The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
MONTPELIER BRIEFS.

| MI anu MIS-. GerBe II. CrOSS OF
st. Johnsbury have been spending
a few days in town.
Quartermaster Sergeant E. o.
Gould distributed the olive drab
service uniforms to Co. H Saturday.
DR.. K. l.. Cleaves and Geo. e.
White have been spending a few
days in Boston, making the trip by
| automobile.
Charles Virgins, who has been
teaching in New York state, is in
town for a visit with relatives in the
| city and in Middlesex.
Mrs. James English has been
spending few days in Mortified,
Mass, attending the commencement
exercises at the Moody school.
The Richford village trustees have
issued $4,000 of Az per cent, 13 year
funding bonds, and sold them to the
National Life Insurance Company Of
this city at par.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Eddy of Stowe
| and Mr.. and Mrs. G. 3. Boyce of
this city, left Sunday for an auto
mobile trip through Massachusetts.
They plan to be away several days.
The usual pilgrimage to the Isle of
Shoals will be made this year by many
prominent Unitarians of the city. Rev.
DR.. Wright read notice of these meet
ings on Sunday A Sunday School In
stitute is to Immediately follow the Isle
of Shoals meetings in July.
John II. Mimms of st. Adams,
secretary of the Vermont Bar Asso-
citation, has been appointed by Pres
ident j. K. Batchelder of Airing
ton, acting treasurer to succeed Hi
ram Carleton of Montpelier, de-
ceased. We ~
Miss Canema Bowers is at home
from Simonds college and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Bow
ers, her parents. College commence
ments follow thick and fast during
the remainder of the month and
the majority of the collegians are
expected in the city within the next
few weeks.
The funeral of Fred H. Wood
ward, the painter, was held Sunday
morning from the chapel at Bethany
| oh, nn a c.
tor, officiating Mr.. Wodward's body
was taken to Waterbury where in
terment was made Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Woodward died at Hea-
ton hospital from the effects of a
shock suffered few weeks ago.
Arthur White, mail carrier at the
post Office, had a narrow escape from
a serious injury Friday a. M, while
working on his boat in the Pavilion
Garage. There was little gasoline
in the bottom of the boat and while
working on the wires which connect
the batteries with engine he drop
ped one, which in some way made a
spark Instantly there was an ex-
plosion, a sheet of fame leaping up
which burned him across his neck
and hands. The explosion started a
small fire in some rags in the boat,
but this was easily put out. Mr..
White went Immediately to DR.. Col
tons Office where the burns were
dressed.
The present freshman class of the
High school, Hazen Chandler, pres
ident, gave an informal reception
and dance at the Auditorium Satur-
day evening in honor of the incom-
ing freshmen who received their di-
plomas from the eighth grade Friday
evening. The decorations used Fri
day evening were in force and re-
freshments of fudge, punch and
waters were served. Three pieces
from the Whittier orchestra furnish
ed music for the affair and dancing
was enjoyed to a late hour. Several
of the teachers were present. The
officers of the new freshmen class
are, president, Ernest Niles; treas
urer, Mydle Markham; secretary, Eli
J zabeth Cutler; vice president, Stow
ell Lowe.
A runaway down Cliff street Sat
urday afternoon about 8 O'CLOCK
caused a mild sensation, and but foI
the fact that Louis Henneberry, whit
was driving, had some control owe
the horse, the accident might hav
resulted seriously. The deliver.
: wagon from Stone Bros. meat mar
ket was sent up Cliff street on bus
mess, but nothing was thought o
the thill straps, which had bee
broken and tied together with twin
for the time being. On the wa