The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16

MAJOR o. ID. CLARK, Captain A. G. Eaton
and Lieutenant @. A. Smith were judges at
the p iZe drills given in the opera house,
Barre, last week during the fair held by the
Sp sncer Rifles.
WILLIAM MOVES is to celebrate his eighth
eth birthday next Saturday, and he will be
glad to see all his old friends at his home,
No. 35 st. Paul street from nine to twelve
noon of that day.
I. r. MERRILL was confined to his home
several days last week with severe cold.
Mrs. Merrill looked after the duties of the
city clerk and treasurers Office during his
enforced absence.
The chorus class at Trinity church, under
the direction of Miss Annie johnson, was
augmented last Sunday by several students
from the Seminary. This choir now has
twenty five members
Miss GERTRUDE COCHRAN will come up
from Boston to sing at the musical conven-
ton to he held in Groton the last week in
December, for which several Montpelier vo-
calls have been engaged.
THE suit brought by A. A. Bliss OF Calais
against the North Haverhill Granite Com
pany, has a local interest fro n the fact that
the principal stockholders of this company
are residents OF Montpelier.
MRS. j. A. KELToN was called to Worces-
ter last Monday by the sudden death OF
Mrs. Lizzie Buck, her sister Further par
ticuars may be found in the Worcester
items.
A SETTLEMENT has been reached in the
attachment by Wilbur Brown on the lum-
Der in the possession of K. Z. Libbey, the
contractor Judgment in favor Of Mr..
Brown was rendered by Justice P. III.
Hinkley
LAST evening was Ladies Night" at the
rooms OF the Apollo Club. A concert was
given from eight to nine by the Montpelier
Orchestra followed by dance in Whit
combs Hall.
THE woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Jane I. Palmer,
30 Loomis street, Thursday afternoon at
half past two o'clock. Subject, Mercy to
Our Dumb Animals"
A MEETING Of the executive committee of
the Washington County Christian Endeavor
Union was held in Bethany chapel last
Thursday. programme was arranged for
the meeting of the Union to be held in Barre
next month.
REV. DR.. E M. SMITH spoke at Trinity
church last Sunday evening. He gave an
interesting account of the recent meeting of
the missionary board, of which he is the
representative from the first general con-
ference district.
Hon. j. o. SANFORD of Stamford, Presi-
dent of the State Dairymen's Association,
and Hon. Alpha Messer of Rochester, were
at the Pavilion Monday night, enroute to
Lunenburg where farmers institute is in
progress.
A DAUGHTER was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Ayers of Dickinson, N. D., December
l. Mrs. Ayers, whose maiden nam, was
Alice K. Kinney, will be remembered as O
former resident of Montpelier and a teacher
in the Seminary.
THE statement in another column that
the authorize of the town lof Worcester
furnished bail in the sum of 81 900 for Mrs.
Martin Nokes is incorrect. Counsel for
respondents and relatives of Mrs. Nokes
entered as sureties.
THE exhibition and sale Of decorated
china, held last week by Mrs. A. o. Cum
Minis at the millinery rooms Of Mrs. w. H.
Shepard, Barre, was largely attended by
the ladies Of that city, and was very much
of financial success.
w. A. ELLIS, clerk in the Office of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
and Miss Gol6ie Fuller are to be married
next Wednesday evening at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. E. e. Fuller, parents of the
BRIDE at III Elm street.
MRS. A. j. HOWE was brought last
Thursday, from Burlington where she has
been for more than four years at DR.. Spar
hawks Sanatarium. She stood the journey
better than was expected, and she and her
friends are happy to have her once more in
her own home.
ONLY fifteen couples attended the first
assembly, given last Friday evening in
Armory Hail. by the members of Company
III. These dances are given at the request
of the young people and Others of the city
and'deserve much larger patronage. The
expense is small. and the music all that
can be desired
A YOUNG son of Joseph Bliss of Calais,
was quite seriously injured last Saturday,
by being run over on Main street. He was
taken to the office of DR.. Fisk, where it was
found that his cheek, wrist and chest were
badly bruised 1t is not thought, however,
that his injuries will be lasting.
JAMES W. BROCK, administrator of the
estate of the late Erastus S. Camp of Mont
pelier, will sell at public auction on Mon
day, December %, at the dwelling house OF
e. NJ. Nichols in Middlesex, piece OF
woodland containing sixty-six acres, situ-
ated near the farm of Mr.. Nichols.
The appealed case Of United States
against f, X. Dudley to have been heard
this week in the New York United States
Court of appeals, before Judge Wallace,
rooNTINuED ON FOuRTH PA0K1