The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-29
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The firm of Bertoli and Pedezzi,
engaged in the granite cutting bust
ness, has dissolved partnership.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johonnott
have closed their house for the re-
mainder of the winter and will have
rooms at the Pavilion.
George e. Smith and Mrs Lucia
Williams, both of East Montpelier, were
married at Barre, Tuesday, Jan 20, by
Rev. j. A. Sherburne.
Paul Dillingham; accompanied his
father, Senator Dillingham;, to Wash
ington, last week and expects to remain
there about "a month
katherine Jewell Everts will pre-
sent Alice Browns comedy My
Lady's Ring in Library hall on
Tuesday evening, February 10, under
the management of Miss Rose Lucia.
In the notice of the death of Mr.. j.
M. Harlow at Windsor, the date,
Thursday Dec. 10, should read Tues
day January 10, his death occurring
eight weeks after that of Mrs Harlow.
The Central Vermont railroad has
issued 500-mile mileages books which
are ON sale at the various stations at
81 20, making the rate two and one
fourth cents mile.
1t was announced in Barre Saturday
that the milk dealers association had
decided to lower the price of their
product to five cents a quart, begin
ming April 1, The price was raised
to six cents early i'll the winter.
News has been received of the death
in Milwaukee, Wis, of Mrs. Nancy
Crane Bickford, widow of H. S. Bick-
ford, and daughter of John and Sally
Prentice Crane. Mrs. Bickford was
native of Vermont, born in Williams
town June IA, 1908.
At the meeting of the Granite
Manufacturers Association at Barre,
Thursday the matter of the men work
ing only for association firms was dis
cussed and the question will again be
voted on by both sides. 1t is said that
sentiment against such a provision is
growing.
Several from this city will doubt
less attend the Montreal meeting of
the Ottawa Ice Racing association, at
Delorimier Park race track in Mont
real February 24-28. The chief attrac-
ton of the meeting will be the APP
pearance of Cresceus, the champion
trotter of the world, whose owner,
George H. Ketcham of Toledo, Ohio,
has promised to bring him to the
meeting.
At a meeting of the school commits
sioners Miss Agnes M. Choate of Es-
sex, Mass, was elected teacher of
drawing in the public schools at a sal
airy of $400 She succeeds Miss Stella
M. Prindle. Miss Choate comes high
ly recommended by the art depart
ment of the Salem Normal school of
which she is a graduate and where she
has acted as instructor for some
time. She is stopping at the River
side.
The sun rises s minutes earlier
and sets 26 minutes later than on
January /. The days are therefore "a
minutes longer than at the beginning of
the month. The mercury was this
morning-and has been on recent morn
ings-from zoe to 300 below zero, &C.
-cording to locality and the tempera-
ment of the cold measurer, confirm
ing the old saw, "When the days be-
gin to lengthen the cold begins to
strengthen. -
The pupils of Mrs. Frankum's class
in Sunday school met by invitation
at the vestry of the Unitarian church,
Wednesday afternoon, for a pleasant
homecoming directly from school.
The time was spent in music and
games. Through the kindness of Mr..
Wright the children were treated to
cakes, candy and oranges. Mrs. Wing
kindly assisted in entertaining the
children who, on departure, frankly
announced tnat they mad had "good
time" Fourteen members OF the class
were present.