The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-19
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. AND MRS. e. r. RAND are visiting in
Lowell and Boston
GEORGE M. POWERS of Morrisville was in
town on Tuesday.
M. 8. DAVIS returned on Monday from
Center Harbor, N. III.
MISS HARRIET e. SAVAGE was at her
home in Stowe over last Sunday.
III. G.. BILLINGS and daughter Of Lebanon,
N. H., are visiting at W. r. Weston's.
H. L. e. SMITH returned last week from
Florida where he has spent the winter.
B. p. YOUNG Is reported as slowly con-
valescing from his recent severe illness.
T. j. KELLEHER went to Boston on Mon.
day, expecting to be absent week or more.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT and Rev. Alon-
20 Chase Of Richmond exchanged last Sun
day.
MRS. r. w. HYDE and Mrs. Kate Wilson
arrived on Tuesday from Seattle, Washing
ton.
Miss ETHEL BINGHAM OF Essex Junction
has been the guest OF Miss Ellen Grout dur
ing the past week.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of A. o. Cummins, assignee OF G.. B. b.
Denny, insolvent debtor.
HENRY LIBBEN is with kinetescope
company in New York that is reproducing
the Corbett-Fitzsimmon fight.
The Bethany Christian Endeavor Society
rendered reception to the Baptist society
in the chapel on Tuesday evening.
NED WHEATLEY has been elected man
ager and Harry Weston captain Of the reor-
ganized High School base ball club.
PROF. M. 8. Villas led the meeting for
men held last Sunday afternoon at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
E. A. SWEENEY is delegate from the local
order of Foresters to the state convention
now in session at Rutland. A. j. Allard is
alternate.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT delivered an
address before the White River District
Sunday-school Association at Royalton last
Thursday.
DR.: L. G. WAKEFIELD was at East Brook.
field last week, where he tested one hundred
cows. One belonging to Ira carpenter was
condemned and killed.
G. A. G. JACKSON will speak at Middle
sex next Sunday afternoon in place of Rev.
j. Edward Wright who breaches the Me-
mortal sermon at Calais
THOMAS STAFFORD returned on Monday
from Washington; d. c., and Wilmington,
Del, where he has been on a business trip
for the past three weeks.
The decision of the City Council to re-
instate Policeman Demeritt on the police
force meets with the general approval Of the
taxpayers and citizens.
Miss CLARA L. HoUGHToN is to assist in
the service OF sacred song which is to be
held in the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday evening at 80 o'clock.
PICKED teams from members of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
play basket ball in the gymnasium next
Friday evening at eight O'Clock.
MRS. d. L. SANDERS went on Monday to
Malone, n. Y, as a delegate from the Yer
mont state assembly, Daughters of Rebekah,
to the New York state assembly
The remains of the late Prof. s. j. Blan-
pied were taken to Milford, N H., for buri-
al last Saturday. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Blanpied and Miss Ethel.
WASHINGTON county court will reconvene
next Monday, when Judge Rowell will hear
exceptions on several cases tried at the
March term, and impose sentences.
POSTMASTER SHELLEY has been seriously
i'll during the past week, but was reported
better on Tuesday, E. r. Sibley of Ames-
bury, Mass, his brother, is with him.
THE members of the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association and invited guests will
take a bicycle run this evening, starting
from the association rooms at seven o'clock.
Christ Church have presented Mrs. Minnie
Marsh, leader of the choir, with hand
somely framed large group picture OF the
choir.
THE High School battalion has been sup
piled with the Springfield rifles. The boys
are drilling every day, and will make
creditable appearance in the Memorial Day
parade.
REV DR.. NORMAN SEAvER will preach in
the Congregational church in Northfield
Thursday afternoon, May 27, at the celebra-
ton of the seventy-fifth anniversary of that
church.
M. 8. STONE was at Mount Tabor last
week, where he was the guest of a gentle
man who controls some excellent trout pre-
serves. The largest ones did not get away in
this case.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT will preach the
Memorial sermon before the members Of the
Grand Army and Relief Corps at Memorial
Hall, North Calais next Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Jane Palmer,
noon at three o'clock. Subject, Scientific
Temperance Instruction"
GEORGE e. RANDALL of Woodsville, N,
H., was in town last Saturday accompanied
by Mrs. Randall. Mr.. Randall is train dis
patcher on the White Mountain division of
the Boston g. Maine railroad.
REV. ANDREW GLLIEs will preach at
mon appropriate to Memorial Sunday. His
theme.will be "What the Soldiers of the
Civil War did for our Country"
THE Montpelier Seminary base ball team
was badly defeated at Barre last Saturday
afternoon by the Goddards the score stand
ing 26 to IL. A large contingent from Mont
pelier saw their favorites taken into camp
NJ. 8. STONE, state superintendent of edu-
cation, addresses gathering of teachers at
Piermont, N H., this evening. From there
Mr.. Stone goes to Boston to attend the
semi-annual gathering OF New England su-
perntendents.
j. H. SENTER United States district at
| torney, went to Windsor on Tuesday to at
| tend United States circuit court. 1t ia
| thought that no cases will be tried at Wind
sor, but that court will take recess to
meet in Montpelier June g.
NEARLY $50 was realized at the entertain
ment given last Friday evening in Trinity
church to raise funds to defray the expenses
of the memorial room for Mrs ID. l.. Fuller
The marriage of Tom Thumb was a pleasing
feature OF the programme.
M. l.. BEARDsLKy, agent for Vermont foI
the Connecticut Building and Loan Asso'
citation, has been in town during the past
week. Mr.. Beardsley Is contemplating
moving his family from Brooklyn, N. Y, tC
this city for permanent residence.
SOME excellent catches are reported from