The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-04
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGR.

ofshorthand.
Rome G. Brown and family left on Mon
day for their home in Minneapolis, going by
the 500 route
j. Edward Bailey left on Monday even
ing for Nashua, n. H., where his horCes are
to race this week.
George A. Hobart left today for Bangor,
Me-, where he expects to take position ss
railway engineer.
Mrs. w. e. Laird went on Monday to
Pittsheld, Mass, where Mr.. Laird has been
for several months
Mr.. and Mrs. G. @. Downing and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Bugbee left Tor Buffalo on
the early train Tuesday morning.
Misses Bessie Smith and Anna Hutchins,
have returned from a several weeks visit
with relatives at Parry Sound, Ont.
The seven-months-old son OF Mr.. and
Ms. Teddy Terrio died on Monday morn
ing. Burial VS. in the Catholic cemetery
today.
Hon, and Mrs Charles Dewey and Miss
Mary, their daughter, left Tuesday for ten
days. visit with George p Dewey at Port
land, Me.
A private party of young people from this
city held social hop at Dewey Park on
Monday evening, Wilder's orchestra fur
nishing music.
G. II. Wilder has taken the agency for
the Arthur P. Schmidt music publishing
house Of Boston which will include the
Litolff editions.
Hon. j. II. Watsonwent Tuesday TO Bur.
lington where he is to preside at the Sep
tember term Of Chittenden county court
which convenes on Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes OF Boston are
visiting in Barre and vicinity. Mr.. Barnes
YVES formerly a clerk in the store OF the
Montpelier Hardware Company.
Mrs. j. w. Brock, Mss Helen, her daugh
| ter, and Miss Florence Cory returned on
Friday evening from two weeks outing
at Stave Island, Lake Champlain
Rob" has returned to his old domi
| cle after long residence abroad. During
| a soiourn in the railroad city of Vermont
he contracted the grip and Yves tenderly
| brought back to the scenes OF his childhood.
The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Association of the Heaton hospital will be
held in the trustees room OF the Kellogg
| Hubbard library on Wednesday afternoon
ut two o'clock.
The executive council OF the local anti
saloon league will hold It's regular month
| ly meeting in the Epworth League room at
| trinity church on Wednesday evening at
half past seven.
I The quarterly meeting OF the Ladies Lit
erary League will be held in the trustees
room of the Kellogg Hubbard library on
| Wednesday afternoon at tbre3 O'Clock. A
| full attendance Is desired,
Albert G. Dewey, OF the real estate firm
of Dewey & Hurry, OF FounaD, s. OAK,
| who hes eaen visiting relatives in town, ID
TO leave for home this week. visiting the
| Pan.American Exposition on the way.
Special Officer Hamilton made daring
stop OF runaway double team on Main
street during the parade on Monday. The
horses started on the jump but the officer
ran alongside and brought them up stand
| ing.
TT Ranney commenced work on Mon
day in the store OF ID. s. Wheatley. Mr.
| Ranney is an experienced salesman and
will prove a valuable addition to the work.
ing force of this busy dry goods establish
ment
Miss Nellie Fifield gave On Monday an
informal tea for the friends OF her sister
Mrs. julius f. Workum, who will return tc
her home in Englewood, N. j., on Wednes'
day. The strolling harper and violinist
furnished very acceptable music.
Miss Sara +. Bowers started on Monday
for California where she will visit Sacra
mento, San Francisco, Los Angeles AM
other places. Miss Ethel Ordway will es
sst in the general Office of the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad during Miss Bow
ers' absence.
MISS Mary e. Williams medal gradual.
OF the New England Conservatory at Bos
ton will give thorough instruction in vocs
music to limited number OF pupils. Les
sons given at pupils homes II desired
Terms on application to Miss Williams a
| l29 State street.
A derailed car of stock at Randolph sta,
ton on Monday afternoon delayed the nortl
bound afternoon trains for several hours
The Boston papers and mall due at Mont
| pelier at P. M, did not arrive until afte
nine o'clock, and the express leaving her,
at six o'clock was about two hours late.
Mrs. Cora McCollum Smith, who read il
Montpelier three years ago, will give
reading in the Methodist church in Barr
next Wednesday night, September 4. Sh
, will be assisted by the Montpelier Nal
! Quartette, who will sing three number,
! Tickets will be on sale at the door at 1880.
The city has received proposition froI
II. A. Rowland, counsel for the p. Il. Ken
a, nedy estate, to settle the tax suit by payin
taxes for 1900 on the S14 0C0 which Mr.. .KeI
nedy had deposited in the banks OF th
!. State 1t is the opinion OF some OF th
members of the city council that this PR
position win not be accepted.
Montpelier Seminary opened its fall teri
! Tuesday with 122 pupils registered, but man
I have arrived during the day and many al
y expected who have not yet registered. 1t
J estimated that the high water mark of Il
4 to 200 pupils will be reached this teri
There were today double the number, lac
ing two registered for rooms at the boar
ing house there were year ago.
% The kindergarten department Of Il
II Union school opened this morning in
4 large and we'll lighted room on the fir
x floor Of the new school building on Ea
" State street. Miss Beckworth of Newpol
ii assisted by Miss Stevens OF Johnson, is
II charge Of this department. Over forty Il
X tie tots were in attendance today. The Sc
Il sions begin at nine A. M. and are to be
- two hours duration.
Fred Whittier, who is taking a course
study on the violin from Franz Esser ii
u summer, appeared in concert at Lttleto
Il N. H., on Thursday evening His solo wo
~ took the audience by storm. He was oblg
n to respond to several encOres and was pI
sented with beautiful bouquet. Mast
d Whittier is playing first violin with d
Al MaplewoOd orchestra at Bethlehem, N.
AZ and is known as the boy wonder.
8 A venerable Adventist who is attendi
81 the meetings at the tented village near b,
re, ran down the bank from the camp Il
day afternoon and hailed departing elt
trio car. The Car stopped and awaited |
OF arrival and when the old gentleman car
III up he asked what the fare was to MontI
3 lier. When he was informed he smiled a
departed remarking that he guessed