The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Dole were in
Northfield last week to attend the
fortieth anniversary of the marriage
of j. E. Dole, their father, on Thurs
day.
w. H. Nelms special pension ex-
aminer who has been located at Bur
lington for the past year has been
transferred to this city and with his
wife and child has taken rooms at the
Riverside.
The Montpelier Seminary base ball
team will play the st. Albans team
on the Seminary campus in this city
Saturday afternoon. On Monday they
will cross bats with Goddard Semi
nary at Barre.
DIR. j. Henry Jackson of Barre was
in the city Tuesday, in consultation
with DR.. II. L. Watson and some
physicians from Burlington in regard
60 the case of DR.. o. l.. Watson, who
has been sick at his home on Barre
street for several weeks.
Rev. l.. X. Whitman preached a
strong and instructive sermon on
"Some Facts of immigration and In
dustry That Give America Opportun-
ity for the World Service, before the
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics in Trinity church on Sun
day.
Marshall Montgomery, of st. Johns
bury, referee in bankruptcy for the dis
trict of Caledonia, was in the city Mon
day in his official capacity as special
referee in the A. E. Niles bankruptcy
case. The last meeting of the credit
ors in this case was held in the after
noon.
f. A. Dwinell of this city, who is
in Kansa sas ON business connected with
ports that the mud is so deep in that
State that travel over the roads is al
most impossible. This is certainly in
striking contrast with the situation in
Vermont
Mrs. O. d. Clark and Mrs. j. G.
Brown delightfully."- entertained large
company of friends at a dance at the
Pavilion on Tuesday evening from s
until IL o'clock. Music was fur.
nished by six pieces from the Wilder
orchestra. The occasion was one of
the most enjoyable of the season.
Jerry Donahue has taken two
years lease of Stanwix Hall, the only
hotel in the town of Roxbury and
will move there soon, giving up his
pool room in this city. Roxbury
voted wet in March but has been un-
able to get anyone to apply for Ii
cense since. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Donahue may step into the breach
and supply the long felt want.
The boys choir, which George H.
Wilder is training for the musical
services at Bethany church, is to be
fitted with attactive robes of black
with wide rolling white collars, by
the ladies of Bethany Guild. 1t is
hoped that the choir will be ready for
service early in June, and that the
robes will be ready by that time.
John Senter took a few of his fisher
man friends on an angling excursion
to Long Pond in Woodbury., Saturday
night. The party was comprised of
@. A. G. Jackson, Paul Rivers. Fred
Gates, Dexter Grover and H. r. Ken
nedy. They returned Sunday evening
with about 200 fish, mostly perch, and
expressed themselves as having had a
most enjoyable recreation.
Between fifteen and twenty stude nts
of Montpelier Seminary were unable
to contain their joy within ordinary
bounds Monday sve. when they learned
that the Seminary team defeated Ed
munds high school in Burlington,
that afternoon, by score of s to T. Sc
they proceeded to give vent to their
high spirits by parading the principal
streets with yells and war whoops.
The report that the Pavilion had
been or would be sold to j. Edward
Bailey, and A. @. Blanchard is denied
by all parties concerned. The two
gentlemen named and the owner oil
the hotel. j. S. Viles, have been inter
viewed by Journal reporter and all
say there is no truth in the report
AS these are the only persons interest.
ed in the matter it may fairly be as
sumed that the report is untrue.
The funeral of Mrs. d. H. Wasson,
who died on Sunday at her home il
West Berlin, was held on Tuesda,
at IL O'Clock from her late home, Rev
L. K Whitman officiating. The bod.
was taken to the Cutler cemeter.
where burial took place. The deceased
left husband and one son Herbert
two sisters and two brothers, Mar,