The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-21

BANK, le1t on MONDAY lOr VHCaJlOu VI JWo
weeks. He will go as far south as New
York and Washington before his return.
MIssEs JULIA PECK and Edith Blanchard
went on Monday to Northampton, Mass to
enter Smith College. Miss Jane Bancroft
goes this morning to Miss Capen's pre-
para ory school.
AMONG those who went on the New York
excursion by the way Of Burlington on
Tuesday were Mrs. Eliza Miller, Mrs. Lewis
Greenwood, Mrs. Olive Moss and Mr.. and
Mrs. @. III. Deming.
COURT ETHAN ALLEN, Foresters OF Ameri-
ca has voted to pay the dues OF the four
members of Company II, who are members
Of the order, while they are in service OF
the United States as soldiers.
THE platform at the Central Vermont
passenger station has been extended
toward the bridge distance Of seventy-fve
feet, which Is great convenience both for
passengers and baggage men.
MISS LILLIAN DoRMAN who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Richard III. Standish, her sister,
for several weeks returned last Saturday to
her home in Dorchester, Mass. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Standish.
THE September number of the Insurance
Courdnt col tsins full page portrait of
Hon. Charles Dewey, president of the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company and OF Ad-
miral George Dewey, his brother.
COMMENCING on Monday the delivery of
mail by carriers from the Montpelier post
office is made in tenements and offices
above the first floor on request being left
with Postmaster Shedd to that effect.
THE funeral Of the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Mooney was held Tuesday
morning from st. Augustine's Church, Rev.
Father W. j. O'Sullivan officiating. The
burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
FRANCIS ST. LAWRENCE, a former physi-
cal director OF the local Young Mems Chris
tian association now member OF Com
pany A, First Vermont regiment is i'll with
typhoid fever at his home in Rutland.
MRS. FRANK II. MERRILL. wife Of the
general secretary Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, arrived in town last week
from Waterbury, Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. Mer.
rill are to reside at No. 105 Elm street.
THERE will be no preaching service at
the church of the Messiah next Sunday, on
account of repairs, but the Sunday school
will be held as usual 1t is hoped that the
auditorium will be ready for use October 2.
j. W. BROCK, administrator of the estate
of Joseph Poland, has sold to W. Il. Wes-
ton the double tenement house at No. 28
East State street, formerly occupied by
George Ii. Whitney as bicycle headquarters.
TH1RTY-four people from Montpelier and
vicinity took the ESQ train Monday morn
ing for Ottawa, Ont, where the Dominion
fair is now in progress. The excursion
train.
A RED light by night now designates the
Seminary Hill and Bailey Avenue car.
The cars running to South Main street,
Barre, will carry white lights in the even
ing and the Washington street cars yellow
lights
CAPT. f. l.. HOWE of Mortified was in
town on Monday, on his way to Fort Ethan
Allen to relieve Capt. Badger Of Barre, in
the command Of the detail Of troops frc m
the First Vermont Regiment, now at Camp
Olympia.
DR.. l.. @. WAKEFIELD was IN Orleans
county last week to test several herds OF
dairy cows that were shipped to Massa-
chusetts markets. He found no tuberculo-
sis and was able to give all the owners a
clean bill OF health.
j. Sterling, who has been so long seriously
i'll at Fort Ethan Allen hospital, are very
| encouraging and unless new complications
set in his ultimate complete recovery is
confidently expected.
WILLIAM ENRIGHT had the index finger OF
his left hand badly lacerated last Saturday
| by the accidental discharge Of a shot gun
while hunting patridges in Berlin woods
DR.. G. e. Chandler dressed his wound and
hopes to save the finger.
GEORGE BRITT of Boston, an agent for the
| Redpath Lyceum Bureau, was in town last
Friday evening in consultation with the en-
| tertainment committee of the Young Mems
| Christian Association, regarding a lecture
| course for the coming season.
GEORGE d. OsGooD is early in the fielG
with a souvenir calendar of Montpelier fol
1899. Each month of the year is embellisheG
with views of scenery and public building,
in and around Montpelier, making it OF par
ticular value to former residents.
MRS. G. w. EHLE, Archibald Ehle, Mis-.
May Tucker, and Miss Dean OF Northfeld
Mimi, arrived in town last week and hav,
to Boston on Monday, where Mr.. Ehle hai
entered the School of Technology
AMONG those from Montpelier who ar,
attending the Odd Fellows celebration a
Boston this week are, f. A. Sherburne
Frank e. Smith, ID. w. Dudley, A. e. Niles
S. w. Corse, Henry Libbep, Arthur Allen
Jr., ID. l.. Sanders and Edward Baker.
THE Baptist young people met last Thurs
day evening at the home OF Rev. W. A. Da
wilson and organized a reading circle TO
the fall and winter. Mrs George P. Barbe
was elected president and Walter Paine
secretary. The circle has fifteen members
THE body of Claire O. Turner arrived il
Montpelier last Saturday afternoon and fu
neral services were held Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Eliza Turner, on Pros
pect street, Berlin, Rev. j. Edward Wrigh
officiating The burial was in Green Noun
cemetery.
Mr.. AND MRS. DAVID POWERS OF Bostol
were in town on Monday. Mr.. Powers wa
formerly deputy clerk under Judge Smile
and received a warm greeting from his oil,
associates. He was on his way home, afte
having been in the northern part of tn
State to bury his father.
In the case Of Lydia Hull of Worceste
against T. X. Broughton Of Washington, al
action on q note for 500, Justice j. II
Lucia last Saturday gave judgment for tn
plaintiff and an appeal was taken by tn
defendant. By consent Of both parties ther
was no hearing in the matter.
PROF. w. M. NEWTON and Professo
Tower took twenty five boys from tn
Montpelier Seminary to the top Of Camel'
Hump on Monday. The party rename
on the mountain over night but owing {
the smoky atmosphere they did not obtai
the view for which they had hoped.
CLAIR TURNER, grandson OF Mrs. Eliz
Turner, who resides on Berlin side, wa
killed at Providence, r. l., last week, whil
employed as brakeman on a freight traiI
This young man formerly resided in Mon
pelier, where he had many friends. III
was twenty-three years old and unmarried
AT the meeting of the Soldiers Relic
Association, held last Wednesday evenin