The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-23

Hon. and Mrs j. A. DeBoer went
to Boston ON Wednesday for few
days stay.
A. G. Eaton of the First National
Bank left on Tuesday night for New
York city, for short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Wilson
and children of Chicago are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. @. L. Smith, Mrs Will
sons parents.
Misses Esther, Lavone and Lutte
skinner, daughters of d. H. Skinner
of Waitsfield returned home on We'd
nesday, after brief visit at the
home OF j. G.. Brown.
The bell of ST. Augustine's church
was tolled for half hour on Monday
afternoon, when the news of Pope
Leo's death was received by the Rev.
FIR. w. j. O'Sullivan.
William P. Richardson of this city
and Mrs Mary j, johnson were mar
ried on Saturday morning at o'clock
at the residence of Mr.. Gay on
Berlin street, by Rev. j. A. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Wilson
and children of Chicago arrived on
Monday and are visiting at the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs, O. L.
Smith, Barre street, for few weeks.
Miss Florence Cashen has been en-
gagged as organist Of st. Augustine > s
church to take the place of Mrs. L, J.
Callahan, resigned. Miss Cashen
officiated at the organ on Sunday for
the first time.
The marriage of George @. Pratt
and Miss Perry of Boston Will occur
at the latter's home, August B. Mr..
Pratt was formerly resident of Mont
pelier and was employed in the
bakery of c. II. Gross & Son for
several years.
Letters are advertised at Montpelier
post-office this week as follows: Miss
Nellie A, Breeze, Miss Marguerite
Cannon, Miss Mary Hunt, Miss Sarah
Orourk, Mrs. Lettie A. Virgins, Mrs.
j. r. Whitehill, E. Bush, w. A. Coop
er, Willie Lemeround, O. d. Varls
Miss Edith Forrest of Northamp-
tion. former preceptress at the Semin-
airy, is visiqipg Mrs. Frank Sherburne
for few days. From here she will
20 to Lancaster for a months outing
before returning to her duties as
preceptress in girls private school
in Northampton, Mass,
A public hearing will be held at
the meeting of the board of aldermen
in Barre on Tuesday, July 2S, in re.
gard to the application by the Orange
Couny Telephone Company for per-
mission to establish central office in
that city and to set poles and string
wires ON certain streets within the city
limits.
The outlook for good football
team at the Seminary this fall is very
encouraging. Seven men who played
on the team last year are expected
back and there are several new
students who will make good players,
under the efficient coaching of Captain
Hamilton, who will coach the team
throughout the month of Septembe
Many of the granite manufacturers
of this city and Barre will leave by
special train, consisting of two coach
es and seepers, ON Thursday night for
Quincy, Mass. The train will leave
Barre at 8 80 p. m. About one hun
dred are expected to take the trip,
eighty-five from Barre and fifteen
from Montpelier. They will visit in
Quincy, Providence and Boston, re-
turning by special train from the
latter city ON Sunday night.
The funeral of Mrs. George A.
Spear, who died at her home in East
Montpelier, Saturday morning, at ten
o'clock, was held on Monday at
two O'Clock from her late home, Rev.
j. Edward Wright officiating. Burial
was in the Cutler cemetery. The
deceased was fifty-four years of age
and died from the effects of cancer
in the stomach. She is survived by
a husband, George A., who is engaged
in the mill business in this city
Two sons, Harley and Martin, and ont
daughter, Mrs. Arthur M. Stratton.
The circus management, in its var
ious departments, is in the hands o
as bright and competent and gentle
manly a set of men as is engaged il
any other business. Naturally tn
newspapers come in contact with tn
officials charged with the work of ad
vertising In the person of Mr.. Georg
Bowles, the press agent, the newspa
per folk found an exceedingly court
eous and obliging gentleman who
while vigilantly protecting the inter
ests of his employers, recognized th