The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENING

young man in this city has col
ected 2, 300 cigarette box fronts
Luman Cutler is ill with typhoid
fever at his home in the Cutler neigh
borhood
Miss Lois Glffin of the Waterman
composing room force is passing few
days vacation at Franklin Falls,
N. H.
Hiram B. Wedge and wife have
decided to Frank H. Tracy and wife
their farm on the old turnpike road
Consideration, SO, $50
Smith q Walker, the architects. are
engaged in drawing a design and plans
for a sanitarium in Rhode Island, the
same to be submitted in competition.
Almon Bert Moore and Lucy May
Gould, both of Montpelier, were mar
ricd November 26, at the residence of
the mother of the bride by Rev. j.
Edward Wright.
George @. Lewis, who has been en-
ployed in Marvin q Sherburne's store
for several months, has gone to Provi-
dence, r. l., where he has a position
in clothing store.
An invalid chair has been procured
for Frank Pickett who has been suf-
fering from rheumatism. He cele-
brated Thanksgiving by sitting up for
the first time in several weeks.
Among the National Life employees
who spent Thanksgiving out of town
are: Frank Bryan at Waterbury Miss
Nettie Brush at Stowe; Edward d.
Field at Rutland and James Ford at
Burlington.
On the evening of November 26, her
birthday, Miss Ruby Harvey enter
tanned twelve of her young friends at
her home on Loomis street. Refresh
ments were served and a pleasant
evening was passed.
Mrs. Lucius Sanders died at her
home in East Montpelier Thursday,
November 81, of Bright's disease.
Funeral services was held at the
house Sunday, November 30, at one
O'Clock. Interment in Cutler ceme-
terry.
John Tarpey, the invalid who was
discharged from Heaton hospital and
taken to Barre is still in that city,
and it is said that he may be brought
back to Montpelier and cared for I'M
til the place of his legal residence can
be determined.
The number of students enrolled at
Montpelier Seminary last term was
225. which is the largest attendance
accredited to any Methodist prepare
tory school in New England This
record is the best for the past ten
years and it has been but twice equaled
and once exceeded in the past twenty
five years.
The local American Express Office in
common with all offices of the coun-
try is now furnished with the rates in
connection with the British Parcel
Post, and rates can be quoted instant
ly to all countries reached by the
British Parcel Post. In other words,
the American Express company can
now forward packages to all parts of
the world at the British Parcel POSTS
rates.
Il. M. Guerin, vice president of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters, adj
dressed the labor organizations of this
city in Forester's hall on Tuesday
evening upon the objects of trade I'M
ionism. He referred to bill now be-
fore the Legislature which he said
was unfair toward workingmen in
compelling them to give notice of
their intention to leave their employ
ers Mr.. Guerin also referred to the
newspapers of the country saying that
but one was in accord with trade
unionism, that being a small sheet in
a western town.
DR.. Homer 9. Brigham of New
York, formerly of this city, has in
prospect delightful six months So
journ in southern Europe. He will sail
from New York December on the
North German Lloyd steamer, Lain.
After short stay at Gibralt + he will
spend five or six weeks in Spain and
Morocco; then will journey to Ma
Piles and spend six weeks there and at
Capri and Sicily. Greece and Con-
stantinople are next in the itinerary
and further than that plans are not
wholly completed His many friends
here will wish him pleasant jour
ney and safe return.