The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY

Union on Monday evening the follow
ing officers were elected II. E.
Morse, president; r. E. Jacobs, vice
president; W. B. Worthing, secre-
tary; J. f. Collins, financial score.
tary; II. O. Bolles, treasurer.
Rev. J. W. Coffin, pastor of the
Berlin Congregational church, has ac-
oepted a call to preach at Jericho
Center and will move his family at
once preaching his first sermon in his
new parish on the first day of the new
year.
Charles M, Oolburn died very sud-
denly on Monday, Dec. 19, of neural
gia OF the heart. He was sixty two
years old and came to this city about
ten years ago as agent for the Mutual
Life Insurance Co. He formerly
travelled for Wells, Richardson Co., of
Burlington. The body was taken to
Lisbon, N. H., for funeral service
and burial.
AT a recent meeting of Thomas
Wildey encampment, L. o. o. F.,
the annual election of officers was
held. The officers for the ensuing
year are as follows: Chief Patriarch,
S. W. Corse; high priest, r. II,
Whitney; senior warden, W. B.
Worthing; scribe, Edward Baker;
treasurer, II. a. Bowman; junior
warden, J. W. Washburn.
The wedding of Miss Kate M. Bowles
and Edwin Williams, both of Barre,
occurred in that city ON Saturday,
Dec. II. by Rev. Asa M. Bradley.
The bride is well known teacher Of
the Barre schools and the bridegroom
has been employed for the last few
years in Wells, Lamson Co.'S shed. Af-
ter wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs Will
liams will return to Barre to reside.
Rev. Asa M. Bradley of Barre ten
dreed his resignation on Sunday as
pastor of the uuiversalist church in
Barre He said 1.-THE results of my
labors since last April have convinced
me that both parties will be better off
if [ resign" He asked that his resig-
nation be accepted at the annual meet
ing to be held on Dec. 27. Mr.. Brad
ley has as yet made no plans for the
future.
The following letters are waiting to
be claimed at the post office: Mrs.
Emery Cleveland, Mrs. Lou Cleve-
land, Mrs. Jennie Colby, Miss Minnie
Hanlon. Miss Margaret Y. Reed, Miss
B. 0. Rourke. and Miss Mary Rush
ing Mr.. W. E. Bixby. W. H. Burghan
j. B. Drew, f. l.. Fullsm, f. W.
Goldsmith, Q. A. Hawley, John H.
Hoystadt, Ernest Ide, Chars. f. In
CALLS r. Nickols, r. O. Pierce, Will
liam Richardson. Walter Roach, Jacob
Robinson. w. L Sprague, Stamford
Heat, Light & Power Go.
The East Montpelier men, Charles
Barton and Joseph Durant. whose ar
rests were noted on Monday came up
in city court Monday afternoon.
Barton pleaded guilty to first offence
of intoXication and took ten days in
Jail. Durant pleaded guilty to geo
ond offense of intoxication and was
fined $l5 and costs of $10.9 80 with the
sentence to the house of
correction. The case against Durant
for cruelty to animals was continued
until Tuesday afternoon. Burton Il.
Bailey appears for Drrant.
"They say that prisoner recently
confined for ten days in Washington
comfy jail after his release was quite
anxious to and finally did go back to
the Jail for another term, On being
questioned regarding his anxiety to
go back he said "Well you see l liked
the board and besides | got interested
in IA novel they have at the Jail and |
wanted to finish it, The records of
the Jail do not show whether or not
this story is true.
Mayor f. M. Cory does not intend
to move into the George w. Scott
house, that was purchased on Sstur-
day by him at auction, for some time
at least He will make extensive re-
pairs to the property and rent, al
though he will eventually occupy it
himself. Mr., Cory considers the
property a good investment from the
fact that nearly an acre of land is in
cluded and the buildings can be mod
ernized quite easily as they are un-
usually we'll built The purchase
price of Sc, $40 is consider ed reason
able.
Capt L. M. Hutchinson is in re-
ceipt today of the Chicago Daily
Journal of Saturday. Dec. H. in
which is printed three -fourths
length picture of his daughter. Kath
crime Hutchinson, who is character
ized in the writeup as "the prettiest