The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-20
MONTPELIER And VICINITY.
LOCIL HAPPENINGS.

AN all day meeting will be held in Berlin
hall next Wednesday,
ORRIN DALEY has been suffering with YER
tigo for several days.
A SON was born last Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Willette.
JOHN II. SENTKR and Clarence, his son,
are in New York this week
A COLUMN OF up-to-date local news may
be found this week on page two.
MRS. J. D. Brown is recovering from a
severe illness from pneumonia.
Mrs. JANE DODGE of Woodstock N. H.,
is visiting Frank Dodge, her brother.
BETHANY READING will meet next Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. George Atkins.
GEORGE d. KIDDER went to st. Johns
bury last Monday to care for atyphod fever
case.
REV. j. X. THOMPSON of Woodbury.
preached at Bethany church last Sunday
evening.
Mrs. B. f. F1F1ELD, who has been Sc
riously i'll in New York city, is reported out
Of danger.
j. w. BROCK has been appointed assignee
of the insolvent estate of El jah Whitney of
Middlesex.
THE Barre Street Whist Club will meet
this evening with Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Blanchard.
A. N. BLANCHARD has sold to George o.
Stratton and II. n. Taplin a tract of land on
Bailey Avenue.
A. A. STIMsoN was in the northern part
of the state last week, buying horses for
New York parties
IT is expected that work will be resumed
at the granite cutting plant of G. H. More &
CO. early in February
PAUL RIVERS has returned from Barre
and is working in the shops Of the Lane
Manufacturing Company.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Clark King at
quarter past two o'clock.
HARRY, son of e. e. Dodge, was seriously
injured last Friday, by running against an
iron post while coasting.
MR. AND MRS. f. X. CARPENTER of Bos-
ton were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Stowell over last Sunday.
THE annual banquet of the Barre Granite
Manufacturers Association takes place at
the Pavilion this evening.
ELDoN III LADD of Boston, former in
surance agent in Montpelier, is visiting in
this city and in Plainfeld.
Mss. JULIA WING of Rochester is with
Mrs. M. 5. Davis at the Exchange Hotel
for stay Of several weeks.
CHARLES j. BERRY has purchased the A.
G. Harlow house on East Liberty street,
now occupied by w. E Laird,
Miss BESSIE PITKIN went to Boston last
Monday to take a course Of instruction in
stenography and type-writing.
j. d. BROWN, the New York horse dealer,
is in Montpelier and vicinity picking up
another carload of fancy animals.
DIR. L. G.. WAKEFIELD was at Barre on
Tuesday where he killed horse affected
with glanders, belonging to A. b. SulhaD.
L. j. COLE of Berlin, N. H., has purchased
of Mariana Ihomassi the block formerly
owned by her on South Main street.
Miss ELIZABETH MCDONALD will enter
tain the Epworth League Reading circle at
her home on Elm street next Friday even
ing.
AMONG those sick with measles are Mrs.
Michael Sattery, Mrs. Henry Edgerly, Will
Putnam, Louise Pike and Miss Enla Put
nam.
The Baptsts will give a social and sup
per in their vestry this evening. A liter
airy and musical programme has been pre-
pared.
The ladies' OF Christ Church will give a
birthday party with a chatting dish accom-
paniment, at some date not yet definitely
de termined.
THE offices of the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company have be0n wired by
the Consolidated Lighting Company for
electric lights.
GILMAN DODGE has been laid up several
weeks with an injury to one hand, caused
| by lace rating 1t with screw driver, but is
able to be out once more.
In the list of directors of the Capital Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company, published
on page two, the name of Albert Jononnott
was unintentionally omitted.
UNITED STATES District Court met in the
federal building last Monday afternoon, but
| adjourned without transacting any business.
| Judge Wheeler was not present.
MISS LIBBIE BAILEY, head table girl at
the Exchange Hotel, was called to Chere-
busco, N. Y, last Saturday by the alarming
| illness Of relative.
HARRY NJ. GRAVES of the Argus staff goes
to Winooski about February !, to take the
management of the WinOoski Journal and
Esser Record owned by l.. p. 1hayer.
MASTER FRED WHITTIER has been elected
member of the Montpelier Banjo, Mando-
lin and Guitar Club to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Harry Ovlatt.
HARRY s. COTTON conducted the service
for men at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association last Sunday after
noon. He spoke on "Social Observances
IT has been thought best to take f. NJ
Styles, who has been at the home OF Mrs |
III. Il. Rowell, his sister, for several weeks
to Boston where he can receive exper
medical treatment.
REV. n. M. SHAW who has been doinl
evangelistic work in the Montreal Metho
dist conference, will return to Montpelier il
few days, to respond to several calls il
different sections OF Vermont.
@. A. BANCROFT, of the United State
custom house at Island Pond, a forme
clerk in the general office of the Montpelie
and Wells River railroad, has been in towl
for several days during the past week.
Miss CLARA e. MUNGER OF Boston. unde
whom Miss II. Julia Cross is receiving voca
instruction, writes In very complimentar.
, terms regarding the progress Miss Cross
! making, and the possibilities OF her voice.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of Bethan
! church will give a chicken pie dinner at tn
, chapel on Thursday Of this week, froI
: half past eleven to half past one. Ever
one is invited. Admission, thrty-hve cents
: LILLIAN MoNAIR COUNCIL, No. Q. Daugl
D tors of Liberty. will hold u box sociable q
Grand Army Hall this evening. An oppo
+ tunity will be furnished for all who wish /
J. play whist, Coffee will be furnished by tn
4 Council.
!. l.. BART Cross left last Monday fo
, Washington, ID. O., taking with him th
y electoral votes OF Vermont for Willisl
Il Mckinley and Garrett A. Hobart for Pres
Il dent and Vice-President Of the Unite
States.