The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENNIN C

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lington for few days.
A daughter was born Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Bascom.
Judge and Mrs. W. II. Bliss of
Middlebury, who have been at the
Pavilion for few days, returned
home today.
Proprietor Huntington of, the Pas
time bowling alleys has just added
new pins and balls to the equipment
of the alleys.
The Misses Lois and Jeanette
Giffin were called to their home in
Northfield on Tuesday last week by the
alarming illness Of their father.
When on State street it would be
but small task to notice the change
of reading matter in the electric sign
over the entrance to Poole's Phar-
macy.
In commemoration of the corona
tion Durbar, orders have been issued
to release certain classes of military
offenders and 16, 1873 prisoners who are
in civil jails.
New Years was observed at St.
Augustine church by the celebration
of low mass at 8 o'clock and high
mass at 10. 30 with a sermon by Rev.
W. J. O'Sullivan.
For an all around useful article
Poole's toilet cream has no rival.
In full four ounce bottles, 81 cents.
Guaranteed to be beneficial to those
who will give it a trial.
Fred E. Boyles writes of his safe
arrival in Denver, and his favorable
impression of the city, the climate
and the weather, the temperature and
conditions being about the same as in
Vermont May.
George H. Wilder has recently COM
posed a new waltz, Visions of
Dreamland, which will be published
by Anthony Brothers of Fall River,
Mass. This piece is fully up to the
standard of Mr.. Wilder S other COM
positions and bids fair to become pop
ular.
State Librarian George W. Wing
has appointed John N Harvey of this
city second assistant librarian in place
of Benjamin Gates, resigned. Mr..
Harvey is a son of r. M. Harvey and
is graduate of Montpelier Seminary,
class of '9S, and the University of
Vermont, class of 'O2. He assumed
his duties at the library yesterday.
So far as is known to the Traction
Co. the demand of the street railway
employees for an increase of wages re-
mains as it was. Superintendent
Andrus said this afternoon that he
had not been notified of any new
phase of the matter as yet. The
committee is still at work and some
new developments may be expected
later.
Barnard Towne died this morning
at the poor farm where he has been
an inmate for about nine years. He
was about eighty years of age and
his nearest surviving relatives are
nephew and three neices. He was
of an inventive turn of mind and for
the past 10 years has been in search
of perpetual motion.
Members Of the Apollo Club are ne
gotiating for ping pong match with
the Owl Club of st. Adams. The
Ethan Allen Club of Burlington, and
the Owl Club have recently played
two matches, each team winning in
its home city. There are number
of crack players in the Apollo Club
and if match is arranged with the
Owls some exciting playing may be
expected.
Frank Woodbury. had an exciting ex-
perience and narrow escape from a
serious accident this morning. He
was driving down Seminary Hill in a
light wood sleigh when his horse be-
came frightened and started down the
hill at a terrific pace. He pluckily
chung to the reins until the corner of
Main and State streets was reached
when the king bolt broke and the
horse with the forward sledV dashed
ahead ana ran as far as Haymarket
Square where he took his accustomed
stand among the wood teams. The
rack and hind sled were left standing
in the road neither sustaining any
damage. The only thing broken was
the bolt on the front sled. Mr.. Wood.
bury was not thrown out when the
sleds parted and seemed in fair way
of stopping the horse when the acct.
dent happened.