The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Will Goodwin OF Chelsea arrived
in town on Wed nesday. He will work
Tor Will jackson, contractor Mr..
Goodwin was formerly employed as
assistant jsnitor by the National Life
Insurance 90.
william Davidson of RyeRate, who
was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and
convicted of intoxication, was released
from Jail on Thursday by the pay
ment of $l3.79 by Deputy Sheriff Nc
Allister of that town.
At the meeting of Aldemar Com
mandery of Masons held in Barre on
Thursday evening n thirty-two degree
Masonic charm was presented to DR..
K. b. Whitaker in appreciation of his
two wears faithful service as eminent
commander of the Barre oommandery.
Rev. r. W. Wallace whu is supply
ing the pulpit at Bethany church dur
ing the PASTORS absence is collecting
data and cuts for an article on the
qusrrying and stone industries of Yer
mont. This article will appear in the
Journal of Education, published in
Boston, and will include the slate
granite and marble businesses.
The honors at the Seminary have
been given out rs follows: First
honor, Arthur Wentworth Hewitt,
Berlin; second honor, Nina Aletha
Battles, Randolph; Laura Cornell
Page, Jacksonville; Grace Agnes
Pike, Brattleboro; Bertram Malcolm
Mcbride, Brownsville; George AL
bert McIver, Graniteville; Clayton
Ebert Royce, Brownsville; Ralph
Orville Virgins, Montpelier The
class numbers thirty three
1t is possible that st. Adams will
be visited by Forepaughs circus this
season. Arrangements are not yet
completed put the following dates are
under consideration for Vermont:
New UorG, Aug. 1 St. Adams, Aug. 2;
Burlington. Aug. 3, Montpelier, Aug.
A White River Junction, Aug 5; Bel
lows Falls, Aug. g. Dates thus far
announced for the Walter L. Main cir
Gus in Vermont are as follows Bur.
lington, June III Montpelier June,
10; Cambridge Junction, June IA; St.
Adams, June 10. Huntington News.
1t is understood that the school
commissioners have decided on one in
novation for the schools of this city
during the coming year. 1t is said
there is to be a sub master in the
schools who will be second in rank
to the principal of the high school,
The sub master will have as portion
of his duties instruction III manual
training. This will be in addition
to other regular work as a teacher
1t is said thai one or more candidates
for the position have already been
heard from.
The storm of Wednesday afternoon,
the first thunder storm of the season,
caused havoc among the trees in the
city. Limbs varying in size decorated
large majority of the lawns in the
city. In the Jail yard, at the Lane
shops, at the corner OF Looms ana
Liberty street, near the Seminary
transfer aud in other parts of the city
whole trees and tops of trees were
blown down. No accidents have been
reported from the falling timber. This,
in view of the fact of the size and
number of the branches that FELL is
quite remarkable.
The annual meeting of che W. Ce
r. U. of Washington county will b
held in the Church of the Messiah on
Tuesday and Wednesday next The
program includes five sessions. these
sessions consist OF conferences, papers
and addresses on the work OF the differ
emit department. of the association. A
long list Of speakers from among the
ladies prominent in the county will
address the gathering. On Tuesday
vening Miss Alice Moore State lee