The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-05
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Dillingham; Huse g. Rowland Satur-
day afternoon.
A large and interesting collection of
Australian, Tasmanian and New Zea-
land views loaned by the Library Art
Club is on exhibition at the Kellogg
Hubbard library for three weeks.
Fred B. Miles and Annette NJ
Lawrence, both of Middlesex, were
married at the residence of the mother
of the bride by Rev. j. Edward
Wright, ON Wednesday, February L.
The marriage of James @. Canning,
superintendent of Lane Manufacture
ing Company and Mrs. Martha Nc
Carty is announced to occur next Tues
day morning at st. Augustine's church.
The attention of the Watchman read
ers is called to the fur coat sale of W.
E. Adams and Son advertised in this
issue. Some special bargains are
mentioned which might well be con.
sidered.
State Poultry and Pet Stock Associa-
tion will be held at st. Albans Friday,
February 13, when the location of the
show of the association for the next
year will be decided upon.
A. G.. Spiro purchased about $500
worth of furs' during trip through
In To-, 81
lot are many mink, fox and coon, and
several marten pelts. Mr.. Spiro be-
lieves that trappers have been more
successful this season than for several
years past.
The Bethany Alliance delightfully."-
entertained large company of friends
at swap party" in Bethany chapel
Tuesday evening. H. D. Hopkins and
Mrs. E. G. Ham entertained the com
pany with readings and Miss Alice
Folsom sang. The swap" feature
was decided success and produced
much amusement.
When Company H. goes to muster
next unmer it is altogether likely
that the boys will be equipped with
regular army rifles. For in accordance
with the terms of the new militia law
recently enacted by Congress the en-
tire citizen soldiery of the country is
to be be supplied with the regular
army service rifles. 1.-THE State
militia organizations will be furnished
their new arms as rapidly as they can
be manufactured by the national arm
ory at Springfield, Mass.
Charles L. Summers, for many
years furniture painter for E. n.
Scoville d Co. of this city, died Tues
day at the Odd Fellows Home in
Concord N H., aged about 70. Mr..
Summers early life was spent in
Concord. He removed from that city
to Cabot and later came to this city
where he was we'll known before his
removal more than thirty years ago.
His wife, who died about five years
ago, was a half-sister of John H.
Senter. The burial was at Concord.
Mrs. Sylvia Lindsay died at the
home of Mrs. Chaplin. her daughter.
No. IS Spring street, Wednesday, few
minutes before noon. The deceased
died of consumption and was seventy
four years of age. She was widow,
her husband having died several years
ago. Mrs. Lindsay was the mother
of several children, several of whom
are living in Montpelier at present
The funeral will be held from Is
Spring street Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Burial will be in Green
Mount cemetery.
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. S. Ballard enter
tanned the officers of the National Life
Insurance Go. at dinner on Tuesday
evening, at their home on Bailey ave-
nue.. Those present were: Joseph =.
DeBoer. II. M. Cutler, o. d. Clark,
DR.. A. B. Bisbee, @. E. Moulton. f.
A. Dwinell, and Fred A. Rowland.
The turkey that was served was
twenty-five pound bird presented to
General Agent Ballard by his grand
father, Smith A. Brooks of st. Albans,
who is in his 93rd year. The evening
was pleasantly spent in social way.
Burton E. Bailey was in Barre on
Monday to appear for the plaintiff
in the case of George Earle v. M. M.
Gordon, which was set for hearing
there in the Office of E. @. French be-
fore Justice f. L. Laird Of Montpe-
lier. The defendant appeared pro SO
and allowed judgment to be taken
without putting in any defence. Judg.
ment was for $3.50 and costs. The
defendant then took an appeal to
county court, Thomas Suitor furnish
ing bail.
A decretal order has been filed in
the case Of O. r. Dwinell, Admr. of
the estate of John @. Haskell j.
H. Holt, Clara e. Holt, and W. O.
Daniels The court DEGREES that the
defendant Daniels pay to the orator
l.