The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-25
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Arthur Ropes and Mrs. W. e. Hsr-
low returned yesterday from Cape Eliza
beth, Me,
The engagement is announced OF Miss
Kate Fuller and Mr. Isaac ID. Taylor OF
Hartford, Kansas.
Mrs. j. g. Farwell returned Friday even
ing from Swanton where she has been visit.
ing for two weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. George Atkins and Mr.. and
Mrs. M. r. Atkins left on Saturday evening
to Wis the Pan-American.
The Universalst State convention is to
meet in st. Albans on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
Miss Ellen Grout, stenographer for Super
lnteudent F.W, Stanyan, and George Grout
her brother, are in Boston for a few days.
Mrs. L. j. Douglass has returned from
ten weeks visit in New Hampshire and is
to move next week to North Ware, N. II.
George M. Goss, who for several weeks
has been i'll from inhammstory rheuma-
tism, is able to be up about the house once
more
The executive committee OF the Barre
Golf club has elected f. A. Rowland Of
Montpelier to fill the vacancy in that COM
mittee.
Mr. and Mrs. j. G.. Morrison OF Gam.
bridge, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bridge OF Albany, N. Y, are guests at the
Pavilion.
g. W. Parmenter is tearing down his ice
house up Worcester branch, and will build
much larger one before the next ice crop
is harvested.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Young
Mems Christian Association will hold its
monthly business meeting on Wednesday
afternoon at three o'clock.
Wonderful" 10 the word used to express
the merits Of Smiths Celebrated Cure for
Rheumatism by those who have tried the
remedy. See adv. on page 3.
Charles Owler, we'll known in this city as
a former "lively" member of the Apollo
Club, was in town Friday afternoon on
his way home to Rochester, N. Y.
The people that are using summit" wa
ter have nothing but words OF praise to say
for it, it is pure and heslthful and reason
able in price, at Poole Pharmacy.
Perley Cleveland is enjoying a week 8
vacation from his duties as clerk in the
store Of f. Blanchard & Company and is
visiting at his home in Randolph.
Joseph Yatter has purchased the Moses
Robinson farm OF 1e0 acres in Berlin for
$1,000. He plans to convert ten acres of
the farm into private fish pond next year.
Sarah j. Norcross of East Montpelier ad-
vertises her household goods at auction at
her home on Monday, September 80 at
at twelve O'Clock, noon, M, A. Kent,
auctioneer.
The George Wheeler place, at "Kinney's
Mills in Berlin, has been sold through the
Real Estate Agency of Martin w. Wheel
ock, to Mrs. Matilda Rowland OF Barre.
Price $1,000
Benjamin Coburn, who was arrested last
week on a charge of a breach OF the peace
In the reckless use of revolver, pleaded
guilty in city court today. He was fined S25
with costs, which he expects to pay.
The share of the proceeds from the NOV
ing picture entertainment given on Monday
evening for the Ladies' Aid Society was
$16985, which will net the ladies a goodiy
sum after their expenses are deducted.
Deputy Sheriff A. c. Tempeton, who is
in charge sf the grand jury, was called to
his home in East Montpelier Friday even
ing, where Will Jackson. his brother-in-
law, fell yesterday and broke collar bone.
Having taken out the vermiform appen-
dix of the Filipino rebellion, in the capture
of Aguinaldo, Gen. Funston has had to
submit to the excision OF that equ lily use
less and mlschieyous fraction Of his anat.
omy.
A child of j. NJ. Wiley, swallowed pin
Sunday evening and for a time serious re-
suits we're feared. DR.. Burr was called
but was unable to extract the pin. The
child hes shown no unfavorable symptoms
today.
f. T. Wilbur of Providence. r. l.. is
visiting in town. He is member of the
Providence Camera club and an enthusiast
He is making tour Of Vermont selecting
views with which to give an illustrated lec-
ture before his club.
William Turney OF Berlin, a cattle buyer,
made a shipment Of sixteen Durham COWS
and number Of yearlings to the Boston
market Monday. One of the cows weighed
l AGO pounds and we3 purchased of Orrin
Joslyn of Waitsheld.
The State convention OF the woman's
Christian Temperance Union is to be held
at Bellows Falls, Oct. 2, 3, and 4. Dele
gates from Montpelier Union are Mrs. Mary
Putnam and Mrs. Ellen Osgood, alternates
Miss Witt and Mrs Cloues.
Fred johnson of Barre was brought to
Heaton hospital from Barre Sunday after
noon in the ambulance of b. W. Hooker &
Co. He is i'll with typhoid fever, and at the
Commercial house in that city where he
boarded could not have proper care.
Gleason q Co have engaged c. II. Car
penter OF Bradford to take charge of their
undertaking business the first OF October,
MI Carpenter is fully equipped AZ funer-
al director and undertaken in all its
branches, having had twenty years expert.
ence.
Prof. and Mrs. A. d. Cochran OF Jericho
Will give an illustrated lecture in the Uni
versalist church at East Montpeliar on FRI
day evening. October A. The story OF Ben
Hur will be vividly illustrated and this
will be the principal feature OF the enter
taiument.
Kellar, the magician, drew one of the
largest houses this season on his appear
ance at the opera house on Saturday even
ing. His performance, like those he hes
previously given here, we1 the acme Of the
msgician's art keeping the audience in a
state of bewilderment throughout.
M. A. Kent, auctioneer, will sell at public
auction on the premises in East Montpelier
on Wednesday, October 2, at twelve o'clock,
noon, the farm, farming tools, household
goods and other property Of the late Will
lam Kelley. The sale will be under the
direction OF E. E. Kelley, administrator.
Miss Margaret Gorham. the pianist with
the Kneisel Quartette will play the Pol
onaise in Major No. 2 by Liszt for her
solo and Mr.. Wilder has ordered, for this
concert only, a Sl2CO piano for her use.
Get tickets next Saturday at 8 A. NJ. at Bus
wells, or before that time OF G.. IL. Wilder.
ALVIN Z. Cummins found freak of ma
ture in his potato lot Saturday which is nat
ural argument in favor OF the doctrine OF
! expansion. In one hill he found only one