The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Daniel Worcester left Monday for q |
few weeks visit in Bridgeport and New |
Briton, Conn.
Rev. G. o. Judkins will preach at East |
Montpelier Center next Sunday afternoon |
at three o'clock
The first shoot this season OF the Mont
pelier Gun Club will be held at its grounds |
from to II A. NJ on Wednesday.
The usual fortnghtly meeting will be |
held in the Morse schoohouse, East Mont |
pelier, next Sunday at 2.15PM.
Mrs. Joseph Poland and Mrs. Page
arrived in town Friday evening from New
York where they have spent the winter.
Rev. j. e. Wright is to conduct SER
vice in memory of the late Arthur II. Scott
In the church in Middlesex next Sunday at
2:15 PM
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edward Bailey and Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Bailey went Saturday to
Lebanon, N. H., to remain over Sunday.
The former has two horses in training there.
Owing to the inability OF Rev. Z. I.
Hutchins, pastor Of the Evangelical church,
to be present on Sunday, Mr.. Mann Of
Barre preached at the morning and even
ing service.
prize for the winner in a special handicap
shoot to be held at the Gun Club range to-
morrow morning.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Young Mems
Christian Association will be held at the
association rooms on Wednesday afternoon
at three o'clock.
Judge M. e. Smile received Monday de-
cision from Judge Rowell in the petition in
| the mandamus case brought against Judge
| Smile In the Omer Miller affair. The Pc
| tition is dismissed by Judge Rowell
Mrs. Adelne Stacy of Barre is in jail
| here. She was committed for debt Of S18
nnVtE nd fnrh hnrl dhn tn 70
OF Samuel Stacy, who is serving term in
the house Of correction at Rutland for fell
onious assault.
Alvin Smith OF Barre is visiting relatives
In the city. Friday he celebrated his eighty
fifth birthday at the home of DR.. l. ii.
| Fiske. He is hale and hearty and gives
promise of enjoying several more years Of
life.
The New York Herald is authority for the
statement that Mrs. Cornelius B. Marco, to
whom Willard ii. Hutchinson was recently
married. is worth only about 100000, and
that the income on her entire property does
not exceed $4,000 annually.
e. T. Seguin will finish work in the store
OF G. 81. Baldwin next Saturday night.
After that he will devote all his time to his
newspaper and periodical business. Perley
I. Robbins Of Keene, N. H., will resume
his old position with Mr.. Baldwin.
A concert by the Century Concert Com
| pnuy Will UO kiNou III DiduCuhEu OpbTd
house Wednesday evening In aid OF St. Au.
gustine's parish. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Constan-
tineau will be assisted ny Miss Emma Null
queen, W. j. Fisher and Master Fred Whit
tier, with John Drouin as pianist.
A two horse team and covered buggy
was found this morning on the road be-
tween Waterbury and Waterbury Centre,
without driver. Three blankets, about a
halt box Of cigars and piece OF bread and
butter in the buggy. The letter f was on
the bride.
St. Michael's cadets, equipped with their
rifles and commanded by Capt. Charles
Terrio, appeared on the streets Monday
evening for the first time since their organ
zation. They marched like veterans and
went through the several evolutons in
most creditable manner. Their new uni
forms have arrived for use Memorial Day.
Saturday was red letter day with the
local ball teams. The Montpelier Semi
nary team defeated the st. Albans High
school, by score OF 35 to 81 the Montpelier
High school the Northfield High school by
a score Of 20 to 8; the second Montpelier
High School the second Northfield High
School by score OF q to A.
George M. Carpenter has just placed on
one of the Montpelier and Wells River loco
motives noyel automatic sanding device,
which he has invented. The device not
only sands the track beneath the drivers,
but beneath the rear wheels OF the engine
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sand as the old method.
The Central Vermont railway will sell
special round trip rates to Montpelier next
week Wednesday and Thursday from sd-
jacent towns to accommodate those wishing
to attend the musical entertainment on
those evenings. G. Fl. Wilder is negotiat-
ing for special train to Waterbury after
the performance on one or both evenings.
Thomas Gibbons was arrested by City
Sheriff Bancroft Friday evening while
creating disturbance at his home. When
the officer arrived there Gibbons refused to
open the door, and the officer broke IL in.
In city court Gibbons was convicted of in
toxication and fined, with costs, S21 10.
, He appealed his case and furnished bail.
The Montpelier Military Band has or.
, dered twenty-five new uniforms from ID.
M. @. Lilley Of Columbus, Ohio. The style
officers and will be of dark blue cloth with
, heavy black braid trimmings. 1t is ex-
pected they will be completed by June 10.
The offertory "The Voice OF Jesus" sung
, at Christ church Sunday morning bv Miss
f; Edith Brooks was pleasing feature OF the
musical programme. This was Miss Brooks
= first attempt at solo work, and she acquitted
3 herself In such a manner as to win the COM
r mendation of Prof. A. j. Phillips, her in
structor, and the congratulations OF her
: friends.
The full rehearsal Monday evening for
| tne MUSICAL entertainment u6XJ week W6nt
off with a swing and snap that showed the
faithful work already put into the affair
both by the instructor and all who take
part. Finished performances are assured
next week Wednesday and Thursday
< evenings. Mr.. Wilder is a whole orchestra
' in himself and his chorus and soloists are
|. apt pupils.
t Assistant Judges Mears and Edgerton
I opened county court on Tuesday and tried
z two divorce cases, granting bill In each
" case for intolerable severity and refusal to
3 support Brown against Brown, j. W.
8 Gordon for petitioner. Larrabee against
Larrabee. M. M. Gordon for petitioner. AL
. the parties reside in Barre. Court took a
o recess Tuesday until Tuesday, June 10, al
nine O'Clock in the morning.
Mrs. j. Edward Wright and daughter
. Q Sibyl went to Cambridge: Mass, on Tues
! day where they were called by the death OF
W, l.. Whitney, Mrs. Wright's father. Mr.,
Whitney was eighty-nine years old, and
i had been feeble for several years. He IL
: pleasantly remem mbered by many In Mont
q pelier, where he has visited his daughter in
Q foruer years. Rev. j. Edward Wright will
a go to Cambridge at midnight tonight
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