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

VIII OArl6tOn, LDb DObU Will l6CbuTt nv
Barre on Wednesday evening, August %.
Miss Maggie Burke OF woburn, Mass, is
the guest OF Mrs. Michael Kelleher, her
cousin.
MIR. and Mrs Rome @. Brown and daugh-
ter OF Minneapolis are guests OF j. g,
Brown.
DR.. II, s Boardman aud family and Miss
M, ID. White and Miss Porter have returned
from visit to the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton.
Three new applications for memb rship
in Aurora lodge OF Mssons were received
at the regular meeting held on Tuesday
evening.
Seth Wallace formerly clerk in A. d.
Farwell's clothing store, now with Bessee,
Baker & Company OF Brockton, Mass, Is
visiting in town.
William Pratt OF Knoxville, Tenn, Is q
guest OF his mother and Frank l.. Pratt, his
brother. He has not visited Montpelier be-
fore In sixteen years.
d. P. Ring hiss sold out his hotel business
at White River Junction aud returned to
Montpelier to reside. He Is occupying one
OF o. III, Shipmsn's houses on Cliff street.
Cutler, both OF East Montpelier, were mar
ried on Wednesday by Rev. j. Edward
Wright at the residence Of Albert Cutler.
II you want your prescriptions compound
cd so as to give you the result your doctor
expects. take them to Poole, the Pharma.
cist. Careful compromising and fair prices.
Richard Fitzgerald has been awarded the
prize OF the grand concert phonogrsph Of
fered to the person who first sold 100 sea-
son tickets for the Wilder subscription con.
oerts.
The Record Of Waterbury discusses with
its customary force and unconventionality
the case OF the Montpelier man who chad
only been paying pole tax for several
years."
Mrs. Henry Barnes, formerly Miss Emma
Stratton, arrived on Wednesday night from
Elliott, Ia, to remain during Old Home
Week with Madame Strstton and q. o.
Stratton, her mother and brother.
Mr.. add Mrs. g. G White of Los Angeles,
CAL, are at the Pavilion. Mr.. White, it will
be remembers, was prime mover few
years ago in the project to form a sy Indicate
for the purchase OF he granite quarries.
Those residing near street lights will con-
fer favor upon the lighting committee and
the lighting company II they will will OBJ
tain from Alderman Harlow postal cards
upon which 10 report lights which fail to
burn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Page are at Mt. Glenn
ems, Mich, for few weeks, where Mr..
Page expec's to gain relief from the rheu-
matism with which he has been disabl ed
for two years He will use the water from
the mineral springs there.
The Boston a. Maine railroad has made a
round trip rate of 81 60 from ST. Johnsbury
to Montpelier and return, good on all trains
during Old Home Week. Corresponding y
low rates are made for round-tIip tickets
from intermediate stations.
Ira Kicker has brought suit against Chief
OF Police Demeritt for injury due to his
hogs and for OBTAINING them at Montpelier
several week ago. damages are placed at
5000. The case will be given a hearing at
Groton on Monday, August 10
Tie sixteenth annual reunion OF the
Third Vermont Regiment Association will
be held At st. JOhnsbury on Thursday,
August o. Preparat ons have been made
for rousng good time. Ex'Gov. 8. K.
Pingree of Hartford, the secretary, will
give full particulars.
s 8. Ballard, Agent for the Preferred Ac-
cident Insurance Company OF New York,
has received the company's check for
$255 30 in settlement of a claim made by
ceived last February. Mr.. Ballard handed
the check to MIR. Boyce today.
Mrs Arthur Ma wson, with Miss Dorothy,
her daughter, OF Newport, England, are
guests OF Mrs. d. 7. Knapp, her mother.
This is Mrs. Mswson's first visit to her
home in six years She arrived on Thurs
day evening, accompanied by George A.
Knapp, her brother, who went to New
York to meet her. She will remain for a
few weeks.
Misses Helen Brock, Florence Cory,
Bernice Hunt, Ruth Rolesu, Blanche Be-
mis-, Julia Carey, Florence Osborne, Kate
Blackwell, Rennie Luke and Anna Baker
number Of their gentlemen friends Tuesday
evening. A stop was made at Ainsworth' 3
hotel in Middlesex, after which the trip was
extended nearly to Waterbury.
To accommodate the Montpelier Military
Band and others who desire to attend the
Old Home Week celebration at Rochester
on Thursday, August 10, special train will
be lun from Montpelier TO Montpelier juno.
ton at 5:55 A. NJ to connect there with q
fast freight to which coaches will be at.
tached. Tickets will be sold to Bethel and
return that day for fare one way.
DR.. Henry d. Holton, OF Brsttleboro.
secretary OF the State board OF health, &C
companied by DIR. William Lindsay. city
physician and health officer inspected the
shores OF Berlin pond on Tuesday and
though the report will not be made for 9
few days, 1t is minated 1t will justify the
action outlined by Alderman Wheelock IL
the position he took before the city council
at its last regular meeting.
The Montpelier and Wells River railroad
will run excursions from Montpelier anC
Barre to the quarries on Tuesday, Wednes
A special train will leave Montpelier OIL
the days named at / :05 p M. to run arouEC
the mountain without change OF cars. Re
turning, will arrive at Montpelier at 4;35 p
M The fare for the round trip Is only lift,
cents, and plenty of time will be given eacl
day to inspect the principal quarrles
The Union Gun Club, composed of II. g
Bennett. O. o. Barrett and George B. Wal
ton OF this city and d. A. and W. II. East
man OF Barre, has been challenged by tn
Robin Hood Club Of Swanton to shoot for
championship cup on the grounds at Mont
pelier at q date to be fixed later The Unio
Club won the champion cup at Swanto
July 4, 1900, and the marksmen near Car
ada line are anxious for chance to try an
regain it. This club also has an invitatio
to shoot at Bellows Falls on Thursday, Al
gust 10.
John Carver Alden, teacher Of piano
forte, is much pleased with his trial ventur
here this season He has a large class an
will come here next year In June instead {
July, and remain until September He hs
just composed beautiful carnival polk
"Confetti," which he has dedicated to {
n Wildar The Diann ar. an oamAnf Ia mn