The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.

l.. H. Greene spent Sunday with his
! brother in Montreal,
! The net proceeds Of the recent Catholic
fair amounted to 1882 "a.
g. II. Wilder has been appointed State
agent for the Henry #. Miller piano.
Marshall L Wood and j J. Williams vent
to New York on Monday to attend the
automobile exhibit.
Miss Mamie Robinson and sist T, Mrs.
Hunt OF North Ferrisburg are visiting Mrs.
@ II. Bennett OF Cliff street.
John Fraser has finished work az assist.
ant baker for @ II. Cross & Son and re-
turned TO his home in Burlington.
Peck Brothers have the contrac for put
ting in the heating apparatus In the new
house Of III. o. Ward IN Mo etown.
Rev. j. II. Metcslf OF Burlington / to
preach in the Church OF the Messiah next
Sunday on exchange with Mr.. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkins, M. r. At
kins and G. l. Lawrence have gone to
Camp Watson for few day g. duck shoot
ing.
Rachel Corse is suffering from severe
attack of typhoid fever. A trained nurse
from Burlington has been secured to at
tend her.
Miss Alice Dodge has just completed
very successful term OF school in the Dud-
ley district and returned Monday to her
nome In BrattleDoro
A G Prentiss, who has been i'll for some
time in Moretown, was brought to this city
on Sunday in Roakes & Driscoll's ambu.
lance for treatment.
Tennyson Caustic sustained severe
sprain of the ankle recently while practic
ing in the Y. NJ. G.. A. gymnasium He is
now compelled to use 9 utches.
Forms OF bids and specifications for city
lighting have been submitted to the various
local lighting concerns. The contracts are
to go into effect on March II, 1901,
The funeral OF Harold Pitkin was held
from the house at two o'clock Monday after
noon, Rev. A. N. Lewis officiating, The
bearers were the uncles Of the deceased.
Burial took place in Green Mount ceIn
etery.
g. H. Wilder's orchestral club Of nine
pieces has been eDgaped to furnish music
for the Fish and Game League bar quet
which is to be given at the Pavilion We'd
nesdsy evening. November IA.
In the course Of his Sunday evenings dis
course Rev. G. o. Judkins gave most
timely and pertinent EARNING to parents
against allowing their daughters to be upon
the streets at uDseemly hours of the even
ing.
william Merrick finished work has as
messenger boy at the Western Union to
graph flee and i, to learn the stonecutter's
pany. His place will be taken by Peter
Marc tie.
G w. Debervile OF Burlington, referee
in bankruptcy, has fixed Thursday, Novem-
ber 10, the day upon which the addi-
tional hearings in the X iott & Closson
claims will be heard before HIM at his
Office
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon AZ 2:30 o'clt ok in the
trustees room Of the Kellogg Fl bbard Ii
brary. Book reading, first five chapters on
"History of Russia" and first three chap
ters on Prussia"
Harold, aged twenty.one years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence III. Pitkln, died
Saturday from consumption, at his home At
Montpelier junction. His illness has been
d tedious one OF over years duration. The
funeral will probably be held on Monday.
Matte B. Lindsay has sold through M.
W. Wheelock's Real Estate Agency. her
residence and about eight acres of land on
The Worcester Branch road to Lewis W,
Gordon OF Sutton; consideration, 81 200
Mr.. Gordon has sold his farm at Sutton
and intends to move here at an early d ,te.
Company H is to give a grand concert
and hall in Armory hall next Thursday
evenin4 The Montpelier military band
will give concert from eight to nine
o'clock and the Montpelier orchestra will
furnish music for dancing.
The following sales OF real estate have
been made through the d. A. Perry real
estate agency, Barre, during the month Of
| October: Alexander Mstheson, cottage
house, 10 Thomas Brock. consideration
$1,000. K. o. Kent, lot on EImwood ave.
nue., to G. Comoi. Consideration $3.50
Lissie Robinson farm in East Barre, to 10.
seph Aikly. Consideration 81 600 Lot in
Barre city, owned by l. A Gale, to #.
Mearns. Consideration $3.50 This same
! agency has also sold the new house on the
French estate owned by f f. Silloway TO
Burt Bassett. Consider alton so 400.
Services were held over the remains of
the late Captain Lu!l on Tuesday. After
prayers had been offered at the house,
Brooks Post, G. A. R., aud the Woman'-
Relief Corps ed the cortege to Trir ity
church where Rev. G. O. Judkins delivered
an eulogy The bearers were Charles Lull
and William Lull, son and brother respec-
sively of the deceased, George Blair and
George Goo hue About twenty-five mem
bers OF the St escorted the procession to
Green Mount cemetery.
These very delightful Indian Summer
days are passing, if indeed they are not al
ready over and gone. They have been
many and their glory cumulative. Yester
day they attained their maximum in exhil-
Grating atmosphere, azure skies and wealth
of golden sunlight. The blue haze envelop
ing the landscape has made tue country
viewed from the Pisgahs round about, &
veritabe dreamland. 1t has delineated, IL
clear-cut lines, the cou ses OF the ranges o
hills, filed the valleys, in the light OF tn,
setting sun, with yellow mist and presen teC
the mountains In tints OF wondrous hues
The hunters moon gives splendor TO TIA,
nights. Pity IL all cannot last "till th,
robins nest again"