The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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his place OF business.
John Yatter of Worcester Mass, arrived
| in the city Friday evening, called by tn,
death OF Henry, his brother.
Morton Marvin, who for five weeks hal
! been visiting his son in Pittsburgh, Pa, IL
seriously i'll from erysipelas.
N Q. Tabor, who on Monday underwent
surgical operation for cancer of the face
Is reported today as doing well.
Miss Grace Bentley, who has been at her
home in North Adams, Mass, since Christ
mas, has returned for further treatment
from DR.. E. e. Beeman.
Ringling Brothers circus will exhibit al
81. Johnsbury, Montpelier, Burlington and
Rutland during the coming summer. The
exact dates are not yet fixed.
Dorman b. e. Kent left Saturday for New
York city to attend the memorial services
for the late DoTman b. Eaton, his uncle,
which are to be held there on Sunday.
Charles LaFountain was convicted in city
court Of three offences of selling and was
sentenced TO 159 days in the house of cor
rection He was taken to Rutland Monday
evening.
The September term of Washington
county court finally adjourned Saturday
morning, after a continuous session since
September 6, barring the supreme court and
holiday recess.
"a Aie8ahuer IL OullulnR on MS tarm
in the Jones Brook district large hennery,
with all the improvements. The building
Is to be 250 feet long by 20 feet in width,
and he Will put in an incubator Of 200 egg
capacity
Sheriff Graves today took Fred Wilder
and James McCarty Of Mortified, recently
convicted of burglary, and Charles Kim
ball, a vagrant, to Rutland, where they are
TO serve sentences in the house of correc-
ton.
Fourteen tables were filed at the whist
party given in the Pavilion parlors Monday
evening for the benefit of Heaton hos ptal
the first prize for ladies was won by Mrs.
Arabella Blanchard and the first prize for
gentlemen by Miss Matte Walton who
played in place of gentleman.
Among the Vermonters who have been
granted an increase of pension is the late
Latham L. Seaver of this city, whose death
occurred about two weeks ago. The in
crease was from $lS to $50 per month His
estate will draw the increase from the time
Mr.. Seaver made application to the date of
his death.
j. Victor Morrow, well known here as
Truthful James," the hero of he Battle
OF Thermopyl8, is now living in Morrison
vile, N. Y. With characteristic kindness,
he has lately been instrumental in raising,
by subscription, money enough to purchase
a valuable fur robe for Rev. j. Q. Booth of
Capt. Mower of Morrisvile, who has been
visiting in this vicinity for the past week
and who claims to have once " hipped Ad-
miral Dewey, entertained number of peo.
pie at the Central Vermont station Saturday
morning with vivid dissertation on the
liquor question and the pomposity of Eng
llshmen.
A social in the interest of the piano fund
will be held at Trinity church vestry We'd
A
programme will be rendered in ~ hich
George III. Wilder and Rev. 9. o. Judkins
will take part. Miss Beedee of the Semi
nary, Will also give short talk on foreign
travel.
Fifteen commissioned officers of Compa-
MES III, and K, of the First Regiment
Vermont National Guard, met at Armory
hall Friday evening for preliminary instruc-
tion from Major f. l.. Howe of Northtield,
preparatory to the officers school, to be
held at Burlington next Thursday and FRI
day
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian Association has made ar
rangements Tor tine concert from an en-
tertainment bureau headed by U. s. Kerr
the well known baritone singer who is to
JOIN the Grand Opera Company in New
York next season, and reader, imperson-
ator. This iconcert will be given at the
Young Mems Christian Association build
ing January 81. Mr.. Ke will be ;assisted
by Miss Nash and Messrs. Wilder and ST.
Clair
The reason the all-night street lamps
have not been burning of late is the
fact that they had been connected with the
current supplied from the Bolton Falls
plant. This varied in intensity to such an
extent that the lamps were burned out.
AT this plant the dynamos are attached di-
rect with the water wheels. The speed
would vary so the lamps cannot be used
until the water wheels have been equipped
with governors. This will be done within
short time.
The fu eral OF Miss Grace, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Folsom, who died on
Thursday morning after a two years illness
from spinal trouble, was held at eleven
O'Clock on Saturday from Bethany church,
Rev q. o. Judkins officiating. The SER
vices We're attended by the young friends OF
the deceased and the floral offerings were
John Ford, Clarence Lull Harry Lull and
Stephen Breene. Burial was in Green
Mount cemetery.
In Barre city court Arthur Locklin of this
city WAS convicted OF selling liquor some
time ago. Constable Buchanan OF that city
came to this city Monday afternoon and
plucked Locklin from the new Jail, where
he has been employed, and whisked him
away 10 Rutland on the evening train,
where he is to serve over 300 days in the
House OF Correction. Locklin had not
time to tender his adieus to his family, and
II was not until they came down town in
the evening in search of him that they
learned his fate.
A grand concert and enter ,ainment will
be held in Seminary chapel next Tuesday
evening, January 80. The Seminary hill
car will be detained until the close OF the
entertainment for the accommodation of
those who attend. Those who are to take
part are Louis j. Hathaway, pianist, Miss
Mary e, Williams, vocalist, Miss A. Jennie
Palmer, reciter, and Misses Goulett, Stew
art, Cunningham, Lamphear, Lance and
Blodgett in tableau movements. Prepar-
ations are being made to make this one OF
the choicest entertainments which has
been given here this season and the talent
named is guarantee Of Its success.
The Spiritualist convention closed Sun
day evening. The attendance throughout
was good and the meetings increased in
interest to the end. Mrs Ressegue OF
Hartford Conn, spoke twice on Sunday,
and her addresses were listened to with
marked attention. The absence, because
OF the illness Of DIR. K. A. Smith OF Brandon,
the president, was much regretted. Janus
Crossett OF Duxbury, the long time secre-