The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TURNING she will go to New York and
Boston to be present at the spring
openings.
The following men took the clerk.
carrier examinations at the post
office building Saturday: John Doch-
erty, William H. Campbell, Norman
P. D'Arthensy, Charles II. Kowell
and Aston j. Wiley
Frank Jerome, who has been en-
ployed by Bascomb Bros. since they
opened their bowling and lunch room,
left for Cambridge Springs, Penn on
Friday afternoon to take the position
of cook in the "Hotel Ryder at that
place
@. W. James, who has charge of the
American Garment Cutters School in
Montpelier, went to his home in st.
Albaus on Saturday. Mrs. james, who
has been with her husband in this
city, has been obliged, by illness, to
return to st. Adams.
4 freight train moving out OF the
Central yard on Friday night, through
a misplaced switch, or otherwise, ran
into two cars on the siding in front
of the clothes pin factory. The cars
were loaded with lumber and heavy
timber, and crash, damaging to the
rolling stock, was the result.
William A. Hoye, who has been in
Heaton hospital for several months
with an attack of pneumonia and
other illnesses, has SO far recovered
that he was able to be discharged on
Wednesday. He left for st. Adams
on Wednesday afternoon accompanied
by his sister-in-law and daughter.
While MI Hoye is still very weak it
is hoped that the change will make
his gain rapid.
George Brainerd, who suffered
shock on Wednesday morning, is re-
ported as more comfortable today. He
passed better night on Thursday and
the beneficial effects are manifested
today Miss Amos trained nurse
furnished by the Howard Relief AS
ISOLATION, arrived from Burlington on
Thursday evening and has assumed
charge of the case.
At regular meeting of the Mont
pelier branch of the G. @ n. U. the
following officers were chosen for the
ensuing six months; President, j. j..
Eagan, president, E. j. Blanch-
Franz EcrQ.
brook. financial secretary, Emanuel
Menard treasurer, J. O'Mally; stand
ding committee A. B. Staples, Fred
Kerr, John Mclver grievance COM
mittee, John Mctver: Patrick Nc
Bride, D. j. Sweeney.
The license commissioners of Barre
town made public their report Fri
Friday. They state that while there
have been some imperfections in the
working of the license law, they be-
lieve that it has been the means of
closing up most of the places where
drinks could be bought on the sly.
They stated that they have no reason
to believe that any of the four H.
cencees have violated the laws. The
report was signed by r. M. Minard,
Robert O'Herin and E. N. Aldrich.
The meeting of the Unity club was
rendered. unusually interesting by
Miss Nina Browns talk about A
Little Trip Through Holland. " The
talk described the scenes and incidents
OF days jaunt out of Am sterdam
The trip included visits to Brock,
Monniken dam and to the Island of
Marker, in the Zuyder Zee. The mar
rative, as told in Miss Browns vivid
and easy conversational way, proved
intensely interesting.
A hearing was given in the county
clerks office Saturday forenoon before
Chief Judge John W. Rowell in the
matter of support for the petitioner III
the divorce case of Jessie l.. Ingram
VS. James L. Ingram. After the hear
ing Judge Rowell ordered that Mr.. IN
gram pay his wife $40 for present sup
port, $25 tor witness fees, and $40 for
attorney fees. Burton f. Bailey and
E. r. Davis appeared for Mrs. Ingram
and r. A. Hoar tor the petitionee.
Tickets for the exhibition to be
given by the boys department of the
Y. M. @. A., on Friday evening will
be issued to the boys to be sold by
them. prize will be given to the
boy who sells the most tickets. Mr..
Fitzsimmons, one of the assistant sec
retaries of the Burlington association,
viii be present with six boys from his
association. This party will witness
the exhibition and the boys will after
wards play bakset ball game with
the Montpelier boys. Great prepar-
ations have beep made for the exhibit.
ion and a creditanle showing on the
part of the boys is assured.
G.. G. Markham, the Mexican war
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