The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-22
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

MRS. G. W. LUCE is visiting in Newbury.
MISS KATHERINE Q. SMITH is visiting in
Boston.
town last Friday.
O. e. WHITAKER OF Holyoke, Mass, has
Joined the Argus staff.
A daughter was born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Badger.
ANDREW HoDaDoN was confined to the
house last week with rheumatism.
MRS. LESTER II. GREENE gave ladies'
whist party last Thursday evening.
The public schools closed last Friday for
vacation until Monday January 3.
RALPH d. BLANPIED of Springfield,
Mass, is at home for the holiday vacation.
GEORGE w. KIDDER goes soon to St.
Johnsbury to follow his vocation az nurse.
r. NJ. HARVEY, ESQ, moved, last Thurs
day, to his new residence on College street.
MRS. e. e. TowNER and son, Wayland,
are visiting Mrs. Shannon at Manchester,
N. H.
MISS CHARLOTTE SHIPMAN is at home from
college at Andover, Mass. for the holiday
vacation.
MRS ST1LLMAN CHASE was called to
Providence, r. l., last week by the serious
illness of a brother.
MRS. W. o. STANDIsH returned last
Wednesday from New York, where she has
been for several weeks.
TO Snow was at White River Junction
last week. decorating and frescoing the
Gates Memorial church.
EDITOR LUTHER B. JOHNSON and family
of Randolph were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. e. Terrill last Friday.
A, A. CoMsTocK, clerk at the Union
House. has returned to his home in Worces-
ter, Mass, for an indefinite stay.
ARTHUR HILL of Waterbury was lodged
in county Jail last Thursday to serve sem
tence of ten days for intoxication.
STEAM has been substituted for hot air at
Heaton Hospital, as the latter was found
inadequate to properly heat the building.
j. 8. Mccoy Of New York, president OF
the American Pneumatic Tool Company,
was at the Pavilion several days last week.
A DAUGHTER was born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Selinas and a daugh-
ter the same day to Mr.. and Mrs. ID. P.
Olingy.
HENRY M DEAvIrT is at home from
Poughkeepsie, N Y, where he is teaching
in Rverview Academy, for the holiday va
cation.
agent of the National Life Insurance Com
pany, was at the Pavilion last Thursday
and Friday.
f. w. MORSE, the efficient general freight
and passenger agent of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad, was seriously ill last
week with peritonitis.
A LARGE number of Montpelier Odd Eel
lows were in Burlington last Thursday
evening when Grand Master Mcfarland
took the three encampment degrees.
b. B. BAILEY is taking vacation of four
weeks from his duties as station agent for
the Central Vermont railroad G. A. Lang
will have charge of the station while Mr.
Bailey is absent.
SHERIFF COLLINS raided the residence OF
4. K, Broggi at Plainfield last Wednesday
and secured wagon load of beer, cider and
wine Brogg was brought to Montpelier
and lodged in Jail.
BY consent and agreement of counsel the
hearing in the insolvency case that was tc
have been held by Judge Carleton in the
probate office last Thursday, has been post.
poned to Wednesday January 5.
CHARLES McKENNA is taking an enforced
vacation from his duties in the shops of the
United States Clothes Pin Company. He il
nursing badly lacerated hand that was
caught in the machinery last week.
The annual meeting of the Church Of the
Messiah for the election OF officers for the
ensuing year, and for receiving the reports
of officers will be held at the church mex
Monday evening at half-past seven.
THE Exchange Hotel was searched las
Ciluay ioihlus Wy Ouolih OOlilue AIT
Deputy Sheriffs j. L. Tuttle and II. B
Wedge. A small quantity of wine anC
whiskey was secured, which it was claimed
was used for culinary purposes.
JOSEPH GAY of Barre, who is charged
with writing white Cap" letters was be
fore Justice j. II Lucia last Thursday
He waived examination and furnished bal
in the sum of 800 for his appearance at tn,
March term of Washington county court.
GIVING Barre city charter has made
spoiled child Of it; the little strut claim
Montpelier as its suburb, and is also fight
ing with Hardwick over the relative merit
of the granite produced in both places
Mother State should take it across he
checkered apron and apply the shingle.-
LyndonuAle Journal.
THE members of Marquis de Lafayet
Chapter, Daughters of the American Revo
luton rendered reception, last Thursda
evening, at the residence Of G. I'll, More t.
the sons and children of the American
Revolution. Music was furnished by tn
Cecilia Quartette, and brief addresses wer
made by Judge Hiram Carleton and j. A
DeBoer Refreshments were served by
corps of young ladies, clad in gowns tina