The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.


Seventeen tickets were sold from tn
Central Vermont station today TO thOs
taking in the excursion to New York
Mr. and Mrs Frank smith and Mrs. A
+ Humphrey returned today from fey
weeks visit with relatives in Rochester.
M w Wheelocl is putting i'm Mage
water heater which will furnish hot waite
for his real estate and book-bndery Office
Matte NJ widow of Latham Y Seaver
has been granted Il widows pension o
IS per month with 500 back pay through
the agency of Y. j. Deavitt
DR. and Mrs Leo Newcomb returned
on Monday from their wedding trip anC
have rooms at the home of Miss Lucy J
radshaw ON Mortified street
J Edward Bailey's horse, 1.-The Govern
ess," won the 2:20 pacing race at vanches
ter, N II on Tuesday "E Il Knott
and Mag are started on Thursday
A party of fifteen from the lodal coun.
ell, of Knights of olumbus wenl to Burrt
on Tuesday evening to assist the council
there in working the second degree
Lady Laundin and Cuffetta horse,
owned by j V. Boutwell,, arrived i'm town
Thursday evening after seasons training
at Readville, Mass.
Evan Evans is the first to exhibit a
motor-bicycle in town. In his run about
town on the machine today he attracted a
good deal of interest
Miss Florence Powers of Providence. r.
l., is visiting j. l.. Powers, her brother, for
a few days She is accompanied by Uses
Margaret Lynn and Jennie Ridgely of the
same city
In letter Robert Bliss, who is at Sar-
anac Lake, n. Y, Expresses the belief
that his condition is improved As he is
able TO be out of doors II horse and car
ri4ge have been sent to him
n
and w G. Lamphere left on
Saturday for Il weeks deer hunting at
Noosehead lake Me. II. O. Kent will also
be one of the party us his new gun has ar
rived
Ruth, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. n.
r. Gordon, was given Il surprise party on
Thursday evening to celebrate Hallowe'-
en- Ten of her young friends were pre-
sent and the evening was enjoyaDly pas
sed in games and refreshments.
A daughter was born Friday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. H.. H. Walker of
Bulington and granddaughter to
Judge and Mrs Hiram Carleton of
this city.
Fred w. Alexander, fireman on the
Montpelier and Wells River road, was
awarded Il prize of Il sdebOard at the re-
cent Catholic fair in Barre. MIR. AleXan-
der was the fortunate one to be awarded
band fair held in this city last winter.
William Lance, who accidently shot
himself in Hardwick the other day, was
an adopted son of DR.. i. ID Lance, for
merry of this city, now of Providence r,
l. The Young man received full charge
of bird shot in the neck which severed the
jugular vein, He died instantly.
DIR Ralph w. Newton, who went to the
Philippines two years ago as an army sur
at Francisco
day and is now on his way across the con-
tinent. During DR.. Newton's absence
Mrs Newton has been at the home of
Mr.. and WIS. r. M. Harvey, her parents.
" ISIS Dora Hoag has returned to Bridge
port Conn, to bring suit to recover a
portion of her late husbands estate. Nrs.
Hoag was formerly ISIS Dora Abbott of
Waterbury and the story of her husband,
DR.. Hoag, cutting her off without penny
at the time of hts death about year, is
too well known to need repeating.
1t seems to be the plan of the Salvation
Army to visit this city and hold meetings
once week as it appeared here again on
Tuesday evening and drew Il large crowd
at the head of State street. The black
guarding done by several boys on Tues
day evening should not be allowed to be
repeated
Charles Folsom of FaystOn, was in town
today with the head and antlers of a 213
pound deer which he shot on Wednesday.
Rufus Virgins was stricken with "buck
fever" on Thursday when he shot at a
handsome buck only Il few rods away and
missed him He prefers deer to dove
hunting as it is cheaper.
Marshall Brugman, representing the
Unitype company which has just finished
setting up Il Simplex type-setting ma
chinein this office, left Friday for Rutland
to set up one of the machines in the office
of the futile company. One of the ma
chimes is also soon to be placed i'll the
Barre Telegram office. The Simplex
leads, others follow
Mrs. Andrew Durham re-
ceived the news of the death from
kidney trouble of Joseph Morse of
East Montpelier, her brother. Mr..
Morse was a veteran of the Civil war
and an old and esteemed resident of
East Montpelier.
The Montpelier male quartette scored a
success at its appearance in the concert
given at the BAPTIST church on Wednes-
day evening The selections were well
chosen and the voices blended harmoni-
ously The numbers of the quartette and
solos by Nessrs. Viau and Goss were hear
tily encored MissLewis of ARE, reader.
and YRS Joseph Viau accompanist, also
came in for their share of the honors.
A discussion between two
lawyers regarding the ages of the
Judges of the Supreme Court brought
out the fact that Chief Judge Taft
and Judges Rowell and Tyler are six
ty-six years old, Judge Munson is fiji
ty-eight, Judge Start fifty-six, Judge
Watson fifty and Judge Stafford forty
years old.
Montpelier people and those from out
of town as well. should see the beautiful
display of plants and flowers at Ernest
Jacobson's green house. He bids all Wis
itors welcome and is always willing to
impaTt to others the knowledge of the
care of plants, which he has acquired by
years of experience. In his advertise
ment in this issue he calls attention to the
fern dishes filed
Fred b. Thomas and Clifton Heaton
have formed a law partnership under the
firm ma of Heaton & Thomas. They
will continue in the same offices they have
in, "a Mr.