The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-08-27
Montpelier and Viniclty.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

A regular quarterly meeting of the
Washington County Medical Society
will be held in this city on Tuesday,
September s.
City Sheriff Docherty reports that
he has collected about $500 of the
$500 in taxes not paid to City Treas
urer Merrill.
Harry Bruce, last year manager of
the Seminary base ball team, was in
the city on Tuesday, on his way home
to Moretown. He has been camping
with party at Greensboro pond.
Prof. Oscar Gallagher of Braintree,
Mass who has been spending three
weeks camping in the wilds of north
ern Canada, returned Tuesday to his
summer home in Calais.
Harry M. Gokey of Northfield,
formerly employed in the dental par
lor of George E. Hunt, has recently
received license to practice, having
passed the State examinations success.
fully.
The following letters are advertised
at the postoffice this week: Mrs.
Maggie MITCHELL Mrs. Emma Pratt,
E. Brown. Leonard G. Bliss, Valen-
tine Bostrom, VIM j. Bennett, Dow
Gleason Hill, Jc.
Four delegates will be chosen at
the meeting of the Christian Endeavor
of the Baptist church Thursday even.
ing to represent local societies at the
county convention to be held at Rox-
bury on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Joslyn, Miss
Anna Lamphier and Miss Leavitt of
New York, her guest, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion went to Waitsfield on
Tuesday to attend the field day cele-
bration there under the auspices of
Canton Vinton, /. o. o. f.
Miss Laura S. Clark, a former
Montpelier school teacher, who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs E. F.
Rand for the past week, went to Ber-
lin Corner on Tuesday for short visit
before returning to her home i'll Ran
dolph.
Rev. Guy @. Lamson, pastor of the
Baptist church, is taking a month S
vacation. Services will be held on
Sundays in the morning only, w. A.
Dawson supplying the first week,
Rev. Mr.. Watts of Barre the next two
weeks, and Rev. ". r. Davenport the
last Sunday.
@. H. Hayden. G. Q. T., l. o. G.
T., is to give an address at village hall
East Montpelier, August 27. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend. Af-
ter the address there will be business
session of Good Templars to which
members from neighboring lodges are
asked to remain.
Senators Dillingham;. Nelson aud
Patterson tied up to sand bar in tie
Yukon river Better send out that
Montpelier sixteen horse team to un
strand the honorable gentlemen After
their experience with the Arthur
monument they would quickly get
right onto the job. Island Pond
Herald.
Cards are received announcing that
Rev. and Mrs. Lucius Fem Reed will
be at home in this city after Septem-
ber 10. Mr. and Mrs. Reed will have
rooms in the house Mrs. /. @. Vail re-
Gently purchased of Mr.. and Mrs. @,
A. Best on Baldwin street, and will
have board at the Riverside. A very
cordial welcome awaits the worthy
pastor and his bride.
Chief of Police Brown of Barre says
there must be stop put to shooting
firearms within the city limits. II
is contrary to the city ordinances and
the ordinance is to be strictly enforced
in the future. There have recently
been two very narrow escapes from
accidental shooting in Barre where
firearms have been discharged at tar
gets or birds.
The public schools of the city oper
this year for the fall term on Tuesday
September s The teaching force viii
be the same as last year with the ex
ception of Miss Carrie Wiley, Grade
7, who resigned. She will be sue
ceeded by Miss Emma Collins. Forty
applications for admission to the kin
dergarten have been received by G. o
Stratton.
f. W. Morse entertained party o
guests on Tuesday with visit t,
the qualries. The trip was made b,
special train over the Montpelier ant
Wells River Railroad, one car beini
we'll filled. The guest of honor wa
II. O. Akeley of Minneapolis, who's
magnificent gift to Stowe-the sol
diers' memorial building was dedi
Gated last week.