The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-18
MONTPELIER And VICINITY
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WATCHMAN', REPORTERS.

field.
H. G. GLEASON was in Boston on business
last week.
A. w FERR1N was in New York on busi-
ness last week.
PAY your dog-tax before April /, and save
an extra dollar.
MISS S. M. THOMPSON of Waitsfield was
in town last week.
MRS. FRED l.. PECK is confined to the
house with the grip.
MISSES MARY SoovlLLE and Evelyn Lease
are visiting in Boston.
HENRY LIBBEN was in town from Morris
vile over last Sunday.
THE public schools closed last Friday for
a vacation of two weeks.
CARL g. BANCROFT was confined to the
house with the e. ip last week.
HENRY K. FIFIELD is soon to move to the
Barnard house on State street.
f. w. MORSE and wife have gone South,
to be absent until about April /.
CHARLES l.. KEMP of Bristol, N. H., sang
tenor in Bethany choir last Sunday.
d. P. RING has moved from Cliff street to
the Goodrich house on Winter street.
Mrs. LYMAN SPRAGUE of Chelsea visited
Mrs. w. A. Shay, her daughter, last week
MRS. 7. L. HUTcHINs of Groveton, N. H..
is visiting Mrs. g. q. Ainsw orth, her sister.
ERNEST JACOBSEN has finished work for
w l. Draper and has gone TO Nashua,
NH
GEORGE d. KIDDER goes to ST. Albans,
April l., where he has position in the hos
pital.
HoYT's "A Bunch of Keys " will be seen
at Blanchard Opera House Friday evening,
May 1.
ARTHUR LAFLECHE of Brattleboro, for
merly with G. b. b. Denny, is visiting in
the city.
j. G. ENRIaHT, states attorney for Wind
sor county, was at the Montpelier House
on Tuesday.
THE Baptist Young Ladies' Mite Society
will hold birthday party in their vestry
this evening.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is announced to
preach in Mtddlesex, next Sunday at two
o'clock P. NJ.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet with
Mrs. II. b. Cross next Friday afternoon at
half past two.
OMAN Goss of Moretown takes the lace
in the store of A. G. Gilman vacated by
George Nichols.
MISS MAMIE SHAY takes the place of head
table girl at the Exchange Hotel vacated by
Miss Ruth Rngg
HARLIE o CUMMINs went to Greenbush,
n. Y. on Tuesday to visit Mrs. Frank E.
Howe, his sister
MISS CLARA WHEELER of Montgomery
spent last Sunday with Mrs George G.
Pratt, her sister
GEORGE w. Colby has been confined to
his bed for the past two weeks with mus
cular rheumatism.
The Bethany Reading Club will meet
with Ms. G. w Porter, next Tuesday after
noon, at two O'Clock
THE Chautauqua class will meet next
Eri1 1lu off xUif Nrg A of
the Exchange Hotel
THERON f Cotton is on a western and
southern trip in toe interests OF the Cotton
Manufacturing Company.
Miss NELLIE FIFIELD goes abroad in
April with Mr.. and Mrs. Boorun of Brook
lyn, n Y, TO spend the summer.
The ordi.ation of Mr.. e. G Downey is
appointed for next Thursday evening in the
Uuiversalist church in Northtield
CARL q BANCROFT left last Monday for
BosJ ton He will take vacation of two
weeks in that city and New York.
THE Junior class at the Montpelier Sem
mary will hold prize-speaking contest in
the chapel this evening at eight o'clock.
NORMAN MINARD, who has been at work
for he United States Clothes Pin Company,
enlisted in the Regular Army last week.
DAVID II. PATTEE, in the employ of j. w.
Fountain of Winooski, spent last Sunday in
town with Mrs. s. E. Pattee, his IN )ther.
L. l. CHEEvER of Barre has a contract for
erecting the new building for the Mont
peier Hardware Company ON Berlin side.
REV. DIR. NORMAN SEAvER has been in
Boston during the past week. His pulpit was
supplied by Rev. Dr. e. M. Smith last Sun.
day.
THE stewards of Trinity Church have re-
elected ID. #, Clack as recording secretary,
q. ID. Birtel, financial secretary and K. r.
Rand, treasurer.
THE executive committee of the Vermont
Press Association will meet at Montpelier
next Friday TO make arrangements for the
midsummer meeting aud excursion
Miss ETA THOMPSON was called to Low
ell, Mass, last Thursday, by the serious
illness of Mrs. e. K. Linnell her sister. at
last accounts Mrs. Linnell was better.
f BREWSTER of Lebanon, N. H., who
was form rly associated with s. w. Curse,
is to open a photographers studio in Mil
lers block, Main street, about April /.
DR.. L. Q. WAKEFIELD recently tested the
| dairy herd of Frank K. G Grout. Thirty -one
cows were tested anu the veterinary sur
geon gave Mr.. Grout clean bill Of health.
DIR. A. II. WARD OF Leominster, Mass,
foriuerly with Dr.. X l.. Cleaves, has been
the guest of DR.. Cleaves for several day .,
and will accompany him TO Montreal to-day
REV. II. A. SPENCER led the meeting for
young men, last Sunday afternoon, at The
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton. Miss Kate Hutchinson rendered a
solo.
PERLEY w. HOLDEN has recovered fro
his recent serious illness and has resumed
his duties in the Capital Savings Bank
He visited his sister in Hartford, Com, last
week.
DR.. ID. G. KEMP and DR.. Henry James OF
Waterbury performed difficult surgical
operation for kidney trouble on Edwin
Ormsbee last Saturday. The patient is do
ing well.
THE gymnasium classes at the Young
Mems Christian Association close April
During his week Secretary Spence is hav-
ing examinations consisting OF work on ap
paratus and drills
JOSEPH JEFFERSON is to be at Howard
Opera House, Burlington Monday evening
April 13, in Rip Van Wrinkle" His owr
company, taat has been with him so long,
will accompany him.
TEAMS from Company Fl and the Young
Mems Christian Association will play po 1
| and basket ball in ArmOfv Hall some eVen