The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL H1PPENINGS.
w. A. LORD is in Boston this week.

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@, w. BRowNELL, secretary Of state, was
in town on Tuesday.
FRANK T.. HOWE was with Mrs. Howe in
Burlington over last Sunday.
The Agathai Club will meet this after
noon with Miss Nellie Fi6eld.
TWIN sons were born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur q. Brown.
Mrs. MORTON MARVIN gave ladies'
whist party on Monday evening.
AN antiquarian supper will be held in the
vestry of Trinity church next Friday even
ing.
MRs. A. G. DODGE of Calais is visiting
her daughter Mrs. w. E. Lawson on Berlin
side.
GEORGE ID. LAME Of Brooklyn, N. Y was
a guest, last Sunday, at the home Of L. Bart
Cross.
Miss MAUD CRossETT is working in the
store of Marvin & Sherburne during the
holidays.
THE Montpelier orchestra will furnish
music for dance at Moretown on New
Years eve
f. Fl. TRACY is in Chelsea this week as
witness in a case now on trial in Orange
county court.
MISSES EFFIE KIBBY AND ALICE RoAKEs
are assisting l.. q. Tewksbury during the
holiday rush.
Mrs. 8. NJ. WALTON entertained the Kings
Daughters on Monday evening at her home
on Elm street.
MRS. j. F. WoRKUM is expected on Thurs
day at the home of Hon. and Mrs. B. +.
! Fifeld, her parents.
f. d. HALE, state auditor, was in town
on Tuesday, auditing the accounts of NJ e.
Smile, county clerk.
The annual election of officers of Mont
peler Lodge, knights of Pythias will occur
on Thursday evening.
THE marriage of Arthur A. Whitcomb
and Miss Ellen Young is announced to take
place next Wednesday.
The annual meeting of Rob Morris Cha D.
ter, Order of the Eastern Star, was held last
evening in Masonic hall.
A "Past and Present supper will be
served this evening by the ladies of Beth
any church in the chapel.
THERE will be whist party at Odd
Fellows hall Thursday evening and a sale
of aprons and fancy articles.
Miss ELENA M. GEORGE of Bradford is
clerk during the holiday seasonin the drug
store of w. e. Terrill Il Co.
M. s. STONE, state superintendent of edu-
cation, is in Rutland county this week at
tending teachers institutes.
FAVORABLE reports are received from
Mrs. Frank K. Howe, who is at the Amy
Proctor Sanatorium, Burlington
SON was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Wheeler,-a grandson to
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther 8. Wheeler.
THE Ladies' Reading Club connected
with Christ church met on Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Henry e. Fifeld.
GEORGE l.. LANE went to Boston last S. t.
urday. to remain through the winter with
Oscar Barron at the Quincy House.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at quarter past two with
Mrs. George G.. Pratt East Liberty street.
THE city council and selectmen of Berlin
will meet this afternoon in the Office OF
City Clerk Merrill to talk over bridge mat
ters.
THIS evening will be observed as
Ladies' Night" at the rooms of the Apollo
club. Progressive whist will be the leading
feature.
Mrs. L. j. KELLIHER went last Saturday
to Golden, P. O., in response to telegram
announcing the serious illness of hel
mother
Miss ANNA GUERNSEY returned last Sat
urday from Boston where she is taking
post graduate course in the Emerson Schoo
OF Oratory.
REV. j. X. THOMPSON conducted the NEE.
ing for men, held last Sunday afternoon il
the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
NJ III. CHAMBERLAIN, travelling auditor o
the Central Vermont railroad, was in thu
city last Friday che cking the accounts Of tht
, local freight Office.
MISS MAUD WoRTHEN, who recently wen
to Barre 10 act as nurse for Mrs. Fred Ed
wards Of that city, is i'll with typhoid fevel
at the home of Mr.. Edwards.
!, CAHTAIN H. G. LULL returned last Fri
, day evening from New Britain, CT, wher,
he has been during the past summer work
r ing at his trade as stonecutter.
3 A TEAM from Thomas Wildey encsmp p
, ment Of Odd Fellows will go to Eas
/ Barre this evening to assist in institutinl
: an encampment at that place.
SUMNER KIMBALL, Charles Lawrence ant
Walter Patch have bought of Lynch q Nc
Mahon their quarry in Sodom. The term
OF the sale are not made public.
| REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT has an appoint
: ment to preach in the Morse school-house
4 East Montpelier. next Sunday, at 2; 10 P. Nj
! Subject, Marriage and Society"
1 THE town of Berlin has paid the city O
, Montpelier $l.554,6S, its share of the ex
!. penditures thus far in building the new
b steel bridge at the foot of Main street.
: REV. FATHER w. j. O'SULLIvAN spoke t
l. the members of the Sodalty last sunda
b evening at st. Augustine's church. Hi
theme was The Immaculate Conception.
t Mrs. G. Fl. BALDWIN is showing beautifu
a hand painted China at the jewelry store G
Q @. III. Baldwin, No 8 State street. Thes
n goods are particularly appropriate 70
Christmas gifts.
: REV. ANDREW GILLIEs will occupy hi
= pulpit next Sunday. In the evening
!, :, will continue his series of Sunday evenip
. lectures, taking, as his subject, "The Ma
2 . with One Idea"
4 MUCH interest centers in the basket ba
4 game to be played at the gymnasium nez
i Friday evening between teams from th
i Young Mems Christian Associations OF Ru
i. land and Montpelier.
l. CHARLES NEWELL, porter at the Exchang
:. Hotel, had his right leg badly injured las
= Saturday evening by heavy sample trun
y falling on it. He will be confined to hi
d room for several days.
. THE Young Mems Christian Assocatio
}, basket ball team was again defeated
x Montpelier last Friday evening by the Blu
o lipgton Young Mems Christian Assocatio
l. team by score of 20 to 10.
u THE name of w. A. Lord as referee in I'll
n wrestling match to be held in Blanchar
Al opera house next Saturday evening wa
- placed on the bills without his authorit
and he will not act in that capacity.
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE Chapter Daugl
At ters OF the Revolution, are to give a "Bo
~ ton Tea Party at the residence Of Mrs. {
OF III. More next Friday evening. Music wi
oil be furnished by the Ladies' quartette.