The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-09
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
" As TT FELL UPON A DAY, IN THE
MERRY MONTH or MAY.O


are in progress.
w. b. G. STIcKNEY and wife of Bethel are
at the Pavilion.
G. M. FAY of Clinton, Mass, was in town
several days last week.
Mrs. T. @. BARRows and Mrs. o. G. Har-
rs are i'll with the grip
HENRY NJ. MOVES of Hyde Park was at
the Exchange last week.
A DAUGHTER was born Tuesday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. b. =. Young.
HARRY A. SLADE visited in Springfield,
his old home, over last Sunday.
Mrs. CHARLES A. BARNARD is seriously
i'll at the home of w. HI. Cowell.
FRANK w. ROBINSON was housed with a
severe cold several days last week.
TODAY being Arbor Day, the holiday
rules will be in force at the post-oflice.
THE Chautauqua Glass will meet with
Mrs. A. o. Cummins next Friday afternoon.
II. G. COTTON is on business trip to the
West for the Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany
FOUR candidates were initiated into YER
mont Lodge of Odd Fellows last Wednesday
evening.
G. w. BRowNELL, secretary of state, and
State Auditor f. ID. Hale were in town on
Tuesday.
DAVID e. POWERS, deputy county clerk,
spent last Sunday with friends in West
Randolph.
COLONEL JOHN G. JAMES, a prominent
banker of Austin, Texas, is the guest of f.
r. Blakely.
MISS Lucy w. GUERNSEY has been con-
fined to the house with the grip for the past
three weeks.
S. II. o. BoswoRTH was confined to his
bed several days last week, the result of a
severe strain
Mrs. E. w. HOWE of Mortified spent
several days with Sheriff Howe at the Ex-
change last week.
ANNE L. BAKER celebrated her tenth
birthday last evening by entertaining
party of her friends.
Miss NJ. d. WHITE has returned from
Fair Haven and New York, where she has
been for several weeks.
Mrs f. A. SHERBURNE is visiting Rev
Joshua Gill and Miss Mary Gill; her father
and sister, at Brookline Mass
THE annual convention of the Congrega-
tional ministers of Vermont will be held in
St. Johnsbury, June II, 13 and A.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is TO deliver the
baccalaureate sermon before the graduating
class at Goddard Seminary this year.
THE long-anticipated ladies' night at
the Apollo Club rooms, which is to take the
form Of musicale, occurs this evening.
THE son born last Monday morning to Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Moss causes Grandpa" j.
Q. Adams TO carry very expansive smile.
REV. FATHER ID. j. O'SuLLfvAN of St.
Albans was the guest of Rev. w. j. OSul-
livan, his brother, several days last week
The democratic state committee will
meet at Montpelier on Thursday to fix the
time and place for holding the state conven-
ton.
Mrs. WILBUR HAYFoRD has purchased of
the Vermont Methodist Seminary, for
$780, the Whitney house on Seminary
Hill
The improved appearance in the grounds
around the Baptist church is very notice
able. George Goodwin has had charge of
the work.
DEAN X. LILLEY stuck couple of rusty
nails into his left hand on Tuesday, intiict-
ing painful wounds He was attended by
DR.. Lance.
MAY devotions, in honor of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, are to be held at st. Angus
tine s Church on Thursday evening at half
past seven.
REPORTS from Mrs. G. 7. Sabin and Miss
Jessie from Santa Barbara, Cal, give glow
ing accounts of the flower carnival recently
held there.
REV. FATHER BRELIvET, pastor of st.
Monicas church, Barre, gave the members
of his Sunday-school trip to the capital
last Saturday.
FRANCIS BATCHELDER of Boston, proprie-
tor of the Capitol creamery, was in town
last week. He was accompanied by F. S.
Snyder of that city,
GEORGE w. PINGREE, former Montpelier
boy, now travelling passenger agent for the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
was in town last week.
Mrs. JOHN ID. GOODWIN of Fair Haven
/ week
of Mrs James Scoville. Mrs. Goodwin was
a sister of Mr.. Scoville.
| EDWIN LANE has returned from Boston,
where he has been for treatment for sew.
eral months. He is apparently much better
! than when he went away.
A YOUNG child of William Hall died last
Wednesday night of blood poisoning. The
j. Edward Wright officiating.
The date of the appearance of the Ideal
Opera Company OF Boston at Blanchard
opera house has been changed to next
Wednesday evening, May 16.
THE Patriarchal and Golden Rule de-
grees were conferred by Thomas Wildey
encampment of Odd Fellows last Friday
evening. A banquet followed the work.
II. II. SCRIBNER and c. r. Bagley will
attend the annual session of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows at Newport next
week as delegates from Vermont lodge.
Miss ALICE FRINK has returned from her
sOjourn of several months in the South.
She left her mother in Philadelphia with
her brothers, and very much improved in
health.
f. A. KELLEY has purchased the tailoring
establishment of ID. ID. Haley and will con-
tinue the business at the old stand in Sabin
block. Mr.. Haley will remain in Mr.. Kel-
ley's employ.
PROFESSOR S. j. BLAEPIED has been APP
pointed by Governor Fuller as one of the
examiners at the State Normal School at
Randolph, to fill the unexpired term of a
deceased member.
The marriage OF W. H. Green and Miss
Hattie l.. Whelpley occurred last week,
Rev. G. o. Webster performing the cere-
mony. A reception at their home on Pros.
pect street followed.
THE high wind of last Monday afternoon
afternoon twisted off several large limbs
from the trees in the state house yard.
They fell across the iron fence, wrecking a
couple of lengths of it.
SPECIAL OFFICER q. S. WHITTIER arrested
James A. Donnelly of Northheld for intoxi-
cation last Saturday. He was arraigned
before Justice j. IL. Lucia on Monday and
amerced the usual amount.
GILMAN b. DODGE has returned to Mont
pelier TO reside. He has bench in the
ahOa. store of O. III Shinmau whara ha Ia