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

Miss Claire Carpenter has rendered her |
resignation Us teacher ut the Union school
to take effect at the close of the present
term.
w. Wheau and Miles Standish went
Friday to Fubyaus, n. H., To Il house
party to be given that evening by Mrs. O.
G.. Barron.
Charles L. Andrews has sold to
Mary Wooster lot of land on the
Norh Branch road for $l15.
Peter b. Medler has returned to
this city from Brattleboro and is en-
ployed in the Argus job office.
f. L. Laird has fitted up one of his
tenements in the Bruce block for
law Office and will soon move his
Office in the Lawrence building there.
The Ladies Aid association of Heaton
IL ispitul extend vote of thanks To all
who so kindly assisted them in giving
their time and talent during the week Oh
the Food Fam.
b. b. Bailey has just completed fit
ting up the rooms i'll Union block
formerly occupied by the Wetmore ~
Morse Granite company as an office
for himself.
Mr.. and Mrs Sc Waterman entertain
ed HE memb RS OF the Queen of Hearts
whist club at their home on First avenue
last evening Progressive whist was
played The first prize was won by f r.
smith aud tine second prize was captured
by Willard ID. Walker
Joseph Yatter has received from
South Wareham, Mass, about 10, 900
trout eggs, which are now nearly
ready to hatch. Mr.. Yatter is to use
the fry to stock the private trout pond
he is to construct at his farm this
spring.
ID and A. Carleton proprietors of Maple
Grove farm ut West Newbury, were
awarded the sweepstakes prize OF SO for
maple sugar at the annual meeting of the
Verm mt APPLE Sugar Makers Assocl-
ION Ii 'ld this week AT Burlington, The
sugar from Maple Grove farm tested
uiuety-nme per cent
Yrs. airy Dodge, liz, long resident
of ontpaler died al her home in
Wrigh sville Wednesday at the mature
age OF cighty-iour years after brlri ILL.,
ness of three DAYS. Three children sur
vive, Mrs. James Randall and Erred Dodge
of WrlLhtsrille and Orame Dodge OF
Calais The funeral was held from the
house uu Friday and burial was i'm East
Montpelier.
The Vermont Mutual and Union
Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
have settled their loss ON the Fraser
shell Mr. Fraser said Wednesday he
was much pleased with the promptness
with which the companies adjusted
the loss, and also with the kindness
extended to him on the night of the
fire by the electric railway company.
The funeral of Mrs Mary, widow of An
drew Lamb. who died on Wednesday at
her home on Court street from the result
of paralytic shock, was held f ON st
Augusune's church on Friday morning
Burial was in The Catholic cemetery
Mrs. Lamb was an old resident of the
city, being eghty-siX years of age ard
having resided here for about sixty years.
She is survived by one son, William }
Lamb of this city with whom she lived
and by sisters in Canada.
Frank f. Howe editorial writer on the
Barre Times, has bought the Bennington
Reformer Mr.. Howe will 90 TO Benning-
ton the last week in February to take
possession of his new purchase During
his connection with the Montpelier and
Barre newspapers for the past nine years
MIR Howe has proved himself IA forceful
entertaining and conscientious writer
wide circle of friends both i'll and out Oi
newspaper circles. will regret his depar
ture from this vicinity, and at the same
time will congratulate him on the wider
field he has chosen for the exercises of his
talents
The whilom John L. Stanyan has
been heard from. a travelling MAJ
from Boston, who was III the city oil
Tuesday, said he met John in Boston
recently and asked him if he was still
located in Montpelier. John said no.
he had got all the money there was IL
the town and had to go where there
was a surplus The travelling MAJ
said John contemplated locating il
Boston or one of the suburbs and estab-
fishing a school for stammering.
Lyman H. Howe's moving pictures
shown at Blanchard opera house on
Tuesday evening under the auspices
of the Ladies Aid to the Heaton hos
pital, attracted large audience Mr.
Howe kept good his promise and pre-
scented an entirely new set of views
The yacht race, views from the decks
of ocean steamers, and scenes i'll thu
Alps mountains, were especially good
while several humorous pictures KEEP
the audience good natured. Mr.
Howe makes practice of playing tw'
return engagements annually, and hi
stock of pictures is always new.
No REASON ABLE MAN expects to cure
neglected cold in a day But time an
Aliens Lung Balsam will overcome tn
cold and stave off consumption. Coug
will cease and lungs be sound as ne'
dollar.
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS.