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

leg IN his place as regular patrolman'
Hon. w. p. Dillingham; went to Brattle-
boro Monday to conduct a hearing in a
United States case before Judge Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton Wool OF Springfield,
Mass, are guests of l.. p. Lawrence for a
few days before going to Calais to visit rel
atives.
Mrs. Mary Reed and son OF South Wey.
mouth, Mass, are guests of Mrs. j. " Bah
cock. Mrs. Reed WAS a daughter OF the
late George N. Clark of East Montpelier
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L, Farwell went Sat
urdsy to Concord, N. H., to remain with
Mr. Farwells sister over Sunday. On Mon
day they went TO Franklin, Pa, for two
weeks.
Robert Whelan is contemplating the pur-
chase of au automobile with d capacity for
carrying five passengers. 1t is said he will
run it for revenue when he is off duty as
engineer.
w. l.. Scoville, formerly of this city, has
been elected first lieutenant Of Company Z,
Eighth regiment, Massachusetts National
Guard. This company Is located at Cam
bridge, Mass
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Mary Putnam
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. There will
be a report of the county convention and
quiz in the State minutes
Two more carloads of steel material for
the Charles street bridge have arrived. Mr..
Hough OF the Groton Bridge Company is in
town making arrangements for material
with which TO construct the false work OF
the bridge.
The Governor and Adjutant General
have issued general orders for the annual
muster of the First Regiment, to be held at
the State camp-ground, near Fort Ethan
Allen from Saturday, August IL, TO Satur-
day, August 18, inclusive.
S. s. Ballard, the agent, has just learned
that the steamer Fuerst Bismarck of the
Ham burg American line on which Ernest
Jacobsen, I. W. Wood, and Mr. and Mrs.
j. W. Burgess OF this city sailed for Ger
many June 28, had arrived at Hamburg.
Frank LaBounty, who was tried in city
court Saturday afternoon on the charge OF
intoxication, was found guilty and fined,
with costs, S21.05. Respondent took excep-
tions, sentence was stayed and cause passed
TO Supreme Court upon his furnishing bail
in the sum of 500.
4. f. Blakely has decided to undergo an
other surgical operation upon his injured
foot. He will enter the Heaton hospital
about the middle of the month and will
have the heel of his foot removed close to
the ankle joint. AS it is now it impedes his
walk as the muscles OF the heel are useless.
The Montpelier orchestra Of fifteen pieces
has been engaged to furnish music for the
Life Insurance Company next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The band has been
engaged to furnish music at the clam bake
which is to be given under the same auspi-
ces Friday afternoon
Among the out-of-town musicians who
will play with the Montpelier orchestra
this week at the various National Life func.
tions are j. A. Reardon of Brockton, Mass,
flute and piccolo; Bert Waterman and son
of Burlington, violins; Carl Beedle OF
Keene, N. H., cello. Thus augmented the
orchestra will be second to none.
The committee OF one hundred on India
famine relief, Of New York city, has sent to
this city circular letters in the form OF an
appeal for contributions from individuals of
from two to five cents per day for the aid of
the 60 100000 famine stricken people OF In
dia Thousands, 1t is said, are starving
every twenty-four hours.
There will be an all.day meeting on We'd
nesday, July II, at the Evangelical church
at so State street. Services will be held at
2 and 1880 p. M. From this time on there
will be an all day meeting once month.
On Sunday, July 10, Children's Day will be
observed. Appropriate exercises will be
held by the children. All are welcome.
". Brooks and daughter Ruth went to
Boston Sunday night. Miss Ruth will go
to Winthrop Beach to remain with the fam
lily of Q. II. Deming, while Mr.. Brooks goes
W f1hlllAx, N LO hltbuu bu6 uboJluRb Vi
the National Institute OF Instruction. AT
its close Mr.. Brooks and M. s. Stone Will
60 to the Maine woods on fishing trip.
Francis Gravelin was taken before acting
Judge Laird in city court Monday evening,
charged with third offence OF intoxication.
| He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted
and fined, with costs, $50 He appealed
| his case to county court, and bail in the
sum of 500 was furnished by Oughtney
II 10 and fhar { Aiot,
will be appointed for Gravelin.
| The Montpelier friends OF e. II. Miller
| the Representative from Dummerston in
the Legislature of 1898, who often had the
pleasure OF listening TO his cultured bari
| tone voice during that session, will be
pleased TO know that Mr.. Miller has been
nominated by the Republicans OF Windham
county as one of the Senators from tina,
county in the coming Legislature.
w. e. Adams left Monday afternoon fol
an extended western trip hich will include
| From Montpelier Mr.. Adams will go Il
Buffalo, thence to Duluth by water, then tC
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Yellowstone Park
Seattle and Tacoma, Portland, Oregon anC
San Francisco. On the return trip he will
make long stops at Salt Lake City and Den
YER.
The Sundsy-school OF the Church of the
view of this fact the pastor gives a corda
invitation TO those members of the schoo
who remain in town to attend the Sunday
morning service. That service to-morro u
will be especially devoted to the young
The Sunday.schoOl picnic will be held ii
Dewey Park next Wednesday.
Rev. W. W. Foster, one OF the oldes
members of the Troy Conference, died sud
denly on Thursday at his home at RounI
Lake, N. Y. DR.. Foster was seventy-nin
years OF age, entered the Troy conference
in 1849, his first appointment being at Hines
burgh. He had also had pastorates a
Whiting, Panton, Bridport. and al Cheshire
Lanesboro and New Ashford, Mass, tn
latter place being his last. He was faith
full pastor until his ret ement from activ
service in 1891
George Nj. Carpenter received word Fri
day evening that an electric on which hi
wife and daughter Gertrude were riding ol
Observation-Disclosures, Boston, was struck b.
swiftly moving piece Of fire apparatus
and Miss Gertrude was badly injured Thi
young lady ID pleasantly remembered Il
Montpelier where she spent the summe
two years ago. 1t Is not thought her inju
ries will be fatal and IL is hoped they vii
not be of a lasting character.
Some six hundred people from Barre an