The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. l.. ID. TAFT will spend the winter in
Packard, KY, where she now is
ANDREW KENNEDY has moved his family
to Mortified where he has obtained posi-.
ton.
MISS DELLA MACY is at her home in
Worcester where she is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
THE late Prof. Bush. at one time one OF
the faculty of Montpelier Seminary, left
that institution gift of $500.
HARRY WESTON, who recently suffered
broken collar bone while playing foot ball,
is able to attend school again.
In the City court this morning the case
OF Martin Fitzgerald v. L. r. Gordon was
postponed till next Monday morning.
Miss FANNIE KNAPP, who has been i'll for
some time aud confined to her home, has re-
sumed her position with the National Life
Insurance Company.
A LIFE SIZE painting Of Admiral Dewey,
by John A. Goodwin, Providence, II. l.,
was on exhibition at the State House on
Friday and Saturday.
THE Kinder Symphony given in the Art
Gallery Wednesday evening has sharpened
the appetites of local musicians and lovers
of music and there is a veritable clamor for
its repetition.
d. G. PEARsoNs died at his home in Ber-
lin Corners on Friday forenoon at ten
o'clock, aged seventy years. The funeral
will be held from the church in that place
on Sunday afternoon.
THE meeting in Grand Army hall last
evening for the purpose of organizing a
Good Templars order was not prolific of re-
suits. There were only eight persons
present and the work of organization was
deferred
THE case of William Ewing, for non-sup.
port of his family, was put over in the
city court on Wednesday for one month.
Pending this time Sir William is supposed
to be on his mettle and bring in the shekels
If he cares to have the case mol pressed.
THE funeral OF the late George Morse was
held from his late home on Thursday after
noon at two o'clock. Rev. A. N. Lewis Of
fciated. The bearers were employees of
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad.
Interment with Masonic rites, was made in
Green Mount cemetery.
THE students of Montpelier Seminary
will have on exhibition at Ehles book
store twenty-five water colors, framed,
from Monday until Friday of next week.
These pictures are not for sale but will
show what the students are doing in this
line Of art.
MRS. MINNIE MARSH returned on Thurs
day from Boston, where she has been for
two months past studying organ compost
ton and counterpart. Mrs. Marsh will
resume her position as musical instructor
in the city schools, and continue to give
private lessons at her home.
WILLARD Fl. HUTCHINSON, who was in
this city with show troupe on Wednesday
said to JOURNAL reporter regarding his re.
cent affair in New York, in which he was
charged with shop-lifting, that he recovered
five hundred dollars damages from the pee.
pie who made him the trouble.
For Thanksgiving Day, Nov. "a, the Cen.
trail Vermont will sell round trip tickets
between all points on its line in Vermont
and Canada, also to Montreal, and between
oil Oi,,to Drat
and New London divisions, at reduced
rates. Tickets on sale Nov % and "a, and
good to return until Nov. %.
B. H. ARNOLD of Norwich, CT, who has
been with the Swift Beef Co. for some years
as book keeper in the company's office in
Woonsocket, r. l., is the successor to #.
ID. Parker in the local office. Mr.. Arnold
arrived yesterday morning, at which time
he began his duties. Mrs. Arnold, who is
in Norwich, CT, will come to this city in
about two weeks.
CHRIST church is grateful to DR.. Seward
Webb for the gift to the treasury of $50 in
gold. The State at the same time has
cause to remember the genial and liberal
gentleman who has just given to the
museum in the State capitol head mounts
of elk, Rocky Mountain sheep, antelope
and black tail deer. The collection is
choice one and is highly priced.
THE marriage of Patrick e. Whalen of
place in ST. Augustne's church Wednesday
morning at eight o'clock, Rev. w. j. OSul-
Ivan officiating. Immediately following
the marriage ceremony a breakfast was
served at the home of the BRIDES parents
on Barre street The newly married couple
left this city for New York on the 1918
train They will reside in New Haven.
THE two weeks fair of st. Augustines
church closed Wednesday evening, in Ar
mory hall, after a two weeks run. The at
tendance was very large, it having been ex-
ceeded by only one evening-last Saturday
night when there were 872 paid admissions.
Rev. Father O'Sulivan said that while il
was impossible to state, even approximately,
what the receipts would be, it was certain
that the fair had been grand financial sue.
cess. Soon after midnight Father O'Sullvan
stated, without having heard from the di-
rectors OF the various booths and tables,
that the net receipts would II ach in the vi
cinity of 81 800.
THERE is possibility that a man OF in.
ventive genius may locate in this city to
manufacture patent shoe lasts. The mans
name, who is now resident OF New Hamp-
shire, is E. n. Stalker. The last has a
patented device connected with it which is
very valuable and for which the patentee
has been offered $4,000. Mr.. Starker is OF
the opinion that the necessary timber for
making the lasts can be had in greater
abundance and at less cost in this State
city for only a short time and it caunot be
learned that he called on the board of trade
during his stay
The Montpelier Barre cribbage tourna.
ment was continued in this city last even
ing when 5,344 points were played, Barre
leading in the close of the sitting by "a
points 1t was decided last night to make
the series u .0C0 points instead of 10000 as
was originally agreed upon. This was done
10 crafty the Barre players who are now,
with more than 10000 points played, over
$50 points in the rear. It's hopeless cause
that the Barreites are pursuing II the 80.
ries should be extended indefinitely it
would avail them nothing. The Montpe.
lier palyers will be magnanimous, however
THE troupe that appeared in the Blanchard
opera house Wednesday evening in the per
formanee of "All Mistake" is of that type
we'll calculated to discourage patrons of play
houses and disgust anyone who makes the least
pretence to decency. The troupe was com
posed chiefly of lot of gawkish males
and few awkward females. The play
which was without plot, was conglomeration
of indecent gyrations and gawkeyfed monkey
isms throughout. Besides being ridiculously
absurd it was "a bold steal from the purse Of