The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-05
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

A Christian Science meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. O. H. Ship
man Wednesday evening, at 7 30
The ladies oil the Eastern Star will hold
the fourth in their series of whist parties
Thursday evening next. All are invited
Milo II. Slloway of Montpelier, and
Mrs Nettie A, Wheeler of Moretown, were
married on Monday by Rev, j. Edward
Wright.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet
Friday afternoon at 2 80 o'clock in the
trustees room of the Kellogg Hubbard
library.
Prof George Ogsood is at home
from Cabot, during the six weeks
vacation of the High school in that
village.
George W. Hobart is running as en-
gineer on the Central Vermont branch
line freight train i'll place of @. r.
Smith.
G. Allen Bagley has placed monu-
ment in his lot at Green Mount ceme-
terry in memory of the late James Bag
ley, his father
The fourth quarterly conference of
Trinity church will be held in the
small vestry on Wednesday evening
at seven O. clock.
Rev. Guy @. Lamson, the new pas
tor of the Baptist church, with his
wife, will arrive in the city on Thurs
day and remain until next week.
Judge j. Watson went Tuesday morn
ing to Rutland where he is to preside
at the March term of Rutland county
court, which convenes on Wednesday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Aid to Heaton hospital will be
held with Mrs. G. H. Heaton on We'd
nesday afternoon at two O'Clock.
Work.
Fred Hadlock, who formerly lived in
this city, died last week at Quincy, Mass.
A. Sparrow received letter Monday ask
ing for the whereabouts of his wife, and if
he had any relatives in this vicinity.
The electric cars are running through
10 Barre Tuesday as usual, the ice having
been cleared from the congest9d district.
In this city the cars only run as far as
the Rialto bridge, not crossing it as yet as
a precautionary measure.
The post-of1ice department, having in
formation of importance, desires to inter-
view persons in Montpelier having any iu-
complete transaction with the Clark Man
ming Company of Boston, agent for the
bttpt6 NlllliS tOlnpduy. luQllTe III tne
Montpelier post-office.
The basement of the Montpelier
House was pumped out on Monday so
that the furnace fire could be lighted
early in the evening. 1t was neces-
sary, however, to keep the pumps 60
| ing all night as the water worked in
nearly as fast as it could be pumped
out.
The people of Montpelier, irrespective
of creed, will regret that Rev. . o. Jud-
kins has notified the official board of
Trinity church, that he has decided to
accept the call from the church at Glen's
Falls, n Y, subject to the approval of
the bishops. Further comment on the
work Mr.. Judkins has accomplished in
Montpelier is reserved for a future time.
A church party will be held in
Trinity church vestry next Friday
evening to which members of the
church and congregation are cordially
invited The dialogue from "Little
Lord Fauntleroy," which was given
at the junior prize speaking in Sem
mary chapel, will be repeated during
the evening.
w. a. Shaw, observer at the North
field signal station furnishes the fol
lowing meteorological summary fol
the month of February just closed
Mean temperature, II degrees; high,
est temperature, 81 degrees, Feb, n
lowest temperature, IA degrees, Feb
5 total snowfall, 217 inches tota
movement of wind 5,l33 miles maxi
mum velocity of wind, 36 miles al
hour, Feb. 10; number of clear days
5; partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy
days, l3.
The following data for the montl
of March, covering a period of fifteel
years, has been compiled and furnish
ed by w. a. Shaw, observer at tn,
Northfleld signal stations; Mean o
normal temperature 20 degrees warm
est month, i'll 1898, with an average o
"a degrees; coolest month in 1900
with an average of 30 degrees; high
est temperature, 66 degrees MarcI
10, 1894 lowest temperature, ,-l8 de