The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-09
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

EllnOre nan next wednesday, eNcullH. ,
Lucien Howe has moved his goods from
Jericho and is to reside at Wilder street.
w. f Harvey began Thursday to run
express leam between this city and Water
bury and will make the trip tri-weeNly.
A bowling match win be played this ev-
ening between the Pastime and Capitol
teams at the Pastime alleys.
III. n. Farnham arrived i'm the city on
Thursday evening from the West with
string OF twenty-five horses, which he
took to his farm in East Montpelier
The new Granite Exchange opened for
business Thursday at Barre under the
management of James Mckay, president,
and his assistants
The engagement of George H. Par
menter of this city to Miss Lillian E.
Vail of Worcester has been announced.
Mrs. e. b. Dwinell of Marshfeld is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J, w.
Caustic for few days.
The listers took over 400 lists on
Tuesday, of which Lister Bancroft
scored POP
James Sawyer went to Cabot Wednes-
day, where he will be employed the
remainder of the week doing electri-
cal work.
Clem9n mt II. Long of Middlesex and
Martha E. Martin of East Montpelier
were married on Wednesday by Rev.
] Edward Wright.
Benjamin Pic kett has so far recov-
cred as to be able to be about town
once more. He says there is nothing
like Vermont for recuperation.
Charles Burke has been transferred
from the Seminary hill line to be mo-
torman on the main line of the cleo
trio road His place on the Seminary
hill line is taken by Louis Narcotic.
The busy season in the shipping of
granite work to be set up for Memorial
Day purposes, has begun. Thus lay the
local Central NermontrailGoad yards were
crowded with cars loaded with finished
granite work.
S. w. Corse had bad fall on Wednes-
day afternoon while coming of Cliff
street. His foot caught in Il loose plank
III the walk, nearly precipitatng him over
an embankment ana bruising him quite
severely.
p A. Brohan, E. f. Cummings Harry
). Smith, Charles A. Kennedy and Ralph
Putnam were elected members of the
Apollo club at its monthly business meet
lug held on Thursday evening. Five ap
plicatiOns were received.
The local spiritualist society has started
circulating library of about one hundred
volumes in the office of DR.. p. l. Temple
ton Tor the benefit of its members and
more books will be added from time to
time.
Samples of water from the different
systems of the city have been sent by
Health Officer Lindsay to the State laba-
tory in Burlington for Analysis. This is
not done because any contamination Of
the waters Is feared but rather as Il safe
guard on the part of the health officer
The repairs on the Ratio bridge were
completed Thursday. Superintendent An
drus of the electric road had the track
cleared on Wednesday afternoon from
the bridge TO the state street terminus
ana uhe cars resumed running over the
bridge at 2i3O this afternoon.
In the writeup of the Bond q Whit.
comb Granite Company on Wednesday
1t should have been stated that Friend
N Mhltcomb is president and Henry
W. Whitcomb secretary and treasurer
OF the new company.
Mrs. Eliza Blanchard of Norwich
who for several weeks has been dan
gerously Ill from pneumonia at the
home OF Mrs. William Estes, has re-
covered so as to be able to sit up each
day.
The engagement of Rev. W. A. Da-
vison, formerly pastor of the Baptist
church Of this city but now superin-
tendent of churches for the BAPTIST
State convention, to Miss Gertrude NJ.
johnson Of Burlington has been an
nounced
The local members Of the Capital
City Gas Company went to Barre on
thursday evening to attend public
hearing before the city council on
their petition for a franchise to run
gas mains from their plant here into
tn at city.
Roy d Arthenay has finished work
as driver for Mayor Boutwell, and
has entered the employ of E. A. Sun
derlin. Harry Campbell of Barre is
also to begin work for Mr.. Sunderlin
next Monday. Frank Wise takes the
place vacated by Mr.. D'Artheny.
Presiding Elder Sherburne of ST.
Johnsbury was in town Wednesday.
He has been confined in Cabot for
four weeks with a broken leg, but
will be able to attend the annual SEES
sion of the Vermont Conference at St
Adams next week
During his visit in Providence. r I..C.
F. Jones met w Il. Weston formerly of
this city. Mr.. Weston now has the man
agement of the emergency hospital at
Providence, a branch of the one in Bos-
ton, and is assisted by AlbertP Weston.
his son. The institution is large one
and during the last year about ~, 600
patients were treated there.
&. A. Sunderlin, manager of J. Ed.
ward Bailey's racing stable, plans to
take his string of eight horses to Leb-
anon, N. H., next week to begin
training for the coming racing season.
Susan was laid up with strain the
last OF last season but is now in good
form, and Mr.. Sunderlin expects to
enter her for race in May.
Miss Nellie Carrow is off duty as
stengrapher at @. H. Gross & Sons
because of painful injuries received
while cleaning gloves. The gloves
were on her hands and the gasoline
used in cleaning ignited from the lamp.
Before the gloves could be gotten
Off, Miss Carrow's hands were badly
burned.
j. p. Baker of Seattle Washington. was
III the city Wednesday His mission in the
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