The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-02
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Repairs are being made in the inter
ior of the Parish house.
Theron f. Cotton is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. &. Cotton, his parents.
Fred Gleason is home from Yale Col
lege for the summer vacation.
Henry Jennett of Granville has Sc
cured employment in this city.
Miss Florence Russell of Burlington is
the guest of Mrs. NJ Shepard, her aunt
The band will give an open air co ncert
at the Pavilion stand on Wednesday even
ing
James F. Dewey and Martin W. Peck
are spending n few days at Green sboro
pond.
Miss Alice Gurnsey has been the guest
of her mother, Mrs. George Iurnsey, for a
few days.
G. H. More's family leave on Thurs
day to spend the summer near Old Or
chard beach.
Miss Matte Burnham is passing the
week with her sister, Mrs. o. ID Bosworth
of Williamstown
Miss Geneva Burnham has closed her
school at MiddleseX and returned to her
home in this city.
DR.. George Cate and wife are guests
of his brother, ]. a. Cate, in East
Hard wick for week.
Mrs. Frank Adams of this city is
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. j.
A. Vinton in Granville.
Proprietor A. S. Sparrow of the
| Montpelier House, who has been ill
for several days is improving.
Lady Langdon Nicholas has offered
to write some music for City Clerk
Merrill for the use of the band.
For the first time this season the White
Mountain express OH Saturday made con
Dections with the boat at Burlington.
| Miss Luna Skinner is isemployed as book
keeper in Robinson's market while Miss
| Dewing is taking her annual vacation.
Rev. w. r. Davenport went to Boston
| Tuesday and will visit New Bedford and
| Springfield before returning the last of the
week.
Charles Rogers of the New England
Telephone companys division head
quarters squad is in town for a few
days.
All barber shops will keep open
Thursday night until II o clock, and
will remain closed all day Friday,
July A.
The Misses Dodge, teachers in the
public school at Plainfield, were in
this city today en- route to their home
in Brattleboro
F. M. Cory is kept busy these
days receiving congratulations upon
his becoming a candidate for city
Representative.
c f. silver has moved his grocery from
the d. D. Nelson building to the store in
Colbys block recently vacated by the j
A. Goodwin Company.
The year book of the Philomathian Clut
of Barre has just been issued from the
Watchman press. The club number.
twenty-three members.
Arthur Ormsbee and his sister, while
riding to Waterbury on Sunday. saw three
fawns at one time feeding in Mr., Hatha
ways cornfield near MiddleseX
Prof. Ham went to Burlington Tues
day TO attend the sessions of the Amer
lean Institute of Instruction, Other loca
Instructors attended Wednesday.
j. W. Caustic, foreman oof the
Watchman press room, and wife left
Saturday for weeks visit will
relatives i'll Sherbrooke, P..Q.
The Ryle * Mccormick Granite Com
pany is now rushed with business anC
have siXty-two men at work the larges
number they have ever employed.
Miss Elizabeth Packer has returned
from her visit to South Framingham
Mass, and resumed her duties as contral
to in Bethany church choir on Sunday.
George X. Putnam has resigned as loca
correspondent for the Burlington Ere,
Press and is to be succeeded by f. A
Mutt, who begins his duties on Tuesday.
Rev. Ralph Lowe of Barre is on
of the speakers at the New England
meeting of State Epworth Leagues t,
, be held at Worcester, Mass. Jul,
; 1918.
) Chief Regan is notifying property own
ers to clean their back yards of ignitibl
material by July as a safeguard agains
fire on the glorious Fourth and :the nigh
before.
"E. f. Knott" won the PIP pacing rae
and "The Governess" the 2:19 race a
l Barton OH Saturday. j. Edward Bailey
3 string ofshoI ses will race at Concord, \
I H.. on the Fourth
Three of j Edward Baileys horses pan
, this week The "Governess" starts Wed
: nesday, Susan" on Thursday and tn
= Knott horse" on Friday.
l S. h. Colby and family went into cam
e at Groton pond Tuesday for week MI
Colby's place as conductor on the Centrt
r Vermont branch line is taken by ConduC
= tor Jackson of st. Albans.
f. +. Rand went to Boston ON Frida
evening for few days stay. Hi
place as conductor OF uIle MOutpellt
and Wells River passenger train
. taken by Bart Fitzgerald.
. Quite number of Montpelier people al
; going to the Isles of Shoals next Saturda,
. taking advantage of the low rates of trav'
A and board afforded by the Unitaria
n Summer Meetings Association.
e William Hooper was the possessor c
y. a practically new black felt hat o
q Saturday evening but some party, ev
t IDENTIFY color blind, took it and left hil
o a weather beaten brown hat in il
=. stead.
y The Journal is pleased to note that Il
u prospect of attendance at the N Montpeli'
IS Seminary for the coming fall term
l. ahead OF last year, The number of stl
If dents registered is now larger than yei
II ago at this time.
It Commencing July l the Boston Bargai
n store and the Racquet ore will clo
;s every evening except Monday and Sa
10 urday. The former will be open tn
= week Thursday evening. Both stores W