The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
L0OAL HAPPENINGS.

The Montpelier Military band is to ac-
company the Central Vermont railroad ex-
cursion to Vergennes next Friday.
Over fifty carriages have been sold from
o. X. Collins repository since the season
opened, an average of two carriages day.
Frank e. Grout has purchased for $500
the Josiah o. Livingstone farm up Worces.
ter branch. He will not take possession un-
til fall.
George M. Goss has as a souvenir one OF
the shells and case OF an original six pound
cartridges fired on the Olympia at the bat
tie Of Manila.
LII. Greene left Monday for Kansas City
as delegate from Mount Sinai Temple to
the National Shrine meeting to be held
there this week.
Miss Gertie M. Merrill resumed her du-
ties today In the insurance office OF e. 1,
Drury after months vacation at her home
at Barton Landing.
Miss Jean Mcdonald, who has been chief
operator at the local telephone exchange,
finished work on Saturday. Her place is
taken by Miss Bernice Hunt.
Mrs r, A Mutt went on Mondayto st. Johns
bury to report the June term OF Caledonia
county court, which convened on Tuesday,
Hon. James M. Tyler presiding
AT regular meeting OF Mount Zion Com
mandery, held Friday evening, the Red
Cross and Knights Templar orders were
conferred upon O. Edward Wheatley.
The Montpelier Seminary team was COM
pletely shut out on Saturday afternoon in a
game with Norwich University, the score
being TO 0 IN favor of the latter team.
The engagement of Miss Madge Newell
Thayer, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
ID. Thayer of Brandon, TO Clifton Morse
Heaton of this CITY he1 bsen announced.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Ladies' Aid Association OF the Heaton hos
pital will be held at two o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. O. Fl. Heaton.
George A Peck has purchased of the
Mechanics Building and Construction Com
pany lot OF land lying between Taplin
and Blackwell streets in ward six for $780,
Senator W, P. Dillingham; and Governor
Stickney are among the speakers at the cele-
bration OF Estate Day" at Vermont Acad-
emy, saxton's River, on Tuesday, June 1S.
1.-The marriage of Miss Jean Mcdonald of
this city and j. w. Beardsley OF New Lon
don, Conn, ia to occur at The home fthe
brides father on Elm street Wednesday,
June 26.
The Shady Rill farm advertised elsewhere
IN this issue by Jesse and j. p. Flint is one
OF the most desirable in that locality. 1t Is
bargain for some one, either for home or
an investment.
Miss Kate Fraley, long time table girl at
the Montpelier house, went on Tuesday to
the Pavilion for similar occupation. Her
place as head table girl at the Montpelier
house is taken by Miss Katherine Kane.
MrsF. A. Dwinell left Tuesdayfor Miunea-
polls to join Mr. Dwinell, who hc7 been al
sent in the west for three months on bus
mess for the National Life Insurance Com
psny. They will return in about two
weeks.
Henry Chamberln, the veteran Central
Vermont conductor, will again have charge
% in fFaf al ko
tween Burlington and Montpelier, which
will make its first trip for the ses9on, Mon
day, June "a.
George s. Curtis, the venerable fisher
man, has returned from few days fishing
in Calais. He brought back ffty-four
trout, which breaks the record of fitty-two
he caught recently on the eightieth ami
versary Of his birth.
The regular monthly meeting OF the State
board OF railroad commissioners was held
Tuesday at the State house. Routine
business only was transacted. Chairman
Ross, Commissioner Bingham and e. NJ.
Harvey, the clerk, were present.
Wesley Burtram, who was arrested at
waterbury for breach of the peace and
has been in Jail here since Saturday, has
paid his fine. He was taken to Waterbury
Iueeday by Constable HenryParcher to ans
wer to the charge Of furnishing liquor to
others.
Mrs. Oliver w. Martin, wife of the we'll
known motorman on the electric road, who
underwent an operation at Mary Fletcher
hospital, Burlington, last Thursday, is re.
ported as doing WE'LL She rallied quickly,
and her condition since that time has been
such as to greatly encourage her many
friends.
The ladies of Trinity church will serve
supper In their vestry on Wednesday after
noon from $50 to 1880. The menu will in
clude cold meats, pickles, doughnnts, hot
rolls, cake, coffee, and rawberries and
cream. The price Of supper will be twenty
five cents. The public is cordially invited.
The funeral of Mrs. e. e. Gabree was
late home, Rev. w. j. Cloues officiating.
The floral offerings were beautiful and in
cluded pillow from Montpelier lodge,
knights OF Pythias, an anchor from the
Painters Union and crown from the la
dies OF the Baptist church.
County courts convened In seven
counties on Tuesday with the following
judges presiding: At Middlebury, Chief
Judge Taft; at Hyde Park, Judge Munson;
at St. Johnsbury, Judge Tyler; at Wood
stock, Judge Start; at Manchester, Judge
Rowell; at Chelsea, Judge Stafford, and at
Montpelier, Judge Watson.
The pupils Of St. Michsel's school are
arranging to give the patriotic operetta,
"Old Glory" as feature OF the closing
and graduating exercises OF the school
which are to be held in the opera house on
Tuesday evening, June 20. L. Freeman
But erfiy Is assisting in training the pupils
in the dramatic part of the operetta.
Oliver Bowan, aged fifty-six years, died,
Tuesday at his home at 205 Main street,
after weeks illness. The immediate
cause Of death was commissions. A wife
and three children survive. The funeral
will be held at two o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon from the house. Burial will prob.
ably be in Green Mount cemetery.
The civil suit of John Mcdonald against
Dennis O'Leary for the recovery of room
rent was tried Tuesday before Justice L. j.
Deavitt. III. O. Shurtleff appeared for the
plaintiff and r. p, Carleton for the defen-
dant. Judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff to recover $4 10 and costs OF S35
The trnstee, q. II. More & Co., was dis
charged.
W. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfield
station, furnishes the following data for the
month OF June, covering period OF four.
teen years: Mean or normal temperature,
$50; warmest month in 1895, with an average
OF 66oi coldest month, in 1885, with an aver
age OF 500; highest velocity OF wind, 40 miles
| an hour, June 8, 1889; average number of