The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
Local. HAPPENINGS.


Michael Malone was admitted as mem
Der Of the Apollo Club at the business meet
ing of the club held Thursday evening.
George e. Camp OF Udca n. Y, is visit.
ing Mrs. Erastus Camp, his mother, and |
renewing old acquaintances in Montpelier
Eight new members were admitted to |
Stannard lodge, New England Order OF |
Protection, at the meeting held Thursday |
evening.
Mrs h. E. Brown OF Burlington is visit
ing in town while S ate's Attorney Brown,
her husband, is in attendance upon 81.
preme Court.
Mrs. Helen Robbins, mother of Mrs. w.
E. Terrill, who has been ill for several
weeks ut the home of her daughter, is slow
ly convalescing.
Rev. j. Edward Wright hopes to be able
to secure in the near future Rev. Edward
Everett Hale of Boston for an address in
this city.
Miss Bertha Slayton takes the place OF
stenographer in the offic3 Of the Union
Gard Company vacated by Miss Myrtle
Whitcomb.
A neighborhood party and social dance
was held Wednesday evening in the old
town hall in ward six. About twenty-five
couples were present and an enjoyable time
was had.
Robert Whelan is off duty as engineer on
the Central Vermont branch line as his foot,
which was injured some time since, is giving
him trouble. Engineer Ryan of st. Adams
takes his place.
George NJ. McEuen, the New York con-
tractor, with his men, has completed the
work of laying the concrete floors OF the
new Jail and has gone to Woodstock
where he has a contract for doing SINH
lar work on the new all there.
Henry Schoolcraft of Barre, who some
time since was convicted OF bigamy in
Washington county court and committt d to
State prison, was brought here Thursday by
in Supreme Court when his case was taken
up.
Those who have felt Vermont would fail
this season as a winter weather producer
were undecsived Friday morning At the
home of Col. A. q Brown the thermometer
registered thirty degrees below zero, while
a report comes from up North Branch that
1t dropped as low as thirty-six degrees.
Charles II Stsckpole dealer in nursery
stock, tells an amusing incident in connec-
ton with his business. One woman, to
whom he had sold several varieties Of stock,
in closing up her order asked him If he
could supply her with 81 p3 from The "Char-
ter Oak" Mr.. Stackpole could not fill
that part of the order.
Cards have been received announcing the
approaching marriage OF Miss Kate Maria
Keith and Henry Wick Judd, to occur
Wednesday evening, February IA, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank g. Keith at $50 East Prospect street,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Only about third of the seventy We
members of Company III were present at
the Armory on Wednesday evening to get
their back pay. w. N. Theriault was APP
pointed treasurer OF the fund, and those
who have not received their pay may OBJ.
tain it by calling at his office.
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the whist party, given Thursday evening at
Christ church parish house for the benefit
of Heaton hospital The first prize for la
dies was won by Mrs. w. e. Laird, and the
first for gentlemen by Mrs. @. Ii. Heath,
who took the place OF gentleman. The
net proceeds were nearly $50
The Montpelier team won two out of
three games in the bowling contest Thurs
day evening at the Pastime alley with a
team from Barre, although the latter scored
more points in the total games. Formerly
the number OF total points made in the
number OF games played decided the win
ner, but now it is the. largest number Of
games won.
Men in the employ Of Liveryman WEIGH
who were lrawing hay Thursday afternoon
experienced considerable d fficulty in land
ing their load in the barn. Part of the load
slid off on upper Main street where it re-
m aint until today. In attempting to cross
to turn in at the stable, the balance of the
load was dumped.
Officer Demeritt found Charles Chamber
lin of Mortified in drunken stupor at the
Central Vermont station Wednesday even
ing. He was loaded into truck team and
carted to Jail His hearing was held in
city court Thursday when lie pleaded guilty
and not having the amount of his fine took
ten days in Jail
SUI erintendent f. W. Cakes Of the State
prison at Windsor while in the city NJ N lay
stated that Jack" Kelley Yves now very
quiet in his conduct. His bearing is now
more OF morose nature. Mr. Cakes could
not tell when, if at all, Kelley would be
transferred to the State Hospital for the
Insane at Waterbury.
Among the nominations sent to the SEN
ate on Monday for promotion in the regular
army was that of Capt. Herbert s. Foster,
Eighteenth Infantry, to be major. Major
Foster has troops of friends in Montpelier
and vicinity who will heartily congratulate
him and his estimable wife on this deserved
recognition Of faithful and gallant service.
PC. Dodge OF Burlington arrived ia town
Friday morning, ready for the Bryan festvi.
ties He brought with him box cJntaL-
from Mrs. Dodge. When Mr.. Bryan visit.
ed Bur ington Mrs. Dodge learned of his
fondness for these flowers. The Nebraskan
will, no doubt appreciate the thought ul-
ness which prompted the GIT
w. A. Shaw, observer at the Mortified
signal station furnishes the follow ing me-
neurological summary for the month Of Jan
uary just closed: Mean temperature, 1897
highest ten p ,rature, 490, January 10; low
est temperature, II, January 3; total pre-
cipitation, 81 inches total movement OF
wind, 1860 miles; maxi mum veloc ty OF
wind AZ miles an hour, January 81; num-
Der of clear days, 3; partly cloudy days, II;
cloudy days, l6.
The bowling contest of three games on
each side held Wednesday evening at the
Pastime bowling alley between a team com.
posed Of III. A. Dubuc, Q. II. Lowe, l.. III
Greene, julius Dewey and g. h. Ehle, and
another composed of John Sullivan, Walter
Mooney, Sam Wheeler, James Cantillion
aud Peter Bado d, was won by the former
team by gain Of fifty-four points. This
evening at the same alley the winning team
will play with Barre team the first of q
series of games to be played in this city
and Barre duringIhe next two months.
The concert given at the Seminary chapel
Tuesday evening was we'll attended and
was first-class in every respect. The mum
bers by Miss Williams, vocalist, Miss