The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

Edith Kirkland of Barre has sold to
Fred 4. Callahan Il lot of land on ARE
street for 5000
G. II. Carpenter, undertaken for Gleason
x Company, has moved his family from
Bradford to this city and is to reside ut
1914 Main street
Loais Brooks arrived home from New
York on Thursday evening for his sum
mer vacation from his art studies at the
National Academy of Design.
Joseph Jobin pleaded guilty on Wednes-
day evening in city court TO the charge of
pointing Il dangerous weapon. tie was
fined SO and costs, which he paid, and
released from custody
Rev. ]. o. Bennett of St Adams
has agreed to preach at the Universal
list church, East Montpelier until the
pastor is able to resume her work.
Mr.. and Mrs. w J. More have re-
turned from visiting relatives IN East
Franklin. Mr. More will go to White
field, n H., to locate, where he will
follow his occupation as jeweller. n
Fred Whittier returned from Boston on
Tuesday evening, where ne has been for
the past few months, studying the violin
He is to act as first viOlnist of the Wilder
orchestra during the absence of f.
Bruce
A w Keene of Boston, teacher of voice
culture, who was connected last summer
with the Wilder conservatory of music, is
TO return this year aud conduct summer
school in this city and Barre from June
20 to August 20
The r. A. G. base ball club. composed of
young men, was organized on Wednesday
evening Norman d Atherny was elected
captain and Clarence Kellogg manager
The first game will be played at Water
bury on the afternoon of Memorial Day
with the Waterbury TOughs
The deer are unusually tame this year
and it would seem as though they were
aware that the law protecting them was
on. They have been seen grazing near
dwellings apparently fearless. Levi Bal
ley saw buck and three does grazing i'll
field cleuse TO his house on Wednesday.
sixteen High school girl friends of Miss
Ella G Sparrow gave her a banquet at
Fields restaurant ON Thursday evening,
under the chaperOnage of Miss Florence
Ferrn. Miss sparrow leaves next week
with Mr.. and Mrs Curtis sparrow her
parents, for West Midway, Mass to re-
side.
j. c. Brown, f. a. Rowland, II j. NJ
Jones and G. f. Lowe returned on Thurs
day evening from few days fishing "trip
to Greensboro pond They secured about
200 pounds of trout, Mr. Brown catching
one of the rainbow variety, which was
tweuty-niue inches long aud weighed
seven pounds.
T, II. Merrill has just written another
march, wha'h he has named Madeline ~
He has arranged il for the Montpelier
Military Band, which will play il for the
first time ut the benefit concert TO be
given al ATmury hall this evening. Mr.
Merrills compositions are always of the
best quality and his new march is no eX-
ceptlOn to the rule.
Carl FOrsell, the cornetist, is to intro
duce novelty in connection with his
playing for the Wilder orchestra He is
an expert player of the concertina and
has Just received one of the largest and
best made, which he Is to use at concerts,
accompanying Nr Wilder in his flute
solos. The effect is both melodous and
unique
The publishers of the Ladies' Home
Journal have offered prizes of $50 each
for the best compositions of waltzes, two
steps and popular songs submitted to
them by July l. G II. Wilder is to com
pete for all three prizes and already has
composed waltz entitled Anita" This
waltz is full of harmony and Mr.. Wilder
says { is the best work in this line lie has
ever done
Rev. John f. Graves died at his
home at Saratoga, n. Y, on Tuesday
in the ninety fifth year of his age. He
was a native of Corinth and was the
oldest clergyman of the Troy confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church During his extended minis
terial career he had filed many i'm
portant appointments.
Mrs. E. A. Mutt went Wednesday to
Hardwick to take stenographic re-
port of the address to be delivered
there that evening by Hon. Frank
Plumley, in answer to the speech of
Ion civ la-t
week. Mr.. Plumley's address will be
printed by the anti saloon league and
distributed throughout the State.
The funeral of Joseph s. Sterling was
held Thursday from his late home at
L. t. Paul street Rev. j. Edw I'D Wright
officiating. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful, conspicuous among which
were those sent by the Apollo Club,
Mayor and Mrs j NJ Boutwell, and Mr..
John l.. Sterling of this city, + r.. and
Robert S. Piper of Rutland and W. Y
Avery of Barre. Burial was in the family
lot in the Cutler cemetery.
ID. b. Celley of Berlin, who recently lost
a bear but held his three claws in his trap,
was more fortunate on Wednesday even
ing. He visited one'Of his traps and found
it some $50 yards away from the place
where he set it but also found yearling
cub black bear. He killed the bear aud
brought ii TO this city, where il was dis
played outside the store of Kent 4 Vim
ton, attracting large crowds, This bear,
which weighed l35 pounds was captured
on Ayers mountain in MoretOwn and is
the seventh Mr.. Celley has captured in his
experience as bear hunter.
The Concord coach formerly owned
by d. A. Guptil has been purchased
by f. L. Putney for use in his livery
stable. This coach was brought to
Montpelier over fifty years ago. 1t
will carry from eight to twenty five
people and will be all in proportion
with load of any size. 1t will be
run with four or six horses, and will
be used for picnic or excursion par
ties, This coach has been reprinted,
newly upholstered and fitted with new
thorough braces, and is in every way
all right for business.