The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-05

! afternoon to sew.
The flag at Norwich University waf
/ at half mast ON Saturday for the deatl
/ of Col. William ID. Munson, who grad
uated from that institution in the
class with Admiral George Dewey.
| j. Z. Rabidou has been quite i'll fol-
! the past week but is improving.
Mrs. S. Curtis and daughter. Mrs.
Alice ThuIstoD, spent Saturday IL
Montpelier
The Rebekahs will give whist party
in Odd Fellows hall on Saturday
| evening. This is the first of series
of parties to be given by this society.
The public is cordially invited and a
good time is assured.
Mrs. George Lowell returned from a
visit with her daughter in Maine on
Thursday.
Mrs. Lucy Abbott, accompanied by
Mrs. George Abbott, left last week
for the latter's home in Boston.
f. j.. Monroe was in town on bust
ness on Thursday,
A delightful affair occurred on We'd
nesday evening in the form of an
Halloween party when Misses Bertha
Stockwell aud Ella Kelly entertained
friends at the Good Templars' hall.
The hall was tastefully decorated for
the occasion and whist and games oc.
cupied the greater part of the evening
j. II. Talbot has purchased the
house owned by Mrs. Persis Preston
of Burlington situated on Central
street.
The many friends of Charles Plum
ley and Claude Morse were pleased to
learn that they so successfully passed
the examination to the bar last week.
Both are popular young men of this
place who have host of friends who
wish them success in their career,
Miss Laura Cutting went to Bur-
lington on Saturday to enter the Ed
munds high school.
The senior class of the high school
held a very pleasant and mysterious
party at the Good Templars' hall on
Saturday evening over which the
witches held sway till the wee sma'
hours.
a Halloween party was given on
Saturday evening by Miss Tia Thomp-
on at her home on North street.
Peter Bush an aged soldier, was Sc
riously injured on Saturday. He was
coming from woodlot on the Barker
farm in a light wagon and while going
down sharp incline he was thrown
out of the wagon by the horse which
SHE'D. He struck on his head with
great force sustaining a severe cut in
the neck. Mr.. Bush was unconscious
when picked up by some men who
were behind him and taken to his
home. DR.. Hurley was summoned and
the old man made as comfortable as
possible. Much sympathy is felt for
the aged veteran.
Mrs Harriet Dole had the misfor-
tune to fall at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Matte Parker, on Friday,
breaking her left arm.
An exciting runaway occurred on
Friday as the whistles were blown at
noon. The horse owned by Elmer
Kelley attached to wagon hitched
to a post back of his store became
frightened and broke away, running
through the streets at lively gait.
crossing the railroad tracks ana going
through the foot bridge on which a
few men were passed; all got off the
bridge in double quick time except one
who was uninjured The wagon was
home. The harness was badly dam.
aged.
DR.. Walter Huntley and sister, Alma,
are in Boston on business.
Prof Roberts was in ST. Johnsbury
last week to attend the meeting of the
State Teachers Association held in
that town.
The literary circle will meet ION
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Elmer
Derby at her home on South Main
street.
The sophomore freshman team of
Norwich University added another
game to its string of victories on
Saturday defeating Rockland mill
tary academy 40 to 0. Blanchard re-
ceived broken collar bone and had
to retire; Coulombe also was injured
but not so seriously as to force him
from the field. The visiting team
was accompanied by it's manager and
his wife. During the game the excite
ment was so intense that common
courtesies were quite forgotten. The
manager became obstreperous and
rushed IN the midst of the players de,
nouncing the whole university in gen.
eral. For brief interval the air was
filled with hot words and other mis-.
oellaneous articles and the golden rule
was put aside. Umbrellas we're used
as weapons of warfare and many q
| defenseless head received blow from
some unexpected source. This fraca'
was not confined to the masculine
| gender alone, for the one lone woman
| hasted to the rescue of her friends il
! the Rockland team. The affair was
not down on the program but added {
a charm in the way of variety to the
otherwise one-sided game. After il
was learned who the manager wa
peace was restored and the recen
scene of battle once again resumed it
serenity. The home team is not con
sidered in the least to blame for th
affair but it is well TO bear in minC
that "a soft answer turneth ava.
wrath but grievous words stir up an
ger. ;"