The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-03
Montpelier and Vlnlcity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Il
ciple of Montpelier Seminary, has ar.
rived from his home in Weston and
will remain to prepare for the opening
of the school for the fall term.
Clayton Boyce, president of the
Washington County Grammar School
Alumni, has appointed Miss Ellen
Giout as secretary of the association
in place of william S. Smith resigned.
Harrison Yeti has returned from
New York with a splendid piece OF
horsehesh in the shape of five-year-
old, which he bought for the use of
the firm of Yeti Brothers. The mare
weighs 400 pounds and is a beauty.
News has been received that Cap
tain and Mrs. l.. W. Shedd are ex-
pected in Richmond this week and
that they will come to Montpelier a
little later. Captain Shedd has been
in Colorado for several months and is
reported to be in much better health
then when he left Montpelier. Mrs.
Shedd has been i'll Maine in the mean
time.
Hon. Frederick W. Baldwin of Bar
ton was in the city on Friday looking
up Surveyors records at the State
House to ascertain information in
regard to disputed line between some
farms in Albany. The farmers have
been in feud over the matter for a
long time, this being the third time
surveyors have been over the ground
with the jury.
Prof Arthur O. Partch, late of the
New Orleans University, arrived in
the city Saturday. Prof, Partch will
teach the sciences at Montpelier Sem.
mary this year. Mrs. Partch also &C.
companied him and will act as precep.
tress at the Seminary. Mr.. Partch
is an alumnus Of Wesleyan University
and Mrs. Partch is graduate of Bos
ton University.
City Treasurer Mackay of Barre
has received from State Treasurer
Bacon $3.50 60, Barrels portion of the
SIS, 900 State school tax divided among
the cities and towns raising a schoo
tax above 80 cents. This makes s
total of $2555 33, the city has received
from the State for schools as agains
$3113 AZ, the amount Of the school tai
paid by the city to the State
Dr. W. II. McGoff, who has beer
assistant in the dental rooms of Geo
E. Hunt for the past two years, fin
ished work there on Friday night ant
has gone to Alexandria, Indiana, t.
go into business for himself. II,
is a graduate in the dental school il
Philadelphia and is a fine workman
His friends in the city express thei
good wishes for his welfare and sue
cess in the new field
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Halbert o
Boston, who have been the guests o
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Nay for severa
weeks, left on Thursday for tril
through the northern part Of til,
State. They will visit in Richmond
Fairfax and ST. Adams before return
ing to their home. Mr.. Halbert wa
at one time conductor on the Cen
trail Vermont Railway and has gooC
many friends in this vicinity.
T. j. Deavitt has received notifica
tion of increase in the following pen
sions: Joseph Hutchinson of Water
bury, from s. to $40 month Edward
Sweet of Waitsfeld, from So to $40
George o. Boyce of this city, from ST.
to $17, with back pay amounting tt
$500; Lyman Fifield Of Williamstown
soldier in the late Spanish war, ha
been granted pension of Sc month.
City Sheriff Docherty stumbled owe
a man lying in the street near Nichol
as manor on Friday evening. He CAV
him an opportunity to seek some
other bed and off he went but sooI
came back and camped down in thu
same spot. The sheriff then took hin
to Jail. Saturday morning in city cour
he gave his name as James Ryan o
Randolph, pleaded guilty to intoxica
ton and paid the usual $12.79.
Deputy George W. Allen of New
Hampshire and Chief Ranger j. H
Campbell with several members of tn
l. o. F., were in Barre Thursda
evening to organize the new siste
lodge in that city. The court was OF
ganized with over fifty charter mem
pers The chief officers elected wer
Mrs. Alice Baird, @. r. -; Mrs Zen
Raymond. P. O. r, Mrs. Lizzie Gan
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