The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-10
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENING

DR.. r. II. Newton is out again after
n weeks illness.
George Lucien of Northfield spent
Sunday in this city.
Mrs j. H. Watson is spending few
days at her old home in Bradford.
Mrs Catherine Corven is at Waits
field caring for Mrs ID. r. Bisbee.
Mrs. II. O. Phillips of Pomfret
came on Monday to visit her son,
Hugh Phillips.
Miss Priscilla White of Barre will
sing alto with the Bethany church
quartet next Sunday.
The Calendar Club" has deposited
in the bank nearly $3.50. The entire
amount, $559, when collected, will be
used for the benefit of Heaton Hos
pital.
A social dance and oyster supper
will be given at Village hall, East
Montpelier Thursday evening of this
week. Wilder's orchestra furnishes
music.
Mr.. Parrott, ticket agent and dis
patcher at the Montpelier and Wells
River depot, is enjoying short vaca
ton, and E. r. Knapp is taking his
place at the depot
D. w. Hyde of st. Johnsbury has
entered the employ of Peck Brothers
as, steam and gas filter, and with
his wife and child is boarding at Mrs
Wallis on School street.
Fred Benway, employed at the Co
elevator shaft, distance of ten feet,
at the factory on Friday, but escaped
with only few bruises.
NJ. G. Clark, manager of the New
England Telephone Exchange at Bur
lington, was the guest of Harry r.
Bolle Monday. He was en- route for
ten days hunting trip in Maine.
Charles r. Lyman, butcher and
grocer of Waterbury has filed a petit
tion i'll bankruptcy He has liabili-
ties of 50, 443. 3S and assets of 50, Sl4. 81
of which 1926 are claimed exempt.
Mrs. f. a. Dwinell entertained the
girls of her Bethany church Sunday
school class, at her home on Saturday
evening. a pingpong tournament and
other games were played and refresh
merits were served.
At meeting of the directors of the
Charles ii. More & Company, I'm
corporated, it was voted to increase
the present force of workmen now en-
ployed at their plant here at Mont
pelier to, at least, 100 men as soon as
they are able to get them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas @. Cheney
are entertaining the father of Mrs.
Cheney, NJ W. Terrill of Middletown,
Conn, this week. Mr.. Terrill will
accompany them to Morrisville to
spend several weeks. Mr. Terrill is a
former resident of Morrisville and
was member of the House from that
town in 1856.
Local poultry fanciers have received
catalogues of the ninth an
nual exhibition of the Vermont Poul-
try and Pet Stock Association which
will be held at st. Albans, January 6,
7, and .. G.. O. Bennett and 5. w.
Corse of this city, and A. M. Smith
of Barre are vice presidents of the as
sociation. AS usual many of the To-
cal breeders intend to show stock at
the exhibition, slthough the Boston
poultry show, which occurs at about
the same time, may interfere some
what. Ass4 1js
The COMMITTEES appointed by the
Apollo club. Co. II, the FOresters of
America and knights Of Columbus to
consider the matter of a cribbage
tournament met Saturday evening,
and practically determined upon a
four cornered leagne, to be composed
of teams of twelve from each organi-
zation, and each team will play the
others four matches each. The chair
men of the committees will meet this
evening to arrange details of the con-
test, select a trophy and decide upon
a schedule. Last year series of
games between Co. II and Knights of
Columbus was played and proved very
interesting, and the addition of the
two new teams will add to the inter