The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-04
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOC1L HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. ID A. GUPTIL is visiting relatives in
Bellows Falls.
A. G. BOOTH was at his home at Essex
over last Sunday.
GEORGE w. Colby is confined to his bed
with muscular rheumatism.
G. NJ. GILLETTE went on Monday to Mad
rid, Y, to vote on Tuesday.
THE young ladies Of Bethany church are
soon to give Gibsons pictures.
w. E. VAIL of Burlington was the guest
of X. NJ. Walling over last Sunday.
Miss ETA CLARK has closed her school in
Worcester and has retu med home to care
for her sister.
MRS. f. b. MARTELL OF st. Johnsbury
visiied last week at the home OF Telesphor
Allard, her father
NJ V. CHADWICK, clerk at the Exchange
Hotel, was with his family at Randolph
over last Sunday
Mr. AND Mas A. II. Brown left on
Tuesday for Springfield, Mass, where they
are to reside in future.
Mrs. FRED PITKIN is under tire atment
of DIR. L. NJ Bingham, at the Amy Proctor
Sanatorium, Burlington
Mr.. AND MRS. CHARLES f. MOORE of
Westheld, Mass, are at the Exchange
hotel for brief stay.
THERE will be praise service at Beth
any church on Sunday evening" followed
by an organ recital.
MRS GEORGE BLISS Of Mirshfeld sang
soprano in ths choir of the Church of the
Messiah last Sunday.
Mrs. III. NJ. PAIGE has returned to her
home in Paterson, N. j., after visiting
friends In this city and vicinity.
THE Ladies' Aid Society Of the Heaton
Hospital will meet this afternoon with
Mrs G. p Pitkin, at No. 144 Main street.
1.-THE next meeting of the Ladies' Guild
of Christ Church will be held with Mrs w.
T. Dewey next week Thursday at two
O'Clock p NJ
THE state flag hoated at half mast over
the pitol last Monday out of respect to
the dead representative, Jonathan Russell
of Shoreham.
ALANsoN LUCE has sold, for 81 300, his
place on Berlin side to James O'Neil. Mr.
Luce is to reside with G. w. Luce, his SON.
on Cliff street.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet with
Miss Amy B. Fisk, at the home of Mrs H.
X. Cross, next Friday afternoon at quarter
past two o'clock.
A MISPLACED derrick at the sheds of Col
ton & Moore wrecked the roof of the black
smith shop and a portion of the sheds last
Saturday. No one was hurt.
The ladies of the Church Of the Messiah
will give social and supper in the vestry
on Thursday evening, to be followed by
musical and literary entertainment.
j. II SENTER. United States district at.
torney, was at St Albans on Saturday. on
the trail OF several China men who are sus-
pected of having violated the exclusion act
JAMES BURKE was arrested last Saturday
tvening for intoxicaiion. Before Judge
Smile, Monday, he was fined, with costs,
S26 51. His case was appealed to county
court.
A SPECIAL newspaper train will arrive at
Montpelier with the Boston morning Globe,
Herald and Journal These papers can be
found at Ehle's bookstore, or can be pur-
chased Of the newsboys.
THE Baptists will tender reception TO
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Davidson, in the ves-
try of'the Baptist church. next Friday even
ing. People of other denominations are
cordially invited to welcome the new pastor.
REV. W. A. DAVIDSON, the new Baptist
pastor. led the meeting for young men at
the rooms OF the Youi Mems Christian
Association Sunday afternoon, His theme
was g Mans Duty in View of His Great
ness"
MRS L. 81. CHAPLIN OF Union City, Mich,
is seriously i'll at the home of Mrs. L. Bart
Cross, her daughter. Mrs. Chaplin received
partial stroke OF paralysis last Thursday,
and since that time her condition has been
critical.
ABOUT one hundred tickets for st. AL
bans and Burlington we're sold at the Cen
trail Vermont station Saturday morning and
tif y-four from Barre. Such cheap excur-
sions and special accommodations are ap-
preciated by the people.
THE November number of the Hiqh School
Record, just issued, is a credit to the editor
in.chief, Leslie Hayford, and his accom-
plished assistants. The Watchman Pub
fishing Company is responsible for its neat
typographical appearance.
THE general observance OF "Flag
Day" shows that the people take kindly
to Chairman Hanua's suggestion. Places
of business and private residences were very
generally decorated with the national col
ors, giving the city the appearance of hol-
iday.
AN inspection Of Brooks Relief Corps by
Mrs. Florence II. Gates, Department Sc
nior Vicr-President, will be held in Grand
Army Hall on Thursday next at half past
two P. M. All members of the Woman's
Relief Corps visiting in the city are cor
daily invited to attend
THE funeral of Mrs. Charles X GRAY of
Wrightsville, who died last Friday of con-
sumption at the home of her sister in Calais,
was held Sunday afternoon from the church