The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-30
MON TpELIER' AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

whereby the dry goods, jewelry, hard
ware, furniture and carpet dealers
agree to close their stores all day the
Fourth of July.
w. II. Wheeler of Des Moines, who
was at the Montpelier House some time
ago, and who went from there to Will
Jamestown, then to Heaton Hospital
for treatment, is back at the Mont.
pelier House again, and is cared for
by his daughter. Miss Maud. and Dr.
Chandler.
The following letters are waiting
to be claimed at the post office: Mrs
E. S. Miller, Miss Hilda Sheridan,
Ida Warren, George S. Allen, VIM.
Coash, Leon Counter, Frank Cameron,
S. Cleanenger, f. A. Emerson, g. A.
Carpenter. Harry Gilman, Charles J.
Heath Chas. Hoyt, j. 7. Lance, W.
A. Louden. H. A. Race, A. j, Shnei-
der, Arthur b. Wilder.
Roy Kingsbury and mother mar
rowly escaped a serious accident on
Northfield street on Tuesday night,
when their horse became frightened at
a passing automobile. But for the
stopping of the machine and the clever
handling of the ribbons by the Roy,
wagon would have been overturned,
and its occupants thrown out.
Miss Lena Oorse was given party
at her home on Monday evening in
honor of her fifteenth birthday. The
place was prettily decorated with
Japanese lanterns and her young
friends kept the house merry in play
ing games and a general good time
until late in the evening. Miss Lena
was presented with handsome gold
locket and chain by her admirers as
they wished her many happy returns
of the day.
Edward E. Thompson of Fall River,
Mass, has been engaged as principal
of the Montpelier high school for the
ensuing year. He is both a graduate
and post. graduate Of Brown Univer-
sity, with the degrees A. B. and A.
M. Since taking his postgraduate
work he has taught in Mitchell School
for Boys at Billerica, Mass. During
his collegiate work he has made a
speciality of French and German. He
now comes to our city highly recon-
mended and will undoubtedly prove a
strong addition to the schools. Supt.
Brownscombe will instruct in mathe-
matics in the high school.
The State convention of the
Epworth League will be held in He'd
ding M. E. church, Barre vt June
Both to July 2nd. The convention
opens Thursday evening, June 30th,
with an address on the THE New
Forward Movement of the League, "
by Rev. A. L. Cooper, D. D. The
entire program is Forward Move
ment," and there will be a number
Of interesting and practical papers on
the different phases of League work.
Friday evening. Rev. A. O. Crews,
D. D., general secretary of the Ep-
worth League of Canada, and editor
of Canada Epworth Era," will de-
liver an address on Elements of Sue
cess in Epworth League Work" All
are cordially invited to attend this
convention. Watch the papers for
the complete program.
Upon the announcement in the
Chicago Advance that Rev. Sullivan
F. Gale of Jacksonville, Fla, was
made D. D. by Knox College at it's
commencement this year, the Times
Union of Jacksonville says: DR.. Gale
halls from the old State of the Green
grees of bachelor and master from the
Vermont University. For twenty -one
years he has been superintendent of
Florida for the Congregational Home
Missionary Society At the advent of
DR.. Gale in Jacksonville Oongrega-
tionalism was but little known in the
State. During his uperintendency
, more than one hundred churches have
been organized, and he has, in various
ways, been an appreoiable factor in
the upbuilding of Florida. His friends,
Of whom there is host in this city
and in all the State, will be glad to
learn that this distinction has been
} conf erred upon him.
) MRS. BOLLES' FATHER.