The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-04
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOC1L HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. g. j. Gleason left Monday evening
for Chicago.
Mrs. Baldwin of Rutland, is visiting G.
III. Baldwin, her son.
G. II. More returned Friday evening from
business trip to New York.
A daughter was born ON Friday to Mr..
and Mrs. George L. Blanchard.
A son was born at Heaton hospital on
Friday evening to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l..
Peck.
Leon Blair, the young trick and fancy
bicycle rider of Holyoke, Mass, is visiting
in town.
DIR. II. l.. Watson is to occupy the office
in Union block formerly occupied by DR..
G. N. Hunt.
George Deavitt left this morning for Bur-
lington to resume his studies in the Univer-
sity Of Vermont.
The Cotton Manufacturing company ship
ped 5000 pounds of plated harness trim
mings on Saturday.
Rev. j. e. Wright is expected to preach
in the Morse school-house, East M ontpelier,
next Sunday at 2: 10 P. M.
W. s. Smith returned Friday evening
from weeks visit in Boston and Taunton,
Mass, and Concord, N, III.
The Garnet Seal circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock with Mrs
o. A. Richardson on Terrace street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lane have returned
from a ten months stay in Boston They
plan to remain in the city during the win
ter.
The Star course reserved seat sale will
occur at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building Wednesday evening, Octo
| Der 4.
w. g. Scott, formerly night operator, is
now employed as ticket clerk at the Cen
tral Vermont station, beginning his duties
today.
Yourg Peoples Fraternity will meet this
evening at Z: 10. Subject: "Religion in the
Market; The Seller" Leader Harlow M.
| Smith
workmen have begun erecting the re-
| viewing stand for Dewey day in front OF
the portico of the State House on the Sec
| ond terrace.
Q. A. Lang advertses elsewhere that lie
will be prepared to check bicycles Dewey
| Day at the Central Vermont freight depot
in this city.
Mayor Senter has invited the corporation,
faculty and students Of Dartmouth college
| to attend the Dewey celebration in this
| city next week.
Arrangements are being made to install
at least two places at convenient points for
| the checking of the luggage of visitors to
the city on Dewey day.
Fred ID. Long, who for several weeks has
been confined to the house with rheuma-
tism, was able to walk down town to-day
| with the aid OF crutches.
The Baptist Ladies' Missionary Society is
to hold meeting in the church vestry next
| Friday afternoon, which will be followed
by a supper in the evening.
County court reconvened at two o.clock
| Monday afternoon, when the trial OF the SLAM
der case was resumed. The grand jury is
| continuing its Investigations
W. B. Wall of Randolph, for many years
claim agent for the Central Vermont rail-
| road, has been appointed to a similar posi-
tion with the Boston & Maine.
Guy, son of NJ. f. Chase, was seriously
burned in the face and eyes Friday after
noon by an exploding fire cracker. The
physicians hope to save his sight.
Miss Carrie Bslch has returned from sew
| eral weeks visit with relatives in Nova
| Scotia and has resumed her duties as book
keeper for the Capital Electric Company.
Despite the inclement weather hundreds
visited the site of the bonfire Sunday after
noon. The work of constructing the huge
pile will be commenced Tuesday morning.
Miss Sarah Moulton is taking a two
weeks vacation from her duties as stenog-
rapher in the office OF Senter & Goddard
and Is visiting at her home in Richmond,
Me.
The annual meeting OF the Themas club
was held Monday evening with Miss Jen.
ME Phinney. Mrs. George III. Smile was
elected president and Mrs. G. e. Chandler,
secretary.
The annual meeting of the Montpelier
Educational and Benevolent Society will be
held in the vestry of the Church of the
Messiah next Friday evening at halt-past
seven o'clock.
In order TO give the Star course COM
mittee time to make more thorough can
vass Of the city. the choice of reserved seats
has been postponed to Wednesday, October
18, at 1880 NJ.
Rice Comedians, who are at the Barre
opera house this week, opened to large
house Monday evening. The company,
which is always excellent, is better than
ever this season.
A live partridge is attracting much atten-
ton in the meat market Of W. o. Standish.
The bird got snarled in wire fence on
Cliff street Sunday afternoon and was cap
tured by "Tenney" Caustic.
b. q. Alexander has finished work as
clerk in the Capital clothing store and has
taken similar position with ID. I. Don
nelley, who is soon to open gents furnish
ing store in the Miller block.
Word has been received at Montpelier of
the death of Mrs. Edward Bingham at
Cleveland, o. She was native OF this
city, and will be remembered by many as
Miss Maria, daughter OF Zenas Wood.
lice for Dewey day, Mayor Senter states
that corps of detectives from Boston, New
York and Montreal will be employed 10
guard against thieves and pickpockets.
Misses Lillian Kelley and Marion Dewey,
who recently graduated as nurses from the
Heaton hospital and who for three weeks
have been visiting in Sherbrooke, Quebec
and Lake Megantic, returned to the city
Saturday.
Several youths and one or two drunks
were discovered Sunday attempting to set
fire TO the material on Capitol hill accumu.
lated for the bonire. They were driven
away before their purpose could be ac-
complished.
The meeting of all the enrolled members
Of the anti-saloon league that was to have
been held Wednesday evening of this week
has been postponed until Wednesday even
ing, October % The place OF meeting will
be announced later.
Francis N. Duplesss aged eighteen years
son OF II. W. Duplessis who resides ON the
Sam Smith place, died there this morning
after weeks illness from a bowel trouble