The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-25
MONTPELIER and VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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ballot by vote of 90 to AZ.
At the Democralc caucus in Barre
town on Friday evening DR.. E. H.
Bailey was unanimously nominated for
Representative, J. b. Fitzpatrick, the
other candidate, withdrawing his
name.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Drury and
daughter, who have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. l. Drury, left for
their home in Galesburg ILL.,, on We'd
nesday afternoon. They go by way of
Boston and Connecticut and will ar
rive in Galesburg about September 1.
The prohibitionists of Barre nomi-
mated e. M. Tayntor for Representa-
tive at the adjourned caucus held on
Friday evening. There were no other
names presented as Fred Perrin, who
was the leading candidate at the pre-
vious caucus, withdrew his name.
OF Mr.. DeBoer's address at st. AL
bans the Messengers report says:
"Mr. DeBoer's speech was one Of bis
characteristic mastery arg uments, de-
void of frills and nonsense, that set
the thoughtful man thinking, confirm
the wavering in the party faith and
MAKE converts of many minds to
whom logic and reason appeal.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Tidball of
Crete, Neb., parents of Mrs. Lucius
+. Reed, and Miss Harriet Tidball,
sister, are in the city, visitors of Rev.
and Mrs. Reed. Mr.. Tidball is
banker at Crete The party is having
it's first sight and gaining its first
impressions Of the green hills of Yer
mont.
@. H. Gilfllan and j. A. Oliver
have become partners in the brokerage
business and hereafter the firm name
will be O. II. Gilfillan d Co. Their
treatment Of custome IS has been com.
mended in respect of the failing of
Floyd, Crawford q Company. Messrs.
Oliver and Gillian have paid off per-
sonally 60 per cent of this company
obligations This maRnanimous policy
will probably,prove good investment
Miss Bertha May Isham of Stowe
and Oscar Bradford Wood of Georgia
were married on Wednesday at the
home of the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
Frances ID. lsham, i'll Stowe. Miss
Isham is former music pupil at
Montpelier Seminary and has many
friends here, who give her their best
wishes. She is also the sister of Miss
Lila Isham, who was for so many
years the successful teacher of stenog-
raphy and typewriting at the Sem
mary.
Some discussion has arisen over the
naming of the new Barre school build
ing on Elm street. The school COM
missioners named it tue Mathewson
school in honor Of o. d. Matthewson,
present principal of the Spaulding
high school. Some of the citizens OBJ
jected to naming it in that way and
special city council meeting was called
on Wednesday evening for the discus
sion of the subject, After consider
able discussion pro and con, the meet
ing adjourned and the name will re-
main Mathewson.
Hiram S. Sparrow Of East Montpe-
lier, who was nominated on the fusion
ticket for Senator i'll the place Of G..
E. Moody of Waterbury who refused
to have his name used in that capa-
city has resigned as member of the
county kepu blioan committee. A
meeting Of the county committee was
held on Wednesday at which all were
present with the exception of Ear.
Hathaway Of Moretown. Charles O.
Mcknight of East Montpelier was
chosen 10 take Mr.. Sparrow's place
on the committee.
George W. White, aged sc wears,
died at his home in Middlesex on
Thursday of heart trouble. He has
been in poor health for the past six
months and has been confined to his
bed for seven weeks. He leaves an
only daughter, Mrs. Della Murray OF
Middlesex, and two brothers, l.. j. of
Waterbury and L. S. of st. Adams.
The funeral was held on Sunday
morning at 8 O'Clock at the Union
church in Middlesex. Rev. ]. Edward
Wright officiating Burial was in
Stowe. Mr.. White had large circle
of friends in Middlesex, Waterbury and
Stowe, who will mourn his loss.
The jurymen of the March term OF
court, 1901, will meet at Montpelier
on August 27 and with lunches will
take the car to Benjamin Falls for q
picnic. In the afternoon ball game
will be played between the Iuter-Oity
and Rutland teams to which all may
go if they so desire. The following ap
pears in the invitation: "Be sure anc
come; leave your wife and your poll
tics at home Bring your lunch, youl
good feeling and good big grin OF