The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-30
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Is visiting relatives in the city.
Mr. aud Mrs. Arthur f.. Lane of New
York are guests of Mr. Lanes father.
Henry b Daley, who recently broke
his leg, is able to be about on crutch-
es.
Miss Maud Merrill of Putnamsville is a
ouest of Miss Mabel Ormsbee for a few
days.
Jesse Seguiu, who is employed at the
Woodstock Inn, is visiting relatives i'm
town.
About forty couples attended the social
hop given in ArmOry hall on Saturday
evening.
Mrs F. H. jenkins and daughter are
to visit relatives in SherbrGoke, p. q for
several weeks.
OF the total amount of taxes IS, ,5l5.CG
due. the city of Montpelier, City Treasurer
Merrill had received at the close of busi-
ness friday evening :5l.I09G G3 leaving
balance of S21,13I43 to be paid on or be-
fore July 81.
Mrs. Eugene Smith and son of Wa
terbury are patients at the Rest Home
of Prof. wilkins.
Mrs. George West, with her children,
has moved to Middletown, Conn, where
her husband is employed.
Miss Lizzie Fisk of Waterbury is
at Prof. wilkins Rest Home for treat
ment of spinal trouble
Gen. w II. Gilmore of Fairlee is in town
on business connected with preparations
for the coming State muster.
Miss Anna Poor of Williamstown is
spending few days in the city, the
guest of Miss Matte Burnham.
Miss Alice Dwyer of Orange, y j., is
visiting in this city. She is accompanied
by Miss May Dwyer of Burlington.
c. G. Downing, the liverymau. lost a
valuable horse on Monday evening by
death from congestion of the bowels.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Barber left
on Sunday for a two weeks visit with
relatives in Hinesburgh and vicinity.
f. NJ. Ford, representing the Fairbanks
scale works of st. JohnsDury, is setting up
a set of government test scales at the
State House.
1t is probable that several members of
the local lodge of Knights of Pythias will
90 to the convention to San Francisco the
coming month.
Mrs. Geo. W. Colby and Mrs. Geo Y
Archer and daughter, Doris, have gone to
Wildwood Hail, Newbury, as the guests of
Mrs. Geo. Moore.
Instructor Charles Lopez of the
summer school of sculpture reports an
increased interest and attendance at
the evening classes.
Miss Zephyr Atherton who has been
guest of her aunt, Mrs. George II. Ben
nett, for the past week has returned to
her home i'll Waterbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. & Peck, accompanied
by their granddaughter, Ruth Smith,
have gone TO Fitchburg, Mass, for three
weeks visit with their son, Leslie f. Pee k
Mrs. Emma Watson of Woodbury. has
purchased, through the WheelOcK Real
Estate Agency, land and buildings on Col
lege street owned by Vernon f. Lindsay
aud wife.
Senator w. p. Dillingham;, Hon. H. A.
Huse, j. w. Brock and f. A. Rowland at
tended the meeting of the State Republ-
can committee held in Burlington on FRI
day evening.
Admiral Clark and party returned on
Monday evening from their outing at
axe Mansfield. The party caught over
thirty pouuds.of trout and report most
enjoyable trip.
Capt. f. n. Wright has begun the
shipping from the state arsenal to Fort
Ethan Allen of the tents and other para
phernalia to be used by the National Guard
while at muster.
Superintendent of Streets Roberts
has force of men putting in place
the foot bridge at lower State street,
| to be in readiness for the Walter L.
Main circus on Wednesday.
| Miss Belle Chandler of Barre is employed
| as Operat i'll the local telephone ex-
change during the vacation period of the
| regular operators. There are nine opera
tors and each is allowed by the company
ten days vacation with full pay
For examinations of candidates for ad
mission to the Vermont bar which Will he
held in this city in october there are two
men in Burlington to take the eXamna-
tions, G. r. Peck and l. c. Russell
Joseph Derry, fireman On the Central
| Vermont branch line, is off duty. While
| repairing gauge cock on engine IA on
| Saturday he cut his left hand severely,
severing the cord of the index finger
The marriage of Col O. d. Clark
and Miss Lucy Jacobs is announced
for August 12 The ceremony will be
private Mrs. ]. @. Gleason issues in
vitations to wedding reception at the
Riverside from three O'Clock till five.
Frank Dunn, formerly of Graniteville
| but now of Butte, Mont, and who was
well known here as pugilist, is winning
fame in that section. He recently fought
II. f.. Mccarthy at Butte and stood in Il
fair way to wln but lost the match on Il
foul.
Judge j. w. RoweIl, Robert j Kimball
and w II. Dubois of Randolph were in
town Monday to inspect the Kellogg-Hub-
bard library with view to getting points
on the arrangement of the new library
being constructed at Randolph, which is
the gift of Mr. Kimball to that town
The case of Margaret Louge VS., the
Shady Rill Cooperative Creamery Com
pany was before Judge Smile in the city
court this morning. Judgment of S52.47
was returned for the plaintiff The de
fendant took an appeal. w N. Theriaull
appeared for the plaintiff and j. G. Wing
for the defendants.
The inhabitants of certain portion
of Court street were startled at about
one O'Clock Sunday afternoon, by
what was at first supposed to be al
explosion, but which proved to be al
argument with the front door of his
domicile. The door can be found in
sections along that street.