The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-08
Montpelier and Vinicity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

OF stephen IL. Oolby to Jonn Chimney.
Senator w. P. Dillingham; left Mon
day night for BROOKLYN, N. Y, to at
tend the funeral of Col. Robert j.
Kimball.
A service of vespers and benediotion
will be held at st. Augustine's church
at Z 80 O'Clock on Wednesday evenings
during October.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Daisy L., daughter of
Mrs. S. e. Pattee, to Frank Horace
Wedge, October 21.
Mrs. Lucy E. Hathaway has sold,
through Wheelock's real estate agency,
lot at the rear of her property on
Court street to. l.. n Wood.
The Montpelier Seminary foot ball
team leaves Monday for Bakersfield to
play Brigham Academy and wilt play
the st. Johnsbury Academy team
on Tuesday
James NJ. Turner has sold to Amos
P. Hartwel and Ella e. Hartwell the
house and lot on Barre street in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartwell re side. Con-
sideration, 81. 500.
The marriage of l.. Boyson and
Miss Mia Osterlund took place on Sat-
urday evening at 8 O'Clock at No. 16
Downing street, Rev. Mr. Grytzel of
Barre performing the Swedish cere-
mony. They will reside at 16 Down
ing street.
Sheriff G. B. Evans has been los
ing sheep from his pasture in More
town through the ravages of dogs.
Twelve or fourteen have been killed
and he now has the balance Of the
flock, sixty five animals, in his barn
yard there
Miss Lucy Dodge, for some time
night operator in the local telephone
exchange has finished work in that
capacity and is to be married, October
| H. Her place as operator is to be
taken by Miss Bessie Pitkin, formerly
of Plainfeld.
1t has been discovered by the Barre
| city court records that Alexander
Garretto, the man who is charged
with the murder of Eli Corti, has a
former police record having been up
for breach of the peace in connection
with socialist riot few years ago.
Mrs. Mason Paine died at her home
at the Horn of the Moon on Sunday
after long illness with Bright's dis
ease. The funeral was held from
afternoon, Rev. l.. +. Reed officiat-
ing. Burial was in Green Mount
Cemetery.
In city court on Monday judg-
ment was rendered in the case of
Montpelier Savings Bank VS.. John
H. Kelley and E. E. Gee for the
plaintiff to recover $l65 90 including
COSTS The suit is for the amount of
a note signed by the defendants An
appeal was taken by the defendant.
William Kane of Waterbury was
committed TO Jail Saturday for a fail
ure to furnish bail of 81. 200 after be-
ing bound over to county court ON the
charge of forgery. He is charged with
forging the name of Joseph Miner, his
father in law, to an order for grocer
| ot ho,
store. The preliminary hearing was
before Justice George N. Dale.
Charles J. Bell of Walden, master
of the State Grange, is abopt to organ
ize grange in this city. He already
has a charter list of twenty four
names and expects to organize on Fri
day evening if suitable hall can be
secured. Mr.. Bell states that there
are at present eighty-five subordinate
and ten Pomona oranges in the State,
with total membership OF about
5000.
The city council committee consist
ing of Alderman Gutchell, Burgen
and Haley, met with Mrs. Foster and
Messers. A. O. Brown and W. A.
Stowell Tuesday evening to talk over
plans for the erection of the monu-
ment to be erected by the city in
memory OF the late Joel Foster. The
matter of selecting design for the
monuent was talked over but nothing
definite was done.
Senator Dillingham;, has returned to
his home in this city after few days
visit to Washington during which he
spent an hour with President Roose'
velt talking over his recent journey
in Alaska. He visited the White
House on business aud at the conclu.
sion of this Mr.. Roosevelt opened the
topic of Alaska and the two went over
the ground as thoroughly as was pos
sible in the time.
The Minister'S Monday Club hat