The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-27
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

E. Is. HAMMETT returned last Saturday
from Fruithurst, Ala.
MRS A. 9. HARLOW of Boston of Boston
is visiting Mrs. ID. w Temple.
FIVE persons united with Trinity church
by letter last Sunday morning.
A "PILLow DEx" social will be held in
the Baptist vestry this evening.
II. g, CAMPBELL was confined to the
house last week with bilious fever.
BETHANY READING will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. S. g. Shurtleff.
THE steam laundry of Whitcomb Broth
is to be equipped with an electric motor.
L. @. TEwKsBURY is confined to the house
with the grip, as is Rev. DR.. e. Nj. Smith.
REV. DIR. NORMAN SEAvER and Rev. A.
Ii. Webb exchanged last Sunday evening.
Mr. AND Mrs. W j, STERLING returned
last Saturday to their home AT Wells River.
G. S HUBBARD has sold to T. j. Kelleher
six building lots in the vicinity of Seminary
Hill.
The Daughters OF Rebekah will hold
whist party in Odd Fellows Hall on Thurs
day evening.
The reading club connected with Trinity
church met on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
G. l.. Bullock.
WILLIAM MoasE, clerk for Phillips & Lu-
cas-, is visiting DR.. Fred Morse, his brother,
in Natick, Mass.
FRANK e. HOWE is to take the place on
the Argus staff o be vacated February by
Harry NJ. Graves.
THR prayer-meeting at Trinity chnrch
this week will be held on Friday, instead of
Thursday evening
TUESDAY evening, February 9, is the date
for holding the charity ball for the benefit
of He lton Hospital.
MRS f. L. PITKIN sang in Bethany
church last Sunday, because of the illness
of Mrs. w. A. Briggs.
GEORGE AND HENRY CAMPBELL went to
Fall River, Mass, last Monday to attend
the funeral of a relative.
The whist party and dance at East Mont
peier last evening was largely attended by
parties from Montpelier.
GEORGE ID. BUTLER was called to Lowell,
Mass, last Saturday, to attend the funeral
of Josiah Butler, his brother
MRs. PERCY oDLL of Burlington and
Miss Lizzie Odell of Odelltown, =. O., are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Odell.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of the Montpelier Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Clubs in the business column.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George L. Archer has been quite ill, threat
ened with pneumonis, during the past week
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at a quarter past two
O'Clock with Mrs. K. ID. Putnam, No. 3 First
Avenue.
CHARLES e. PERRIN has purchased of Mr.
Whalen, a piece of land on Charles street
on which he intends to erect two houses in
the spring.
AT a meeting of Brooks Post, G. A. r.
held last evening, it was voted to hold a
whist party in Grand Army hall next Tues
day evening.
Miss ANNIE JOHNSON, instructor in vocal
music at the Montpelier Seminary, is i'll
with a severe cold. She is unable to meet
her classes.
In the year 1896, Montpelier had eight
fire alarms, with fire losses of only S1,273,
fully insured. The assessed valuation of
the city is S3,70O,000.
NEXT Sunday at two p. NJ, Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright is TO give some "reminiscences
OF " Sunday in London" !" in the Union
church in Mddlesex
THE Epworth League Reading Circle con-
nected with Trinity church is to meet on
Thursday evening at half past seven, with
Miss Myrtle Whitcomb.
j. II. SENTER went to Brattleboro on
Tuesday to attend special session of the
United States district court to be held there
yesterday and to day.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. w BROCK, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Bart Cross and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lord
will go on the Mckinley Club excursion to
Washington on March . next.
IT now appears doubtful whether any
cases will be heard at the session OF the
United States circuit court to be held at
Montpelier, Monday February s.
REV. w. B. WoRTHING conducted the SER
vice for men at the rooms OF the Young
Mems Christian Association last Sunday
afternoon His theme was What seek ye?''
THE game of basket ball played last even
ing at Armory Hall, between the regular
and substitute teams from Company II, re-
suited in score Of to in favor of the
regular team. The attendance was good.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet on Thursday afternoon al
| half past two, with Mrs. X. b. Lilly neal
the Seminary. Quotations. "Bible pre-
cepts against intemperance," and Bibica
! Question Studies.
THE twenty-inch water main on Charles
street burst early last Thursday morning
causing a shortage of power furnished by
several water motors. The break was repair
ed as soon as possible under the direction o.
Joel Foster, superintendent
The Apollo Male Quartette with Miss
Belle Temple as reader will appear a
Blanchard Opera House next Wednesday
| evening, under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association. An enter
tanning programme is announced.
L. BROCK FLINT has closed his labors will
| the Montpelier Hardware Company. Mr.
Flint is to move to Highgate where he will
have charge Of a creamery Both he and hi
estmable wife will be missed in the socia
circles in which they have moved.
G. II, AvERILL of Marshfeld, who hal
been in Jail at Montpelier for several weeks
was convicted last week of obtaing good
under false pretences, and was taken to tn,
House of Correction at Rutland last SatuT
day by Deputy Sheriff Camp of Barre.
LOVERS of old-time dramatic attraction
will be glad to read the announcement tha
"Uncle Toms Cabin" will be presented a
Blanchard Opera House on Thursday even
ing Much interest centers in the cak
walk, for which several local celebrities ar
entered.
A SPECIAL meeting OF the Board Of Man
ayers of the Woman's Auxiliary to tn
Young Mems Christian Association i
called for this afternoon at two o'clock
The regular monthly business meeting O
the auxiliary will be held at three O'Clock
A full attendance OF the members is re
quested.
NEW time table went into effect on tn
Central Vermont Railroad last Monday
There Is 10 change in the arrival and de
parture of trains at Montpelier, but the IL
cal express south, which leaves Montpelie
at 3: 60 P. M, now runs only to White Rive
Junction, Connection is made there wit
a mixed train for Windsor.
} l. d. CUsHMAN was quite seriously il