The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-17
MONTPE,. Ter AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

r. g. Bowers has moved into his new OF
fee in the Langdon building.
r. G. Robinson has sold his cut flower
business to Ernest jacobson, the florist.
NV. Cooley has moved from Downing
street to his new house on Wheelock street.
Mrs. Wiley of Jones Brook recently pick
ed ripe raspberries and blossoms on the
same bush.
Earl f. Greene has received his discharge
from the Uuited States army aud is on his
way to Montpelier.
Mr.. and MIS-. j. b. Morse were called to
Boston Thursday by the serious illness OF
Mr., Morse's father.
Herbert Clay OF Boston, travelling passen,
ger agent for the Atohison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway, was in town ON Friday.
G. l. Hood of Lowell, Mass, proprietor of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, was in town Thursday
accompanied by his brother, A. II. Hood, OF
Chelsea.
Rev. W. A. Dawson of this city was APP
pointed State missionary for another year
at the annual meeting of the Baptist State
convention just held at Brattleboro.
One of the largest paving contracts ever
secured in this section has been let to L,
w. Eagsn of this city and will give work
to twenty-five men for nearly year.
E. e. Blakely, who six weeks ago under
went u second surgical operation for the
fully recovered and able to be about town
again.
A petition is to be presented by residents
of ward six to the city council asking that
the street temporarily named Wheelock
street be changed permanently to Law
renee avenue,
Montpelier Council, Knights OF Column
bus, held its first regular meeting in its new
hail in the Union block on Wednesday
pvegtinp The bal1 ia VERY nrattilV furuiab-
ed with black walnut and oak and is the
finest council chamber of the order in the
State.
An alarm was ruug in from box 81 on
Tuesday evening for slight fire in the j.
G. Farwell tenement house on Court street
caused by q defective chimney, The fire
department responded but il was not neces-
AIRY to throw any water as the fire was
easily eXtinguished with FIRE extlnguishers.
The damage was slight
Leon Baketel and Thomos Cassidy, who
have been confined at the asylum at Water
bury for some months, have been brought
to the Jail here by Sheriff Graves by order
OF the court. Some action will soon be ia
ken in the disposition Of these cases which
arr docketed against Baketel larceny, and
State against Cassidy, assault with intent to
kill.
The Free Press, in commenting upon the
performance of Vermont artists at the must
Cal lbbtlNdl III burlington on lu6budy AFTER
noon, pays G, H. Wilder of this city the fol-
lowing tribute; "Mr Wilder's flute solo, a
potpourri from "The Trumpeter OF Sex
kingeD," as usual delighted his audience,
his wonderful technical command of his in
strument being much appreciated"
Jerry Lounge of Calais was arrested on
Thursday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Tracy and brought to this city. In city
court that evening he pleaded guilty to the
charges of drunkenness and indecent be-
havior. For the first offence ne was fined
So and costs and for the last $50 and costs
or about S72 in all which he paid. F. A.
Bailey appeared for the Stale and r. B.
Thomas for the respondent.
The first days session of the State board
of dental examiners opsned here Wednesday
The members of the board are Thomas
Mound of Rutland president; George f.
Cheney of st. Johnsbury, secretary; X. M.
Chase of Bethel; S ID. Hodge of Burling-
ton; X Longfellow Cleaves of Montpelier.
There were today ten applicants for the ex-
aminations which are conducted at the Pa.
vilon and at the Office of DR.. Cleaves a
practical demonstration Of the applicants
ability as a workman is required.
The meeting of the State board of dental
examiners closed today by the members en-
joying an electric car ride to Barre and re-
Turn. The successful applicants who passed
the examination and are admitted to prac-
tice in the State were: Harold j. Creagsn
of Camden, n. j., w. L Waits and David
Manson of Burlington, Charles W. Straight
of Keesville, NY, Walter s Cole of Lyme,
N. H., Andrew j Culver OF St. Adams, p,
O. Drew Of Fairfax, Coy NJ, Bugbee of Pom
fret, and p. j. Nom ahon of Windsor.
Some time ago some unknown person or
persons stole w. p. Whitcombs pet coons.
The other night they were returned, but
not to Mr.. Whtcomb Instead, they were
turned loose in the hen house of G. @.
Fields and there made merry with the
feathered bpeds. A neighbOr notified Mr..
Fields OF the commotion in his chicken
coop, and lighting lantern the party inves-
tigated The coons were found perched
upon the roost with tina hens, OF which they
were on the point OF making meal. The
Investigators had some hesitation about
tackling the animals bare hand I'd, but final
ly one of the party got the coons on the
ground covered them with box and then
transferred them to a barrel to await the
coming of their owner.
The following is the list of officers for the
ensuing year chosen at the meeting of the
Montpelier Educational and Benevolent
Association held on Tuesday President,
j II. Lucia; vice president, Mrs. r. M.
Denny; secretary, j. Wright; treasurer,
Mrs. q. w. Guernsey; executive commit
tee, Mesdames o L. Watson, #. NJ Cory,
S. L. Howe, Hiram Carleton, Charles ii.
Fuller and Joel Foster; finance committee,
a. W. EoLIihi vi W. H. iioudtuoou anu
Mason s. Stone. The report OF the execu-
tive committee showed that donations OF
clothing to the association had been gener-
GUS during the year, while applications for
assistance had been fewer than usual
About eighty different scholars had attend.
ed the industrial school. who had been in
structed by eighteen different teachers. Ad
ditional contributions of clothing for the
destitute, and money and material for the
school, are requested, and the assistance Of
competent adults in the work OF the schoo
is earnestly desired. Gifts may be placed
in charge of Mrs. G. W. Guernsey, No. 81
LOOMS street.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT.
An nnuauaI huatIa at and arOnnd baad