The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-26
for the past six months, and comes home
with his health fully restored.

Mr.. SAMUEL l.. ELBERFELD of Cincin-
natl is to preach for the Unitarian Society
in Middlesex this summer, beginning June
30. Services may be expected every Sunday.
Mrs. SARAH CUMMINGS and Miss Bessie
! Cummings, her granddaughter, left last
Monday for visit of two months with rea-
tives in Worcester, Auburn and Fairfield,
Mass.
MRS. @. A. GALE gave a pleasant recep-
tion, last Friday evening, in honor of Mr..
Denison of Warren, Pa, and Miss Cora
Gale, who were married on Tuesday at
Barre.
GEORGE NJ SMITH, conductor on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad, re-
turned from Boston last Thursday evening,
where he has been on vacation for two
weeks.
CARROLL LANCE and Ed. Wilder, battery
for the Montpelier Seminary baseball team,
| went to Lyndonville, last Saturday, as bat
terry for the Danville club against the Lyn-
donvilles.
| III. w. SPAULDING, Mrs. w. w. Spaulding
and Miss s. d. Slower of Haverhill Mass.
were at the Pavilion over last Sunday.
They attended the Martin-Morrison we'd
ding at Barre Monday evening.
THE members of the local lodge of Good
| Templars held mock trial last Wednes-
day evening. A. e. White was the court,
and James Mcdonald was tried for stealing
an umbrella from Belle Hargin.
LIEUTENANT G. A. SMITH, Sergeant W. e.
Pattee and Corporal F. r. Ryle were chosen
from Company FL to form part of the
state rifle team that was at Fort Ethan
Allen last Thursday and Friday.
DR.. AND Mrs. j. W. NICHOLS of Farming
ton, Maine, were in town last week to at
tend the Keeley reunion: They were guests
of George e. Tapln, and received cordial
welcome FROM their many friends.
REV. MR.. FoRsYTHE Of Stanstead, p. O.,
officiated at Christ Church last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis remained over Sunday to
officiate at the Kelsey Holden wedding. He
is now visiting in New Haven Conn.
THE Gun Club will have its first shoot on
the new grounds on Thursday afternoon, to
which all members of the club are especially
invited. Take the 1: 20 suburban train over
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad.
THE Chautauqua Glass will hold its
twelfth annual commencement at the Pa
vilion tomorrow afternoon. A banquet
will be served at the conclusion of the gradu'
ating exercises. Miss Ella Bailey and Mrs
W. o. Chapman are the graduates.
THE Argus Office was broken into last
Friday night and something less than a
dollar was taken from the cash drawer
Entrance was gained through rear win
dow, and the job was evidently done by
some one familiar with the premises.
Mrs. NJ. FL. GooDsILL will give an illus
trated lecture, free, in Bethany chapel,
Monday evening, July /, at half past seven
o'clock; also Tuesday afternoon, July 2, al
half past two o'clock, to mothers and daugh.
ters. Subject, "The Higher Life of Women u
AT the county Sunday school convention
to be held on Thursday in Trinity Church
addresses, ETC., will be car ried out in the
afternoon and evening, of which full re-
port will be given in the WATERMAN next
week.
OLIN E. RUSSELL was abusing his wife or
the street, last Thursday evening, while il
an intoxicated condition, and was run il
by Officer Demeritt. Before Judge Smile
Friday morning, he disclosed on stranger
from Barre. He was fined S11.57 and re
leased.
]. d. EATON, special agent for the Con
tinental Fire Insurance Company of New
York, was so charmed with Montpelier
last season, that he has brought his wife tt
the Pavilion for the summer, and will make
this city his headquarters for the next few
months.
CHARLES B. KELSEY of Hartford, Conn.
and Miss Matte r., daughter of Mr. anC
Mrs. Willard Holden, were married las
Monday at the home of Mr.. Holden OF
Summer street, by Rev. A. N. Lewis. Th'
newly-wedded couple are to reside IL
Hartford.
CORPORAL F. R. RYLE of Company E
captured the second individual prize TO
rifle shooting in the contest of the stat,
team with the University of Vermont boy
at Fort Ethan Allen last Friday. Privat,
j. K. Flanagan was also chosen membe
of the state team
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Ferrin wer,
driving up North street, last Thursday af
ternoon, the horse became frightened an(
backed off steep embankment. Mrs
Ferrin had three ribs broken and was other
wise painfully injured. Mr.. Ferrin ESCAPED
with badly scratched face.
REV. II. A. SPENCER, financial agent o
Montpelier Seminary, is circulating sub
scription paper among the business men o
Montpelier and the friends of that institu
tion to procure funds to equip the seminary
buildings with steam heat and has, thu
far, met with excellent success.
BECAUSE of the union meeting at Bethan,
eral o. o. Howard will speak hefore th
Young Mems Christian Association, thu
postponed Children's Day services at Trim
ity Church will be held next Sunday mt IN
ing at the usual hour of service.
THE Capital Savings Bank and Trus
Company declared from its six months
earnings, on Monday, three per cent semi
} annual dividend, payable July /. Since E
E. Blakely ceased to be treasurer of th
bank, last February, p w. Holden has per
formed the duties of that Office in satisfac
tory manner.
SOME of the local policy holders in the de
funct United States Mutual Accident AS
sociation, whose claims were repudiateC
when the United States Casualty Company
was formed out of the above named as
sociation that went to the wall naturally dc
not have very friendly feelings toward tn,
new concern.
REV. G. o. WEBSTER has resigned al
chancellor commander of Montpelier Lodge
No. 13, Knights of Pythias, and H. F. Ham
mond has been elected in his place. 7. l.
Cassavant was elected vice chancellor tt
succeed Mr.. Hammond. These officers
were installed last Friday evening by Dis
trict Deputy Charles f. Stevens of Barre.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT oficiated at the
wedding of Edgar e. Pray and Ina b. Ben
nett, at the residence Of the parents Of the
bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Bennett, il
Calais, last Wednesday evening. The ele
ments were propitious, and happy com
pany OF relatives and friends were present
to bid the young couple God-speed."
RUFUS G. ROBINSON, Of the Vermont Mu
tual Fire Insurance Company force, and
Miss Kate M. Kent were married last Wed
nesday evening at the home of Wallace
Kent, father of the bride, in Calais. Rev