The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-08
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

week.
JOHN f. GooDENoueH visited his wife in
Huntington last week.
GEORGE RIVERS has closed his labors as
night clerk at the Exchange Hotel
ID. d. RANLETT and daughter Helen of
st. Adams were guests last week OF Miss
Maria White.
JUsTUs y. BAToHELDER has moved from
Mrs. |. 9. Wallis to the residence of e. M.
Guernsey on Vine street.
Mrs. s. A. Rowland returned last We'd
nesday to Lisbon, n. H., after a visit of
several days with #. A. Rowland, her son.
STREET COMMISSIONER RoBERTs has just
put in substantial railing on East State
street, at the point where the accident &C.
CURED last July.
Nj. S. STONE, State Superintendent of
Education, is to be one of the speakers at
the annual meeting of the State Grange, now
in session at Springfield
Mr.. AND Mrs, ARTHUR CAssAvANT of Ma
lone, N. Y, are at the home of Thomas l..
Cassavant. They were called here by the
serious illness of Miss Eula.
Mr.. AND Mrs. PETER M1NARD and Miss
Eliza Minard came last week from Phillips
burg, Z. O., to remain through the winter
in the family of Nelson Minard
The Thanksgiving number of the EpwOrM
Herald contains characteristic poem en-
titled Uncle Nate " from the gifted pen of
rev. n, u. bOuBD OF w ultb hlN6r Junction,
a former pastor of Trinity church.
TIE members of Ivy Lodge, Daughters of
Rebekah, will give whist party in Odd
Fellows hall on Thursday evening to which
the public is invited Refreshments will be
served and play will commence at sharp
eight o'clock.
MRS PERLEY CHAPMAN, who lives in the
Jones Brook neighborhood, fractured two
ribs and dislocated her collar bone by fall
ing down stairs last Wednesday morning.
Her injuries will contine her to her bed for
several weeks.
GEN. w. III. GILMORE was in town several
days last week. while he was engaged in
transferring the property of the Spencer
Rifles at Barre from the possession of retr-
ing Captain d. r. Bsbee to Captain Badger,
who recently received his commission
Mr.. AND Mrs. HORACE VINCENT of East
Montpelier celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary last Wednesday. In spite
OF the stormy weather large number of
friends and relations gathered to congratu-
late Mr. and Mrs. Vincent on this happy
occasion.
The governor has appointed Collins
Blakely member of the State Board of
Pharmacy, for five years, to succeed him
self. Fred A. Rowland has also received
reappontment from the chief executive as
a member of the Board of Library Commits
sioners for five years.
THE Sunday school children OF Bethany
church held a Thanksgiving party in the
vestry last Wednesday evening, at which
presents for the, poor at Christmas time
were contributed. q. H. More, superin-
tendent, Miss Lizzie Stmson and Mrs
George G. Pratt, had charge OF the affair.
THE funeral of David Herrick was held
last Wednesday afternoon from the home
OF George Herrick, his son. at Shady Rill.
Mr.. Herrick was the Oldest resident Of Mid
dlesex, and was nearly ninety-four years
old at the time of his death. Since the
death of his wife about twenty years ago he
has resided with his son. He fell short
time ago, fracturing one hip, and since that
time has failed rapidly.
THE case of M. Jennie Dunwoodie against
A.C. Spiro was heard by Justice j. FL. Lucia
last Wednesday in the office of j. G. Wing
Mr.. Wing appeared for the plaintiff and f.
l.. Laird for the defendant. The charge of
larceny of certain pieces of seal skin claim.
ed to have been left over when defendant
drawn, and the only charge against Mr..
Spiro was damaging the garment by misfit
The court withheld its decision.
REV. A. B. TRUAx, formerly presiding ell
der on the Montpelier district of the Yer
mont Conference, was found dead in bed at
was sixty-one years old, and was supplying
for the Methodist church at Montgomery at
the time Of his death He had been suffer-
ing for some time with heart trouble, and
several years ago received partial shock
from which he never fully recovered. He
leaves widow and four children.
For several years past the calendars is.
sued by the National Life Insurance Com
pany have represented some notable event
In the history of Vermont during the past
century This year the photogravure rep
resents an election day in Vermont one
hundred years ago, and casts a shadow
upon all former productions in this line.
1t is work Of art in which no expense has
been spared, and that will prove an orna-
ment TO any Office or home where it is hung.
In United States district court last
Wednesday, Pierce Bacon and John Wood,
both of STAFFORD, who were indicted for il
licit distilling of liquor pleaded guilty.
They were sentenced to one months i'm.
prisonment in Orange county Jail and to
pay fine of 800 each. Court adjourned
on Thursday until the February term to be
held at Burlington No jury cases were
tried. The Laporte postoffice case was con-
tinued until next term because OF the alb
sence of important witnesses.
THE injunction granted by Judge Start