The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
MONTPELIER BRIEFS.


vilion, has gone to his lone in Esse,
Juncti because of illness.
Philip Dewey, Bob Pierce and Jame
Stack from the University of Vernon
are bone for the Easter vacation.
Mrs. p. c. Kendall has returned Il
Enosburgh Falls after a few weeks stay
in town as the guest of her daughter
Mrs. M. J. Lynch. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Lynch and daughter and they
are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs b. C.
, Kendall.
e. j. Ennis is still suffering from
the attack of rheumatism which has
crippled his hands for the past two
weeks and although somewhat bet
ter, is unable to straighten out his
fingers, thus making it impossible
to pursue his trade.
Rev. c. O. Judkins, formerly of this
city, row pastor of the Methodist church
at Glens Falls, N. Y, is having bit of
controversy with members of certain
club of his town who served champagne
at certain banquet given by them. AS
usual, Rev. Mr.. Judkins is on the right
side and his many friends are interested
in the arguments put up.
Charles Boswell has ordered an auto
mobile Of Cadillac make, to be delivered
May l Several new machines will be
seen about town next summer and are,
many of them, ready for early delivery.
put in shape for the season which will
begin as soon as traffic is possible on
country roads
The case of James D. Bell, VS. the
Vermont Division of the Portland and
Ogdensburg Railroad company will be
continued from the special term at St.
Johnsbury, April to tie general term in
this city in May The case grew out of
claims against the old St. Johusbury and
Lake Champlain railroad before the sale
to the Boston and Maine road, for labor
and materials furnished The claims
amount to $4,000.
Deputy Sheriff Lawson on Thurs
day arrested Morton Sweetser of
Jones Brook on a county court ca
pias charging him with breach of
the peace, the cause Of action grow
ing out of the row between James
McNulty ard Sweetser on March
20 on the Herring Branch
road. 1t is alleged that the re-
spondent struck and assaulted the
man McNulty, severely cutting his
face and bruising his head in vari-
Gus places. Sweetser was brought
into court this morning and placed
in bail of 800 to appear when his
case is called. His father, Simon S.
Sweetser, Of Stowe, furnished the
bail and the respondent was allow
ed to go.
Ransom H. Perkins, an old en-
ployee of the U. S. Clothes Pin Co.,
lost all four fingers and a piece of
the thumb on his left hand in an ac-
cident at the shop just before clos
ing time on Thursday evening.
Mr.. Perkins asked Foreman Cool
ey what he should do after he had
completed the work at hand and he
was told to cut up some box wood.
To this end he went to what is
known as the edger and commenced
work. 1t will probably never be
known Just how the accident hap
pened as Mr.. Perkins was alone at
the time but it is thought that in
running a piece of lathing through
the saw he placed his left hand be-
yond the saw to pull it through and
in some way pinched the two pieces
of wood together so that they bound
on the saw drawing wood and hand
in contact with the blade of the
saw.
DR.. C. II. Burr attended Mr..
Perkins and he was taken to his
home on Seminary Hill where he
will be confined for some little time.
Mr. Perkins wife is now confined to