The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-22
Montpelier and Vicinity,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Excursion to New York. See Ad-
vertisement on page three.
William S. Smith left ON Saturday
night for two weeks visit in Chi
cago.
A daughter was born on Friday af-
ternoon to Mr. and Mrs. j. Edward
Bailey.
Mrs. II. w. Keene of Bellows Falls
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
Henneberry, in this city.
Mrs. A. B. Waite of Londonderry
is the guest of Senator Waite, her
husband at the Pavilion.
d. T. Donnelly has placed hand
some black and aluminium sign at the
entrance to his place of business.
The Barre Tumblers defeated the
Montpelier Tigers on the local grid
iron, Saturday, by score of A to 0.
Mrs julius F. Workum of New
York is to remain the guest of Hon.
B. f. Fifield, her father, for several
weeks.
Several from this city attended the
husking bee given by Raymond Bee
man of Plainfield Three were 1877
present.
o. G.. Barron of the Fabyan House
was at the Pavilion on Saturday
night He was on his way to his home
in Boston.
Eddie Slayton acted as tenor for
the Bethany church choir on Sunday,
i'll the absence of Walter S. Goss who
is in Boston.
Misses Ethel Bingham of Burling-
ton and Winifred Ferrin of Essex
Junction We're guests on Sunday of
Miss Ellen Grout.
L. V. Brown of Eden and Mrs.
Myrtle E. Garvin of Craftsbury were
married in Craftsbury, October s. by
Rev. G. NJ. Stebbins.
1t has been decided to name the
new church under construction by the
the Evangelical society the Peoples
Church of Montpelier.
John Ryan of Plainfield sold on Sat
urday to r. f. Henderson and Louis
Doucham a fifty-two acre woodlot in
Plainfield Price about S400.
Mitchell Menard's family move this
week to Fall River, Mass, to join
Mr.. Menard who is employed there
upon a four years church building con-
tract.
Mrs. Morehouse will be at the Pa
vilion during ladies week, with the
latest designs and materials for art
needlewOrk. ladies interested are in
vited to call.
The annual meeting of the knights
of Pythias grand lodge will be held in
Barre next year, the field day of the
uniformed rank being held in this city
the day previous.
The law against hunting deer is off
at midnight on Tuesday. George Kin
ney and George p Barber leave that
night for few days hunt in the noun
tains near Lowell
Ernest jacobsen. the florist, went to
Boston Monday to purchase the floral
| decorations to be used at the Gov
ernor's reception at the State House
on Wednesday evening.
The Sundays school Union will hold
an institute for teachers, parents and
children, in this city on Saturday.
! November /. The Rev. DR.. Roads of
| Philadelphia, will deliver an address.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McAllister of
West Enosburg are visiting Mrs Lau-
III Buswell of this city. Mrs. Meal
lister will be remembered by many in
this city as Miss Stanwood of st. AL
| bans.
Mrs Charles Campbell died from a
cancerous trouble at her home in
Montgomery on Monday. The de-
ceased was known by several in this
city as the mother of Heman G. Camp
bell, former resident
James \. Trask of East Brookfeld
was in the city on Sunday, returning
home Monday. He was accompanied by
Mrs TraSk, who for several weeks ha
been the guest of Mrs. A. p. Hibbard
her sister.
Lester w. Balch, formerly of Barre
is now living in Boston, where he i
employed as conductor by the Bos
ton Elevated Railway Company. III
was appointed last month and assign
ed to the Grove Hall division of tn
roads trolley car system,
Walter Paine leaves next week fo
Passedena, Cal, for the benefit of hi
health which has been rapidly decliu
ing Of late. For several wears he ha
been employed in the Office of tn
Ryle e Mccormick Granite Compan
by whom he is held in high esteem
The Swedes of this city held a yer
, ENJOYABLE sOcial ON Saturday eveniu
at the vestry of the Baptist church
1t was well attended, several fror
, Barre being present a fine musica
program, including especially excel
lent work by the string SeXtette, wa
rendered.
The 500-game contest of "Forty
five" between the American Order O
Foresters and the Independent Orde
is progressing smoothly Already 20
games have been played and the Amer
can order leads by the slight margil
of fifteen points Play will be resume
again this evening in the Indepeu
. dents hall. The defeated order mus
pay for supper for the two organiza
tionS.
The Ladies Aid Society of tn
Baptist church held a social at tn
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