The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-02
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

A son was born on MONDAY 10 MI anu I
Mrs. Lucen Howe.
A son was born on Tuesday to Mr. and |
Mrs. John B. Labershfe.
Mrs, Sidney f. Spafford of Woodsville,
n. H., is visiting friends III this city.
Mrs. George IL, Bennett is passing the
week with relatives i'll waterbury,
Miss Ida Pickering leaves this week
for her home in Weirs, n. H.
Frank A. Mutt of Boston is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. r.. A. Mutt.
The farmers have already begun haying
and report "a prospect OF an excellent
crop this seasOli
A s. Sparrow, proprietor of the Mont
pelier House, is'cOuiined to ms room ny
illness of u serious nature
The New England Telephone Company
has installed ten new instruments during
the past week. i4-- ..--Ea
Miss Emma Mulqueen, instructor in
music at st. Michael's school, has gone.to
her home in burlington. .saJ.---.4l
wednesday, Deputy Clerk Wilson was
busy listening TO applicants who wished
commissions as notaries of public.
IL. c. Shurtlef of this city of the class
of.'95 T. V. NJ, attended commencement
exercises at burlington Wednesday. .sA9d
DR. Stanley Blanchard of Boston is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs A. N. Blanchard, his
parents.
Among the attractions for Independ-
ence day in this section is female base
ball aggregation which is scheduled to APP
pear at Barre.
Hiram Carleton of this city is a member
of the executive committee OF the YER
mont Old Home Week Association which
meets III Burlington Tuesday.
Edison A. Preston of Burlington is
employed as baker by 9. II Cross q
Son.
George b. Curtis, off Berlin, has pur-
chased, throug the Real Estate Agency OF
NJ. w. Wheelock, fourteen and one-hall
acres off the otilllnau Lawrence farm.
Ex-Policeman G. w. Kidder has EN-
barked in a new venture, being engaged
in the sale of. a new brandHof ladies hat
pins.
The marriage engagement of Lester
H. Greene ana Miss Ida b Pickering Is
announced. The marriage will take place
at, Weirs, n. H, sometime in August
The remains of Mrs. Adelaide smith,
who died in Keene, n, H., on sunday,
were brought to this city Wednesday after
noon and taken to BE lin Corner for ln-
ternlent.
Among the degrees conferred at the
University OF Vermont appears the name
of John Nelson Harvey of this city VINO
received the degree of bachelor of phhoso-
ply.
Miss Palmer, instructor in elocution at
the Seminary, is TO he congratulated upon
her work in that capacity. Three of hel
pupils won prizes at the prize speaking al
Mortified Tuesday evening.
Charles A. Lopez, who is to conduct q
summer art school at the Wood art gal
lery this season, is son of Gen. Lopez
who won distinction in the Cuban re-
belliOn.
Commissioner Worcester takes his de-
feat for denomination philosophically
He expresses great satisfaction with the
prospect of relief from the veXatiou,
duties of his office And it was not case
of sour grapes either.
On next Friday occurs the glorious
Fourth but as yet there has been no indi.
cation that it will be specially celebrated
in this city. A few family picnics, few
horns, a few fire crackers and rockets anC
the event will be closed
Prof L. j. Hathaway, Miss II. JullI
Cross and Miss Pansy Severance of thi
city, assisted by Miss Smith of NarshtelC
and a lady reader from St Johnsbury
gave concert at Cabot on Tuesday even
ng.
Thomas Stanton, who has been in hos
pital at Albany n Y. since Easter be
cause of injuries sustained i'll an acciden
whereby he lost an arm, has so for recOv-
cred that he was discharged from the in
stitution on Tuesday.
reunion of several of Goddard Sem
mary alumni of this city was held at thu
residence of Mrs. Henry Stoughton, OF TIN
class OF 81, Thursday evening. The even
ing was passed in social way and re
treShmentS were served
A coaching party from North Ferris
burgh, consisting of c NJ and Cyrus F
Wicker, Misses Lucy Wicker, Jeannett
Daggett, Ada b. Calbuder and coachman
is making tour through the State. Tn
party stopped at the Pavilion Tuesda,
night.
The order of Rathbone Sisters initiated
four candidates at the meeting i'll tn
Knights of Pythias hall OH "Wednesday
evening. On July 8, the order will give
supper in the same hall. The Knights o
Pythias are to work the second rank a
their meeting this evening.
The name of DR.. William Lindsay o
this city appears in the preliminary pro
gram of the fourth annual school OF in
structlon for health officers to be held IL
burlington, July : to 10, being assigned
upon the discussion of water supplies o
Our Vermont Towns
Among the list of gauzy fiction amen
the recent wreck at MddleseX is the un
founded rumor that a wooden leg, with a
odd arm, had been discovered among tn
debris at the wreck, while the body SUP
posed to have been separated from thes
members remain undiscovered. Here
material for Cast Iron Luke" or In
Frank FangletOoth" sort of literature.
Henry A, better known as "Heenal
Bowers, was released from jail late We.
terday afternoon on bail, Judge Edgerto
fixing the same at 500 in each of the tw
cases of intoXication pending agaiu:
Bowers for which he was convicted Re
Gently in the city court and appealed
The surety was Henry II Holmes of Mic
dlesex. II. r, Gordon appeared for tn
respondent.
The local option delegates TO the Stat
and county conventions held a meetin
in Union block on Thursday evening fc
the purpose of talking over the situation