The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-13
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL H4PPENINGS.

d. S. Wheatley has equipped his store
| with handsome "Silent Salesman" show
case.
Miss Mary Chimney is employed as clerk
in the store of L. L. kanney during the hol-
! iday sea on.
E. A Knapp has sold his restaurant at
Barre to Leon Raihburn Of this city. He
took possession today.
There was no session of grade six OF the
Union school Monday owing to the illness
Of Mss Julia Holland, the teacher.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. X g Dodge, No. 148 Main street
The mems gy nina. ium class at the Young
Mems Christian Association will meet We'd
nesday night, instead Of Tuesday night, rs
usual.
Mrs. Joseph Poland and Mrs II. NJ.
Paige will leave Wednesday noon for via
II Of several weeks in Boston and New
York.
Ar and Mrs. j. w. Flint Of williams
town, were visitors in the city today while
on their way to St. Albans for a few days
visit.
The funeral of Mrs Deborah Holmes was
held from tho house Sunday afternoon,
Rev. W j. Cloues officiating Burial was
in the Cutler cemetery.
Mrs II. II. Jacobs of Worcester will soil
at auction, at her residence, ON Thursday,
December II, lot of personal properly.
See hand bills.
The Cotton Manufacturing Company re-
ports business at its works as especially
good, the pay roll being at this time the
largest it has been in five years.
A. o. Cummins, administrator Of the es-
tate OF w n. Peck advertise elsewhere
house on Main street, which he will sell at
public auction at TWO o'clock today.
The Ladies' Union will hold a chicken
pie supper and dance in Berlin street hall
Wednesday, December 49, Supper will be
served from $50 until 1880. All are con-
daily invited.
The case Of State v. DR.. G. E. Corbin, who
was charged with breaking into A. S.
Greene's cottage on Shanty Point October
>, has been discontinued by States Attor-
ney d. w. Steele.-St Albans Messenger.
The other evening thieves broke into the
hen house Of Amos n. Chase OF Berlin, who
sells hen fruit in this eli y to a considerable
extent, and stole every eggproducer be pos
sessed so that he is no Y enduring an egg
famine.
George E. Smith began work Monday IS
clerk in the store OF Marvin & Sherburne.
He takes the place OF Fred Kinney, who in
company with his brother is to open fish
market in Barre.
Rev and Mrs. Frank Dlckie gave a most
interesting talk at the Baptist church Sun
udy evening On tUtlI 6A ltCltuttH III Iub
inland mission field Of China. They APP
peared in Chinese costumes.
W. II. Kelley pleaded guilty in city court
today TO the charge of breach OF the peace
and paid his fine and costs amounting to
S12 10 His term in Jail for intoxcation
expires Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Henry Brazier died Friday at her
home at Montpelier Center after a tedious
Illness A husband, two daughters and a
son survive her. In England, whence
the family came some time ago, the deceas-
ed has parents living.
The Thermometer was somewhat erratic
in ward six on Sunday. Al four o'clock in
the morning it registered six degrees below
zero and at noon, eight hours later, it had
jumped 10 twenty-four degrees above, diff
ference Of thirty degrees in that time.
j. S. Viles has purchased of the electric
railway company its poles and wire from
Middlesex to the iron bridge near the Pio-
neer village. Mr.. Viles will convert his
purchase into duplicate line from his
plant in Middlesex TO this city.
Prof. A. j. Phillips is prepared to sur
pass this year any attempt made previously
in the way of music for Christmas at Christ
church. This season he has a cL DIR Of forty
voices, twelve each of ladies and gentle
men, and the remainder boys. Twor 7
| bearsals a week are held. Prof. Phillips
having the matter in charge is a guarantee
/ cA A'o oNNNNoo'
The case of Edward McGll against H.
| A. Bowman, an action on account, was
heard Saturday evening before Judge NJ
| H.. Smile. II A. Bailey appeared for the
plaintiff and G W. Wing for the defend
ant. Judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff to collect S169 with interest since
March last. The case was appealed to
county court.
Mrs. Deborah NJ. Holmes, aged eighty
years, died from pneumonia on Friday af-
| ternOon, at the home OF Mrs. H. q, Carr,
! her daughter after an illness of one week.
With her daughter, Mrs. Elmira Cowdrey
OF Berlin, sister, and III. O. and w. A.
Holmes of this city, her sons, survive. The
funeral will be held from 25 East State
street at one o'clock on Sunday. Burial
will be in the Cutler cemetery.
The term Of Orange county court closed
| on Friday afternoon. AS result of work
performed upon the criminal docket there
Deputy Sheriff Smith passed through this
city Friday evening with four young men,
two of whom he WAS to commit to the house
OF correction at Rutland and the other two
to the State Industrial School at Vergennes
Three OF these had been convicted OF lar.
csny while the fourth, young lad, was
found guilty OF arson
Some of the young boys who attend the
Union school are making themselves OBJ
noxious by snow balling the unwary trav-
elers on the city streets. This noon while
The colored band was parading on School
street, the tenor drummer fell victim to
these boys assaults. He was struck in the
ear by one OF the snow balls thrown at him
The drummer was mad. He had good rea
son to be. He dropped out of the parade
and chased the offenders but could no
catch them What is true in this mans
case Is true in others.
or the address delivered at Burlington
Sunday afternoon by Rev. q. o. Judkins
the Free Press says: "It was a forceful anC
interesting address on The Social Animal.
He pictured in a graphic manner the righ
and the wrong way of instituting temper
ance reform and sho we'd how necessary /
was to recognize the social side of man'i
nature. His address differed in many re
spects from the routine temperance address
but was none the less interesting. The au
dience filled the small hall and overflowet
into the parlors."
The ak days notice served by the Con
solidated Lighting Company upon w. III
Ward, the contractor Of the Bolton Fall
dam, expired Monday night The com
pany is TO resume work at the dam as sool
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