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

Gently married in Switzerland, re-
turned to Montpelier with his bride
on Thursday.
According to the Washington Post
over 400 Vermonters gathered in that
city, at the National Rifles armory on
Tuesday to enjoy the annual maple
sugar" party of the Vermont State
Association.
During the month of May State
educational meetings will be held in
Essex, Orleans, Franklin, Addison and
Windham counties. The State super
intendent of education is in charge of
these meetings
The inspection of Company E Of
Barre took place in the armory on
Wednesday evening under Major
Glenn Of the U. s. army. The COM
pany is in good condition under
Captain Patrick Rogers
The ladies OF the Church Of the
Messiah held their annual May break
fast from too O'Clock in the vestry
on Saturday. The breakfast was
success in every way Every one
commented on the fine bill of fare.
The ladies netted $43.50.
Capt. 9. A. Bond, who sold his
granite business recently, left for Bos
ton on Thursday. On Saturday he
will leave for Puget Sound and the
Pacific coast. Mr.. Bond goes in the
interests of the Hackett Cold Storage
Gar Company. He will be absent
about month.
The following letters are waiting to
be claimed Mt the post-otfice: Mrs
Marie Appel, Miss Emma CLARK, Alta
Duman, Mrs. Mary Eddy, Mrs. Rhoda
Wiley, G. Buttura, VIM. Ooash,
George T. Durkee, T. Faunce, Chss.
A. Hackett, oliver Otis Howard, @.
s. Smith, Geo. Thompson.
Joseph Papin charged with adultery
was in Barre city court on Friday
and waived examination. He was
bound over to the September term of
county court, bail of $500 being fur
nished by his brother, Henry H., of
Burlington. The arson charges will
come up in court at the same time.
1t is probable that Senator Dilling-
ham may take trip to Utah as a
result of the decision of the Sen ate
committee on privileges and elections,
to take testimony in the Smoot case
this summer. The Vermont Senator
has diligently attended the long and
tedious hearings on the case in Wash
ington.
The person who informed the
Journal of the birth of a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Kelton, Of East Mont
pelier, On April 20, either mistakenly
or maliciously furnished the item
which was published in good faith.
1t would seem incumbent on the in.
dividual to make satisfactory explana
tion to those concerned.
Walter E. Ranger is arranging the
program for the department in the an
nusl meeting of the American lnsti
tute of Instruction, of which he has
charge This department will hole
two sessions, the first of which will
be devoted to subjects aud courses il
elementary schools, and the second t.
consideration of rural school prob
lens.
E. M. Harvey has quite a curiosit,
in the line of a coin. 1t is Russian
niece of money with the coat of arm
of that country Oh one side and letter
signifying FIVE kopeks on the othe
side with the date, 1902. The coil
is of copper and is about the size of
silver dollar of United States money
of our money in Russia.
Mr.. Tyler of the New England In
surance Exchange of Boston is in tn
city to Investigate the conditions i
Washington county and vicinity wit
view to revising the fire insuranc
tariffs. The last revision of tariff
was made in 1895 and new ones wi
be of great convenience to insuranC
men. Mr.. Tyler is IN Barre and WI
look the matter up in that city befol
coming TO Montpelier.
At the Barre city meeting in ii
opera house in that city on Wedne
day night the salaries of the city of
cials were fixed the same as last yea
The salaries paid are as follows: Ma
or, $500; aldermen, 30 cents an hou
city clerk and treasurer, $3.50, asses
ors, 49, so a day. 1t was voted to |,
the other resolutions on the table. OIL
being an appropriation of $l0, 600 f
sewer improvement.
On Wednesday evening the licen
commissioners disposed Of the last a
plication for license that is before ii
board. P. II. Ryan made applicati'
for change of location for his secoi
class saloon. This application neoe