The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-26

of o Id Fellows and their invited guests.
THE pupils of washir gton County Gram
mar School presented Principal s. j. Blan-
pied with handsome chair last Friday. |
Professor Blanpied was taken en- tirely by |
surprise, but made very happy response.
JAMES G. WILSON, who claims Montpelier
as his native place, is under arrest in Port
land, Me, charged with the larceny OF a |
watch in a jewelry store in that city. so |
far ~ can be learned, he is not known hers. |
S CLIFFORD BELCHER and DR.. Alfred |
Hitchcock of Pennington, Me, were guests
Of Manager G. NJ. Foster over Sunday. Mr..
Belcher is president and Dr. Hitchcock |
one of the directors of the Green Mountain !
Keeley Institute Company
COLONEL A. G.. Brown has put in me-
tallic telephone ciIcuit between Montpelier
and Barre which obviates any difficulty
when the electric lights are on, and is APP
preciated by his patrons who have occasion
to use that line in the evening
DIR. MINNIE LEAvITT spoke to a good
sized audience in the Unitarian church last
Sunday afternoon on the effects of alcohol
and tobacco on the human system. She
was pleasantly introduced by Mrs. E. NJ
Denny, and her address was way above par.
THE marriage of Harry S. Cotton and
Miss Alice NJ. Frink is to occur at Bethany
chapel at one o'clock, Thursday, January 3.
A reception to the newly welded couple
will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fl. @. Cotton o First Avenue from three to
five o'clock.
A SPECIAL train will be run to Barre
next Sunday evening over the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad to accommodate
those wishing to hear Bishop Hall. The
evening service at Christ Church will be
omitted. The train will leave Montpelier
at six o'clock.
The Holiness people got too hot fire in
the town hall in Berlin last Sunday even
ing and came near burning down that
structure. The flames were finally extin-
guished without calling out the fire depart
ment, but it took the liveliest kind of
hustling to do it.
MRS. DIR. f. e. HARLOW, who died in
Burlington last Sunday, had many friends
in Montpelier who were deeply panied at
her sudden and untimely death. Her hus
band is brother of w. e. Harlow of this
city. The funeral will be held in Burling-
ton, Thursday afternoon.
CARDS are out for the marriage of and re-
ce ption to George I. Archer and Miss Nell
lie g. Colby, which is to take place
Wednesday evening, January 2, at the
home of Mr.. a and Mrs. George w. Colby, 5S
Barre street. Rev. j. Edward Wright is to
perform the ceremony.
THE smallpox scare has pretty thoroughly
abated, and the chances for a spread of that
disease are indeed slight AS will be seen
by our Washington news, one woman at
the house where Mrs. Ramsdell died has it
in mild form, but the place is thoroughly
quarantined. The Glines family in Berlin
see ms to be all right.
BARNET AND THOMPSON s operetta "Prince
Pro TEN " will be presented at Blanch ard
! opera house, Friday evening, January 4, by
the Boston Museum Company. Note the
change in date from Thursday evening,
January 3 as originally announced. This
| company is one of the best on the road, and
a first-class performance is assured.
Miss AMY FISK returned from Spring
field last Saturday for the holiday vacation
from her duties in the kind -rgarten there.
In company with her sisters Nary and Bat
tie, and Mrs. III. B Cross, she attended the
wedding of George Fisk, their nephew, to
Miss Alice, daughter OF j. S. Morgan of
Burlington, which occurred in that city on
Tuesday.
AN organization called "The Laymeu' 3
League" the purpose of whic is to encour-
age church attendance, was formed at the
Church of the Messiah last Sunday. The
officers are F. W. Morse, president, and G..
A G. Jackson, secret Try. These officers,
with Frank L. Pratt, DR.. X. Longfelow
! Cleaves and w. G. Andrews, are the eXecu-
ii 70 committee.
JOHN ST. JOHN was surrendered by his
bondsmen last Saturday morning and is
now in Jail, where he is likely to remain un
til the March term of court. He was con-
victed of keeping nuisance at the Septem-
| DER term OF w dSnlnRJOn county court. An
appeal was taken, and bail in the sum of
$3.50 was furnished by G. ". Selinas, Fred
A. Standish and F r. Stevens
L. BART Cross and wife, and Miss Carrie,
G. III. Cross and Miss Julia Cross at ended
the wedding of Miss Jennie p, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Cross, to DR.. j.
! Frank Trull of Biddetord, Me-, which oc-
CURED At st. Johnsbury last Monday even.
ing. The ceremony was performed al the
North Congregational church, and the press
dispatches speak OF it as very brilliant
affair.
OTIS g. MILES, a former well-known
resident of Montpelier, died suddenly OF
heart failure at Lynn, Mass, last Sunday.
For many years Mr.. Miles was trusted
employee of the Lane Manufacturing Com
pany, and since he moved to Lynn has been
in the employ of the ThompsOn-H Houston
Electric Company. He leaves two daugh-
ters in Berlin-Mrs. NJ. w. Wheelock and
Mrs F. r. Dawley
THE twenty first annual conclave OF
Mount Zion Commandery, N. g. Knights
TIE nplar, will be held at the Masonic hall
on Friday afternoon at half past four, at
which time the order of the Red Cross will
be conferred banquet will follow and
at the close the order Of the Temple will be
con ,erred. The reports of the recorder and
treasurer will be presented and the election
OF officers for the ensuing year will take
place.
The guests anu regular DoarderS at the
Exchange Hotel were served a game dinner
last Sunday. Among the delicaces on the
bill Of fare were roast coon, rabbit pie (hunt-
ers' stye), green goose, aud roast turkey.
On Tuesday, veniion and bear steak were
serve 1. Messrs Ross & Hyde are succeed
ing in their new venture beyond their ex.
pectations. Their table is par excellence,
aud their house is full, or nearly so, seven
days in a week.
THE officers. elect OF Thomas Wildey En-
campment )f Odd Fellows for the ensuing
year are as follows Chief patriarch Adm
@. Tempeton; high priest, s. w. Corse;
senior warden, o. G. Harris; junior warden
Edward Baker; scribe, Frank e, Smi h
treasurer, ID w. Dudl ~. These, with the
appointed officers, will be Installed the first
Friday evening in January. This encamp-
ment is in a very fiourshiDg condition, and
has admitted seventeen new members dur
ing the past year.
FOLLOWING are the officers of Brooks Re-
lief Corps for the ensuing year; President,
Mrs. Ellen M. Seaver; senior vice president,
Mrs Alice @. Baker, junior vice president,
Mrs. Dora j. Felt; treasurer, Mrs. Clara II.
Fowler; chaplain, Mrs. May e. Snow
CONDUCTOR Mrs. Ida c. Brown; guard, Mrs,
Cleors Bliss; dele gates to the annual con-
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