The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26
MONTPELIER and VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


Fairfax to spend Thanksgiving Day
with her sister.
Mrs Gertrude l.. Harris, teacher of
vocal music at the Seminary, left for
her home III Lyndonville to spend the
the vacation with her husband, who
is teacher in Lyndonville Academy.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ned Emmons, residing ON Charles
street, died Friday night. The fu-
neral was held in Berlin on Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock at the nome of
Carroll Doten.
Miss Nina Brown, former instructor
in French and German at Goddard
Seminary, Barre, is visiting for few
days at Mrs @. l.. Smiths on Barre
street. Miss Brown has been conduct.
ing party of tourists the past sum-
mer, through England, Scotland,
France, Italy and Holland and other
countries, and is planning to take a
similar party from this vicinity next
year.
The first bowling match in the
league to be played in this city took
place on Thursday evening at the
Bascomb alleys between the Oapitols
of this city and the Calumets of Barre.
The match resulted in victory for
the boys from the Granite city in
three straight games, the last being
the most exciting and won only by a
margin of six pins. A good crowd
was present to witness the game and
considerable enthusiasm manifested
in this first game in the city.
A meeting of the young men of the
Y. M. @. A. interested in the forma-
ton of history class was held in the
parlors on Friday evening with nine
members present. II. E. Battles was
unanimously elected president of the
club and plans for the work were dis
cussed 1t was thought best to take
for discussion at first the early history
of Vermont, and assignment of parts
will be made by the president in the
near future. The first meeting will
be held Monday evening, November
30.
Harry Darlington on Thursday
closed his labors at the Lane Manu-
featuring Company shops. Mr.. Bar
rington will leave for Los Angeles,
California. next week Wednesday,
accompanied by his wife and young
son, it being his intention to locate
permanently either at Los Angeles OF
near that city. Previous to leaving,
he will visit in Worcester day OF
two at the home of A B. Dugar, Mrs.
Darlington father. Mr.. and Mrs.
Darlington will be missed in Mont
pelier, they having a wide circle Of
friends.
Montpelier Seminary finished the
foot ball season with the Kimbal
Union game on Monday afternoon
Capt. Huntington called out the bas
ket ball men Wednesday night for the
first time this season. A large mum.
Der of candidates responded and the
prospects for strong team this win
ter are exceptionally good. Manager
Rogers is hard at work on the sched.
ule, and although it is not entirely
made up yet il will contain the names
of some new schools in the basket ball
games of this section. Games have
been arranged with Brigham Acad
envy, White River Junction, Hyde
Park, Morrisville, Dartmouth second
team and number of others who
have not been in the habit of playing
in this vicinity.
A large party of students from Nor
witch University passed through the
junction on Friday night, en- route tC
their homes in the northern part OF
the State. The university has CLOSED
for ten days recess to enable the
authorities to thoroughly disinfect the
buildings No new cases of diptherit
have developed. The whole corp
was subjected 70 a rigid throat ex
animation and were given theil
stab" of anti-diphthuretic toxin be
fore they we're allowed to go home
At the Junction the party divided
part of the boys going on over mail
line while others came to the city anc
took the trains over the M. and W
r r. r. o. N. Eastman of Woods
vile, N. H., remained over nighr t.
view the sights of the city. Harry
Pratt came home with the party.
Basket ball interest is beginning t.
grow warm at the Seminary, now tn
foot ball season has closed. A larg
number of candidates assembled TO
the opening practice Wednesday after
noon. OF the old players who wer