The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-20

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FRANK WILEY OF Swampscott, Mass,
has been in town for the past few days on
business connected with the settlement Of
the estate Of the late A. Sidney Wiley, his
father.
JOHN W. HOBART, president of the board
Of trustees OF st. Albans, and j. w. Crane
Of that village were In the city last Monday
to inspect the workings OF our fire-alarm
system.
Miss RUTa RUaa has been promoted to
head table. girl at the Exchange Hotel.
Misses Mamie Shedd, Ella Kelly and Ger
trude Varney are the new table-girls at that
hostelry.
A Mr.. SANFORD, living in the old post.
office block, received serious injuries last
week by being kicked by horse. The
lower ribs on his left side we're broken, and
the kidneys ruptured.
a. f. HAMMOND, foreman in the Job de-
partment OF the Watchman Publishing
Company, went to Forest, N. Y, last Satur-
day, where his family has been for several
weeks, for brief visit.
AMONG the grip victims in the city during
the past week have been Mrs. j. d. Brown,
Miss Ida Foley, Miss Eva Terriault, Lucius
Stone, Andrew Hodgdon, W. j. Bagley, and
a child Of #. ID. Dewey.
MILES AND RICHARD STANDIsH are nego.
iiating with the base. oall team at Lawrence,
Mass. for positions on that team theicoming
season. The Lawrence team belongs to the
New England Association.
The joint debate between the Blanpied
and the Spaulding Graded School lyceums
occurs at Barre next Friday evening. A
large number OF the friends OF the Mont
peler disputants will be present.
Mr.. AND MRS. MORRIS F. ATKINS re
turned from Bro oklyn, N. Y. last Friday
morning, and are housekeeping in the
house, corner Of Vine and Summer streets.
that was ready for their occupancy
F.w. BANCROFT will give his song lecture
on Scotch Songs and Song Writers" at a
Red Lette; Day of the Ladies' Reading Club
OF Northfield, to be h sld next Monday after
noon with Mrs. Rev. DR.. W. s. Hazen.
MRS. M. A. LELAND has purchased the
millinery store OF Mrs. 1. G. Vail in Lang
Leland goes to New York next week to
purchase goods and en- gage a trimmer.
THE celebrated Boutwell, conspiracy case
is set for trial next Monday. Dillingham;
Huse & Rowland, j. III. Senter and w. A.
Lord are counsel for the plaintiff, g. w.
Wing and j p Lamson for defendants.
G. 1. CONVERSE, clerk in the postoffice,
vent to his home in Moretown last week,
ill with the grip. George e. Whelan has
been back at his old place at the general
delivery window during Mr.. Converses alb
sence.
AT the meeting of the Kings Daughters,
held on Monday evening with Mrs. George
e. Morse, sums of money we're raised for
charitable purposes. 1t was also voted
that each member make the usual Lenten
Offering to the treasury.
THE original Barre street whist club was
delightfully."- ente rtained last Thursday even
ing at the farm house of Charles M. Hale
The company was transported in two of j.
@. Adams large sleighs. The highest score
was made by Mrs. E. f. Avery.
QUITE delegation Of Odd Fellows from
Montpelier attended the district meeting
held at Burlington last Thursday evening.
The royal manner in which they were en-
tertained was very pleasing. and the ex.
empli6cation OF the floor work was most in
structive.
THE Epworth League social held last
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. W. G..
Taplin, was very pleasant affair. A short
included solos by Mrs. Taplin and Miss
Julia Cross, and reading by Mrs. r. A.
! Hayden.
THOMAS GoDsELL Of Middlesex was ar
rested Saturday afternoon by Officer De-
merritt for intoxication, and was placed in
Jail for safe keeping. Before Judge Smile,
Monday NOR ning, he pleaded guilty and
to S12.5l.
THE whist party at the village hall, East
Montpelier, last Wednesday evening, closed
q very successful season, both socially and
financially. Seventy-five couples were pres
ent. The management desires to extend it's
thanks to the public for its very generous
patronage.
The meeting of the Citizens Band As.
sociation, that was to have been neld last
Monday evening in the Office of Senter &
Kemp, was again postponed one week be-
cause OF the annual meeting of the Mont
pelier Public Library Association at the
same hour.
Mr.. AND MRS. W. c. BERRY have the
| sympathy OF the community in the death OF
their year. old daughter, whi n occurred last
Monday evening. The prime cause OF the
child's death was the grip, from which she
| had been suffering for some time. The
funeral will be held to- day.
MONTPELIER republicans di wisely in
making George W. Wing their first mayor.
A lifelong resident OF the town thoroughly
interested In everything that savors OF en-
terprise and progress, Mayor Wing may be
de 1ended on for businessike administra-
ton. st Johnsbury Republican.
AT meeting Of the Keeley League and
Ladies' Auxiliary, held last Thursday even
| ing, the subject OF disba2ding the auxiliary
or merging It into the league was advocated
|
dent OF the league. Final action will be
taken at the next meeting of the auxiliary
MAJOR o d. CLARK and Captain D. r.
Bisbee of Barre members of the board OF
survey appointed by the governor, met at
Montpelier last week and condemned prop.
erty In the state arsenal, including the
equipments OF Company B, which were
damaged by the recent fire in the armory at
St. Adams.
G. s. FENToN of Swanton, Charles M
Hartt and e. W. Dixon of Boston, E. Fl
Ladd of Burlington, G. s. Park Of G G,een.
field, MasI, l.. w. Barney OF New York,
j. b. Curtis of Boston, e. l.. Cady of Con,
cord, N. H., and w. r. Stumb of New York
were among the guests at the Exchange
Hotel over last Sunday.
THE refusal OF tn grounds at Montpelier
Junction owned by the Central Vermont
railroad has been secured for the exhibition
Of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show, which
will he at Montpelier on Wednesday. July
"a This aggregation will exhibit at White
River Junction. July %; st. Albans, July
%; Burlington, July 26.
MRS WOOSTER SPRAGUE celebrated the
ninetieth anniversary Of her birthday last