The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Epworth League Reading Circle will
meet next Friday evening with Mrs. Tracy
at the Jail.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor society
will hold a social Wednesday evening at the
home Of Mrs. Charles Jack.
Miss Laura L. Ropes has returned from
Brookline Mass, whore she has been the
guest of Miss Juliet. Day for several weeks.
The Ladies' Union OF the Spiritualist So
ciety will hold its annual meeting at Mrs
Eliza Turner's Thursday afternoon, March g.
The Ladies' Union will hold an oyster
supper and dance in City hall, Berlin street,
Wednesday evening. Supper from $50 to
1880 o'clock.
T. W. Eagan ia in New York on weeks
business trip Work will not be resumed at
the Capital Granite Company sheds until
next Monday.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock with Mrs.
III. B. Cross, II Hubbard street. The ladies
are invited to tea.
Miss Florence Hill has so far recovered
from her recent illness az to be able to re-
sumo her duties in the Office of Dillingham;,
Huse & Rowland.
The monthly meeting of the executive
council Of the Anti-Saloon League will be
held Wednesday evening in the small
vestry at Trinity church.
Van r. Kent, a brother of Alderman
Kent, who has been visiting in Montpelier
and vicinity for three weeks left Monday
evening for his home in Denver, Colo.
John H. Senter has been retained by
Knott q Closson, the defunct Burlington
firm, as additional counsel in the five suits
brought against the firm last Wednesday.
Principal w. NJ. Newton OF the Montpel
Ter Seminary will read paper at the meet
ing of the Workingmens Club Wednesday
evening on "The Value of an Education"
The regular monthly meeting of the La
dies Aid association of Heaton hospital
will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. G. Ii. Heaton on State
street.
1t ia said that another glove contest has
been arranged between Frank Gsuther Of
this city and Joe Martel OF Barre with Jer-
ry Donahue as referee, to come off IN
this city Thursday evening, March %.
The highway on State street presents an
elevated appearance at present, with the
electric road running in valley between
either side. One leaving the sidewalk to
enter his team has to climb up some feet in
order to do 80
Mt. Sinai Temple Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, is to make "A pilgrimage to Rutland
on Friday, March 16, whore large class of
unregenerates is in waiting with tickets
for the caravan excursion across the hot
sands of the desert
Marquis de Lafayette chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, will meet on
Monday evening next at half past seven
with Mrs. w. A. Brisgs, No Summer
street. instead Of tonight. The change is
made on account of the storm.
John Mcmahon, who for some time has
been suffering from an attack from pneu-
monia, was conveyed Sunday from his
rooms on Barre street to the Heaton hospi-
tai in the ambulance. He apparently did
not suffer any relapse from the trip.
Arthur II. Bruce who recently sold his
place on Harrison avenue to Gardner p.
Rowell of Berlin has purchased of Jackson
o. Blodgett his place up Worcester Branch.
Mr.. Blodgett has purchased of Alvah Alden
the Taylor place in the Shady Rill district.
No arrests have yet been made in the
matter of the kegs Of beer purloined from
the Montpelier & Wells River freight Cur
on Thursday. The authorities have been
unable TO obtain any trace OF one of the
stolen kegs.
L. NJ. Hutchinson and A. j. Alexander
have notified the city attorney that they
wish 10 appeal from the laying OF Wilder
street at the width proposed by the city.
The formers backyard would be diminished
as would the front yard of the latter.
The class at the Young Mems Christian
Association gymnasium Friday night turned
the evening into most pleasant social oCca-
sion. College songs were sung and general
doughnuts and coffee were served by MEM
bers OF the Ladies' Auxiliary.
Miss Margaret Sabin left at $3.50 O'Clock
| Friday afternoon for Cambridge but as her
train was stalled in The snow at Jericho for
several hours she did not arrive at her des
tination until about three O'Clock this morn
ing. On her return home next week, she
will be accompanied by Miss Doris, her sis
| ter, who has been attending school at Gam
bridge during the winter.
Mrs. Ann Kelley of Northfield, mother of
| Jack Kelley, received a message from
| States prison at Windsor on Sunday, stat
ing that the physicians who have been
watching Kelley OF late have pronounced
him insane, and that he would be re-
moved TO the State asylum for the insane at
Waterbury. Kelley was taken there Monday
morning.
Saturday afternoon while G. p. Gill was
at work about the derrick at his place of
| business at the granite works Of O. p. Gill
| & Co.. his right hand became entangled in
the gearing of The derrick and the thumb
was badly crushed and mangled, There
was at first some fear 1t might be necessary
to amputate the injured member but Mr..
Gill's physician now hopes to be able TO
save it.
The missing keg OF beer taken from the
Montpelier and Wells River freight car has
been unearthed by Officer Demeritt and re-
turned TO the freight house. The guilty
parties have not as yet been apprehende1.
At the time the beer was stolen there
were twelve cases OF whiskey for the city
liquor agency in the car which were un'
molested.
The WAToHMAN job office wound up the
town report campaign, Saturday night
with a record of some 400 pages printed and
delivered in less than two weeks, besides
completing the Montpelier check list OF
some 1000 names and handling the general
work of the office. Foreman Archer and
his force and FRESHMAN Caustic "did them
selves proud"
The seventeen-year.o son OF Mrs
Charles Batchelder died Friday night al
Pitkin place. This unfortunate lad wa,
blind and subject to epileptc fits. During
one of these attacks on Friday he broke
one arm between the elbow and shoulder
Mrs. Batchelder has been unable to ge
along, OF late, without assistance. Durinl
her time of trial Overseer George Wheele
is attending carefully TO her needs.
Among the attractions booked for Barr
opera house by Manager Lapoint for Marcl
and April are March s. "The Little Minis
ter; March 10, Merchant OF Venice'
March 20, Diamond Brothers Minstrels