The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
MONTPELIER BRIEFS.

Z. d. Hyde is seriously i'll at his HON
on LOOMS street.
"a. w. Ferrin has been ill with
slight grip attack.
Miss Minnie Scribner is visiting
in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. Alice Whitney has resumed wor
at the Kellogg after brief vacation.
Charles Chandler is at home from
Amherst college to spend the Easte
recess.
The annual meeting and banquet c
the Volunteer Hose company is to b
held on the first Friday of April, Apr
2nd, and the election Of officers, etc.
occurs at this time. When the old fir
company gave place to the new. the mel
did not disband but are keeping up tn
old organization.
Whatever it's sins of commission OIL
commission of the past may have
been, no one, save the chronic
grumbler, finds any complaint to
make concerning the regularity with
which the Central Vermont morn
ing trains have run into the city for
the past few weeks. In fact, the G.
" has been getting some real"
praise for the despatch with which
the trains are handled lately.
In Vermont department of the
Grand Army of the Republic, deaths
have been more numerous than ad-
ditions since 1890 when the organ
ization reached it's highest enroll
ment with 112 posts AMI a member
ship of SAP. December 81, 1907, it
had 2,707 members in 92 posts. In
1875, there were sci comrades in
10 posts. A steady growth was not
ed until 1872 when the posts num-
bered At.
1t would seem that Montpelier
merchants almost need an extra
warning to lock their store doors at
night. Several doors have been
found unlocked by the police on
their rounds within comparatively
short time and the officials have had
some lively times, not infrenquent-
ly, in stirring up the owners of the
stores in rrder to find some one
with a key. But the police come in
for an extra bit of praise for their
diligence in keeping an eye peeled.
1t is said that the local board of
trade is trying to locate a concern
here which will employ about 80
girls. The management had develop
ed arrangements to locate else
where but. the local board is trying
to land the plum. Montpelier ought
not to have any difficulty in locating
several such concerns il the induce
ments offered are shown up as they
should be. There are plenty of nat
ural advantages locally and the
board of trade won't need to wear
glasses to find them.
Frank Merrill, train master of 500
miles OF railroad in Costa Rica, Central
America. is in Montpelier, visiting his
mother, Mrs. Adaliza Brown, at 10 Ter
race street. Mr.. Merrill has been in the
railroad business most of his life, having
travelled extensively in South America,
in the West and in Central America
Since beng in Costa RIGA he has worked
up to train master and plans to come
home every year for two months in the
summer. He has done this for the past
three years. Mr.. Merrill is over SIX feet
tall and fine specimen of physical man
hood.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of Trinity church met with
Mrs. w. S. Smithers on Friday af-
ternoon, there being a very fair at
tendance of ladies. Mrs. r. NJ. Har-
vey was in charge of the gift pro-
gram" and a reading Unsigned"
was given by Miss Wheeler. Mrs.
Harveys reading was entitled
Snapshot on Giving" and Mrs.
William Lindsay read an article on
How May Christians Give" Mrs. w.
S. Smithers' reading was upon "Our
Mite Boxes" and Mrs. Richardson's
was upon Thanksgiving Aims
Mrs. Henry Holt rendered some
charming instrumental selections
and Mrs o. d. Riggs gave vocal
solos, accompanied by her daughter.
The mite boxes were opened and
the proceeds ordered to the treasury
A goodly sum was realized from the
tiny boxes. Refreshments were sery-
ed by the hostess.
TAINTED.
Tainted money,
Tainted stocks,