The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-03
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


The granite manufacturers OF the city
were the ouly business concerns to observe
Nav Years by suspendng business to-day.
The members of ST. Peter's Court, Catho-
lie Order of Foresters, will give whist
party in their hall in Lawrence building
Wednesday evening, January 3.
o wing to the inability of Judge Watson
to reach Montpelier today no session OF
county court was held. Court will convene
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock for the
trial OF court cases.
Montpelier friends are in receipt OF cards
announcing the m irriage at II 4rdwiok on
Wednesday Of Pniio George Hill to MISS
Claire Isabel DeFord. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
are to he at home in Hardwick after JAN
uary 10.
Twenty.one couples attended the social
hop given Monday evening at the Pavilion.
Tue Montpelier orchestra furnished music,
One of the most enjoyable social functions
that has occurred in the city this season is
reported.
Mrs. A. A. Mead, formerly of Montpelier,
died few days ago at Des Moines, Ia. The
body was brought TO Mount Au burn, Mass.
near Boston for burial by George X. Mead,
her son, Mr.. Mead h been in town for a
day or two renewing old acquaintances.
The death OF 1899 and he bir,h of 1900
was observed Sunday night at ST. Augus-
tines church by celebrating high mass at
mitnight. The attendance was large and
the service very impressive.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Wilson of Chicago,
no are Visiting in the city, will remain a
few months as Mr.. Wilson has some gran
ite interests here and in Barre which will
require his personal attention for time
A block of granite falling on the left hand
of AmOrogio FrUntlui, an Italian watch
man at The Capital Granite Company's
sheds, badly crushed three fingers Ii is
feared that he may lose one Of the injured
members.
Frank e. Andrews has purchased of
Henry @. Fullerton the "Fullerton" on
Barre street and its furnishings for S6800.
Mr.. Andrews will take posse sion next
week and will continue TO run it as
boarding house.
The first hearing of creditors in the insol-
vency Cases OF the Acme Granite Company
of Barre, Elmer E. Sanders Of East Mont
peler and Fred w. Blanchard of Montpel.
Ter were held at the Office of E. II. Deavitt
to-day and were ad journed until Saturday,
January 10.
Hermon ID. Hopkins of this city won at
the recent poultry show at Barre three first
prizes out of q possible four on white
Plymouth Rocks. In black Minorcas the
single comb variety, he had the first rize
breeding pen and the three highest scoring
pullets shown
Mrs. George Hersey died Sunday at her
home in Worcester from pneumonia A
husband and several children survive her.
The funeral will be held from the Metho-
dist church in Worcester at one o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Clark Wedge
worth officiating. Burial will be in the
cemetery at Worcester.
Hon. Victor ]. Spear of Randolph, presi-
dent OF the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
Association, and A. NJ Foster of Cabot
were in townTuesday making arrangements
for the annual meeting OF the association
this year at Montpelier the last week in
January or the first week in February.
j. G. Belrose OF Burlington, G. G. Bing-
ham of st. Johnsbury, Collins Blakely of
Montpelier A. l.. Dutcher of st. Albans,
and A. w. Higgins of Rutland, members of
the State Board of Pharmacy, net at the
Pavilion on Tuesday to examine cand
dates for admission to practice es phars
macists. Several young men took the re-.
quired examinations.
The annual meeting of the directors of
the Heaton hospital was held Monday even
ing. The following officers and committees
were elected: President, John Mooney
vice-president, w. G. Andrews; treasurer
l.. Bart Cross; secretary, q. ii. Heaton !;
finance committee, j. W. Brock, II. A
Huse, q. Ill. Guernsey; executive commit
| tee, w. G. Andrews, H. A. Sherburne, j.
w, Brock, A. j. Sibley; auditing committee
III. A. Huse, John Mooney.
| Engine 1876. which some ten days ago WAS
stolen at Rouses Point, N. Y, from the
| Central Vermont railway employees by en-
ployes of the Rutland Canadian road is
now making regular trips through this city
drawing freight train. w. A. Winn, the
fireman who 80 plucklly stuck by The en-.
| glne at the time OF the steal, is now doing
service upon her in the same capacity. The
engine was stolen with her bookings by at
| taching two Mogul engines to her.
| III.
month OF December Just closed is furnished
by Observer Shaw at the Northfi-ld Signal
station: Mean temperature, 24o highest
temperature, 57o, December II; lowest tenn
perature -12, December 81 total precipita-
tion, 81 incnes; average ecipitation for
prevailing direction of wind, south; total
movement OF wind, 5948 miles; highest
velocity OF wind, fifty miles an hour, Dec
ember IL; number of clear days, o; partly
cloudy days, sixteeni cloudy days, 10.
Rev. c. H. Merrill OF St. Johnsbury, Rev
DR.. w. s Hazen OF Northteld, Rev, Henry
| Fairbanks of 81. Johnsbury and Deacon q.
w, Osgood of Bellows Falls were in town
Tuesday to attend meeting OF theI1irectors
OF the State Domestic Missionary Society.
Because of the storm several members
were unable to reach Montpelier and no
quorum was present. The executive com.
mittee OF this society met, however, and
transacted considerable routine business.
In the January Metropolitan Sidney Mo-
ran has an article entitled "Water Color
Work for 1899" In this is a cut OF paint.
ing by Mrs. j. W. Burgess which she has
named Heirloom" Miss Anna Phinney
was the model for this picture. Regarding
this painting Mr. Moran says: Heirlo Jm,
by Ruth Payne Burgess, is h daindly paint
ed picture of modern young woman tog.
) ged out in the dress and fl lery Of her grand
dame. The drawing is done with extreme
care and good feeling for the subject"
The annual meeting for the election of Of
ficers for Mount Zion Commandery
Knights Templar. was held Friday even
ing. The officer elected are: Eminent
Commander, Stephen X. Colby; generals
simo, g. s. Whittier; captain general f. ID
Dewey; prelate, Rev. A N. Lewis; senior
warden, II. W. Morse; junior warden, w
g, Berry; treasurer, w. A. Briggs record
OF, @. Ill. Heaton; standard bearer, j. #
Huntoon; sword bearer, q, N, Whitmarsh
warder, E. ID. Black well.
The Young Peoples Religious Fraternity
gave au enjoyable social Friday evening il
the vestry OF the Church OF the Messiah
A fine musical program was rendered, in
GLIDING vocal solo by Miss Winnie Ferrin
| with Mira GaOrua rnhar lot