The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-11
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.


the guest OF Mrs. B. NJ Shepard, her aunt,
over Sunday.
W. II. Herrick is taking a two weeks
vacation from his duties in the store OF ABB
bott & Bailey.
The best family syringe for 81 90 you ever
saw at Poole's Pharmacy as well as all
grades from Doc to So.
Kellar, the magician, is booked for re-
turn date at Blanchard opera house on Sat
urday evening, September 21.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Un-
ion will meet on Wednesday afternoon at
half-past two O'Clock with Miss Eliza B.
Rublee.
The nine Boston people, who have been
guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Malloy dur
ing the summer, left Saturday fer their
ONES.
Several from this city are attending the an
nusl meeting Of the Baptist Central As5oci-
alton, which Is held at Barre today and
Wednesday.
W. E. Adams and daughters, Clara and
Julia, returned Saturday from a two
weeks stay at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Que
bee and Montreal.
f. Huber Brewer and wife OF New York
are at the Montpelier House. Mr. Brewer
serious illness Of his sister.
Frank e. Donahue and G. Z. Smile went
Monday to Boston. From there they will ac-
company party TO Nova Scotia to inspect
the property of the International Mining
Company.
The Siberian blood hound owned by Mrs.
Clarence III. Pitkin is dead. The animal
had become 80 savage and unruly that it
became necessary to kill it, which ives done
by l. Paul Rivers.
Levi Fiendel went on Saturday to Chica.
go where he has q contract to remodel
fine residence. He will probably remain in
that city until spring. Mrs, Fiendel will
join him there later.
Harle o. Cummins has story entitled,
"The False Prophet" in the September
number Of the Bohemian. The scene Of the
story is laid in Paris and the scheme is in
Mr.. Cummins' happy style.
S. s. Ballard left Tuesday to attend the an
nual meeting OF the National Asso 1iation Of
Life Under writer's to be held in Portland,
Me-, ON Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
OF this week. He is delegate from the
Vermont association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Persons, who
have been at the home OF Levi A. Persons
for several weeks, left Tuesday noon for their
home in Washington, d. G. Mr.. Persons
has been in the war department for more
than quarter OF a century.
Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan at the Sunday
morning servic at st. Augustine's church,
recommended President Mckinley and the
welfare Of the country to the par.shioners
as subjects for special prayer. This idea
was adopted on Sunday also by all the
other churches in the city.
ion House on Saturday evening i'll and
without funds. Overseer Wheeler sent
physician TO care for the man and this morn
ing purchased d ticket for him to Concord,
N. H., where he has friends.
Fl. Lowe is taking a weeks vacation
from his duties in the Montpelier Savings
Bank and Trust Company. He expects
Ernest A. Lowe, his BROTHER to arrive from
New York on Tuesday and they will spend
the week in hunting in this vicinity.
"Aiter receiving news last evening of the
assassination of President Mckinley, ,"writes
a correspondent from neighboring town,
= said to - Where is your Presi-
den now? He, he!" The correspo ldent
regards this es an exhibition OF anarchism
by native that is worthy of one of the orig
inal brood Of ruler killers.
A horse owned by Clark Jillson, the
subJhlu6u painful Ou
Berlin street on Friday evening. Mr.. jill
son had just taken the horse from the black
smith shop of A. Al Brown when it cut
deep gesh on one of il hind legs as 1t was
being led along the street. Several stitches
had to be taken to close the wound.
Courts opened last week in six of the
fourteen counties OF the State. Judge Wat
son is at Burlington, Judge Rowell at ST.
Albans, Judge Start at Rutland, Judge
Static d at Newfane, Judge Tyler at New
port, and Judge Munson at Montpelier.
Judge Taft will hold the term at Guildhall
which opens on Tuesday, October l.
Emma Goldman, whom the assassin OF
President Mckinley says taught him the
gospel OF murder, was preaching her creed
of blood in Barre not very long ago, and
was warned out OF the city on penalty OF
arrest il shetsrried. The ssrpent seeds
were, however, planted there and a crop OF
ansrchstic deeds was harvested last spring
The first church party of the season will
| be held in Trinity church vestry on We'd
nesday evening from half past seven till ten
| o'clock. To this gathering all members OF
| the church and congregation as well es
| those OF other denominations, are cordially
| invited. A musical and literary program
| has been prepared, with games for the chill
| dren.
George o. Boyles, of the firm Of Wells &
Boyles, who recently purchased the carpet
| and wall paper business of A. Il. Niles, re-
turned Friday from the Boston markets,
where he purchased large and well sell
ected line OF carpets, wall paper, etc. The
goods will arrive the first OF the week and
people who need anything in, this line
should not fail to sit their store.
School began In the new school building,
| Monday. There was large attendance in all
the grades. In the first grade the teachers
are Miss Fisher and Miss Rockwell; in the
second, Miss Gleason and Mrs. Martin;
third, Miss Lucia, and in the mixed grade,
Miss Robinson in the fourth, Miss Foster.
The kindergarten opened a week ago, IN
der Miss Beckwith and Miss Stevens,
kindergartners.
A team driven by 0rsmel Dodge, who re-
sides on the s. W. Benjamin farm, ran
away Sunday morning between this city
and Barre. Mr.. Dodge was thrown out
when near the home of f. III. Andrus. Mo-
torman Durkee OF the electric railway saw
the runaway coming and, stopping his car,
caught the horse by the bride and secured
it. Mr.. Dodge suffered injuries to his back,
He was conveyed home and physician
was summoned.
The Union Gun club has been challenged
to shoot for the Robin Hood international
trophy, which it won in the summer OF
1901, by the Robin Hood club OF Swanton
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