The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

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Beeman, his brother. The funeral will be
held at Swanton to-day.
The regular monthly business meeting of
the Woman's Auxiliary to the Young Mems
| Christian Association will be held this af-
| ternoon at three o'clock
| MRS. PEARL #. BLoDaETT of St. Johns
bury is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Brain.
erd, her parents. She will remain in Mont
pelier until early spring.
The Daughters of Rebekah will give a
New Years whist party in Odd Fellows
Hall Thursday evening. Come and witness
the birth Of the New Year.
THE choir OF Bethany church will sing at
the meeting for men, to be held next Sun
day afternoon in the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
e b. HAMMETr returned, last Thursday
from Fruithurst, Ala. The change from
strawberry blossoms to fifteen degrees be-
low zero was extremely radical.
HARRY CoLBURN and Frank Thompson of
Stark, N. H., have been in the city during
the past week, with view to opening gran
ite cutting sheds here in the spring.
PETER CoNLrN and Miss Cora Revette
were married at St. Augustine's church
Tuesday morning. They went to Spring
field, Mass, on brief wedding trip.
THE Consolidated Lighting Company has
put III dynamo at the shops of the Lane
Manufacturing Company to meet the de-
mand for extra lights at this season.
CHARLES DEWEY of New York and George
p. Dewey of Portland Me-, were guests of
Hon. and Mrs. Charles Dewey, their par
ents, over last Sunday and Christmas.
BURKE and Miss Mae Smith, son and
daughter of Rev. DR.. e M Smith, are at
home from Wesleyan University, at Mid
dletown, Conn, for the holiday vacation.
THE young people who are at home from
school and college are arranging for dance
to be held the last of the week, probably in
the Pavilion parlors or small dining room
REV. A. n. LEWIS held service and
preached in the Jail last Sunday. The sub
ject OF his discourse was Joseph as a
Youth, Slave, a Prisoner, and a Governor"
REV. A. H. WEBB conducted the meeting
for men held last Sunday afternoon at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation The music was in charge of George
Osgood.
THE contract for plumbing, steam heating
and roofing the new building in process of
construction by the Young Mems Christian
Association has been awarded to Peck
Brothers.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock with Mrs Sinclair at the Pioneer.
Subject, Hygiene and Its Influence for
Temperance"
AT Christ church on the Festival of the
munion will be celebrated at TO- 30 A. M.
The rector will preach New Years ser
mon next Sunday.
The marriage of Timothy W. Kelliher
and Miss Lucy NJ. Lanier will be solemn.
lied at st. Augustine's e church this morning.
Rev Father W. j. O'SulivsD will be the
officiating clergyman.
VERMoNT's four presidential electors will
meet at the State House Monday, January
| II and aalppt Of THAR mbar N
the vote of the state for Mckinley and
Hobart to Washington.
VERY encouraging reports are received
| from Mrs. Fred K. Pitkin, who has been for
several weeks at the Amy Proctor Sanato-
rum, Burlington, for treatment. She is ex-
pected home next week.
PROFESSOR MAxHAM's wife and infant
child arrived this week from Eitchfeld
Me-, accompanied by Mrs. Adams, mother
of Mrs. Markham. Professor Markham went
to Fabyan to meet them.
THE members of Brooks Post, G. A. r.,
will give a " Forty Five party in Grand
Army hall on Thursday evening. All Forty
! Five" players are cordially invited. Re
freshments will be served.
The annual meeting of Mount Zion Com
mandery, Knights Templar, was held in
Masonic Hall, yesterday afternoon and
evening. A banquet was served at the Ex-
change Hotel at seven o'clock.
MICHAEL CANNING was lodged in Jail last
Friday, charged with intoxication. In City
Court he was fined, with COSTS $1051. In
default of payment he took the alternative
sentence OF ten days in county Jail.
THE third quarterly conference of Trinity
church will be held in the Epworth League
room at the church next Saturday evening
at half past seven. All members of the of
fetal board are requested to be present.
PATRICK MCCORMICK was run in by Officer
Badger last Friday evening for intoxication
Mccormick pleaded guilty to the charge
against him in City Court Saturday morn
ing, and was fined, with costs, $11 81, which
he paid.
Mrs. SHAFTER, the venerable sister of thu
late e. p. Jewett, is recovering from {
severe attack of the grip. The vitality pos
sessed by this estimable lady at the ad
vanced age OF ninety-nine years is truly
wonderful.
INSIDE of two hours last Thursday, ther,
were six runaways on Main and Stat
streets. No particular damage was done
with the exception of making kindling Woo
of one sleigh. the owner Of which did no
care TO give his name.
The suits against Contractor E. P. Libby
in which the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation was trusteed, have been continued
as to the trustee until to-day. Defendan
made no protest against the judgments tina
were rendered against him.
AARON SoMERvILLE OF Lowell, Mass, {
former clerk in the drug store OF A. ID
Lane, has been visiting in this vicinit.
during the past week. He was called tt
Waitsield by the serious illness OF hi
mother. who is now convalescent.
GEORGE w. SMITH & Son of White Rive
Junction, Vt. manufacturers Of the famOu
Hanover Crackers have just issued thei
handsome calendars for 1897. II you wisl
one mail them your name and address will
four cents in stamps and they will send yol
one.
The ladies OF Christ Church Reading Clul
will hold their first reception of the year a
the residence of Mrs. l. II. Moulton. mex
Wednesday afternoon at half past two
Rev George j. Sutherland of Northfielt
will speak on " Labrador" Each member
with guest, is cordially invited.
THE body of Mrs. Lucy M. Lyman, widow
of Simeon Lyman. will be brought to Mont
pelier from Burlington Thursday noon 70
interment in Green Mount Cemetery. Th
cemetery records show that Mr.. Lyman wa
| buried there October 3, 1855, and that thi
was the first burial in the then new Gem
etery.