The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-13
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
A WEEKLY CHAPTER IN THE CUR
RENT HISTORY or THE
CAPITAL.

LIEUTENANT-G GOVERNOR MANsUR was in
town last evening.
GENERAL w. II GILMORE of Fairee was
in town on Tuesday.
A DAUGHTER was born last Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Duke
Miss ELIZA GEORGE has gone to her home
in Bradford for a few weeks.
A. e. NILES has been in Boston during
the past week purchasing goods.
HENRY LIBBEN of Morrsville was at the
Exchange Hotel over last Sunday.
The Summer Shower Company spent
last Sunday at the Exchange Hotel.
DR.. II. T. WHITNEY and son Fred OF
Woodstock visited in town last week.
w. A. WEYHE went to Boston last week,
where he is to take course Of vocal music.
MISS MINNIE BRUSH of Barre sang con-
tralto in the Congregational choir last Sun
day.
DAUGHTER was born last Saturday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice II. Col
Inns
THE grocery-store of w. II. Farrar has
been connected with the telephone ex-
change.
FREDERICK j. PRENTIss of New York has
been at the Pavilion several days with his
mother.
Miss FLORENCE SHERBURNE will enter
tain the Queen Esther girls on Thursday
afternoon.
GEORGE II. WILDER is travelling this
season with the Jessie Couthoui Concert
Company.
MRS. S. j. BLANPIED has been visiting
her mother in Milford, Mass, during the
past week.
THE state cattle commissioners are ex-
pected to-day to test several dairy herds in
this vicinity.
Mpo I A nj of 10 ,-iui
ing Mrs. III. M. Odell her daughter, on Full
lerton street.
The Bethany Reading Club will meet at
Mrs. @. A. Gales next Tuesday afternoon
at two o'clock.
MRS d. s. WHEATLEY was the guest of
Mrs. S. w. Loveland at Rutland several
! days asst week
WALLACE KENT of Calais has purchased
the A. ). Wiley house and lot on Bailey
Avenue for $3,5 500.
MRS. ANNA M. BURNETT and Mrs. Mary
Whitney of Kansas City were guests OF the
Misses Fisk last week.
THOMAS II. CORY has had his pension
redu ced from S12 to Sc per month, and that
without the usual notice.
Miss MARY LACLAIR of Essex junction
visited George LaClair, her brother at the
Exchange Hotel last week.
Miss CARRIE Cross left on Tuesday for
| Union ClJy, MlCulRdub Wn6T6 bn6 Will VlSlt
relatives for several weeks.
THE ladies of Christ Church will hold a
preserve sale with Mrs. g. b. B. Denny
next Wednesday afternoon.
b. F. HUMPHREY, state Sunday school
worker of New Hampshire, was the guest
of ID. M. Spence last Friday.
Mrs. JAMES TowLE of Boston has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. David Brown, her
parents, during the past week
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet with
Mrs. III. b. Cross, Hubbard street, next Fri
day afternoon at half past two.
THE regular meeting of the city council
will occur this evening instead Of last We'd
nesday evening, as announced
THE Young Mems Christian Association
expect to give an eight o'clock dinner at
the Pavilion next week Wednesday.
WILFRED RICE has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. K. Rice, his parents, at the Ex-
change Hotel during the past week.
A. G. MANsUR, clerk in the jewelry. store
OF A. G. Stone, has been visiting at his home
in Island Pond during the past week.
The Chautauqua Glass will IN set next
| Friday afternoon at 2: 10 o'clock with Mrs.
George 9. Pratt, No. Baldwin street.
THE aldermen were out Tuesday after.
noon inspecting poles that j. s. Viles is to
set on Baldwin street and Bailey Avenue.
THE question whether protection is better
for this country than free trade will be dis
cussed at the Blanpied lyceIm this evening.
THE Ladies' Reading Club connected
with the Church of the Messiah met on
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs, A. w. Ferrin.
The subject of Rev E. b. Earles Illus
trated lecture at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening was Paul's Conversion" "
Miss LUcIE HUrcHINs returned last week
from Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington,
where she has been taking course in sur
gerry.
MIR. AND MRS e. G. KINNEY, the Sunday
school workers, addressed the Thursday
evening meeting at Bethany Church last
week.
The first reception of the Ladies' Reading
Club of Christ Church will be held next
Monday evening with Miss Camp on School
street
The Non-partsan WOman's Christian
Temperance Union will meet with Mrs.
Orrin Daley this afternoon at half-past two
o'clock.
THE contract for furnishing the betting
for the electric light plant OF j. s. Viles at
| MiddleseX has been awarded to Brooks q
Deming.
Ii. n. TAPLIN, vice president of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, was
in Rutland last Friday on business for the
company.
MONTPELIER LODGE, Knights of Pythias,
Will work the second rank on Thursday
evening, and also the third rank in the
long form.
j. s. WILKINS. manager for Vermont OF
the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
OF Portland, Me-, has opened an Office at 3S
State street,
f. L. TEMPLE, well.known landscape
gardener of Westminster, Mass, has been
the guest OF Mr., and Mrs. A. o. Cummins
the past week.
Miss MARY MALONE fell on the concrete
walk while running, last week, and broke
two OF her front teeth. She was otherwise
seriously bruised.
Miss WIsIFRED CHENEY of Worthwhile,
sister of Thomas q. Cheney assistant clerk
of the house OF representatives, is visiting
friends in this city.
ADDITIONAL side.tracks have recently
been laid at Montpelier Junction that will
greatly facilitate the handling of freight
trains at that point.
REv. DIR. NORMAN SEAvER has purchased
OF III. d. Hopkins. for 500, the lot on Col.
lege street next north OF the residence of