The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-09
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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A YOUNG son Of D. e. Mason is i'll with
tousilitis.
Mrs. B. M. SHEPARD is visiting relatives
in Burlington.
SEE DR.. Twombleys advertisement in
the busine ess column.
A daughter was born last Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. Q. @. Page.
MISS ALICE TRUE spent last Sunday with
friends in Marshfield.
GEORGE Z. TAPLIN is confined to the
house with slight illness.
FRED II. PERRY was in town from Chic
opee Falls, Mass, last week.
CHILDREN's Sunday will be observed on
June 20 in the Church Of the Messiah.
Mr.. AND MRS. ALBERT JoHoNNoTT were
with relatives in Burlington over last Sun
day.
A SON and daughter were born on Mon
day to Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Thurber of
Berlin.
WESLEY G. BREWSTER has retained W. A
Lord as counsel for Mildred Brewster, his
daughter.
e. W. VAIL Of New York and Mrs. A. f.
Vail, his daughter, are at the Pavilion for
the summer.
MRS. HOPKINS, a returned missionary
from India, spoke at Trinity Church last
Sunday evening.
THE Montpelier and Wells River railroad
is putting in set of platform scales in front
Of the freight depot.
JOHN MILLER has purchased the new
house on East State street recently erected
by Andrew Hodgdon.
LESTER II. GREENE left on Tuesday for
Mount Clemens, Mich, where he will take
baths for rheumatism.
PROFESSOR Villas was one Of the judges
a a nri of ha nb
School, Barre last evening.
THE case Of 81. A. Bowman against John
l.. Stanyan was heard last Wednesday in
city court. Decision reserved.
THE Cecilia Quartette has been engaged
to furnish music for commencement day at
Norwich University, Northfield.
Col. II. 9. BATES of st. Johnsbury and
Quartermaster-Genera w. II. Gilmore OF
Fairlee were in town on Tuesday.
REV. ANDREW GILLIEs will preach in the
old church at East Montpelier Center next
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
REV. DIR. e. M. SMITH preached at Beth
any Church last Sunday morning. Rev.
DR.. Norman Seaver was at st. Albans.
THE Montpelier Seminary base ball team
defeated the Plainfelds on the home ground
on Monday afternoon by score of IL to 6.
R. A. RICHARDS, a recent graduate from
the school OF dentistry in Boston, is assist
ing DR.. X. Longfellow Cleaves in his office.
g. W. Vino, Collins Blakeley, G. II.
Heaton, s. r. Colby and others are attend
ing the exercises Of Masonic week at Bur-
lington.
HENRY MOORE of Barre and Miss Kate
Church on Tuesday morning by Rev. w. j.
O'Sullivan.
The engagement is announced Of Willard
II. Hutchinson of Boston, son Of Capt L.
M. Hutchinson of this city, and Miss Adella
Bates Of Boston.
TEN members of Montpelier lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, went to Hardwick last
Thursday night to assist In instituting q
new lodge there.
j. G. BRowN. 9. G. Putnam, Jr.. j. W.
Brock and b. M. Shepard are at the quarters
of the St. Bernard Fishing Club in Muska-
longe County, P. @.
Mr.. AND MRS. FRANK ANDREWS OF NAL
den, Mass, are with Mr.. and Mrs. L. M.
Hutchinson, parents Of Mrs. Andrews, for q
stay OF several weeks.
MRS. PROFESSOR MAYNARD MAxHAM ar
rived from Maine last week and will re-
main with her husband at the Seminary un-
til after commencement.
T. G. BARRows went to Greensboro Pond
on Monday loaded down with fishing tackle.
Returns from this chief Of willy fishermen
are awaited with interest.
MISS KATHERINE WAsHBURN, assisted by
w. A. Briggs accompanist, gave q private
violin recital at the home Of D. 8. Wheat
ley last Sunday evening after service.
CHARLES A. SMITH I'd, has broken up
housekeeping and will live with Mrs. Fred
| Chapman, his sister, on East State street.
| Mrs. Chapman will care for his infant son.
EDGAR f. MAYO and Miss Nettie M Gam
BILE were married on Tuesday evening at
the home Of Mrs. Waycott mother of the
bride on Barre street by Rev. W. A. Davi.
| son.
| MRS. GEORGE P. ARTHUR and son NAL
colin of Florence, Ala, are expected in
Montpelier this week for an extended visit
with Mrs. Hermon D. Hopkins, sister OF
Mrs. Arthur.
CAPT. DWIGHT II. KELToN, wife and ser.
want arrived last evening from Washing
| ton, d. @. They will spend the summer In
Montpelier, and will occupy the Kelton
home on Elm street.
SUNDAY evening services at Trinity
Church will be continued through the sum
mer. Rev. Andrew Gillies, the pastor will
programmes will be rendered.
II. M. DUFUR was moved on Tuesday
from the Junction House, White River
Junction, to the hospital at Hanover, N
II. He is reported as doing finely, and hii
recovery is confidently expected.
Miss BERTHA CARPENTER, clerk fol
George r. Ehle, is taking we'll earned va
cation Of three weeks at her home in Goulds
Vile. Miss Mabel Yatter is assisting Mr.
Ehle during Miss Carpenters absence.
THE memorial number of the High Schoo
Record will be out this week. 1t will b.
much larger than usual, and will be in tn,
form OF memorial to the late Prof. g. j
Blanpied. Extra copies will be on sale a
the WATCHMAN office.
THE members Of the city council and tn
selectmen OF Berlin will hold another meet
ing to-day to further discuss plans, spec
ifications and estimates of the propose,
steel bridge across the Winooski river ii
place of the old arch bridge.
MRS. CHURCH TABOR, who for the pas
two years has been matron of the ladies' sell
boarding house at the Seminary, went las
week to Mechanicsville, N. Y, accompanied
by her daughter. She does not expect t
return to Montpelier to reside.
HARRY ID. HOPKINS of the Montpelie
Seminary took third prize last Friday ever
ing at Burlington in the Interstate priz
speaking contest. The prize was $40 i
cash, and Mr.. Hopkins selection was tn
eulogy on Garfield by James G. Blaine.
W. @. WHITE, a former law student
deputy county clerk and insurance agent q