The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-04
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
TOWN TOPICS TOLD IN TERSE
PARAGR4PHS.

MIR. AND Mrs. II. w. MORSE were in Bos-
ton during the past week.
w. A. LORD, ESQ, will deliver the Me-
mortal day grafton at East Barre.
H. c. CAMPBELL and wife are visiting the
parents of the former in Montgomery.
THE Daughters of Rebekab held whist
party in Odd Fellows Hall last evening.
EDWARD e. GILL was confined to the
house with the grip several days last week.
Miss FLORENCE COLLINS, stenographer
for @. H. Cross & Son, is visiting in Boston.
ATTENTION is called to the announcement
OF G. b. b. Denny in the business column.
WILL. A. TAYLOR has been ill with pneu-
monia for several days past, but is improv
ing
MRS. CAssIUs REED is slowly convalescing
from a long and serious illness with pneu-
monia.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet Friday
afternoon at half past two with Mrs. G. Il.
Shipman.
THE Knights of Pythas will give a whist
party on Thursday evening at their hall in
Blanchard block.
e. j. ROGERS was called to Brandon last
Saturday to attend the funeral of Miss Alice
T. Rogers, his niece.
THE Bethany Reading Club will meet
with Mrs. ID. S. Wheatley next Tuesday af-
ternoon at two o'clock
Mrs. A N. LEWIS returned last Wednes-
day from New Haven, Conn, where she has
been for several weeks.
No business of public interest was trans
acted at the meeting of the City Council
last Wednesday evening.
The Methodist Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society will have tea at Mrs. A.
H. Webb's this afternoon.
A DAUGHTER was born last Sunday to
Mr. and Mrs. William Turney, and grand
daughter to E. j Woodbury..
WILLARD EMERY of Maiden, Mass, has
been visiting ID. w. Dudley, his grand
father, during the past week.
NJ. s. STONE, state superintendent of ed
ucation, attended the Grand Isle County
Teachers Institute last eek.
A. e. LANE has moved from the house of
Mrs. j W. Ellis on Barre street to D. F.
Clarke's house on Looms street.
CHARLES G. AINswoRTH is clerk for III. A.
Bo sman. Harry Webster closed his labors
with Mr.. Bowman last Saturday.
A LARGE audience greeted the Banjo and
Guitar Club and the Mozart Quartette at
East Montpelier last Friday evening.
THE Chautauqua Class will meet next
Friday afternoon at quarter past two with
Mrs. G. n. Gourley, IS Winter street.
w. e. TERRILL cut his right arm severely
last Sunday while attempting to open the
door at the greenhouse of w. L Draper.
w. A. BRADY's COMPANY, in The Cotton
King" will be seen at Blanchard Opera
House next Wednesday evening, March IL.
| THE county examination of teachers by
| Professor o. d. Mathewson will be held in
Grand Army Hall next Friday and Satur-
day.
Mrs. ELLA AYERS of Boston is visiting
friends in the city this week, en- route to her
former home in Calais, where her parents
reside.
ELM SR e. CLoGsToN and wife have sold
their buildings and lot on Prospect street
Berlin, to Ellen Ryan of Montpelier for
$1,700.
THE commissioners on the Charles street
bridge met last Wed nesday and adjourned
to Monday, April 20, without taking any
testimony.
Miss Williams OF Boston have been guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Standish during the
past week.
| HARRY A. MCALLISTER, the postman, has
| been seriously i'll with the grip during the
past week. Harry E. Freer, substitute car
rier, took his route.
Miss MARION STONE, formerly employed
in the Montpelier Book Bindery, is now
employed in the shop of the United States
Clothes Pin Company.
The Unitarian society in Middlesex is to
be addressed next Sunday at two P. M. by
Mr.. G. A. G. Jackson of Montpelier. Sub
ject, Progress in Religion"
THE Blanpied lyceum last Wednesday
evening struggled with the question whether
steam or electricity has been of the greatest
use and blessing to mankind.
e. e. BLAKELY was at Lebanon, N H..
and Orange, Mass, last week in the inter
ests of the Vermont Savings Investment
Company, of which he is treasurer
No Boston papers were received at Mont
pelier from Saturday evening until Tuesday
forenoon because of extensive washouts OF
the lines south Of White River Junction.
THE Ladies' Aid Association will meet a
half-past two this afternoon in the hall il
Heaton block. The officers of the assoc
alton are requested to meet at two o'clock.
PARTY of students from the Montpelie
Seminary attended the concert at Eas
Montpelier last Friday evening, going il
the " Monitor" in charge Of j. Q. Adams.
LOVERS of genuine mnstrelsy will be glaC
of the announcement that ". 5. Cleveland
combination is booked for Blanchard Opera
House next Saturday afternoon and even
ing.
MRS. PETER BADoRD broke one colla
bone and was otherwise seriously injured
by falling down stairs last Thursday night
1t was a narrow escape from fatal acci
dent.
REV. FATHER W. j. O'SULLIvAN has re
covered from his recent severe illness. H.
officiated at St. Angustine's Church las
Sunday, much to the delight of his parish
toner's,
THE bar Der shop of Luce & Moss, opene
last week in William Miller's block, is
, model of its kind and is in charge of the tw
, proprietors, who are thoroughly competen
, workmen
/ MRS. FRANK BROWN had the misfortun
3 to fall and break her hip last Thurs lay
. DIR. q. Il Chandler reduced the fracture
, and Mrs. Brown is as comfortable as coul
be expected.
, The number Of borrowers cards issue
during the months Of January and Februar
I at the Kellogg Hubbard Library was ,Ol(
and the number Of volumes lent TO borrow
7 ers for home use was 6004.
The marriage of Edward s. Sawyer an
; Miss Ellen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. EC
, ward Baker, is announced TO occur o
Thursday evening, March 10, at the home {
Mr.. Baker on Sn amer street.
EIGHTEEN young ladies' and gentleme
: enjoyed sleigh ride to Waterbury and SUI