The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


ven, Conn, Thursday evening, where she
has been for several weeks.
#. Blanchard & Company are replacing
their 10000 pounds Fairbanks scales with
those of 10000 pounds capacity.
Next attraction at Blenchsrd's Opera
House, Hoyts "a Milk-White Flag" next
week Friday evening, September %.
II. A. Slade went to Rutland Wednesday
evening to attend the meeting OF the YER
mont State Pharmaceutical Association.
Representative elect Worcester of Rox-
bury is to board with his brother, Daniel
Worcester, during the session Of the Legis-
lature.
w. A. Osborne has the distinction of in
PRODUCING the first white leather harness
for actual service in the city. 1t makes
nobby appearance.
Moses Doom has returned from Franconia,
n. H. where he has been employed during
the summer at Franconis Inn. g. II. viii
der is expected to arrive next week.
@. G. Wilson of San francisco, Cal,
who is to open granite manufacturers Of
flee in this city, arrived Thursday evening
and is at the Pavilion with his family,
Mrs. @. G. Wilson and two children OF
San Francisco, CAL, are at the Pavilion.
Mr.. Wilson is to arrive in a few days and
will locate here in the granite business.
John j. Dillon of this city and Miss Stella
l.
evening at the home of the bride. Mr. and
Mrs. Dillon are visiting in Mortified for
few days.
j. Edward Bailey's racer, e. E. Knott,
won the freefor-all race at the Mortified
fair Thursday afternoon for a purse of $3.50
Robert b was the only other horse entered
in this race.
Col. A. O. Brown and wife and Mayor
Brown drovetoW aitsield Thursdayto attend
the funeral of Mrs. Lavoine McAllister, a
sister of Mrs A. @. Brown. Rev. j. Edward
Wright officiated.
G. II. Heaton left Thursday for Cincinnati,
o., to attend the triennial assembly of the
grand council Of Royal and Select Masters
which convenes next Monday and of which
Mr.. Heaton is an officer.
Edward Brown has finished work as fore
man in the Waterbury Record office and ha.
similar position with the Union Gard
Company. He is to move his family here
as soon as he can secure tenement.
George c. Sanborn, Heber Cady and
Philo Heller of Mortified were in town
Thursday evening to take the most excel
lent master degree at special convoca
ton of King Solomon Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons.
The Ladies' Aid society is to hold open
house at the Heaton hospital on the after
noon and evening of Thursday, September
q, when opportunitywill be given those who
desire to visit the institution and make con-
tributions.
Harry B. Joyner OF the University of
Vermont Is coaching the Montpelier Semin-
airy foot ball team. Material for a first-class
eleven is developing and games have been
arranged with teams in Burlington, North
field and st. Johnsbury.
II, as Naval Constructor Hobson claims,
Admiral Dewey did not sink the Spanish
ships in Manila Bay, the wording of the
TrQ nr1Na fffNWnu ll.Nr
on the Castilla's guns in the State House
grounds will have to be changed.
The High school battalion has ordered
new uniforms which will be Of the same
style and color as those of Company II ex-
cept for the lettering on the buttons and
the initial letters M. ii. s. in gold on the
collars of the coats.
According to the contract between the
city and the band, one more outdoor con.
cert is due this season but the band is to
give another additional one, 1t is the pur-
pose OF the band to continue its custom the
present fall and winter of giving social hops
in Armory hall.
A young lad named Carr of Wrightsville,
while driving to school Wednesday morning
was thrown from the carriage, inflcting
severe scalp wound. He was taken to the
Office of DR.. NJ. r. MCGUIRE and his injuries
were treated so that he was able to attend
school,
A chimney burning out in tenement in
the Dudley block occupied by Vet Wheel
or Wednesday evening caused consider
able excitement for time among the dem
liens OF East State street. The neighbour
hood was lighted by the blaze but no alarm
was rung In nor was any damage done
Some time since it was reported that
James Caughlin, who is in the United
States service in the Philippines, had been
killed in action. Charles E. Booth of this
Ln
Coughlin, the date OF which was consider
ably later than that on which he was re
ported to have been killed
Lucian G. Howe is to resign his position
as operator at the local Western Union Of
fee about October 1, and with his family
go to Jericho where he has position as
bookkeeper for lumber concern. Mr.
Howe during his stay in the city has made
many friends by his ever couI teous manner
who will regret his departure.
While out hunting on Tuesday, b. M.
Shepard came near losing his dog. The ami
NAL in hunting birds ran against a barbed
wire fence, one of the barbs entering his nos
tril intiicting serious cash and seyering
an artery. For two hours or more all Mr..
Shepards efforts to stop the flow of blood
were fruitless. Finally he secured nail,
heated it and closed the artery by soaring
1t and thus saved the dogs life.
W. T. Dewey has returned from ten
days trip through massachusetts, Connect
cut and New Hampshire. Last week he
took an exciting ride through the forest fire
region in Massachusetts,. While riding be-
tween Rockland and Weymouth the fire
approached nearly to the line Of railway,
and all along was scene OF devastation
and several fire departments numbering
some 200 men were fighting the fire step by
step.
The twenty-seven years. old horse "Billy"
owned by Daniel Worcester, was sent to
equine heavenFriday morning. This animal
had long been familiar sight on the
streets. 1t was formerly owned by e. M.
Irish and Sumner Kimball The aged
mare "Sly" owned by j. Q. Adams, and
Chilly" owned by l.. p. Lawrence were
killed at the same time. Mr.. Lawrence
and A. E, Blake were the executioners.
t. G. Phinney, sergeant-at-arms, has
filed long felt want OF the visitors TO the
State house grounds by placing shields of
black iron with gold trimmings and raised
letters on either side of the cannon there.
The inscription on these shields read as fol-
lows: "Steel Krupp Gun from the Spanish
Cruiser, Castillo, sunk by Dewey's squad
ron in Manila Bay, May J., 1899" These
shields were cast at the Lane Manufacture
ing Company's works and are a very cred
itahla Mace Of work