The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

", IL. Pla1sted and wife are taking
carriage drive through the northern
part of the State.
Rev. j. Harry Holden of Meriden,
Conn.,, will supply the pulpit at the
Church of the Messiah next Sunday.
Kimber Thomas. who is employed
in the Besse clothing store in Man.
chester, N. H., is visiting his brother,
Capt. f. b. Thomas
e. G. Ham, who has recently re-
signed the principalship of the Mont
pelier high school, will be principal
of the Randolph high school the com.
ing year.
County Clerk M. E. Smile returned
on Saturday night from Massachusetts,
where he has been taking two
weeks vacation.
An informal dance was held in Ell
more's hall on Monday evening at
which fifteen couples were in attend
ance. Most of those who attended
are members of the Would Be" dane.
ing class.
Mrs. O. H. Moore, treasurer of the
ladies auxiliary of the Y. M. @. A.,
finds that during the year just closing,
this depa1 tment of the organization
has been very successful, having for
the year raised 1878.
William J. hayward, a rising young
architect of New York city, was
here Tuesday on his way to Burling-
ton to attend the centennial exercises
of the University of Vermont, of
which institution he is a graduate.
P. O. Dodge, who has been doing
reportorial work on the Argus for
several weeks past, both in this city
ana surrounding towns, closed his en-
gagement on Saturday. He will this
week open printing office in Morris.
Vile.
Mrs. G. n. Hunt and Misses Bernice
and Claribel are attending the gradua.
ting exercises at U. V. M. Their
son and brother, Earle, is member
of the graduating class from the
medical school. Miss Claribel will
60 to Middlebury after leaving Bur-
lington for a two weeks visit.
The following list of uncalled for
letters was posted on Monday at the
post office: Mrs. E. W. Holon, Mrs.
10. Jangraw, M. S. Stewart, W. B.
Proctor, J. B. Sawyer. Mrs. vene
Morse, B. H. Kagwin, Carrie Il. Cor
don, O. N. Hadyen, Mrs. Henry Web
ster, Mrs. o. P. Farnsworth, Mrs.
Pearl Slack, Mrs. W. Dalton, Mrs.
E. s. Miller.
The new building containing saies-
room and work room for Emslie 81
Broadfoot is now completed and the
firm occupied it ON Saturday. The
sales room is finished in hard pine and
is large and we'll lighted. 1t makes
one of the best florists stores in the
State. Back of the store is an ample
work room where all the dirty work
can be done. The firm intends to add
modern florists refrigerator to its
equipment in the near future. The
floor of the old Office building is being
torn up. A cellar will be dug and
boiler put in.
Charles Robinson and wife of this
city and Mrs. H. O. Cutting of Plain
field had narrow escape from drown.
ing at Groton pond yesterday. They
were out in sail boat aud as they
tackled the boom hit Mrs. Robinson
throwing hey out of the boat. AS she
fell she caught the sail and capsized
the boat throwing the rest of the
party into the water. Mr.. Robinson
was good swimmer and with the
boat for help was able to hold the la
dies mp until j. w. Oaustic and Will
Berry of this city, who were out IN a
row boat, were able to get to them
and help them ashore. With the ex-
ception OF getting badly frightened
the members of the party are all right.