The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-19
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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The Y. M. 9. A. basket ball team
will play town team at Marshfeld
February 20.
Mrs. w. w. Blodgett of st. Johns
bury is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Arthur ID. Lamson.
Mrs Fred r. Stevens has returned
from Medford and Enfield and is at
her rooms at 10 Bailey avenue.
The pauper case of the city of Mont
pelier V. Moretown has been continued
until next Monday for hearing,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wescott will
live at No. IA Fullerton avenue. in-
stead of 2S Barre street, as first
planned.
James Skain and two SONS of
Detroit, Mich, are visiting at the
homes of Mrs. Frank Estabrooke and
L. @. Moriarty.
Charles Hathaway has bought from
5he Kimball Walling estate the house
on Winter street now occupied by
Charles Fuller.
The company H second basket ball
team will go to Marshfield next Sat-
urday where they will play town
team at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wescott re-
turned from their wedding trip to
Montreal Monday. They will make
their home at 2S Barre street.
The current issue of the National
magazine has full page picture of
Senator William p. Dillingham; and
a sketch of his political career.
A special bowling team from Boston
will bowl against d team of the best
bowlers IN Barre at the Alexander
alleys in Barre next Monday evening
P. A.. Brohan returned last evening
from Rutland where he has been for
few days with his sister, who is i'll
with pneumonia. She is now i'm
! proving.
Miss Hortense McCuen of Vergen-
nes and Miss Martha McCuen of Cop
enhagen, N. Y. are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick j. McCuen for
few days.
The funeral of Mrs. George W.
Wing occurred on Tuesday afternoon
at three O clock from the residence of
Mr.. Wing. 145 State Street, Rev. j.
Edward Wright officiating.
James w. Brock, acting as admins
traitor of the estate of E. M. Irish has
sold half interest in the Shepard
farm at Montpelier Junction to W. II.
Lombard. The price paid was 81, 800.
Wesley A. Gordon, who has been
attending Montpelier Seminary and
who has been special on the police
force in this city for some time, left
for Boston Tuesday, where he will
seek employment.
Alexander Broadfoot has been an
nounced as candidate for alderman
from Ward 2. This adds another
name to an aleady long list OF avowed
candidates or those who have been
mentioned for the position
The st. Vincent de Paul society
gave very enjoyable whist party at
G. o. F. hall, Tuesday evening.
Twenty tables were played and the
affair netted the promoters about $2S
During the evening the ladies served
dainty refreshments.
N. P. Dodge died ON Monday at his
home in Grants Pass, Oregon. He
was born in East Montpelier, Februtt
airy s. 1889, a son of the late Nathan
Dodge of East Montpelier Center He
leaves widow, who wa, Miss Mary
E. Carpenter of Middlesex.
Alexander Broadfoot, who lost four
fingers of his right hand recently
while employed at John Ruscher S
granite shed, is getting along we'll.
When the injured member is suffi.
ciently healed he contemplates going
into business of some kind.
A company of friends gathered at
the home of Mrs. Joseph Fisher at 81
Loomis street on Tuesday in honor
of that venerable lady S SIst birthday.
Mrs, Fisher was assisted in receiving
her guests by her daughters, Mrs. Il.
D. Hyde and Mrs. George Smile.
Rev. w. A. Kinzie of Bristol has
J accepted call to the First Baptist
church of Barre and is expected to
preach his first sermon there on Sun
day, April 5. He succeeds Rev. E. M
Fuller, whose resignation takes effect
on March /. Mr.. Kinzie has beer
l pastor at Bristol for eight years ant
clerk of the Baptist State conven
tion for several years.
The following letters were adver
tised at the Montpelier postoffice fol
the week ending Monday: Mrs. f
Gilman, Mis-! Harriet Harris, Mrs