The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-06
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
CONTRIB TO THE CURRENT
HISTORY OF MONTPELIER.



b. B. BAILEY went to New York Monday.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is in Boston
this week.
A CHILD of Mr.. and Mrs j. G.. Brown is i'll
with bronchitis.
A SON was born last Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Granfed.
MISS GRACE REED returned to Cambridge,
Mass, last Monday.
NJ. V. CHADWICK was at his home in Ran
doph over last Sunday.
MRS e. B. PIKE of Pike Station, N. H,
visited in town last week.
j. @. ADAMS has purchased handsome
landau, made by Brewster.
A SON of A. w. Ferrin has been with i'll
Group during the past week.
COLONEL FRED E. SMITH was in North
field on business on Tuesday.
M. CORY is wiring his residence on
Loomis street for electric lights.
MISS MAUD CRossETT is teaching in the
Bliss district in East Montpelier.
MAY devotions will begin on Thursday
evening at st. Augustine's church
FRANK AVERY went last Monday to Pros
pect, Me-, to see brother who is i'll.
DIR A. w. RICE left last Monday for
Marion, Mass, where he is to locate.
THE little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George 7. Archer is ill with the grip.
HoYT's MIDNIGHT BELLS" is booked for
the Opera House Wednesday, May 20.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of farm wanted in the business column.
Mr. AND MRS. ROBERT WILKINSON re-
turned on Tuesday from their wedding trip.
MARTIN HENLY, clerk at the Montpelier
House, visited at his home in Richmond last
week.
MRS. DR.. H. c. BRIGHAM of Grand Rap
oh, sar tasN . ~ n
Ferrin.
Mrs. w. P. RICHARDSON OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, Is the guest Of G. n. Ferrin, her
brother.
WALLACE H. HALE has gone to Underhill
for his family. He is to reside on Fullerton
Avenue.
THE Montpelier Choral Union will meet
next Friday evening in Whitcomb Hall for
practice.
JOHN MAGEsTER has moved from Harri-
son Avenue to the Greg " Smith house on
St. Paul street.
GEORGE s. WEST has moved his shop to
the third floor in Hubbard Block, over
| Whittier's market
MRS. w. A. STowELL leaves this week for
| Omaha, Neb., to visit Mrs. Henry G.. Far
WELL her daughter.
ALEXANDER CRUIKsHANK broke his left
wrist, last Wednesday, while working in a
StOne-Shed IN Barre.
T. j. DEAvITT, ESQ has been in Washing
ton, ID. c., during the past ten days. He is
expected home to-day.
THE Methodist Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society met on Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. E. M. Smith.
THE annual state meeting Of the Catholic
Order of Foresters will be held in Mont.
pelier on Tuesday, June
FoRREsTER CLARK and his son Charles
have purchas ed the Montpelier Book Store
taking possession on Tuesday.
JOSEPH FITZGERALD finished work as por
| ter at the Exchange Hotel last week. His
place is taken by George Sallies.
DANIEL d. DONOVAN and linda M. Jones
both of Waterbury, were married last We'd
nesday Y g. Def. Bancroft, Esq.
HENRY LIBBEN of Morrisvlle was in towr
over last Sunday He is contemplating re
turning to Montpelier to engage in business
A. G. BLANCHARD is living temporarily OF
Fullerton Avenue while his residence OF
Hubbard street is in process of construction
EVANGELIST GOODWIN and his associat,
workers held services in Berlin Street Hal
every evening last week except Saturda!
evening.
A. G. STONE is repairing and cleaning th
town clock, and during to-day and to NOR
row people will be obliged to rely on thei
watches.
POLICEMAN LEWIS WooD went on Tues
day to Greensboro for weeks vacation
T. j Keegan will perform his duties during
his absence.
The creditors of Frank H. Mcclure helC
a meeting in the probate Office on Tuesda,
and appointed j. G. Brown assignee of th'
insolvent estate.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is expected t,
preach in the Morse school-house, Eas
Montpelier next Sunday afternoon at
quarter past two.
PETER BADoRD, JR., and Miss Ami
Flood were married at St. Augustine
Church on Tuesday morning by Rev Fathe
w. j. O'Sullivan.
THE residences OF Fl. Carl Smith on Schoo
street and f. L. Laird on Bailey Avenu
have been improved in appearance by tn
! addition of piazzas.
= THE Montpelier Military Band is to b
the regimental band at the annual music
of the state militia, to be held at Esse,
junction in August.
, TIE womans Christian Temperate
Union will meet on Thursday afternoon a
half past two O'Clock with Mrs. G.
Denny. Subject, Narcotics"
e. s. WHITCoMB has purchased of Georg
E. Dix the Antoine Lahouchere place o.
Clay Hill, recently bid off by Mr.. Dix a
auction. Consideration, 81 $40.
, JOHN f. GooDENoUGH is off duty becaus
and lodged in his left arm. His physical
has as yet been unable to remove it.
THE republican county committee TO
, Washington county will meet some day thi
week to fix time and place for holding tn
{ republican county convention in June.
ABIAL W. SPAULDNG, for some time a
inmate Of the town poor-house in Berlin
? was taken to the State Asylum at Water
bury last Monday by Deputy Sheriff Dudley
A GOOD game of baseball may be e1
? pected on the Seminary campus this after
noon, when the freshmen team from tn
University of Vermont will play the HON
club.
a THE Epworth League will hold "Ve
: mont Evening" in Trinity Church vestr
: next Friday evening, to which the member
!. of the church and congrt CATION are cordial
n invited.
BECAUSE of the absence in Jamaica
n Rev. Il. B. Earle there were no services |
O the Baptist church last Sunday. Mr. Earl
9 was called to attend the funeral of an oil
a parishioner.
n THOMAS CoNNoRs had both bones of hi
t right log broken last Saturday on the Unio
| School nrn hu Har