The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-10
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY

Cabot.
The law office of r M Harvey,
e. M. Harvey and j. N. Harvey has
been moved from the Lawrence block
into No. II Union block.
J G. Brown won the weekly tourna
ment at the Country Club on Saturday
afternoon Col. Brown. and Miss
Rose Lucia are tied for first place in
the weekly matches Of the season,
each having score of six. The de-
Gliding match will be played between
the two next Saturday. This match
will close the weekly tournaments for
the season.
Hon. /. @. and Miss Lucie A. Calef,
d. Il. and Mrs. O. e. Stanley, Of
Washington, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. b.
Allen of Barre, passed through the
city on Tuesday on the way to Provi-
dence to attend the wedding on We'd
nesday evening of Charles r. Allen,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, and
Miss Mabel Cslef, niece of Mr.. and
Miss Oalet.
The total enrolment in the public
schools for the month ending October
% was 1878, divided among the de-
partments as follows: kindergarten
"A, primary 3l4, intermediate 1894,
! high school 116. The average daily
attendance for these departments res
pectively was 35.1, 1882, 1851, 1917.
The total average daily attendance in
all the departments was 1884.
Michael j. Henry died at his home
on the Northfield road on Tuesday
evening, of consumption, after an ILL
ness of nearly three years. The
deceased was fortv-five years old. A
widow and three children are among
his living relatives. The funeral
services will be held in st. Angus
tine S church on Thursday morning at
o clock.
The following letters are waiting
to be claimed at the post office :
Gents Comrade Carlos S. Bingham,
Rep. S. B, BIodgett, Oomrade Albert
Darling, DR.. Duncan, Thomas Emery,
B. B. Hardwick, 0. S. Harris, d.
Antonio Labin. Hon. E. H Porter,
| Rufus Romine, G. H. Stowell, Will
liam H. Sullivan; Ladies-Mrs. May
Foster, Mrs. Sam G. Moore and Mrs.
M. Sleeper.
Mrs Georgia Vail, of Randolph,
gave the congregation of the Church
of the Messiah on Sunday the pleasure
of hearing her rich contralto voice in
solo. Mrs. Vail is the youngest
member of the famous Shepard family
of musicians whose concerts were so
popular few years ago On Sunday
afternoon she sang several solos in the
reception room at Montpelier Semin-
airy before the ladies and faculty of
the school.
Miss Ethel Whitcomb, accompanied
by her brother, Ler physician and
nurse, arrived home from Bever-
ly Mass, on Tuesday evening She
stood the journey much better than
her friends and the doctor dared even
to hope, although she is somewhat
tired this morning. Her family and
physician are abundantly satisfied
under the circumstances, with her
condition. Miss Whitcomb's many
friends wish for her speedy and
sure gain in health and strength.
A public meeting in the interests
of forestry will be held in Representa-
tives hall on Thursday evening. No
vember 10. An address will be made
by DR.. B. E. Fernow of Ithaca, N
Y, formerly chief of the United
States bureau of forestry. Other
speakers will also address the meet.
ing, Ernest Hitchcock, secretary of
the forestry association of Vermont,
and George Aitken, secretary of the
State board of agriculture, will be
present.
The new wooden awning at the
Junction station of the Central Yer
mont Railway is nearly mpleted
1t is 104 feet long and affords ample
protection to part of the passenger
at that station. A novel telephone
instrument has been placed in the
telegraph Office at the station. The
instrument is connected with the tel.
egraph wire running to st. Adams,
making it possible to communicate
with the main offices of the railroad
both by telephone and telegraph over
the same wire and at the same time.
V. o Merwi of Stroudsburg,
Penn, has been in this city and Viii
Jamestown making arrangements foI
the cutting and shipping of Christmas
trees For the past thirty years Mr..
Merwin has been shipping the trees
from Maine and Vermont to New
York. Philadelphia, Buffalo and
other large cities of the East. He
considers the Vermont trees the best
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