The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


DENY by score of IL to A.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B Bigelow will
move soon to Massachusetts, and Mr..
Bigelow will go into the wholesale
creamery business at Watertown, just
out of Boston.
The following new subscribers have
been connected recently to the Worces.
ter farmers line: J. e. Hancock,
1915; H B. Hancock, 327-22; d. j.
K. Hunt, 327-31; Putnam's upper
mill, 1874.
The final papers have Deen passed
through the efforts of the Wheelock
agency, conveying to Mrs. h. f.
Drenan of Woodbury. the Dayton Jones
house at the corner of East State and
West streets. Consideration, So, 600
The funeral services over the late
Winona Wheelook were held in Trini-
ty church on Sunday afternoon at one
ciated, giving brief but impressive
and eminently fitting discourse.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Farwell are ex-
pected to return from their trip in the
west the last Of this week. They
left on February and have spent
large part of the time in Southern
California visiting at San Francisco,
Denver, Kansas City, st. Louis and
Chicago.
Among the speakers who will be
present at the annual reunion of the
Washington County Veterans Associ-
alton, to be held in Dewey Park on
June % and 90 are the following:
Gen. o. o. Howard of Burlington,
Mr.. Eldridge of Randolph, department
commander, O. H. Joyce OF Rutland
and John W. Ourrier of North Troy.
A set of three circulars has been sent
to the State schools from the Office
of the State superintendent. The
first circular has to do with the exam
ination and certification of teachers,
the second gives an outline course in
nature study, the third is an appeal
tect and preserve the native plants in
the State
The East Montpelier lodge, I. o.
G. T., elected officers at it's recent
regular meeting, as follows: O. T.,
Mrs. A. S. Foster; " T, Miss Lena
CLARK; p, G. T., Harry Daniels; |;
chaplain, Mrs. W. M. CLARK; secre-
tary, Miss Julia A. Foster; marshall,
William Foster; deputy marshall,
Miss Ella Dudley; o. G., Mr.. Rob.
bins; l. g., A. W. Wheeler.
Kemp Flint, who is acting as secre-
tary in arranging the meeting OF Nor.
wich University alumni that will be
held at the Pavilion on Friday even
ing, May 90, has received large
number of favorable responses to tho
ganization will be formed looking to
a closer relation between the alumni
of the school in this State. A BAN
quet will follow the meeting.
In the first game of base ball be-
tween the old rivals, Montpelier
Seminary and Goddard, on Friday
afternoon the score was 10 to in
favor of Goddard. The return game
will be played on the Seminary camp.
us on May 30. Memorial Day. This
is game looked forward to with
much interest so close has been the
rivalry and it is possible that third
game will have to be played to decide
the contest
The case of State VS.. Mrs Thomas
Gibbons, tried in city court Tuesday
afternoon. resulted in disagreement
of the jury. Mrs. Gibbons was
charged with breach OF the peace on
Saturday evening through calling Mrs.
Mabel Bruce vile and opprobrious
names and using loud and boisterous
language. The jury stood five for ac-
quittal and one for conviction. Mrs.
Gibbons was allowed to go on her ow n
recognizanoe and the case was held
open. Benjamin Gates prescott d
and John Wing and Stanley o Wilson
defended.
The board of listers, in compliance
with the law, filed the personal alb
stract and real estate book with the
city clerk on Saturday. The total list
contains g. no, gain of more than
100 over 1908 Indications point to a
handsome increase in the grand list.
The total amounts cannot be given
until the books are filed on May 80
The taxes OF Is f. Ffield. o M
Fisher, Mrs, II W. Pedfeld, Mrs,
Eva J. Simpson, Mrs. Adelaide Web
ster, and James r. Young, admins
traitor OF Elkins Perkins estate, were
doubled
W. W. Husband made short visit
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