The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-10
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCIL HAPPENINGS.
G. III. PITKIN is seriously i'll.


city on Monday.
A SON was born last Saturday morning to
Mr.. and Mrs. B. b. Bailey.
T. ID. SIMMONS of Lebanon, n. H., Is
clerk at the Exchange Hotel
W. g. BRIDGE OF Morrisville is working
in the Office of DIR. G.. K. Hunt.
MAYOR GUERNSEY has been in Washing
ton, ID. O., during the past week.
THE Montpelier Seminary closed last
Thursday for vacation Of two weeks.
Mr.. AND MRS. G. W. LUCE are visiting
this week in Morrisville and Stowe.
Mr.. AND MRS. FRED j. MoCuEN returned
last evening from their wedding trip
MISS BLANCHE CARvERlhas been i'll at the
Exchange Hotel during the past week.
MISSES INA AND BESSIE CUMMINs are re-
covering from an attack of the measles.
The store OF L. G. Tewksbury has been
connected with the telephone exchange.
Miss MATTE TANNER, has been danger
ously ill during the past week with pertoni-
tis
THE "Sweet Sixteen club met with
Miss Margaret Dewey last Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Fred II. PERRY and daugh hter Alice,
have been i'll with grip during the past
week.
PROFESSOR d. s. BLANPIED OF the Mont
pelier Seminary is spending his vacation in
Boston.
The Epworth League Reading Club will
meet next Friday evening with Miss Belle
Hargin.
THE Barre street whist club met on Tues
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Archer.
Dr.. o. l.. WATSON is at West Topsham
where DR.. II. l.. Watson, his son, is danger
ously i'll.
HERBERT NJ. BULLETT of St. Albaus
spent Sunday in this city as a guest OF W.
A. Psttee.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet with
Mrs. E. f. Rand next Friday afternoon at
2:15 o'clock.
PROF. S. J. BLANPIED was i'll on Tuesday
and unable to attend to his duties at the
High School,
HOMER MINARD has gone to Orange,
Mass. where he has position in furniture
mandatory.
DEWITT ATKINS CLARK and Grace Luke
have been seriously i'll with measles during
the past week.
o. B. DODGE of Barre will carry on the
Benjamin farm, owned by G. P. Pitkin the
coming season.
Miss ANNA GUERNSEY returns to Boston
to-day to resume her studies at the Emerson
School of Oratory.
the home of William L. Whitney, her father,
in Cambridge, Mass.
II. L. E. SMITH left on Monday for jack
sonville, Fla, where he has a position in
the st. James Hotel.
REV. DIR. NORMAN SEWER preached
sermon to young ladies in Bethany church
last Sunday morning.
The Ladies' Guild of Christ church will
meet on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock
with Mrs S. l.. Howe.
Col. j. H. LUCIA, chairman Of the board
OF school directors, has reappointed @. 8.
Whittier as truant officer.
DENNIS E. MAY of st. Johnsbury, door
keeper Of the Senate, was at the Exchange
Hotel two days last week.
THE gymnasium and rooms OF the Young
Mems Christian Association are being wired
for the Viles electric light.
The Ladies' Reading Club of Christ
Church will meet with Mrs. James S.
Peck next Tuesday afternoon.
THE Bethany Reading Circle will observe
"Red Letter Day" at the chapel next Tues
day evening at half past seven.
MISS LOUISE SAvARD, clerk for d. s.
Wheatley, is visiting Mrs. Frank Garrand,
her sister, at Rouses Point, n. Y.
CHARLES f. LOWE has purchased for
$1,000 the Fred II. Perry house on Pearl
street. He will take possession April l.
Ex-MAYoR STRATToN was at Proctor and
Rutland on Tuesday on business for the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
HARRY M. WEBSTER has moved his ticket
Office from number 81 State street to the
tailoring establishment OF G. B. B. Denny.
EDWARD LAWRENCE is seriously ill at his
home near the top Of Clay hill, from the
effects of shock received several days ago.
AS will be seen by reference to the bus-
ness column new clothing store will be
opened in Lawrence Building in about ten
days.
MRS. WILLIS BLANCHARD entertained the
Ladies Reading Club connected with the
Church of the Messiah on Tuesday after
noon.
MRS. B. W. JONES of Barre spoke in the
Church OF the Messiah last Sunday even
ing. Her theme was 1.-THE Garden OF
Eden"
LESTER II. GREENE was called to Burke,
N. Y, last week to attend the funeral of a
relative. Since his return he has been seri-
ously i'll.
j. II. WEIGH has traded his house on
Cliff street for the farm on North street,
owned by Mrs. Alexander, Welch paying
$500 bonus.
HARRY A. MCALLIsTER has been seriously
i'll during the past week with measles. His
place as mail carrier is taken by Substitute
Harry e. Freer.
MRS. RUTH TERRILL of Underhill Center,
whose shocking death by fire is told in
another column, was grandmother OF W. E.
Terrill OF this city
THE cedar pole business is quite lively,
and many loads pass this office daily, going
to the electric light, telephone and street
railroad companies,
The members OF Montpelier Lodge,
Knights OF Pythias will give whist party
in their hall on Thursday evening, to which
the public is invited.
A. o. CUMMINs stopped in Philadelphia on
his way home from Washington to visit rel
atives. He will return to Montpelier on
Thursday OF this week,
TIE report in Burlington newspaper
that Robert Wilkinson had sold his photo
graph gallery to parties from Barre, was to-
tally without foundation.
w. A. LORD and f. p. Carleton have en-
tered into law partnership under the firm
name Of Lord & Carleton. The partnership
dates from March 1, last.
MAJOR j.. III. WATSON of Bradford and
Col III. q. Bates of st. Johnsbury were
present at the opening OF Washington
county court on Tuesday.
The Cecilia quartette, with Professor s
j. Blanpied as reader will give an enter
tainment in the Waitsheld lecture course
n.