The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-10
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The piazzas of the Montpelier House
have received new coat of paint.
Edward Gill is improving the interior
of his store by repainting.
Lester Balch, former conductor OH
the local electric road, has taken SINH
lar position in Boston.
A. G. Gilman has moved his clothing
rooms from the opera block to the second
floor of the Reed block.
Hon. and Mrs. w. f.. Ranger arrived in
the city Wednesday to take up their resi-
dence here. They will be very welcome
Mrs. George Kibby is seriously ill,
threatened with pneumonia.
DR.. and Mrs @. H. Burr are visiting
relatives at Post Mills for few days.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, wife of the
famous inventor, daughter Madeline,
and son, were at the Pavilion Friday.
George 0. Smith and Lizzie +. Preston,
both of Marshteld, We're married in Mont
pelier August 81 by Rev. j. Edward
Wright.
Fred G. Bancroft of Plainfield and Hat
tie NJ. Walker of Barre were married in
Montpelier Sept. by Rev. j. Edward
Wright.
Miss Mary Mcdonald, stenographer in
the Office of the Green Manufacturing
Co., will leave soon for two weeks vaca-
ton at Waterbury.
Hon. Charles Dewey and wife and. Mrs.
Kate Squires, a daughter left Thursday
for ten days visit with George Dewey in
Portland, Ne.
w. Pell Pulls was elected a member of
the Apollo Club ut its monthly meeting
on Thursday evening and one application
for. membership was received.
The Central Vermont railroad, is
laying a new road bed on its line be-
tween Montpelier Junction and Barre.
Charles f. Gilman of this city has
been granted a pension of ST per
month
The annual report of the board of
railroad commissioners will be ready
for distribution about October l. -. -
Mrs. f. A. Hobart and children,
after six weeks stay i'll this city,
have returned to West Somerville,
Mass.
City Clerk Merrill provided 10000 bal
lots for the representative voting and
$500 for the Justice ticket About one
half of the representative ballots were
used.
w. H.. ltIIlll WOll IL Sl@ uldlllu lldl
from william Rivers and 50 wager from
r. II. Standish by taking the field against
A. j. Sibley III the city representative con
test.
p. F. Phillips, who for sevt raj years has
been an efficient assistant in the office of
DIR. X. l. Cleaves, leaves in about three
weeks to take a course of study in Il den
tai college in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Estabrook have
moved to this city from Rutland and
have taken the tenement in the Dieter
block vacated by a, O. Gilman.
Haynes, who played halfback on
last years Seminary team, is back
this year and will resume his old po-
sition.
Ayers, the photographer, has been
refitting his studio with new back
grounds and furniture and making
several other improvements.
1t is only fair to the LocalOptionists of
this city to say that they have been re-
markably courteous in celebrating their
victory. There has been an entire alb
sence of a disposition to rub it injo the
other fellow.
1t is said that one of the offending par
ties, who stole Photographer Ayers eXhi-
btion case of photographs lon the night
before the Fourth, has been apprehended
and that it will cost the young man be-
tween IS and 50 to settle the matter.
Many of the newly elected Repre-
sentatives are arranging, either in per-
son or by mail or wire, for accommo-
dations during the forthcoming session
of the Grand Assembly.
William Stratton has some fine
snap shot views of the parade, ETC.. =,
incidental to President Roosevelt S
visit to this city, and especially of the
party in the Presidents carriage. Asa5t,
c. NJ. Dye of Rutland, grand chef
ranger of the State Foresters of America,
was in the city on Thursday evening and
paid an official visit to Court Ethan AL
len, Mr.. Dye said that this court made
the best showing in its work of any he has
yet visited
The police department of this city have
been asked by the police department of
Lisbon, N. H., TO be on the lookout for
William, better known as billie, Brown
a famous horse jockey of New Hamp-
Usire, wholis wanted for horse thieving at
Wentworth and Bridgewater N. II.
A half dozen residents of Warren were
in town Friday, to appear before the grand
jury as witnesses in the case of State
against Mrs. John Whalen of Waterbury,
VINO SnOt ner nuSDandS arm OFF with a
shot gun several months ago, and from
which. his death resulted a few DAYS
later.
Frank Lowering, special staff represent
tative of the Boston Journal, with the
Presidents party on its visit to this CITY.
last Saturday, paid pretty compliment
to the police department of Montpelier i'm
his report to his paper by saying that the
police regulations on that day were the
acme of perfection.
George A. Humphrey of Barre will
next week begin studying law in the
office of a prominent lawyer of this
city. Mr. Humphrey is young man
of much promise and during the past
year was student at the University
in Rnrlinptnn