The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

duce this beautiful play, four nights and a
matinee under the auspices of Passacon-
naway tribe of Red Men. Messrs Dar-
raugh and Dixon of Manchester. members
of this tribe, were i'm Montpelier on FRI
day evening and witnessed the perform
ance. SO pleased were they with it that
they VIII endeavOr on their return to
Manchester to make arrangements for
an additional evenings presentation.
w c. Lamphere purchased of Fred G d.
Ninton his interest in the grocery store of
Kent \ VintOn on Friday Mr. Vintpn is
yet undecided as TO what business he Il
now engage in. curious feature con-
necte1 with this sale is that for some Time
past each party has been iollying the
Other about the matter on Friday how
ever, when MIR. Lamphere entered the
store, Mr.. Ninton asked him what his
oiler would he hat day. r. bamphere
told him. Mr.. Vintou said il was his and
asked for his money and Mr.. Lamphere
Immediately made him out check.
The Themas Clubs annual dance, given
at the Pavilion on Monday evening was
attended by about thirty couples and was
one OF the social successes of the season
Wilder's orchestra furnished music ana
the party did not break mp until after
midnight The color scheme of the large
dining-room in which he dancing 'oc-
CURED was red, while that of the small
dining-roum IN which the guests were
served n dainty bouffe lunch was in pink
The whole affair was of that delightful
order, the remembrance of which will
give the guests pleasure.
Rev. j. f. Simmons, pastor of the Uni
veTsalist church at Woodstock for the
past ten years, died there on Friday even
ing, aged fifty wears. He leaves a widow
and one son. Mr.. Simmons was promi-
nent Clergyman in the Universalist de-
nomination, and at the time of his death
was president of the State convention
He represented Woodstock i'm the Legisla-
ture of 1898, making an enviable record as
legislator. Rev. j. Edward Wright of
this city Ofliciated at his funeral, which
was held from his late home in Wood
stock on Nonday at three o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Wealthy G Vail, aged eighty-eight
years, died unday morning at her home
in Worcester after an ILLNESS of less than
twenty-fonr hours. Deceased was the
widow of Allan Vail and was a most esti-
mable and highly esteemed woman She
was, a lifelong member of the Congrega-
tional church and active in christian
work. Three children survive her, II. ID.
Vail of Worcester. w. Ellpry Vail of Bur
lington and Mrs George w. Durham of
Mort thfeld. The funeral was held from
the house on Tuesday afternoon at one
O'clock, Rev. l.. F. Reed of this city Off
ciating Burial was in the WoTcest, +
Flora Wheeler, who once served a term
OF six months at the State Industrial
School ut Vergennes and who has been out
on probation, was taken back onday by
Constable f. r. Dawley for Il further
term of two years. For some time past
the girl has been giving her mother and
Principal Ham trouble by her unseemly
behavior Finally she disappeared, and
= 4 homo nf
Dan scott at the Horn of the Moon dis
trct, where she claimed to be visiting Mr..
Scott housekeeper The girl is fourteen
wears old. When before the city court
her mother desired she should be SEN
fenced to the Industrial school for the re-
of her minority but Judge Smile
made the sentence two years
A lively blizzard visited this section
on Saturday evening and the drifting
snow knocked the trains out on the
Central Vermont railroads main line.
The accommodation from the north
due at 6 30 did not show up at all and
the II 40 a. m, express from the
north did not arrive until about eight
o'clock on Sunday morning the trip
from Essex Junction to this city re-
quiring nine hours. This train was
held at Waterbury for a long time be-
cause of the derailment of some cars
i'll freight train between that place
and MiddleseX The 30 a. m, train
from the south, passed the delayed
midnight train at Waterbury. The
latter train was assisted en- its way by
the addition of freight engine in Or
der that it might not get stalled on
Roxbury heights.