The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-08
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


as stenographer for Gov. Mccullough at
the State house.
Mrs w L. Whitney of Newton, Mass q,
is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. D. Edward
Wright of this city.
We understand that Mrs. Mccullough is
to be at home on Wednesday afternoons
through the session.
Edward Burnham and Miss Alice, his
daughter, of Littleton, N. H., are guests
of &. g. Downing for few days
John O'Grady has resigned his position
as station agent at Montpelier Junction
aud his place is taken by &. A Brown of
Oakland.
Excursion to Boston. See adv. on
page 8.
Mr.. and Mrs, f. N. Field, who have been
guests of Mrs j. Il. Seaver, mother of
Mrs. Field, returned TO their hcme in
Chicopee, Mass.
Superintendent Wells of the Slnte Fe
railroad and family passed through the
city ON Friday in his private car, on his
way to Montreal
he granite firm of Smith & Craven
has purchashd the plant of the Com
stock Granite Company and are to take
possession on oct. 15
Edward Slayton has resigned his
position as tenor in the choir of the
Church of the Messiah and his sue
cessor has not yet been selected
1t is expected the necessary funds to
make good the shortage of Station
Agent Marden will arrive soon and
that he will be released from custody.
Miss Helen Brock, accompani ed by
DR.. and Mrs w. W. Brock, left today
for New York where she is to attend
a private school on Riverside Drive.
Miss Pansy Severance is in Boston and
contemplates taking up the study of music
there. Her place in the choir at the
Church of the Messiah was supplied on
Sunday by Miss Lula F. Burnham.
Carl Forselt, who has interested
himself of late in fancy pigeon cul-
ture, having loft twenty fine birds,
lost two valuable carrier pigeons on
Saturday and is ready to pay literally
for their return.
G. H. ilder has just composed two
step polka after his happy style and
which is descriptive of camp life at mus
ter 1t is named, Hurry, Hurry, Hur,
ry," and the theme was suggested by
Bandmaster Nerrill's habit of hustling the
band boys out of their quarters for re-
hearsal or concert.
Manager Blanchard of the opera house
understood when he booked "Old Jed
Prouty" that Richard Golden, the creator
of the leading role, would appear and so
advertised, but he has since learned that
Mr.. Golden is not with the company.
The new locomotive purchased by The
Barre Railroad Company has arrived and
Is being run in the yards at this city for
few days to Timber up the working parts
before sending it on to Barre mountain
1t has been christened Granite City and
the old engine of that name has been re-
named Montpelier.
Thirty tickets were sold Saturday from
the local Central Vermont station to
those leaving to attend the national
G. A. r. encampment at Washington,
ID. @. Five went by the all rail
route by the way of New Haven,
Conn, and twenty five by the water
route way to New London.
Mrs. Elvlra A. Toby, aged eighty-six
years, died at her home in Sodom today
from old age A son. DR. Alfred Toby of
Wisconsin survives, and was with his
mother at the time of her death. The
funeral will be held from the house on
Monday morning, Rev j. Edward Wright
of this city officiating. Burial will be in
the Robinson cemetery at Calais
The case against Abijah Heron of
Moretown charged with cruelty to
a horse which has been continued
several times came up on Saturday
to- - d..
suggested to the court that nominal
fine and costs would be acceptable and
the same was levied amounting to
$9.87. L. j. Deaivtt appeared for re-
spondent.
W A. Shaw, observer of the weather at
Northfield, furnishes the following mete-
geological summary for the month of Sep
tember just closed Mean temperature
81 degrees; highest temperature "a de-
grees, Sept. |; lowest temperature 81 de
grees, Sept Is; total precipitation 33l
inches; total movement of wind 5054
miles. maximum velocity of wind 80
miles an hour; thunders storms Sept. |, A,
Z, %. total number of clear days 6; partly
cloudy days 10; cloudy days IA.
The attention of members of the
Legislature and visitors in town is
called to the privileges offered by
the Kellogg Hubbard Library. Its
reading room is supplied with nearly
hundred magazines and newspapers,
and about $4,000 books are on its
shelves; to the use of which all are
cordially welcome, between the hours
of one and nine O'Clock p. m.
Richard Harvey of Sodom was arrested
early on Sunday morning for being fn-
toxicated. He gave the police a tussle,
but Officers Mcmahon and Fitzgerald
landed their man. In City Court
Harvey entered plea of guilty and in de-
fanlt of his fine and costs took ten days
retirement in Jail. lie disclosed upon a
friend from Sherbrooke, who, happily for
him, left town Immediately after procuring
Harvey sealed pint of whiskey.
Glee, son of Mr. and Mrs. w. @.
Lamphere, was badly hurt on Friday
afternoon while racing on his bicycle
with another boy down School street.
The machines collided while under
full speed. Glee was thrown from
his wheel and rendered unconscious.
| COrlisS Ruttarfv carried fine iniu rcd