The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-12
Blskely, treasurer OF the Vermont Savings
Investment Company.

Blakely, treasurer OF the vermont savings
Investment Company.
A STATED convocation OF King Solomon
Chapter, No. 7, Royal Arch Masons, will be
held at Masonic Hall on Thursday evening
at seven O'Clock. Work.
The living tableaux, to be given at the
Church OF the Messiah next Monday even
ing for the benefit OF the Heaton Hospital,
will be unique and enjoyable.
A NUMBER Of the former neighbors OF Miss
Melissa Elliott on East Liberty street, pre-
sented her with handsome chair on the
occasion OF her recent marriage.
GEORGE e. TowLE of the New Hampshire
Provision Company was in the city last
week. Several Of the local meat dealers are
large customers of this company.
The WATCHMAN next week will contain a
full report of the celebration to-day. Orders
for extra copies may be left at the Office, or
with Mr.. Mutt at the reporters table.
THE directors of the Young Mems Chris.
tan Association met last week and re-
elected g. II. More, president, ID. F. Clark,
secretary, and e. Towner, treasurer.
REV j. EDWARD WRIGHT has an appoint
ment to preach in the Morse schoo house,
East Montpelier, next Sunday afternoon,
Subject: Photographing the Invisible"
CHARLES F. MooRE's interest in the
Montpelier Hardware Company has been
purchased by Edwin Lane. Mr.. Moore has
secured fine position at Medfield, Mass.
Mrs. w. E. LAIRD will entertain the
Chautauqua Glass and invited guests at her
house, "a East Liberty street, s.. Valen
tines day, at half past two in the afternoon.
REV FATHERS SHANNON of Underhill
Donahue of Northteld, Barrett of Fair
Haven and Barron of Bennington were
guests of Rev. Father w. j. O'Sullivan last
Wednesday.
AT the auction sale of the Clark Alexan-
der property, last Saturday, the farm went
tn Mr. nj 1ipaa fha nla
The family horse, twenty-five years old, was
sold for $22.
MORE than 400 names are now on the rolls
of the Montpelier Young Mems Republican
Club and this vigorous organization will
be heard from in the campaign days that
are to come.
The exhibition by the pupils in the
gymnasium classes at the Young Mems
Christian Association will be given in
Blanchard Opera House on Friday evening"
February 2o.
The Bethany Hospital Band was or.
ganized last Monday evening at the resi-
dence of Dr. II. s. Boardman by a mum
Der of the young ladies conneced with
Bethany Church.
THE thirty-third anniversary of the es.
tablishment of the order of knights OF
Pythias in America will be celebrated by
Montpelier Lodge. No. 49, at their hall next
Wednesday evening.
dEORGE LANE duu MISS Florence
Marie Eacott, who have been guests of
Mrs. Dennis Lane, returned to Lowell,
Mass, last Friday. Mr.. Lane expects to be
absent until about April 1.
d. M. SPENCE, general secretary, led the
meeting for young men at the rooms OF the
Young Mems Christian Association last
Sunday afternoon. He spoke on 1.-THE
Characteristics of Sonship."
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Polly Scribner
on Thursday afternoon at half past two.
Subject Readings on the department work
of the national organization"
The caucus for W ard will be held at
Capital Hall next Tuesday evening at seven
O'Clock; Ward 1, at eight o'clock, at the
same place; Ward 3 at No engine house
at seven O'Clock Tuesday evening.
SEATS will be reserved for ladies on the
stage OF Blanchard Opera House this after.
noon. Their presence is desired and they
> are respectfully requested to be there be
fore the exercises open at two o'clock.
WILLIS CLARK, of the staff Of the Morn
ing Courier of Dubois, Pa, made this office
a pleasant call on Tuesday. Mr.. Clark il
the guest of ]. M. Tealey OF the Argus staff
, and will be in the city for several days.
A CITIZENS cauc 49, for the nomination Of
Mayor and all other officers to be voted foI
+ on the general ticket at the annual Marcel
meeting, is called to meet at Capital Hal
3
a NJ. S. DAVIS of the Exchange Hotel anG
Zera Griswold of the Union House attended
= the meeting of hotel men az White River
= Junction last Thursday. Mr.. Davis wa,
elected chairman OF the executive commit
tee.
y Hon. H A. Huse will respond to tht
toast, Early Days of Vermont" at th'
banquet to be held Saturday evening, Feb
y ruary o. at the Van Ness House, Burling
). ton, by the Vermont Society of Colonia
Wars.
n MRS LEWIS CORNER mother OF Mrs
II E. p Richardson, died last Monday, after
long illness with Brights disease She wa
:, held from 81. Augustine's Church thi
morning
& THE Young Peoples Frat ernity connected
h with the Church of the Messiah will NEE
on Tuesday evening OF next week, becaus
a of the entertainment for the benefit Of tn
!, Heaton Hospital to be given in the vestr,
Monday evening
4 Hot ashes started a lively blaze amon
a some banana crates at the rear of F. M
Corry's store last Wednesday night. Blu
=. for the timely discovery Of the fire by Gh
> Union House stable men the results nigh
have been serious
TIE Epworth Reading Circle at it's mex
70 meeting, to be held with Miss Ida Putnam
70 East State street, next Friday evening, will
dscuss the question Whether intempeI
o ance is productive OF more misery than al
II other evils combined"
y Mr. AND MRS. GEORGE WHEELER gave
a progressive whist party of eleven tables a
j. the Montpelier House on Monday evening
=" Mrs. G. p. Pitkn and j. w Dillon had tn
70 highest score, and G. B. b Denny and Mct
q, W. e, Laird the lowest
/. THE stewards OF Trinity Church hav
y granted permission to the city authorities I
AZ remove the shutters from the belfry, pro
a. vided the same IL properly timed withou
expense to the society. This will cause tn
~ fire alarm to be much more effective.
le THE carload OF Worlds Fair excursioDist
a. who left Montpelier on the evening OF OctC
ber 6, 1898. will hold reunion at the HON
n. of A. g. Blanchard on Thursday evening
a Letters from absent oles will be read, an
a. "reminiscences Of the trip will be enjoyed
FRANK MILES was tried before Justice ,
III II. Lucia, last Saturday afternoon, on
2. charge Of a breach OF the peace, alleged
of have been committed some time ago o
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