The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-25
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


studying law in the Office of Frederick
G. Fleetwood, in Morrisville, for a
short time, today began his labors as
deputy clerk of Washington County
Court. Charles Scott, who finished
last night, is to resume his studies at
Montpelier Seminary.
In city court Tuesday the case of H.
N. Farnham of East Montpelier VS..
Riley Burgess, of Barre, was taken
up. The plaintiff took judgment for
$75 and costs of $40. T6 and the defend
ant took an appeal. The suit was to
recover the purchase price of horse.
J. G.. Wing for the plaintiff and r..
A Hoar for the defendant.
At the city council meeting in
Barre on Tuesday evening Fire Chief
Campbell, stated to the council that
there was evidence in two places of
the fire at the Central Vermont
freight Office being set and he believed
was of inoendiary origin. The coun-
Gil has appointed the city attorney,
chief of police and fire chief to in
vestiaste the matter.
d. d. Davis, for many years travel
ing auditor for the American Express
Company, has been made manager of
the company's Office in Burlington.
Mr.. Davis has been an employee of
high efficiency. His friends in Mont
pelier, where he made his hesdquart.
ers for many years, congratulate him
on attaining to a local habitation that
will be his abiding place, day and
night, throughout the year.
Arrangements are completed for the
exhibition to be given in the Y. NJ.
@. A. gymnasium on March 4 by the
boys department of the association.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons, one of the assist
ant secretaries of the Burlington as
sociation, will bring down at least five
bows from that city to witness the ex-
hibition and to play base ball game
with the Montpelier boys at the close
of the exercises
Col. A. G. Brown, II. b. Wedge
and George w. Kidder wenu to Nor.
risville on the morning train Tuesday
to attend the annual State encampment
of the Grand Army of the Repu blic
that opened in that place this after
noon. George W. Colby, who is the
delegate from Brooks Post left this
afternoon, and it is expected that sew
eral others will attend part of the
meeting at least.
The Barre fire alarm was rung in
en- Saturday evening about Z O'Clock
to put out a blaze in the Central YER
mont freight office. This was the sec
ond time within the week they have
been called to the same place. This
time pile of papers was found under
the counter and it is thought the fire
was of incendiary origin. The first
fire did considerable damage but the
second was easily controlled The
Barre alarm was again rung in on
Monday for a chimney blaze at Eli
Kezer's house on Washington street.
The fire company experienced hard
luck by smashing a wheel on the
truck while going up the hill.
John W. Averill, bookkeeper in the
Granite Savings Bank in Barre and a
member of the Calumet bowling team,
equalled the worlds record at the
Alexander bowling alleys ON Tuesday
evening for single string. He bowled
800 out of possible 800 making IL
strikes in the ten boxes AS far as
can be learned this record has never
been made by more than four in the
world and the same record has not
been made this year before. After
finishing this game he started another
game and made three more strikes be-
fore he fell down, making total OF
fifteen strikes in succession. A large
crowd witnessed the game and were
not slow to congratulate him upon his
fine score.
The pupils in the psrochial schools
were the guests of E. l.. Putney OIL
Monday, when he gave them the an.
nual sleigh ride that iJ has been his
custom to tender each year. In The
morning, of Monday, seven barge
loads of the boys were taken to Barre,
the trip out being made on one side o
the river and the trip back on the
other side. In the afternoon like
number of girls were taken over the
route. Both parties were aecompa
MED by the teachers of the school
The boys left town to the tune of fili