The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


derby for Capt. W. A. Patteee
FIJI Brewer and wife of New York city
are in this city for few days.
Harrison Lombard is confined. to the
house by Illness.
DIR. c. N. Fox of Topsham was visitor
in the city today
Mrs G. II. Bennett is visiting in Water
bury for ten days,
Peter McCale of Burlington is visiting
relatives in this city
Several of the local sports are planning
to attend the Corbett-McGovern fight at
New London, Conn, on August ~
Peter Badord, Jr,, after an extended
vacation has entered the employ of Pc
cue Brothers.
The marriage of Henry Premier and
Miss Mary Flanagan is announced TO oc-
cur early in September
Mayor E. F. Fletcher and F. A. Me-
Clure, city engineer of Worcester, Mass,
are at the Pavilion.
w. G. Pect, with his wife and son of
Plainheld, n. j., is the guest of Mrs. {. N.
Peck, his mother.
DR.. Charles Newcomb of North Haver
hill, n. H.. arrived III town last evening
for few days vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. d. Bosworth of Will
Jamestown were the guests this week of
Mrs, Bosworths mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Burn
ham.
Fred j. Campbell, clerk at the Mont
peler House, was called to Morrisville
Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral
of an uncle.
The police of this city have been re-
quested by the authorities of Manchester,
n. H., to keep an eye out Tor George Max
well of that city, an alleged horse ihlet.
Miss Katherine Hutchinson arrived
from New York on "Wednesday evening
and is the guest OF capt. L. NJ Hutcnln-
son, her father.
1t is probable that Albert Cutler holds
the belt III this section, in the sale of new
potatoes this season. He has sold ninety
bushels at S15O per bushel.
Walter Paine has returned from an ex-
tended business trip through the west III
the interests of the Ryle Mccormick
granite company.
A. j. Stone and wife We're called tC
Richmond today to attend the funeral OF
nephew, who was killed on Wednesday
in an accident on the Canadian Pacific
railroad.
w v Hood of Topsham, general super
intendent of the Waits River Valley Agrl
cultural Society, was III the city today Oh
business relative to the fair to be held al
East Corinth, september j. and D.
IA. McDuh, recently night clerk al
the Montpelier House, who is engaged IL
agricultural pursuits at East Montpelier
was i'll this city today for the first time II
seven weeks.
Richard Smith of Nebraska and Mis-
Ethel. his daughter, are guests OF Al
Smith his brother. The brothers hav,
NOT spau papl other betOre i'll fourteen
years
Clan Gordon of Barre are holding thei
annual picnic at Caledonia park toda,
and a large attendance was reported a
two O'Clock this afternoon, special tram
from Barre bringing many.
S.R.O Bosworth, with his niece and he
two children, left Thursday for a vaca
ton trip of about three weeks, which i'll
cludes visit among friends III western
Massachusetts, aud New DIRK.
Mrs. Theron G. Dewey arrived in thi
city Thursday and is the guest of he
relatives here. Lieut.. Dewey, her hus
band, is nov attached to the battleshi
Alabama. at present at WOODS Holl.
The engine of the midnight train on tn
Central Vermont road, broke down a
Williston on Thursday night and anothe
had to be obtained from Essex junction
making the train two hours late into thi
city.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on September
10, 1902. an examination Will be held 10
for the position of domestic science teacf
er in the Indian Service
Admiral Clark has received from Land
lord Lovejoy of the Green Mountain I'M
Stowe, a square-tailed trout, weighin
about four pounds which was caught VIII
fly from Lake Mansfield.
=, ho
son in this city possessing roof gardel
AT his residence on School street he Ia
cucumbers and tomatoes growing luXur
antly on the roof of the ell to his buil'
ings.
Miss Lucia H. Hadley of johnson h'
been elected as teacher in the kinderga
ten to take the place of Miss Carrie
Stevens, resigned Miss Mary l. OsgoC
has also been elected as teacher in IL
Union school.
A street fight occurred on lower MAJ
street about eleven o'clock on Thursda
evening but though the police arrive
quickly they did not get there as quick
the crowd scattered and no arrests o.
CURED.
George NJ. Scribner reached his mat
rity some time ago but he now bears I'll
distinction of being the only surviviI
resident on Main street to Hardwick,
those who were living on this thoroug
fare when he came into the world.
Officer Fitzgerald returned last nigl
from Putney having in charge F, Pre-
don of this city who is wanted here
answer to a charge of felonious assau
committed about a week ago in which
is reported, he figured quite PROMINENT
States Attorney Hoar has not droppt
the shooting case at Marshheld, whe
Homer Duke met his death from a iii
ball discharged by one of his mates.
arrests have been made but il is probab
the grand jury 10 September will nal
still further Investigation of the case.
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