The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-06
MONTPELIER And VICINITY.
LOOAL HAPPENINGs.

Mrs. j. Edward Wright returned Friday
| evening from several weeks visit in Cam
bridge, Mass, and vicinity.
A letter from Rev. w. A. Dawson an
nounces that he has fully recovered from
his recent illness and that he is enjoying
the best OF health.
Tickets for the Katharine Ridgeway con-
cert in the Star course next Friday evening
will go on sale at the Buswell book store
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Eliza Yatter Douglass has petition
ed for divorce from Louis j. Douglass on
the grounds OF adultery. j. II. Senter is
counsel for the petitioner.
Henry Gebo who was so seriously injured
while at work on the Dodge bridge Jrestle
several days ago, is gaining rapidly, and his
complete recovery is confidently expected.
The Katharine Ridgeway Concert Com
pany furnishes the next entertainment in
the Star course next Friday night. One OF
the finest evenings OF the course Is sntici
pated.
William b. Cotton who died recently at
Enosburg Falls was the husband OF Miss
Charlotte Truax, daughter of the late Rev.
A. B. Truax, formerly we'll known in Mont.
pelier.
The regular monthly meeting of the la
dies aid association OF the Heaton hospital
will be held at the home Of Mrs. q. H.
noon.
The woodchuck could see his shadow Sat-
urdsy If ever he could and If all the old Oft
recited saws and auguries are true there
Is big spell Of winter in store for snow
bound mortals.
DIR. L. @. Wakefield was at South Royal
ton on Saturday to test a carload of COWS
for Charles Clspp and @. 1. Hood OF Lowell,
Mass. He found them free from tuberculo-
sis and gave the owners clean bill Of
health
All M. Reed has received the contract to
carry the mail the next four years from
Berlin to Montpelier, which will make a
term of thirteen successive years. Mail
will be delivered 10 all government boxes
on the route.
The funeral OF G. c. Dudley was held
from his late home on Saturday. Toe
bearers were j. W. F. " ashburne, Collins
Blakey, George Atkins, j. w Peck, ID. s..
Wheatley and A. q. Brown. Burial was in
Green Mount cemetery.
David Hobart, aged eghty-two years,
died from senile decay at his home in Ber-
lin SATURDAY.. A daughter, who resided
with him, and son in Texas survive him.
The funeral was held this afternoon.
Burial was at Berlin corner.
Those who have read the current number
of "Black Cat" are unanimous in declaring g
the story "The Sins of Sims" by Harle o.
Cummins of this city the best in the lot.
The plot is new and unique, we'll told and
full Of interest from beginning to end.
e. III. and j. W. Gabree with their fami .
lies and Mrs. Nellie Mills, their sister, went
to Waterbury Monday to attend the cele bra
tion OF the fiftieth anniversary OF their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gabree, which
will be held this evening.
During the year 1900 there were 1877 births
in Montpelier, II males and 66 females.
The number of births by months follows:
January, II; February, s.; March, II; April,
12; May, IL; June, IA; July, II; August, Is;
September, Is; October, 8; November, IL;
December, 8.
Montpelier branch of the National Gran
ite Cutters union will give concert and
dance in Armory hall next Fiiday evening
for the sick and disabled members. VIII
der's orchestra will furnish music for the
concert from eight to nine O'Clock and for
dancing from nine to two.
Mrs. Harvey Brown fell Saturday evening
on the icy sidewalk in front OF the Reed
| block. Fortunately no bones were broken
but as she is in delicate health the shock
overcsme her and she was taken into the
store of Johonnotts & Hall until team
could be obtained to convey her home.
The Trinity church reading club met
on Tuesday with Mrs. Henry Holt on
Bailey Avenue. The programme included
readings on "China in Transformation
by Mrs. Merrill Russell; "a Journey in the
Orient" Mrs K. A. Mutt; First and Last
Dunn" Mrs R. FL, Lyon; David Swim, "
Mrs, f. Waterman.
Mrs. Martha e. Hersey, aged forty-seven
years, who for the past year and u half has
| been i'll from cancerous trouble, died Sat
| urday night at her home in the Pitkin build
ing on East State street. One son, Will