The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-10
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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Robert Suitor has been adjudioated in
solvent and his affairs are in the hands of
referee Il. II. Deavitt.
Miss Katherine Smith and Mrs. Charles
K. Wilson and child arrived Tuesday even
ing from Jackson, Mich.
The Lester III. Greene Company received
this morning from India an order for an in
voice OF It's Syrup of Tar product.
Rev. A. N Lewis goes this week to New
YORK city to attend the annual gathering of
the Society OF the Cincinnati, OF which he
is member.
Mrs. William II. Dewey has moved from
the Worthen house on East State street to
the f. A. Sherburne house at the head of
First avenue
Percy Baldwin Is organizing base ball
team among the local players and will ar.
range for series Of games with the Mont
pelier Seminary team. 2. ~ ltg.l ~ ~
The truckmen's station on Haymarket
Square now resembles q blooming rose in
an arid desert, 1t having been rejuvenated
with fresh coat Of paint.
L. j. Deavitt went on Thursday to Law.
renee, Mass, on business connected with
the estate of the late Chandler w. Paul of
which he Is administrator.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred II. Temple returned
Thursday evening from their bridal trip, to
Boston and New York, and are now at
home at q East Liberty street.
A sharp frost was experienced in the city
Thursday morning, the thermometer reg
istering twenty-nine degrees above zero,
three degrees below freezing point.
DR.. K. I. Jacobs has given up his prac-
tice in the city and went back to Richmond
this afternoon where he will locate.
Thomas Osborne is excavating the bank
in the rear OF his new residence on Bailey
avenue preparatory to erecting barn.
A. 9. Gravel, who for several weeks has
been i'll at his home in Burlington with in
timmatory rheumatism, has resumed work
in the office OF the Union Gard Company.
The funeral OF Mrs. Israel Grape was held
from ST. Augustine's church on Thursday
Rev. Father w. j. O'Sullivau officiating.
Tue burial was in the Catholic Gem
etery.
AT the annual meeting OF the First Con.
gregational society held Tuesday evening
DR.. ID. s. Boardman, Hugh j. M. Jones and
George Atkins were elected as a prudential
committee.
j. T. Sabin went Thursday to Cambridge
for months vacation from his duties at
the Office OF the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance Company, hoping to regain his
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Ambrose Bisnchi has moved his family
from Barre to Dudley's block, this city.
He is to engage in the manufacture OF gran
lite in one-half OF the Capital Granite Com
pany's shed.
1t is rumored that the Central Vermont
railway company is to run the morning and
evening express trains which now run from
ST. Adams to New York via Burlington
and Troy, N. Y, via Montpelier and Spring.
field, Mass.
TIE. Smith wentThursday to Slows where
he will take up his residence in the fu-
ture Mr.. Smith will assume his duties at
once as manager OF the Mount Mansfield
electric railway.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Apollo club held Thursday evening, C. A.
G. jackson and W. e. Lowe were elected
active members of the club, and George II.
Elmore as an honorable member.
1t is rumored that the Central Vermont
railway company is contemplating putting
on an extra north bound passenger train
sbont the first of June, leaving this city
about seven O'Clock in the morning.
M. s. Stone, state superintendent OF edu-
cation entWednesday to Brattleborowhere
he speaks this evening before a gathering
OF teachers. He will also deliver an ad-
dress in Bellows Falls Thursday evening.
Miss Evelyn Lease has been excused
from her duties as teacher in grade four at
the Union school for the balance OF the
term by the school board because OF ill
health. Miss Louie Clark takes her place.
G. Edward Wheatley is to be employed
this summer as head waiter at Frsnconia
lnn in the White Mountains. Louis Brooks,
George Deavitt, Harry Weston and Rene
Moss are also to fill positions at this hotel.
NJ. A. Kent acted as auctoneer at the sale
OF the personal property Of Charles H. Mar
tin, held at his farm in Middlesex Monday
afternoon. The average price per head
paid Tor seventeen cows at this sale was
$50 81.
G. II. Shipman broke ground Wednesday
for the foundation for new house in
the rear OF his residence on Court street.
This is the second that he has under the
process OF construction this season.
The first steps toward the erection of the
new county Jail have been taken. George
Cayhue with his men are moving the f. p
Walton house which Is to be turned about
and located in the rear OF the lot and used
for tenement purposes
f. B. Martel and Earl Smile while hiking
on Main street Thursday evening attempted
to pass each other without turning out. AS
result the air was full OF mixture OF hui
man forms and wheels. When the dust
settled 1t was found that both had escaped
with slight injury.
benjamin Sloane, formerly resident of
this city where he was employed as clerk
in the postofice during Postmaster Wings
ADMINISTRATOR, now travelling salesman for
the p. ]. Noyes Drug Company of Lancas.
ter. N. H., is In the city visiting old friends
One OF the open cars got off the iron
Thursday evening in front of the residence
OF Patrick Callahan on Barre street, delay-
ing traffic for a short time. This location
seems to be fated, as this is the third car
that has been off the track at that point
within few weeks.
Thursday noon as the south bound train ar
rived at the station at Montpelier Junction,
1t was discovered that the rubber hood on
the end of one OF the vestibule cars was i'm
flames, 1t having caught from a cinder from
the engine. The fire, however, was quickly
extinguished with pail Of water.
While workmen were blasting Wednes.
day for the excavation for G. III. Shipman's
new house, fragments OF rock were hurled
by an extra heavy blast through the win.
dows OF the kitchen in the house owned by
Misses Sarah and Louie Hoyt. Two ladies
passing on the sidewalk at the time mar
rowly escaped injury.
The noon express from the north over the
Central Vermont railroad was over an hour
late Wednesday becau Q of slight accident
at Waterbury. While the express was
standing on the main line at Waterbury. a
freight train backed into 1t, smashing the
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