The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-28
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.


Lowell.
The Methodist Seminary is to close for
two weeks.
Mrs. F. I. PITK1N will spend the next two
weeks in New York.
Twin sons were born last Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. George Lathrop.
Miss JENNIE HOPKINS has a position in
the store OF e. e. Towner
A DAUGHTER was born to Mr., and Mrs.
w. A. Rice, Tuesday morning.
A DAUGHTER was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee G. Tew 6sbury November 20
d. THOMAS has moved into the house of
Mrs. Nj. g. Kinson on Barre street.
A STONE wall is being constructed along
the river bank on the Nicholas farm.
Mrs. ANDREW MURPHY, former resident
of Montpelier, died at Fay Js5on on Sunday.
ARTHUR STRATroN has entered the pho
tograph gallery of 5. W. Corse to learn the
art
Mrs. j. e, GooDENoUGH is visiting her
brother Rev. j. Harry Holden, at Annie 'st,
Mass
GEORGE KENT left for Des Moines, Ia.
last No lday, where he has a position in an
office.
TIE trustees have voted to place a water
tub on Main street, opposite the Union
House.
HARRY SHuRrLEFF is member of the
reception committee at the University of
Vermont.
THANKSGIVING s,rvices will be held at
Christ Church at half past ten on Thursday
morning.
p. L. DAVIS of Lynn Mass, is in the Of
fee of the Cooperative Granite Manufactur
ing Company.
Miss MARIE FLANDERS of Bradford has
position as stenographer at the Montpelier
Savings Bank.
THE Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
will meet next Saturday afternoon with
Mrs w. o. Chapman.
Miss MAY HAMILTON returned to Man
chester N. H., Saturday, after visit in the
family of j. w. Leland.
THE Ladies' Guild of Christ Church will
meet with Mrs. 6. w. Thompson on Friday
afternoon, November 30.
A UNION Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Baptist church on Thursday
morning at eleven o'clock.
Hon. MASON S. STONE spoke at the Gale
donia County Christian Endeavor Union at
St. Johnsbury, Monday night
THE ladies of Bethany Reading will meet
at Mrs, II. d. Hopkins on Tuesday after
noon, December 4, at two o'clock.
GRAND PATRIARCH D. L. SANDERS at.
tended district Odd Fellows encampment
at ST. Johnsbury last Friday evening
The Ladies' Reading Club of Chris
Church will meet with Miss Mary Dewey
next Monday evening at Z: 30
IT seems to be the general opinion that
steps should be taken to obtain an official
census of Montpelier before the city govern
ment begins.
FRANK r. DAwLEY received severe burns
about the face and head at his quarry in
Berlin, Friday, while attempting to light a
fire for a blast
THE December term of tn United States
district court, which opens at the county
court house on Tuesday, December 4, will
probably last ten days.
c. H. MORE, A. E. Niles and Harry Col
ton attended the joint Vermont and New
Hampshire Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Convention at Keene, n. H., Friday.
REV. HOWARD f. HILL of Concord, N. II.
for nerly of Montpelier, is mentioned As the
democratic candidate for speaker OF the
New Hampshire house of representatives.
The C ,ntral Vermont railroad will sell
specia Thanksgiving Day tickets from all
stations in Vermont and New York. Tickets
| will be good going November % and 80 and
returning not later than December g.
DILLON & HALEY erected a fine monu.
ment of Barre granite on the lot of Fred w
Morse Green Mount cemetery last Thurs
day. On the following day they set very
artistically carved tablet for II. 4. Bout
well in memory of his late wife.
LEGAL proceedings have bee a instituted
againsl T. R. Gordon, Esq, on complaint
made to the proper official-and after an ex
animation Of the stable-that he has not beer
giving such care to certain horses in his
possession as humanity demands
G. w, Colby has placed jug in the win
dow of the WATCHMAN office which was or
IL. IL, q. al, l. H..
Genera Lafayette visited Montpelier The
word "rum' ia silver letters is across the
jug. Mr.. Colby will disp )se of this relic.
Miss NJ. ANNETTE UPHAM and Mrs Ho
ratio y. Taplin entertained the ladies visit
ing the capital, at the Pavilion parors
Thursday evening, by engaging Mrs. e. j
Ormsbee to read her interesting paper OF
the customs and life in the Samoan Islands
A THANKSGIVING service is to he held il
the vestry of the Church of the Messiah th
"wednesday evening at half past seven
A communion service in the church mex
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock will TAX
the place of the usual Sunday evening ser
vice.
e. W. Howe, who completes his term a
sheriff next Saturday, has been an office
TWENTY-FIVE years, eighteen as deputy III 9r
iff and four as sheriff. He has made trip
to Canada West Virginia and Ohio, ant
has placed twenty-five local rumsellers il
the house Of correction.
HARRY g. WHITEHILL succeeds Mr.. How
as local reporter for the argus and Patriot
Harry is very much of a hustler, with a
ambition to push the pencil, faithful au
prising-all good quail les in a news
paper reporter. Our estee med contempt
rary is congratulated on its acquisition.
WILLIAM p. PHELPS, for several year
stenographer for the Lane Manufacture
Company, died at his home on Mechani
,, street on Monday He has been i'll wit
paralysis for several months. He wa
thirty eight and leaves a wife and tw
children. The remains were taken t
Nashua, n. III.
/ f. w. LOOMS, the one armed veteran
: went to the Soldiers Home at Ben ningto
last week intending to bee me an inmate
One of the rules of that institution is thu
no veteran, except hospital patients, VIII
, draws pension of more than $l2 per mont
can be- admitted, Mr., Loomis is drawin
> S45 per month"; and found himself barred.
| No former judge at term of Washingto
, county court has abored longer hours tina
D., did Judge Munson on Friday. Court opene
| at 30 A. M and IL was nearly midnipl