The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-22
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
WHAT WEEK BROUGHT FORTR OF
LOCAL LIFE,

Mas, GEORGE G. ALDER is visiting in Bos-
ton.
l. 8. STEBLE OF LeMars, Ia. is at the Pa.
vilion.
A. NJ. DIcKEY OF Bradford was In town
last Friday.
MRS. HARrwRLL r. BDGERLv ia Ill with
gastric fever.
JAMES HALEY ia confined TO the house
with lumbago.
Mrs. GEORGE GOULD is seriously i'll with
rheumatic fever.
A NEW sign lamp adorns tae entrance to
the Montpelier House.
]. NJ. TwoMBLEy OF Highgate visited rel
atives in town last week.
The rooms and halls OF the Montpelier
House have been newly painted.
MISS JEASIB c. WALKER is visiting
friends in New York and Brooklyn.
W. II. HRRRIcK of ST.. Johnsbury spent
last Sunday with II. II. Serb Aer, his cousin.
Mrs. M. A. KRNr has purchased of Arthur
p JohOnnott building lot on Kent street.
JOHN DALEY, division road-master on the
Central Vermont railroad, ia Ill with the
grip.
"CHICK " STEELE OF West Randolph is
working in the tonsorisl parlors of Felix
Pratte.
T. J. BoyNTor was In Burlington last
Wednesday, in consultation with b. b.
Smalley.
THE Bethany Reading Club will meet with
Mrs. l.. b. Cross next Tuesday afternoon at
two o'clock.
IN accordance with an act passed by the
present legislature, to-day is legal holiday
in Vermont.
ELMER BLISS, formerly on the main line
nf ha iu
the Barre branch.
Mr.. AND MRS. j. r. DRNssoRR OF Middle
sex Center were guests of Harlow NJ Smith
over last Sunday.
SAMUEL MAHoUR of Burlington, a recent
graduate from the Keeley Institute, was in
town last Monday.
The old William b. Hubbard house on
Barre street has been purchased by George
w Wilder for $500.
A BON was born, last Thursday, to Mrs.
Janus Crossett The little fellow was
| christened Leroy Janus.
The old peoples dancing school, taught
by p OfessOr George ElmOre, has been post
pOned until after Easter.
A, J. STEVENS took an involuntary bath,
last week, while assisting in filling the ice
houses OF II. w. Kempton
The Ladies' Reading Club of Christ church
will meet with Mrs, G. + Hunt next Mon
day evening at seven O'Clock.
PROFESSOR f. A. BISHOP was at Water
bury over last Sunday with Mrs Bishop,
who is still critically i'll there.
! Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE ALEXANDER are
both ill--the former with rheumatism and
Mrs Alexander with pleurisy.
FRANK MCCLURE was confined to the
house last week with dyspepsia.
GEORGE II. BENNETT and Charles A
Stone are to build houses on Cliff street at
soon as practicable in the spring.
THE Topic Club met last evening with
Mrs ID. g. Kemp, with the "Seven Wonders
Of the New World" for theme.
Miss NELLIE CANNING, of the Montpelier
book. bindery, gave party to twenty CT more
OF her friends last Saturday evening.
GEoRoE W. Balm of Lexington, KY,
grand chief templar Of the Good Templsrs
! Of that state, was in town last Saturday.
NKARLy thirty persons from Montpelier
attended the turkey supper az the Univer
salist church in Barre last Friday evening.
JAMEs r. LANGDoN attended the meeting
of the directors OF the Central Vermont
railroad, held last Saturday in St. Albans
G. M. LIBBY, station agent at East Mont
peier, IL TO succeed q. j. Bailey as agent al
South Ryegate, a well-deserved promotion
MISS MAY II. PATrRE of the WATcHMAN
composing force has been confined to hel
room for the past week with Quinsy sore
TAR Chautsuqua Glass will meet with
Mrs. W. o. Chapman, No. II St. Pau
street, next Friday afternoon at TWO O'Clock
ERNEST A. LOWE went back to New
| York last Monday morning. He was called
here by the sudden death Of his mother las
week.
Mrs. SARAB PRATT Is slowly recoverin,
from the painful injuries received by her a
the burning OF the buildings OF Georg,
Pratt, her son.
THE Non-Partissn WOman's Christian
Temperance Union will meet at its head
quarters in Relief Corps hall this Afternoon
at half past two.
AT the meeting OF Bethany Society, hel,
Monday evening, the action of the chnrcl
was concurred in and the resignation of Rev
g. w. Gallagher was accepted by vote o
thirteen to four.
JAMES T. SABIN went TO Bloomingdale
N. Y, last Friday, where Mrs. Sabin ha
been for several weeks. He is expecte,
home tomorrow.
W. ARTHUR JONES is delegate an,
Bruce Mcdonald alternate to the count
Good Templars' union to be held on Thurs
day at NOrthfeld.
j. G. ESRIGHT, 1.-THE gentleman frou
Windsor in the present legislature, was il
| toVh Anoo uuIbudy lOOhAnR up sOllo ToCOtu
at the state library.
The Baptist sOciable that was to hav
been held last Friday evening was post
pOned to Monday evening because Of tn
death of Mrs. Henry Lowe.
MRS. WILL DAVIDSON OF Essex Junctio
was the guest OF Mrs. r. /. Pitkin last weel
Mrs. Davidson In pleasantly remembered /
Montpelier as Miss Edna Roleau.
MRS. e. w. THOMPSON, who has beel
visiting Judge and Mrs, Myron Bailey, he
parents, at st. Albans for several months
returned TO Montpelier last Thursday.
d. E. MASON, the local manager OF til
Western Union Telegraph Company, wa
called to Swanfon, last Thursday after
noon, by the sudden death OF his father.
MISS HATTIR HoFFMAN, formerly EN-
ployed in the bindery of M. w. Wheelock
died last week At Bath, Me. The remain
were brought to Waitsfield for interment.
TBE pupils Of ST. Mchael's school will b
given their annual sleigh-ride to day, thu
celebrating the anniversary of the birth
Washington as has been their custom Il
several years.
THE week day Lenten services az Chri
church will consist of a lecture or sermo
Wednesday and Friday evenings at ha
past seven, and Bible study Thursday ever
ings at the same hour