The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-01
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. George Kibby, who has been seri |
ously i'll, is now able to sit up for a little |
time each day
Miss Addie Pratt of Winooski is the |
guest of her grandparents, Mr.. aud Mrs. |
Albert Spear in this city.
Mrs. G, II. Carter and Mrs f.. w. Bailey, |
her daughter, left on Wednesday evening |
to spend the winter in Chicago,
Miss Adelaide L Griswold of this city
was elected vice-president of the Yer
mont branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions at Barre Wednesday.
Among the names of the ninety three
members of the freshman class at U. V.
M, appear those of Charles II. Gutchell
and Hugh ii. Watson of this city.
William Ewing has been transferred
from the hospital to the jail as he per
sisted in rebellion, and the physician said
he could be cared for all right in jail
The stillman Lawrence farm in Berlin
has been sold through the Real Estate
Agency of Martin W. Wheelock to Clin-
ton G. Downing. Consideration S1,40O.
The funeral of Cassie George who died
on Wednesday from consumption, was
held from st. Augustne's church Fri
day Burial was in the Catholic Gem
etery.
In county court Tuesday divorces were
granted to Eunice f. Woodward from
Fred H. Woodward and Alice +. Smons
from Charles Simons. All of the parties
reside in this city
]. w. Burgess and family of New York,
who have Just returned from visit i'll
Europe are to arrive in the city this
evening and will stay at their summer
home, Redstone, for time.
A special examiner from Washington
will visit the pitV soon. tO examine all
plicants for rural free delivery positions,
that an eligible register may be establish
ed from which all future vacancies may
be filled.
Robert Phinney returned on Tuesday
He took his examination for the position
of second lieutenant i'll the United States
army, at Washington, ID. g., the first week
in this month and since then has been
visiting his sister at Rutland.
Charles Green and Miss Lucy Jangraw
were married at Christ church on Tues
ing, Rev. A. n. Lewis performing the GER
emory. William Jangraw acted as best
man and ISIS Margart Jangraw as maid
of honor. Mr. aud MRS. Green reside at
81 LOOMS street.
The thirty-siXth annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic will be
held in Washington, ID c., from October
6 to IL inclusive. The Central Vermont
Railroad Company will run excursion
trains while the cncampment is being held
with special low rates for the round trip.
1t is estimated that between 500 and
1000 people from this city attended the
Mortified fair on Wednesday. Over 600
railway tickets were sold to say nothing of
those using mileages and teams. The
traffic was so congested that the Mont
pelier peoples train did not arrive in this
city until about eight o'clock that evening.
Joseph Grape has been engaged as
bell boy at the Pavilion during the
coming session of the Legislature.
At the close of the session he will
either enter Goddard Seminary or re-
sumo his studies at Montpelier Semin-
airy.
The marriage of Dr. Edward Bur
hause Rhinehart to Miss Louisa Fran
ces Lee took place on Wednesday,
Sept. "a, at North Adams, Mass. DR..
and Mrs. Rhinehart will be at home to
their friends after November 10, at
219 South Center street, Schenectady,
N Y.
Dr. William Lindsay the city health
officer has just completed the analysis of
the water from the different public sys-
TENS in the city and the result has proven
the best of any test in the health officers
experience, the samples showing no con-
idluludllOl nlluttNtl. ne tAdllllIltu Ollt
sample from a private spring and found
that the water was unfit for use. This
o may be the case with several other private
sources of drinking water but it may cas-
lily be discovered as samples will be tested
upon request without expense to the
owner.
While H. B. Daley was driving to this
city from East Montpelier, on Thursday
afternoon, his attention was attracted to
an immense hen hawk which was flying
toward the White Mountain express. The
engine of the train and the hawk met
head on and the bird was drawn under
the train. After the train had passed by
Mr. Daley found that the hawk was still
living although one of its huge wings had
been cut off by the engine wheels passing
over it. Mr.. Daley took the hawk into
his team and brought it as far as the c.
N. Tabor place before he released it.
1t has been decided by the Central
Vermont railroad to continue the
White Mountain express during the
session of the Legislature. Commence
ing on Monday, the train will leave
Burlington at AS a. m, and arrive
in this city at 10 p. m. 1t will
leave this city at p. m, and arrive
in Burlin gton at 80 p. m. This
train will be appreciated by those re-
siding between this city and Burling-
ton and north and south of that city.