellent progam is being arranged and
all are cordially invited to attend.
The funeral of the late Jesse Flint
was held from the home of his son, j.
p. Flint, who lives on the Branch
road. Rev. W. B. Dukeshire was the
officiating minister and burial was In
Lewis cemetery.
At stated conclave of Mt. Zion
Commsndery the Red Gross degree
was conferred on four candidates as
follows: Harry Burnham and j. W.
Lawson of South Woodbury., b. +.
Kicker of Randolph and Van Bennett
of East Calais.
DIR. E. A. Cotton arrived In the city
on Friday evening, from the Gouver-
neur Hospital, in New York city,
where he is a home physician. He
will be at home for two weeks. This
aftlnoon DR.. Cotton and his brother
Harry S., went to their camp at Gro
ton pond to remain over Sunday.
Goddard Seminary won it's fifth con.
secutive victory for the season on Fri
day afternoon. defeating the Rookland
Military Academy of West Lebanon,
N. H., by score of to Z. It was
an exciting contest throughout. God
da I'd made only two hits to seven for
the visitors.
Dr. 4. O.. Blanchard of Randolph,
Gay, was in the city Saturday looking
into the mechanism of the ne y Ram
bier automobile purchased from j.
j. Williams. After riding around the
streets for while Earl Williams &C.
oompanied the doctor and Mr.. Gay
to Rand olph in the machine.
At the regular meeting of Vermont
Lodge of Odd Fellows, held Wednes-
day evening on the recommendation
of the grand sire, it was voted to
MAKE Sunday, June 49,, or Sunday,
June 10, Memorial Sunday. The
lodge will attend divine service in the
forenoon and in the afternoon will
march to Green Mount Cemetery,
where appropriate services will be
held at the Odd Fellows lot.
A petition in bankruptcy, in which
the liabilities were larger than usual,
was filed Friday in the Office of
George E. johnson of Burlington,
clerk of the United States courts. 1t
was the petition of Julia M. Kane,
who conducted granite business here
under the firm name of the Kane
Granite Company. Her liabilities are
$40, 304 56, of which So $50 was Sc
cured and $13, 142.88 unsecured. Her
assets are $14, 631. of which real estate
amounts to SO, 900, tools and machinery
to So, 500, stock in trade to $4,000.
The amount claimed exempt is 81 .065,
Clarence H. Senter was in Wood
bury Friday, representing States At
torney Senter in four prosecutions for
intoxication. All four respondents
pleaded guilty. Three of them,
George r. Garter, Michael Garvin,
and Jerry Shea, decided to take ten
days in Jail in lieu of paying their
fines. Daniel Hayes paid his fine of
So and costs OF 50. 10. Garter, Garvin,
and Shea were committed to Jail to-
day by Officers E, M. Daniels and
John Morse. Judge O. E. Woodward,
Jr., served as justice of the peace in
the cases.
Montpelier can look forward to a
large crowd of base ball fans to see
the opening game of the North
ern League between the Montpelier
Barre and Burlington teams to be
played in this city on June %.
George d. Jarvis, one of the direct
ors of the Burlington association, has
arranged with the Central Vermont
railroad officials to have special
train run on the opening day. leaving
Burlington at / O'Clock and arriving
in Montpelier at LAO O'Clock. The
train will return at 6. 80 O'Clock. The
base ball enthusiasts of Hyde Parl
are arranging for the organization Of
team there with view of entering
the league next year
OFFICERS ELECTED.