The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-15
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Company H boys are putting
in some hard practice for the fancy
drills which they are to give during
the fair.
L. II. Bixby, cashier of the Mont
pelier National Bank. left Saturday
night for San Francisco to attend the
bankers convention.
The judges of the Supreme Court
were in town on Saturday working IN
the State library on opinions in cases
now with them for decision
Dunbar, the magician, will give an
exhibition at the Blanchard Opera
House on Tuesday evening, Oct 20,
for the benefit of Heaton Hospital.
DR.. H. L. Watson and family left
Monday night for trip to Boston,
Bridgeport and New York They
will be absent about week. Dr. L.
A. Newcomb will attend DR.. Wat
sons patients during his absence.
Eight members of the Montpelier
Seminary faculty enjoyed ride to
Berlin pond Saturday afternoon, indul-
ging in an oyster supper at one of
the cottages an6 returning in the
evening.
The Baptist Sunday school will
hold rally in their church the last
Sunday in October. The services of
Miss Helen McLaurin Of Boston have
been engaged and she will speak at
the church in the morning ON that
date.
The usual mid-term reception given
the students of the seminary in the
fall term of each vear, will this year
be omitted, the young alumni banquet
having taken its place. Saturday,
however, has been granted the stu
dents as a mid-term holiday.
A case of typhoid fever is reported
in the farm house of Frank Hill,
about three-fourths of q mile from
Berlin Corner. The cause is unknown
as the boy has been at home most of
the time and the sanitary conditions
of the house are good.
The Themas club was pleasantly
entertained by Mrs George B. Wal
ton and Mrs. Frank II. Puffer. Tues
day evening, at the formers residence
on Elm street. Whist was the prevail
ing game of the evening and the
highest score was won by Miss Helen
G. Dewey.
At the annual meeting Of the Coun-
try Club held Saturday evening the
old board of officers were reelected as
follows: President, H. M. Cutter,
vice president F. A. Rowland, secre-
tary E. d. Field, treasurer O. F.
Lowe. The directors are J. S. Viles,
J. G. Brown A. d, Farwell and @.
M. Heaton.
Word has been received of the
death of Moses Persons of Cuttings
vile, vt. He was an old man and a
former resident of Montpelier having
moved from here about ten years ago
to Cuttingsville. He was carpenter
by trade and we'll known throughout
the city. He was also member of
the Aurora lodge of Masons in this
city.
The Chellis Water Works Co. of
Springfield has filed association papers
the secretary of State. The capital
stock is $4,000 divided into thirty
shares of 800 each. The subscribers
are Burt Chellis and Seth H. Castring
OF Claremont, N. H., L. Wood and H.
H. Blanchard of Springfield and
George M. Gary of Saxtons River.
The Montpelier Military Band went
to Barre Tuesday night to give the last
open air concert of thu season. A
large crowd was in attendance regard
less of the fall weather, and the con-
cert gave the greatest Of satisfaction.
The flute and saxaphone duet by
Messrs. e. W. Bruce and G.. H. Wild
er was one of the features of the pro-
gram.
The Northfield Slate Company has
filed association papers with the secre-
tary Of State. The capital stock is
$3.50, 900 divided into 1900 shares OF
800 each. The subscribers are George
O. Sanborn, Joseph K. Egerton. O. d.
Edgerton, G. H. Richmond f. N. Oar
penter and f. W. Dutton of North
field, II. w. Vial of Randolph and O.
W. Scarf of Burlington.
Hon. Samuel e. Pingree and his
son, William, will probably be obliged
to take considerable chatting from
friends ON account of their trip to
Montpelier on Tuesday. The ex-Gov.
ernor came to attend Supreme Court
and his son to take the bar examina-
tions, under the belief that the October
term of court began on Monday in
stead of two weeks later, as 1T does.
They wasted no time in getting out of