The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14
MONTPELIER And VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

HE county court mouse mas been wired
for electric lights
j. Il. LELAND was confined to the house
last week with the grip.
A. ID. FARwELL has been in the Boston
and New York markets for week past.
Mrs. A. w. PRESCOTT has been seriously
i'll during the past week with nervous
trouble.
GEORGE l.. BLANCHARD has purchased Of
Kate ID. Watson, for $500, a building lot on
Wilder street.
CHARLES f. MOORE OF Shoreham, formerly
of the Montpelier Hardware Company, was
in town last week.
MR.. AND Mrs. l.. BART Cross and Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Brock have been in Boston
during the past week
GEORGE H. WILDER furnished music for
the hop held by party of young people last
Friday evening in Whtcomb hall.
The members OF George II. Elmore's
dancing class held masquerade ball in
Whitcomb hall last Saturday evening.
Mr.. AND MRS. @. NJ. GILLETTE, and Miss
Cora, have moved from the Exchange Ho-
tel to rooms with Mrs. s. j. Blanpied, No.
Baldwin street,
The gold standard democratic clubs OF
Vermont are to have meeting and banquet
at Montpelier to-day. 1t Is good thing to
be well organized for the next Democratic
State Convention.
JOHN SULLIVAN had the bones OF two
fingers on his left hand badly crushed last
week, by getting them caught in the ma
chinery at the shops of the Cotton Manu-
featuring Company.
MASON S. STONE and Harry G. Shurtleff
attended the sixth annual reunion of the
New England Alumni Association of the
University OF Vermont, held last Wednes-
day evening at the Parker House, Boston.
MRS. JULIA BLAIR was taken suddenly
NJ bar IL, utr Iaa UaI
day Because of her advanced age serious
results were anticipated, but she was re-
ported as much better the first OF the week.
MISSES KATE HUTCHINSON and Fannie
Parmenter, and George II. Wilder took
part in the musical entertainment given last
Friday evening in the Baptist church. Re-
freshments of ice-cream and strawberries
were served.
GEORGE A. PECK is making extensive i'm
provements on the Forbush house on Elm
street, recently purchased by him. The
roof will be raised, another story added,
and the building will be remodeed into
two-tenement house.
A DINNER was given last Wednesday
evening at the home of Mayor Guernsey on
East State street in honor of the forty-first
birthday of George NJ. Goss. Mr.. Goss was
the recipient OF a handsome gold-headed
cane, and the occasion was very enjoyable
to all participants.
A DECIDEDLY one-sided game Of basket
ball was played last Thursday evening in
Armory Hall, between teams from Com
pany II and the Young Mems Christian
Association OF Burlington. The home team
outplayed the visitors at every point, and
shut them out by score OF A to O.
THE funeral of William f. Wardner was
held last Thursday forenoon from his late
home on Summer street. Rev. A. IL. Webb
officiating. The members of Vermont Lodge
of Odd Fellows and Ivy Lodge, Daughters
of Rebekah, attended in body. The body
was taken to East Roxbury for burial.
AT the annual meeting of King Solomon
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, held last
follows; G. W. Wing, E. II. p. G. L.
Kinsman, K; T. c. Phinney. Scribe; James
T. Sabin, Secretary; W. A. Briggs, Treas
urer: j. Eli Goodenough. q. H.. Collins
Blakely. P. s.. S. r. Colby, h. A. q.
The annual meeting of Montpelier Coun-
Gil, Royal and Select Masons, was held last
Thursday evening in Masonic hall. The
following officers for the ensuing year were
elected T. G. Phinney, T. l. M; G. w.
Wing, ID. NJ; Collins Blakely, p. G. of W.;
W. A. Briggs. Treasurer; G. H. Heaton, Re-
corder; 7. L. Wood, Captain of the Guard;
G. L. Kinsman, Marshal; ii. s. Boutwell,,
Steward; A. P. Kelley, Sentinel
GEORGE w. FoLLANsBEE was arrested
last Wednesday by Sheriff Bancroft, on
warrant charging him with the larceny of
harness from William G. McAvoy, seven
weeks ago. The harness was found in the
barn Of DR.. o. L. Watson where Follansbee
had secreted it. Before Judge Smile. in
city court, Wednesday forenoon, Follans-
bee was convicted of the charge and SEN
fenced TO three months in the House of Cor
rection at Rutland, where he was taken that
afternoon by Sheriff Bancroft. In seven
hours after the complaint was lodged in the
hands OF the sheriff the prisoner was on his
way to Rutland.
MEMBERS of the Trinity Church Reading
Club, with invited guests to the number OF
one hundred were entertained last Wednes-
day evening at the home Of Charles H.
Cross on East State street. The programme
rendered was in charge OF Mrs. L. M. Smith,
the president, and included readings by
Mrs. L. l.. Beeman, Mrs. A. III. Webb, Rev.
DR.. e. M. Smith, Miss Edna Bright, Mrs.
W. B. Worthing and Mrs. f. A. Sherburne,
vocal solos by Mrs. George K. Mills, Miss
Annie r. Johnson and Herbert 8. Chap
man, violin solo, Miss Fannie Parmenter,
piano solo, Mrs j. +. Waterman, and a vo-
cal duet by Mrs. Mills and Miss johnson.
Light refreshments were served.
The story of my Friend from India" as
portrayed at Blanchard Opera House last
Thursday evening delighted fair-sized au-
dience. 1t is farce, pure and simple, after
the French style, but without Objectionable
features, and portrays the efforts Of retired
pork-packer, OF Kansas City, who settles in
New York, to get into society. From the
rise Of the curtain to the reconciliation in
the third act there is not a dull moment.
The play abounds in ludicrous incidents,
the grouping OF characters is picturesque,
and the play is mounted in excellent taste
The German house-maid, sort of modified
wild Rosy Of Yucatan," in the scene
where she is two days late alretty YETI
must be seen to be appreciated. Altogether
MY Friend from India" is a most delight
full side-splitting mix up which finally comes
out all right.
PROCEEDINGS were instituted last week
against John Mooney, owner of the build
ing corner OF Elm and Court streets, in
which is located the notorious Soldiers
Home" to secure an injunction preventing
Mr.. Mooney from leasing any part of this
building for saloon purposes and to enjon
other parties from renting the place for the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors. The case came
before Judge Rowell in court Of chancery.
held last Wednesday evening. 1t was called
as State against Mooney, Clinton e.
Town, Norman D. Mcleod and Henry En-
mons. States Attorney Rowland appeared
for the State, Lord & Carleton for respond
ent Mooney, and j. G. Wing for respond
ents, Mcleod, Town and Emmons. The
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