The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-13
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

GROSS his son, III st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Blanchard are
contemplating spending the winter in
California.
Lucien Howe, formerly operator at the
local telegraph Office but now of Jericho,
10 visiting in town
l.. II BXby secured seven plump par
h'idges on his hunting trip to Mount Hun
ger on Wednesday
+. d. Maynard and family have
taken rooms at the home of Mrs. G.
H. Guernsey on East State State
Edwin L.. Wallen has finished work
~ clerk for G.. II. Whitney and is to
&c into the electrical business for him
self in this city.
William Viau of Hanover, ~ ii brother
Of Joseph Viau of this city began work to
day in the foundry of the Cotton Manu-
featuring company,
w. A. Briggs was elected member
Of the Vermont Historical Society,
Mt the adjourned annual meeting
held on Friday afternoon.
NJ. v Wheelock has made the deed
conveying a house and lot on Cherry
Avenue, Ward 6, from Don H. Dodge
10 Will r. and Ada M. George.
Valjinio Ala left ON Tuesday night
for few months visit at his former
home in Spain. When he returns he
will be accompanied by his family.
Mrs j. X. Lynde of Wiliamstown was
in town on Wednesday evening to attend
the meeting of arquis de Lafayette
Chapter. Daughters of the Revolution of
which she is Il member.
Frank Andrews has sold, through
n. W. Wheelock's Real Estate Agency,
10 H. j. Gale of South Hero, farm
in East Montpelier known as the
spaulding or Duke place.
A monster new bass drum is the lat est
addition to the equipment of the don't
pelier Military and. f. p Richardson,
the longtime efficient manipulation of the
club, is now longing for some street pa
rades
i b Tassie, Representative from North
Hero, in the Legislature of 1900 was i'll
town Wednesday us witness for the de-
fence i'm the case of tate against Sands.
The respondent worked for VT. AISLE
three years ago
A special district meeting of the Sixth
Masonic district was held On Wednesday
at asonic hall under the direction of
District Deputy Lee ShOrtt of Cabot for
the purpose of studying the ritual and for
general instruction in floor work.
Paul d. Durant, formerly of this city,
but now rising young attorney of IL
waukee, Wis, has formed co-partner-
ship for the general practice of law with
Gilmore ID. Price and Thomas Cowen
under the firm name of Dnrant, Price
and Cowen,
J. j. Flynn and A. O. Humphrey,
the Burlington directors of the electric
railroad, were in town Thursday. Mr..
Flynn said the published reports that
they were to make additions to their
line in Barre and this city was news
10 him.
News reached Barre Thursday of
the death of Fred Hyde, who was for
merly in the clothing business in that
city with Frank McWhorter. Deceas-
ed was native of Brookfeld, and a
graduate of the Randolph Normal
school.
Lepoldo Guttieruzs, who has been
employed at North Jay, Me-, has re-
turned and entered the employ of G.
H. More & Co. He was soldier in
the Spanish army in Cuba during the
Spanish American war and at its
close located in this city.
The Kennedy players were so we'll salts
studio, that while in Barre this week they
are having their individual photographs
taken by Mr.. Voltz and have also placed
with him large order for duplicates of
the group taken while they were in this
city.
John w. Hill, for the past seven years
the faithful engineer at the State
House, received on Tuesday his ap-
pointment as janitor of the building
Frank H. Wedge has also been APP
pointed engineer. These appointments
were made by Sergeant at Arms r. G.
Phinney.
The case OF State against Ira Kicker of
GrOton for cruelty to animals, better
known as the hog case" was brought up
in county court Friday and plea of not
guilty was entered by the respondent
As the main witness for the respondent is
IL. the case may not come up for trial at
this term of court j. p Lamson appears
for Kicker.
A delegation from the local council of
Junior Order, United American Mechan-
les went to Middlesex Thursday to at
attend the funeral of Herbert Eagan, son
OF John w Eagan, whose death occurred
recently at Davenport, Wash The de-
ceased was a member of the order and
the delegation carried beautiful wreath
VI OH WHICH, were lut lUlJldlo OF
the order
Montpelier people who visited the Pan
American Exposition will remember the
center table which was in the Vermont
room at the New England building. This
has been sent to Col. Charles s. Forbes of
st Adams, and has been placed in the
Vermonter office. The top of the table is
verd antique marble from Roxbury, and
the standard was made by the st Albans
furniture factory.
A very pleasant social and musicale was
held on Tuesday evening by the Christian
Endeavor society in Bethany chapel
The attendance was large. The musica
numbers were rendered by mixed quar-.
tette, composed of Misses Folsom and
Packer and Messrs. Goss and NTH Miss
Packer and G. Knapp rendered solos
and Mr. Wells and Miss Palmer gave read
ings all of which were well received.
DR. William Lindsay, the city health of
icer, has received a report of the analy
sis made of samples of Berlin water he re
Gently sent to the labrotory ut Burling
ton. The water submitted is free from
vUiUOlar hanilli with 10 an 1 .