The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

At the meeting of the East Mont
pelier Lodge, /. o. G.. T., to be held
on Friday evening the officers will be
installed.
At the meeting of Capital Grange.
held on Tuesday evening, a degree
was conferred on three candidates.
Refreshments were served after the
work and good time enjoyed.
Mrs. Kate Terrill scored great
success in her recent readings at God
dard Seminary. Her work is highly
spoken Of, because Of it's artistic mer.
it. The readings were enthusiastical-
| ly received.
Mrs. Joseph Viau, who has been
visiting her husband, in Boston, re-
turned to Montpelier on Monday even
ing. She reports pleasant trip and
that Mr.. Viau is nicely situated in
the suburbs. He is enjoying his W ork
greatly.
Miss Lula F. Burnham left on
Monday for Pittsfeld N. H. She viii
assist at musical entertainments in
that town and Suncook after which
she will go to Boston for few days
accompanied by her brother and sis
ter, f. H. Benedict and Miss Geneva
Burnham.
The Goddard Seminary base ball
team defeated the st. Albans high
school team in st. Albans on Monday
afternoon by score of to 3. Seaver
pitched his first game for Goddard
and covered himself with glory strik-
ing out ten men.
Mrs. E. H. Deavitt returned last
evening via Boston, from her stay of
sevral months at Hot Springs, Ark,
Mrs Deavitt's friends are pleased to
greet her again and, better, to see her
in the possession of good health.
Mr.. Deavitt met his wife in Boston.
Mrs. E. A. Mutt entertained party
of young people, at whist, at the
| Riverside" on Tuesday evening.
Miss Start of Bakersfield, daughter OF
Judge H. r. Start, was the guest Of
honor. Refreshments were served
and pleasant social evening enjoyed.
Farmers report that the fruit trees
in this section of the State have not
been as full of blossoms for years as
they are now. The grass crop prom
ises big returns and all the other crops
are unusually we'll advanced for this
time of year. The prospect for the
farmers is of the brightest hue, unless
an untimely frost nips the crops.
The date for the preliminary city
caucus of Republicans for the election
of nine delegates and nine alternates
to the State convention to be held in
Montpelier June 80, also for the cleo
tion of nine delegates and nine alter
mates to the lst district convention
held the day before, has been set for
May 81 in the armory hall.
On Tuesday the Montpelier Cream
cry made 1, ,916 pounds of butter. Dur
ing the week ending with last Sunday
the creamery turned out s. 500 pounds
These two amounts are way ahead of
the previous record. The price of but.
ter fat for the month of April and for
the first half of May was 221s cents
per pound.
The base ball game between Nor
wich University and team from
Harvard College, that was to have
been played on the Seminary campus
on Saturday, will be played in North
field. The necessary sum to defray
the expenses of the game has been
raised by citizens. The Northfield
people did not like the idea of having
this game played out of town.
Horace M. Farnham will return
from the west ON the midnight train.
He purchased two car loads of horses,
one at Lancaster, Mo-, and the other
at Chicago. There are forty five
horses in all of many descriptions,
being one of the largest shipments al
one time into the city for long
time. The horses will arrive so that
they can be seen at Mr.. Farnham's
barn on Monday.
The United States civil service com.
mission announces an examination OIL
June 1928. '04. to secure eligiblei
from which to make certihcation to
fill existing vacancies and vacancies as
they may occur, in the position OF
teacher in the Philippine service
The salary of this position ranges from
5000 to 81, 200 year and will be baset
upon the experience and the relativ,
standing in the examination.
Fred Bruce, orcanizer of the Gran
ite Cutters Union in Barre, was ar
ested on Tuesday night for knocking
down Walter Emerson in the too
sharpeners' hall ON Tuesday evening
The trouble is supposed to have arisel