The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
aONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOC4L HAPPENINGS.
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W. A. Lord is still quite ill at his home
on Sibley street, threatened with pneu-
! mona.
Henry Abbott OF the firm OF Abbott &
| Bailey is confined to his home in Worces-
| ter with rheumatic fever.
Frank e. Howe, editor OF the Barre
| Times, has been i'll for several days. He
narrowly escaped run of typhoid fever.
c. les Dillingham; of Houston, Texas,
w AS wife aud daughter, is the guest OF
Hon w. p, Dillingham;, his brother,
Or. and Mrs. o. L. Watson returned Sat-
urday evening from Bridgeport, Conn .,
where they have been visiting relatives.
The white Mountain express running
between Burlington and Fsbyans made its
last trip for the season today.
Miss Sadie Sheridan, who has for several
weeks been the guest of Mrs. j. r. Blackall,
her sister. returned Saturday TO Rutland,
Mrs. q. r.. Tyler and little son, who have
been seriously i'll at the home OF L. III. p.
Rowell are reported as in an improved
condition
The Womsn's Christian Temperance
Union will meet Wednesday afternoon at
half past two with MISS Eliza Rublee on
School street.
The annual excursion through the great
White Mountain notch via the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad will be run Satur-
day, October 6, 1900.
Robert Burns Nelson, who is charged
with shooting Charles Bostock at Wells
River, ten days ago. has been held for the
grand jury in $4,000 bail.
George Wheau is taking two weeks
vacation from his duties at the post office.
He and his father, Robert Whelan, are to
go Saturday to New York city.
Rev. w. r. Davenport, presiding elder OF
the Montpelier district of the Vermont
Conference, is dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever at his home in Ludlow.
e. de Luce of New York has joined the
ArguS reportorial force. Mr. de Luce came
to Montpelier from Gardner, Mass, whe re
he has been employed on daily paper.
II. D. Collins of Saratoga, who has been
i'll at Heaton hospital for several weeks
with appendicitis, has so far recovered as
to be able to resume his duties as travelling
salesman.
Mrs. Effie 1. Webster of Lynn, Mass, will
address the Spritualsts in Grand Army
hall next Sunday at half past two and at
seven P NJ. The lecture will be followed by
tests.
Robert Whelan and George, his son, left
for New York city on Tuesday. Mr.. Whe-
lan's place as engineer on the branch line
in the mean time is being taken by Henry
Homer of st. Abans.
CIR. Wright, representative elect from
Hinesburg, is at the Montpelier House.
His story of the twenty-eight ballots taken
in that that town for representative is
decidedly interesting.
G W. Luce and A. j. Allard have finish
ed work in the barber shop of K. j. Ennis
and are to open shop the last of this week
in the rooms formerly occupied by +. W.
Frink in the opera house block.
Barre officers were on still hunt Sunday
near the Dodge farm for tramps who have
been committing depredations Of one sort
and another in that vicinity. The tram s.
however, eluded he searching officers.
Mr. and Mrs. j. f. Workum, who have
been guests for several weeks Of Hon. b. +
Fifeld, father of Mrs. Workum, left
Saturday for their home in New York. They
were accompanied by Miss Nellie Fiield
woman and two children while black
berrying Saturday just below the three
mile bridge, ran upon two full grown bears
and three cubs browsing in the pastures.
The bear hunters are now on the trail for
bear steak.
The society of St. John the Baptist has
generously donated the cash prize of $50 Tor
the Catholic fair to be held IN October.
There Will be a meeting of the st. Vincent
de Paul society Tuesday evening in the in
terest of the fair.
K. &. Knott. j. Edward Bailey's racer, is
booked fer four more races this season,
Nortbteld, Brattleboro, Claremont, N. H.,
and Barre. E. X. Knott and Florence IL.
were taken to Northfield Tuesday morning
where he is entered in the free-for all Thurs
day afternoon.
The ladies of st. Augustine's church held
meeting Sunday evening and organized to
assist in preparing for holding the coming
Catholic fair by electiDg Mrs. j. 8. Haley,
president; Mrs. j. j. Goodwin, yice-presi-
dent; Mrs. j. K. Flanagan, secretary, and
Miss Sarah McAvoy, treasurer.
the news of the serious illness of Mrs. K. b.
Dwinell of Marshfield from pneumonia.
Mrs. Dwinel is well known as one of the
prominent workers of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union in Washington
county.
In addition to the list OF speakers pub.
lished last week who will address the an
Woman's Board Of Missions, to be held in
Bethany church on Wednesday. September
26, should be added the names OF Mrs. w
o. Ballantine of India and Miss Jennie
Chapin of China.
Alderman Wheelock has been told on
several occasions that he would never live
to ride over a new bridge at MoOre's. He
with Mayor Brown and Superintendent
OF Streets Roberts were the first to drive
over the bridge, making the trip Friday.
Alderman Wbeelock says he never en-
joyed a ride more.
The suit OF Charles r. Smith and Samuel
Smith, general assumpsit. to recover bal
ance claimed duo for carrying on the farm
of the defendant is on trial in the otioe of
f. l.. Laird, before courts commission
composed OF H. L. Laird, Willard Walker
and David Il. Culver. +. p. Carleton ap-
pears for the glaintiff and e. Nj. Goddard
for defendant
George, young son OF John Emmons, shot
himself accidentally Sunday while hand
ling % calibre revolver. The ball en-
tered the left hand between the thumb and
index finger, coming out about midway OF
the back Of the hand. The wound is pain
full and will prevent the use of the hand for
some time.
The choir of Bethany church has been
reorganized for the fall and winter. It's
members are Miss Stella Crandall soprano,
Mrs. George e. Mills, contralto, III. 8.
Chapman, tenor, III. ID. Hopkins basso, and
W. A. Briggs organist. The new choir
sang together for the first time Sunday,
with the exception of Mrs. Mills, who was
necessarily absent.
The National Typographical Union has
started fund for the relief OF Galveston
sufferers and asked all local unions to con-
tribute. A telegram to that fleet was re-