The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-01
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Col. r. e. Smith visited the family OF
Col. III. II. Stoughton OF Barre on Wednes-
day.
The ladies of Christ church are preparing
for their annual Easter sale, which will be
held at the parish honse on the 18th and
t4th of April.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Kent entertained the
Wheel club ut whist on Tuesday evening.
Refreshments were served and most en-
joyable evening was passed.
AT meeting of Gen. Stephen Thomas
Camp, Sons Of Veterans, held Thursday
evening, Frank III. Smith was elected first
lieutenant and Ned j. Alexander, second
lieutenant.
K. T. Rice, the aged Barre tailor who fell
last Sunday evening while coming out of
church and broke his right hip, was brought
to Heaton hospital Thursday afternoon for
treatment.
The New England dinner given by the
ladies of the Church of the Messiah in the
church vestry on Wednesday, proved more
successful than was expected. The receipts
amounted to about 1872.
A large amount of granite is being drawn
from the quarries in Calais to different
sheds in the city. George Patterson drew
today with u single pair OF horses load
which weighed 7 100 pounds.
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver preached the
dedicatory sermon at the opening OF the
new Congregational church at East Barre
Thursday afternoon. His theme was
keeping Faith with Jesus"
Robert Cook, formerly manager for the
granite firm of Cook, Watkins & Bradley Of
Barre, which was sold, left on Thurs
day for Boston. He has been employed as
travelling salesman for the new firm OF
Cook & Watkins.
The members OF Brooks Post G. A. X.
entertained members OF Brooks Relief
Corps in their hail in Blanchard block on
Tuesday evening. The time was pleasant
ly passed at whist, after which refresh
mt ats we're served.
TIL 3 electric stamping machine recently
placed in the post-office, of which mention
has been made, works to perfection and is a
great save of time and arm exercise. The
machine when run at full speed will stamp
neatly three hundred letters minute.
At an executive session of the city coun.
Gil held Wednesday evening, City Attorney
Carleton was instructed TO compel the cleo
trio railway company to live up to its fran
chis9 i'll every particular. This may bring
about some action in regard to the ten cent
fare
Ten SDaniards have reached Montpelier
from Spain during the past week, six of
them arriving Tuesday evening. They are
all stone cutters and have joined the Span
ish colony on Sibley street. Twelve more
are reported enroute from Madrid to Mont.
peler.
Mrs. Alma Smith received telegram to-
day from jackson vile, Fla, saying that
her son, Henry L. Il Smith, dangerously
ill with pneumonia, was failing fast, and
that it was not expected that he would re-
cover. She leaves for Jacksonville on the
evening train
Joshua Tournier from the Barre quarries
was taken into custody on Wednesday af er-
noon for cele 1rdting Washiugton's birthday
too freely This morning before Justice j.
ii Lucia, with the aid of an interpreter, he
disclosed on au unknovn friend in Barre
He was fined $40 81 which he paid
Judge Hoyt III. Wheeler will hold $685.
sion OF United States Court for naturalza-
ton Purposes at the Cuur room in the
federal building next Monday afternoon,
commencing on the arrival of the mail
train. large crowd will be down from
Barre, many Of them to take out their first
papers
George Fl. Wilder signed contract on
Wednesday to furnish an orchestra of which
he will be director, at the Franconia Inn,
White Mountains, during the coming sum-
mar. This will be Mr.. Wilder's third year
at this popular summer resort, and his
eleventh consecutive year at the White
Mountains.
G. II. More, g. H, Dewing aud Thomas
Dewey attended the interstate conven-
ton Of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociations of Vermont and New Hampshire
held at Laconia February 1926 Sec
Rotary r. II Merrill left Thurs ay morn.
ing and remained until the close of the
convention.
Arrang -ments have been made for an en-
tertainment to be given March 10-11 in Ar
mory hall under the auspices OF Company
III. 1t will consist OF 3 stereoptcon lecture
on "Cuba," by Senior Felipe Sarong Cato,
an educated Cuban, who is also talented
pianist. Animated pictures will be shown
with the cineograph.
The annual report of DIR. w. l.. Goodale,
Citu Haalth Officar aho w ia tot al har
of births during the past year as eighty
three OF these forty-six were males and
thirty.seven females The total number OF
deaths was seventy-two, twenty five fe-
males and forty-seven males; excess of
births over deaths, eleven.
A meeting of the board of directors of the
Young Mems Cnristian Association was
held in the association parlors Tuesday
evening for the purpose of laying out line
OF work for the coming year. L, L. Hazel
wood secretary of the International COM
mittee was present and gave helpful sug-
gestions regarding association work.
Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather
forty-eight members OF the Philharmonic
Society met Tuesday evening in Bethany
chapel. Two hours were industriously de-
ton OF Prof. A. j. Phillips. The members
voted unanimously to change the time of
meeting from Tuesday to Monday evening.
Whitcomb Brothers are planning extern
sive improvements in their laundry on
South Main street, necessitated by their
steadily increasing business. Willard p.
Whitcomb is now in Troy, N. Y, purchas-
ing new shirt polisher and new collar and
cuff polishers OF the latest pattern. Other
new machinery will be added at an early
day.
The Montpelier Spritualist Association
met at f. j. Fallon's Thursday evening
and elected officers for The coming year:
President, Mrs. Eliza Turner; vice presi-
dent Mrs. Sarah Scribner; secretary, Mrs.
Flora Stoddard; managers, e. ]. Fallon.
Trad Ellis, Mrs. Mary Snow; treasurer
Mrs. Jessie Fallon; auditor, Gilman Scrib-
ner; musical director Mrs Ida Young.
Miss Alice Blanchard very pleasantly en-
tertained about twenty-fi Ve of her friends
Tuesday evening at her home on School
street An entertainment entitled "a Rice
Pudding" was given, Miss Alice Banch-
nd Miau fora Tohnnnntt To- ~,