The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

per hour, Dec. 27; total precipitation,
2.75 inches; number clear days, 3;
partly cloudy, Z; cloudy, 81.
Charles Rouelle, corporal in the
United States Artillery at Fort Han
cock, New Jersey, was married to
Miss Eftie Newball of Barre at the
BRIDES home in that city Monday
evening, Rev. r. F. Lowe performing
the ceremony. Mr.. Rouelle was form
erly Barre boy. Mr.. and Mrs. Rou-
ellie will go to Fort Hancock, N. j.,
to reside.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company is undergoing the greatest
difficulty as result of the extreme
cold weather Monday night. All
communication between the local
Office and Boston by way of White
River junction has been broken down,
the frost having snapped the wires.
A circuit has been rigged up by way
of Barre Wells River, st. Johnsbury
and st AL. bans and this line has been
doing all the business possible of the
four regular lines.
A search warrant was made out on
Tuesday by City Grand Juror William
Theriault on complaint by certain
citizens to the effect that T. r. Cor
don had horses in his livery barn
back of the Main street building
which we're not properly cared for.
When officers went TO the barn things
were locked up and they could not get
in, but word was sent to Mr.. Gordon
and the place was unlocked. The re.
port Of the investigation has not yet
been made public.
Seven entries have been made for
the chess tournament under the aus
pices of the Burlington Chess and
Checker Club, to be held in Burling-
ton beginning January H. Messrs.
H. Ketchum of vergennes, G. E.
Hunt of New Haven, E. B. Edgerton
of Rutland, H. Dubuc of Montpelier,
Joseph Gingras and H. F. Wolcott
of Winooski and J. H. Lavigne Of
Burlington will battle for supremacy.
The contest will probably continue
for three days. games being played
during the afternoon and evening.
Each contestant will play two games
with all the other players.
The following officers of the st.
Jean Baptiste society were installed
&C the meeting ON Sunday: Antoine
Galaise, president; Eusebe LeBlance.
first vice-president; Leon Bertrand,
secretary to president; W. S.
Herbert, secretary; E. M. Menard,
corresponding secretary; Serapl.in
Neveaux, treasurer; Napoleon Dan
cause. collecting treasurer, Alphonse
Hamel, MARSHALL Pierre Ouinrette,
assistant marshall; Louis Giroux,
George N. LeBlance, Joseph Lunder-
vile Leon Quarelle, Gauillaume Le-
veilli visiting committee; E. Poudrier,
Robert Fisher, Oney Galaise, investi-
eating committee.
In letter received from Charles
W. Adams, he tells Of the narrowing
spectacles at the [roquois Theater fire
in Chicago. His Office was near the
theatre and seeing the movement OF
fire company in that direction, and
at the same time noticing smoke
from the theater, with others in the
office he ran to the rear of the build.
ing, the nearest place OF approach.
Then the appearance Of the memb bers
of this. theater company in their COS.
tunes, panic strit |sn. was the first
indication OF the o.veloping horror.
The scenes that followed. some Of
which Mr. Adams reoounts, beggaI
description. Although habitual
theater. .goer, and fond of the drama,
he feels no desire ever again to enter
theater. The feeling of sadness
among the people of the oity is in-
tense and all pervading.
AS result of the examination OF
the stable of T. r. Gordon, in the
rear of Sherburne & Flint's store OF
Main street, that was made by Chiei
McMahon and Deputy Sheriffs e. l..
Putney and O. A. Smith on Tuesday
afternoon, a warrant has been issued
by w. N. Theriault, city grand juror,
for the arrest of Mr., Gordon on the
, charge OF cruelty to animals in regard
to feeding and sheltering them. The
officers who visited the stable found
six horses standing in dilapidatet
stalls, blanketless, in temperatur,
that was way below zero. The horse
were poor and did not show the marks