The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-27
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


two weeks visit i'm Nova Scotia.
Excursion rat as TO Montpelier August
30. See advei ,isement on page 4.
Walter B. Cross of Denver, Col, is the
guest of l.. Bart Cross bis cousin.
Judge y. II Watson left on Friday after
noon Tor few days visit in Bradford.
Mrs. Abner Coleman of taunton. Mass.
is visiting her son, Edward p. Coleman
Slas Havey. who has been working for
some time in Boston, is in town visiting.
pretty club house has been built by
the Barre golf club at Cherryvale park.
Nrs. ID a. Perry and little sou are at
home from BrOokfeld for II few days visit
with relatives.
A large transparency has been placed
at the entrance to the Republican Clubs
headquarters.
Doris, the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George T. Archer Is quite i'll with a
stomach trouble.
Misses Louise Jerry and Susie Thomp-
son of Northtield, mattresses at the Pa
vilion, are both ill
Mrs. l.. II. Hemingway aud f II.
Hemingway, her son, of Manchester are
guests of Mrs. Emily Reed.
Gerald r. Foster and Lillian B. Brown,
both of Moretown were married August
%, by Rev. j Edward Wright.
Excursion rates to Montpelier August
30. See advertisement on page 3.
AT IA meeting of the board of civil au-
thoTlty. held on Frida, evening to revise
the check list, siXty-two names were ad-
ded.
John G. Wing, with Richard A. Hoar
and John y. Gordon of Barre, will speak
at the Republican rally at Marshfied
Thursday.
The signs designating the names of
streets are being taken dOwn and repant
ed. New ones will be substituted where
it is necessary.
Harry Clark of "oston, son of William
Clark, a former resident of Montpelier is
in town. This is his first visit here for
twenty-one years
A. w. Keene assisted the choir at the
Baptist church as basso, on Sunday and
his singing was greatly appreciated by
the congregation.
Hon. $. L. Griffith of Dandy. who has
just recovered from several weeks i'll
ness, was in the city over Monday even
ing on his way to Island Pond.
Leigh Noyes of t. Johnsbury has been
appointed midshipman at Annapolis as
he eXcelled his fellows in the recent eX-
animation held for that purpose.
A catamount is reported to have
been seenin the neghborhood of the Kane
farm Oh the East Montpelier road, and
dog was found badly torn and mangled,
it is thought by the catamouut.
The young people of East Montpelier
will present the farce entitled "A Dach-
tlors Banquet" OH Wednesday evening,
Aug. ". Refreshments served, followed
by dancing. Twenty-Five cents per couple.
There was a trio of attractions at Ar
mory hall aud on Havmarket Square on
Friday evening-Rev. Sam ~mall, the Sal
vation Army aud a fakir. Sam drew the
largest crowd as he was the biggest fakir.
Excursion rates to Montpelier August
80. See advertisement on page 5.
A large number from this city were in
tending TO take in the races at Barre on
Saturda. but they were declared off be-
cause of the ram. The horses will be
taken TO st. Johnsbury on Sunday by spe
cial train.
The superintendent of streets has ask
ed for bids for painting the hydrants
in this city and it is surmlsed that, by the
time the President arrives, fresh paint
will have frightened several departments
of the city.
Henry Coy, the Northield alleged thief,
was given hearing at the office of the
jail Saturday before Justice G. NJ. Bar
Der of Barre. Coy waived heariLe. and
was held in $500 for the grand jury. He
was remanded to jail.
Joseph Yatter is constructing a fish
pond on his farm in NOIthfied. Over
500 perch i'll masonry will be required in
building the dam. +. Gatter expects to
complete the work in season to stock the
ponu with fish this fall.
The Young Mems Republican club has
placed an electric sign over the entrance
to the Exchange building III which the
headquarters are located. On the sign
appears "Repubican Club" made up of
ninety three lncandescent lamps
3hn Dohony of Northdeld, who for the
past month has been employed as bell
boy at the Pavilion, has gone to Hart
ford, Conn, where he has accepted po
sltlon as clerk in large clothing store.
His place in the hotel has been taken by
Norman DArthenay
Hon w. +. Ranger, State superintend-
ent of education, will move his family
from Johnson to this city about the first
of >eptember. Mr. Ranger has leased
the house at l3l state street, its recent
occupants having taFen rooms at the
Riverside
| post-o office and its property and employ
ees to the newly appointed postmaster
| c. c. Bauc' oft, on Aug. 81 Mr. Shedd has
| rendered his resignation as custodian of
the Federal building in this city to take
effect on that date
All persous wishing to make application
! for naturalization papers OF to receive
their final papers should he present at the
| United States court room in the post
| ol1iC e building at nine o'clock Thursday
morning where Judge ii. H. Wheeler Will
| preside.
Admiral Clark and family returned to
| the cit from Bradford on Saturday eV-
enng. The Admiral left Monday TO attend
IL naval board NEE ting ut Newport, r. l.,
but his family remain AT the Pavilion. He
will return here on Friday to assist IN re
ceiving the President
Thirty couples of young people assem-
| bled at Dewey Park last Monday, to Cele-
brate the birthday of Nr Ike Luut FL
NOR 5 orchestra furnished music for
| dancing, which was INDUCED in till a
late hour. I. Lunt was the recipient
of many fine presents, among them being
IA large arm chair
Mr.. aud MIS- EbebeZeT j. Hill of Nor.
| walk, Conn, are guests of enatOr Dill
liughun for Il few daNs. MI Hill is q