The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-14
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

remain over sunday.
Mrs. e. A. Mutt was at home from St.
Johnsbury for over Sunday.
Mrs. l.. o. Barker of Woodsville is visit
ing her husband at the Montpelier House.
The regular mid.week prayer meeting OF
Bethany church will be omitted this week.
John Voodry, who has been residing with
his son in Somerville, Mass, Is visitor in
town.
Miss Adde Briggs of Brandon is guest
OF Mrs u. K. Demeritt, her cousin, for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Farley OF Emporis,
Kan, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Hobart.
Mrs. .,Gamby with her daughter OF New
port, Mich, is guest OF Mrs. Maurice Col
Inns, her nece.
Miss Blanche Bemis is supplying in the
place OF ]. II. Waterman as bookkeeper for
Marvin & Sherburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Beedy and Miss Nellie,
their daughter, OF Kansas City, Mo-, are
guests OF w. I. Dewey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Persons OF Wash
ington, ID. c.. are guests OF Levi A. Persons
during Old Home Week.
A. r. Sortwell, president Of the Montpe-
lier and Wells River railroad, was at the
Pavilion Monday evening.
Mrs George b. Ehle is Ill with brain few
er at her home in Chicago. Mrs. Mary
Cutler, her mother. is with her.
Miss Eleanor Webster of Rutland, who
has been the guest OF Miss Mary Macomber
for W elk, returned home today
Mrs. Mary Cutler left for Chicago Satur-
day where she was called by the seri-
ous illness Of Mrs. George r. Ehle.
Mrs. s. ID. Gardner of Boston arrived FRI
day evening to remain during Old Home
Week with Mrs. Felix Pratt, her sister.
W. B. Whitcomb OF the we'll known firm
OF Jacobs, Whitcomb & Co., Boston, is the
guest OF 10. NJ Fisher for week or ten
days.
Miss Florence Whittier, who Is employed
as stenogrspher in the city court at Rutland
Is at home for weeks vacation, arriving
today.
Issdore, daughter Ct Samuel and Ssds
Bullock of Chicago, died July 81 OF con
sumption, aged thirteen years and six
months.
Charles H. More leaves this week on a
business trip through the West. G. A.
Gale will assist at the office during his
absence.
| Poole, the Pharmacist, has arranged to
sell that delightful and refreshing beverage,
| Berry's Root Beer, at his booth on the Mid
way. II you get thirsty, try it,
Fl. j. O'Rourke of Barre gave himself up
in city court here on Monday evening and
pleaded guilty to breach Of the peace. He
was nucu glIOJj WulCu uo paul
Prof. and Mrs. wilkins, accompanied by
| Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Davis of Barre and Miss
Breckenridge OF Burlington spent Sunday
at the Gulf House, Williamstown.
Mrs. e. B. Pike OF Pike Station, N H.,
| with her daughter Dorothy and governess,
arrived in town Saturday to spend Old
Home Week with the Misses Tromblee.
Louis Wood, Jr., settled with the Central
| Vermont railroad on Friday for S35 for the
| damaUa ba auffarad N hia ranantlv ~
1t being struck by car on the Taylor street
| crossing.
Major L. M. Grout OF Stoneham, Mass,
| Is in town to attend the annual reunion of
Of the Eighth Vermont Regimental Associ-
alton. Major Grout is the guest OF Frank
K. Grout, his son.
The people on the clay bank in the rear
of the Golden Fleece building have a lead
pipe cinch on the street fair management as
they have an unobstructed view of the 60
ings on in the midway.
The hearing that has been in progress
several days this week at the court house,
before Judge K. L. Waterman OF Brattle-
boro. was adjourned Friday afternoon to
some date not yet fixed. The evidence on
the first side is not yet all in.
Frank Piccioli, one of the men mixed up
In the assault on Rocco Lotti about two
weeks ago, came into city court Monday and
pleaded guilty Of breach Of the peace,
Judge Smile fined him $40. with costs Of
$7.19, which he paid.
An interesting exhibit in the industrial
street at the merchants street fair and car
nival will be that of George III. Wilder's,
who will not only have q fine display Of mu.
steal instruments. but he has planned to
have in his booth quartet who will sing
the latest popular songs.
The Montpelier and Wells River railroad
Ia putting in new siding to the granite
plant OF Ryle & Mccormick. This plant ia
to be extended.toward the track itwo bents
or thirty-eight feet, and what is now used as
a stock yard will be used as cutting room.
The business Of the company has increased
80 that this has become necessary.
, Mayor j. g. Brown and Mrs. Ella Brown
Bailey, his sister, were called to Rye Beach
n, H., on Saturday evening by the illness
of Mrs. A. g. Brown. their mother. Mayor
Brown returned Monday. He says his
mother is suffering from her old heart
= trouble and Is confined to her bed, but was
! In a comfortable condition whea he left.
! Mrs. M. e. Dickey has sold her millinery
i store in Holmes block to Miss Jessie A
q Bailey OF Boston. Possession will be giveI
September l. Miss Bailey will be pleasant
! lr remembered by patrons OF this store as &
popular trimmer for Mrs. Dckey severa
years ago. Mrs. Belcher, another former
trimmer for Mrs. Dickey, will be trimmer
8 for Miss Bailey.
Z On Thursday, children's day. at the mer
/. chants street fair and carnival, hundred
a Of Juveniles will be passed into the midwa.
/: free OF charge IL fact every child unde
4 ten years OF age accompanied by parent o
a guardian will be given free admission
a Many Of the little ones have thus early re
i ceived assurances from their parents tina
q they will be taken to see the sights on tha
"A day.
Is George G. Brown of New York arrived il
u town on Tuesday to enjoy the festivtie
10 of Old Home Week Mr.. Brown left Mont
= pelier twenty Ave years ago, and has no
10 been here during that time. He serve
y through the civil war in Company b, Tent
b Vermont Regiment, and expects to NEE
many OF his old comrades at the veterans
reunions to be held this evening and Wed
neBday.
The regular meeting OF the Young Pee
h. ple's Fraternity connected with the Ohurcl
NJ of the Messiah was made unusually inter
r esting on Monday evening by DR.. Wnuor
In s, Marshall, who read paper on 9TH
10 Care OF the Body" Later DR.. Marshal
inn answered in an instructive and entertainin
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