The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-20
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

| NED cotton lS at nome from COlumDla
College for the summer.
The White Mountain express is to make
its first first trip this season next Monday.
Homer Fits, Barre, has a good line of
| ladies' golf skirts. Don't you need one
when you have your vacation.
A son was born on Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry W. Gate, being a grandson to
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Def. Bancroft.
The members OF the graduating class Of
| the Montpelier High school are to hold a
picnic at Benjamin's Falls next Tuesday.
Mrs. II. G. Dewing and Miss Bertha, her
daughter, went today to Burlington where
they will sojourn at Queen City Park for a
time.
Misses Lucia Bailey and Alice and Edith
| Blanchard are at home from Smith Col
lege, Northampton, Mass, for the summer
| vacation.
DIR. Mary K. Emery of New York city Is
| in town for her annual vacation. She will
| be glad to see her friends at the home of
her mother on Spring street any forenoon.
| r. W. Stanysn, superintendent OF the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad, is at
| Saratoga, N. Y, attending the annual meet
ing of the National Master Car Builders
| Association.
The pupils OF Miss Dwight and Miss
Prindle will have one weeks vacation,
commencing the summer term Monday,
June %. They plan to hold musical the
following month
Quite a number OF the local veterans
left on Tuesday to attend the encamp-
Army which opens at Newport on Wednes-
day.
The marriage Of George Mccormick, OF
the granite firm of Ryle & Mccormick of
this city, and Miss Minnie Cochrane of
Northfeld occurred this morning at North
field.
The members OF the junior class OF the
Montpelier High School are to tender a
complimentary dance to the graduating
class in Elmore's hall next Monday even
ing.
The relatives Of Patrick r. Kennedy ex-
press their thanks to his many friends for
their kindness during his recent illness and
since his decease. Michael McGowan, for
the family.
Percy Baldwin has resigned his position
as bookkeeper in the store of Fred Blan-
chard & Co., and is to go in about two
weeks to take position with Swift & Co.
of Chicago.
j. G. Scribner and wife and Miss Dot
| Scribner went Tuesday to Camp Wheeler,
Greensboro, for few days outing. They
are to be the guests Of Commodore" Bur-
| bank OF the Greensboro navy.
| Prof. and Mrs N. j. Whitehill are to sail
from Montreal June 80 for England. After
| tour through that and other European
countries they will visit the Paris Exposi-
ton before returning.
nasium classes at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association will have picnic at Ben
| iamin Falls on Wednesday, leaving the as
sociation building on the $3.50 A. M. car.
Waldo e. Lyon of Leominster, Mass, the
| famous trick bicycle rider, will give an ex-
| hibtion on Main and State streets Wednes-
day afternoon and evening. Mr. Lyon has
ridden in every state in the union and has a
b ok full Of complimentary press notices.
Hon. and Mrs. Charles Dewey, Col. Fred
E. Smith, Rev. A. N. Lewis and w. T.
| Dewey went Tuesday to st. Johnsbury to
attend the one hundred and tenth annual
meeting Of the Vermont Diocesan conven-
| ton, which Is to be held in st. Andrew 3
Church this week.
William Riley, for several years driver OF
| the Montpelier Beef Company's delivery
team, has been made a travelling salesman
of the company. His place as driver is
taken by Will Snow, for several years driver
Of the j. Q. Adams hack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Blodgett, Miss Eliza
Blodgett of Burlington, Miss1 Olive b.
Stout Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Lowe and
children, James T. Sabin and Master Ray
mond Berry were guests at Col. Fred e
| Smiths "Camp Lookout" in Berlin on Sun
day.
Robert Rogers, ticket agent at the local
station OF the Montpelier and Wells River
road, is visiting in Boston. His place is
being taken by George Randall OF Woods
| vile, N. h., assistant in the train dis
patcher's Office of the Boston and Maine
road.
Charles G. Clark, a Montpelier stone cut
| has in nrli
bankruptcy, with liabilities at $35816 anC
assets $75280, OF which $500 is exempt. j
A. l.. Julien, reporter on the Barre Daily
Times, has also filed petition in bank
ruptcy at the clerks Office in Burlington
His liabilities are said to be- about $500 an(
his assets one bicycle.
A telephone message received at on
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon from Newport sail
Judge Thompson's condition is practically
unchanged from yesterday. The pneumo
MIA is yielding TO treatment, but the typhoi'
fever must run its course before any per
ceptible change for the better can be ex
pected. He Is no better and apparentl.
growing somewhat weaker.
Childrens day was observed at Bethan
! church Sunday. AT the morning servic
} Rev, Dr. Norman Seaver, the pastor
preached special sermon to the children
who were seated in a body. AT the clos'
three children were admitted to member
ship. In the evening concert was givei
by the members OF tho Sunday-school VIII
. creditably rendered choice literary an
musical programme.
q Several changes in the operating force a
the local telephone exchange were mad
Monday. Miss Minnie Whitney, toll line or
\ orator, is transferred TO the Barre office a
!. chief operator. Miss Lena Mayo Of Rutlan
/. has been added to the regular force, an,
Miss Daisy Dunbar, an experienced opera
= ator from Lebanon, N. H., will assist dun
D ing the summer vacations. All Office en-
+ tion with full pay.
: The Woman's Christian Temperate
Union of Washington County will hold il
eghte snth annual convention in Cabot
: June q and %. Thursday evening a cit
zen,a addraaa will ha piven hv Rev. L. Il