The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-24
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.
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Mrs. William Hooper and children left on
Tuesday evening for an extended visit to
relatives in Philadelphia.
W. j. Bateman of Boston, who is putting
in the sanitary apparatus at the new school
building, has also remodeled that at the
Union school building.
A camp OF Modern Woodmen will be in
stituted in Montpelier early in November.
A team from Alpha Camp OF Burlington
will work the degrees
The reunion Of the Fourth Vermont set
for this week in Grand Army hall has been
| postponed to a time not fixed. Due notice
will be given OF time and place of meeting.
Wilder's orchestral club will play at the
reception to be gwen by Mrs. Sdckney
and Mrs Allen at Representatives hall Oc-
| tOber "a, at $3.50 p. NJ. A fine concert Will
| begin III 1880, preceding the reception. The
Iull concert orchestral club will play.
just now it really looks as if the propos-
ed elecJrlc road from this city to Newport
via Hardwick had much more than talk be-
| hind 1t. Those interested now predict that
| it will certainly 10 constructed next sea-
son. There is lots Of money in sight to
| build IL.
The remains OF Joel Goldsberry, who re-
Gently died at Cincinnati of consumption, +,
arrived in town today and were buried in
| the family lot at Berlin corner. Mr.. Colds
berry was cigar maker by trade and at dif-
ferent times was employed by the late Ar
thur Allen.
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You cannot afford to stay At home when
| you can visit such city az New York, the
largest OF any on the American continent.
| No other city has 30 many attractions. The
Central Vermont Railroad enables you to
do it, on its excursion October 81, So for the
round trip.
Rev. K. I. Hutchins, pastor OF the Evan
gelical church, was unable to be present at
The morning service on Sunday as he was
! called to East Elmore TO baptize eleven peo-
| pie. These people were converted through
| The labors OF brother Marshall, one OF the
| eYangelists Of the church.
Ezekiel Skinner of Plainfield, has been
| flying in his door yard throughout the cam
paign flag bearing this legend: "Dilling-
ham and Haskins Vermonters for YER
mont" With the victory fully won, Mr..
Skinner furls his banner and very fittingly
presents il TO Senator Dillingham;
A grand mass meeting win be held in
Blanchard opera house, on Tuesday, Octo.
Der 30 in t1e interest of temperance. ID.
ii. Mann, MD OF Brooklyn, N. Y, will be-
address the assemblage. Wilder's Orches-
ira will be in attendance. Details OF inter-
est will be published later.
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Ii. N. Pillsbury, champion chess player
OF the United States, and perhaps the great
est blindfold player in the world, has been
engaged to give an exhibition in Burling-
ton on October 81. He will play any TWEEN
ty chess or checker play ers. IL is also ex-
pected that State chess organization will
be formed at the same time.
Alderman enry j. Gutchell of Buring
ton, bookkeeper Tor the Consolidated Light
ing Company Of this city, will move his IA
mly to Montpelier early in November. Mr..
| Gutchell and his estimaOle wife Will be cor
! uiallV WelcOme1 nv tnA friAn1a tbaU
have already made, and by those whose &C
quaintance they will favor in the days TO
| come.
Saturday evening witnessed the largest
attendanc7 at the Catholic fair, over IL 900
| being present. Miss Alma Fisher leads in
the voting contest for the most popular
lady. She has 143 votes, while Miss Nellie
Kane is a close second with ia votes. This
evening the fair closes and it will be most
| interesting one, as the various prizes will
! be awarded.
Hon. II. j. Lsbatt, a college classmate of
Rev. A. n, Lewis OF this city. with lis
daughter, son, sons wife and four children,
perished in the Galveston disaster. He was
seen about P. NJ. on Saturday evening, on
the balcony Of mis- house, inviting the peo-
| pie on the street to take refuge with him.
! In few minutes, the house with hun
dred people was gone.
1t is the intention of the post-office de-
| phrJmbul 10 TuIhllZ6 dll Quar- Routes, Degln-
uing July first, 19Ol That is, that all per-
sons living along the main roads covered by
| stages carrying the United States mails be-
tween post-offices on their routes may have
| their mail delivered in 'front.' OF their houses
by having in proper place box in which
their mail may be left by the driver of said
| stage.
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Mrs. George Nj. Delaney, wife OF the pro-
prietor of Hotel Burlington, was found dead
in her bed this morning After some time
had elapsed, beyond her usual time of aris-
ing grave apprehensons as to her conditC n
| we're entertain and an entrance WA,
gained to her room by bell boy Ginning in
over the transum. He found the woman
dead and the physicians say her death was
caused from heart disease.
Monday evening closed the session OF one
of the most interesting and successful
Catholic fairs ever held in this city. The
unsold exhibits were sold at auction, SEN
ator Orris Ballard OF Georgia acting as auc-
tioneer in most successful manner. While
the total receipts of the fair cannot be
given for some days yet, a member OF the
executive committee estimates the gross re-
ceipts at about SO, 900 and the gross expenses
at about $500
M. w. Wheelock is engaged in framing a
bill which it is expected will soon be intro
duced in the House. This bill is patterned
after Maine statute which provides for the
appointment by the governor OF a commits
sioner who shall purchase and supply all
the liquor to be sold at the several liquor
agencies in the State. 1t will also provide
for tests assuring the purchaser OF obtaining
the purest liquors and at price as near the
cost as possible.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont So.
ciety of the Sons OF the American Revolution
for 1900 will be held in the general commit.
tee room at the State House, at two o'clock
p. M, Wednesday, November ID. The bust.
To come before the meeting will be the cleo
tion of officers and delegates, the presenta-
tioL Of the reports OF the several officers,
the consi. GRAFTON Of the matter of the publi-
cation of year book and other business
that may be presented.
The citizens OF Waterbury and all that
section are making enthusiastic preparations
for an immense celebration in honor OF the
, election Of Senator Dillingham; on Friday
evening OF this week. Committees have
been appointed, headquarters opened, and
, erything possible is being done to make
, OF the celebration big success. II you
want TO see and take part In celebration
which will be second only TO that which