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


stituted az East Barre on Friday even.
ing, and election of officers took place.
The degree work was done by the
Iroquois Tribe of Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Turney, who
were recently marIie led, returned to
Montpelier on Wednesday afternoon
and are living at their home. The
Fullerton" on Barre street.
George Milani, who has been in
county Jail awaiting bail on charges
of four offenses of illegal selling of
liquor in Barre, was released yester-
day. He furnished the required bonds
of 50, 600.
Martha A. and David Rollins con-
eyed to q. H. Ferrin, today. par
Gel of land, dwelling Louise and
blacksmith shop located on the road
between Worcester and Montpelier, in
Wrightsville. Consideration, 800.
BY the burning up of the Cadillac
automobile works in Chicago on We'd
nesday, ten machines which were to
10 ohiPpOO w anu NlClulbJ IOs
day, were destroyed. Five were con-
signed to Barre parties and five to out
siders.
An Elliott addressing machine, re-
Gently purchased, was set up in the
Office Of the Vermont Mutual Fire In.
suranue Company today. This ma
chine addresses envelopes, circulars,
etc, automatically and very rapidly,
and is great time and labor saving
device.
Homer Stoughton, who has been
the efficient book-keeper in the gran.
lite office of Wells d Lamson for the
past five years, has finished work in
that capacity and will go to New
York to be employed in railroad
office. His brother, Elliot, will take
his place in the granite office.
AT meeting of the executive COM
mittee OF the Vermont Electrical AS
socition III Rutland this week, the
dates fixed by the committee for the
annual meeting were Sept. 81 and 22
at Montpelier. There are over fifty
plants in the State eligible to men,
bershp in the association which was
organized two years ago.
surprise was sprung on Leonard
R. Hutchinson. station agent at the
Central Vermont in Barre, when the
auditor walked into the office on Fri
day afternoon and introduced his sue
cessor, j. o. Adams of Willimantic.
Conn. No reason has been given Mr..
Hutchinson for the change and his
friends are equally as surprised as he
at the action Mr.. Hutchinson is
uncertain as to what he will do in the,
future.
The funeral Of Arthur Whitney,
who died at Heaton Hospital on
Wednesday, was held from his late
home on O urt street this afternoon at
two O'Clock Rev. L. X. Whitman
was the officiating minister Iuterment
was in Green MounF Cemetery. O. H.
Carpenter was in charge of the fu-
neral assisted by Elmer Clarke, who
represented the Odd Fellows of which
order the deceased was member.
The bearers were from the men,
bership of Vermont Lodge, l. o.
o. +.
A company of over fifty people
gathered at the home of O. @. Holmes
on Winter street, on Wednesday even
ing, to enjoy maple sugar and social
good time. That their object was at.
tanned was the unanimous verdict.
Maple sugar served in various forms
was present in abundance and every
one ate his fill. The usual accompan-
iments of pickles, doughnuts, ETC.,
were served. An enjoyable feature of
the evening was the music furnished
by the Y. M. O. A. banjo, mandolin
and guitar club. This organization
is rapidly making an envIable reputs-
tion for itself and the excellent music
that it furnished at this.party brought
new laurels.