The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-14
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Tennyson Oaustic has entered the
employ of Buruce Mcdonald at the
Iatter's shoe store on State street.
Miss Eula Putnam, of Putnamsville,
is spending a few days at the home OF
Mrs. f. A.. Sherburne on College
street.
DR.. George II. Parmenter has had a
telephone put into his office in the
Union building on State street. He
located his Office here in Montpelier
a few weeks ago.
Mrs. William Shepardson returned
to her home in Springfield, Mass,
Monday afternoon. She can here to
attend the funeral of Grant Temple
ton, her brother,
Stanley White, who has been i'll
with the grip at the home OF his
mother, Mrs.S E. White. has suffici-
emily recovered to return to his duties
in Trow and Holden's store in Barre.
Messrs. Somerville and Goss have
nearly completed a large hen house
lust beyond the end of the electric
car line on College street They in
tend to go into the poultry business on
quite large scale.
The work of running logs at Put
nam's mill is at standstill. There
is not enough water to float them.
The water carried the logs over
Ladd's dam in Worcester but thew
stranded just below 1t.
Harry M Smith, former student
of Montpelier Seminary, and now
student at Tufts Dental College, Bos-
ton, was one of the fifty -four success
full candidates to pass the Massachu-
setts State board of registration in
dentistry.
Saturday was record breaking
day at the Montpelier creamery. The
record of 1850 pounds of butter
was made on that day has never been
equaled in that creamery before,
The price paid for butter fat in March
was 2799 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Nay left
on Saturday for Fairfax to attend the
funeral of George Hunt, brother of
Mrs. Nay. Mr.. Hunt was living at
Sheldon Falls, Mass, at the time OF
his death but the body was taken to
his old home in Fairfax.
Rev. and Mrs. L. X. Willman plan
to leave today for Bristol, N. H.. to
remain at the home of Mrs. Willman' s
parents until September, when Mr..
Whitman will assume his new duties
in the school in Pennsylvania where
he has accepted position.
Callahan q Avery, grocers on Main
street, have dissolved partnership.
Fred Callahan, the senior partner, will
continue to run the store alone and
John Avery has gone to work in l.. b.
Brooks grocery. They have been in
business a little over three years.
Mr.. Charles W. James of St. Albans,
who was engaged with the American
Garment Cutting Co., in this city,
died of pneumonia at his home We'd
nesday, April 13. The school will
be closed until further notice. The
notice of reopening will be gwen il
this paper
f. H. Dewart, Of st. Albans. ha
been appointed county examiner TO
Franklin county in place of ii. Il
Rustedt, who was drowned at Rich
! ford few weeks ago. The State su
perintendent of education was notified
by Governor Mccullough of the ap
pointment on Saturday.
g. @. Putnam e. Son, the we'll
known lumber dealers, started thei
log drive on Friday noon The
will drive 500, 900 feet from near tn
j Elmore line to their Worcester SAY
mill and 900, 00Q feet to their mill
at Putnamville. the logs now banke
at Worcester village will be driven i
4 the summer. Their total cut TINS yea
n will be nearly 3, 900, 600 feet.
.. Il
n Satur lay from Worcester, where 81
hal b3on yisiring PREVIOUS 10 the sue
y den illness aud 3eatI OF her siste
q Mrs. u. W Ripley. Mrs. Newcon
4 has since remained to ASSIST in the di
posal or household goods preparation
to the coming of Mr. Ripley to Mon
! peler to live in the family OF h
niece, Mrs W. A. Lord.
The Me ropolitan Life Insuran
ie Company opened an office in this Gil
ia Monday. They will have their ten
~ porary office in the Willard block
+, the rooms formerly occupied by ID
1t Lindsay Frank Griggs. son of John
y. Griggs, manager of the Barre offic
,e will have charge of the business
g. this city Mr.. Griggs hes been
" the business for some years and
"a well qualified for the position.