The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL. H.IPpENINGS

Mrs L. w Shedd has returned from
Gorham, Me where she has been since the
death Of her mother
The Bethany Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. Rhinehart at the residence
OF @. II. More next Friday afternoon at two
| o'clock.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union will meet Wednesday May 10 at
| half past two in the afternoon with Miss
Amy B. Fisk.
| The monthly meeting Of the Ladies Aid
to Heaton hospital will be held Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock with Miss Mary
Dewey on State street.
Bethany Christian Endeavor Society are
to hold geographical social in the chapel
Wednesday evening An attractive pro-
gramme has been prepared.
A three-fourths pound live trout on ex-
hibition at the Capital Cafe Monday even
ing was an object of considerable interest.
1t was caught by Edgar f. Mayo.
The marriage of Frank A. Bailey OF this
city to Miss Anna Clark of East Montpelier,
is announced to occur at the home of the
brides parents, on Wednesday, May 10.
Zeb Carbo holds the palm for the great
est catch Of trout thus far this season. Mon
day evening he brought home four and
half pounds as result Of the days sport.
Rev. j. e. Wright has an appointment to
preach in the Morse school house, East
Montpelier next Sunday at 2:15. Meetings
once fortnight may be expected from that
date.
That the spirit of Dewey Day is infec-
tious in the city is evident from the fact
that even the mail carriers decorated their
pouches with small flags while making
their rounds
Of New York and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W.
Sherburne OF Melrose Mass. are in town,
called here to attepd the funeral of Mrs.
III. X. Sherburne.
A concert and dance by the Montpelier
Military Band and orchestra will be given
in Armory hall Friday evening, May 8.
Concert from eight to nine o'clock dancing
from nine to tn elve.
The Sons and Daughters OF the American
Revolution have invited their friends to q
reception to be given Wednesday evening
at half past seven at the residence of A. o.
Cummins on College street.
Thomas e. Smith has retired as superin-
tendent OF the Barre and Montpelier elec-
trio railway. His place is taken by f. H.
Andrus, who held the same position at the
time the road was opened last June.
The will of the late Benjamin l. Wheeler
OF East Montpelier was filed for probate Sat
urday. The only public bequest is 500, to
Goddard Seminary, Barre. With this ex-
ception all his estate is left to his relatives.
7. e. Smith has gone to his home at
Ballston Spa, n. Y. for visit OF two
weeks. He will then return to Montpelier
and devote his energies to preparing for
building the Mad River valley electric rail-
way.
Myron Markham of Shady Rill has sold his
farm to Mr.. Holmes. He has bought farm
in Worcester and moved to it Luther
Maxham has bought Charles Martins farm.
Alva Alden has moved to George Herricks
farm.
Horace e. Bliss, who was arrested Mon
day afternoon for selling intoxicating liq-
uor upon the disclosure Of j. G. Mills Of
Cabot, was placed under $500 bonds for his
appearance for trial. II. g. Holmes became
his security.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' Libra
ry Guild was held Monday afternoon. No
business was transacted and an adjourn
ment for one week was taken with a view
to disbanding the organization at the ad-
iourned meeting.
Deputy Sheriff j. L. Tuttle was in Mid
desex Wednesday evening TO serve eject
mentpapers in the suit of Mrs. Catherine B.
Holden against George White OF that place
The process was to eject White from barn
owned by Mrs. Holden.
Landlord A. s. Sparrow of the Montpel-
ier House has a bill against the State OF
about $50 for board OF jurors kept together
in criminal cases. A law passed by the
legislature Of 1885, provides for the payment
of such bills by the State.
In behalf of the city, aldermen Brown and
Fred Blanchard sent Sunday morning to
beautiful bouquet of roses for Mrs. Clark.
The complement was very pleasantly ac-
knowled by the recipient.
Mrs. Israel Crapo was taken suddenly i'll
at her home on North Franklin street Mon
day evening and died at three o'clock this
morning. She leaves husband and sever
| al children. The funeral will be held from
St. Augustine's church Wednesday morn
ing.
Stanley, the little son OF Mrs. Minnie e.
Marsh, was quite badly injured Saturday
! afternoon by being run over by delivery
team driven by William Sawyer on upper
Loomis street. Mr.. Sawyer did all in his
power to avert the accident but was unable
to check his horse.
The horse driven by Henry j. Snow be-
came frightened this morning by trolley
car at the head of State street and went in
to the air coming down in the wagon OF
Frank Bean which was just in front. AS q
result Of the ENHANCEMENT, one side OF Mr..
Beams wagon was wrecked.
Miss Annette Upham and Mrs. Fl. X
Sherburne are the only members OF Mar
Quis de Lafayette chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution who have died since
this Montpelier chapter was instituted. 1t
is worthy of note that both of these deaths
have been Of such tragic nature.
w. e. Hsyford has sold his oil and gaso
lene business to Frank ID. Maynard Of Bur
lington. 1t is said that w. N. Root con
templates giving up the wholesale delivery
for the STANDARD Oil Company about July
and will move to his farm, and that in sucl
an event Mr.. Hayford may possibly sue
ceed him on that route.
Hermon d. Hopkins is suffering from
badly bruised face sustained Monday after
noon. He was at work in the basement o
his house when he struck the back of hi
head against beam and In throwing hi
head forward, his face struck forcibly OF
the edge of an iron bound barrel cutting thu
bridge OF his nose and draping his left ey,
in deep mourning.
While Mrs. Dudley q. Nichols and Mis-
Amy, her daughter, were driving on Stat
street Sunday afternoon, the horse becan
frightened at an electric car and before
could be brought under control, shie(
onto Eastern avenue, throwing out bot
ladies. The carriage was demolished am
both ladies were severely bruised an
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