The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

| lO HJb6Du " nearing III JDb case Oh JOln Lee
| against Mr.. Selinas.
quet Of the Norwich University Alumni
| Association, held on Monday evening at
Young's Hotel, Boston.
POSTMASTER SBLEY has received instruc
| tions to discontinue the stamp agency at
Montpelier Seminary March 1, because of
lack OF appropriations.
THE monthly business meeting of the
| Woman's Auxiliary to the Young Mems
Christian Association will be held this af-
ternoon at three o'clock.
MISSES LUcIE HUTcHINs and Fannie Os-
| good were delegates from Bethany Christian
Endeavor Society to the county union, held
on Tuesday at East Barre.
JOHN A. RoURKE and James Moore Of
East Barre were lodged in Jail last Satur-
| day to serve sentences Of ten and fifteen
days respectively for intoxication.
A RKoUIEM mass was celebrated at st.
Augustine's church on Monday morning for
the repose of the souls of those who per.
ished on the battle-ship MAINE"
AT the church OF the Messiah, last Sum
day morning, Rev. j. Edward Wright drew
several timely and instructive lessons from
the life OF Miss Frances e. Willard.
THE complete list of births and deaths in
the town of Berlin for the year 1897 as COM
piled by II. b. Wedge, shows a record of
Mr.. AND Mrs. G. B. B. DENNY and Ralph
B: Denny were called to Northfeld last
Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs
Prudence Denny, mother of the former.
DR.. L. @. WAKEFIELD tested last week
the herd Of George o. Hale, the milkman
He found them all free from tuberculosis
and gave Mr. Hale clean bill of health.
A JOLLY party from Plainfield and several
from Montpelier gave Mr.. and Mrs. Ros-
! we'll Reed q aurnriaa ar Frido u
evening at their home on East State street.
GEORGE w. WING and wife, Mrs. s. r.
Colby and Mrs. w. p. Day attended the
district meeting of the order of the Eastern
Star held on Tuesday evening at Brookfield
L. @. WAKEFIELD and wife purchased on
Monday through the real estate agency Of
A. j. Howe, the twelve acres OF land on
Clay Hill owned by George w Scott Con-
sideration, $4,000.
THE Kings Daughters have recently
| given aid to needy patient at the Heaton
| Hospital to the amount of S14, and have
furnished a destitute family with wood,
food and clothing.
THE statement in a local paper that G. II.
More has resigned as president of the local
Young Mems Christian Association is de-
clared by Secretary Thorpe to be wholly
without foundation.
THE civil docket for the March term Of
! Washington county court contains 264
cases. There are also sixty state cases,
twenty-seven of which are for violation of
the prohibitory law.
Mr.. AND Mrs. s. WEBSTER BENJAMIN
were called to Brattleboro last Saturday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Hannah Slayton,
an aunt of Mr.. Benjamin. Mrs. Slayton
formerly resided in Berlin,
THE ladies of the Church of the Messiah
served an New England boiled dinner in
the vestry of that church last evening,
which was very literally patrouized. An
entertainment followed the supper.
j. Fl. HOLDEN of Burlington, the naval
cadet on the battleship Maine, was class
mate of Harry G. Shurtleff at the University
of Vermont. He was the only person from
Vermont on board the i'll starred vessel,
and escaped uninjured.
Miss ANNA GUERNSEY, who returned last
Saturday from Boston after taking post
graduate course at the Emerson School of
Oratory, will appear at the Hendershot en-
tertainment at Armory hall next Saturday
evening,
THE case against Michael Canning and
John Call for stealing chickens from Charles
| Dolby of Berlin that was to have been heard
on Monday before Justice I. j. Deavitt was
settled by the respondents paying $40 each
and costs.
Mrs. GEORGE NYE, sister OF Mrs. Sum
ner Putnam and Hon. Clark King, died last
seventy-nine years. The funeral will be
held this afternoon at North Montpelier al
one O'Clock.
GEN. T. j. BoYNToN of Boston was il
town on Monday on his way to Burlington
to attend United States district court. II
A. Huse, Hon. B. f. Fifield and j. II. Sen
ter went to Burlington that evening for tn,
same purpose.
THE Central Vermont railroad has made
rate of one dollar for the round trip TO
the accommodation of those wishing to at
tend the musical convention that opens to
day at Randolph, continuing through
} Thursday and Friday.
Miss LIZZIE STIMsoN went on Tuesday t.
Providence, X. l., and next Saturday will
sail from New York for Germany expecting
to be absent six months or more. She ex
, poets to meet Miss Flora NJ Terrill an(
Miss May Scoville in Berlin
MAYOR GUERNSEY and Napoleon Dube
, have been awarded the contract for tn
t building of St. Marie's church at Manches
ter, N II. This church will be built G
, brick with marble trimmings and the con
+ tract calls for its completion within tw
years.
o REV. E. O. UFFoRD, author of "Throy
out the life line," conducted the meetin
for men, held last Sunday afternoon at tn
e Young Mems Christian Association. MI
!, Ufford also lectured at the Baptist churc
Monday evening on Lights and Shadow
of London"
t THE civil suits OF Ann Selinas agains
Thomas Moriarty, and Thomas Moriart
against Ann Selinas were called in Justic
Q Lucia's court last Thursday and were COZ
Q tinued until this morning. f. A. Bale
will appear for Mrs. Seinas and j. G. Win
/ for Moriarty.
y THE creditors of the insolvent firm of j
A. and l.. j. Durkee of North Duxbury Inc
p at the probate office in this city last SatuI
. day afternoon and appointed e. W. Hun
! ley assignee. The liabilities OF this fri
are about $1,000, with assets much less tina
= that amount.
/ THE popcorn social held last Friday ever
/ ing in Bethany chapel by the Christian Ell
deavor Society, was a pleasant success
Misses Maud Shurtleff and Katharin
. Smith guessed the largest number Of puz
y zes representing the titles OF books an
were awarded prizes.
. A REGULAR conclave OF Mount Zion Con
: mandery, Knights Templar, will be held
- - their asylum in Montpelier next Frida
u evening, at which time the newly electe
officers will be installed, and the order
i the Red Cross will be conferred on sewers
q candidates from Bethel.
JAMES HARVEY of East Barre was relea
ed from county Jail last Friday after col