The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-26
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
GLE1NINGS FROM NOTE BOOKS
OF WATCHUlN REPORTERS.
FRANK Brown is i'll with bronchitis.

Randolph this week.
G. w. BRowNELL, secretary Of state, was
in town on Tuesday.
BERT CARR was at home from Manches-
ter, n. H., last week.
l.. l.. WILCUTT, JR., of Boston is the guest
of Frederick d. Long.
e. W. THOMPSON has moved to the Shedd
house on State street.
GENERAL w. II. G1LMokE of Fairlee was
in town last Thursday.
ARTHUR ALLEN, SR., is still confined to
the house with severe cold.
Miss BLANCHE KELToJ was the guest of
Miss Lucy HutChins last week.
Mrs. MABEL FRINK visited her daughter
Alice at the seminary last week.
Miss BESSIE CARY sa, at the Unitarian
choir at Burlington last Sunday.
DEACON f. A. EsTABRooK of Lebanon, N.
H., was in town over last Sunday.
BERT YAw and A. G. Austin visited the
boys at the seminary on their way to col
lege.
Miss HELEN PRENTIss of st. Albans is
working in the WATCHMAN composing
room.
FRANK w. TuTTLE, ESQ, of vergennes
visited John l.. Tuttle, his father, last
week.
THE docket for the session of the supreme
yesterday.
Mrs JOSEPH CHILD and daughter Edith
Of Boston are guests of Mr.. and Mrs l..
Bart Cross
REV. j. b. WEBSTER, father of the Baptist
pastor, preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening.
WALLACE G. HoLToN goes to Northfield,
Mass, this week, where he is to embark in
the jewelry business.
Mrs. II. e. COTTON gave another pleas
ant five. o clock tea last Friday afternoon at
her home on First Avenue.
REV. H. A. SPENCER spoke in the inter
est of Vermont Methodist Seminary at
Waterbury Center last Sunday.
II. A. BOWMAN, E. E. Towner, G. f. Bus
well and M. w. Wheelock returned from
New York last Saturday night.
j. ELI GooDENoUGH is assisting Secretary
of State Brownell in the canvass Of the state
vote at the September election.
II. d. GATES arrived in Town last Monday
with another carload of western horses that
can be seen at K. L. Putney's stables.
MRS. ID. L. FULLER will entertain the
Methodist Ladies' Aid Society this after
noon. Tea will be served at six o'clock.
The first meeting of the Chautauqua
class for the season will be held next Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. G. B. Walling.
SON was born last Sunday morning to
Mr.. and Mrs. Elan Hersey, and a son on
Saturday evening to Mr. and Mrs. g. W.
Wiliett.
w. &. ANDREWS and wife were at Ver-
gennes over last Sunday, and this week
are attending the Unitarian convention at
Saratoga.
Mr.. AND MRS. G. d. FORD and Miss
Nettie Gardner of East Cambridge, Mass,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. ID. Scribner
last week.
NJ S. STONE, state superintendent of edu-
cation, spoke at Woodsville, N. H., last
Wednesday evening and at Proctor on Mon
day evening.
THE Non-partisan Womans Christian
Temperance Union will meet this after
noon at half past two o'clock in Trinity
church parlors.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. Lester Greene next Monday evening.
AS it is the annual meeting, a full attend
ance is desired.
PROFESSOR w. A. SPENCER who has been
preaching this summer, has secured fine
position AS instructor in private school in
New York city
ADKLEGATIoN from the local Baptist church
attended the annual meeting Of the Central
Vermont Baptist Association, held last
week at East Bethel.
THE new toilet and bath rooms being put
in at the seminary are nearly completed
| They are great improvement and will be
appreciated by the students
DIR. WILLIAM NJ. RAMsDELL and wife re-
turned to Brooklyn, n. Y, last Monday
after pleasant visit of two weeks with rela-
tives and friends in this vicinity.
SAMUEL f. BOYD, assistant general pas
senger agent of The Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad, was the guest of Su-
perntendent Thompson last week.
MRS. 7. S. BRoPHy returned from the
Fabyan House last Thursday and went to
Boston on Monday to meet Mr. Brophy
there on his return from New York.
THE marriage of Mr.. William Moss and
/ Miss olive Dumas occurred at st. Angus
| tines Church on Tuesday morning. Rev.
w. j. O'Sullivan was the officiating clergy
man.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALBERT JoHoNNorT, Rev.
j. Edward Wright, Mrs. G. II. Heath and
Mrs Collins Blakely are attending the
national Unitarian convention at Saratoga,
n. Y.
ELMER e. CLARK, the Pavilion hack
driver, and Miss Carrie Hodge of Moretown
were married last Wednesday at the home
OF the bride in Moretown by Rev. DIR. l. p.
Booth of Morrisvile.
Miss LILLIAN STowELL, Miss Farnsworth,
NJ f, Atkins and G. X. Putnam were at
Bradford on Tuesday to attend the wedding
OF Miss Lizzie Whitaker. Messrs. Atkins
and Putnam were ushers for the occasion.
If Pecks Bad Boy " that is to be seen
at the opera house on Thursday evening is
as fiat and silly as it was when last seen in
Montpelier, good seats will not be at pre-
MUM and those who stay away will miss
little.
THE infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. =.
Young died last Saturday at Antrim, N. II.
The body was brought to Montpelier on
Monday, and funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 6he home of John
Noodry on Court street.
A LARGE elm tree blew across lower State
street last Sunday afternoon just below the
| residence of Merrill Russell. Travel was
interrupted hut a short time as Street Com
missioner Roberts was promptly on hand
and removed the obstruction.
IL. b. WEDGE is entitled to much credit
for the thorough manner in which he
cleaned Capital Hall for the use of the
Spirituaists. The dngy walls and ceiling
were kalsomined and the floor secured un-
Til the old relic looked really respectable.
REV. AND MRS G. o. WEBSTER have the
sympathy of the community in the death of
their infant child, which occurred last
Thursday evening, Funeral services were
held last Saturday afternoon, conducted by
Rev; +. Q. Abbey Of Barre, assisted by Rev.