The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07

j. Roberts printing Office at Barre
and moved to that city today.
The engagement of Miss Mabel
Goldieth Ingalls, and William, Henry
Wescott of this city is announced.
Miss Annie Peterson and John
Westburg, both of this city were
united in marriage at O clock >on
Monday evening by Rev. T. H. Nit
chell of Barre, at his home on Sum-
mer street. Mr. and Mrs. Westburg
will reside in Montpelier.
Homer L. Skeels of Swanton. we'll
known in this city as executive clerk
during Gov. Stickney term, and dur
ing the past session as assistant secre-
tary of the Senate, has been taken in
to the law firm of Stickney & Sargent
at Ludlow. He read law with Mr..
Stickney.
st. Michael's S school opened on
Monday for the winter term with the
regular corps of teachers in charge
and the usual attendance. The school
in fairly we'll supplied with fuel and
no trouble in heating the building
is anticipated unless severe cold
weather sets in.
Superintendent Stanyan of the NJ.
G. W. road said Monday that no
overtures looking to an increased su-
burban service because of the strike
had been made to him. He said travel
on the road was increased somewhat
on Monday but he thought there
would be no occasion for an increased
service
Evidences of better condition gen
eraly in the fuel situation are reported
from all sides and although there is
still shortage, conditions have i'm
proved greatly in the past two weeks.
Principal Davenport has succeeded in
getting a fair supply of soft coal and
is daily expecting another carload, so
the fears that Montpelier Seminary
would be destitute of fuel are greatly
relieved.
In connection with the present coal
famine an interesting incident has
come to light in Barre says the Times.
B. B. Cook of North Seminary street,
who generally lays in bountiful
winters supply each year, failed to
get it this past summer and this win
ter is burning what has accumulated
in past years. In this is some coal
that he bought in 1864 at Montpelier
and drew to Barre with oxen that
winter. Mr.. Cook says it burns nearly
as well as the. new. 1t has been at
the bottom of the bin and covered up
all this time.
The young ladies of the Seminary
are takingS deep interest in basket
ball this winter and twelve are in con-
slant practise with Professor Ham
ilton as coach. From this number five
will be selected for the regular team,
There are very few ladies basket ball
teams in this vicinity, so it will be
impossible to arrange many games,
but later in the season the Goddard
girls and doubtless the M. H. S. girls
will be met. The girls have procured
new uniforms of blue with white
trimmings and will appear in them
for the first time today.
H. G. Scott of Chicago is the guest
of Mrs. j. W. Ellis.
Jack Rogers has returned from a
few days stay in Montreal.
William Osborne left on Monday
for Boston where he has secured a
position.
The week of prayer is being observed
at Trinity church by special meetings
this week.
Dry sixteen inch wood was quoted
at 50 and green four foot wood at So. 5(
a cord on Haymarket square this morn.
ing.
Saturday and purchased the entire
lot. They were shipped to London
/ dhNH biO bNbtllSu lOl bliO L al 10
market,
Israel Schwartz has been large
/ buyer of furs this season and he has
just sold 81, 100 lot to the New Yorl
/ agent of a London house.
f. e. Smithson has finished work a
the Lane Manufacturing Company
shops and with his wife has gone t.
Lebanon, N. H., to work.
The Montpelier creamery made |
shipment of butter to Charlestown
South Carolina, Monday. This is tn,
first were shipped to that place.
William Osborne, who has been EN-
ployed in the Flanders q Pierce stor
Tor several years, has gone to Bostol
where he has position of inside sales
man with wholesale harness house.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Whitcomb o
Beverly, Mass, who have been visit
ing friends in this city, will leave Sat
urday for a few days in st. Albanl
and Enosburg before returning home
Prof. II. A. Hinman, who resigne
a professorship at the Seminary dun
ing the fall term to accept a simila
| r,oictinu !. at Cornwall |. he Hudsnt