The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-23
Montpelier and Viniclty.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

place and will take possession Octo-
Der j.
Leon @. Smith commences a two
weeks vacation from his duties in
Gleason's store on Monday.
Rev. Thomas H., Mitchell, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Barre, has
gone on six weeks vacation, which
will be spent at his home near Toronto
The Burlington Free Press says
that the engagement of Carl Hutchin-
son Goodwin of Montpelier and Miss
Mae Elga Greene of Williston is an
nounced,
Miss Laura E. Smith, who has been
visiting Miss Carrie e. Deavitt left
Wednesday, July s, for Boston, expecting
to visit Mrs. e. L. Smith and daugh-
ter IN Nova Scotia before returning to
her home in Geneva, N. Y.
AT a meeting on Tuesday evening July
IA, Barre school commissioners accepted
the plans and specifications of Smith
q Walker for new school house to
be erected at the corner OF Elm and
Jefferson streets. Bids will be adver-
tised for at once and the building will
be begun as soon as possible.
E. W. Stewart of Osceola, Nebraska,
is in Barre visiting his uncle, Will
liam NJ. Stewart, and other relatives
in this section. Mr.. Stewart is a ma
tive of Berlin but has been a resident
of the west for many years. 1t has
been thirteen years since he was last
here. He will visit in the east for
about two months.
Mrs. Roxana Dodge of Main street
suffered a severe shock on Wednesday
evening She attended the reception
at Mrs. Dwinell's Oh Seminary Hill
in the afternoon apparently in her
usual health, but late in the evening
of the same day was a victim of the
attack which has left one side COM
pletely paralyzed.
The Themas Club was entertained
on Thursday evening by Mrs. George
E. Hunt at her home. on Spring street.
A supper was served and afterwards
the guests enjoyed six-hand euchre.
Six tables were played. The progress
sion prize was won by Mrs. George
Smile and the lone hand prize by
Mrs. P. f. Blodgett,
Edgar Magoon met with a painful
accident on Friday, while at work on
the roof Of Mr.. Maxim S house at
Shady Rill. He slipped and struck
his left hand i'll such a manner as to
break one of the bones of a finger, He
had but recently recovered from the
effect of broken bone in the Shout
der, from which he was laid up for
month, and he consequently feels that
the Fates have dealt trifle harshly
with him.
Albert E. Sparrow, proprietor of
the Montpelier House, was quietly
married on Wednesday evening to Mrs.
Carrie E. Gage of Penacook, N H.,
at the home of Mrs. Cages sister,
Mrs Mary Bell, of the same town
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. A, L. Smith, pastor of the
Methodist church of that place. After
enjoying a short honeymoon at Nan
tasket Beach, the couple returned to
this city on Saturday morning
A party composed of Smith Ballard
of Montpelier, Lieutenant Governor
Stanton of Roxbury, Representative
Merton Wells of Cabot, Treasurer John
L. Bacon of White River junction.
Senator Phelps of Barre, and others,
returned to their homes on Thursday
evening, from fishing trip in Sharon.
The friends of the Lieutenant Cover
nor are now inquirlng of him con-
corning the five.p pound trout that ran
away with the larger part of his rod
and line.
About fifty attended the Sunset
Party at the home of Mrs. Marvin
on Seminary Hill ON July 10 and
report an exceptionally good meeting
of the club A set of bylaws were
formed and adopted for the club, and
a few minor matters of business dis
posed of. A musical program consist
ing of mandolin solo by f, A Kee-
gan, vocal solo by Pansy Severance
and mandolin trio by Misses Par
menter and Marvin and Mr.. Keegan
were thoroughly enjoyed, as we'll as
refreshments which followed
The funeral of Miss Mamie Daley
occurred on Saturday at 9 O'Clock
from st Augustine's church on Barre
street. A large crowd of friends were