The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local iiappenin gs .

M. w Wheelock Is contemplating adopt
ing the nine hour day at his bindery after
the same plan rs adopted by the printers
Rev. ID. j. O'Sullivan of st. Albans i:
the guest of Rev. w. j. OSullvan hi.
| brother
A. N. Blanchard has sold to G. Il. Moul.
ton building lot on Clarendon avenue
| for 500.
Rev. Lucius f. Reed is to deliver the
| Memorial Sunday sermon at the Congre-
gatlonal church at Essex junction next
| Sunday morning.
George Kinney and George Barber
are enjoying few days fishing at
Greensboro pond.
Miss Kemper. a returned missionary,
is expected to speak at Trinity church
on Thursday evening.
The crockery department of Marvin
d Sherburne is being improved by re-
painting and decorating.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w Bonette leave
on Sunday for trip to Lyndon in
their locomobile.
Miss Nina Conway of Lebanon,
| N. H., is visiting Mrs. o. II. Roakes,
her sister
During City Judge SMILES absence
in Gloucester, Mass, L. j. Deavitt is
presiding over city court.
Mrs. w. l.. Goodale is delegate and
| Mrs. Frank E. Grout, alternate to the
annual Rebekah assembly to be held
at Ludlow on Thursday.
]. Edward Bailey has sold to a New
York man the chestnut mare, Sweet
heart, for $500 and the Farwell horse
for 5000.
a son was born May to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Arbuckle of Bridgeport,
Conn. Mrs Arbuckle is sister of
Mrs. Harry L. Worthen of this city.
Senator W. p. Dillingham; arrived
in town on Monday afternoon for
brief business visit, returning to Wash
ington Tuesday.
Chester Baker and Ella f. Mud
gett both of Brookfield, were married
Monday afternoon by Rev. N M.
Shaw at his home on Berlin street.
Judge j. NJ. Tyler is still confined
to his home at Brattleboro with a
hard cold He will probably not be
able to sit in Supreme Court this
week.
William Riley finished work on Sat.
urday for the Montpelier Beef Com
pany with whom he has been connect
Ob lOl ONtl years. I1t HAS 1OU
yet decided where he will locate.
Two bicyclists made a head on col
lision near the Union House while
going at full speed this noon. The
wheels were badly twisted but the
riders fortunately escaped without Sc
rious injury,
Wilders orchestra has been engaged to
| furnish music at the opening of the new
"a I.I.l Inn xphi if.h .n-
ours on May 2G, when Way Down East
| will be presented under the management
of w a. Brady.
! In the obituary notice of Mrs. sarah
| Rurnham, published March II, it was
| stat ed that robert Morse a brother of the
| deceased: resides at Astoria, Oregon. This
was au error Nnr. Morse is resident of
| Dayton, Oregon
Rev j. Edw Wright went Tuesday
to Pittsfield and spoke there that
evening i'll the interests of the Anti
Saloon League. He will speak at Bar
uard on Wednesday and East Barnard
on Thursday evening.
Rev. L. X. Whitman spoke at Ba-
kersfield Monday evening under the
auspices of the Anti Saloon League
in place of Rev. W. r. Davenport,
who was announced to speak there
but was unavoidably detained at
Montpelier.
JIM Boutwell, and E. NJ Harvey of the
| State board of railroad comm ssioners
went Tue sday to Brattleboro where
| they met the other members of the COM
IN ssion. They started out this afternoon
on their annual inspection of the roads of
the State, commencing with the Boston 4
Maine
j. w. and w. G. Jackson of Orange
| in TO . In
purchase of the r. NJ. Bill homestead
in West Topsham. This property has
been in the Bill family for nearly
sixty years. The conveyance was made
by heirs of the estate of whom Mr.
and Mrs. r. M. Harvey of this city
are two.
G. E. Woodward and E. H. Deavitt
were in Plainefild on Monday to try
by jury the trespass case of A. d.
Peck against A. E. Holt before JUS
tice A. A. Bliss of Calais. The jury
returned verdict for the plaintiff to
recover $40. 5S and costs. Mr.. Wood
ward appeared for the plaintiff and
Mr.. Deavitt for the defendant.
One of the most novel instances of
this years spring movings occurred
on Friday afternoon. A man with a
pair of horses attached to hay wagon
was the observed of all observers as
he made his way through the city.
His load comprised his household
goods and his family, space having
been left in the rear of the wagon for
the wife and ten children.
W. f. Waterman, delegate from
Thomas Wildey encampment to the
grand encampment left Monday
for Ludlow. A. E. White and Frank
E. Smith, delegates from Vermont
lodge to the grand lodge will leave
on Tuesday. The grand encampment
will be held on Tuesday, the grand
lodge on Wednesday, and the Re-
bekah assembly on Thursday.
The Townson benefit concert and
dance held at the Armory on Friday
evening was success in every way.
Over 200 people were in attendance
and the band and orchestra were at
their best After an hours concert
by the band, dancing was III order and
the floor was thronged with dancers.
The proceeds from the affair amount
ed to about $40.
The entertainment to be given this
evening in Odd Fellows hall under
Il. -