The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-19
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Inc marriage OF FRANK hO5b flbkln anu
Miss Margaret, eldest daughter OF James
T, Sabin, is announced to occur at Christ
church on Wednesday morning, June 26, at
nine o'clock.
A nine pound son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs b. M. Shepard on Friday. He was
not born barefooted but had on a pair of
Beagle shoes with the price, $3.50 marked
plainly on the bottom,
The closing OF the book room OF the KEEL
logg-Hubbard library, and the calling In OF
the books for the annual inventory,doe not
necessitate the closing Of the reading ROOM
That remains open TO all as usual
At a convocation of King Solomon's Chap
ter, held at Masonic hall Thursday evening,
the Mark Master degree was worked upon
@. A. Lang and A. A. Brown OF this city
and DR.. W. r. Lawrence of Worcester.
Mark L. Beardsley, State manager for the
Connecticut Building and Loan Associs-
ton, paid to Mrs. Thomas Marvin on We'd
nesday $1,000, the metured value on the
twenty shares OF stock held by Mrs Mar
win,
The Riverside reopened on Thursday with
Miss Louise Brisbin of Glens Falls, n. Y, as
manager. Miss Brisbin arrived Wednesday
evening from South Carolina, where she
spent the winter. She is sister OF Mrs f.
p. Carleton.
c. II. Roakes has purchased f. j. Dris-
coils interest in the undertaking firm OF
Roakes & Driscoll and will continue the
business alone. Mr., Drscoll is visiting at
his home in st. Adams for while and has
not yet decided in what business he will
engage.
Miss Louise Moulton gave lawn party
Tuesday evening to some OF the young peo-
pie Of Bailey Avenue. 1t was lold on the
hill back o the Avenue and was most en-
joyable affair to all who participated.
Whist and other games were played and re-
freshments were served.
A. j, Howe has sold for the j. q. Hub
bard estate a lot of land on the Summer
street extension to A A. Minott. The land
adjoins the building lots on Elm street
owned by Mr.. Minott and he has exchanged
the whole with e. W, Bugbee and wife for
the David II. Gray farm
John W. Hanley OF st. Adams, chief
clerk Of the passenger department OF the
Central Vermont was in the city Friday on
business connected with the excursion sea-
son. Besides the Pan-American and Old
Home Week business, the road is arranging
other cheap and attractive excursions for
the public.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Association Of Life Underwriters, held on
Thursday on board the steamer Mariquta
on Lake Champlain, e. 1. Drury OF this
city was elected second vice-president. 8.
3. Ballard was elected q Der of the ex-
ecutive committee and one of the delegates
to the national convention.
At the drawing OF the articles sold by
ticket by the Ladies' Union of the Mont
pelier Spiritualist Association the quilt was
drawn by Mrs. w. Ainsworth; shawl by
Miss Gertrude Hargin sofa ipillow by Mrs
ii. M. Robbins; picture by MIR. Driscoll
doll by Miss Hazel Ellis, and the handker-
chief by Mrs. Aida Baker.
Rev.W.J. O'Sullivan, H,A. Dubuc and A.
Galaise returned Thursday from attending
he Gfofa ton, nf ,Ig n-.In II
Foresters just closed at Rutland. Mr.. Du-
buc was reelected State secretary Rev. W.
j. O'Sullivan delegate to the international
convention to be held at Detroit during the
week of August 10, and A. Galaise alter
nate.
The horses at the iron hitching rail, Hay
market Square, study the circus pictures in
front OF them with much interest. Some OF
the feats portrayed on the bills give acme
of the more incredulou5 animals touch OF
the blind staggers, but no serious disturb
ances at the rail have yet been reported
from the proximity Of the elephants, per-
forming seals, etc.
There is to be a grand meeting at the
Granite City Trotting park, Barre, June 26,
q and %, with purses for the various races,
amounting in all to 50 $50 In the three
minute, 2;50, 2:40 and 2:33 elias 5es the purses
are 5000; in the 2:28, 2:24 2:21 classes, $3.50;
in the 2:16, and 2:I0, $500; in the free for
u.
Bailey Of this city has entered Susan, e. E.
Knott and the Governess for this event.
The bursting of the water pipe on Thurs.
day in the closet connected with the Office
OF the Cotton Manufacturing Company
caused about 800 damage. The Office car
pet WAS soaked and the water ran down
through to the floor below wetting the box
es in which goods were packed. The goods
were uninjured but it will entail large
amount OF labor and considerable expense
to re-pack in in new boxes and re-label them.
The brother Of Richard Leavitt, who has
been in jail here on the charge Of the lar.
ceny OF DR.. Griffith's horse from Hillsboro,
N. H., arrived in town fromE .nield, N. H.
Thursday evening. He adjusted his broth
er's difficulties with Sheriff Bruce, who left
for Hillsboro on the midnight train. Leav-
lit was released from Jail and on Friday
got his team from Putney's stable. 1t is
not known whether or not he will continue
his junk collecting business here.
The Barre railroad company has recently
supplanted the old hand brake with the air
brake system on its mountain trains. There
ts six per ceEt grade on the line to the
quarries, or grade OF over 300 feet to the
mile. The management is contemplating
still further improvement on this brake
system and for this purpose 81. q. Courser
OF Boston, the eastern representative for
the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, has
been in the city to inspect the new plans
with the view Of furnishing the equipment.
Steve Black has just returned from a fish
ing trip. He claims he caught and ate so
many that he cannot get his clothes off be-
cause Of the bones. He has scored one on
Charles Cilley, the illusionist, by spelling q
fish yarn. Charles recently went to Niger.
head pond fishing. Before he left, Steve
told Charles he wanted to buy ten pounds
OF trout OF him upon his return. When
Charles returned Steve made demand for
the trout. Charles was nonlplussed for q
moment but finally admitted that he"didn't
get darned bite" Charles greatest hold
Is as a silent and lonely hunter OF deer. In
this he has more latitude.
James Burke, in the administering of 8
little paternal discipline to his son on Main
street late Wednesday evening caused con-
siderable excitement for time. The boy