The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
His parents with Miss Julia, their
daughter, went Monday to Hanover to
attend the graduating exercises.

schools in Pittsteld and Pembroke, New
| Hampshire, who is visiting relatives in the
city for few days, will leave on Friday
| for camp on Lake Winnepesaukec
where he will be the guest, for the sum-
mer of Prof. ID. l.. Maulsby of Tufts Col
lege.
A special meeting of Montpelier Coun-
| Gil, Knights of Columbus. will be held on
! Wednesday evening to see what action
! the members will take in regard to the ac-
cepting the invitation of the Rutland
! council to be present on Jnly at the
working o the third degree upon n class
| of candidates.
w. II. Dewey is in receipt of many press
| reports of the late convention and arti-
Giles pertaining to the battle before and
during the finish. Among them is
signed article from Julian Halph. of war
| correspondence fame, dated at Brandon
and published in the New York Times, in
! which, the writer denounced the prohlbl-
| ton law.
| The j. A. Goodwin Company has its new
store nearly ready for occupancy. The
! store has been thoroughly re-arrnnged
and repainted in white enamel and tints
| New goods will arrive by the middle of
the week when the goods from the Barre
street store will be moved to the new
quarters. The formal opening will occur
next Saturday.
w. 9. Walker has begun haying by cut
bankment on the East State side of his
| residence. 1t may have been necessary to
do this at once as the bank is so steep 1t is
! probable the grass would have broken off
and fallen over the wall into the street if
left to attain greater height.
The Capital City Gas company is to
begin the work of laying its mains this
week. 1t has the brick work of part of
its plant completed to the second floor
The work has been delayed by the non
arrival of material on account of the wash
out at Middlesex and Waterbury.
II. p. Daley has at his stables one of the
handsomest litters of pups ever seen in
this city They are six III number being
mother is the property of Silas Beebe of
Waddlnston, n Y, who is showing the
horse, Linus II. in this city this season,
and the father a full booded animal for
which DR.. w. Seward Webb paid $1,000.
Mrs Jane Lynch died in this city
Monday after a long illness Her age
was sixty five years She had been in
falling health since October. The end
was peaceful and after her long su fer
ing death came as welcome relief
She is survived by six children. The
funeral will takeplace Wednesday at
nine O. clock
The new time table of the Central Ver-
mont railroad, corrected to June 22, has
but two changes from the old running
time OF trains so far as this city is con
cerned. The south bound midnight eX-
I press, which formerly left this city at
l2:4O a. m, no leaves at 1870 III. An ex-
ira train, the White Mountain express,
has been added. As formerly, it arrives
i'll this city at 12:l5 p. III and leaves for
Burlington at 3:55 p. IN The first trip was
made today.
The local order of ST. Jean de Baptste
celebrated the anniversary of its patron
saint, which occurred Tuesday, by about
sixty of the members attending mass at
eight clock this morning at st. Angus
tines church, in body, and arraved in
the regalia of the order. At the close of
the performance of their religious duties
| the members with their friends repaired
to Dewey park where they held an enjoy
able picnic during the remainder of the
day.
I Across the Islands and Beyond. is the
| title of one of the most elaborate publica-
lions ever issued by the passenger depart
Inent of the Rutland railroad. 1t consists
OF eighty pages of descT ptive matter con-
| cerning the many summer resorts reached
| by the Rutland route embellshed with
some thirty-five half tone scenes along the
company's lines showing the many points
of interest along Lake Champlain and the
! beautiful Otter Creek. The cover is done
i'll black on heavy brown paper, being a
moonlight scene along the lake front.
H. L. E. Smith went today to take
his old position as cashier at the Mt.
Pleasant House in the White Noun
tains This is Mr.. Smiths sixteenth
season with this hotel. 1t has cap
acity for 300 guests, and the new Mt.
Pleasant for 500. This hotel is situa-
ted opposite and about half mile
distant from the old building 1t will
be opened July 2S, Mr.. Smith being
cashier for both.
A conservative estimate of the number
from out of town within the citys gates
during the holding of the recent State
convention is from 1,500 to 1000. 1t has
beed impossible to obtain the number car
ried over the Central Vermont road or the
electric line but Oh Friday over 300 were
carried over the Montpelier and Wells
line. Al the Central station Baggage
Master Hayden has had hustling time
for "A few days. On Friday he checked
out 225 pieces of baggage and forty-three
Saturday morning.
Miss Sara A. Wheeler, former efficient
nurse of Heaton hospital, has accepted the
position of night superintendent in new
hospital at Winsted, Conn. since leaving
Montpelier last October, Miss Wheeler
has been doing private nursing at her
home in Torrington, Conn. Her friends,
and especially those patients who had
each lay made brighter by her happy,
cheerful presence, will wish her success
Always patiently and conscientiously do
ing for each and all of her charges alike,
she never seemed to tire of the profession
she has chosen and for which she is in
every way so well fitted.
Lieut.. @. E Wheatley, who is sta
toned at Fort Banks, Mass, arrived
in town Monday for few days
visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
d. S. Wheatley. He will attend the
commencement exercises at Norwich
University from which he graduated
with high houors year ago. Ned
has many friends in this city, and they
are heartily glad to see him. The
brown cheek and sprightly step indi
cate good health. He expresses him,
} self as very much pleased with army
life.
Holister Jackson, one of the Barre
Clement delegates to the Republican
State Convention, was in the city Monday
and when guyed about boiling the con
vention declared that he did not consider
I | L.. II IL Al.