The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-28
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENING S.

Rev. E. s. FisBe and daughter,
Miss Florence, went on Friday to Shell
burne, Mass, to attend a family re-
union.
Carl Forsell has recently received
high blooded Russian wolf hound
from Boston. The parents of this
dog are both prize winners.
Miss Eva Fuller has completed the
special work in which she has been
assisting at the Office of the treasurer
of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company. Miss Fuller has re-
turned to her Office in Waterbury
L. W. Gordon, who resides on
Worcester Branch, is becoming famous
as an expert gardener. On Thursday
he picked peck of ripe tomatoes from
his garden and there are more on the
vines ready to be gathered. He has
set out 800 tomato plants.
Rev. Charles P. Wellman arrived
in town Wednesday afternoon, on his
way TO spend a few weeks of his va
cation at Nathan l.. Banoroft's in
Calais. He is to euter upon bis work
with the Church Of the Mess.a in
September.
Miss Edith Forest is the guest of
Mrs. Frank Sherburne for a week.
Miss Forest was the popular precept-
ress at Montpelier Seminary for sever
al years and is now similarly en-
ployed in girls preparatory school
in Northampton, Mass.
The following cases have Just been
entered in court: E. W. Slayton,
Roxbury, VS.. James A. Pierce. War
rem, account, $500, Senter & Senter
for plaintiff; Grearson, Beckett Com-
pany VS.. John Comol g. Sons Apis.
appeal from Barre City court, Paris
d Swasey for plaintiff, and Gordon g.
Jackson for defendants.
f. L. Davis of North Pomfret, Sec
rotary of the Vermont Dairymen's AS.
section, in communication to
Mayor f. M. Cory has accepted his
invitation to have the next annual
meeting of the association held in
Montpelier The date of the meeting
has been set for January II and will
Continue three days 1t is expected
the sugar makers will meet in con-
Junction with the dairymen.
Kew. A. N. Lewis has been re-
elected for the fifteenth time chaplain
and historian of the Connecticut State
Society OF the Cincinnati. This ven
cradle and illustrous order was
founded among the officers of the con-
tinental army just before it's disband-
ment in 1888, and has been handed
down from father to son. There are
thirteen chapters, one in each of the
original States.
John o. Fishers stupendous musical
production, The Silver Slipper, is
scheduled to come to Montpelier on
september Is. In addition to the
principals engaged in the production
there are the English dancing girls,
the Venus girls, the student girls, the
Champagne WATERS chorus of
fifty, special orchestra of ten men di.
rected by Mr.. Max Whine and the
working staff of carpenters, property
men, calcium light and baggage men,
also wardrobe keepers.
Sheriff G. B. Evanns reports that
there is nothing doing" in beef and
other meats these days. In spite of
the fact that the strike is not settled,
Mr. Evans says that the market is
glutted with meat This supply comes
from two sources. All the beef that
has been in cold storage is being I'M
loaded ON the market and large ship
ments OF live steers to points near Bos-
ton, where they are slaughtered her o
IN the east, keep the markets we'll, if
not over supplied
A letter from Robert Dewey to his
relatives in this city tells of an ex.
tremely pleasant voyage across and
safe arrival in England. On the
Fourth, at sea, the Americans, OF
whom there were many aboard, gath
cred forward, listened to patriotic
speeches, sang patriotic airs, and cele.
DRAFTED the day in the fine old Amer
loan fashion. So pleasant had the
voyage been, and SO delightful the
companionship of the passengers, Mr.
and Mrs. Dewey regretfully wen
ashore on the other side.
Harry Gilbert, who was recent,
placed under bonds, in city court. O,
charge of breaking and entering ant
attempted criminal assault, was sur
rendered Friday by his bondsman
Gilbert is the man who is charge,
with entering the room of q Mrs
Hathaway ON Court street on Satur
DAY evening about two weeks ago an
attempting criminal assault. L
ii. Mills Went bond for $500 for Gil
oert's appearance when wanted
This mOrpinu M Mill q.