The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

George Macomber has gone to Buffalo, N
Y, to take position in hotel.
A daughter was born on Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Lander.
Ut. Lance OF Cabot and W. A. Wood
ward Of st. Johnsbury are at the Mont
pelier House.
Mrs. F. D. Maynard and little daughter
OF Malone, N. Y, are guests OF Mrs. O. r.
Newhall, her sister.
Mrs. l.. L. Tanner has an engagement as
pastry cook at Queen City Park hotel, Bur-
lington, to commence July l.
A class of twenty-five candidates was in
itiated into the mysteries Of Mount Sinai
Temple at White River Junction on Thurs
day.
The Lane Manufacturing Company has
lust received an order for the construction
OF large travelling crane for the granite
works OF Cross Brothers in Northfeld.
Mary j. and Joel e. Emerson have sold
to jeremiah j. Doyle Of Nashua, N. H.,
their property at 1876 Elm street, this city.
The consideration named in the deed Is 81,
Martin w. Wheelock, Real Estate agent,
made papers Wednesday conveying prop
erty OF the N. W. Gilbert estate from Enos
Dole, administrator to Helen s. Babbitt.
Consideration, $500.
John A. Donshue OF Fairlee was before
Judge Watson on Friday and took out his
first naturalization papers. He is native
OF Canada, and has lived in Vermont since
he was eighteen years old.
The members OF Wilder's orchestral club
who worked for the success of the Sym
phony concert, each received Thursday
S33. 16 as heir share Of the net profits. Mr..
Wilder shared equally with the others.
The body of Frank Stafford, father Of
Judge W. P. Stafford Of ST. Johnsbury,
reached Montpelier Wednesday and was Ia
ken to Barre for burial in the family lot
Funeral services were held this morning at
st. Johnsbury.
John Carver Alden, late associate OF Carl
Faelten in the New England Conservatory
OF Music in Boston, Is engaged to give
pianofOrte instructions for ten weeks this
summer at the Wilder Cooperative Con-
servatory OF this city.
AT regular business meeting OF the
Apollo club on Thursday evening 1t was
decided to hold an opening night III the
near future, but the exact date and the
character OF the entertainment to be given
has not yet been decided upon.
The Ashley Hubbard property on Cliff
street has been sold through the Real Es-
tate Agency OF Martin w. Wheelock to
George NJ Stewart, j. w. Brock, admins
traitor OF Mr.. Hubbard's estate, passing the
deeds today. Consideration, $500.
Superintendent OF Streets Roberts took
j. o. Sanford, State highway commissioner
on tour OF inspection over the city high
ways Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Sanford ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with the
universal frst.class condition OF the streets
here.
Rev. DR.. T. P. Frost OF Baltimore is to be
the orator at the meeting of the alumni Of
Montpelier Seminary on Wednesday even
ing OF Commencement week. DR.. Frost
was once pastor OF Trinity church, an elo.
quent and forceful speaker, and his pres
ence here will give unusual interest to the
closing events OF the school year.
The first day OF May, 1901, marks the flf.
tieth anniversary OF the marriage of A. @.
Brown and Lucia A. Green. On that day
they most cordially invite all their old and
young friends to meet them and their chill
dren at their home, "a Summer street. No
formal invitations. No presents-just the
friendly hand, from three to five in the az
ternoon, and from seven to nine In the
evening.
Evan e. Evans has sold his drug store
and residence in Randolph and Is soon to
take up his residence in Montpelier. Mr..
Evans is now in the employ OF the Stand
ard OIL Company, and will make Mont
pelier his headquarters. He has engaged
rooms at the Riverside. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Evans have long been prominent socially
in Randolph and they will be cordially
welcomed at the Capital.
The dance given the Barre council,
Knights OF Columbus, by the Montpelier
council in its hall on Tuesday evening was
a very pleasant event. Two electric car
loads OF guests came from Barre. Wilder's
orchestra furnished music for the fourteen
numbers on the dance orders. During the
intermission Ice cream and cake were serv-
ed. j. E. Flanagan acted as floor mana
ger, with A. j. Allsrd ahd James M. Kelle-
her as aids.
Hon. j. o. Sanford, State highway COM
pays the road work OF Superin-
tendent Roberts high compliment. The
work done on the Worcester branch road
received the commissioners hearty COM
mendstion. He found in the means en-
ployed to make this road good highway a |
solution OF the problem of converting other |
muddy county roads into dry and trav- |
erssble ways even in the seasons OF mud. |
This is high praise and well earned by the |
DIGEST OF VERMONT REPORTS
III. G. Royce OF st. Adams and senacs