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

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Miss Luna Skinner has finished work as
book-keeper in Robnson's market.
Miss Mary Macomber who mas been
confined to the house by Illness since last
May, was able to ride out this week.
George w, English is enjoying a weeks
vacation from his duties at the Kellogg
Hubbard library and is visiting Ill Boston.
Over 1000 ballots were printed in this
city and sent to Warren during the re-
cent electionand nearly all were used.
John l.. Bacon of White River Junction,
State treasurer, was visitor in town Fri
day
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Gauthier went to
Waterbury Friday for few days WISH
with relatives.
John L. Sterling is enjoying few days
vacation from his duties as janitor at the
Apollo Club rooms.
Miss Jessie Pearsons of randolph is en-
ployed as table girl at the Montpelier
House during the session.
Two parties of young people held corn
roasts in Hubbard park on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Hugh Phillips of this city is visit
ing her parents, ar. and Mrs B. +. Field
in Vergennes
MISS EUlD Mllludlu WHO has Deeu Nlslt-
ing in this city, has returned to her home
il Essex Junction
Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Archer and
daughter Doris are visiting III St Johns
bury for few days
Mrs. Henry Phillips of this city has been
the gu, st of his niece, Mrs. sidney Atkins
in Moretown, the past week.
Mrs Robinson has taken Miss Skiuner's
int OF Rnl,insnn'a
market, and will retain it permanently.
Miss Luna skinner expects to leave
here in few days for New York, where
she will remain some time.
The Montpelier High school battalion
has disbanded and the publication of the
High School Record has been suspended
because of lack of support.
The current number of Granite con-
tains an obituary notice of the late Day
ton f.. Jones of this city and also an eX-
cellent half-tone portrait of Mr.. Jones.
Montpelier was visited on Tuesday
night by miniature cloudburst, the rain
pouring down in sheets. No serious dam
age or washouts are reported however.
The IN nriage of Charles Green and Miss
Lucy daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aughtney
Jaugraw, is announced to occur ON Mon
day, September %.
J.efuWuTu Bailey PAGER, II. II. huOIt,
has recovered from his illness and it is eX-
pected he will start i'll the races at Barton
this week.
The new bridge and abutments at the
scene of the washout at Wrightsville were
completed on Wednesday afternoon, ready
for travel.
Homer l.. Ewins of Waterville and
Grace f. Bassett of Cambridge were mar
ried in Cambridge by Rev. Henry G How
ard, Sept. 8,
Mrs. w. II. Billings of Waterbury, who
recently suffered a third stroke of paraly-
sis, was brought to this city last week and
taken to the Heaton hospital, for treat
ment
Miss Lille Atkins, who has been the
guest of her brother, George Atkins, left
Wednesday for home inPoughkeepsie,N NY.
She was accompanied by Mrs. George
Atkins.
f. NJ. Harvey went to Rutland last week
to attend a meeting of the railroad COM
missioners called for the purpose of To-
eating certain tracks for the street rail
way in that city.
petition was fled in bankruptcy by
Mary f Magoon, a boarding house keep
er of Barre. She has liabilities of S660.74
and assets of 1898, of which $500 is claim
ed exempt.
Harle o. Cummins leaves the last of
the week for Boston, where he is to act as
assistant to Prof. Richards, the mining
expert of the Massachusetts school of
Technology.
Mr. Templeton of the firm of Reed and
Templeton, who is somewhat crippled as
the result of an attack of grip, was able
to get down town last Wednesday and
spend few hours at his place of bus
hess
VIC. B. Evans, sheriff-elect, while in the
city Wednesday, settled the matter of who
would be the next iailer at the county
jail, by announcing that he should move
from Waterbury to this city and per-
form that Office himself.
The members of the Baptist church in
this city are to give a reception in the
vestry of the church about the middle of
October, when Rev. w. A. Dawson and
bride will visit this city
One game at least has been arranged for
between the football teams of Goddard
and Montpelier seminaries, this year. and
there may be two. I he many friends and
supporters of each team are already look
ing forward to the time they shall meet.
d. B Curtis, while operating derrick
at Bianchis granite shed on Tuesday af-
ternoon, caught his left hand in the
cogged gearing mutilating it in such a
serious manner that IL was necessary for
DR.. w. r. Hardness to amputate the fore
finger.
An aged lady smoking a clay pipe at
tracted some attention this noon at the
Central Vermont station. She was Mrs
kimball of Moretown, who was in this
city this morning to visit her son, Charles
Kimball, who caused the officers so mnch
trouble few days ago.
Cards have been received in this city
announcing the marriage of Rev William
Anthony Dawson to Miss Matte Ger
trude Johnson at the home of Mrs f. ID.
Johnson, mother of the bride, 80 Buell.
street, Burlington, at $3.50 o'clock on
Thursday evening, September %. Mr.