The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-17
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Excursion to New York. See adver-
tisemen on page D.
Thomas Crowley spent Sunday visiting
relatives in East Barre.
Capt. G. A. Bond moved Saturday from
the Bruce block to Barre.
John S. Ellis of st. Johusbury is guest
of W A. Ellis, his brother,
George c. Bailey of Jersey City, n. j.,
is visiting relatives in the city.
Arthur E. owen af Burlington spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
A case of diphtheria was reported and
quarantined ON Vine street, Saturday.
Oscar N. Cross is having one of his
houses on East state street painted, No.
81.
G. E. Ayers, the photographer is
seriosly ill and unable to be at the
studio.
f. A. Knapp has moved his family from
Barre to TINS city and Is TO reside at l37
Main street.
Excursion to New York. See adver-
tisement on page D.
Miss f. Maude Whitman of Pottstown,
Pa, is the guest of her brother, Rev. L..
X. Wilunan.
Jack Pow ars' term at the house of cor
rectIon has Vpired and he is now residing
i'll Burlington
K. +. Knott took second money i'll the
free-tUr all race at Barton Cd Friday, the
purse being s400,
Edwin G. Ballard son of S. S.
Ballard has entered the Holdern ess n.
H. school for boys.
Mrs. L. X. Whitman returned Friday
from vacation OF several weeks at her
old home III Bristol, n. H.
Excursion to New York See adver-
tisement ON page D.
Montpelier Military band and Co II
have appointed committees with the view
OF holding laur III October.
Davis Morris of the firm of Beeman and
Morris returned this morning from Il short
business trip TO New York city
''S' Eastman, NJ 02, who is now en-
ploytd III, the Ely copper mines at Cop
perlield, Is i'll town Tor few days.
Mrs. f. II. jenkins and little daughter
returned on Friday evening from an eX-
tended visit with relatives III Canada.
George Waters has closed out his bar.
berlng business at the Union House III
this city aud viii open Il shop Ill Alburg
TINS week.
Mrs. Billings of Waterbury, who has
been at the Heaton hospital for some
Tune, has been removed To the hospital at
Waterbury.
Ar. and mrs. G II, Wilder, Mr. and
Mrs f. W. Bemis, and Can Eorsell re-
turned on Saturday evening from ST.
Johns, z. Q,
Mary Margaret aged five years, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Coughin OF No
SaDin street. died MCnday of rheu-
matte fever
The case of John Lamphette. of Berlin,
charged with keeping liquor for sale, was
brought up again on saturday and con
tluued one week.
One of the pet dog of Moses F. Farrar
got i'll the way of Il railway train on Mon
day and-nothiug was left OF the dog
worth mentioning.
Mrs. Herman ID. Hopkins and little
daughter left Monday for atwo weeks vis-
it with Mrs. Emma Arthur, her sister,
in Springfield, Mass,
c. c. Pierce's liabilities are set at S1,3CO
and assets at, S4,7O0, of which 500 Is ex-
empt. The liabilities of l.. ii. BlXby are
set at s., 800 with no assets.
Excursion to New York. See adver-
tisement on page 3.
The water III the Stephens branch of
the WlnOoskl river, between here and
Barre, is very low, the river bed in many
places being per fectly dry.
DR.. +. G. Fassett, who came here to at
tend the NJ. y y. A. A. banquet, and was
one OF the principal speakers of the even
ing, returned home this noon.
The Montpelier Seminary foot ball
University OF Vermont team at Burllng-
ton Oh saturday, September 2S.
| According to the schedule made out by
the Flanders Pierce Company the liabil-
tiles are S2l ,3SS.2l, of which $40, ,237 .0S is
secured and 81, l51 13 unsecured.
Some of the young alumni of Montpelier
| Seminary were quartered at the school
| while stay ing here, others had lodgings
with friends and at different hotels.
The marriage of Charles f. Jones of thi:
| city ana Miss Harriet Elizabeth Kilby OF
of Hartford, Conn. is announced TO Occur
at Providence, K. L.. on October l6
c. f. Dodge of Brandon is the guest OF
K. {. Bowers of this city, Mr.. Dodge is en-
| JoyiuR vacation from his duties as q
postal clerk on the Rutland system.
The funeral of James NJ. Kent was held
from the Church of the Messiah at ten
| OtlOch lOuudy, rev. y. EuN ara
Wright officiating. Burial was in Calais
During the time school is in session
the front of the Union school building
resembles bicycle repository as it is
black with the machines of the pupils.
Christ church choir was assisted Sun
day by Mrs. Charles A. Lopez who gave
n delightful rendering OF the solo, with
terdure Clad, from The oratorio, "Crea-
| ton
The Spaulding High School foot bal
team OF Barre has organized for the sea
son and would like to hear from teams in
TINS city, especially from the Montpelier
High school.
The Baptist church of this city raised
SllO this year for the Baptist State con
ventlon, which is more than double the
amount ever before raised by this church
for this purpose.
Miss Kirby of Northfield was
brought to this city on Monday even
ing and taken to Heaton hospital il
the ambulance for treatment fol
sciatic rheumatism.
Peter Fountain has sold his house anC