The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31

Clark Roberts used two hundred
pounds of dynamite in blasting the ice
in the Winooski and the North
Branch.
Frank McKenney finished work in
the Montpelier and Wells River Rail.
road shops on Saturday aud has gone
to his home in Winooski.
Miss M. S. Spencer returned to her
home in Montpelier on Monday after
noon, after spending several weeks at
the home of her brother in Bakers.
field.
G. l.. Wells, 'O6, W. H. Gilpin,
'O6 and W. A. Atkins have been cho-
sen by the Band and Adelphi societies
of Montpelier Seminary, to represent
them in joint debate with Goddard.
The North Branch dropped nearly
seven feet between Saturday evening
at 6 O'Clock and Monday noon. A
fall of seven inches was noted be-
tween the hours of 7 and II on Mon
day morning.
Mrs Henry D. Hopkins is steadily
improving. While no definite time
has been fixed for her removal from
Mary Fletcher Hospital it is expected
that she will be brought home before
many weeks.
Col. A. O. Brown delivered his lee
ture on Yellowstone Park. before
an audience thai filled Grand Army
hall on Tuecday evening. The leo-
ture was thoroughly enjoyed by the
assemblage.
Small amounts of new maple sugar
aud sy rup were offered for sale in the
city grocery stores ana markets on
Saturday. Ready sale was made of
the supply even at the price of 81. 90
per gallon for syrup and the same per
pail for sugar.
Rev. l.. f. Reed preached on Sun
day morning in Bethany church, for
the first time since his attack of the
grip ome four weeks ago. The even
ing service was omitted. Mr.. Reed
expects to be able to conduct the reg
ular services after this but he is still
quite weak.
Fred Callahan, who applied with
Patrick Ryan for second class IL
ceuse to sell liquor in the place now
occupied by Virgins Brothers, has
withdrawn his application and Mr..
Ryan will apply in his own name.
grocery business and has decided to
devote his whole time to it.
Patrolmau George Wood of Barre
has resigned from the police force, his
resignation to take effect April /. The
resignation was accepted at the meet
ing of the city council on Saturday
evening. No cause tor the action OF
the patrolman was given in the letter
but it is generally believed to have
been friction between him aud Chief
of Police Brown.
The license commissioners of Barre
have received petition from Nea
Dow chapter, |. o. G. t., asking that
the number of licenses to sell liquor
be decreased. They state that the
J vote was very close and nearly one
half were not in favor of license ant
, the women also are not in favor of it
They also desire that all the saloons
! be on Maiu street.
Hon. William G. Parmelee and Mrs
Parmelee, of Ottawa, are visiting thei
; aunt, Mrs. Redfield Mr. Parmele,
is deputy minister of trade and com
4nerce and was at one time a residen
of Montpelier In the early days o
the National Life Insurance Compan'
he was bookkeeper in that institn Sion
Mr. and Mrs. Parmelee have jast re
turned from trip to British Guiana
and The Lesser Antilles.
At private hearing in the Office o
John II. Senter, States attorney, ol
, Saturday, before Judge @. E. Wood
ward, in the case of Fred Spencer III,
, was charged with completely in th
, | murder Ol OnhtleS MOLhUe NJ WOTcbs
a ter on March IA, about twenty wit
nesses were examined, but no new evi
! dence OF importance was brough
out At the close of the hearing Judg,
! Woodward discharged Spencer no
> finding evidence sufficient agains
him TO warrant binding him over fo
the grand jury.
: Capt W. A Pattee had the mai
s torn off the middle finger of his nigh
a hand and the end of the fiuger crushe'
n Oh Monday afternoon white AT hi
u work IN the Sabin machine shop H
n WAS at work at one of the steel lurn
Is my lathes. He attempted to brush
9 shaving from the piece OF steel o
=. which he was at work, The end q
his finger was caught between tn
turning tool and die The nail wa
v nipped completely of the hand an
"a the end jammed so that it is likel