The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-28
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


l.. Laird.
Phillip Smith has returned from Williams
towr, Mass, where he has been attending
Williams College.
Mss Anna Baker returned from Welles.
ley College Wednesday evening for the
summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. #. w. Stanyan returned
home recently from New York where Mrs.
Stanyan has been for the past two months.
Mrs. Viola j. Billings and son, Earle,
left the city on Thursday for Pittsburg,
Penn, where she will visit sister for some
weeks.
The Capital Electric Company has Just
added an engine lathe to its workroom to
meet promptly the increase in bicycle re-
pairing.
The marriage Of Miss Hattie Q. Fisk to
@. K. Gay, a contractor and builder OF Bar
ton Landing, is announced to occur in this
city Tuesday, July 3d.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Benwsy died Tuesday night from oulvul'
sions. Burial was made on Wednesday in
the Catholic cemetery.
Paul Dillingham; has returned from a
weeks visit in Hanover, N. H., where he
has been attending commencement exer-
cises at Dartmouth College.
George Seguin's wrists, which he recent
ly burned seriously, are now troubling him
30 that, by advice OF his physician, he has
given up his work In the Miller restaurant
for a time.
Rev. j. Edward Wright delivered an ad-
dress In St. Adams Wednesday evening be-
fore the sixty-seventh annual meeting OF
the Vermont Champlain Association OF
Universalists.
The old Fender house situated between
Middlesex and Waterbury was burned
about midnight Thursday night. The
house was unoccupied and the property
loss is small. The fire was probably OF in
cendiary origin.
Harry Tapln returned Wednesday even
ing from Andover, Mass, where he has
will return to Andover this week to take
the annual examination, and will then come
to Montpelier TO remain during vacation.
Thursday afternoon, the case of Fri Gun
nison of Berlin Us. c. G. Rublee of Morris
town, for debt of $179 40, was heard be-
fore Justice j. H. Lucia at Berlin. Judg.
ment was rendered for the plaintiff to re-
cover the amount sued for and 1920 costs
The Montreal Gazette Of Thursday has the
following: zone of the crack bands OF Yer
mont arrived last evening, hailidg from
Montpelier, and took part in the camp fire.
The band consists of thirty: five pieces, I'M
der the leadership of I I'M Merrill, and will
endeavor to carry off the prize at the baud
concert"
Horse racing on lower Stats street is get
ting to be a fad which is becoming danger
GUS to the slower going public. Two ladie1
who were driving near Green Mount Gem
etery Wednesday afternoon narrowly {.
capped being wrecked by two teams which
were indulgng in race, taking the entire
highway.
Prof. b. G. wilkins brought Miss lizzie
Spaulding of Northfeld to his home for
treatment on Tuesday. 1t is the first time
Miss Spaulding has bean on the cars for
over twenty-five years. Any who are in-
terested in the virtues OF magnetic treat
ment are welcome d see her aud investi-
gate the case.
While Michael Pembroke and Miss De-
Collaines of Wrightsvile were driving from
Elm street to State Thursday morning the
horse became frightened, and reared and
plunged, crushing one of the forward wheels
OF the carriage. The animal was secured by
City Sheriff Bancroft, however, before he
inflicted any further damage. The occu-
pants Of the cerriege had a narrow escape
from being capsized into the street.
G. W. Parmenter and G. II. Ferrin have
horses laid up caused by getting nails in
their feet which were in ashes used by the
city to fill the holes worn in the streets.
This is the second horse Mr.. Ferrln has
had injured from the same cause. The ex-
pense incurred by him in curing the first
was over $50 The ashes are placed in the
streets without sitting. 80 naturally nails,
glass and the like will be mixed with them.
Word has been received here that Miss
Katherine Hutchinson has bsen engece1
as soprano by lycsum bureau in Boston
for thirty weeks tour next season at a
salary OF $75 per week and expenses. She
will have the congratulations of her friend 4
in Montpelier Miss Hutchinson for the
past two years has been taking voice cult
ure in Boston, and her success is due to a
naturally sweet voice which has been per-
fected by hard study.
The Thomas club was very pleasantly en-
tertained Thursday evening by Miss Ger
trude Meinecke, at the home Of Mrs. l. G.
Vail on School street. The vacant rooms
on the first floor were prettily decorated
with fresh flowers, and were utilized for
six hand euchre, which was the principal
feature OF the evenings entertainment
The prize, lovely picture, was won by
Miss Ella Bailey. Light refreshments were
served at the conclusion Of the card playing
Charles P. Hayden was arrested Thursday
morning by Officer Brown on the charge OF
sssaulting Mrs. Mary Higbee about four
weeds ago. Mrs. Higbee has been acting
as nurse to Lady Langdon Nicholas. A
partial hearing in the case was held in city
court this morning. 1t is held by Miss Hig.
bee, that while she was attempting to move
settee belonging to the estate at Nicholas
block, Hayden, who also claimed the gus--
dianship OF the settee, while trying to get it
away from her struck her violently in the
breast.
which visited this city Tuesday afternoon,
Hon. B. #. Fifield suffered a painful acct
dent which will confine him to his home
for some time. He was sitting ON the paz-
"a to his residence when the storm broke
and in attempting to reach the interior OF
his house, he slipped on some OF the hail
stones and fell heavily on the piazza. Dr.
A B. Bisbee was summoned and on making
an examination Of Mr.. Fields injuries
found that he had suffered fracture OF the
small bone in one of his ankles. DR.. Bis
bee reduced the fracture and Mr.. Fifield
was reported today as comfortable as could
be expected.
The Central Vermont railway COMPANY
will sell special excursion tickets at greatly
reduced rates between all stations north Of
Windsor and Burlington to accommodate
the travelling public July A. Tickets will
be sold for that day only. for thirty-four
miles or more, for fare one way for the
round trip; twenty-five to thirty-three miles,
one dollar for the round trip; for distance
OF less than twenty-five miles, two cents
per mile. These tickets will be good re-
turning until July s. Tickets good for
continuous passage in both directions will
be sold for fare and third for the round
trim GOOd going ,Tulv 9 z and 4 pnod ra