The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-08
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


with friends at Groton pond for a few days.
Mrs. W. e. Laird has returned from
several months visit with relatives in
Ohio.
DIR. William Ramsdell and wife of New
York are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. o. @.
Wiley.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. II. Temple left Thurs.
day for ten days outing at York Beach,
Me.
Mrs. Lucy Woodward OF Thompsonville,
Conn.,, is visiting Alfred Harris, her neph-
ew.
Prot L. j. Hathaway has purchased of j.
II. Dutton a handsome and latest improved
Kusba upright piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Gillette OF Waterbury,
Conn, are at the Montpelier house for q
stay OF two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. @. Bancroft went to Bos-
ton Friday. They will visit Nova Scotia and
Prince Edwards Island before their return.
John l.. Stanyan claims the medal az the
century bicycle rider of this vicinity his cy-
clometer already having registered over
LOO miles.
The grocery firm OF Callahan g. Gill has
been dissolved by Edward Gill purchasing
Fred Callahan's share in the business. Mr..
Gill took possession Tuesday and will con.
tinue at the old stand
Frank i. Nswcomb, who is i'll with loco.
motor ataxia at the home Of Mrs. w. A.
Lord, his daughter, is in a precarious con-
dition. No hopes of his recovery are now
entertained by his family.
Taylor street bridge has been closed for
travel by the city fathers because it was
deemed unsafe. New sJringers and stills
are to be put in place and 1t is expected the
bridge will be re-opened for use in few
days.
Rocco Lott has returned from Boston,
where he has left his son, frankie, in a hos
pital for treatment. Mr.. Rocco now fears
the lad is beyond permanent relief, as his
back next to the spine is covered with I'll.
GERS, which appear to defy all medical
treatment.
A meeting of the school board was held
Wednesday evening. Aside from the regu-
lar routine business, it was voted to en-
ploy male instead of female assistant as
formerly for the high school. No selection
Tor this position was made by the board,
however, at this time
At the monthly business meeting of the
Apollo club Thursday evening, Rev. W. j.
OSullivan of this city and W. A. Whitcomb
OF Barre were elected members. II is now
expected that the club will move into its
new quarters in the Langdon building about
September /.
Miss Rebecca. daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
J. Edward Wright narrowly escaped
breaking her ankle while walking on First
avenue Thursday evening. The street
lights were not burning and in the dark
ness she accidentally stepped off the side
walk badly wrenching her ankle.
The rsmains of George Remick, who died
recently at the Soldiers Home Benning-
ton, Were accompanied to this city Friday by
Col. K ebert j. Coffey, the superintendent
OF the Home. They were conveyed TO Calais
where the funeral and burial occurred at
three o'clock this afternoon.
George Remck of Calais died Thursday at
the Soldiers Home at Bennington, aged
the Civil War, and had been at the home
only few months. The body was
brought to Calais where funeral services
were held Friday afternoon at three
O'Clock from the Christian church.
Willard M. Hutchinson arrived in town
Thursday evening from Boston and is the
guest of Capt. l.. M. Hutchinson, his father.
His wife is at Saratoga, N Y, as she is to
Ill to travel. The object of the visit
here at this time is to make arrangem 4nts
for trip to San Francisco with his father.
They are to leave Boston August 10,
l.. Q. Durham, the competent janitor of
the Young Mems Christian Association
building, has resigned and is to return to
South Woodbury. to work at his trade as a
carpenter. Mr.. Burnham has been a fa h.
ful and industrious care taker of the prop-
erty OF the association, kind and polite to
all visitors, and his face will be missed by
all who frequent the building and grounds.
The funeral OF the late Mrs. K. M. Guerp-
sey, held Wednesday from the residence
of j. L. Batchelder on Main street, was
very largely attended. The floral contribu.
tions were particularly beautiful and appro-
pirate Rev. DIR. Norman Seaver officiated
assisted by Rev. ]. Edward Wright, and A.
d. Fsrwell and W. s. Hudson had charge.
The burial was in the family lot in Green
Mount cemetery.
"a. X. Bush, grand warden, and d lie
cation from Barre lodge visited Stannard
LODGE New England Order OF Protection.
on Thursday evening. G. w. Kibby as
vice-warden, Charles Lamb az sentinel and
Mrs; Charles Lamb as guardian, were in
stalled to ill vacancies Remarks were
made by Grand Warden Bush and others.
AT the close OF the work the members of
the lodge and visiting brethren adjourned
to Farrar'r restaurant for lunch.
Among those who have been invited to
attend the camp fire at the third annual
washington county Veteran Association
meeting, at Dewey Park Wednesday even
ing. August 8, are Col. Albert Clark of Bos.
ton, q. A. Woodbury. OF Burlington, de.
partment commander for Vermont Repre
sentative W. W. Grout, John Currier OF
Troy, Senior Vice-Commander, Col. r. l.
greene OF st. Adams and W. W. Lapoint OF
Barre.
ing pair went to Mortified Tuesday even.
ing to attend the wedding OF James WEIGH,
formerly of this city, and Miss Annie Dona,
hue OF Mortified, which occurred in St.
Johns church. After the ceremony a re-
ception was held from to 10 p. M. at the
home OF the bride, and the occasion was
most enjoyable. Mr.. and Mrs. WEIGH will
reside at Mortified, where Mr.. WEIGH IL
employed as a granite worker
W. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfield
station, furnishes the following m eteorolop-
ical observation for the month of July lust
closed: Mean temperature, go; highest
temperature, 92o; lowest temperature, ago.
July 81 total precipitation, 3.02 inches: to,
tai movement OF wind, 100 miles; maxi
mum velocity of wind, 48 miles an hour.
July IL thunder showers. July 8, IL, u, is,
II and 81; number OF clear days, a.; partly
cloudy DAYS, IL; cloudy days, 10.
Gen. W. II. Gilmore who has been in
town for few days arranging for the an,
nual muster at Fort Ethan Allen OF the Ma
tional Guard, has nearly completed all the
details OF the work. He says the regiment
was never better or more fully euuipped
than at present and that after the frat day
in camp he would be ready to- answer a cali
for campaign work in China or In any other
part of the world to which it might be call.