The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-19
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


have taken rooms at the Pavilion.
Hon. and Mrs. H. A. Huse returned Fri
day evening from a visit in Franconia, N. FL
Mrs. Frederick G. Prentiss and daughter
OF New York are guests at the Pavilion fol
few weeks.
Mrs. M. 8. Davis leaves this week for 8
| two weeks visit with relatives in Middle
bury and vicinity.
Miss Helen Hendee, who for some days
has been the guest of Miss Carrie Deavitt,
has returned to her home in Brandon.
The Boston Sunday Post of last Sunday
has three column cut of Miss Katherine
Hutchinson, "a beautiful society girl OF
Maiden"
A party composed OF Carlos l.. Smith,
George B. Peck, W. G. Cotton and Harry
B. Moulton went Tuesday to Groton Pond
for few weeks outing in camp.
Captains Heard and Mcdonald of the
United States cavalry, stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen, called on Monday on Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis who is an old acquaintance.
Because OF the reception to be held We'd
nesday evening at the Wood Art Gallery
the usual social sing at the Young Mems
Christian Association will be omitted for
that evening.
Mrs. G. w. Learned and daughter Char
lotte of Bayonne, N. j., are at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Drew, Mrs. Learned's
parents, to remain until September. Mr..
Learned Is expected later.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p Gleason and son Fred, +,
left on Tuesday for Block Island, Conn, to
remain for two weeks. Mr.. Gleason will,
however, spend few days on business in
New York before joining his family.
The city council has obtained a lease OF
the lower floor OF the old K. w. Bailey & Co.
building from the Langdon estate, and
workmen are transforming the interior into
suitable quarters for the police and water
Offices including storeroom for the water
department.
A special meeting OF Bethany church So
cety is to be held in the vestry Friday
evening to see II the society will vote to
build an annex to the rear OF the church
building for kitchen purposes and IL 80 to
appoint committee to take the matter in
charge.
During the excavations made in ward six
for the new sewer main, three black and yell
low spotted lizards Of an average length Of
about ten inches and resembling young
crocodiles have been unearthed. The work.
men pronounce these lizards as being of a
rare species in this vicinity
The board of aldermen and fire wardens
spent the forenoon Monday testing and in
specting tie fire alarm system as arranged
with the new electric generator for motive
power. The system was found to be in first
class working order as the changing OF the
alarm during the morning evidenced.
The store of Marvin & Sherburne was
visited by MINIATURE flood, Friday after
noon, eau, ed from leaky pipe in the cell
ing above. Before the leak could be
stopped copious quantities of water had
fallen. The damage done was slight as the
goods were removed from that part OF the
store.
Collins Blakely has on his desk in his
store brick from the now extinct Lang
don building on which appear the figures
1896 the date Of the erection Of the build
ing in which he conducted business for 30
many years. In another column Mr.. Blake
ly makes an announcement which should
interest those of the public who desire any
article useful and ornamental which is to
be found in a first class pharmacy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Session of Chicago
are guests OF Mrs l.. A. Buswell, an aunt
OF Mrs. Session. Mr.. Session has been, until
within a few years, superintendent Of the
Pullman car works at Pullman, Ill. He is
now member of the Standard Coupling
Company of New York. Mrs. Session is
native of Worcester, and on their way from
a sojourn among the Thousand Islands they
revisit the old home OF Mrs. Session
Z. j. DeaviUt was in Stowe on Monday as
counsel for the plaintiff in the case of Ellen
Godfrey Of Stowe against Maria Herrick Of
Morrisvile. Plaintiff sued the defendant
for whipping her boy in school on June 9
last. The trial was held in the town hall at
Stowe before Justice V. p. McCutcheon,
and attracted good crowd. Powers and
Cheney of Morrisville appeared for the
defendant. Judgment was rendered for
defendant. Plaintiff will appeal her case
to county court.
The people of Barre evidently know a
good thing. They know the Montpelier
Military Band gives good concerts and they
know that the trolley fare at five cents is a
good thing for them when they desire to at
tend the concerts. This was evidenced
Friday evening, when the large crowd OF
our own people attending the concert given
at the Pavilion stand was greatly augment
| ed by carload after carload of Barre people.
The weather-maker also was good. He de-
layed his electrical and water effects until
those in attendance upon the concert had
secured the shelter of their homes.
L. T. seaver is exhibiting a blood sucker
some four inches in length which recently
came through the drinking water faucet a,
his house. The suggestion is made that the
city should provide filters at the reservoir
1t was represented that filters on the maiI
would destroy or lessen the power for mo-
tors. But there was the consideration of tn,
public health in the matter of greater impor
tance than water powerful a choice is neces
sary. But.the system can undoubtedly be 81
improved that the water supply can be KEEP
up to necessary standard of purity. On
evident method is a good filter at the end o
every pipe for domestic uses.
Regarding the recent rehearing in Bostol
in the case OF Rev. 8. @. Johnson formerl,
Of Northfeld, the Boston Journal says ed
torially "In the outcome of the trial OF s
G. Johnson, the Methodist minister OF
PEELED from the Vermont conference for a.
legged cheating in his examinations, it ar
pears that most OF the evidence against hiI
was what would in a civil court have bee
termed circumstantial. That a minister {
the gospel should have appealed his case 8
all under a charge like lying or cheatin
+, speaks strongly against circumstsntial ev
dence. 1t must have been strong testim,
: ny, for, AS Bishop Mallalieu himself saw
4 the Methodists OF the ministry are usual
willing to give an accused brother ful
chance to prove his innocence and 81
. charges to the last grain"
q A novel entertainment is to be given
8 Trinity vestry, Wednesday evening, Jul
o 26. 1t Is called Military Bazaar, and thel
will be many attractive features, anon
. which are mail and express department
!. typical OF those in camp, the arrival and
J; parture OF mails being announced by
/. bugle. A series Of army and navy tableau
will be given in which members from Cor
n pany III will assist. They will also give q