The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGR.

Mrs. Alma Hovey of Arlington, Mass, is
visiting relatives in Montpelier and vicinity.
Miss Jane Bancroft returned Friday
evening from few weeks visit in Rut-
land.
party of thirty five from this city left on
Monday evening on the Central Vermont
excursion to Buffalo.
Frank w Robinson left on Friday even
ing for Buffalo, to attend the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition for week.
Henry Kellogg OF Boston, who has been a
guest OF A. r. Johonnott, his uncle, for the
past week has returned home.
A picked team from this city Is to play
the Rochester ball team at Wal sheld Aug
ust %, when the annual field day Is held.
Miss Jean Cochran and Miss Hall Of
Groton, her cousin, left the city on Friday
evening to visit the Pan'American Exposi-
tion.
Mrs. Henry Barnes left Elliott, Ia,
on Monday for Montpelier, where she will
visit G. o. Stratton, her brother, for few
weeks.
Abel 8. WILDER and Miss May Shonio,
both OF Water bury, were married last
Thursday at Waterbury by Rev. w. II.
| Trafton.
Charles M. ,Johrson OF Burlington and
Ethel r. Connor Of Barre were married on
| Friday by Rev. j. Edward Wright at his
residence.
Mrs G. Fl. Smile left today for few
| days visit in Burlington, having returned
from weeks stay at the Gulf House in
Williamstown.
Mrs. Arthur Ropes, Mrs. W. E. Harlow,
Mrs. l.. Ii. Blxby and Mrs. Gustavus
Wright went on Monday to Cape Elizabeth,
near Portland, Me.
Over 300 people from Barre attended thp
band concert in this city on Friday even
| ing The music was we'll rendered and
heartily applauded.
Charles Def Bancroft and son, Fred, re.
| turned on Saturday night fiom q several
weeks visit at Parry Sound, Ontario, and
through the northw est.
A large force OF men was put at work to-
day to rush the construction OF the enclo.
sure and booths on Haymarket Square for
the street fair next week.
To the list of returning vermonters for
Old Home Week should be added today the
names of Hiram b. Parker of Astoria, Ore.
gon, and l.. l.. Coburn of Chicago.
The reunion of the Wheeler family at
Curtis pond in Calais will be held on Sat
urdsy, August 10, instead of Friday, as
stated in the JOURNAL OF Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. Bart Gross, Miss Carrie,
their daughter, and Mrs. Ewers returned
Monday evening from few weeks visit at
Old Orchard Beach, Halifax and Boston.
Two inspectors of the rural free delivery
service are in town with view to improv
ing the service by establishing a rural daily
delivery, requiring two additional carriers
Queen Olga and her camp OF gypsy palm
lists arrived in this city today and will be
located in the store, No. 56 State street
The ladies will give you palm reading fol
10 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Wilder went to Fran.
COMA Inn Saturday to remain until Tuesday
They were accompanied by @. II. Hoffman
and W. g. Smith, who will be their guest
over Sunday.
The lawn party ON Friday evening by the
Baptist Christian Endeavor society at th
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Perry, wa
attended by about fifty and an enjoyable
evening was passed.
Poole the pharmacist, has by the intelli
gent use OF the JOURNALS advertising col
umns and by careful business methods
built up an excellent drug business whicl
by the way he justly deserves.
On the last Sunday in August, the Beth
any choir will use exclusively music com
posed by w "A. Briggs In commemoration o
his closing a thirty years term OF service q
orgsnist at that church at that time.
Hon. and Mrs. Homer W. Vail and son O
Randolph were guests of j. V. Brooks Mon
day night, while on their way home fron
Swanton and Highgate, where they hav
been for two weeks visiting sister OF Mrs
Vail.
The reunion, previously announced, is Of
Saturday, August TO- not Friday, as tn
original notice reads. Music will be ful
njshed by the Calais and Worcester band
an organization made up Of musicians fror
those GOWNS.
A. G. Campbell OF Company @, Twenty
sixth U. s. ", is to spar a ten round coI
test with Frank Gsuthier, both OF this city
at the field day sports at Waitsfeld, Angus
%. The Montpelier Military band is
furnish music for the occasion.
j. Edward Bailey's horses, 'E. E. Knott,
"Susan," "The Governess" and "Gillis
and e. A. Sunderlin's "Msy Queen" pssse
I through the city Saturday on their way fror
Lebanon, N. H., to Stsnbridge East, p. @
where they are entered to race this week.
1t has been agreed in the case OF cit
against the p. r. Kennedy estate to allo'
" 7. j. Kelleher. the administrator, to cloa
" and file his accounts, and for Judge Carleto
- to render his decision on the city's petitio
IN at the time he makes up his returns on th
=. estate.
nt Miss Clara, daughter OF Chief of Polio
~ and Mrs @. K. Demeritt, celebrated ht
nt seventeenth birthday Monday evening b
nj giving a party at her home. There wei
nj seventeen OF her young friends present an
Mt q most enjoyable time was held. Light r.
MT freshments were served.
mt Miss Lila Slack. of Maiden, Mass, a 70
mt mer efficient clerk In the money order d.
mt psrtment at the Montpelier post-office,
visiting in town. She will be In RsndolI
the latter part Of the week, and, with h
mother and sister Addie will be In Mon
pelier during Old Home Week.
Rev. w. j. OSullivan is to give the alt
or boys Of St. Augustines church q two day
y outing this week. On Tuesday they go
na ~ Burlington, remaining at Winooski tn
lo' night On Wednesday they go to ST.
bans Bay by steamer and from there
R. eleotrics to st. Albans to visit Rev. ID.
O'Sullivan.