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

Collins Blakely has loaned the Y.
M. @. A. square Emerson pi ano to
be used in the parlors. A game of
finch has been added also, to the
game room.
About twenty couples from this city
enjoyed the dance at the hall in East
Montpelier, Friday night. There
were about forty couple, present and
the dance was continued until an
early hour, to the strains of Wilder S
orchestra
Conductor Michael Powers, who
runs on the Central Vermont between
Burlington and White River Junction,
is again on his train after few days
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Matson arrived
from Quincy, Mass, Oct 10. They
have been across the water this sum-
mer at their old home in Sweden. Mr..
Matson is a stone cutter in this city.
Martin Spear and Thomas Serell
went to Burlington ON Friday for a
visit and will go on hunting expedi-
tion through Grand Isle and up the
Lamoille River.
Gen. j. II. Lucia returned from
Rutland Friday at which place he at
tended the State officers reunion, He
was elected secretary and treasurer of
the reunion society.
Mrs. William @. Berry entertained
a small company of friends at finch
on Friday evening in honor of her
cousins, Miss Alice @. Baker of ST.
Johnsbury and Miss May Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene II. Park of
New Orleans, La, and Mrs. Abner
Coleman of Taunton, Mass, who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Coleman for few days, left the city
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Elizabeth Towle, who has
been visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. David Brown, left on Friday for
Boston. She will visit in that city
for a time, later going to st. Louis,
S. S. Ballard, general agent of the
National Life Insurance Company,
went to Baltimore on Saturday as a
delegate to the meeting Of the Ma
tional Association of Underwriters to
be held Oct 10, IA and 10.
The new power plant of the Con.
solidated Lighting Co. at the Pioneer
was given a test yesterday and sue.
cessfully carried full load, 1,00(
horse power being developed. There
is considerable work to do before the
plant is entirely completed but already
its success has been demonstrated.
Ford Tyler Flagg of Richmond, 8
we'll known athlete in Montpelier
and Barre, having played on Goddard
Seminary's athletic teams several
years ago, was married in Burlington
on Wednesday afternoon to Miss Mary
Helen Flanagan of that city.
in Bethany church will be given Octo.
Der 20. The program will consist Of
instrumental and orchestral music by
the Wilder Orchestra with vocal selec.
tions. The boy choir will be pres.
ent but will not take part in this con.
cert. If it is possible the services Of
DR.. j. Churchill Hindes of Vergennes
will be obtained as vocal soloist.
About twenty friends gave 8
surprise party to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wood at their new home on Eas,
State street Friday evening. The
guests presented Mr. and Mrs. Wood
with a handsome chiffonier. The
party consisted of members of Greer
Mountain Council, Jr. o. U. A. M.
and their wives. Mr.. Wood has beer
an officer in the council for number
of years and consequently the gather,
ing was in a sense fraternal as well
as social call.
The people of Montpelier may well
be congratulated upon having string
quintette from Montpelier and Barre
talent, This has been made possible
by the addition of Lyle Perry O
Barre, celloist. Mr.. Perry is only
fifteen years of age but is an excellen
player. The quintette will play il
Bethany church Sunday morning To-
the first time together. The member
of the quintette are &c. W. Bruc
first, violin, Fred II. Whittier, sec
ond violin, Harry G.. Weber, viola
Lyle Perry cellist. and T. r. Merrill
double bass
The regular meeting of the NeS
England Order of Protection Frida
evening in the front hall of Brook