The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Holmes block is being painted.
Frank Alexander has returned from
Concord, n. H.,
Miss Mae Fox has returned TO her home
in Boston
OF. Huston and G.. IL. Marsh of New
York are in this city ON business.
Miss Elva Worthing is visiting in Plain
field for few weeks.
Walter S. Goss left on Tuesday evening
for months visit ut his home IN Chelsea.
A. ID. Hopkins of Groton has moved TO
this city and resides at 10 College street
Charles Brown of Jones Brook nearly
lost his right hand IL few days ago by
catching it on circular saw.
Miss Irene Calef of Providence, II. l.,
who has been the guest of 5. W. Benja-
min, returned home Thursday.
John f. winsow of Woodstock has sold
the Downer place at Berlin Corner to
James Il. Stewart of Berlin
Miss Ellie Ingalls, is acting as clerk at
the Boston DargaiD store during the va
cation of Miss Hanson.
Vernon f. Lindsay has moved with his
family To Tennessee, hoping his health
will be benefited by the climate.
The next annual NEE ting of the Under
takers State association Will be held III
this city next August.
Mrs, Enos f. Walker of Willamstown
was at the home of her brother, Rev.
Walter II. Davenport, for brief visit tins
week.
&c. Woodward with his brother, DR..
j. L. Woodward and daughter, GLADYS, of
UXiurd, Mass who are his guests, are
visiting i'll Randolph Center.
E. NJ. Slaytcn, Manchester, n, H., C.
f. and Miss Louise VI. Slayton of Boston
were in the city Thursday en- route TO
the Slayton reunion AT Calais.
Arthur Mullett has finished work as
driver Tor j. Niles and entered the EN-
Dlov of the Lane Manufacturing Com
pany as helper
F. w. Colburn of Worcester, Mass. is
overhaulng and repairing the running
gear at the Viles electric plant at Middle
sex.
Miss Sadie Wing of Boston, who is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. L. G. Phinney, is
confined to the house because of
sprained ankle sustained while walking
OH the sire ct the Othe evening.
"E. Il. Knott of j. Edward Baiey's
string of equines captured the free-fOr
S325 The Governor" came i'll third III the
2I9 pace event, $3.50 being the money.
Miss Fanny Palmer of Boston, daughter
of the late Loomis Palmer of this city, is
the guest of Miss RoXana Dodge Miss
Palmer came to Vermont with the Boston
Association of Nermonters.
Il. w. Eagan, whose engine house and
machinery at the Barre quarries, We're
destroyed by fire two weeks ago today.
has made quick time in restoration for lie
has new plant now i'll operation there
Warren G. Nye of East Barre was in
town Wednesday and reported frost in
his town that morning Mr.. and Mrs. Nye
left on Thursday for ten days trip
tn: Ough Massachusetts
Many careful housewife took the pre-.
caution to cover her plants out of doors
with paper or cloths Tuesday night for
the mercury dropped within a few de-
grees of the frost line
A fine sepia photograph of the portrait
of Admiral Clark in the Montpelier saw
ings Bank and Trust Company is on eX-
hibition in the Pavilion office and is the
property of DR.. H. &. Brigham.
Mrs Burton Il. Bailey and Mrs Mary
A. Gregory left for Maine Tuesday where
they will visit relatives for three or four
weeks. Mrs. Bailey Will visit New York
ard Boston markets before returning.
Rugg & Campbell of Barre have secur-
ed forty entries from Litteton, n. H., and
now expects to have sixty horses at their
trotting event at the Granite City Trotting
park, August 20-22. III. A Rugg is in ST.
Adams and Burlington securing entries.
The remains of the late Fred r.. Stevens
was brought to this city from Northheld
this afternoon, for burial in Green Mount
cemetery. They were met and escorted
to the grave by delegation from YER
mont Lodge, l. o. o. F.
A company of fifteen had a supper at
the Country Club House last night The
work there is approaching completion,
and great satisfaction is expressed with
the prospects when house and grounds
are ready for the opening event.
The scarcity of desirable tenements in
the city is evidenced by the fact that a
party recently ran an advertisement for
such i'll both local papers for about
week without securing one. Who will
say Montpelier is not growing?
Hon. H. A. Huse of this city delivered
historical address at the Old Home
Week reunion of graduates of the Orange
County Grammar School and Randolph
State Normal School at Randolph Center
on Thursday.
DR.. f. G. Hooker of Waterbury, whose
death occurred Wednesday evening, was
a member of Mount Zion Commandery,
Knight Templars, of THE city. The mem
Ders of the commandery attended DR..
Hooker's funeral in a body saturday af-
ternOOn.
The team of Arthur Perkins, which he
left standing in front of the residence of
DR.. M. f. Mcclure on East State street on
Thursday evening, ran away but was
caught at the Junction OF this street with
Main by r. III. Standish before any dam
age resulted.
Col. G.. A. Smith, leader of the local
Clement contingent, when asked his
opinion of the action of the Democratic
caucus, said that Mr. Sibley was fine and
able man, but he would rather the Demo-
Gratis had nominated a weaker candidate
for city Representative
An impromptu but most ENJOYABLE
dance was given at the Riverside on Tues