The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-04
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

of Mrs. w H. Lawson, his sister, over
Thanksgiving.
George II. Cross and Harry, his son, of
st, JOhusbury spent Thanksgiving with
l. Bart Cross
The Montpelier male qulrtette is TO APP
pear in a concert ut Chelsea next Wednes-
day evening
Alvin Smith ana family passed
Thanksgiving with his brother, $. $.
Smith of Barre.
Yrs. f w Brown of Concord, n. II
spent Thanksgiving at the home of J q
Farwell, her father.
DIR and Mrs f. ID Harter have returned
from Utica, n Y where they were called
by che death of DR., lIarters rather
c. f. Boswell went Thursday night
on q business trip to New York and
Boston. He will be gone "A week or
ten days.
w. II. cGoT of Elkhart, Ind, who is
to take the place of E II Oliver us AS
sistant in DR.. G. e Hunts parlors, ar
rived today
Wilder's orchestra furnished music for
ball in st ohnsbury on thursday even
inga nd play for IL similar affair at Rich
ford this evening
William Phillips and family of Ran
dolph were guests of Prof. a. j. and
Thanksgiving,
Albert Johonnott has decided to Dill
Ion and Haley house and lot on the
easterly side of Charles street. Con-
sideration 81, 500.
Miss Jennie A Thibault Miss Bessie
Rlay and j. j Kennedy of Burlington and
Francis de Lorme of Montreal were ut
the Pavilion on Thursday
Va ,ttG ot 1ax
from & six weeks visit N New York, New
Haven and Boston he spent Thanks
giving with ames f. Dewey, her son, at
Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. . e. Granger, +. and
Mrs o. ID. osworth, and Mrs. Anna NJ.
Franklin and ,hidren of Williamstown
passed ThanKsg wing with rs, A NJ.
Burnham.
c, G Taft is to close his engagement
with the New England Telephone Com
pany and is to take the position of clerk
in the store of arvin herburne va
Gated by c. Fred Ward.
The Barre branch of the Salvatian Ar
my coutemplates holding meetings in this
city this winter. probably on Monday and
Tuesday evenings If the right aceOnlnO-
dations can be secnred.
Mr.. and rs George A. Robbins were
given pleasant surprise by IL party of
their friends dropping into their rooms at
DIR. H A Boardmans on thursday even
ing The evening was passed socially,
lunch being served the guests
P f. Glynn was called to Richmond
on Thursday by the serious condition
of a cousin. The cousin is sister
of Martin Henley, formerly clerk at
the Montpelier House, and she was re-
ported to be dying
Fred West, Barre barber, was plac,
in Jail here on Wednesday afternoon by
Chief Brown on the charge of selling
liquor On the same afternoon, Officer
Gauthier of ARE committed ames Cary
of the city TO jail for twenty days on con-
viction for intoXieation.
George Duran of Waterbury, who has
Just served ten days in Jail for intoxica-
ton and who failed to pay his fine and
costs of $50 "a for flu nshing, was taken to
Rutland Friday by Deputy heriff Farr of
Waterbury to work out the limit i'll the
house of correction
About seventy-fve couples were pres
ent at the ball given at district No l0'
oni Thursday evening, fifteen of which
were from this city A good time and
good supper were had ElmOre's orchestra
furnishing the music. The Montpelier
contingent did not arrive home until A.
NJ, today
w. E. Poole has issued to his pat
rons and friends an invitation to visit
and inspect his handsome and newly
equipped pharmacy. His special
opening days are to be from Saturday
to next Tuesday evening and during
this time he is to serve free soda
water to each lady purchaser.
Major f. l.. Howe of Mortified,
Capt w. A. Pattee and Lieut.. W. j.
Moore of Montpelier, constituting a
board of survey, We're at the State ar
senal Wednesday inspecting and GOA
demning government property for
which the State of Vermont is respon-
sible
The ladies' of lower State ana baldwin
streets have organized II series of whist
parties to be known rs the Friday After
noon Club, with Mrs. 9. II Heaton, preSi
dent. and Mrs G. A Best, secretary At
the meeting last week with Mrs. III. II
Fifeld, the highest score was made by
Mrs. J Edward Wright The third meet
ing of the series is to be held with Miss
Mary Dewey this week.
Mrs.I. c. Vail gave an elaborate Thanks
giving dinner to the boarders OF both her
establishments at the Riverside. Inc
feast of good things rivaled those which
mythology ascribes as having been served
to the gods. The event was most enjoy
able to .all concerned and in this effort
Mrs. Vail added new laurels to her repu-
tatiOn as hostess.
In Supreme Court last Wednesday
afternoon, the entries against John
f. Kimball of Randolph were strick-
en- off and his case will be argued at
the January term of Supreme court
New bail in the sum of 81, 900 was
fixed which was furnished by George
w. Wing of Montpelier, and Judge
w. II. Nichols of Randolph. Kimball
returned to Boston Wednesday night.
The unfortunate ones at the city
farm and county Jail were not forgot
ten ON Thanksgiving day. At the
farm Mr. and Mrs Harry Ferguson,
who are in charge, provided turkey
dinner with dessert of pie, nuts and
fruit for the twelve inmates. and at
the county Jail Mr.. and Mrs. f. II.
Tracy gave the twelve persons confn-
ed there a dinner that was decidedly
out Of the ordinary. The recipients
of these pleasant attentions at both
places. were profuse in their thanks.
T. W. Eagan is cutting off that por-