The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-24
Montpelier and Vinicity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Leon O. Smith went to Washington
Saturday, called there by the death of
his grandfather, O. O. Cheney.
Those who have heard Madame
Blauvelt sing are enthusiastic over
the fact that she is to be heard at the
Burlington Musical Festival Oct $40.
There will undoubtedly be large
delegation to 60 down.
The young people of East Montpelier
have arranged for dance to be held
at village hall Friday evening, Oct. 9.
Wilder's orchestra of this city will
furnish music. The invitations are
general.
Howard A. Gram, of the Providence
Journal composing force, was caller
at the Journal Office on Tuesday Mr..
Gram is visiting relatives in Will
Jamestown.
The Montpelier Seminary football
team goes to Burlington Monday to
play their second game on the sched-
ule with the University of Vermont
team.
The latest reports from William
Hoye, who has been seriously ill at
Heaton Hospital for several weeks ale
more favorable there being some hope
of his recovery.
Dr. Edward Oliver of Athol, Mass,
has arrived in the city and is employed
in the dental rooms of DR.. George E.
Hunt Mr.. Oliver worked in the same
Office about three years ago.
About twenty members of Brooks
Post No. Is. Woman's Relief Corps
left this morning for Waterbury Cen
ter to attend the district meetings of
that organization. The work will be
exemplitied by the local corps.
The Wilder Orchestra will furnish
music at East Barre and Richford
Thanksgiving balls this year. Four
men with Miss Hutchins as pianist
will go to East Barre, while the or.
chestra for Richford will have nine
pieces with Miss Nash as pianist.
@. @. Lawless has returned from a
several days trip at Essex, N. Y. He
is waiting for machinery to arrive to
install in his new creamery on Barre
street. 1t is his plan, if the machin-
cry comes within reasonable time, to
be ready for business near the first of
October
George Reed, who has been en-
ployed by F. A. Walker, the architect,
during the summer, went to Hanover,
N. H., on Tuesday to take up his
final year of work at the Thayer
School of Civil Engineering.
Thomas Osborne is at work now
building large scow to be used in the
cleansing Of the city reservoir. The
boat is sixteen feet long, six feet wide
at the top and deep enough to carry
a considerable amount of waste.
4 An old cello which has been in the
Hobart family residing in Berlin,
for long time, has been shipped to
Major Evans who is now stationed at
Austin, Texas. Major Evans spend
part of his early life in Berlin.
Charles A. Wing and Harry Bruce
left this morning for Hanover, N. H.
They have been practicing reticent and
inoffensive expressions in voice and
dress for several days preparatory to
entering upon the arduous duties of
freshmen at Dartmouth College.
Mr.. and Mrs L. W. Shedd, who
were in the city Tuesday, returned to
Richmond They have taken suite
of rooms in Mrs. Wallis house on
Baldwin street. to occupy October l,
and will have board at the Riverside.
Mrs. Vail has other desirable rooms
TO rent in the Baldwin street house.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Johonnott and
Mr.. and Mrs. A D, Farwell left on
Monday for Atlantic City, N. j., to
attend the National Unitarian Confer
ence held in that city, September 81
to "a inclusive. Mr.. Johnonott and
Mrs Farwell go as delegates from the
Unitarian society in this city.
w. H. Eastman, senior member of
the firm of Eastman Brothers, the
Barre grooers. died in that city on
Wednesday after long illness. The
exact nature of his malady is not
known He was a native of Fairlee
and and leaves wife The other
members OF the firm are B. L. and J.
M. Eastman.
II. s. Morrison of Burlington,
State secretary Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. is in the city
today making preparations for the Y.
M. O. A. institute to be held at Proc