The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-29
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.


i'll and her recovery is not expected
by the family.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Blanchard of
Lyme n II are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
E j. Blanchard, his brother, at i6 Main
street.
Emily e. Reed has conveyed to Maria
G. Reed the house and lot ut the corner
of State street and Western avenue for the
consideration of 81.
John Lawrence and family left ON
Tuesday for California, where he will
spend the winter i'll an attempt to re-
gain his accumstomed health.
The Thomas Club was pleasantly enter
tanned on Wednesday evening with sup
per and cards at the home of Mrs FRANK
M, Kendall by Mrs. Kendall and Miss
Lucy Jacobs
The annual clearance sale at Shipmans
Old Reliable shoe store Goo Main street,
begins Saturday, January %. watch TINS
paper and our show windows for further
particulars and prices
The friends of Walter G. Lamphere are
to put him in the field as candidate for
lister. Mr.. Lamphere was for several
wears a lister in MOretOwn, is familiar
with the duties of the office, and is strong
ly supported for the office at this time
Miss Sadie Sheridan is spending a
weeks vacation from her duties as
compositors in the Rutland News
office with Mrs j. r. Blackall of this
city, her sister.
special electric car was run to
Barre from this city on Thursday
evening, at the close of the Food Fair,
but only one passenger was carried
and he a member of the orchestra.
The remains of Arthur Casavant,
son of Thomas Casavant, who died re-
Gently at Swanton, were brought to
this city on the midnight train Thurs
day night and placed in the tomb in
Green Mount cemetery.
The basket ball game played at the
Young Mems Christian Association
Gymnasium between the Montpelier
Seminary and Thetford Academy
teams on Thursday evening resulted
in victory for the former by score
of 26 to II.
The first game of the Young Men $
Christian Association basket ball
tournament played at the gymnasium
on Tuesday evening resulted i'll a
victory for Capt. Dogs team over
that of Capt. Wing by a score of 50
to IA.
Mrs. E. A. Mutt returned Thursday
from ST. Johnsbury. Although Gale
donia county court has been steadily
in session for seven weeks, they were
unable to complete the business and
an adjourned term will be held after
Supreme court closes
The tour of the Cumberland bowling
team of Plattsburg, n. Y, through Yer
mont on Wednesday was one of defeat
The team was beaten at Burlington in the
afternoon two out of three strings by the
Queen City team, by three straights in
this city in the evening by the Pastlmes
and two out of three by the Cresents in
Barre after the game here
Mrs Inga Larum Won Liebich, who ap.
peared at the Food Fair on Thursday
evening in vocal and piano solos, return
ed to her home in Burlington Friday. Mrs.
Won Lebich is the widow of Wallace Hale
formerly of this city, who was burned tC
death in a Buffalo, n. Y, hotel. While IL
the city she was the guest of Miss Luut
Skinner.
The D. A. Perry Real Estate
Agency of Barre has purchased what
is known as the Highland Terrace sit
uated ON the road from Montpelier tC
Barre. The terrace comprises about
forty-fiv building lots and is near the
residence which George H. Gilmore
built last season.
The case of g. w Randall of Waterbury
against Horace White of Washington wa
heard Wednesday in the office of j. ii
Senter before f. l.. Laird as master. The
suit involves a lumber deal between tn,
Senter of this city and George Morse o
Waterbury appear for the plaintiff and L
j. Deavitt and II NJ Harvey for defen
dant.
Mrs L. M. Bingham of Burlington, Mrs
f. stuart Stranahan of st Albans anC
Miss Florence r.. Clark of Brattleboro ar,
delegates from Vermont to the Inter
State Conference of the Kings Daughters
to be held at Savannah, Ga on January
2S, 20 and 3d. Mrs f. M Denney of this
oft 10 cd 70 rrn 90 off ien lint nXu
ing to her recent injury she will be unable
to make the journey.
1t is said the Evangelical church il
contemplating bringing suit agains
the city for two years share in tn
gospel fund. The church has needed
the money and holds it has lega
right to share of the fund. 1t ha
been trying to obtain it for the pas
three years. Not until this year ha
its claim been recognized by the cit,
council.
Forty Odd Fellows with their wives ant
lady friends gave Mr.. and Mrs Frank K
Grout a surprise party on Thursday even
ing at their home up Worcester branch
1t was surprise party that surprised
as Mr.. and Mrs. Grout had no knowledg
of what was in the air till the heavily
loaded Monitor drove up to their door
The party took along oysters and othe
refreshments, which We're served durin
the evening. They also carried IA hand
some easy chair for Mr.. and Mrs Grou
as a souvenir of the occasion The part
returned to Montpelier shortly after mid
night
The prevailing moisture and arc cleo
trio light wires got mixed on Summe
street and caused a scare Wsdnes
day. A tree was set ablaze and tn
fire communicated with the telephon
wires, burning out the cut outs o
both systems. G. O. Stratton got
taste Of the display at his house. TIL
hayward current came into his celia
and got tangled up with the wire
which supported his furnace pipes
causing blaze which did no seriou
damage.
Every Masonic lodge i'll the distric
was represented on Wednesday after
noon and evening at the Sixth Ma
sonic district meeting. The work i
the aftprnOOO was done nv DpWii