The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENING S.

Joseph A. Keough is seriously i'll
with rheumatic fever. He had but
just recovered from the grip.
willard Eagan is slowly recovering
from an appendicitis operation at
Heaton Hospital B. W. Tucker is car
ing for him. .
Fred Gleason is making a rapid re-
covery from his recent attack of the
measles AS yet no complications
have arisen and he hopes to return to
Yale in few days.
That there is scanty supply of
teachers, in this section of the State
at least, is indicated by the advertise
ments for them that appear in the col
umns OF the daily newspapers these
days.
Over seven inches of snow fell on
Tuesday night. considering the fact
that it has melted more or less as soon
as it fell, this last storm is considered
by many the heaviest of the past win
ter.
On Friday night the bar and fixtures
in e. S. MeiRs' saloon on Main street
were transferred to the saloon opened
by S. Mussucco. ON Main street also,
which will be run as first class sa-
loon white that OF Meigs will be sec
ond class.
Mrs. Charles Moorcroft of Barre,
while going to visit at the home of
l.. S. Norris on Sunday night, fell
down hatchway. AS a result two
ribs were broken and she was other.
wise bruised. DR.. Whitaker was
called and attended to her injuries.
Quite little interest is being mani
fetsed in Montpelier over the scheme
advocated in Country Life In Amer
lea" of providing houses for the birds.
By varying the arrangement and
style of the houses it is possible to at
tract either house wrens or bluebirds
at will. Last year several people put
up houses and this year more are be-
luB uuil1. Lhoh, ooo, e1AaW, nolIhBo
and bits of wool are being put out as
material for nest building The plan
is becoming quite generally popular.
Harlow NJ Smith announced on Sat-
urday evening that he will go out Of
the picture and picture framing busi-
ness as soon as he can dispose of his
stock. Mr. Smith was employed for
many years, at his trade of printer, in
this city. Five years ago he started
the printing plant that is now owned
and operated by Dean W. Edison.
About a year and half ago Mr.
Smith, after selling out his printing
plant, went into the picture and pic
ture framing business in room in the
opera house building. Mr.. Smith will
return to his old trade.
On Sunday morning, when William
Stratton went to the barn to harness
his horse he found rats in the horse
barn. So many rats had moved in that
he called his father, W. O. Stratton,
out to see the sight. A small army
of the rodents was lowering around
the horse stall and playing along the
floor of the barn. Evidently there
were two litters, with their pa.
rents" rs the animals ranged in size
from about three inches, along up tC
full grown. A trap baited with cheese
was put on the floor Two lots of five
rats were caught, then one of seven
one of thirteen, and lastly one were
caught.
simplicity, we're held Wednesday, al
the house, over the earthly remains
of Bertha Arend DeBoer, the youn,
daughter of Hon. and Mrs. Joseph A
DeBoer. Rev. A. N, Lewis, rector o
Christ church officiating. Col. o. d
Clark was in charge and the bearer
were Ray w. Huse, Flovd Hayford
, Frank K. Goss, and Edwarl D. Field
The floral offerings were Temarkal le
, for their delicate Significance as wet
; as their volume. III great lrlfusiou
, there were lilies of the vali-y, yiolets
I carnations. sweet peas, aud roses
, Among the contributors w,r the Off
. cial and clerical forces OF tie Nationa
, Life Insurance Company, friends a
. home and from distance, from Ber
, tha's Sunday school associates and he
little friends testimonials of remem
brance that were many and touching