The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-27
MONTPELIER and VICINITY
JOOAL HAPPENINGS.

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Eugene 8. Whitcomb and wife have sold
to q. P. Pitkin and wife spring on Town
hill for $500.
1t Is now believed that the danger Of a
| flood this spring Is past, as the ice Ia rap
idly wearing away, breaking up and float
| ing of.
The Young Mems Christian Association
basket ball team will go to Burlington next
team Of that city.
j. W. Flint, formerly station agent for
the Central Vermont railway at Williams
town, is employed by Station Agent Lang
in the local ticket Office Of that road.
Another of Hsrle o. Cummin's short
stories appears in the April number iof the
Argosy under the caption, "The Man and
the Beast" The story Is novel and inter-
esting.
The regular gymnasium classes for boys
Will meet a5 usual during school vacation
with the exception that the newsboys and
junior classes will meet at 2:30 instead of
4P.M.
Florence, the year old daughter Of M.
and Mrs. Frank Lanier, died suddenly
Tuesday after weeks illness from grip.
Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery on
Thursday.
Superintendent of Streets Roberts has
laid q temporary gravel and plank walk on
Granite street which will cause those trav-
cling that thoroughfare to rise up and call
him blessed.
A. A. Whitcomb has purchased the ~esi-
dence OF q. O. Field on Barre street and ex-
poets to occupy it about the middle OF April.
Mr.. Field is to move to Easex Junction
where he has purchased a residence.
The March t. rm of Essex county court
that was to convene on Tuesday, has been
adjourned for one week. Judge j: M. Ty-
Ter, who is to preside, is detained this week
In Orleans county court at Newport
A. j. Gauvreau, former partner and cut.
ter Of the Roger q Grady Company of
Barre, is to open tailor shop April in one
OF the suites OF rooms into which the old
Apollo club rooms in the opera house block
has been converted.
John Willard, who began work this morn.
ing in the wood work department of the
Lane Manufacturing Company, injured his
back quite seriously this morning while
lifting heavy stick of timber and had to be
conveyed to his home.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the
trustees room of the Kellogg Hubbard
library. Magazine, reading March number,
Russian Women" and "Trusts and In
teInationalism" will be the subjects con-
sidered,
Sixteen tables were filled with players at
the whist party given Friday evening in
Grand Army hall by the members of Brooks
Post and Brooks Relief Corps. The first
prize was won by j. 4. Waterman and Mrs
Frank e. Smith, and the second by Misses
Genevieve Clay and Margaret Jangraw.
Hon. W. e. Ranger, State Superintend-
OF education, was in the city today. Mont
pelier will be pleased to know that Mr..
| Ranger intends to become resident Of the
| city, and will movo here so soon as the
season is favorable for the change. He was
today looking at houses offered for rent,
The next course attraction, a lecture by
Dr. A. j. Palmer OF New York, promises to
| be one OF the best OF the course. Dr. Palm
or was probably the youngest enlisted SOL
dier in the Union army. His lecture, "Co.
| ID, Die Mores," reviews the scenes of
that strife and is really fine patriotic ad-
| dress.
OF the lecture on "Old New England in
| New America" delivered in Windsor last
week by Rev. q. o. Judkins, the Windsor
Journal says among other Chings: "Al-
though still young man, Mr.. Judkins is
easily one Of the ablest divines of the Meth
odist church in Vermont, and is meeting
with marked success both as a pulpit ora
tor, and public speaker and lecturer"
MAJ garet, wife OF Francis Leslie, aged
| seventy-two years, died this morning at
| her home on Jay street after an illness OF
three years. Besides her husband, son and
daughter, Louis and Mary Ducham OF this
city survive her. The funeral will be held
from ST. Augustine's church Wednesday
morning. Burial will be in the Catholic
cemetery.
Under date of September 26, 1885, MI
Ormsbee, IN the american Agricultural de-
scribes a machine for separating sunfower
seeds from the heads. The editor replies tC
an inquiry by an Interested 5rson for Mr.
OrmsUee's address that possibly it was o
q. Ormsbee, Montpelier, Vt. III this OF
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Will he kindly report to the JOURNAL office
A hearing was held before Judge Watson
Monday morning on the report OF Master il
Chancery Nj. E. Snilie, in the case OF Alex
Hnder Broadtoo against Robert Nj Fraser
asking Tor dissolution Of partnership ant
an equal division OF the assets of the firm
Lord & Carleton appeared for tho orato
and j. G. Wing for the defeudent. Judg
Watson instructed Mr.. Lord to draw up
decree for him to sign. Mr.. Lord will stip
ulate In the decree that the prayer OF th
orator be granted. Mr.. Wing will appea
the case TO the May term OF Supreme court
Say 8 the Clipper OF Essex Junction: ED
ward M. SlayJO has startled tho world
I He Is Vermont boy. He ordered from hi
place of business in Manchester, n, H., Q
the Oklahoma and Kansas Produce Dea
ers' association 200 carloads of eggs and
| sensation was produced. Slayton was borl
3 in Calais in 1851. He i5 the son OF Hon. III
, X. and Amanda Mitchell Slayton. ii
I hasn't lived in Vermont since he WAS to
3 years OF age, but here 1t was that he az
: quired his nerve. No man but Vermont
4 or would have dared purchase 200 carload
T of eggs"
The members OF the Barbers' Union me
Monday evening in Aughtney Jangraw'
shop to consider certain grievances the
0 some members OF the union were cuttiD
a prices and working over time. The con
. plants were informally discussed but n
Il definite action was taken. A fixed scale o
= pnces in future was suggested, but the pro
It prietors OF several OF the largest shops II
= fused TO sign such schedule unless q sti
;. penalty for violation Of such scale WI
y provided. The meeting was principally
4, smoke talk at which the interests OF th
:, trade as they affect Montpelier barber
:. were discussed.
o l.. III. Greene has sold his drug bushes
't on State Street TO W. E. Poole Of Ea
e Barre. Mr.. Poole will take possession
= soon as an invoice OF the stock can
n taken, which will probably require only
few days time. Mr.. Poole will be remen
bered as having been employed as clerk
" this store about five years ago since whiC
o, time he has conducted a pharmacy at Ea