The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-06
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs william Hooper is seriously i'll.
Governor w. w Stickney of Ludlow
was a visitor in town Friday
Miss Matte Watson has returned from
her visit to Wiliamstown.
Mrs 1. Appel of Aberdeen, g. d., is in |
town visiting Mrs. Stone, her sister.
James ii. Kelleher is taking a two |
weeks vacation from his duties in the
Fir National back.
Mrs. Gilman Moody and daughter, Mel
lie rf Waterbury recently visited at Dexter
Moudy's.
Donald Mclean of Cambridge is en-
ployed in the grist mill of f.. w. Bailey X
Company.
Miss Mabel Dwyer of Burlington and
Miss Alice Dryer of Orange n j., visited
relatives in town on Tuesday.
Admiral Clark, DR.. II. G. Brigham and
others held ping pong party on the Pa
vilion lawn on Tuesday evening
The engagement of Miss Marian Ander-
son of this city to Mr.. Robert Johnston OF
Barre is announced.
Howard Pressy of Lowell, Mass, and
veteran engineer on the Boston and Low
ell railroad, is the guest OF Mrs Jeanette
Barnes, his sister.
Ed Cutler of Barre is employed as
clerk at the store of the American Cloth
ing Company to take the place of David
Morse.
The steam roller is replacing i'll per-
feet condition the macadam pavement
distributed by the dltchiug for the gas
pipes of the Capital Company.
Chancellor j. w. Watson has appointed
w. A. Lord as special master, to hear dis
puted claims against the estate of Bertolh
& Paduzzi which is i'll a receivers hands
F.. P. Carleton and family returned
on Tuesday evening from their visit
to Old Orchard Beach.
Mrs. Mark Rice of this city is a
guest of her mother, Mrs, Melina
Jerd at East Braintree for few days.
Whitman and Miss Winifred Ferrin
gave most enjoyable dancing party III
Knights of Columbus hall on Thursday
evening, Wilder's orchestra furnishing
music
Misses Gertrude and Mary Jewett of
Oakland, Cal, cousins of Hon. f. a.
Dwinell, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Dwinell for a few days.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on August 1927,
y
position Of assistant examiner Ill ithe
Patent Office.
Admiral Clark and party, including
Senator Dillingham;, attended the circus
on Wednesday afternoon and evidently
enjoyed the performance as thoroughly
as the younger element in attendance.
Prof. B. G. wilkins has vacated his
offices in Opera House block and will have
is Office at his home in the future. He
or a
homes if desired. Telephone call 2l9-5.
Days, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mrs. E. 8. Bard went to Morrisville to-
day TO visit Mrs. f. A. Carr, her daughter.
She was accompanied by Charles Fields
of Dawson City, her brother, who is visit.
ing her and whom she has not seen for
twenty-five years.
The total amount of taxes received by
City Treasurer Merrill up to the time
limit, which expired on Thursday night,
was s76 43l, leaving balance OF
81, 101. 95 for City Sheriff Bancroft to col
lect.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fiske, Mrs. George
G. Shepard and Mrs. A A. Pope gave q
very pleasant party to their local friends
at the Pavilion on Tuesday evening
About twenty-five were present and re-
freshments were served.
1t takes some oats to satisfy the appe-
tites of the horses of the Walter L. Mair
show Early this morning eighty-fve
bushels were taken to the circus grounds
by f. w. Bailey * Company for use fol
todays feeding.
Mrs. G. H. Baldwin entertained the State
street and LOOMS street whist clubs very
delightfully."- on Monday. Twelve tables o
players shutfied the cards. Mrs J. G
Brown and Mrs c. E. Chandler took the
prizes.
A daughter was born to Hon. and Mrs
j. A. DeBoer on Tuesday afternoon Mr.
and Mrs. Julius F. Workum of Engle
wood, n. H. are parents of daughter
born on Sunday. Mrs. Workum is
daughter Of Hon. B. F. Fiield of this city
Ex-Alderman F. l.. Laird has hung on
a handsome new gilt sign in front of tn
entrance to his law office, and the joke o
it is, he has hung it over the Sidewalk
without obtaining permit from the city
council
G. W. Kidder left last night TO
Mortified where he is to care TO
Fred Stevens who is critically i'll
Mr.. Stevens at one time resided il
this city.
Rugg & Campbell of Barre, proprie
tors of the Granite City trotting park
are to hold q meet there on Angus
20-22, when So, 800 will be given il
purses.
The announcement that Presiden
Roosevelt would be in this city August 81
has induced Admiral Clark to return t
Montpelier on that day. The admins
will 90 to Newport, r. l., shortly befor
that time but will return to Montpelier I
assist in welcoming the President.
Miss Alice Bates, who has been enioy
ing vacation from her duties in the Me-
England telephone exchange has re
turned to her work Misses Ruth Smt
and Celia Lull of the same office are bac
at their work after an absence of a fe
days.
DR.. F. d. Harter is earring his goot
preparatory to moving to Michigan
DR.. and Mrs. HarteT have made man
friends during their stay in the city, VIII
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