The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-04
NONTPELIER AND VICINITY,
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.

Bingham at Essex JunCtlOD
In addition to his office telephone DR.. W .
X. Hardness has had a long distance instru-
ment placed at the Riverside for his USE
f. d Backus has gone to vergennes
where he is to take charge of an electrical
contract for G. ID. Sherwin OF Burlingtod.
Mrs. Edwin s. Merrill of Proctorsville,
with baby Hugh, is spending few weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Walter Il. Water
man.
The ladies of the Church of the Messiah
are to serve new maple sugar at the supper
given by them on Thursday evening. Sup
per twenty-five cents.
A missionary tea and entertainment for
the benefit Of the piano fund will be held at
Trinity church vestry on Wednesday even
ing Tea from six to half past seven.
9. @. Taft, who is employed in soliciting
contr, cts for the New England Telephone
Company, has placed twenty-three long
distance instruments in LittletoD, N. II.
The Ladies' Aid Association OF the Heston
hospital will hold its regular monthly meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
with Mrs. @. II. Heaton on State street.
MIR. and Mrs. j. G. Gillette of Waterbury,
Conn.,, arrived at the Montpelier House
Saturday. Mr.. Gillette is on his semi-anuual
trip through Vermont picking up fancy
driving horses.
Miss Ii. Julia Gross will complete her
musical studies in Boston this week. She
will return to Montpelier next Saturday
and, after brief rest, will open school
for voice and piano.
M. s. Stone, State superintendent of edu-
cation, left Monday for Halifax, N. g., to ar
range for the annual convention OF the
American Institute of Instruction, to be
held in that city July to II.
After April the night operator at the To-
cal telephone exchange will be required to
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report to the Boston office every thirty min
utes. This will insure prompt night service.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union with Mrs. G. w. Guernsey Wednes-
day afternoon, April IL, at half past two
o'clock. Annual reports from officers and
superintendents are expected. A full at
tendance is desired.
II the roads are in travelling condition on
the day of the Old Maids Convention to be
held in this city it is thought possible there
may be parade OF all the visiting and To-
cal ancient damsels. Remember the date,
April 16. and turn out and see the fun.
Because of the fact that Rev. G. o. Jud-
kns will be in attendance at conference, at
Bellows Falls, Sunday, April 10, Easter
Sunday The services and music at both
morning and evening services will have
especial reference to risen Christ.
The listers were on the war path bright
and early Monday morning. Before eleven
o'clock Sheriff Bancroft had taken an even
hundred lists, and the others nearly az
many. April has five Sundays, thus giving
the listers but twenty-five working days,
and they realize the necessity of husting.
Mount Sinai Temple will make pilgrim
age to White River Junction next Friday.
The caravan will leave Montpelier at 12:30
| and there will be special rates on the rail-
roads. The imperial council will be held in
n Mo nd ,Ia
fare has been granted from all parts of the
| United States and good attendance is ex-
| pected.
Miss Mary e. Bannatyne, who has been
| the guest of Secretary and Mrs. f. III. Mer-
! rill for the past seven months, left for her
home in Waterbury, Conn, this morning.
| Miss Tannatyne made many friends while
here and will be much missed in social cir
cles. Mrs. Merrill accompanied her TO
| Waterbury where she will visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H, j. Andrews.
The annual meeting of the Montpelier
Gun Club was held Monday evening in the
office of j. G. Brown when the following
officers were chosen for the ensuing year
President, w. K. Stoddard; vice-presidenl,
| b. M. Shepard; secretary and treasurer, G.
| B. Walton. The board of managers COM
prises the officers named and also l.. 9.
Cummins and III. r Wheelock. G. o. Bar
rett was elected captain.
| Inc Jury III Jue dhbdulJ Cdbb Oh ObdUb
against Louis Barney, which was tried in
city court Monday, brought in verdict oi
guilty OF simple assault about seven O'Clock
that evening. Barney was sentenced to
pay fine and costs amounting to S21 81
with an alternative sentence OF ninety-nine
days confinement in the house of correc-
ton in Rutland. An appeal has been
taken to county court, Bail has been fixed
at $50, Patrick Callahan becoming surely.
All matters between the insurance com
panies, the Il. Mitchell Furniture Company
and the Langdon estate, arising from th'
recent fire in the Langdon block, have beei
adjusted. The Insurance companies pa.
$4,000. The work of restoring and finishing
will be begun at once and an early compile
ton is promised. The examination as I,
the cause OF the fire is still in progress bu
no conclusion has yet been reached.
The following meteorological summary fo
the month of March JUS closed, is furnished
by W. A. Shaw, observer at the NortLti 4l'
, station: Mean temperature, 20o highes
, temperature-46o, March 10; lowest ten per
ature, 14o March 13; total precipitation
80 inches; prevailing direction of wind
north; total movement OF wind, 1881 miles
, highest velocity OF wind, 36 miles an hour
: March Z; number of clear days z; partl
2 cloudy days H. cloudy days, 10; total snow
a fall, 40 inches.
. The St. Albans Messenger of last evenn
Q contains the following paragraph: at
understood in local political circles that ID
w. Seward Webb, OF Shelburne, will be
candidate for the Republican nominatio
for senator from Chittenden county. III
was waited upon by a delegation OF prom
inent politicians few days ago and aske
q il he would run. He has consented to d
q 80 with the understanding that there
2 likely to be no contest The Messenger uI
= y derstands that Hon. @. p. Smitn, OF Bul
: lington, the present senator, will be a car
n didate for renomination."
r A full-sized oil portrait of Col. Jonatha
3 Miller and the Grecan sword, presented {
: him by Lord Byron, have arrived in tn
8 city. They are gifts to the Vermont His
torcsl society from the late Mrs. Abba
/ Keith OF Chicago, a daughter of Colont
a Miller. Colonel Miller was native {
!, Montpelier and distinguished himself /
- hghting for the independence Of Greco
. years ago. The sword is rare piece of al
i. tiquity. Its handle and soabbard are Of 81
!, yer which are covered with chasings
q quaint design. These gifts are to be place
% q in the society's rooms at the State House.
Z Disciples Of Damon and Pythias to th
> number OF 104 met at Marshfeld Frida
s evening for district meeting. Large de-
y egalions from Montpelier lodge and Vii
Is citia lodge OF Barre were present. Mon
| naliar l0dOa worhad tha drat rank MaraI