The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-26

LOCAL HAPPENING


guest of his brother, DAME. of this
city.
Miss Frances Magriff of st. Adams
is guest of Miss Nellie Whalen of
this city.
w. r. Dewey left on Tuesday for
two weeks vacation in Massachusetts,
and Connecticut.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Houston have
returned from visit of week with
friends in Stowe.
Norwich University 03 has engaged
Wilder's orchestra for the commence
ment ball next juno
w. e. Poole is extending the rear of
his drug store "a few feet which will
increase his Office space.
r. w. McCuen, who has been visit
ing relatives in this city, has returned
to his home i'll Vergennes.
M. Murphy of Richmond, who has
been guest of James Barrett in this
city, has returned to his home.
A case of truancy before city court
last week was continued, as coun-
sci and prosecution decided to allow
the youth one more trial.
Word comes from Morrisville that a
basket ball team to be organized there
will meet the Y. NJ. c. A. team of this
city here early in the winter.
Joseph Butterfly while sweeping ar
mory hall after the Shriners' ceremo-
MES on Friday evening, found watch
chain and commandery charm.
Frank W. Russell of Plymouth, N.
H, was the guest of his son, w. W.
Russell, of the State treasurer's office,
Wednesday,
Business has been extremely brisk
in police court court circles thus far
this month, thirteen cases having been
disposed of to date.
Frank Miles, clerk in State Auditor
Graham's office. was called to his
home in Newport on Thursday. by the
sudden death of his brother-i law,
Frank H. Biddell
Victor Heath, one of the firm pur-
chasing the paint shop by Daniel Cup.
til, is moving his family from Morris
vile 10 this city. He will occupy the
Dennis Lane house on Elm street.
j. j. Williams is making changes in
Otludlh l'ttl 10 VI UIC hllN my lllGOllull-
ism of his auto mobile whereby the
noise attendant upon running will be
greatly eliminated.
j. j. Williams, the bicycle dealer, is
to make interior alterations at his
store on Main street and will divide
the present store by partition, max
ing two stores.
Senator Dillingham;, who is in New
Mexico. will go from that section di-
rect to Washington to be present at the
converting of Congress and will return
here some time during the month of
December.
G. B. B. Denny who recently lost
one of his barns in Berlin by fire ha S
temporary structure put up to shell
ter his COWS until he can build a new
barn. He is getting out the lumber
the new barn.
The season of robbing the State of
young evergreens for Christmas trees
is at hand, and at Lanesboro and other
points on the Montpelier e. Wells
River road several cars have been
loaded for Philadelphia.
Operations on the Montpelier g.
Wells River gravel pit in Marshfield
have been suspended for this year,
but the repair train is still in service
and the crew is at work putting the
side bitches in good condition for the
winter.
Paul Forster, youth Of some thir-
teen or fourteen years, was sentenced
by Judge Smile ON Tuesday to six
months at the Industrial School at
Vergennes for truancy. Officer Will
lam Mccormick took the boy there
Friday.
The Central Vermont railroad has
distributed flyers announcing the usual
Thanksgiving excursion rate of fare
and one third on all branches of the
road, good going November 26 and
81 and good returning until Deem
Der inclusive
Mrs. Hannah r. Davis Edison,
widow of the late Eli Edison, died at
the home of her son, Ira H. Edison,
Nov. 49,, at the advanced age of eighty
years. Funeral was held at her
late home Saturday. Nov. 20, at 10 80
a. IN.
The annual Christmas sale of the
Women's Alliance of the Church of
the Messiah will be held in the vestry
December 10 and II. On Wednesday
evening a sandwich lunch will be
served followed by an entertainment.
On Thursday, the second day of the
sale, turkey dinner will be served at
noon.
Mrs Alice E., wife of A. S. spar
row, of the Montpelier House, died
at Clark's Retreat in Burlington,
Nov, 30 Mrs Sparrow was the daughter
Of Thomas Ring and was born in Col
chester thirty-nine years ago but
most Of her life was spent in Water
bury. Ten years ago she married Mr..
Sparrow and has since resided in this
city. She leaves a brother and sister,
John Ring Of Waterbury and Miss
Mary Ring, teacher in Buffalo.