The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-01

,s seVenCy-one years old, her recovery will
be slow.
THE Themas Club was entertained last
Friday evening at the home of II. w.
Morse by Mrs. #. W. Morse, Miss Kate
Kempton and Miss Mary Tromblee. The
club met again last evening with Miss Helen
Dewey.
ARTHUR LooKLN was arrested on Main
street last Saturday evening by Officer Nc.
Inrue for intoxication. He pleaded guilty
to the charge against him in city court
Monday morning, and paid fine and costs
Of S12.01.
The arguments in the North Montpelier
Independent Club case, that were to have
been made on Tuesday before Judge Smile
were postponed until Thursday, owing to
the necessary absence Of j. G. Wing, one
OF the council
Mr.. AND MRS. PETER MITCHELL, who
have been visiting Mrs. II. A. Bowers,
their daughter, left Sunday night to return
to their home in Aberdeen, Scotland. They
were accompanied as far as New York by
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers.
THE marriage OF DIR. Elmer Carleton,
physical instructor at Dartmouth College,
andMiss Louise Porter Of Quechee will take
place next Wednesday at Quechee. j.
Edward Bailey and Mrs. G. W. Porter OF
this city will be present.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. d. FARwELL, Mrs. G.
W. Porter and j. Edward Bailey went last
evening to Dewey's Mills in the town of
Hartford, to attend the wedding at noon to-
day of George Mann and Miss Annie Dew
ey, both of Dewey's Mills.
A STATED conclave of Mount Zion Com
mandery, knights Templar, was held last
Friday evening in Masonic hall, when the
order of the Temple was conferred upon
three candidates. A banquet at the Ex-
change hotel followed the work.
REV. DR.. GEORGE W. PHILLIPS OF Rutland
exchanged with Rev. Dr. Norman Seaver
last Sunday. DR.. Phillips spoke in the
morning on the "Sacredness of citizenship
and in the evening on "The Cuban crisis
and our national responsibility.
Brooks & DEMING are getting material on
the ground for the extensive repairs to the
front of their store, work on which has al
ready commenced. Large plate-glass win
dows will be put in, and the entire front of
| the lower story OF the building will be re-
modelled.
THE adjourned session of Washington
county court which was to have been held
on Monday has been postponed until next
Friday and Saturday when Judge Munson
will come in and clean up some unfinished
matters. He goes to Caledonia county
court, Tuesday June 7.
A meeting was held last evening in
Thomas Gisborne's shop to devise means
for creating fund with which luxuries can
be sent to the boys at the front. A COM
mittee of ten was appointed to further dis
| CuSS Jub 1uhUUeTs lUlS COmIDlIte6 Will meet
in Armory hall this evening.
THE st. Johnsbury Academy team was
defeated by the Montpelier Seminary nine
on the home grounds last Saturday after
noon, by score Of 8 to q This was the
second in series OF games between these
clubs, the first having been won by the st.
Johnsbury team at St. Johnsbury.
LOUIS MARTIN was taken to the State In
dustrial School at Vergennes last Saturday
by Sheriff Collins. This lad pleaded guilty
in county court several weeks ago, to assist
ing in stealing team at Waterbury and
was sentenced to the State Industrial
School during the remainder Of his minor
ity.
A COMMUNION service is to be held in the
Church of the Messiah next Sunday at 4:30
M. Rev. j. Edward Wright expects to
preach in the Morse schoolhouse, East
Montpelier, at 2:15 P. NJ. Subjects "Thoul
or Take it Home" "Chldren's Sunday"
will be observed in the Church of the Mes
siah June 26.
The executive board of the State Chris
tian Endeavor Union met on Tuesday in
the parlors of the Young Mems Christian
Association to fix the time and place for
| holding the annual State convention. E.
g. osgood Of Bellows Falls, the State presi-
dent, met the committee. 1t was decided to
hold the convention at Bellows Falls the
first week in October.
REV. DR.. E. M. SMITH preached farewell
sermon at Trinity church Sunday evening.
DR.. Smith left on Monday for Bloomington,
ILL.,, to be present at commencement at the
| institution of which he is to be the future
president. He will return to Montpelier in
time to attend the exercises of commence
ment week at Montpelier Seminary.
The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the High School will be
preached in Trinity Church next Sunday
by Rev. Andrew Gillies. The following
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week at the Montpelier Seminary Rev. W.
NJ. Newton, the new principal, will preach
the annual sermon before the graduating
class of that institution in Trinity Church.
THE silk quilt presented by the late Mrs.
Dillon to the Ladies' Society of Christ
| Church, has been awarded to Miss Olive B.
Stout for guessing the nearest to the num-
Der Of pieces 1t contained, she having
guessed five hundred and thirty-fve. The
actual number Of pieces was five hundred
and thirty-four. The other guesses varied
from four hundred and fifty to twenty-six
hundred.
SEATs are selling rapidly for the annual
children's carnival to be given by Professor
George II. Elmore's dancing classes in the
Opera House next Friday evening. Music
will be furnished by the Montpelier Orches-
ira. The programme will consist of class
work, marches, group, solo and fancy dan
cing Much patient work has been put into
the preparation for this event, and 1t will
undoubtedly draw crowded house.
MRS. CHESTER TAYLOR of Putnamsville
died last Friday morning at the home OF
Mrs. Emma Roberts, her daughter, on Elm
street. Heart disease was the cause of her
death. The body was taken to Putnams-
Vile Saturday and funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at the late home of
W. A. Taylor, Rev. j. Edward Wright Of
fciating Deceased was sixty-nine years
old and leaves a husband, daughter and
one son.
REV. FATHER j. B. WHITAKER OF Wi
nooski gave lecture in Armory Hall on
Monday evening for the benefit of st.
Augustines church. The lecture was illus
trated with stereoptican views of the
wrecking of the Maine, scenes in Cuba,
several Of the largest American battleships
and their commanders. Father Whitaker's
lecture was entertaining and instructive
and the views were of absorbing interest at
this time.
GEORGE A. MUR6H, superintendent of
construction Of the Montpelier and Barre
electric railroad is negotiating with Morton
Marvin for the purchase Of several acres on
his farm in Berlin on which 1t Is proposed to
lay out a public park. This park will be
about midway between Montpelier and
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