The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The funeral of DR.. W. f. Lazell
was held on Wednesday at II O'Clock
in Barre, Rev. f. A. Poole officia-
ting The remains were taken to
Plainfeld.
d. d. Whitney, who has been spend
ing the Christmas vacation with his
parents in Brookfield returned to Mid.
dletown today to resume his studies
in Wesleyan University.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. d. Ladd have
moved from Montpelier to Waterbury
to make their home. Mr.. Ladd was
formely a clerk in Kellogg q Je-
rome's store.
While Barre is growing tremen-
dously in some respects there is one
department, in which she has fallen
off. According to records 80 marriage
Licenses have been issued in the past
year while in 1909 the list went as
high as 1876.
Madam Hyde has received intelli.
gence from Seattle, Washington, of
the birth of great grand child in
that city, nine-pound son to Mr..
and Mrs Karl Hsrbaugh. Friends
OF the persons interested send congrat-
| ulations.
Gsrretto, Davis. Celley and Hark.
ness were taken to the States prison
at Windsor, ON Monday. These com.
mitments relieve the Jail of most of
it's convicts. Knapp will be sent to
Rutland soon to serve his sentence for
burglary and Jail breaking.
The remains of Mrs O. L. Currier
arrived in Barre from Brooklyn on
Monday in charge of the daughter,
Mrs. John Connell OF that city. The
funeral was held that afternoon at the
home of her son, r. S. Currier, Rev.
f. A. Poole officiating. The remains
were placed in the tomb at Elmwood
cemetery.
Forty eight diplomas were presented
Saturday evening at the art school in
Barre by Mayor J. Henry Jackson.
DR.. jackson expressed the hope that
sometime the school might be made
part of the public system. Plans are
being made for the exhibition of some
of the drawings at the st. Louis ex-
position.
Thomas Nurney, who has been ill
with pneumonia at the home of his
uncle, Thomas E. Donahue, on Down.
ing street, is able to be about once
more. Mr.. Nerney came to the city
from his home in Waitsfield, one Sat-
urday several weeks before Thanks
giving, on business. He was taken
i'll and has been at his uncle's home
ever since.
AT the adjourned annual meeting
of the Church of the Messiah, held
on Tuesday evening, officers for the
ensuing year were chosen as follows
Moderator, A. O. Blanchard, clerk,
f. B. Thomas; treasurer, j. G..
Brown; auditor, A. J. Sibley; execu-
tive committee, F. b. Thomas, DR..
F. E. Steele, F. A. Rowland, Mrs.
Ella Brown Bailey and Mrs. o. H.
Richardson.
The girls basket ball team of Mont.
pelier Seminary will hold their first
game of the season in the armory hall
Friday evening at eight O'Clock, with
the girls team from Lyndonville. A
close game is anticipated. The Mont.
pelier team will be made up as fol.
lows: Misses Margaret Stone Jessie
Marvin, forwards; Miss Maud Hop
kins, centre and Misses Agnes Brad
ford and Varney, guards.
In city court during the month ot
December there were six convictions
of intoxication, of which one was fol
second offence, nine convictions fol
breach Of the peace, two for deer kill
ing, and one for larceny. During the
same month in 1902 there were six con
victions for intoxication of which
two were second offence, eight tor lar
ceny, one for selling, one for obtain
ing liquor under false pretenses, op'
for keeping house of i'll fame, anC
one for truancy.
Green Mountain Council, No. g.
Jr. o. u. A. M, met on Monda,
evening. Arthur e White. assistan
deputy, installed officers as follows TO
the ensuing term: Councillor. W.
Brown; V Coun., f. G. Holmes; j
r P. Councillor. H. l., Richardson
r. Seoy., A. E. White; A. r. Secy.