The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

BERT SHEPARD is in retirement, nursing a
severe cold.
ANDREW HoDGDoN is building house on
East State street.
Mr.. AND Mrs. II. G. CoLToN are in St.
Johnsbury for short stay.
A PARTY of four or five have gone to
Groton pond, duck shooting.
Mr.. FREDERICK q. PRENTIss OF New York
is at the Pavilion for a ftw days.
w. II. FARRAR & Co. are to occupy the
quarters vacated by Murray Kent.
BETHANY READING will meet with Mrs
W. A. Lord next Tuesd 4y afternoon.
s. X. BURBANK of Pittsford, member Of
the House in '94, was in the city yesterday.
GEORGE OsGooD of the class of '99, Uni.
versity Of Vermont, spent Sunday at homs
THERON f. COTTON will start West
within few days on prolonged business
trip.
Miss HARRIET FOSTER OF Goddard Sem
mary sang on Sunday at the Unitarian
church.
Miss PAPANTI, who has been visiting Mrs.
A. w. Ferrin, has returned to her home in
Boston.
CARL BANCROFT and John Adams re-
turned Monday morning from brief visit
in Boston.
THE New England Theater Company
is in town this week, and will give nightly
performances
MISS ELLA NJ. WAITE of Cambridge.
Mass, is the guest of her brother-in-law, j.
I. Sabin.
THE sewer on Hubbard street is being re-
laid, to the exceeding qualification of those
living near.
HIRAM Cross left this morning for Brat
tleboIo, where he intends to remain until
Thanksgiving.
julius DEWEY of the class of 1900, at
the University OF Vermont, is making fly
ing visit in town.
A SON was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs
George L. Connors and a daughter to DR..
and Mrs. j. G. Duquoy.
The bill Incorporating the Heaton Hospi-
tai has passed both houses and has received
the governors signature.
Ii. g. MCDUFFEE and wife of Bradford
have been the guests of Il. M. Harvey on
College street for several days.
BERT CARR, formerly of this city, now in
the employ of the Wells River Electric Co.,
spent Monday in Montpelier
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at quarter past two
o'clock with Mrs. W. o. Chapman.
IL WELCOME OF Boston has purchased
of r. G. Brewster his photograph business
in Miller's block, and has taken possession.
REV. w. A. DAVIDSON, the new Baptist
pastor, has commenced housekeeping in
one OF John K. Hubbard's houses on Vine
street.
The Ladies' Reading Club connected with
Christ Church met on Tuesday after
noon at quarter past two with Mrs. w. L.
Dewey.
MONDAYS session of Washington county
court was very short and no announcement
xp lQ1a xyt rafa 70 . fha lt,,fx nf
the jury.
CHAPLAIN WARNER did not preach at
Bethany church on Sunday morning, as an
nounced, but will occupy that pulpit at a
later date.
THE Vermont State Teachers Association
holds its annual meeting at St. Albans
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12,
13 and a.
MISS KATIE MCKENZIE Of Charlottetown,
Prince Edwards Island, is visiting at the
home OF her aunt, Mrs. Daniel Emery at the
Pioneer Mills.
REV. L. p. TUCKER of Northfield spoke at
Trinity Church on Sunday evening. His
theme was "Tne Light that Is Brighter
than the SUM-"
MRS. A. .. CUMMMINs returned Saturday
from Burlington, where she went to ac-
company Mrs. Fred f. Ptkn to the Amy
Proctor Sanitarium for treatment.
HOSE COMPANY No 4, will hereafter be
known as General Pitkin Hose Company
No, in honor of Montpelier's public
spirited citizen of former days
REV. IRVING TowsLEY, pastor of the Uni
versalist church in Rutland, is to preach in
the Church Of the Messiah next Sunday on
exchange with Rev. j. Edward Wright.
IT was decided last Monday TO allow the
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew to furnish Mont
peler's celebration of the sound money vic
tory, and to abandon the idea Of public
outdoor demonstration.
j. S. COOLEY, an expert employed by Sill
yer, Burdett 4 Co Of Boston, is devoting a
few days to the instruction of Montpelier
teachers. with regard to the newly adopted
vertical system of penmanship.
MRS G. p. PIrKIN is in Burlington with
Mrs. r. Il. Pitkin AT the Amy Proctor Sana-
torium, where the latter is recovering from
the effects of a successful operation per.
formed last week by DR.. Bingham.
A. L. LANCE, editor and publisher of the
Times, of Richmond, 2. O., is visiting in
town, accompanied by his wife and
three children. Mr.. Lance is president OF
the Eastern Townships Press Association.
THE Methodist Woman's Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society met Tuesday afternoon
at four o'clock with Mrs. E. M. Smith
College street. The subject of Medical
Work Among the Women of China" was
taken up.
The election of Mckinley has wonder.
fully stimulated business at the works OF
the Cotton Manufacturing Company. The
proprietors are now busly engaged in fill
ing orders that were conditional on Nc.
Kinley's election.
MISS ANNIE JOHNSON, OF the musical de
partment at Montpelier Seminary, will take
a small party of her pupils to Boston or
the 25th, to remain few days and attend
several concerts at the Boston Conserva
tory of Music.
E. b. HAMMITT left on Tuesday afternoon
with an excursion for Fruithurst, Alabama
| Among the party were several people from
Barre, Randolph, South Royalton, St
Johnsbury and points in the southern part
Of the state.
THE November Scribner contains an ex
cellent description OF "a Capital Court
ship" to be presented in Montpelier, w cd
nesday evening, November II, by Alexan
der Black. The entertainment is the sec
ond in the Young Mems Christian Assoca
| tion course.
| Mr.. FREDERICK A., WooD, former eff
cent associate editor of the WArcHMAN