The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-21
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY,
Local H4PPENINGS.

NEARLY two columns of live local matter
official legislative proceedings, editorial
matter, and legislative notes, may be
found on the inside pages.
MRS. N. G. PECK and son Arthur went to
Boston last night.
Mrs. H. d. HOPKINS is seriously i'll at her
home with lung fever.
Mr. AND MRS w. II. BLAKE of Swanton
are guests Of II. II. Deming.
GILMAN B. DODGE is able to be at work
again after his recent illness.
Miss UNA HUNTINGToN is spending few
weeks in Boston and vicinity
Mr.. AND Mrs. CHARLES II. LULL are par
ents of a son, born on Thursday.
Mr.. AND MRS. e. G. ROBERTS were made
happy by the birth of a son on Sunday.
THOMAS RAFTER of Boston is in the city
for three weeks visit with his parents.
f. j. WHEAT and family have gone to
Sharon, where he is to reside in the future,
Miss MARY NYE of Burlington is a guest
for a few days at the home of ID. w. Temple.
CLIFTON HEAToN was at home over Sun
day from Rock Point Institute, Burlington.
MRS. S. H. o. BoswoRTH and Miss Emma
Benjamin of Barre are visiting friends in
st. Johnsbury
THE Epworth League Reading Circle will
meet next Friday evening with Miss Belle
Hargn, on Court street.
HARRY BERToLLr has purchased, for $500,
of s. L. Staples and wife, house and lot
near the electric light station.
FRED d. LONG Of Boston, the former pro-
prietor of Longs bookstore, is making
brief call among his old friends.
HERBERT o. DODGE, formerly with A. G.
Stone, visited friends in the city on Monday
while on route for Plattsburgh, n. Y.
al ba nooin
the creamery delayed somewhat the move
ments OF passenger trains last Saturday.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT has an appoint
ment TO preach in the Morse school-house,
East Montpelier. next Sunday at 2:15 P. NJ.
e. w. BAILEY returned to Chicago last
Saturday evening. He was accompanied
by Miss Lizzie, daughter of George A. Peck.
THE Garnet Seal class will meet next
Friday afternoon, at quarter past two,
with Mrs. A. g. Blanchard, No. Fullerton
Avenue.
REV, j. EDWARD WRIGHT is to deliver his
lecture, Una; or, Woman's Work and
Wages" in Middlesex this "wednesday
evening.
Mr.. AND MRS. EMORY MILLER OF West
field are visiting relatives and friends in
this city Mr.. Miller was member of the
House in 1884.
MISS ALICE HOWE, stenographer in the
River railroad, was at her home in Burling-
ton over Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy LANGDoN SHRoEDER and
children are visitors at the Langdon home
stead. Mrs. Shredder has recently returned
from trip abroad.
THE new block in process of erection
by Blanchard Brothers is to be called Law
renee Block" in honor of the maiden name
of Mrs. Asa Blanchard.
Do
Monday to attend the public exercises of
the ffteth anniversary of the American
Missionary Association.
A NEW trial of the case of M. l.. McIver
against Alexander Waycott, to recover bal
ance on note, will be held in T. r. Cor
don's Office on Monday, October 26.
A WHIST social for the benefit of the Odd
Fellows Home at Ludlow will be held next
| Thursday evening in Odd Fellows hall, to
which the public is cordially invited.
A PLEASING feature of the services at
| Trinity Church on Sunday was the solo
singing by Miss Annie Johnson, instructor
in vocal music at Montpelier Seminary.
THE Board of Civil Authority will be in
session at the city clerks office next Mon
day night, when an opportunity will be
| given to get your name on the checklist.
FRANK D. DEWEY is obliged to travel
with the aid of a cane for time. because OF
injuries received by the falling of a heavy
piece of piping upon his foot, crushing it,.
REV. N NJ. SHAW led the meeting for
men at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association on Sunday afternoon
The theme was " Human Responsibility.
j. L. SHoREY left the city Tuesday for Man
chester, N. H., to attend the funeral of his
sister Nina who is well known in this city
and who died in that city from consumption
G. Fl. STACKPoLE has been appointed
agent, collector and deiverer for the Whit
| ing Nursery Company, that has headquar
ters at Boston, Mass, Geneva, n. Y, and
East Northport, Me.
REV. JOSHUA GILL, editor Of the Boston
Christian Witness, will preach in Berlr
Hall, Wednesday, October 2S, at half pas
ten in the morning, two in the afternoon
and seven in the evening
JOHN ALBIN OF Roxbury and George AS
bury of Barre have been committed tC
county Jail for default of bail in case,
against them for selling liquor, to be tried
at the present term Of Washington county
Court.
TIE annual business meeting of the Yer
mont Press Association will be held in th
Pavilion parlors on Thursday afternoon
October 29, at four o'clock Subjects of in
terest to members of the craft will be dis
cussed.
The miltarg ball to be given by Co. H
V. N. G., was to have occurred on the 29tb
but has been postponed because of conflict
ing attractions in the city on that date l
is now expected that it will be held earl.
in November.
THE hearing in the case of the cit!
against Thomas III. CORY has again beel
postponed until next Monday to enable Mr.
Cory to make a new survey of the roa'
leading from East Liberty street to tn
Heaton Hospital, which is the subject o
litigation.
ACTING under instructions from the Stat
Board OF Agriculture DR.. l.. G. Wakefield
went last week to Springfield, where tn,
horses in the stable of r. G. Ellerton,
stage-driver, were found affected witt
cerebro spinal meningitis-a disease conta
gious and fatal among horses. Four Of tn
animals have died, and six others are badl
affected.
WHAT might have been a severe confia
grafton was averted Monday at the res
idence of E. S. Sawyer. A chimney wa
being burnt out and the heat became so III
tense as to force out the chimney caps Il
the rooms on the second floor, filling then
for a time with fire and smoke. The baz
was soon extinguished, so that the damag,
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