The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-05
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS

crushed on Tuesday at the Mont
pelier S Wells River car shops.
A telephone has been installed in
the insurance office of E. L. Drury.
One will be placed also in the resi-
dence of S, A. Gogo at "a Main
street.
The condition Of Frank A. Bailey is
improving 1t is over week now
since the last hemorrhage and his
physicians think he is gaining
strength.
E. II. Herbert, who has been con-
fined to his home in Middlesex for the
past three weeks by illness, is able to
be out again and was in the city
Tue ;day.
Waldo Farrar, who is in business
in Hardwick, is stopping in the city
for few days, being troubled with
blood poisoning in his hand, the re-
suit of a cut.
Mr.. Dewey, the new bowler, again
broke the record at the Bascomb al
leys on Monday night by score of
$50 The record to that time was
held by Michael McMshon at 226.
Several changes in city residences
will soon be made. II. NJ. Cutler will
occupy the Houghton place. O. f.
Lowe will take possession of the Gut
Ter place and Louis n. Wood will
move into the Lowe house.
The marriage of Carl II. Goodwin
of this city and Miss May e. Greene
ofsWilliston occurred Tuesday evening
at the BRIDES home. Mr.. Goodwin is
a we'll known clerk in the Montpelier
office of the American Express Com
pany.
The new tool sharpening machine
recently invented by James Pirie of
this city will be tried at once by
Barclay Bros. in Barre for the Gran
ite Manufacturers Association and if
the machine proves practical similar
machines will be installed i'll other
sheds.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Miss Agnes Marion BuIlard of st.
Johnsbury and William Walter Hus-
band. The wedding will take place at
the nome of Mr.. and Mrs. Berton
Isaac Staples at ST. .Iohnsbury on
Tuesday evening, Nov. II, at $3.50
O'Clock.
The county pension medical exam
iners held meeting on Wednesday in
the federal building and DR.. d. d.
| Grout of Waterbury was elected in
place of DR.. b. W. Braley of Barre,
resigned. The other members Of the
board are DR.. j. W. Jackson of Barre,
and Dr. NJ. d. Warren of Cabot.
Many of the doorways and back
yards in the city presented rather
disorderly appearance on Sunday
morning, steps being overturned ard
cabbage leaves strewn broadcast.
These things, however, were only re-
minders that Halloween was not for
| gotten by the rising generation.
j. A Chaplin, one of the game war
dens of Middlesex, has made further
inquiries in regard to the number of
bucks killed legally in that town and
has compared his list with one kept
by W. H. Vaughn of that town. The
lists show that twelve bucks were
shot legally during the ten days open
season
Work has been begun in the court
house on the ceiling of the court room.
The ceiling arrived yesterday ano
workmen under the direction Of
Adolph Lane at once began che erec'
tion of the stagings which had beer
mp before. When court resumes worl
after Supreme Court adjourns the
court room will look very differently
| Gen. j. II Lucia gave an interest
ing talk before his old comrades il
blue and invited guests at the G. A
r., hall, Tuesday evening. The sub
iect of his remarks was his recent tril
to San Francisco and the G.. A. X
convention. The discourse was boil
instructive and interesting and every
body went away with u desire to visi
that State.
: Leslie M. Newton, employed il
Stone Brothers market, suffered al
accident on Saturday afternoon which
, will render the use of crutches a nee
essity for some time He was return
; ing to the delivery team after making
, a call when he slipped on the edge O
the sidewalk and ran long upturne
} nail through his shoe and into tn
/ sole of the foot about two inches.
The justice ejectment suit c
: Charles and Eva Stackpole VS. Georg
Spear resulted in a Disagreement c
the jury after two days trial hefor
Justice e. A. Heath. The jur
d rested with the case for an hour M
3 half and then were allowed to "
They stood three to three. The cas-
g will be tried again on Monday Nov