The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-04
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

The father of j. f. Dutton is visit.
ing relatives in Hardwick.
George II Wilder has finished his dute
as organist at Tritity church and Mrs. J.
F. Waterman takes his place
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Barney died on Saturday even
ing with pneumonia.
James f. Dewey is home for the
summer vacation from the textile
school at Lowell, Mass
Edward Houghton of Cambridge,
Mass, is visiting Mrs. j. @. Hough-
ton, his mother, for few days.
Mrs. f. A. Mutt went Monday TO st.
JObnsbury TO report the June term of
Caledonia county court, which convened
on Tuesday Judge II. X. Start presiding
Miss Alice Weeks returned on Thurs
day from visiting her sisters in Ches-
ter and Rutland, She has been away
since the middle of April
The poem read by Rev. L. K Will.
man at the Memorial service at the
opera house on Friday was written
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A free recital will be given in Seminary
chapel next Friday evening at eigqt
o'clock by Miss -paulding, vocalist, aS.
is cordially invited.
The st. Johnsbury Reds defeated
the Royal Athletic club ball team of
this city on the Union school grounds
on Friday afternoon by score of %
to 23.
Charles Bellameur, who was recently
discharged from service in the Phillip
pines, returned today from few weeks
visit with his brother in st. Albans. He
III.
return to the United States service III the
Philippines IN about two months
The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of Montpelier High
school will be pre- eched next Sunday
mCrning in Trinity Wrch by Rev. L. X.
Willman. A childre rs day concert will
be held at that churcl ext Sunday even
Ing
The marriage of Miss Bessie Leila,
daughter of Mr.. and Mr.. " E. Mich
OILS of this city, and Miles Henry
Roby of st. Albans is announced to
occur at Christ church at 10 80 a. m
on Wednesday.
F. j. Pereau.is keeping track of the
acucuses in novel way He has a
map of Vermont and as fast as he
learns the result of a caucus he marks
the town III red if for Mccullough,
blue if for Proctor, and yellow if for
Clement
AT the recent annual meeting of the
Barre Branch Railroad company, W. A .
Stowell, F. w Morse, J, G. FaI well, F. w
Stanyan and f. S. Annabe We're chosen
as directors, the two latter taking the
places of A o. Cummins and w c. Berry.
The officers elected were: President, w.
A. Stowell; vice-president, j. G. Farwell;
clerk and treasurer, F. w. Morse.
Thomas w. Wood, the artist, stated to-
day that he had no pictures ready this
season to place in the Wood Art Gallery
He said he had just completed portrait
of Capt Charles T.. Clark for j. w Brock
and l. Bart Gross. He said he probably
should not now paint Admiral Dewey S
portrait for he had been so delayed in oh
tanning the promised sitting from him
The illustrated lecture given at the
Wood Art gallery Friday evening by
Prof. George d. Lord of Dartmouth
| College, was well attended and most
interesting. Prof. Lords subject was
1.-THE Influence of Greek Art Upon
Roman Civilization, =" and the schol-
arly manner in which he treated it
showed great research and ability.
Miss Alice Eudora Chapman, who
is pleasantly remembered in Montpe-
| lier because of her connection with
the production of Cameron Pride"
October 23, last, was in town Monday,
on her way from Burlington to Went
worth, N H. Miss Chapman will
probably bring out another drama in
Montpelier with local talent, some
time next fall.
Pursuant to a very praise worthy Gus
tom existing in many of the States, it il
recommended by special orders from Ma
tional headquar ters, G. A. r., that al
| mo IAr nf hA Arm Of . R.,
public observe Saturday, June IA, 1902
the anniversary of the birth of our Flag
by decorating their homes and places o
business with the stars and stripes. thu
emblem of our country, al to encourage
their neighbors to do the same.
The annual prize debate for the I've,
Batchelder prize of S25. will be held il
Seminary chapel on Wednesday evening
at eight O'Clock. The first prize is SIS anC
the second $40, to be awarded by con-
mittee. The names of the winners viii
be announced after the commencement
exercises on June 10. The question to be
debated Is: "Resolved, That the futur,
Of the American negro is of more impor-
tance to the United >tates than is that OF
he Asiatic Filipino"
G. B. Walton and G. o. Barrett OF
his city, Gale Bennett, B. A. and w
II. Eastman of Barre who form the
makeup of the Union Gun Club, com
peted in shoot at Champlain, N. Y
on Friday. The Robin Hood Club O
Swanton won the cup with 81 pc
cent. The Champlain Club was sec
ond with ninety per cent and th
Union club was third with 80 pc
cent. All the members of the Uniol
: club recorded over 80 per cent excep
} b. y. Eastman, who was in bad forr
and only scored rs per cent.
S. b, Whitney, organist of tn
Church of the Advent. Boston, take
exception to a recent statement in tn
Journal that Master Findlay, VIII
! | sang at the recent organ concert her