The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-26
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

The next attraction at the Blanchard
Opera House is Katherine Kidder in "Tht
Country Girl, on April 10.
The roads outside the city are in such
condition that it requires four horses tC
get the Calais stage through its trip.
The Garnet eal Circle will meet Friday
afternoon at 230 o'clock in the trustees
room of the Kellogg-Hubbard library.
Capt. Arthur Clark, Mrs Edward Pratt
and son, Clarence, of Parry Sound, Ont
are guests of f. F. Hutchins for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Long who have
been guests of Abraham Long for several
weeks, left Oh Tuesday for their home in
| Fairlee.
The many friends of Robert f. Bliss are
giving him cordial welcome OH his return
| from the Adirondacks, very much inn
proved i'll health
Nrs. }. w Caustic was called to Marsh
| field Monday by the serious illness OF her
father, j. f.. Eddy, who is threatened with
| pneumonia
Rev. Father Maiett of Waterbury was
III the city Tuesday He said the scare over
small pox in his village is subsiding and
the fear of an epidemic is on the wane,
otherwise the conditions remain the
| same.
Mr. and Mrs E. ID. Blackwell who have
| been the guests of Hon. Charles Dewey for
few days, returned to their home in
| Brandon Saturday.
Rev. j. Edward Wright went Tues
| day to Stowe to assist Rev. f. r.
Gale at the funeral of George Will
| kins.
Percy r. O'dell has resigned as clerk in
the store of Marvin y SherbuIne to take a
He and Mrs. O'dell leave in about two
| weeks,
III. {. Cotton has been in Boston during
the past week attending the annual meet
ing of the manufacturers of fine saddlery
hardware. Mr.. Cotton was unanimously
elected president of the association
Up to Friday evening, City Clerk Mer-
rill had issued sixty-iive dog licenses,
twenty-three more than in the same time
last year. The total number which were
| licensed was 200.
Bert Cashen, son of Henry Cashen, who
| for several years has suffered from bone
| disease, was taken to Heaton hosp tai Mon
day. One leg was amputated on Tues
day.
The spring term of Montpelier Seminary
| opened on Tuesday. Principal Daven-
usually large number for the spring and
| summer term.
Rev. L. X Whitman, the Methodist pas
| tor at Waterbury, will be invited by the
official board of Trinity church to take
the pastorate soon to be vac tated by Rev.
| G. o. Judkins.
Noah NJ. Clark of Randolph Center in
renewing his subscription to the Watch
mon, writes that he has been reader of
the Vermont Watchman for sixty-ive
years and subscriber for fifty years.
The silver trophies of league cup,
and cups for individual plays, recently
warded by the Vermont Amateur
Bowling League are on exhibition in
the show window of Phillips e. Lucas
Vermont lodge of Odd Fellows will
work the second degree on two candi-
dates on Wednesday evening. The
work will be put on i'll way never
before attempted in Montpelier A
full attendance of members is de-
| sired.
L. r. Wells, well-known farmer at
iddleseX Center, is candidate for as
sistant judge of Washington County Court
Mr. Wells has long been known as a loyal,
| working Republican of MiddleseX, and
those who know him best speak in the
highest terms of his qualifications for the
office to which he aspIres.
A novel car was brought into the Cen
tral Vermont yards today. 1t was a
huge tank car about sixty feet in length
and built recently for the standard Oil
~
OF steel and equipped with all the modern
appliances.
Alex. Findlay, whose recent experiences
in attempting to sell kindling wood is
| Boston, created considerable amusement
has abandoned that scheme as he does not
think 1t pays. He is now at Rickers cut
ting carload of tent poles TO be used witt
small tents upon the beaches in the vcin-
ity of Boston.
The entertainment given by the AlonZC
Hatch Musical Company in AImory hal
on Saturday evening was well attended
Company III, under whose auspices il wa.
given, received S4l.45 as its share of the
net proceeds: A goodly number attended
the dance given ut the close of the enter
tainment, the proceeds from the dancing
going to the band.
The regular meeting of Thomas
Wildey encampment of Odd Fellows
on Friday evening was adjourned tC
a special meeting to be held mex
Thursday evening. At that time the
Golden Rule degree will be worked
on four candidates, after which re
freshments will be served.
Chief Reagan has had his trials in tn,
endeavor To stop the boys from playin,
marbles and blocking the walks Of tn
business section of the city. On Frida,
afternoon he took two young offenders
who had failed TO heed repeated warn
ings, to the police station. He gave tn
boys a heart-to-heart talk and release,
them after they prolnis, to d, sist from
further infractlons.
E. r. Morse, manager of f. ID. Proctor
campaign for Governor. was at the Pavil
ion Monday night. He evidently believe
the Capitol city is tallow ground, inasmuc
as, so far as known, no Proctor seed wa
sown. Mr.. Morse visited Barre Monda
evening. VINO he was in conference viii
there, or with what success has not bee
made public Mr. Morse left for Procto
Tuesday morning.
5 The wrecked Central Vermont railroa
4 bridge is nearly cleared from the river
= If. Works of Boston, contracting manage
for the United Construction Company wa
in the city this week To confer with tn
street committee ia regard to raising til
q Granite street bridge. The committee di
@ not close any contract with Mr Works bI
4 postponed il until after the regular NEE
p ing of the city council TO be held tn
evening.
A Mrs. M. ID. Lamb of Barre was pre-
vented by illness from singing at til
q last meeting of the Saturday afternoo