The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-01
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
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HAPPY New YEAR!

REPORT Of the celebration of Christmas
in Montpelier will be found on page three.
II. G. SCOTT Of Chicago is visiting in town.
Miss MARTHA LONG is visiting in Boston.
The banks will close at one o'clock to-
day.
JOHN Cook is confined to the house with
bronchitis.
o. NJ. FISHER is at home from Boston for
a brief stay.
Miss ANNA PHINNEY is visiting friends in
Ottawa, P. Q.
Mrs. d. f. CLARK visited last week at her
home in Groton.
MRS. E, NJ SMITH has recovered from her
late serious lness.
Miss MAY HAYWOOD of Rutland is the
guest of Miss May Scovill.
GEORGE H. ALMoN was confined to the
house several days last week.
Miss MARY PHINNEY is at home from Rui-
land for the holiday vacation.
THE young son of Charles Def. Bancroft
is seriously i'll with dysentery.
HARRY, son of G.. H. Cross OF St. Johns
bury, visited in town last week.
MRS. o. G. BARRON and daughter Maud
are guests of Mrs. Dennis Lane.
MRS. A. w. FERRIN has been i'll with
erysipelas during the past week.
w. s. PRIOR of Worcester, Mass, was the
guest OF w. II. Ierrlll last week.
II. III. SCRIBNER is slowly convalescing
from his recent dangerous illness.
MISS Lou ELLIS went to Cambridgeport,
Mass, on Tuesday to visit friends
MR.. AND MRS. GEORGE e. WHITE visited
in Hyde Park and Eden last week.
Mrs. CHARLES HATHAWAY was confined
| to the house with tonsiltis last week.
Miss CARRIE l.. PERKINS Of Saugus,
Mass. is the guest of Mrs. w. A. Lord.
THE Montpelier Orch ,stra played for a
New Years ball at Plainfeld last night.
THE Baptists will hold their annual meet
ing on Thursday afternoon at the chu ch.
HIGH MASS will be celebrated at st. Au.
gustines Church to-day at half past nine.
MRS Lucy A. HURLBURT was quite seri-
ously i'll last week. but is now improving.
G. H. RATHBURN of Stowe has purchased
of l. f. Taylor the Capital oil supply busi-
ness
DIR. l.. G. WAKEFIELD went last Monday
to Mendon, Mass, to test herd of milch
cows.
A YOUNG son of Stephen R. Colby broke
his arm, last Friday, by falling from
fence.
Mrs. FRED l.. PECK gave a whist party
last Friday evening at her home on Barre
| street.
MRS. d. s. WHEATLEY and son Ned and
Mrs. George McAllister are visiting in Bur-
lington.
THE Bethany Reading will meet at Mrs.
ID. G. Kemp's next Tuesday afternoon at
two o'clock.
MRS JOHN VooDRY has been seriously i'll
during the past week, but is reported more
comfortable.
MRS. A. o CUMMINs went last week to
Greenbush, N. Y, to visit Mrs. r. e. Howe,
her daughter.
Mr.. AND MRS. d. D. RANLETT and daugh-
ter H allen of st. Albans are guests OF Miss
Maria White.
THE high wind last Monday night took
down one OF the large naples in Hon. b. r.
Fi6eld's yard.
Miss MARY TRoMBLEE spent Christmas
with Mrs. e. B. Pike, her sister, at Pike
Station, N H.
s. w. CUMMINGS, general passenger agent
of the Central Vermont railroad, was in
town last Friday.
Mr.. AND MRS. ALEXANDER COCHRAN of
Groton spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. d. F. Clark.
Mr.. AND MRS. W. r. LYNCH of Brooklyn,
N. Y, were guests, last week, OF Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ f. Atkins.
Miss MAY SMITH is at home from Wes
leyan University, Middetown, Conn.,, for
the holiday vacation.
The Garnet Seal Glass will meet next
Friday afternoon at hs.lf past two o'clock
with Mrs. l.. p. Gleason.
ELIZABETH SILVER has purchased of Gen
eral Stephen Thomas, for 81, 900, house
and lot on First Avenue.
MISS MAY JACKMAN of Nashua, N. H., a
former student at the Montpelier Seminary,
visited in town last week.
REV. L. L. BERMAN, presiding elder of
the Montpelier district, held quarterly meet
ing at Northfield last Sunday.
MRS. RoxANNA DODGE celebrated her
eightieth birthday last Friday. She was
the recipient OF many congratulations.
Mr.. AND MRS. ORRIN CHAMBERLAIN of
Randolph were guests OF Mrs. catherine
Pratt and Miss Mary Pratt last week.
THE Reading Club connected with the
Church of the Messiah met on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Willis Blanchard.
COMMENCING this week, the meat-markets
will close at six o'clock on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings until April l.
MASON 8. STONE, state superintendent OF
education, is in Castleton this week attend
ing the examinations at the State Normal
School.
THE Chautauqua Glass will meet next
Friday afternoon at quarter past two
with Mrs j. f.. Waterman, No. 16 First
Avenue.
MRS. JAMES l.. MARTIN of Brattleboro
visited last week at the home Of Edward
Dewey, her father. Mr.. Martin spent Christ.
mas in town.
Hon. f. A. DwINELL expects to leave
next Saturday for Sioux City, Ia, on a
business trip in the interests Of the Farm.
ers Trust Company.
MRS. MARK BAILEY, who for several years
, has spent the summer with her husband
and daughter at the Pavilion, died recently
at New Haven, Conn.
FRANK HUNTLHY has been released from
the county jail. after a sojourn there OF
several weeks because of financial irregu.
larities and difficulties.
GROUND was broken last week for the
new granite plant OF Cotton & More. These
sheds, when completed, will give employ
ment to nearly 100 men.
THE pulpit Of the Church Of the Messiah
will be occupied next Sunday by Rev. j. II
i. Metcalf Of Burlington, who exchanges with
, Rev. j. Edward Wright.
> Moses KANE, ticket agent and train dis
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