The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-19
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


DR.. George W. Ainsworth celebrated his
seventy fifth birthday Sunday by taking
part In the singing at Bethany church.
The rite OF baptism was administered al
| Trinity church Sunday morning to the chill
dren OF Robert Fraser aud Robert Whitney
extended vacation at his home In ICalais
where 1t Is expected q few weeks OF out
door life will restore his accustomed health.
| Miss Jean Cochran, accompanied by Miss
| Ellen Warren Of Peoria, ILL.,, arrived from
| Smiths college on Friday evening for the
| summer vacation.
III. ID. Ourrier, an employe of the Oolton
Manufacturing Company, has filed petit
| ton in insolvency. His assets are S28 and
his liabilities $266.
George e. Smith has returned from Bos-
ton where he has been employed in the
wholesale produce house of Gulliver & AL
len for few months.
Mr.. aud Mrs. L. P. Gleason went Mon
noon to East Hampton, Mass, where Fred
E.Gleason, their son, graduated on Tuesday
from Williston Seminary.
Christ church will be closed for the next
four weeks. Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Lewis
will visit their daughter In New Haven,
Conn, in the meantime.
Miss Rugg, orgsnist at Christ church. will
go this week to her home at Stanstead, P.
y to remain during the four weeks that
In match between George A. Peck,
Frank Willard and Carlos l.. Smith at
three inch bullseye, distance Of three hun.
dred yards, Peck "cleared the BUSH"
Leslie Hayford, who is now in Tufts coll
lege, will sail from San francisco about
July for the Philippines where he has an
appointment as teacher for three years.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Edward Wright and
Miss sibyl will go to Boston on Wednesday
to remain until after their son Chester grad
duates from Harvard college next week.
DR.. Minnie L. Marshall or this city is to
read paper at the annual meeting of God
dard Seminary Alumni Association, to be
held at the Seminary on Tuesday, June %.
Robert f. Bliss of the Farwell Company
was the victim of serious attack from the
grip last winter from which he has not
fully recovered. He left on Tuesday for an
Several in this city have received invita-
tions to attend the commencement ball Of
Norwich University W be nsld in Armory
hall at Northfield on the evening of June
81.
The game OF ball played between the Ma
tional Life and Montpelier Seminary teams
Saturday afternoon was a comedy Of errors
and resulted in victory for the former by
a score Of 13 to IL.
Rev. A. N. Lewis, Charles Dewey, Fred
E. Smith, w. L. Dewey and George Brair-
u
tend the annual diocesan convention TO be
held there this week.
The Montpelier Clippers defeated the
Burlington Rushers on the Union school
grounds Saturday afternoon by score of 81
to II Out of thirteen games played by the
Clippers this season they have won eleven.
@. o. Johnson OF Melrose, Mass, son of
the late jerome b. Johnson, former we'll
known resident OF Montpelier, is visiting
the scenes of his boyhood. He is accom-
panied by his wife and is the guest of Mrs.
George Waters.
An exhorter in socialism addressed
small crowd on Haymarket Square Friday
evening His "smoke talk' was burdened
with invectives against capitalists, trusts
and imperialism, but did not appear to en-
thuse his hearers to any extent.
A party of twelve rifle men rneU on Fri
day At Frank Willard's in East Montpelier
for the purpose OF practicing target shoot
ing. The occasion was one OF much enjoy
ment and 1t was also thoroughly demon
str ated that the party contained several ex-
pert marksmen.
Cards have been received here announc-
ing the m arrlage OF John Almon and Miss
Grace Ina Winter at Waltham, Mass, last
Thursday. Mr.. Almon is well known here,
having been employed for several years
with the Lane Manufacturing Company. He
Is brother Of George II. and Joseph e.
Almon
Mrs. Harry Wet more and son, Hazen,
went to Tunbridge Tuesday where the lat-
ter will remain with relatives for several
weeks. Mrs. Wetmore will be Joined on
Wednesday by Mrs. Rossmond Miller, her
mother, and Mrs. w e. Poole .her sister,
The trio will visit in Massachusetts for two
weeks.
Rev. j. Edward Wright officlated at the
funeral OF Harvey l.. Gallison, held Sunday
AfLernOnn m
Court. The members of Brooks Relief
Corps, OF which Mrs. Gallison is an officer,
| attended in body. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful. Burial was in
the cemetery in Berlin near the three mile
bridge.
Henry Mcleod succeeded in hitting the
bullseye five successive times az a distance
OF two hundred yards. Carlos l.. Smith,
who shoots the Handsomely Savage" rifle
In the city, was the only one TO accomplish
the feat OF csntering the bullseye at a dis
tance OF seventy rods. The dummy turkey
was hit at a distance OF seventy feet by Ed
ward Stoddard.
About 100 children and adults, 80 OF
whom were children, were confirmed at st.
Augustine's church Monday evening by Rt.
Rev Bishop Michaud of Burlington, assist
ed by Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan, the pastor.
The church was filled by the relatives and
friends, and the children for the most part
arrayed in white, with their sponsors,
formed pretty and impressive scene.
Several parties of picnickers from Barre
were at Benjamin falls on Sunday. A pa
mic was created among them in the after
noon by the disappearance OF a little girl
about seven years old. The parents and
several others hunted the woods and sur
rounding country for two hours and finally
the child was found trudging her way home
In the highway about a mile from the
camp.
O. j. Brown of Moretown passed through
the city on Saturday with the handsomest
stick OF spruce timber loaded on a four
ho SO truck that has been cut in these parts
for many day. The timber is TO be- used
| by Barre granite hrm for derrick mast
and cost $50. The stick was GO feet in
length, 20 inches In diameter at the butt,
IL inches at the tip, aud was straight as
an arrow and free from knots.
DR., Walter Bridge and Miss Edith Keith
we're married on Tuesday at the home OF
the bride on Cliff street. Rev. DR.. 1. p.
Booth OF Morrisvlle was the officiating
Clergyman. The wedding was quiet affair
ard was Witnessed only by the immedia o
relatives OF the bride and groom. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bridge left on the noon b. ain for a
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