The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

REV. G. s SMITH is quite seriously ill.,
EDDIE r. TARBox of Shady Rill is i'll with
measles.
RICHARD STANDIsH was in Stowe over last
Sunday.
Henry LINDSEY visited last week in
Richmond.
FRED A. Rowland was at Lisbon, N. H.,
last Sunday.
MRS. HATTIE P. WILLARD is visiting in
Burlington.
THE infant child of Jerry Sullivan died
last Monday
MRS w. A. STowELL visited last week in
Haverhill, N. II.
Miss STELLA ORMsBEE is visiting friends
in Holyoke, Mass.
EDWARD WHEELER of Malone, N. Y, is
visiting relatives in the city.
FRANK II. JENKINS has gone to Waits
field for a visit of two weeks.
A DAUGHTER was born last Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus g. Robinson.
Mrs. WILLIAM DAVIDSON OF Essex juno
tion, is the guest of Mrs. +. 1. Pitkin.
Mr.. AND MRS. HENRY l.. FARwELL have
been in Boston during the past week.
RALPH BLANPIED is teaching in the Plain.
field High School.
MRS. WILLIAM CULVER is quite i'll at her
home near Wrightsville.
THE animal meeting of the Vermont Con-
ference will be held at Springfield in April
next.
Miss NELLIE MoULroN entertained the
High School Whist Club last Wednesday
evening.
G. A. BEST has purchased of j. V. Brooks
one OF the houses on Baldwin street owned
by him.
THERE were twenty. six tables at the Odd
al xrrbt or ha1h laof Thtro oIaxy
evening,
MRS GEORGE Ii. SMILE of Hardwick is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fisher, her
parents
AN all-day meeting will be held in Berlin
Hall Christmas day. Help from abroad is
expected.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HENRY W. Town left last
week for Florida where they are to spend
the winter.
The Montpelier Military Band played at
the Spencer Rifles fair at Barre last Thurs
'day evening.
THE January term of the supreme court
will meet at Montpelier on Tuesday, jan
uary IL next.
A SKATING rink will be laid out On the
Seminary campus as soon as the weather is
sufficiently cold.
IT is thought that work will be resumed
at the granite plant of G. H. More & Co
early in the new year.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet with
Mrs. M. A. Kent next Friday afternoon at
a quarter past two.
REV. AND MRS. L. L. BEEMAN returned
last Thursday from a visit of two weeks in
Boston and vicinity.
MISS LOUISE r. GLEASON of Waitsfield is
clerk in the store Of l.. p. & FL. G. Gleason
during the holiday rush.
A SON was born last Monday morning to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e. Howe, and grandson
to Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Cummins.
JOSEPH FISHER is afflicted with almost
total blindness, and his physicians give him
little encouragement for relief
THE Ladies' Reading Club connected
with Trinity church met ON Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. j. f. Waterman.
THE Montpelier Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club gave an entertainment in the
course at Waitstield last evening.
THE firm of D. A. Gupti & Co., has been
dissolved and l.. Bart Cross is now the sole
owner of the Golden Fleece property.
THE Blanpied Lyceum, last week. dis.
cussed the question whether the govern
ment should control the tele graph lines.
CLARK TEMPLEroN of East Montpelier re-
ceived a partial shock last Friday. His
condition since that time has been critical.
THE Garnet Seal Circle met last Friday
L
work of the present winter were discussed.
Miss NELLIE FIFIELD will return to-day
from New York for Christmas. She will be
accompanied by Mrs. j. f. Workum, her
sister.
PROFESSOR r. L. CUMNocK, dramatic
reader, entertained a good-sized audience
at Blanchard Opera House last Wednesday
evening.
GEORGE SALLIEs, porter at the Exchange
Hotel, has been laid up for week with
neuralgia OF the eyes. Fred Pickett took
his place.
G. A. LANG has been confined to his bed
for several days during the past week, the
result Of strain in an attempt to lift
heavy box.
w. W. BROCK has returned from Kinks
Vile, Mo-, where he has b en- pursuing a
course of instruction in the parent school Of
osteopathy.
A PARTY from Montpelier attended the
dance and oyster supper given last Monday
evening at Albert III. Cutters in East
Montpelier.
Mr.. AND MRS. w. A. LORD returned last
Thursday from Chelsea, where Mr.. Lord
was in attendance at Orange county court
for two weeks.
II. t. MARTIN of Shady Rill killed pig
seven months old last week that dressed
325 pounds Who can 60 Mr.. Martin fifty
pounds betterY
MRS, #. A. ADAMS invites everyone to in
spect her work in China painting Time
and place of exhibit will be found in the
business column.
M. s. Davis, proprietor of the Exchange
Hotel, is slowly recovering from severe
bilious attack that has confined him to his
room for two weeks.
w. ID. ALLEN the representative from
North Hero in the recent legislature, is
clerk in the store of Marvin Il Sherburne
during the holidays.
@. Il. DEMERITT sprained one ankle last
Sunday evening by slipping on an icy side
walk. Corliss Laforty takes his place tenn
porarily on the police force.
R. II. RoLFE of Marshteld was arrested
and brought to Montpelier last week by or
fcer Buchanan of Barre. Non-payment o
taxes is charged against him.
JOHN SULLIVAN was arrested for intoxica-
ton last saturday night by Officer Wood
Before Judge Smilie Monday morning h'
pleaded guilty and was fined S12.0l.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT has an appoint
ment to preach in the Morse school-house
East Montpelier, next Sunday at 2: 10 p.