The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11

tended the concert and dance in Sod
ON on Saturday evening. Four horse
and single teams conveyed the pleas
ure seekers who helped to swell the
attendance to eighty three couples.
Dancing was from to ~ o. clock after
which refreshments were served. Dur
ing the supper graphaphone fur
nished music. Orman's orchestra fur
nished music for the dancing. A
grand good time" is the verdict re-
turned
On Monday evening George Lackey,
the deputy sheriff, lost horse and
horse blanket. The former he found
after a little while, bus the latter is
among the missing still. His horse
was put up at Putney's stable and
when they went to hitch it up it got
away from the men and stat ted on it's
homeward way. Efforts to stop the
horse were fruitless until it had
reached the Jim Finn place up the
Branch road. There it was stopped
and was found to be none the worse
for it's run.
A meeting of the Connecticut Val
ley Teachers Association and State
Teachers Institute will be held in
Windsor, on Friday and Saturday.
Wal6er E. Ranger will address the
meeting ON Friday afternoon on the
subject Interest VS.. Tradition in
School Education. - On Friday sve-
ming Hon. Joseph A. DeBoer will
deliver an address. Among the other
speakers will be Principal j. L Alger
of johnson and @. H. Morrill, of
Randolph, H. Dressed, Jr, of Spring
field, Rev. E. N. Goddard, of Wind
sor.
The funeral of Simon II avey was
held from st. Augustine's church on
Monday at 8 O'Clock The deceased
was born twenty-one years ago. Jan
uary 81. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Heavey at whose home
on Main street he died The deceased
had been i'll for over one year, the
final cause of death heing rheumatism
of the heart He had worked in vari-
Gus places in town. About year
ago che returned home and has since
that time failed steadily Interment
was in the Catholic cemetery here in
Montpelier.
A large audience gathered in vii.
lag hall, East Montpelier. ON Monday
evening, to hear lecture by Col. j.
II. Brigham, assistant secretary of
agriculture, of the City RI Washing
ton. But the train from Burlington
was two and one half hours late and
as a result neither the principal
speaker of the evening nor Hon. @. J.
Bell, who was to preside at the
meeting. reached the hall. The COM
mlttee having the meeting in charge
had anticipated the possibility of some
such accident and had made provis-
ions accordingly. Hence, the people
were not altogether disappointed.
Wallace Clark with his graphophone,
DuuiCy az pihHO. huu IlhIIy
Dudley with his violin furnished an
enjoyable program.
Knights of Columbus hall con.
tanned merry party on Monday
evening. The occasion WAS the leap
yea- dance of the '399" club. The
members Of the club, to the humber of
thirty couples, were present. A very
satisfactory dance order had been ar
ranged and the delightful music rem
dered by Wilders Orchestra made
danciug unusually pleasurahle Very
few wall flowers" bloo,aed in the
hall last evening. Dancing was the
business and pleasure of the evening.
During the intermission the hunger
and fatigue incident to such exercise
were relieved by Bascomb Brothers.
who served refreshments of salads,
sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice.
cream. The affair was enjoyable in
all respects and the club votes iv sue
cess.