The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-24
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

A COLUMN OF fresh local news and three
days proceedings In the Marsh-Buzzell
murder trial may be found on page two.
A. E. NILES ia in Boston.
CITY COUNCIL meets tonight.
j. M. BOUTWELL, is housed with the grip.
l.. @. RIVERS was in st. Johnsbury over
last Sunday.
CLARENCE BuoEEE is building house on
Fullerton Avenue.
GOVERNOR CIRCUIT has appointed Friday,
April as Fast Day.
MRS. r. W. CARVER left for New York
and Boston on Monday.
Hon. q. M. MANsuR of Island Pond was
at the Pavilion on Monday.
MRS. @. II. MsRE and Mrs. Rhinehart are
confined to the house by illness.
r. A. SHKRBuRHK has purchased for 81 900
the j. Q. A. Newton house on Ridge street.
VOLUNTEER Hose Company shifted its
hose cart from runners to wheels on Mon
day.
MISS EVELYN BURNS, stenographer for j.
II. Senter, Is visiting at White River juno
ton.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet at the
house OF Mrs. 81. G.. Gleason on Friday, at
2:15 Pm.
GEORGE n. WILDER furnished music for q
dance held last Friday evening in Whit
comb hall.
AURORA LODGE Of Masons conferred the
third degree on two candidates last Monday
evening.
ONLY one week more in which to pay your
dog license. After April the tax will be
two dollars.
THE Ladies' Guild Of Christ church will
meet on Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Lucy Moulton.
MRS. RYAN, who lives on upper Main
street is dangerously i'll with heart disease
and pneumonia.
d. d. NELSON has sold to W. e. Jackson
for $500, a building lot, corner OF Nelson
and Ridge streets.
The spring term at the Montpelier Semi
nary opened on Tuesday with large en-
rollment Of students.
Miss JANE CLEAvEs was taken to Heaton
Hospital last Sunday. She is suffering
from acute bronchitis.
REV. DIR. S. N. JACKSON OF Barre will
preach next Sunday, morning and evening,
in Bethany church.
Ivy LODGE, Daughters of Rebekah will
take part in the district meeting to be held
next Wednesday at Barre.
Mrs. FRED l.. GRAY returned last Satur-
day from Jericho where she has been visit
ing relatives for several weeks.
DANIEL MCGovERN. who was seriously in
jured at Bolton six weeks ago, was brought
to his home in Montpelier last week.
DANIEL SULLY in "O'Brien, the Con-
tractor will be the attraction at Blanchard
Opera House, Friday evening, April 2.
Miss CHARLOTTE ROPES returned last
evening from Newton Center, Mass, where
she has been visiting for several weeks.
The members Of Rob Morris Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star, held a whist
porfu in Mo- ho1
The trustees of Washington County
Grammar School will attend the funeral Of
Prof. 8. j. Blanpied in a body this after.
noon.
Rev. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is expected to
preach in Middlesex next Sunday at two
P. M. Subject: Inspiration or Exaspera-
tion."
A MID-wEEK service will be held in the
vestry Of the Church OF the Messiah on
Thursday evening at quarter past seven
o'clock.
THE usual evening service in the Church
Of Messiah will be omitted next Sunday in
favor OF the union temperance meeting in
Trinity church.
ARTHUR MEYERS, cornet soloist with
Blaisdells Orchestra, is to take part in the
concert, to be held at Trinity church next
Friday evening.
THE Illustrated Advertising" enter
have been given this evening, has been
postponed one week.
STEPHEN BKRGIN was jailed for intoxica-
ton last Friday night by Officer Wood
In city court Saturday he was fined $40 and
costs, which he paid
DIR. II. T. CLARK, veterinary surgeon,
has returned from Worcester, and has
moved to the house, corner Of Bailey Ave-
nue. and Terrace street.
Tuu UoD,orJa Nbr;ot;ao
Union will meet on Thursday afternoon at
half-past two o'clock with Mrs. e. M. Dem
ny. Subject, " Heredity."
ALDERMEN EATON and Whelan and c. B.
Roberts, superintendent Of streets, were in
Burlington on Tuesday, looking over the
streets and city stables there.
THE ladies of Trinity Church will serve
new maple sugar in the vestry next Mon
day evening from half past five to half past
seven. A social hour will follow.
As result of wager on the Corbett-
Fitzsimmins fight Alexander Martin took a
ride around the city last Friday on q wheel
barrow propelled by Burton Gale.
DR.. II. s. BoARDMAN went to New York
last week for a stay of several months. He
will study the latest methods in surgery in
one OF the city hospitals during his absence.
AN indefinite postponement has been
made OF the organ and flute recital, to have
D6en uelu lhSJ buuu6y evening IN B6tnany
church. because of the death of Professor S.
j. Blanpied.
MRS #. A. SHERBURNE entertained the
Epworth League Reading Club last Friday
evening. Rev. DR.. E. M. Smith gave an ad-
dress, and Miss Annie johnson rendered
several vocal solos.
THE "Jack Frost" social at the Baptist
church last Friday evening attracted a
goodly number. The frozen refreshments
will very palatable and a fine literary pro-
gramme was rendered.
BECAUSE Of the death of Prof. Blanpied,
the Bethany Reading, which was to have
been held with Mrs. @. L.. Smith on Tuesday
afternoon, was omitted and will be held
next Tuesday at the same place.
REV. DIR. NORMAN SEAvER spoke on THE
Evacuation Of Boston" before George
Washington Chapter. children of he Amer
| lean Revolution, at the meeting held last
Friday evening with Fred Whittier.
LANoDoN j. DAVIS was arrested on Tues
day for an assault on Albert Wiley. Davis
claimed that Wiley had been following
him, begging for money, and that he struck
him to get rid Of him. Davis was fined SO
aud costs, which he paid.
REV. A. ID. BROWN, President of Norwich
University, will preach at Christ church
this evening at half-past seven. Evening
prayer and Bible.study, Friday evening at