The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENING

John I'll. Senter is III waterbury
today on business.
Miss Emma Henry has returned to
Sherbrooke, p. O., after spending her
vacation at her home in this city
Ellery G. Markham and Miss Winnie
M. Rumney, both of Middlesex, were
united in marriage Dec. 3d. by Rev.
j. W. Burgin of Hardwick.
The Montpelier Savings Bank and
Trust Co. have transferred to Joel
Foster lot of land on East Liberty
street, for consideration of 81, 200.
The chancery case Of Demerritt VS..
Parker on trial yesterday in Water
bury was not concluded, and was con-
tinued for further hearing on notice
from special master, John W. Gordon.
Prior to leaving for California next
week, to spend the remainder of the
winter, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Moss have
been entertaining their friends in a
series of dinner parties.
The plate glass to cover the portrait
of Admiral Clark in the State House
has arrived and Sergeant-at-A Arms j.
W. Brock will have the picture hung
at once by the door of the treasurer S
office.
A carload of hard coal consigned to
H. A. Dubuc was shipped from the
mines on Friday last. Mr.. Dubuc has
received word that the coal has been
stolen on the route and that there is
no hope of his receiving this much
needed shipment.
The recently elected officers of the
Eastern Star Chapter were installed
on Thurdsay evening by d. d. G. NJ
Mrs. @. n Benedict of Barre, assist
ed by d. d. c. p Lucius Webb of
Randolph and Grand Marshal f. e.
Durham of Barre. A banquet was
served after the work
Invitations have been received for
the marriage of Miss Harriet Griswold
of jeff lrsonville and George A. Lep-
per of st. Adams which is to occur in
the church at Jacksonville, January
20. Miss Griswold is sister of Mrs.
S. S. Ballard and is we'll known in
this city Mrs. Ballard and Edward
went to Jeffersonville this afternoon.
The following officers were IN
stalled in the lodge of Modern Wood
men Friday night by past Venerable
Consul F. A Sherburne: W. A.
Pattee, venerable consul: F. r. Ryle,
worthy adviser f. G. Jarry, clerk j.
f. Goodenough, escort; j. f. Clark,
banker; Arthur Allen, watchman; E.
E. Pattee, sentry R. j. DeColalnes,
chief forester; T. E. Callahan, A.
Bascom, managers.
DR.. Charles Newcomb has opened
an office for the practice Of his profess
sion in Union block, in the room form
erly occupied by DR.. Hardness. The
rooms have been newly finished and
furnished and are now among the best
appointed in the city. The doctor is
a graduate of the University of YER
mont, class of 1880, and has been in
constant practice since that date, there
fore is one of the oldest physicians in
experience in the city.
Although it has not been officially
announced change has occurred re-
Gently in the management, department
of the Central Vermont railroad. Sup
erintendent Soule, who has been
superintendent from st. Johns, Que
bee, to New London, Conn, is now
superintendent only from St. Johns
to White River Junction, the road
from White River Junction to New
London being in charge of Assistant
Superintendent Nash.
At recent meeting of Societe st.
Jean Baptiste the following officers
were installed: President, Louis
Giroux; first vice president, F. Lee
may; second vice president, Guillaume
Leville; secretary, Toussaint Menard !;
corresponding secretary, E. M. Me-
nard; treasurer, Serephine Neveux !;
collector, Napoleon Dancause; chief
Com, Alphonse Hamel; assistant
Com, Joseph Lemay. visiting COM
mittee., E. Beaudette, Joseph Poulin,
Leon Quarille; investigation commit
tee, j. B. Doucette, Alexander Her.
bert, Celestin Anger ;auditing commit
tee, Jospeh Menard, E. Leblanc and
E. M. Menard.