The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-21
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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ALBERT JoHoNNoTT is recovering from an
attack OF grip.
Miss EMMA @. HALE is visiting In Boston
and Somerville, Mass.
JOSEPH FISHER is quite low, and his re.
covery is not expected.
A son was born last Friday night to Mr..
and Mrs. q. II. Stackpole.
MRS. SARAH REYNOLDS, formerly of Mont
pelier died recently at Orange, N. j.
"CHAIR wood for sail" ia the legend that
adorns a job team on Haymarket square.
REV. DR.. NORMAN SEAvER and Rev. w.
A. Dawson exchanged last Sunday morning.
GEORGE Ii. WILDER assisted in q concert
| given last evening at East Montpelier vii
lage.
MISS BESSIE Bowers is at home from
Wellesley college for q vacation OF two
weeks.
GEORGE d. OsaooD is at home from the
University OF Vermont for the Christmas
vacation.
The Ladies' Reading Club OF Christ
church met on Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. w. T. Dewey.
FRED BLANCHARD, the fruit dealer, who
has been seriously ill with pneumonia, is
rapidly convalesCing.
A YOUNG son of Rocco Lotti was taken on
Monday to ths Fanny Allen Hospital at
Burlington for treatment
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE II. ALMoN gave a
whist party last Friday evening at their
home on East State street.
JOSEPH LAPoINr returned on Monday to
| Webster, lass, after q brief visit with Mrs.
j. j. Williams, his daughter.
Miss ADELAIDE DWIGHT of Smiths Col
lege, Northampton, Mass, Is the guest Of
DIR. and Mrs II. s. Boardman.
@. A. SMITH set handsome monument
in Green Mount cemetery last week over
the grave Of the late b. p. Young.
j. S. Mccoy, president of the American
Pneumatic Tool company OF New York
was at the Pavilion several days last wees
The ordinance of baptism by immersion
| was administered at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening by Rev. W. A. Dawson,
the pastor.
L. G. HOWE, telegraph operator at the To-
cal Western Union office, was called to
Jericho last Saturday by the serious illness
OF his father.
Col. A. q. Brown was in Waitsfield on
| Tuesday to attend the special town meeting
to see If the town woulo vote to bond for an
electric road.
tist churches will hold a union meeting this
evening at half-past seven in the vestry OF
Trinity church.
MRS NJ. r. ATKINS returned last Thurs
day evening from Brooklyn, N. Y, where
she has been visiting for several weeks at
her former home.
j. w. BROCK has been appointed admin
istrator Of the estate OF the late George z.
Taplin. An invoice Of the stock in the
store is now being taken.
CHARLES II. NEWELL, porter at the Mont
pelier house, WAS in Burlington on Tues
day to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Clarssa
Newell, his grandmother.
A CHRIsTMAs tree dance will be given in
Elmore's hail IN Lawrence building next
Monday by Professor and Mrs. Elmore for
the benefit OF the little folks.
G. FL. MORE returned last Saturday from
a southern trip which he took to superin-
tend the erection of a large granite shaft
that has been cut at his stone sheds.
f. A. DwIsKLL returned last Saturday
| afternoon from business trip OF two
months through the west in the interests OF
the National Life Insurance Company.
ROBERT Cook was jailed for intoxicstion
last Sunday night by Officer Demeritt. He
| pleaded guilty in City court Monday after
noon and Was fined, with costs, $11 81.
JUDGE START will be in Montpelier next
Monday to hear any chancery or other
cases not heard before the close of the Sep
tember term of Washington county court.
ARTHUR ALLEN has purchased through
the real estate agency of M. w. Wheelock,
for 81 200, house on Berlin side nearly OPP
posite the stone sheds of G. FL. More & Co.
REV. j. o. BENNETT OF st Albans ex-
changed last Sunday With Rev. j. Edward
Wright. Mr.. Bennett conducted services
in he Morse school house Sunday afternoon.
REV. L. X. WILLMAN, the Methodist pas
ter at Waterbury, preached in Trinity
church last Sunday morning in the absence
in Boston OF Rev. Andrew Gillies, the pas
tor.
HARRY w. TApLIN returned to Andover
Mass, on Monday to take the mid-year ex.
aminations. He will return to Montpelier
the last Of this week for few days vaca.
tion.
SON was born on Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles K. Wilson Of Jackson, Mich
Mrs. Wilson is pleasantly remembered at
Miss Lillian, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Q. l.
Smith.
THE annual sale of decorated china, held
on Monday and Tuesday of this week by
Mrs. A, o Cummings at the store OF Mrs. j
M. Bond in Barre, will be continued mex
Saturday.
A PARTY Of officers of the National Life
Insurance company, and OF the CONSOLIDATE
ed Lighting company, went last Friday tC
Bolton Falls to inspect the dam and the
new plant
THE application of residents OF Pitkir
court for the removal of the truckmen'l
station received prompt attention, and tn,
building has been moved further south or
the city lot
THE Ladies Aid Society connected with
Trinity church gave q chicken pie dinner
and supper in the vestry on Tuesday after
ternoon and evening which was generous
ly patronized.
JOHN l. STANYAN was in town on Mon
day. He recently returned from Detroit
Mich, where he has been taking treatmen
for stsmmering, of which he was entirely
cured in ten days.
JOSEPH JANoRAw, for the past four year.
I ithful employee in the WATcHMAN pres
and job rooms, goes next Tuesday to Brat
tleboro, where he has good position in
job printing office.
HOLLIS NELSON of Putnamsville, who wal
dangerously wounded three weeks ago b,
receiving charge OF shot gun in his side
is steadily improving and his recovery Il
confidently expected.
THE case of Wnslow against Gotta to re
cover payment for the value OF COW wa
tried In city court last Thursday befor
Judge Smile and jury. A verdict for th
plaintiff was rendered.
w. g. ANDREWS was called to johnson
r Monday morning by the death from con
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