The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-06
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Hamblin place at Montpelier Center
was sold Saturday through the M. w.
Wheelock real estate agency.
A daughter was born Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Goodwin, formerly OF
this city, but now OF Middlesex.
Mrs. e. A. Mutt went Monday to st, Johns
bury to report the June term OF Caledonia
county court which convened on Tuesday.
The st. Michael's cadet ball team defeat
ed the Berlin team Friday afternoon on the
Union school grounds by score OF 21 to IL.
Miss Mary Dewey returned Friday even
ing from a few weeks visit with Charles
Robert Dewey, her brother, in New York
city.
The regular monthly meeting OF the La
dies Aid to Heaton hospital will be held
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock with
Mrs @. III. Heaton.
Ellen M. and Joshua II. Bailey of Will
Jamestown have sold to Hattie M. Slough
ton OF Royalton, building lot at the corner
OF Tracy street and First avenue for $3.50.
Digging for the foundation OF the new
building of the Blanchard estate, in the
rear of Lawrence building has begun, lum-
ber is arriving and derricks have been
raised.
The executive council OF the local Anti
Saloon League will hold its monthly meet
ing Wednesday evening at half past seven
in the conference room OF the Church OF
the Messiah,
The Cotton Manufacturing Company has
established an eight hour system for Satur-
days at its shops, but paying it's employees
for full time. This arrangement began last
Saturday.
John L. Tuttle left Sunday night for a
months visit with e. j. Tuttle, his son, n
Denver, Colorado. Before returning home
he may put in few days at cod fishing at
Gloucester Mass
has recently visited the agency at Granite
Vile and found it in first class condition n
despite fears to the contrary when it was
established last fall.
The reading matter at the Young Mems
Christian Association has been increased
by the addition of the Burlington Free Press,
Munseys, Judge, The Outlook, and the
Montreal Witness.
The Republicans of Berlin will hold
caucus in the church at West Berlin on
Saturday, June 16, at two o'clock in the af-
ternoon to elect delegates to the Republi-
can State district and county convention.
Norman Sawyer has purchased of A. G.
Stone his stock OF fishing tackle and is to
open a store in the French block in the
quarters which have been occupied by the
Union Gard Company as stationery store.
The Ehle bookstore has been re.chris-
tened "The Buswell's BOOKSTORE" g. f.
Buswell the proprietor, placing new sign
to that effect over the entrance. Mr.. Bus
we'll expects to get settled in his new store
this week.
John j. Bergen, foreman OF the Lane
Manufacturing Company's foundry, left Sat-
urdsy for Chicago to represent that com
pauy at the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Foundrymen's Association to be held
there next week.
The Vermont Central Association OF
| Universalists holds its annual meeting in
- a a
| 10. Those desiring hospitality are request
| ed to communicate seasonably with E. w.
| Bisbee, Barre, Vt.
Austin II. Roby, secretary of the Young
| Mems Christian Association at Nashua, N
| H., has been appointed Interstate secretary
for Vermont and New Hampshire. Mr..
| Roby has accepted the position and will en-
ter upon his duties July /.
| f. A. Wiggin, the we'll known lecturer
| and test medium OF Boston will address the
| Spiritualists in City hall, Berlin street, on
| Thursday, June ID, at 1880 P. NJ. After the
| lecture tests will be given, Mr.. Wiggin read
ing folded pellets while blindfolded.
Miss Iva May Durham, desconess at
large in the Methodist Womans Home Mis-
sionary society, will speak to the students
at Montpelier Seminary this evening at
eight o'clock, On Wednesday afternoon
Miss Dunham will address the local society
| in Trinity church.
A band concert will be given Wednesday
evening from the School street stand. That
| evening was the only one available to the
| band this week and the concert will be
| given from seven to eight O'Clock in order
| not to interfere with the entertainment at
the opera house.
Through the efforts of G.. w. Parmenter
| fifty dollars has been collected from the
business men about town to be used in aid
| ing the starving people in India This col
lection has no connection with that taken
for the same purpose at Trinity Church
Sunday evening
Judgment was rendered Saturday in city
court in the case of the city against 8, Il
| o. Bosworth for violation of the city ordi-
ninance relating to plumbing. He was
fined 800 and costs, the whole amount ing
to S35 "a. Mr.. Bosworth has taken an APP
peal to county court
1t was rumored today that Wilbur Brown,
town clerk and treasurer of Berlin, was 10
be candidate for Senator at the Republi-
can county convention. Mr.. Brown, when
seen in regard to the matter, said he had
been asked to run and probably would. He
said Berlin had not had any political plum
OF this sort Tor over fifty years.
The Middlebury Register says editorially
this week; "The address by former Gov,
w. p. Dillingham; at Middlebury on Me-
mortal Day was one that every American
can read with pleasure and profit. The
Register is printed too early this week for
even resume OF the address, but we shall
make an effort to secure IL for future pub
lication."
Some vandals mutilated several plaster
paris models Friday night which were set
out in the yard connected with Harry Ber.
tolls granite works at the Pioneer village.
The models, which ortunately had served
their purpose. cost between $500 and $500
and had been placed In the yard as adver.
tisements. The figures were nearly life
size and the miscreants knocked off their
heads and arms.
1t has been a joyous thought up to the
present time that the city would not be
called upon to use its "bug-pumps" this
season This dream has been dispelled by
the discovery that the devastating forest
caterpillars are making their appearance in
force in several sections Of the city. 1t il
thought these are the survivors OF the frosts
in May and the nuisance may not prove as
extensive as in former years.
Rev. and Mrs. W. j. Cloues went Tuesday
to Ludlow as delegates from the local Bap.
tist church to the annual convention OF the
State Baptist Sunday. school Association
One OF the chief topics to come up for con
sideration at this meeting Is the feasibility