The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-14
a0NTPELlER AND VICINITY.
bOOAL H1PPENIHGs.
William Hooper is visiting his family In
Philadelphia for few weeks.


Miss Sadie Sheridan has returned from
Rutland and will spend the winter with
Mrs. j. Richard Blackhall, her sister.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock in the
trustees room Of the Kellogg Hubbard
library.
Word has been received bere of the birth
OF daughter last Wednesday to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank ID. Maynard, formerly Of this
city but now of Malone, N. Y
The first of series OF concerts and social
| dances TO be given this season by the
Montpelier militar band will be held in
Armory hall next Saturday evening,
Mrs. Fletcher ID. Proctor, with Miss EN-
lily and Master Mortimer, and her sis
ter, Mrs. III. k, Shiland OF Essex junction,
are visiting in town for part of the week.
The Fish and Game League will hold its
annual banquet at the Pavilion on Wednes.
day night, Novem Der 13. An elaborate pro-
gram has been prepared and the event
promises to be an interesting one.
Word has been received here that r. W.
| Frink, II o. Kent and w. q. Lamphere,
who are deer hunting in Skinner, Me shot
one deer each the second day they we're in
the woods They return next Saturday.
The Mckinley street precinct celebrates
| the republican victory by Tipening rasp-
berrie' and preparing for another crop
David l.. Sanders OF that region shows
/ idiBo Dubu lhuOn W ltu Ilpb lIulb anu DlOb-
| SONS.
A E. Blake OF this city and Everett
Morse of Calais left Monday on a deer
| hunting trip with l.. w, Stickney of Boston.
They will go to Mr.. Stickney's camp which
| Is located IN The woods sixteen miles from
Colebrook, N. II.
The arguments in the case OF State against
| Fred RecOr, charged with cOmpounding q
felony, We're made IN city court Monday, I'll.
q. ShurtleH for the State and j. G. Wing
for the respondent. Judge Smile with
held his decision.
Pratt & Malone, tailors, gave very
| pleasant dinner party 10 their employees at
the ID. G. Field restaurant on Monday
evening. All report the cuisine and service
excellent in every particular aud the ccas.
ion most enjoyable one.
| 1t is feared that IL. A. Skinner is suffer-
ing from blood poisoning On Wednesday,
while saving meat in the cooler Of the mar
ket, he stuck d meat hook into his left ell
bow and the wound has rapidly developed
into dangerous condition.
Thomas Nancy suffered from hemor
rhages on Sunday afternoon and was taken
to Heaton hospital for treatment Monday.
Mr.. Nancy is about eighty five years OF age
| and for some years has held the position OF
hagman at the South Main street cross
ings.
Mrs. Thomas Godsill Of this city was
arrested in Moretown Saturday by Deputy
! Sheriff Tracy and is now in jail on the
charge of being the accomplice OF John
| Sheehan Of Barre, who Was arrested by the
same officer last week on the charge of
adultery.
Miss Grace Moulton, whose eve was re-
Gently seriously injured by the bursting OF
bottle in the city cafe returned from Bur-
hngton Monday " here she has been under
treatment in a hospital. She is recovering
from her injuries and it ls expected thai
her ey esght W Ill be restored.
Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson rresled
George COMO of Northheld Friday after
noon on charge Of being an accomplce
in fight in Winooski on Thursday night.
COMO was brought to this city and lodged
in Jail until today when Deputy Sheriff Bal
lou OF Winooski transferred him to the Bur-
lington Jail 10 await trial.
Mrs. John Burke, aged forty-tour years,
died Monday evening from Bright's dis
ease at her home at 81 Barre street. She
leaves husband, three sisters aud broth
or. Her remains will be taken Tuesday to
her former home in White River junction.
where the funeral will be held from the
Catholic church on Wednesday.
Wilder's Orchestral Club is engaged to
furnish music on Thursday evening for the
first OF series of six dances to be given by
the Knights of Pythias of Barre and on Fri
day evening will furnish music at Burling-
ton for the first OF series of Masonic Tenn
pie dances. On November % and 30. the
| club has been engaged TO furnish music for
two Thanksgiving balls, one at Richford
and the other at Littleton, N. II.
The proposed incorporators of the Ameri-
can Fidelity Company which has applied to
the Legislature for charter are James w.
Brock, Hiram A. Hu4e, Ralph B. Denny,
Harlan W. Kemp and M. K. Smile. This
company, il chartered by the Legislature,
will do "a general fidelity insurance bu,i-
f,.- .na
OF town and city officers and the like. At
the first the company will condne its bust
ness to this State with the general offices in
this city,
The executors of the estate of the late j.
| E. Hubbard have sold to Smith & Walker,
| architects and civil engineers, he six acres
or more OF land on the easterly side OF Ell
street lying between Pearl street and the
residence of James q. Gu len. The firm ID
TO plot out the land and utilize it for build
ing lots The executors have also sold TO
Z. III. Ryan the double tenement house At
the corner of summer and w nter streets
and also the building lot adj Joining the prem
ises OF Is. Nj Shepard on Pearl street.
Mrs. Emily Green, aged seventy four
years, died at her home at 81 Prospect
street on Friday afternoon after an illness
OF several months. She has resided in this
city for about twenty years and was the
widow OF the late TS Ter M. Green She
want OF Berlin, Mrs. W. e Mcdonald and
Mrs, G. ID. Sulloway OF this city, and one
son, William III. Green also OF this city.
The funeral was held from her late home
aG two o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. j.
Edward Wright officiating. Interment
was Green Mount cemetery.
7. r. Gordon, who was retained in the
Sheehan- Godsill adultry case went to Bar.
re Monday and appeared before Justice
Fay for Mrs. Godslll. He Obtained her re-
lease from arrest because the papers served
upon her were defective. New ones were
issued and the woman rearrested, her bail
fixed AT S400 and tho case continued until
Thursday. During the course OF the day
Grand Juror Williams, who prosecuted the
woman and Sheehan upon representations
made by the woman's husband, because
convinced that evidence was very weak,
had the case against her mol pressed and she
was released from custody. 1t is under
stood that the case against Sheehan, who is
out on bail, will also DO mol pressed
Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, Daughters
OF the American Revolution, held a recep
tion Friday evening in the Wood Art Gal
, | lery, The members OF the chapter and in