The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-25
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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ilary to the Young Mems Christian Associ-
ton will be held Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock.
g. II. Wilder went to New Bedford
Mass, Monday night to arrange for an en-
tertainment In that city for which he fur
nishes music
Prof. George II. Elmore has purchased
five acres of land OF Clark Shepard. The
sale was made through the ID. A. Perry real
estate agency OF Barre.
The committee from Brooks Post, G. A.
R., appointed to secure q speaker for Mem
orial Day, has secured the services of Rev.
G. .. Judkins, pastor of Trinity church.
Rev. L. X. Wilman of Waterbury is in
town assisting Secretary II. w. Lewis in
issuing the annual official journal of the
proceedings of the Vermont Conference.
Rev. @. o. Judkins will be the principal
speaker at an Odd Fellows Celebration to
be held at Island Pond, the home of Grand
Master e. M. Bartlett, next Thursday
evening.
W. W. Noyes, who has just sold his farm
in Calais, is to occupy the residence at
30 st. Paul street owned by William Noyes,
his father, for few weeks before going to
Portland, Me-, to reside.
The jury in the case of NJ. A. Martin
against DR.. l. IL. Fiske, tried in city court
Monday afternoon, rendered verdict for
both trials, amounting to some $15
g. H. Wilder has been engaged to furnish
music for the Norwich University COM
mencement ball, to be held in the Armory
in this city on Thursday evening, June %.
The orchestra will consist Of eleven pieces.
Marshall Campbell, aged seventy eight
years, died Saturday from old age at his
home in Berlin. A wife and one son sur
vive him. The funeral was from the house
at ten o'clock this morning, Rev. j. Edward
Wright officiating. Burial was at Barre.
Since January last five veterans of the
Civil War have died in Montpelier or the
immediate vicinity. During the two years
prior to the date named not q member of
Brooks Post, G. A. r. died, nor did any old
soldier in town not a member Of that organ
ization.
Telesphor Allard has leased the black
smith shop on Berlin street formerly run
by e. g. Gates and will take possession at
once. Mr.. Allard is one of the veteran
horseshoers and blacksmiths of this section
and undoubtedly will receive liberal pat
ronage in his new location.
At the Fvangelican church onl Easter
Sunday and last Sunday, the pastor, Rev.
rection Of Christ" Next Sunday the sub
ject will be "The Bestitudes." Meetings
are held in the Holmes Block No. 30 State
81. All are welcome.
Col. j. FL. Lucia, chairman of the school
board, received word has from Austin q
Brigham of Boston the architects, and
George w. Hopkins & Son of North Attle-
building that is to be built in Montpelier,
that they will be in Montpelier Wednesday
morning ready to commence operations.
Mrs. j. d. Beeman, wife Of the Methodist
pastor at South Royalton, died there last
Saturday. During the years that Mr.. Bee
man was president of the Montpelier Sem
dary Mrs. Beeman lived in Montpelier,
especially in Trinity church and among its
various benevolent organizations in the
work OF which she was always active.
@. L. Smith while in the store of the A.
ID. Farwell Company this morning narrow
ly escaped serious injury. He accidently
fell down the stairway leading to the base
ment of the store. Aside from bruisng one
shoulder and getting wet on the cellar bot
tom his injuries were slight. He was con-
veyed to his home on Barre street in a
hack
#. e. Grout, Merrill Russell, s. w. Corse-
W. A. Ellis, Ii. o. Kent and W. B. Wood
ward have gone to Burlington as delegates
from Stannard Lodge, New England Order
Protection, to the eleventh annual session
of the grand lodge of Vermont held in that
city this afternoon 1t is expected repre-
sentatives from the supreme lodge will be
in attendance. A banquet will be served
this evening.
A. L. Weeks OF St. Albans, for the past
seven years the efficient deputy internal
revenue collector for the district OF Ver-
mont, has resigned, his resignation to take
effect May l. III. Clay Gleason of Burling-
ton, will be his successor. Mr.. Weeks was
appointed by President Cleveland and 80
efficiently has he performed his duties that
changes in the administration have not
affected him. He resigns for personal and
business reasons.
Postmaster Shedd has received a supply
of small bound books for two cent stamps,
containing twelve. twenty-four and forty
eight stamps each. These books are on
sale at a cost of one cent for each book
above the value of the stamps. Six stamps
are on each page. The pages are interlined
with paratfned paper to prevent premature
adhesion, and the books are OF convenient
size to carry i'll the pocket or pocket book.
When county court convenedd Monday
the jury docket was called to ascertain
whether there is a possibility of finishing
the jury work for the term this week. Only
two weeks remain before Supreme Court
convenes and Judge Tyler goes to Addison
county for the June term. The probability
now Is that the work of the term can be
completed by the last Of next week. The
case OF John A. Roeblings Sons Company
against the Barre and Montpelier Trac.
ton and Power Company is still on trial
The committee from Trinity church hav.
ing in charge the church music met Mon
day evening at the parsonage. 1t was de-
cided to hire l.. l.. Leonard of Barre, cor
netist, and Mrs. j. II. Waterman, organist.
During the session OF the legislature next
fall other arrangements may be made. Mrs
Waterman has long been the efficient or
ganst at this church, and Mr.. Leona DIS
cornet has led the singing at different times
The new arrangement will go into effect
next Sunday.
Notice was received at the local head
quarters OF the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad Monday that some sixty-fve feet
OF track had been undermined near the
Densmore crossing about two miles the
other side of East Montpelier by the en-
bankment on one side caving and sliding
away. A work train was sent out in adj
vance of the 10 p NJ. passenger train to re-
pair the damage and it was not thought the
mail train would be delayed long II at ALL
The landslide was caused by the frost COM
ing out Of the ground.
Admission will be by ticket at the enter
tainment to be given in Odd Fellows hall
next Wednesday evening in celebration of
| the eighty-first anniversary of the establish
| ment OF Odd FellOWahiD in Amarioa Thia