The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-16
Montpelier and VIniclty.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

| Martin Peck, VINO is student Oh
osteopathy at Des Muines, Ia, arrive d
home Sunday night for the summer
vacation.
DR.. Homer @. Brigham and family
arrived in the city from New York
on Tuesday evening and they are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Ferrin.
Roy Newton, formerly of the
Watchman office, and now foreman in
the Opinion office at Bradford, was
in the city Wednesday on his way to
Waterbury for vacation.
Letters are advertised at the Mont
pelier postoflice this week as follows
N. F. Braman, Mr.. Doinsishe,
Charley Keefe, Nelson Miller, George
Rhyon, Vincenzo Scibelli
Messrs Perry, Reed and Halvosa Of
the Smith and Walker force, returned
from Hardwick, Tuesday night, hav-
ing laid out seventy five building lots
in that town for A. D. Gilley of
Barre.
DR.. and Mrs. @. G. Wheeler of
Brattleboro and DR.. and Mrs. l.. D.
Martin of Barre left on Tuesday for
Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the Osteo.
pathic convention, which is being
held there this week.
Edward d. Field arrived on Sunday
night from San Francisco, coming via
Montreal. Mr. Field went to the Pa
cific Goa t as a deputy United States
marshal in charge of fourteen China
men who were under sentence of de-
portation.
The Barre Masonic picnic at Gale
donia park ON Saturday was a splen-
did success. Operative Lodge was
the host and a large company accepted
its hospitality. Games, refreshments
and all the other features of first
class picnic were part of the day s
entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Barber left
on Saturday night for Hartford, Conn.
to enjoy two weeks vacation. They
will visit Bridgeport before returning,
Mr.. Barber will also spend week
visiting his parents in Hinesburgh
VI, before returning to his work in
Wells q Boyles carpet store.
The Granite Construction Co. of this
city is now engaged in fulfilling con-
tracts that aggregate more than $400,
000 These include the completing of
the cathedral at Burlington and the
erection of the new St. AIMS church
at Fall River, Mass and st. Mary's
church at Willamantic. Conn. The
company recently completed the erec-
tion of Catholic church at Middle
bury.
The Kellogg" " formerly the Shep-
ard House on School street. conducted
by Mrs. l. G. Vail, is to be opened
this week, and will, henceforth, be
managed by Mrs. f. A. Standish. A
new and attractive sign bearing the
words, "The Kellogg" has been
placed above the front entrance to the
building, so that all may know in the
future this building is to be termed
"The Kellogg" and not the Shepard
House.
w. Il. Ranger received the second
week i'll june cablegram from the
Commissioner of Education in Porto
Rico, asking that Vermont School
Register be sent him at once, and the
register was forwarded. On Saturday
last Mr.. Ranger was notified by a
letter from Assistant Commissioner
Lord, that the Vermont register had
been adopted in Porto Rico This
register, which has recently been re-
vised by our State superintendent, is
now regarded as the best in any State
IN the Union.
John H. Campbell, until recently
employed in Peter Bedords blacksmith
shop, has closed his engagement there
and entered the business for himself
in the Leslie shop near the creamery.
This is only temporary arrange
ment, however, for this shop has been
engaged by A. A. Brown, who will
take possession on August and at
that time Mr.. Campbell will take Mr..
Browns shop on the Berlin side MI.
Campbell is a skilled workman in his
line and has great many friends who
will wish him all success in his new
venture.
Charles Sharkey of Barre received a
severe scalp wound on Saturday fore
noon, while drawing waste from Mel
oher's polishing mill. He was driving
his horses while sitting on half bar
rel in his wagon when the horses SUD
denly started, throwing Mr.. Sharkey
head foremost upon the stone chiDs in
the yard. DR.. Newton was hastily
summoned, the wound dressed and
Mr.. Sharkey with his head we'll band