The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-16
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Falls, N. Y.
The funeral of Lee Harvey will be held
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from
his late home, Rev, j. Edward Wright
officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Perry, who have
been visiting relatives in town for few
days, returned on Saturday to their home
in Springfield, Mass.
DR.. II. IT, Watson has bought the DR.. j.
e. Macomber place, No. ID Loomis street,
and will move there about July l. 1t is un-
derstood the price was $4,000.
Mrs w. L. Wheeler and child left this
morning for Calais, Me-, accompanied by
Mrs. L. s. Wheeler. They expected to
meet Mr., Wheeler at Portland.
Miss Nellie Fifield was the guest of Gov.
ernor and Mrs, e. @. Smith at st. Albans
over Sunday and left with them this morn.
ing for their camp at Victoria Lake.
Mrs. Abbie George is suffering from the
effects OF a paraytic shock which she sus-
tanned in her left side Monday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. I. r. Merrill, her daugh-
ter
f. j. Campbell, night clerk at the Mont
peier House is taking vacation this week,
and will visit at his home in Morrisville
W. j. Shorey of Plainfied, takes his place
at the hotel.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies' Aid
Society connected with Trinity church wifi
be held Wednesday AFTERNOON at two
o'clock with Mrs. Amos p. Hartwell on
First Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Pike drove to this city
Saturday from Pixies Station, N III. Their
daughter arrived by train and they were the
guests OF Misses Mary and Nellie Tromblee,
sisters Of Mrs. Pike, on Sunday.
The Capital Electric Company is wiring
the Burbank residence on Main street for
electric lights. Justus l.. Batchelder is to
occupy the house as soon as other general
repairs are completed.
Crosby, Currier & Smith, civil engineers,
OF Barre, have opened branch Office in
this city In the rooms just vacated by j. M.
Boutwell,. Frank A. Walker of Barre,
architect, also occupies the same rooms.
Although the listers books are yet in
complete, 1t is known that they show an
increase OF personal property over 1899 of
about $500 900. The total amount of per-
sonal property will exceed S2,OO0,0OO
e. w. Huntley of Duxbury, chairman OF
the Washington county Republican COM
mittee, has called meeting of the commit
tee at Montpelier next Saturday to fix the
time and place for holding the Republican
county convention.
John Doherty of Salmon, Falls, N. H..
brother of Charles Doherty, who is in iail
here convicted of the murder OF Fred Muir
ply at Bolton Falls in March, 1885, is in the
b
case in Supreme court.
Several Italians arrived at MONTPELIER
Junction on the south bound train Friday
evening. They were met by others and at
once set out on foot for this city, believing,
1t Is said, that they would have to pay an
extra fare If they took the branch train.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Noyes leave We'd
nesday or Thursday for an extended car
riage drive through northern Vermont.
r. NnUpQ hafOra ypiI xyiui
II. Q. Campbell, his daughter, at Montgom-
cry for a few weeks.
Hon. s. l., Griffith of Dandy, accompan.
led by Gen. Ripley Of Rutland and w. j.
Bigelow of Burlington, have been in town
on their way to Groton, where they are to
enjoy fishing outing at one of Mr.. Grit
films camps.
church Sunday morning a missionary So
ciety was formed with Mrs. E, G.. Maker az
president, A meeting of this society is
called for Wednesday evening. Rev. Mr.
Estey Of Warren preached at the Evangel-
ical church in the evening.
E. 7. Seguin has just received from
George N, his brother, who is with the
United States forces in the Philippines
several curios in the way OF lace, silk hand
kerchiefs, Spanish rifle bullets, linen cigar
case, ETC., which are mementoes of his ex-
periences with the natives.
The local hacamen and hotel porters are
vieng with one another this spring as TO
who will come out in the neatest uniform
Ned Marshall, porter at Adams hotel, now
leads the band. He appeared at the station
today in natty uniform resplendent with
gold and blue.
Deputy Sheriffs Wedge and Tracy and
Officer Brown raided the residence OF Mrs.
Clementine Bianchi on Sibley avenue for
contraband liquors Saturday evening and
loo ura1o hnn balf Iar a
ale. The officers also visited the rooms OF
@. IL. Alexander but found nothing.
At the meeting OF the local Printer
Union, held Saturday evening in Grand
| Army hall, several new applications for
| membership were received. 1t was voted
to send for charter, and ask the district
| organizer to be at Montpelier, Saturday
| evening" May 20, to institute the new union.
| The funeral of Matte Agnes Clark was
held on Saturday from the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Clark, her parents, at 12l
Main street, Rev. o. o. Judkins officiating.
The members OF Ivy lodge, Daughters OF
Rebekah, attended In body and presented
beautiful floral offering. Burial was In
Green Mount Cemetery.
Louis Badord, a derrick man for the Co.
lumbar Granite Company, was taken crti-
| cally i'll Sunday by CLOTHING of blood upon
the brain, and his condition is growing daily
more serious. He is unconscious and is so
violent that his uncle, Peter Badord, and
another man are required to watch him
night and day to restrain his violence.
Rev. A. e. Atwater, pastor of HeddinR
church, Barre, exchanged Sunday evening
| with Rev. q. o. Judkins. MIR. Atwater
preached an old fashioned gospel sermon on
the "Preeminenoe of Christ" which held
the attention of his hearers. A pleasing
feature OF the service was the violin and
cornet duet by Mrs. Fannie Parmenter
Sheldon and O. l.. Leonard.
Blanchard brothers are to begin at once
the work OF erecting their new building on
the lot in the rear Of the Lawrence block
and expect to have it ready for occupancy
in from six to eight weeks. The building
will be 100 feet long by 26 feet wide, will be
built OF brick with slate roof and two
stories high. Peter Badord has alrra ady en-
gagged one OF the shops, which the building
will contain, for blacksmith shop.
Mrs. Clementine Bianchi, whose house
was raided Saturday evening, was brought
into city court Monday on the charges OF
keeping, selling and maintaining a nui-
sance. The hearing in the cases were con.
tinued for two weeks. w. A. Lord became
surety for the bail amounting to $500. The
officers, who made the search, said they
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