The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-23
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

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nished music for the odd Fellows Canton
ball held last Friday evening at
WoOdsvile, N. ii.
The funeral of the infant child of
Louis p Fredetta was held Tuesday
afternoon from the home of Mr. Ere
dette on Summit street.
Mrs. L. Bart Cross entertained the
Monday Afternoon club at lunch at
one O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
Whist followed until five o'clock.
e. n Sanctuary, formerly of this city,
has recently been appointed civil engineer
for Il large oil concern in the west, and
has also been elected a member OF the
board of directors
Il. d. Blackwell of Brandon is in town
Mrs l.. W. Shedd has gone to Gorham-
ham. Mime TO visit her sister she puT-
poses TO be gone some three or Tour
weeks.
The kindergarten has been closed until
Monday, April Is, TO enable the teachers
TO attend the international gathering of
Kindergarten teachers to be held this
week i'll Boston.
III j Gutchell is manager and William
Whean captain of the National Life base
ball team The club is in practice every
night and will soon be ready TO challenge
and be challenged.
The campus on Seminary Hill, on which
is located the base ball diamond, has been
plowed and skinned A layer of clay
will be put OH and thoroughly rolled,
thus making it one of the best base ball
fields in the State
The federal government wants a
field assistant in forestry at salary
of 81, 600 per annum ID. f. Clark, as
sistant postmaster, will give further
information.
The petition i'll bankruptcy of W.
o. Lowe was filed on Thursday at
Burlington. His liabilities are re-
ported to be 50, 546. SO and his assets
81, 1872. 30 of which 50, 500 is claimed
as exempt.
Robert Wark, a quarryman of Barre,
has flied a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are 9G9l, and he
has no VISIBLE assets Joseph f. Rodney
of Barre has also gone into insolvency.
His liabilities are S6i9.4 and his assets
$50
AT meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Vermont Poultry and Pet Stock
Associations held this week at Burlington
it was voted TO hold the next annual
show in st Adams next January. {. O.
Barrett and ) ". Corse of this city are
among the vce-presidents of the associ-
alton
In addition to 50, 600 given to Phil
lips Exeter academy to found a schOl-
arship in memory of her father, Miss
Susan G.. Perkins has given a like
sum for the same purpose to Norwich
University at Mortified, from which
institution her father, Hamilton ELL
cot Perkins, was graduated in 1924.
Lawson G. Cummins shipped by ex-
press Thursday evening six of his i'm
proved telescope rifle sights to Aus
tralia. Mr. Cummins has shipped
these sights to nearly every civilized
country on the globe. His business
correspondence is curiosity and is
especially interesting to seekers after
foreign postage stamps
Prof. and Mrs. G. Nichols were given
pleasant, informal reception on Thurs
day evening in the diningroom of the
seminary boarding house, prior to their
departure for their new home in Pitts
burg. The affair was planned and carried
out by the students, nearly all of whom
attended. Prof, and Mrs Nichols left
town Friday, accompanied by the good
wishes of wide circle OF friends.
A recent report prepared by the House
committee on claims at Washington shows
that there are sixteen Vermont letter car
riers entitled to receive back pay under
the act of May, 1888, prohibiting carriers
to work in excess of eight hours day, eX-
cept for extra compensation. OF these
two are from Montpelier. They are Har-
Vey W. Brown and John Miller, both de-
ceased Mr.. Browns widow will receive
S3l 05 and Mrs Miller S22.52.
Chief of Police Reagan received a tele-
gram Wednesday from Mortified i'll
structng him to detain Joseph Bouley
and Johl Doe who We're wanted i'll that
village for skipping their board bills.
Chief Reagan and Policeman Fitzgerald
went to Montpelier Junction and appre
hended their men. They took them to
police headquarters where Deputy Sheriff
Tracy served on them the necessary
papers. They settled and were allowed to
depart
+. w. Robinson and Arthur Allen
returned Wednesday night from East
Alburgh where they went on fish
ing expedition. During the day We'd
nesday they caught forty three pike
that weighed ninety-seven pounds
These fish were on exhibition today
at Robinson's market where they at
tracted much attention. They were
all caught with hook and line in ten
feet of water, about one hundred feet
from shore.
The official bulletin of the seventy
third annual meeting of the American
Institute Of Instruction, to be held at
Burlington July l. 2, and has just
been issued Prof. E. G. Ham of this
city, is member of the State reception
committee. w. E. Ranger, State Su
perintendent of Education, will lee
ture on the morning of the third day
on Making all things new. " Book
er T. Washington is down for lecture
on the evening of the opening day.
A meeting of the Montpelier Asso-
citation of Congregational preachers
will be held at the rooms Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
in this city on Tuesday, Apr 30, com
mencing at 1890 a. m. Address.
es will be made and papers read
as follows; Entire Sanctifcation, !"
Rev. E. E. Angel Literary Attain
ments Essential to Ordination, " Rev.
f. A. Poole; "Doctrinal Belief Es-
sential to Ordination, Rev. S. f.
Drew; 'The Treatment Due Minis
terial Peripatetics, Rev, William
Ganley,