The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-09
LOCAL BRIEFS

terday in laying an extra wire to the
State House. The offices of the treas
urer and auditor will be placed on the
extra wire in order to avoid the con-
fusion and delay incident to having
all the offices on one line.
Miss Harriet Jerome has returned
from Windsor and has resumed her
work in the Vermont Telephone co m
pany's Office.
Miss Anna LeMay, formerly employed as
stenographre in the Offices of the Mont
pelier and Wells River Railroad Com
pany, has gone to Burlington to enter
Mount st. Mary's Academy which open
ed for the fall term on Tuesday. Miss
LeMay has two years to decide whether
or not she desires to take the VOWS and
become a nun.
The Bradford Opinion remarks of
two missionaries who are well known IN
local Seminary circles: Here are DIR.
and Mrs, Jacob j. Ross, of Hinesburg,
who expected to do medical mission
airy work in China, obliged to give up
their cherished plan and stay in YER
mont, owing to illness in the family;
but the opportunities for missionary
work are not lacking in Vermont if they
have their eyes open. There are the
poor, the neglected, and the ignorant,
right at home"
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lane and daugh-
tiers, who have been visiting in Mont
pelier and Randolph, returned this week
to their home in Mount Vernon, n. Y.
Carroll Wheeler and Guy Hall, of
Worcester, have entered Montpelier Sem
mary.
DIR. H. C. Brigham, who has been
spending the summer at Mount Mans
field has been spending few days in
town. He closed the club house at the
Lake on Tuesday.
C. ]. Gleason, of New York, R. B.
Denny and H. L. Farwell, of this city
are at the st. Bernard Club in Can
ada for few days fishing.
Walter Leonard and daughter, Do
rim, of Boston, and Mrs. Henry Young
and daughter, of Cambridge, are guests
of Mrs James Twiss.
Miss Coralie Eastwood arrived in town
last evening to resume her work in the
department of vocal instruction at Mont
pelier Seminary.
Rev. Mr. Whitehead of Calais, was in
town yesterday, the guest of Rev S. F.
Bloomfield Mr.. Blomfield's family re-
turns to-day from Greensboro after few
weeks outing at the pond.
Miss Elizabeth Simpson and Miss
Marjorie Burbank return to-day from
their camp at Greensboro where they have
been spending the summer months. Miss
Mary Simpson has had splendid success
this season in the sale of her photographs
of Greensboro views An especially fine
piece of work is her photograph Sunset,
which a number of people have admired.
Many of her photographs are colored,
enhancing their beauty.
Rev. S. F. Bloomfield has received let
ter stating that the dismissal council OF
Rev. F. A. Poole, formerly Congregation
alist minister at Barre, will be held at
Barre next Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Davidson were in
Newcastle, n. H., last evening attending a
meeting of the electrical association OF
which Mr.. Davidson is vice president.
Mrs. Davidson was one of the patronesses
at the ball which followed the business
meeting.
The Christ Church Sunday School
teachers met at the Parish House last
evening and decided to resume Sunday
School sessions next Sunday. The Parish
House has undergone many repairs III the
summer months, partitions have been
removed and two medium sized rooms
made into one large room.
Prof. and Mrs George Elmore leave
shortly for Boston, Mass, to spend a few
weeks. Prof Elmore expects to pick
up some of the new dancing steps while
in the city to use in his classes this fall
ana Wl1leT. MISS iEuiNo
expects to accompany them to Boston
and will remain for few months studying
dancing
b. w. Griffin has resumed his duties OF
the Montpelier Seminary staff artei
a vacation trip to New York City.
II. j. NJ. Jones returned yesterday
morning from business trip to New York
Jesse A. Viles and daughter Miss
Katherine have returned from trip tt
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Boswell, Mrs Lauri
Boswell, Mr.. Buswells mother, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Copper of Wes
Berlin, have returned from an automobile
trip to Hllsboro, n. H., The journe,
was made without mishap.
Rollo X. Blanchard expects to leave
! tomorrow for Ithica, n. Y, to resume
his studies at Cornell University He ha
been employed for portion of the summe
in the offices of the superintendent o
education at the State House.
Judge H. S. Stanton went to Rutlan'
Yesterday to open the September tern
of court. 1t is grand jury session, TIN
grand jury having an unusually larg
number of small matters to consider, bu