The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-18
MONTPELIER and VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENIN Us.

h. f. Drenan is moving his family
from Woodbury. into the Dayton Jones
house, on Seminary Hill, that he re-
Gently purchased.
Ausable Chasm is the goal of the
next excursion party, so far an
nounoed from Montpelier August
25 is the date for this trip.
The chart of Lake Mansfield and
the surrounding hills has just been
completed by Lieut.. Robson. This
chart gives the heights Of the various
mountains and hills near the lake and |
it also contains plan of the basin of |
the lake.
John Peck, chief engineer of the fire
department, is contemplating exchsng-
ing the fire whistle recently purchased
for the city, for larger, heavier
whistle. A recent test of the present
whistle showed that blast of one
minutes duration exhausted only five
pounds of steam.
The marriage OF Miss Jennie Morti-
mer and George p. Milne occurred at
the BRIDES home on Elm street in
Barre on Wednesday evening, Rev. W.
A. Kinzie performing the ceremony.
A reception was held after the we'd
ding and Mr.. and Mrs. dime left for
Montreal on short wedding tour.
The marriage of James A. Cannon
of Barre and Miss Katherine Wilson,
daughter of John Wilson, of Worces-
ter, took place on Thursday afternoon
at the BRIDES home, Rev. p. H. Car
penter performing the ceremony.
After short wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs Cannon will reside at n Merch-
ant street in Barre whore the groom is
employed as stone cutter.
Association papers were filed on
Friday at the office of the secretary
of State for society to be known as
1.-THE First Trinitarian Congregations
al Society of Vershire. " The object
of the subscribers is to acquire prop
rty for and maintain worship &C.
cording to the Congregational system
of faith and practice. The papers are
signed by five residents Of Vershire.
The plans for the new fire station
in Barre were accepted by the Barre
city council at the meeting ON We'd
nesday evening. The building will be
of brick, two stories high, with
water tower for draining the hose.
There will be room for eight horses
and quarters for ten firemen. Quar-
ters are reserved on the second floor
for club room. The plans were sub
mitted to the council by City Architect
A., Colburn
The best automobile that has ever
been seen in Montpelier arrived at the
Pavilion on Wednesday evening. The
machine is of French make and cost
$40. 900; it's weight, over 5000 pounds.
party of 'four. Mr.. and Mrs H. W.
Bovine, of New York city, who own
the machine and Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt
Coburn, of Hartford, Conn, are TAX
ing tour in the machine. They
started from New York city and went
crossedSLake Champlain by boat.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company has just issued to it's policy
holders and Others a neat folder on
which to record prophecies regarding
the results of the presidential election
in the various States of the Union.
The folder contains a list of the States
together with the number of electoral
votes of each and the candidate for
which they were cast in the last cleo
ton, Three blank columns are left
in which to record the forecast of the
votes this fall. The last page of the
folder contains list of the names of
the presidents.
Quite large party from Montpelier
went to Lake Mansfield on Friday
to attend the birthday dinner given in
honor of Admiral Clarke's sixty-frs
anniversary Among those who
attended, the following are included [:
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Reed, Mr. and
Mrs W. T. Dewey, Mr.. and Mrs A.
W. GILL, MISS II lOIeuC6 anu OHhIl6b
Ferrin, Mr.. and Mrs. G. 0. Stratton,
L. Bart Cross Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Brock, Mrs W. p. Richardson, Mr..
and Mrs. F. W. Morse, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. O. Blanchard, General and Mrs.
Fitzgerald of California.
Members of Brooks Post No. 10, G.
A. R., left for Boston On Saturday to
attend the national encampment that
will open in that city the first of next
week. A special was attached to the
nine O'Clock train south that mornin 8
to accommodate as many as possible Of
the veterans. This coach was decorat.
ed on the outside with bunting ano
flags. Large banners of red, white
and blue, bearing the name of the Pos
in large letters, were hung from eth