The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-20
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

Mrs. w, II. Harlow returned today frOl
Portland. Me-, where she has been fo
several weeks.
a son was born last week to Mr. am
Mrs. George Webster, who reside o
Hampshire Hill in Worcester.
Mrs G. II Heaton entertained several {
the ladies in her neighbOThood on Frida
afternoon by giving card party.
T.J Kelleher returned Saturday fror
a several weeks visit along the Pa
cific coast. He is charmed with til
country and climate
Mrs Austin Kerrin, mother of ID. |
kerrin OF this city, recently underwent al
| operation for appendicitis i'll Denver, Col
ana is rapidly recovering.
sheriff Graves took Joseph Canton
| William Wells and Frank sands to tn,
house of correction in Rutland Friday Il
serve out their several sentences
William Miller was in Burlington
on Monday to testify in Chittender
county court as to an analysis of UnC
beer made for him
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet
next Friday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock
IN the trustees room of the Kel-
logg- Hubbard library.
Manager George L. Blanchard has
booked Rice's Evangeline" for Fri
day evening December 13. This com
pany carries carload of scenery and
effects
d. Willis Cummins, administrator
of the estate of Henry Stackpole. has
sold the Solon f. Cummins farm on
"Cummins Square," East Montpelier,
to Oscar Jones and wife for 81, 200.
1t is expected that Joel Emerson. for
merly of this city, and who was indicted
over year ago on the charge of fraudu-
lent use of the mails, will be tried by the
United States court at Rutland in De-
cember
The jury in the case of State against
Shannon failed to agree and were dis
charged Saturday evening. 1t is
doubtful II this case ever again comes
to trial. The respondent is out on
his own recognizance.
Mrs w A. Lord received a letter on
Friday announcing the death of William
brown, her uncle at Everett, Mass. Mr..
Brown was seventy-five years old aud
formerly lived i'll Chelsea, Vt. Mrs Lord
was unable to go TO Everett to attend the
funeral
Harle Cummins still gains in favor
with the reading public as an interesting
short story writer He has recently COM
pleted two stories, which have Just been
accepted by and will soon appear in the
ohenlan magazine He is also a regular
contributor to newspaper syndicate.
The Seattle Cedar Lumber Manu-
featuring Company of Seattle. Wash.
OF which Arthur E. Lane, formerly of
this city, is eastern manager. has
moved its eastern Office from II Kilby
street, Boston, to No. 1 Madison Ave
nue., corner Twenty third street, New
York
Jack Powers was taken Monday from
Lebanon to Lancaster, N. H., for
hearing before Gov. Jordan in the
matter of his being extradited from
New Hampshire to this state. f. A.
Bailey, counsel for Powers, and
States Attorney Hoar left this after
noon to be present at the hearing.
1t has been learned that Harry
and Milo Scribner of Morris
vile were the men who were with the
horse which broke its hind legs in
the bridge at Benjamin brook the
other night. The men have seen
States Attorney Hoar and the matter
has been adjusted. They were travel
ing to Websterville.
Mitchell Goslant, the plaintiff in
the case of Goslant against Lane, now
on trial i'll county court, was on the
stand all the forenoon Tuesday. This
case is stubbornly fought at every
stage by j. P. Lamson, May & ST.
monds, and j. H. Senter for the
plaintiff, and f. l.. Laird, +. A.
Rowland and H. A. Huse for the de-
5 hallard, general agent of the Ma
tlonal Life Insurance company, sent on
Saturday to Mrs. Fred l.. Hyde, Concord,
n H., check for $1,000, in settlement of
The death claim for the two policies held
by Mr. Hyde who died Nov. 5 The proofs
were received Nov. Ia and check forward
ed Nov. IL, which shows the Nationals
promptness in settlement. Mr.. HYDE was
formerly prominent merchant in Barre
and was well known in Montpelier and
vicinity
James s, Heaton, aged fifty-fve years.
son of the late Homer w. HeaUon, and
brother of Charles III, Heaton of this CITY.
died on Sunday at the Vermont state
hospital at Waterbury, where he had been
under treatment since June, 1898. The
funeral was held from the home of
Charles n. Heaton on Tuesday afternoon
ut two O'clock, Rev. A. N, Lewis ofliciat-
cemetery in the family lot.
The Barre Musical Association is to give
two grand concerts in that city on De-
cember 10 and IL 1t is expected to sur
pass the musical success OF last year by
giving grand musical festival next May.
large chorus is studying the works of
Gounod, Mendelssohn and other masters
and the association has invited Montpelier
TO join with them The regular
rehearsals are to be held on Tuesday even
lngs at 7;45 o'clock in the Universalist YES
try
The members of the Montpelier
Seminary football team ana lady
guests to the number of thirty-two
celebrated the close of the present
football season by taking supper at
the Pavilion on Monday evening and
holding an impromptu musicale and
social i'll the parlors later The affair
was most enjoyable for all concerned.
e. l.. Whitney has been selected
captain for the team next year
Andrew j. Glysson, aged about
enty years, died on Sunday at Watsheld
from brain trouble. The deceased was Il
lifelong resident of this city and by occu-
patton "A teamster He enlisted as private
in Company b, Tenth Vermont infantry.
uly 30, 1862 and was mustered out on
June ~, 1868 He was u member of Brooks
Post, q. A II A widow survives him