The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

MRS. WILLIAM CANNING is i'll with rheu-
matte fever.
BETHANY READING met on Tuesday with
Mrs. w. A Lord.
Mas. MARY HENNEBuRY and daughter
KATE are visiting in Bellows Falls.
Miss CORA JoHoNNorT Is spending the
holiday vacation with relatives in Winches-
ter, Mass.
DONALD HAROLD OF Pueblo, Col, was in
town last week, placing an order for q
monument.
Mrs. f. G. BREWSTER is recovering from
the partial shock OF paralysis received by
her last week.
WARE JoHoNNorr OF Burlington has been
visiting Albert Johonnott, his uncle, during
the past week.
Mr.. AND Mrs. SUMNER KIMBALL are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. II. ii. Puffer at
Manchester, N. IL.
DIR. e. B. RHINRHART Of Schenectad N.
Y, and A. L. Rhinehart OF Chicago are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. @. II. More.
VERMONT lodge OF Otd Fellows was well
represented at the district NEE ing held last
Wednesday evening In Waterbury.
FRANCIS ST. LAwRENcE, physical instruc-
tor at the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, visited in Rutland last week.
G. ii. WHITCoMB, formerly of Whitcomb
Brothers, has purchased the St AL ans
steam laundry, and has taken possession
DIR. LUTHER NEwCoMB Of Lynn, Mass,
hiss been at the home OF Gen. stephen
Thomas, his grandfather, during the past
week.
Mr. AND ROBERT DEWEY of New York
and George p. Dewey # Portland, Me-, are
guests of III III and Mrs. Charles Dewey,
their parents.
FRANK WILEY, who with J. A Wiley,
his broher, is located at l78 Devonshire
street, Boston, as soliciting agents for fruit
and produce was in town last week.
MAJOR RoBERT HENDERSON,, the drum
mer boy OF the Rap.'dhannock, will give an
entertainment in Grand Army hall at some
date in the latter part of January, under
the aus pices of Brooks Relief Corps. He
will be assisted by local talent.
ny the will of the late Asa w. Tenney,
judge of the United States court in Brook
Ign, n. Y, Mrs. Julia A. Durant Of Column
bus, Wis widow of the late l.. l.. Durant
is left life annuity of $40. Judge renney
left an estate valued at about 800 600.
Hon. f. ID HALE, state auditor, was in
town last week, auditing the accounts Of
M. e Smile C unity clerk. The expenses
OF the 81 p ember term of court were, in
round NUN pers, $1,000 The income of the
state during this term from fees, judgments,
etc was about So 600.
AT a special meeting Of the Montpelier
Board OF Underwriters, held last Wednes.
day at the Off - Of the Union Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, A. j. Howe of Mout-
pelier, NJ W. Vheelock of Berlin, O c..
Graves and l.. II. Athe ton of Waterbury
and Hon. Frank Plumley OF Northfeld
were elected members of the board.
The ipls Of St. Michael's School held
Interesting Christmas ex, rcises last Thurs
day Afternoon, in St Augustine's church A
miniature castle, built of paper boxes in
imitation of bricks was dsmdnt ed and
each pupil was presented with brick filed
with candy. RecitatOns, singing, and a
cantata in two acts were well rendered, and
the occasion will long be remembered by
the little folks who partici pated.
THE ci y council and the selec'men of
Berlin held another Joint session in tue city
clerks office last Thursday to receive the
report of Alder man K chardsOn and Select
man Dodge, relative to building suspen-
sion foot bridge at the foot of Charles street.
The report was not particularly favorable
to slch action, inasmuch as il p in ed ont
several serious objec ions. The matter was
informally discussed and will probably rest
where IL is until next spring.
THE marriage of Arthur A. Whitcomb and
Miss Ellen NJ. Young occurred last Wednes-
day evening al the residence OF j. j. Young
on ST. Paul street. Rev. Andrew Gillies
was The officiating Clergyman. II was a
very quiet affair with only the immediate
friends and rea ives of the bride and groom
PRESENT A wedding supper was served and
Mr.. and M 8. Whitcomb left for Boston on
the midnight train, accomp inied to Mont
pelier junction by a merry party. They
are in Washington, d c., this week. aud
expect to be in Montpelier about January
10. They will commence housekeeping in
HYDE block. Boh these worthy young
people are we'll aud favorably known in
their home city, and the congratulations
with which they were showered were hearty
and sincere.
THE fact that Fred III. Woodward. who
recently pleaded guilty in Washington
county court to keeping house of i'll fame
and was sentenced to term Of mprison
ment in the house of correction at RutanC
was at one time pseudo special officer il
Montpelier, doing duty on occasional Gil cu