The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11
MONTPELIER and VICINITY,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

MRS. JULIA BLAIR is seriously i'll at her
home on Berlin street.
Mr. AND Mrs. J, y. PICKETT of Bradford
are visiting in the city 'or week
SON was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Badord, Jr., on Wednesday morning.
MISS SADIE f. WING has gone to Boston
to remain during the winter with rela.
tives.
WILLIAM WHEtAN Of the University Of
Vermont il visiting Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Whelau, his parents.
TAG directors of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association held their regular meeting
at their rooms on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. FRANK A. SHERBURNE enter ain
ed the Epworth League reading circle
next Friday evening at her home on East
State street.
The annual fair held by the members of
st. Augustine's church was opened at Ar
moiy Hall Friday afternoon and will he
continued for two weeks.
REV. w. A. WARNER of Pawlet, chap
lain Of the Senate, is TO speak at Bethany
church next Sunday morning, and in the
evening a service Of sacred song will be
held.
THE ushers on the occasion of Chauncey
NJ. Depew's appearance in this city, which
will be in the opera house next Monday
afternoon, are to be twenty members of Co.
Fl, V. n. G..
DIVINE TO the annual meeting of the Fish
and Game League, November 49, the meet
ing which was called for that date of Mount
Sinai, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, is post
poned to the 23d.
AS result of the election on Tuesday.
the Cotton Manufacturing Company started
two men on the road this morning. Had
Mr.. Bryan been elected, these men would
have been kept at home.
The members of Green Mountain Chan
ter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
OF Burlington will attend in a body the lee
h., 1,l.. T.. Al
next Monday afternoon by Hon. Chauncey
NJ Depew.
THE following appeared among the death
notices in the New York World of Novem-
Der 2: :" Nov. l, aged % months, idolized
babe OF Hon. Lucas Langdon and Lady
Bishop Nicholas, of Nicholas Manor, Mont
pelier, vt. Funeral notice hereafter"
WHEN many prominent old-time demo-
Gratis say-as they do--that they are glad OF
McKinley's election by q humping major
ity, they are only uttering what has been in
their thoughts for some time. Their reluc-
lance to the severance of party ties has
heretofore sealed their mouths.
DR.. l.. Q. WAKEFIELD tested six COWS
owned by Wilbur Brown this week and
found them free from disease. Last week
he tested a carload at West Burke, one at
Thetford, and one at Newport-all cattle
for export. One COW at Thetford, of the
three carloads, was found affected with tu-
berculosis.
THERE is to be a special meeting for the
members of the legislature held at the
Young Mems Christian Association rooms
Sunday afternoon at the usual hour. G.. A.
Bunker, the member from Peacham, is to
conduct the service. His subject will be
Development of Christian Character the
Object in Life"
A CORRESPONDENT who ought to know
writes: believe in fair trial, and fair
report. Hence I am led to suggest correc-
nj in nd "
say: Bowman testified the poorest quality
OF food OF all kinds was what was furnished
under DR.. Giddings.' Bowman said moth
ing about any of the food, except butter.
The writer knows what he writes about and
does it to correct uni just impression that
might be caused in the minds of the public
who read the item"
THREE petitions were in circulation this
morning for the reappointment of J. Eli
Goodenough az postmaster at Montpelier
after March next Already a formidable
list OF signatures has been secured. 1t is
understood that l.. W. Shedd is also a can
ddate for the position. Don't get excited,
gentlemen. Grover Cleveland will be pres-
dent and a. j. Sbley postmaster at Mont
pelier for exactly four months from to-day
80 all events. There is plenty of time for
rival candidates for this coveted position to
make thorough canvass of the field, with
out working overtime.
The twenty fourth annual meeting OF the
Vermont Cavalry Reunion Society will he
held on Thursday evening, November 10,
t. business meeting will be held in the
hall Of Brooks Post, Blanchard block, at
seven o'clock, followed by banquet at
eight in the post dining-room. The address
will be delivered in Grand Army hall inn
mediately after the banquet. AT the close
OF the address the exercises will be in the
nature OF a camp fire, when all are expected
TO have something TO say. All honorably-
discharged cayalrymen are cordially invited
to meet with them. This being the aunivers-
airy of the regiment being mustered into the
United States service, an unusually inter-
esting time is expected.
THE seventh annual meeting of the YER
mont Fish and Game League will be held
at Montpelier on Thursday, November 10.
Members of the league are urged to extend
cordial invitation to their sportsmen friends
to accompany them on this occasion All
members OF branch clubs are cordially in
vited to Join in making this the most sue
cessful OF a series OF meetings which have
brOuR ht pleasure to those who have partici-
pated and have helped further the inter-
ests OF the league. The business meeting
will be held at the Pavilion parlors at seven
O'Clock in the evening, followed by ban
quet at 7; 30 The committee of arrange
ments is composed OF J. w. Brock, j s.
Vilss, N. W. Fisk, T. M. Deal, @. F. Lowe,
j. G. Brown, l.. Bart Cross, G. III. Ferrn
L. B. Brooks, G. @. Bancroft, Fred A. How
land, John e. Hubbard, W. Seward Webb.
A MEETING of health officers and all in
terested in practical sanitation will be held
at Montpelier next week under the auspices
OF the State Board Of Health. The me ct
ings will be held in the supreme court
room, at the Capitol and will begin at
eight O'Clock Monday evening, November
9th, and continue Tuesday the 10th, fore
noon and afternoon. 1t is expected that
Gov. Grout will he present at the first sea-
sion ant speak. rhe litela airy programme
of the meetings will include the following
papers Some Sanitary Work Required"
DR.. Henry ID. Hot)n Of Brattleboro;
"School Sanitation" e. f. Palmer OF
Waterbury; Infectious Diseases" Prof.
A. p. Grinnell of Burlington; "Spontane-
Ous Development OF Contagious Diseases"
DIR. ID G. Noble, health officer Of Middle
bury; Importance of Thotoughness in
Cleaning and Dsinfeciing after Infectious
Diseases" DR.. j. III. Hamilton Of Richford;
The Modern Water-coset,' DR.. W. j.
Aldrich, health officer Of St. Johnsbury;
Sanitary Progress" Sidney Smith, city
engineer of Rutland; "The Health Officer