The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-03
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The grand jury with the States attorney
and other officers made a trip to Barre and
return this m Jrning by special electric car.
The State council, Junior Order, United
American Mechanics, will be held in Grand
Army hall, Montpelier, on Wednesday,
October 3.
The city council has awarded the $50, 900
school bonds and the S15, 900 bridge bonds,
which are 10-20s, TO the National Life Iusur.
ance Company at 800 per cent.
e. K. Knott, owned by j. Edward Bailey,
won the free for all at Brattleboro on
Thursday. The purse WAS for 5000 and Mr..
Bailey received $500 az his percentage
AT the triennial conclave of the General
Grand Council OF Mssons, held last week at
Cincinnati, Charles H. Heaton of this city
was elected General Grand Treasurer.
Capt. II. G. Lull was dressed Wednesday
for the first time since his illness, and en-
joyed the day visiting at the home Of Mrs.
George Blair, his daughter, on Berlin street.
Harry Cole has returned from few days
visit with relatives in Hardwick. IL his
health permits, he will resume his duties
as porter at the Montpelier House the first
OF hext week.
Philip Smith has returned to College at
Wtlliamstown, Mass. His place rs clerk at
the Pavilion is taken by Thomas Brown,
who has been popular clerk at the Van
Ness House in Burlington.
The body of Miss Lovely, the ten-year-
old sister of the late Rollin Lovely, was
brought here this morning and buried in
Green Mount cemetery. Mis- Lovely died
i'll Burlington at the home OF her sister.
Albert Johonnott has sold his black
smith shop and store property on Berlin
street for SO 000 The store was purchased
by Jeremiah Deadly for $1,000 and the
blacksmith shop by julius Perrin for 81 600
T. j. Deavitt entered as bail Friday
in the sum of $1,000 for John Van
Horn, who is charged with arson said to
have been committed in Calais in 1894 Van
Horn was released from all and went to his
home.
The wedding of Mr.. Harris II. Walker of
Burlington, and Miss Mary b. Carleton
daughter of Judge Hiram Carleton, will oc-
cur at Bethany church on Wednesday
evening, October 10, at half-past eight
o'clock.
The funeral OF Michael Neenan, who died
Wednesday night at his home at Jones
Brook, was held Friday from St. Au-
gustine's church, Rev. ID. j. O'Sullivan of
st. Adams, saying mass. Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery.
Levi Fendsl arrived Wednesda evening
from Providence, h. l., and Mrs. Fiendel
will follow in few days. Mr.. Fiendel is
to have charge of the building of G. W.
COlby's new block at the corner of Barre
and Hubbard streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Noyes have re-
turned after touring through New England
since last May. Mr.. Noyes is not decided
as to the business in which he will engage
Although rs had pleasant trip yet he was
homesick for Montpelier after time.
A dog with tin can tied to his tail by
some idiotic miscreant made shooting star
trip up State street this morning and was
given clean right of way. The danger
from this sort OF amusement of causing
runaways and of the dog going mad is
great.
George II. Wilder and family have re.
turned from their summers stay at Fran
coma Inn, in the White Mountains, and are
located in their new rooms at 20 Elm street.
Mr., Wilder says that the present season
has been the most pleasant and successful
OF any he has experienced in the mountains.
See here! Don't forget or omit or neglect
to pay your taxes this week at the city
treasurer's Office. Only few hours left.
The office will be open until o'clock Sat-
urday evening to receive contributions.
Come right along and have it over. Delays
are dangerous and stitch in time saves
nine.
Several of the local Foresters of America
went to Barre Tuesday evening to attend
public meeting there. Supreme Secretary
Donahue of Providence, r. L., and some of
the grand officers of the State were present
and spoke on the work of the order. A very
enjoyable reception was held later in Ar
Albert Goodnough of the firm of Good.
nough & Stearns, Portland, Oregon, which
deals in real estate, loans and insurance, is
guest OF A. Cummins. Mr.. Goodnough
is former resident of Montpelier, having
built the house on LOOMS street now owned
and occupied by Albert Johonnott. This is
his first visit here in twenty years and he is
most agreeablysurprised at the changes and
growth in the meantime.
DR.. G. E. Corbn, writing to Q friend in
this city from Sterling, Col, says he is
much improved in health and plans to
practice his profession in Sterling. He has
had very t1lttering offers to locate In Chey-
enne. Wyoming. AT this time the laws
OF sthat territory are at present against
the pactice OF osteopathy, he has been as
sured by the Governor, who is a Fl m be-
lever in the science, that he will be pro-
tected, should he locate there.
The funeral of N. G. Tabor. held We'd
nesday from his late home, was very large.
ly attended, both by people from Montpel-
Ter and East Montpelier, and friends from
surrounding towns. j. Eli Goodenongh
was in charge and Rev. Edward Wright was
were s. w. Benjamin, John Benjamin,
Willis Blanchard and Morton Marvin. The
floral offerings were simple and appropri-
ate. Burial was in Green Mount cemetery.
Notwithstanding the reports to the con-
trary in local paper Harry Il. Freer is get
LlnR along Iamously al tne deaton hospital
and his ultimate complete recovery is con-
fidently expected by his physicians and
nurses. He has been obliged to submit to
no second operation except such as are al
ways necessary after an operation for ap-
pendicitis for the removal of pus. 1t is hard
enough for Mr. Freer and his friends to 60
through such an ordeal without his being
prematurely killed by his home papers.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Heaton Hos
pital, of which Mrs. c. Il. Heaton is presi-
dent, held open house Thursday at the hos
pitsl. During the day quite number Of
ladies visited the institution and were re-
ceived by Mrs. Heaton, Mrs. w. A. Briggs,
Mrs. Hiram Carleton, Mrs. j. W. Brock and
Mrs. Roxana Dodge. Liberal contributions
in the form OF clothing, fruits, jellies, flow
ers and money, including donation from
Miss Jane Cleaves' estate, were gratefully
received. The occasion was conducted in
formally and entirely in the interests Of
charity,
w. A. Shaw, observer at the Mortified
signal station, furnishes the following data
for the month Of October for the past thir-
teen years: Mean or normal temperature,
40; warmest month, in 1894, with an aver
age of 48o; coolest month, in 1888, with an