The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-01

to meet this afternoon at two o'clock with
Mrs. @. Fl. Heaton, 143 State street, for the
regular monthly meeting.
THROUGH the generosity of John H. Sen.
ter, Vermont Lodge, No. 2, Odd Fellows,
has bed in the Heaton Hospital This
graceful act Of Mr.. Senter is appreciated by
every member of the lodge.
j. s. vILEs has had diver from Boston
at his electric light plant at Mddlesex
calking the leak in the bed of the dam. It
is thought the fissure is permanently filed
and will cause no more trouble.
THE marriage Of William M Coburn OF
Gardner, Mass, and Miss Clara B. Heath
of Northfeld occurred last Saturday even
ing at the Baptist parsonage, Rev. e. B.
Earle performing the ceremony.
DIR. MARY e. EMERY of New York City is
visiting for a few weeks with Mrs. j. @.
Emery, her mother. DR.. Emery has built
up lucrative practice in the metropolis
and comes to Vermont for needed rest.
THE work OF raising the wrecked locomo-
tive at Montpelier Junction was success
fully accomplished last Sunday. Large
numbers from this city were interested
spectators of the work Of the wrecking
crew.
RICHARD STANDIsH went to Essex juno
ton last Friday, where he played with the
Vergennes team against the Fort Ethan
Allen nine. He also played with the YER
SbUnbb HlHb dRdlubb bIl6 bTlBbOlS, at BTlbUOI,
last Monday.
l.. A. NORRIS, recently graduated from
| Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conu.
will return to that institution in September
to take postgraduate course, and also to
| occupy the position of assistant librarian at
| the University.
j. w. BROCK left for Canton, Ohio, last
Saturday to perform the duty imposed
upon him as one of the committee from
each state in the Union to notify Governor
Mckinley of his nomination as candidate
| for the presidency.
THE new timetable on the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad, which went into
effect last Monday, is published on page
seven. There are numerous changes in
the suburban service which those interested
will do we'll to note.
DONATIONS of books and magazines for
the Heaton Hospital will be gladly received,
and may be left with any of the following
me mbers of the library committee: Mrs. j.
| G. Houghton, Mrs. M. f. Smile, Mrs. G. A.
Smith, Miss Ella Bailey, Mrs. F. A.
| Dwinell.
COLONEL A. @. BROWN is taking car
riage drive this week through Lamoille
county and will take in the reunion of the
survivors of the Thirteenth Vermont Regi-
ment at Underhill on Thursday. He is ac-
companied by Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Heath and
Mrs. Fullerton.
THE books of the Montpelier Public Lii
brary and the pictures comprising the Wood
Art Gallery were moved Monday and Tues
day to their new quarters in the home of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Both the Library and Art Gallery will be
open to the public to-day.
MARGARET, widow of the late Joseph
Pereau of Montpelier, died last Friday in
the Insane Asylum at Waterbury, aged
seventy-fve years. Her funeral was held
from st. Augustine's church last Saturday
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and the burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
ROBERT MOORE, who was formerly in the
employ of g. b. Roberts, fell from the
Montpelier & Wells River suburban train
last Saturday afternoon near North Barre.
| His laft jaw. bone was broken and he was
otherwise badly bruised. DR.. 1. II. Fisk,
who happened to be on the train, cared for
the injured man.
PRESIDENT SMITH, Treasurer Ranlett,
Auditor Reynolds and Attorney Writers of
the Central Vermont railroad were in town
for few hours last Monday evening, COM
ing on the directors private car Mans
field" Business in connection with case
before the United States Court called the
party to Montpelier.
Miss ALICE L. TRUE gave a musicale to a
party of her friends in the parlors of the
Exchange Hotel last Thursday evening, in
honor of Miss Edith Lord of Tilton, N. Il.
Miss Lord is an expert violinist, and she
played several selections, as did Miss Eva
Clark. Later in the evening progressive
whist occupied the attention of the young
ladies'.
A. +. SoRTwELL, president of the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad, brought a
party of twenty-one members of the Union
Club of Cambridge, Mass, to the Pavilion
last Thursday evening. The party trav-
eled in special car and visited the Barre
quarries Friday morning They were en-
tertained Friday evening at the rooms OF
the Apollo Club.
HENRY BOWERS was arrested last Satur-
day evening by Officer Wood for intoxica-
tion. Judge Lucia fined him, with costs
S27 OF Monday, which he was unable to
pay and took the alternative sentence of
ninety-six days in the House Of Correction
at Rutland. No penalty of the law is se-
we're enough to impose upon the man who
furnishes liquor to this unfortunate boy.
THE marriage of Charles Fl. Lord of New
York and Miss Emma l.. DuDerstadt OF
! Philadelphia occurred last Saturday after.
noon at the home of w. A. Lord on Sibley
, Avenue. Rev. FL. A. Webb was the of
, fcating clergyman. The groom is son
of the late Rev. Dr. W. III. Lord, and has
large circle of friends in Montpelier, who
will congratulate him on his new departure
MISSES FLORENCE CoRRY, Helen Brock
and Kate Blackwell held a fair for little
folks last Friday afternoon at the home o
, r. M. Cory, to which a large number o.
!. invitations were issued and accepted. These
young misses performed the part of hostess
in charming manner and served refresh