The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-19
MONTPELIER And VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

LOCAL NH
GEORGE A. HUNTINGTON is out with
trappy new milk cart
MRS d. #. CLARK is visiting Miss Ger
trude Cochran, her sister, in Boston.
HENRY S. Town and son Clinton were at
Greensboro last week on fishing trip
MRS. SARAH WRIGHT is at Heaton Hos
pital, under treatment for heart trouble.
LII. GREENE was confined to the house
last week with infammatory rheumatism
MRS. GEORGE BROWN was called to MARI
boro, Conn, last week by the serious illness
of her mother.
MRS. JAMES TowLE of Boston has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs David Brown, her
parents, during the past week.
Two tennis courts are in process of con-
| struction at the rear OF the Young Mems
| Christian Association gymnasium.
REV. DR.. e. M. SMITH preached at st.
| Johnsbury last Sunday, as asupply for Rev.
| Thomas lyric, who is still seriously i'll.
MRS. HANNAH e. woRTHING accompanied
| E. e. Towner, her son, from Boston last
week. Mrs. Worthing will remain in Mont
pelier several weeks.
BEN GATES, a former clerk for Niles q
! Pratt, now on the road for the Williams
| Carlton Drug Company OF Hartford. Conn.,,
| was in town last week.
CAPTAIN H. e. TuTHERLY, United States
Army, will be in charge of the annual drill
| and inspection of Company ID, which Will
occur Wednesday, June 9.
TT. KELLEHER has purchased of j. ID.
Clogston the Clogston block on st. Paul
street. 1t is understood that Mr.. Kelleher
| intends to lay out about 81 800 in improv-
ing this property.
FRANK j. DRIsCoLL returned from st.
Adams last week and has resumed his po-
| siton as express messenger between Mont
| pa1iar function and WiIliamatOwn. Arthur
A. Tiffany has been transferred to the ST.
Adams office.
THE members OF Brooks Post, G. A. R.,
Brooks Relief Corps, and Gen stephen
Thomas Camp, Sons of Veterans, will at
tend divine service in body at the Baptist
church next Sunday morning. Rev. w. A.
Dawson, the pastor, will preach sermon
appropriate to Memorial Sunday.
WALTER +. WATERMAN was married last
| Wednesday afternoon at Ludlow to Mrs.
Emma d. Weeks of that village. Rev IL.
o. Markham was the officiating clergyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waterman returned to Mont
pelier on Friday, and are receiving the con-
gratulatons of many friends at their home
in Berlin.
AT the annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of Trinity church, held last Wed
nesday evening with Mrs. ID. +. Clark, the
ensuing President, Mrs. ID. f. Clark;
Second Vice President, Mrs e. F. Rand ;
Secretary. Mrs e. A Mutt; Treasurer, Mrs
H. X. Sherburne.
THE Odd Fellows wish it distinctly under
stood that the meeting to be held this even
ing at eight o'clock at Blanchard Opera
House is public, and to it the citizens OF
Montpelier and visitors are cordially in
vited. Children and young boys, not ac-
companied by their parents or guardians
will not be admitted. This meeting is a
| ,,f ha fftiatb auniuaraaru Of the
establishment of the State Grand Lodge
A fine musical programme, which was pub
lished last week, has been prepared. There
will be addresses by Mayor Guernsey,
Mayor Gordon OF Barre, Henry L. Stillson'
Past Grand Master, Hon. A. s. Pinkerton,
Deputy Grand Sire, and Rev. DR.. Norman
Seaver.
THE Montpelier correspondent OF the Bur-
lington Daily Ne,os and the Manchester
Union, who is one and the same. furnished
an example of NEW journalism last
Wednesday by sending to those papers a
fowery obituary notice of Plum "
Young Mr.. Young was reported that day
by his physician as decidedly better. and
was able to do what very few men have
done, read his own obituary. The only
thing to be gained by such methods Is that
Mr.. Young might correct some OF the glar.
ing errors in the facts as published and
send in corrected proof to these journals
to hold until it is required. Seriously,
while errors in newspapers are OF frequent
occurrence, and are unavoidable, such a
careless and cruel blunder as the one in
question is without excuse
The following cases have been argued be-
fore the Supreme Court during the past
week: D. p Mattson and Ella l. Mattison,
against George Turner, an action of repleyin
from Bennington county; Edgar s. Pike
cision of chancellor. from Bennington
county Louis Clemens against estate Of
Warren Clemens, an appeal from the court
J Of insolvency, from Bennington county;
Francis Guiltinan, administrator, against
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, gen.
eral and special assumpsit, from Benning-
ton county; State against James Morrisy, a
liquor case from Bennington county; Lafay.
, cite G. Powers against the New England
, Fire Insurance Company. from Windham
county; e. E. Welch against c. f. Miller,
broken covenant, from Orleans county
Charles j. Uford, against Charles Win
7 chester, apt. trover, from Orleans county.
: Israel Trndeau against Clarissa Field ct al
an orators appeal to defendants demurrer,
from Orleans county; 8. ID. Meacham against
town Of Newport, general assumpsit, from
Orleans county.
, The City Council found enough accumu.
lated business when 1t met last Wednesday
, evening to keep its members busy until az
ter midnight. In the absence of City Clerk
Merrill, Alderman Eaton kept record OF
the proceedings. The board Instructed the
engineers OF the fire department to find q
suitable place to store the hose cart of dis
banded Hose Company No. 2. The petition
+ Of e. W. Jordan and several others asking
for street from Bailey Avenue through tC
F, the old Standish slaughter house was re-
T ferred to the committee on streets. L. ID
+ Taft and Others presented petition asking
that a street be laid from Cliff street to the
property Of Mrs. Jane Cook, which was re-
ferred to the same committee The com
> mittee on lights reported that arrangements
had been made with j. 3. Viles for certain
miscellaneous city lighting after May
:, The Council instructed George Wheeler
overseer Of the poor, to advertise for bid
for steam heating works at the city farm
8 Bills were ordered paid as follows; Adams