The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-18
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.


trained nurse from Burlington.
A large steam boiler arrived in this
city Thursday which was for the
skimming station of the Shady Rill
creamery comapny.
The new mogul engines now running
on the main line of the Central Vermont
road carry 5000 gallons, or 20 IL tons, of
water in their tanks.
Superintendent Foster said Thursday
the recent rain had raised rerlin pond
five and half inches already but the dan
ger limit of shortage was not yet passed.
Arthur l. Pettee of Brattleboro M
Powers of White River junction and
Carter II. Woods of brandon passed sue
cessfully their examinations before the
State dental board.
The funeral of Mrs. Aida Wood
bury was held from the home of @. A.
Gale Friday afternoon and was large
Unattended. Rev. L. f. Reed officiat-
ed and burial was in Green Mount
cemetery.
About 200 attended the concert given by
the band in the Armory on Tuesday even
ing and about fifty couples participated
in the dance which followed The next
dance to be given by the band will occur
nFriday evening, Dec. 70.
Officer Wood took Alfred Arnold, who
was recently convicted of the larceny of
money from the Montpelier House, t.
Rutland Wednesday to serve his sentence
in the house of correction George Deforge
was too ill to be taken at this time
At a meeting of King Soloman' S
Chapter, Royla Arch Masons, held Oh
Tuesday evening, DR.. Lawrence of
Worcester, and A. A. Brown and @.
A. Lang of this city were exalted to
the Royal Arch degree.
The Monday evening whist club has
hnpp orunpiZp1 with Mrs w g.. Berry rs
president, Mrs. II 5 Chapman, secretary
and Mrs G.. Wilson, treasurer. The
first meeting of the club will be with Mrs.
Chapman on next Monday evening
The twelve-years-old daughter of Will
lam Gilbert of beriin died from diphtherla
on Thursday and was buried i'll the after
noon. This is the second death to occur
from this disease within the week, the
mother dying last Sunday. Two other
children are still seriously ill.
Arthur w. Locklin, upon whom Carl
Dwyer of Harre disclosed, pleaded guilty
in court Wednesday to Il second offence
of charges of keeping, selling and main
tanning a nuisance He was sentenced to
twenty months confinement in the house
of correction and to pay fine of so and
costs.
The presence of several Italians at
the railway station Friday gave rise
to a rumor that work was to be begun
at once on the railway between New
port and Rutland. There have been
others so afflicted with the railroad
bug that they claim to have heard
the foot of the whistles on the new
trunk line.
Mrs. Aida Woodbury., aged eighty
four years, died Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. O. A. Gale, her daugh-
ter, at 10 Barre street. She has been
in feeble health for the past year and
was recently stricken with pneumonia.
Besides the daughter named two sons
survive-E. j. Woodbury. of this city
and Charles H. Woodbury. of Aber-
crombie, North Dakota.
1t has been suggested that if the city
can spare the water and flood the sem
mary campus for an ice rink which is
practically for private use, it might afford
to flood Haymarket Square and make q
rink for public use. The area and loca-
ton is good and after the rink was once
made there is no doubt but the youth of
the city would keep it in shape
Mrs Edward Bailey entertained the
Amusement Club at the Pavilion on Tues
day evening Four tables were filed with
players of siX-handed euchre. During the
evening the guests were served with re-
freshmeDts in the hotel dining-room the
tables being prettily decorated with holly,
suggesting the approach of Christmastide
The occasion was a most delightful one
and thoroughly enjoyed by those present.
The closi g and Christmas exercises of
the Kindergarten department of the Union
school will probably be held next Fri
day morning at the new school building.
The children will have tree which they
will decorate and upon which they will
place presents for their parents. The
children will also hold exercises they have
been taught during the term. There will
be vacation of two weeks before the
opening of the winter term.
Miss Eva Harvey, daughter of Calvis
Harvey, formerly of this city, but now of
Mortified, died Wednesday in a Massa-
chusetts hospital. She had been nurse
in the hospital for some time and, few
weeks ago, was taken seriously i'll. She
was taken to her home in Mortified,
where she underwent a surgical operation
The wound failed to heal properly, and
about week ago she returned to the hos
pital for treatment She is a niece of Or
1ando w. Harvey of this city The re-
mains were brought to Mortified for
burial on Thursday.
Nelson Downing, proprietor of
Downing's stable at Barre will, Oh &C
count of i'll health, sell his livery bust
ness which without question is one of
the best opportunities to engage in
this line of business ever offered in
this section. Mr.. Downing's long ex-
perience in the best stables in Boston,
together with the fact that he occu.
pies one of the best livery stands in
Vermont, has enabled him to establish
an extensive business. See his adver-
tisement in this issue.
John M. Comstock, secretary of the
Chelsea Entertainment Association
has sent to the Monteplier Male Quar-.
tette the following letter which is sell
explanatory: SIN behalf of the off.
GERS of the Chelsea Entertainment
Association and by their direction,
wish to extend to the Montpelier Male
Quartette our most hearty thanks fol
their services on the evening of the
4th inst, We highly appreciate the
pains they took to fulfill their appoint
met in spite of the difficulties of the
weather, and the ready kindness will
which they relieved the embarrass
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