The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

the post-office next Saturday. Stephen Has
brook, Frank Carver and Adna w. Badger
are the candidates.
Miss MARGARET DEWEY has gone to
Northampton, Mass, to attend commence
ment exercises at Smith College.
A. e. NILES is the newly-elected su.
perintendent of Trinity Church Sunday
school, and @. ID. Birtel secre etary.
COMMENCING last Sunday, and until fur
ther notice, the Sunday evening service at
Christ church is held at five o'clock
THE large storehouse of Peck Brothers, at
the rear of the residence of II. X. Peck on
Elm street, is practically completed.
@. III. HEAToS, grand generalssimo, goes
to st. Albans on Thursday to inspect Lafay-
cite Commandery, Knights Templar.
REV. j. E. WRIGHT has an appointment
to preach in the Morse school-house, East
Montpelier, next Sunday at 2: 10 p. NJ.
Miss SALLIE OvIATT is salutatorian of the
graduating class of the High School and
Miss Bessie Bowers the valedictorian.
The Ladies' Union will meet with Mrs.
Bertha Pitkin on Thursday afternoon of
this week. All are cordially invited.
WILLARD B. LINDsLEY of New York, a
former clerk in the post-ofice has been
visiting in town during the past. week.
Mrs. W. A. 9TowELL returned last week
from Omaha, Neb, where she has been wis.,
iting Mrs. Henry Farwell, her daughter.
THE monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Association will be held this afternoon at
two o'clock in the hall in Heaton Block.
Mrs. r. NJ. BREWER left on Tuesday for
Cleveland, o., to visit her daughter. She
was accom- pa MED there by her son, Huber.
MRS. DR.. j. E MACoMBER still remains
in partially unconscious state, with the
chances Of recovery decidedly against her
Miss MARY B. CARLETON gave a select
party last Saturday evening in honor of Miss
Maud e. Pope her cousin, OF Oakland, Cal
Mrs. BELLE HEATH of Moretown is caring
for Mrs. John S. wilkins, her mother, who
is seriously i'll with disease of the kidneys
The work of laying the wall on the bank
Of the North branch at the rear Of the gar.
den of W. K. Adams was completed last
week.
DIR. X. LoNGFELLow CLEAvEs is in Bos
ton to attend the convention of the Massa-
chusetts Dental Society, now in session in
Boston.
A TOUCHING memorial service for Miss
Clara Macomber was held by the Bethany
Christian Endeavor Society last Sunday
evening.
REV. WALTER DOLE of Enfield, N. II.
formerly the Universalist pastor at Barre
exchanged last Sunday with Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright.
THE Industrial School has closed for the
annual vacation. Mrs. Dillon has charge
of the clothing Of the Benevolent Associa
ton, as usual
THE marriage engagement of Edward
Platt Young and Miss Katherine c., daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos L. Smith, has
been announced.
THE sewer on College street laid last sea
son is again causing trouble. Street Com
missioner Roberts is digging it up and will
| lower it several feet.
THE genial and welcome features O.
| George S. Hubbard are again seen on oul
streets after his winter sojourn at st. Johns
bury and in Connecticut.
The second of the series of games be-
| tween teams from Goddard and Montpelier
seminaries will be played on the Seminary
campus on Saturday afternoon.
HARRY WoRTHEN is seriously ill with
pneumonia Miss Maud Worthen, his sis
ter, nurse from Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover, n. FL. is caring for him.
THE republicans OF Berlin will hold
caucus to cleo delegates to the state con
vention in Town Hall on Berlin side mex
Saturday afternoon at half past TWO.
PROFESSOR AND Mas. S. j. BLANPIED will
attend the commencement exercises a
Wesleyan College, Delaware, o., where
their daughter Ethel is to graduate.
THE circus billboard in front of ArmoIy
Hall went down ia he high wind OF las
standing on the ad jacent sidewalk prevented
| injury to any one.
THE dem and for seats for the Sousa':
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