The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-21
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL 1APP ENiNGS.

Barre went to Marshfield Saturday
night and defeated town team, by
a score of 18 to 8.
Rev. and Mrs. AN. Lewis returned
from Hartford, Conn, on Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Lewis was called home
to officiate at the funeral of MIS-
Moulton.
Mrs. Charles James, of st Albans,
is expected to JOIN her husband in this
city this week. Mr.. James is at the
head OF the new garment cutting
school in this city.
Senator W. p Dillingham; arrived
in the city on Monday evening, from
Washington, to attend the annual meet
lug of the directors Of the National
Life Insurance Go.
Senator W. p. Dillingham;, who
came from the city of Washington to
attend the annual meeting of the
National Life Insurance Company re-
turned to that city today.
The late DR.. w. +. Lazelle of
Plainfield carried an insurance of
SO, 900 in Stannard Lodge, N. E. o. P.
which will be paid to his beneficiaries
in few days by the trustees of that
lodge.
Miss Edith Carpenter gave party
to several OF her friends at her home
on Cliff street. Saturday evening.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
playing games and general good
time was enjoyed. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
The CLARK Mercantile Company of
Brad ford has filed association papers
with the secretary of State for carry
ing on grocery business. The SUBJ
scribers are Myrtle M. CLARK, Fred A.
Walker, Mary A. Walker, Fred o.
Cummings and Fred H. Bickford.
The funeral of Private Gibson, who
died while ON visit to his brother
Richard in Barre, was held on Mon
day at O. clock, Rev. r. f. Lowe
officiating. A detail from Company
+ acted as bearers. His body was
placed in the tomb at Elmwood GENE
! terry.
j. M. Rogers went to HaveIhill,
Mass, today, in answer to dispatch
announcing the death of his brother q
youngest child, little girl three
years old. The little one was playing
in the kitchen. In some way she
pulled a kettle of hot water from the
stove and was scalded so severely that
she lived only short time.
Rev. w. r. Davenport, who re
Gently assumed the editorial manage.
ment of the Barre Telegram, is nego-
tlating for the purchase OF q HON e
in Barre and expects to move his fam
lily there either the last of this week
or the first of next 1t is reported
that Mrs. Thomas Marvin, who sold
her place on West street to Senator
W. P. Dillingham;, will occupy the
house ON College street to be vacated
by Mr.. Davenport.
The recital given by the younger
members of Miss Lula F. Burnham' 's
music classes, in this city and Will.
jamestown, at her hoiue on Seminary
Hill, was attended by parents and q
number of invited guests The sing.
ing by the children's class was an in.
teresting part of the program. Miss
Maud Boyce, reader, and older pupils
in piano study, assisted. Those who
gave the recital were Misses Ruth
Burnham and Sarah Poor of Williams
town, Misses Hazel and Ruth Ellis,
Aurora Frankum and Clara Smith oi
Montpelier.
During the last fifteen days in Dec
ember the Montpelier creamery paic
twenty eight cents per pound for but
ter fat, making the average price fol
the month twenty.nine cents. From
January /, 1908, to January l., 1904
the creamery turned out 27S, 57'
pounds of butter. Last May was thu
banner month of the year. During
thai month 33, 344 pounds were made
At tht present time they are churnint
an average of about 900 pounds pei
day. Prices for the year averaged
we'll and the creamery starts the new
year in a fourishing condition.
Judge John H. Watson, who ha
been presiding at the session of Ben
nington county court for severa
weeks, returned home on Saturda,
evening, court having closed until TIN
term commencing March 2. This ha
been one OF the longest terms in TN
history of that county. court having
been in session every day, with tn,
exception of Sundays and two days TO
Christmas, since December 2. 1t ha
been term of criminal cases il
which one has been sentepced to b.
hung, another to lie Imprisonment
and several to from II months t,
years.