The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-07
MONTPELIER BRIEFS.


farm in Middlesex to Charles street,
this city.
The Travellers Insurance Com
pany, of Hartford, Conn, has paid
through the agency of Place and
Paige of Barre, $2,O34, accident in
surance of the late Fl. P. Welch, who
was killed a few weeks ago in an
automobile accident.
Judge Henry Conlin, of Winooskf
municipal court, was in the city on
Tuesday.
c. A. G. Jackson, OF this city, has
been made a member Of the board of
lecturers on English literature at
Norwich University.
Mrs. Kier and Miss Marguerite
Kier, of Woodsville, N. H., are gussts.
of Mrs. Fred Alexander Mrs. Kier's,
daughter.
The Rev. Mr. Wilson, who will adj
dress the State convention, Woman's.
Auxiliary of the Episcopal church in
this city Thursday, is native YER
monter who was sent to China by the.
Episcopal diocese. He has an ex--
quisite collection of Chinese embroi-
deries and other articles of foreign
workmanship.
Douglas Moulton is in charge of
setting the heavy granite blocks in
the front of the new city hall struc-
ture. Mr.. Moulton has superintendent
similar jobs all over the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Johnson, of
Barre street, observed the tenth an
niversary of their marriage Monday
friends informally. Whist was play
ed and light refreshments served.
George Herrick, of Waterbury, was
in town yesterday with silver gray
fox pelt of handsome proportions.
Mrs. Alice Sturtevant, of Berlin,
has raised cotton this year success
fully.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Reed, of Mid
dlebury, were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Onie GaIaise, who
were married Tuesday morning, were
greeted by host of friends and ac-
quaintances at the Central Vermont
station and showers of rice and con-
fetti made the station platform al
uncomfortable location during train
time. The merry party went SO far
as to distribute printed handbills,.
descriptive of the newly weds;
through the coaches of the south
bound train much to the amusement
of fellow travellers.
George Town and Z. G. Foss, of
Morrisvil!e, ere in this city for few
days on court business.
Mrs. E. l.. Segel and son Herman
have returned from a four weeks
visit in New York
Miss Julia Blair is visiting n North
field.
George Smith is moving to North
street, in this city, from the Chandler
farm in Berlin.
Mrs. Sarah Lawson has arrived in
Conneauntville, Pa, where she will
spend the winter with cousin.
News has been received in town of
the birth of a daughter on September
q to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lawrence,
of New York city. The little one is
granddaughter of John Lawrence
of East Montpelier. Mr.. Lawrence
, formerly resided in town and is a
graduate of Norwich University in
the class of 1905.
Z Oveill Menard met with a painful
injury Sunday afternoon which may
result in case OF blood poisoning.
He was up Hill street and coming to
the ledge he attempted to descend it,
but lost his balance and in order to,
stop himself from sliding down over
the rough rocks reached out his
hands to hold on to q stone which
was sticking out sustaining cut
several inches long on the palm of
his left hand. He had the wound
dressed but it is still very painful.
H. B. Caulfeld, who has been in st.
Adams for several weeks promoting
the formation of the nest of the Order
of Owls, which was instituted in that
city Sunday, is interesting himself IN
the formation of nests in this city and
Barre.
The open season for deer stretches
from October 25th to the 30th. Hun
ters are looking forward to a heavy
kill this year, owing to the free bead
they are able to draw on doe. Some
of the farmers are out for blood on
account Of damage done their gardens
by deer; others of different frame
of mind, are posting their woodlands