The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENNIN c

with pneumonia.
Misses Bertha Dewing and Maize
Carr are assisting in the Racquet
store during the closing out sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo w. Seaver and
Mrs. Jennie l.. Seaver of Washington
were guests of Miss Ethel N. Hanson
on Sunday.
Mrs. l.. M. N. Stevens. national
president of the W. @. r. u, will lee
ture in the Unitarian church on Sun
day evening, Feb. 1.
Burnham w. Gordon and Miss
lima M. Blanchard were married on
Saturday evening, by Rev. l.. X.
Whitman at the Methodist parsonage.
L. d. Brown has resigned his posi-
tion as bookkeeper at the stone shed
of Bianchi Bros, and has accepted
a similar position with the Kane
Granite Co.
State Attorney f. A. Bailey is re-
ported as no better. Last night
his temperature was 103 degrees and
it is feared his illness is developing
into typhoid fever.
r. j. Kelleher left on Saturday ON
a business trip to Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. Kelleher accompanied him to
Montreal and will visit relatives in
that city during his absence.
James Cannon appeared before city
court on Saturday evening and owned
up to over indulgence in fire-water.
1t was his second offence so he was
taxed $40 and costs of ST.. 10, which he
paid,
St. Peter Court, G. O. o. F. will
give an entertainment in their hall on
Thursday evening for the new st.
Augustine church fund. A fine mus
ical programme will form part of the
entertainment,
Judgment for the plaintiff by de
fault was rendered Saturday after
noon in city court, in the case of b.
G.. wilkins VS.. William Stone. 1t
amounted to $2l 10 and costs of S4 80.
The bill was for professional services.
Guisseppi Rossi died at his home
on Barre street Saturday night after
lingering illness with consumption.
He was about twenty eight years of
age and is survived by wife and one
child The body was taken to
Barre for burial.
II. A. Dubuc received a carload OF
hard coal, Sunday, which was all dis
posed of before noon Monday. The
cold weather made the demand fol
fuel greater than for several weeks,
but the prospect is poor for an imme.
diate coal supply.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Montpelier National Bank held thi.
afternoon the following directors were
elected: Albert Tuttle, James W
Brock, A. ID. Farwell f. Blanchard
and H. W. Kemp, each director re-
ceived l,O73 votes.
1t is expected that the county loca
option rally will be held III armory
hall, this city, next Monday night
Hon. p, W. Clement of Rutland anC
Senator G j. Russell of Hinesburi
will be the principal speakers. 1t il
hoped to secure one or two othel
speakers. Music will also bein at
tendance.
a four year old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Napoleon Frazer, residing at ~ Elm
street. was seriously burned Saturday
afternoon by falling into a pail o.
boiling hot water. The little fellow
was terribly burned about the body
legs and arms. Dr. w. L. Goodal,
was called and dressed the burns. TIL,
boy and is expected to recover
Mr. and. Mrs l.. W. Shedd spen
Sunday with friends in Richmond
Later in the perhaps thii
, week-they will go to Gorham, Me-
= for time. Then Mr. Shedd will
spend the remainder of the winter il
some warmer climate This move vii
be made upon the advice of his ply
sicians. Arrangements for the chang,
are not completed but will be soon
, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Hopkins lef
on Saturday for Boston, where Mr.
! Hopkins has entered fifteen of hi
fancy white plymouth rocks in tn
. poultry show which opens today. r
G.. Robinson shipped nine white lang
5 shans and @. o. Barrett ten silve
i laced wyandottes, and VIM. Milo ON
: rhode island red cockerrel to compet
for prizes among the picked poultr
of New England.
The meeting of the Saturday After
a noon Club on Monday evening wa
\ largely attended. The interest in thi
4 club is increasing and it is doing ex
J., cellent work. The features of tn
r programme last evening were voca
L solo by Miss Edith Brooks which wa
II loudly encored, and a piano solo b