The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Senator W. p. Dillingham; arrived
home from Washington, Sunday
morning.
States Attorney f. A. Bailey re.
mains about the same, the fever pro-
crossing slowly
Miss Matte Burnham spent Sunday
in Williamstown with her sister, Mrs
o. d. Bosworth.
A. Q. Spiro returned on Saturday
evening, from New York where he
was called by the death of his mother
Frank H. Tracy continues to inn
prove in satisfactory manner, al
though he has but little strength as
yet.
The Montpelier Seminary glee club
will give "a concert in the Methodist
church at Waterbury on Tuesday eve
ming, Jan. 27.
Montpelier Seminary basket ball
team will play the crack Edmunds
High school team of Burlington in
that city, Wednesday night
Thirty below zero was reported by
residents of Seminary Hill this morn
ing. Several thermometers down town
registered twenty five below.
The National Sportsman for Janu-
ary illustrates a fishing story with
several pictures taken by Secretary
Bolles of the Y. NJ G. A.. during
camping trip in the Adirondacks.
United States Marshall Fred A.
Field and Deputy f. H. Chapman of
Rutland took three Cinnamon to Bos-
ton, Saturday morning, for deportation
The Cinnamon were convicted of vio-
lation of the exclusion laws.
Deputy Sheriff Charles A. Smith Mon
day served papers on the Vermont
Fire Insurance Company as defendant
in a suit brought by p. w. Manley of
Dummerston. for insurance on build
ings of the plaintiff, recently burned
AT Bethany church, Sunday even
ing, Mrs. Ida Vose Woodbury., field
secretary of the American Missionary
association, gave can exceedingly in
teresting talk on mission work in the
South, particularly among the whites
in the Cumberland mountains.
Miss Marion G. Anderson of this
city and Robert johnson of Barre
were married at the brides home
on Summer street at eight O'Clock
Saturday evening by Rev. L. +. Re ed
They went to Barre to reside and
later will take a trip to Boston.
In the American School Board
Journal for January is symposium
on State Uniformity in Textbooks
in which State Superintendent w.
E. Ranger, speaking for Vermont, op-
poses the idea. He considers the State
uniformity system as undemocratlc
and not adaptable to conditions as
they are in Vermont.
The death of Mrs. Levi O. Wilder
occurred at her home in Middlesex
last Saturday morning after an illness
of two weeks. She was thirty five
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husband and three childen, Lyle,
Orville and Bernice. Mrs. Wilder
was born in Barnet, but lived for sew
eral years in Wheelock, whence they
went to Middlesex seven years ago.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
at one o clock from the Methodist
church. Rev. j. q. Angel officiating.
Senator William p Dillingham; re-
turned to Washington this afternoon
The Senator is deeply interested in
the contest over the omnibus State
hood bill in the discussion of which
he has taken "A prominent part, open
ing the debate for the opponents of
the bill. He says that there is prob
ably now a slight majority in favor of
the bill hut hopes that the passage can
yet be stopped. He says the Demo
Gratis and the western Senators from
the States which have only one Repre-
sentative each are united for the bill,
while the rank aud file of the Republi-
cans are opposed to it.