The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
MONTPELIER And VICINITY
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.

IOrR are guests at inc fdVlllOn,
Mrs. Lucy Langdon Schroeder OF New
York is guest at the Laugdon home.
Mrs. e. d. Hyde and Mrs. George n.
Smile left Monday evening for Buffalo,
NY.
Angelo Scampini of Barre is setting his
merry -go-round in place on Hsymarket
Square.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles j. Shriner and son
OF Boston, are visiting at the home Of A, N.
Blanchard.
Mrs. s. s. Ballard and children are visit.
ing in st. Albans. Mr.. Ballard will go
there to spend the Fourth.
Owing to the extreme heat the regula
July meeting of Rob Morris Chapter, Order
Eastern Star, will be omitted.
Miss Emma Witty, former popular
matrOn st Heaton hospital, Is the guest of
Dr. Minnora s. Marshall for q few days.
D. w. Edison has purchased through the
M. w. Wheelock real estate agency the
DR.. o. H. Perkins house ON First avenue
for ST. $50.
The date OF the women's Christian Tenn
perance Union county convention to be
held at East Barre has been changed from
July and 8, to July 9 and 10.
The shirt waist has passed the expert.
mental stage in this town; the employers
of the electric road have adopted the gar
ment during the last few days.
Rev. j. ID. Beeman OF South Royalton, q
former resident Of Montpelier, whose wife
died recen ly, was married this week to
Mrs Bessie Bryant Of Londonderry.
Mrs. Edward Dewey and Miss Helen, her
daughter, visited Mrs. j. L. Martin Of
Brattleboro. They are to spend week at
Watch Hill, r. l., before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beckett Of Will
Jamestown were in town on Monday, ac-
M no nj 10 an
route to Buffalo to visit the exposition.
The date OF the next regular monthly
business meeting Of the Apollo club occur
ring on July 4, will be adjourned until
Tuesday evening, July 9, at 1880 O'Clock.
The July number OF The Black Cat, re-
ceived today, has an intensely interesting
story entitled "The Man with the Red
Pants" written by Harle Oren Cummins
OF this city.
Miss Hattie, daughter of Henry Carpen
ter, was brought to this city In Q. II
Roskes' ambulance on Saturday evening
and is at the Heaton hospital to be treated
for muscular rheumatism.
Two young sons OF Lieut.. Theodore G.
Dewey have arrived in town for the sum-
mer. They are acco ompsnied by nurse
and are at the home OF Mrs. Edward
Dewey, their grandmother.
During the school year just closed at
Norwich University, q. Edward Wheatley
has held the rank of senior Icaptain Of the
corps OF cadets at that institution. That
honor now falls on Robert Phinney.
DR.. and Mrs. N. c. King of Brockton
Mass, are guests of Mr.. aud Mrs. Clark
King, parents Of DR.. King, for a week. Mr..
and Mrs. King are on theif way home from
visiting the Pan-American exposition.
j. Edward Bailey's horse "Susan" won
out in the 2:24 class race at Barre Friday af.
| ternoon, winning the first third and fourth
heats, the purse being $3.50. Mr.. Bailey's
earnings in the two races this week was
$3.50.
Henry Chamberlain, the Veteran Central
Vermont conductor, is at the Sparhawk
sanitarium at Burlington, suffering with
acute rheumatism. He will resume his old
run on the White Mountain train as soon as
| he Is able.
Monday was the first day for the payment
| of city taxes for 1901. S. b. Sibley was
the first to pay his tax and about 81, 600 wa,
taken by the city treasurer up to two O'Clock
this afternoon, OF total OF 84l Al. The
time limit is July 81.
Charles French of Barre and Miss Melin-
da Tromblee Of this city were married OF
Monday at St. Nj onica's church, Barre, by
Rev. Father p. M. McKenna. They were
given very warm welcome as they passed
through Montpelier on the 1915 train.
Mr.. and Mrs. r M. Harvey and daughter
Mrs. Raphael Lanier, Mrs. Olive Moss, Mrs
M. 8. Davis, Ralph Wiley and Ernes
Jacobsen will leave Thursday evening on
the California excursion. The party will
travel through to the Pacific coast, together,
but will return on different dates.
AS will be seen by the resume Of the worl
done at Gt ddard SEMINARY during the
past year, published elsewhere in this issue
| DR.. Minnora s. Marshall OF this city ha
been elected one Of the alumni trustees fol
five years. DR.. Marshall is the first lady
graduate OF that institution to be thus
honored.
A large force OF workmen were employed
on Saturday night aud Sunday chang ng
the track of the Barre and electric railroads
at the Dodge bridge crossing. Both line
are being Strengthened at this point. Durinl
Sunday the electric road had to tranfer it,
passengers at this point as its tracks were
torn up.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Rowland, Mr. aud Mrs
Henry l. Fsrwell, Mr.. and Mrs. @. o. Ban
croft, Mrs. j. Edws Bailey, Misses Juli
and Clara Adams, Jane Bancroft. Leurt
Ropes, X. b. Denny, Paul Dillingham;, j
p. Adams and Ray W. Huse went int,
camp at Berlin pond on Saturday for tw,
weeks or more.
Hazen, son OF DIR. G. e. Chandler gave
birthday party Saturday afternoon to
number of his mates. Chsperoned by Mrs
Chandler the little folks enjoyed rid
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refreshments. The young hosts birthda.
fell on Sunday this year, necessitating cele
brating it one day in advance.
Benjamin Roberts has severed his con
nection with Wilder's orchestra. will
leave this week for New York, whore h
has an engagement with the orchestra at tn
Fourteenth street thea,er, position he
formerly occupied Both Mr.. and Mrs
Roberts have made many friends during
their stay in Montpelier, who will sincerel
regret their departure.
Hon. Hiram A. Huse left on Monday I
attend the National Librarians conventio
at Waukesha, Wis. He will be accompanie
by Senator w. p. Dillingham;, VIII is I
visit sister in Milwaukee. Miss Mar
Macomber, librarian OF the Kellogg-Hu
bard library left on Tuesday for A
d bany, N. Y, to join the main excursion fC
!, those who are to attend the convention.
@. II. Wilder has already three applies
tions for first vioinist In his orchestra nex
: season. He will make a careful selectio
and will contract with no one but an artis
MIR. Wilder promises that Montpelier sha
have the best orchestra next year that We
mont has ever known. His new violinil
r will come from New York or Boston. an