The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-14
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs, Frederick l.. Peck reopened hei
dress-making roomsMonday after months
vacation.
Miss Charlotte Ropes is the guest of Mrs.
Frank Graves at South Royalton for few
days.
Mrs. Sarah A. Ormsbee went Tuesday to
New York to stay with Mrs. Prentiss at
Hotel Bristol.
A daughter was born this morning to Mr..
and Mrs. e. j. Ennis. Mr.. Ennis has, at
present. four cases of scarlet fever in his
family.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society will give
q hash supper in the vestry OF the church
Wednesday evening
John Angus has returned from a six
weeks visit in Minneapolis and Sunday re.
sumed his place as basso in Christ church
choir.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at half past two O'Clock
in the trustees room OF the Kellogg-Hub-
bard library.
The children of St. Michael's school are
engaged in preparing st. Patrick's day
entertainment to be given probably next
Friday evening.
Mrs Keeler was called today to Lynn,
Mass, by the serious illness of will Keeler
her son. Mrs. II. A. Bowman, her daugh-
ter, accompanied her.
The mems gymnasium class at the Young
Mems Christian Association will meet
Wednesday evening instead of this evening"
because Of the Star course entertainment.
The Bethany Christian Endeavor society
Will hold s0Ciable in the church parlor
Wednesday evening from half-past seven
to ten o'clock. All are cordially invited
to attend
George W. Colby entertained a number
OF his Grand Army friends at his home on
Barre street Friday evening. Gard play
iAg occupied the time Of the evening. Re-
ir8shments were served.
A cotillion party will be given in Village
hall, East Montpelier, on Thursday even
ing, March 10, for which G. II, Wilder, pi-
anist, and M. M. Isabelle, violinist and
prompter, will furnish music.
Chief Tuttle Monday morning arrested d.
s. Fox, granite cutter, on the charge of OBJ
tanning liquor under false pretences at the
city agency on Saturday. In city court he
pleaded guilty and was fined with costs
S2320, which he paid.
The mems gymnasium class at the Young
Mems Christian Association will be enter
tanned at lunch next Friday afternoon. 1t
is expected the gymnasium floor will be
ready for use some time this week. The
boys will begin work for the gymnasium
prizs contest on Tuesday.
Ex.Gov. w. p. Dillingham; will address
the Workingmen's Club Wednesday even
ing on "The Vermont Senate and House of
Representatives" 1t is proposed at an
early meeting of the club to hold supposed
session of the Vermont legislature to famil-
iarize the members with parliamentary law
The funeral OF the late II. 8. Loomis was
held from his late home on Main street Sat-
urday at two o'clock, Rev. j. II. Weeks
officiating. The bearers were l.. II. Bixby,
Fred Blanchard, j. M. Boutwell, and A, D.
For oil hnH nHu tNlnn IL, 81 t1,nf l.
in Green Mount cemetery.
G. H. Shipman has moved to his new
store in the Hazen block. AS there is yet
considerable work to be done there in the
way Of adding portion OF his former quar-
ters TO those he now occupies it will be
some days before his store can be adjusted
as he intends to have it when completed.
A party dropped into local pharmacy
the other day and asked for some "black
Pneumonia" The clerk was at first puz-
zled but finally asked for what use the drug
was wanted and when told that 1t was to
be given to horse he readily solved the
enigma. The man wanted black antimony
The jury in the case of State against Tim
mons, perjury, brought in verdict of
guilty Friday evening. Sentence was de-
ferrei. Court has taken recess until
Monday afternoon at two o'clock when the
case of State against LaCount, assault with
intent to kill, was taken up.
The members of the Ladies' Union met at
the home of Mrs. E. l.. Turner Saturday
evening and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year. President, Mrs. Mary
Snow; vice-president, Mrs. Lizzie Child !;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Flora Stod-
dard; executive committee, Mrs. Eliza Tur-
ner, Mrs. Sarah Scribner; auditor, Mrs.
Benjamin Daley.
The sparring match which was to have
come off in Armory hall Wednesday even
ing, March 81, between Frank Gauther of
this city and Joe Martel Of Barre has failed
to materialize. Gauther's friends say Mar
tel has pulled out OF the arrangement to
which he had agreed and that yoke OF
oxen would not be able to pull him into the
ring with Gauthier.
Monday was the twenty-fifth anniversary
Of the first great fire which visited Montpelier
in 1915, which destroyed a large block of
the business section of the town ON State
and South Main streets. The second and
more severe visitation of the fire fiend oc-
CURED on the first OF May in the same year.
Montpelier at that time and to-day make
interesting subjects for comparison.
1t was at first planned that the combina-
tion of A. d. Farwell, O. e. Kingsbury and
Robert Bliss in the clothing business was
not to 60 into effect until they had moved
to their new quarters in the Lsngdon block
but as the demand for new spring goods
increased daily these goods were opened up
and the combination is in force at the pres
ent time to avoid the making Of a second
inventory Of the stock.
The members Of Montpelier lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, will observe "ladies'
| night" next Thursday evening. For an
entertainment they have arranged with the
Tuxedo Trio of New York who will give
one OF their novel and pleasing banjo. man
dolin and guitar exhibitions, interspersed
with popular ballads, coon songs, etc. Ad-
mission will be by ticket, although no fee
will be charged. All who receive tickets of
invitation will be very cordially welcomed.
The city auditors and the State auditor
have settled the local liquor agency &C.
count for the past year, the State receiving
as its per cent. of the profits $31 06. 1t was
not at first supposed any part of the profits
of the agency would 60 to the State, but the
law provides that the per cent. shall be fig
ured on the whole business done by the
agency, and 80 the profits on the sale OF bot
ties OF $38l58 placed the total profits of the
agency above non assessable limit.
Hon S. l.. Griffith OF Dandy was In the
city Tuesday. He said that down ibis part
OF the State they have but little snow as
compared with the amount here. He said
in his town they are now engaged in sugar
making and last Sunday, which he spent in
sNfh 10 IaV.. haK.