The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-09
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. j. w. Ellis.
daughter was born July to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. Recor.
Miss Lucille Meron of Burlington is
visiting in the city.
Senator w p Dillingham; has arriSed
home from Washington
d. 7. Donnelly spent the Fourth at
his home in Vergennes
Fred Gleason is employed temporarily
in the First National bank.
j. Gutchell of his city is spending
two weeks in the Queen city.
Mrs. Ellen Prescott OF Sheffield is
the guest of w. Fred Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs NJ w. Judson of Burling-
ton are in this city for a few days.
Mrs. James Holt of this city has rented
the Beau cottage at Queen City Park
o. r. Dodge of Brattleboro is visit e.
ing Mrs. I. H. Dodge, his mother.
G. o. Stratton and william, his son, are
visiting in Boston and Chelsea, Mass. for
a week.
Mrs. w II. rriggs is entertaining six Of
her young nieces from Boston for few
weeks
Mrs Harry Lowe and son arrived for
the summer from New York on Monday
evening.
Miss Maud Bissell of Shoreham is visit
ing her sister, MIS-. Henry Stoughton i'm
this city.
5. S Ballard and VI A. Hunt spent
Sunday at Mr. Ballard's camp at ST AL
bans Bay.
Miss Lou Hall of Waterbury is en-
ployed at the Montpelier House as a
waitress.
Miss Lena and Arthur Shequin of
Burlington are passing two weeks in
this city.
William Scovill, formerly of this city
but now an attorney in Boston, is visiting
in town.
Mrs. j. 6, Sterling and daughter Jennie
of this CITY passed sunday with Mrs f.. f..
Piper in Rutland
w. +. Mcdonald, who injured one leg
some time since, is able to attend to his
trucking business
Nr. and Mrs. Orrin Daley left today for
a ten days carriage drive through the
White Mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. w A Lawson, recently
married, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs James
Welcher for few days.
Mrs Harry Lowe and son arrived lin
the city for the summer from New
York on Monday evening,
NILS. lOld DllljuRS Is moving from
Hubbard street to Mrs. Joseph Ster-
ling's house on ST. Paul street.
Mr.. and Mrs c. j. Shruer of Boston are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. a. n Blanchard,
parents of Mrs. Shriner.
Mrs. j. O. Lormier of New York is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. w. O. Standish,
parents. for a few weeks.
Miss Rose NJ. Jerome returned this
morning from a weeks visit in Bur
lington and Vergennes.
G, O. Boyles, who has been i'll at
this home in Cabot has returned to
his business in this city.
Mrs. William Hooper and son have
returned after several weeks stay
with relatives in Philadelphia.
| NJ, W. Wheelock, real estate agent re
| Gently sold TIVE acres of the Stillman Law
renee farm TO George Naylor of FaystOn.
A party of young people chaperoned by
| Miss Florence Cory enjoyed straw ride
| to Berlin with picnic at the pond Satur-
| day.
| Howard w. Battison of ostOn, a special
representative of the Boston Traveller i.
| in this city calling upon some of the stock
| holders who reside here.
The City Mission has moved from Deter
| block to rooms in the Y. NJ. &. A. build
| ing. Meetings will be held as usual until
| further notice.
NJ. w. Wheelock, real estate agent, has
| made the deeds conveying ten acres OF
land in MiddleseX from John w Getche
to Peter Bilado.
A. w. Ferrin and DR.. II G. Brigham
entertained party of about twenty
friends at VT. Ferrn's camp at Berlin
pond on the Fourth.
Charles Slavius aud wife of Washington
| D. c., are registered at the Montpelier
| House. Mr.. Slavins is connected with the
pension department,
Postmaster Shedd will retain the office
until September first, as Mr.. bancroft
the new postmaster, does not wish tC
assume charge until then
The local option men in this city claim
that applications are being received from
small towns for Clement petition blanks
Fayston is the latest applicant.
The Montpelier and Wells River
railroad company is erecting a Goa
shed beside its tracks near Granite
street, which is to be lC0 feet il
length.
The daughter of John Tabor OF
South Barre died suddenly of hear
failure on Sunday, Her age was thir
teen. Funeral on Thursday from Cath
olic church.
The funeral of Carleton Mcmillan. tn,
boy who was drowned in the Winooski oI
Sunday evening, was held Tuesday at st
Augu stiue's church. Burial was in tn,
Catholic cemetery.
Mrs j. Edward Wright and daughte
Sibyl vi iss Alice Wing, and Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Johonnott of this city are in atten
dance at the Unitarian summer meetin:
AT the Isle of Shoals N IL
Rivers Brothers have ali interestin,
botanical curiosity in the way of
growing cocoanut tree on exhibition
at their store. 1t is said to be the
only specimen in the State
We have been requested to say tina
the recent fire at the residence of Ed
ward Baker on Summer street wa
caused by the explosion of a kerosene
not gasoline, stove.
Mrs. Sophia Hobart, aged ninety
four years, died at her home in WoI
cester on Thursday night. The funer
, al will be held on Sunday.
General orders have been received b
| Comp iny III from Gen. w. Ii. Gilmor,
, relative to the annual muster of the Firs
= Vermont regiment WHICH win be held 6
! Ep,stE hn A ..f Il.