The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

MISS JENNIE HUNT is visiting in Boston.
Mis- FANNIE HUNT of Ferrisburg is visit
ing in town.
NED FIELD was at his home in Rutland
over last Sunday.
SON was born last Sunday to Dr. and
Mrs. j. G. Dequoy.
A SON was born on Monday to Mr. and
Mrs. John Merrck.
r. w. BANCROFT OF Boston is visiting in
town for few days.
Miss EMILY w LUCIA Is at home from the
University of Vermont.
MISS BERTHA MAE DEwING OF Duxbury is
visiting Miss Matte Tanner.
Mr. AND MRS. e. N. SANCTUARY were in
Essex Junction over last Sunday.
Mr. AND MRS. THERON f. COTTON arrived
in town on Tuesday from Chicago.
Mrs. SUSAN A. RAY of Burlington is the
guest o! Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Daley.
MISS KATIE HENNEBERRY spent Christ
as with her sister in Bellows Falls.
THE residence of o. M. Fisher has been
connected with the telephone exchange.
MISS ANNA GUERNSEY is at home from
Redbank, n. j., for the holiday vacation.
LESLIE HAYFoRD and Chester Wright are
at home from college for the holiday vaca-
ton. -
AN interesting write-up OF the recent de-
dication at Cabot may be found on page
two.
MRS. I. 8. BRoPHY and Miss Maud Lane
Barron returned from Boston last Friday
evening.
MRS. G. @. MOORE of Lisbon, N. H., was
the guest of G. FL. Shpmap, her brother,
over last Sunday.
MISS MARY TRoMBLEE was at Pike Sta
ton, N H., over last Sunday with Mrs. r.
B. Pike, her sister.
Mrs. EMILY ARTHUR and son Malcolm,
are the guests of Mrs. Herman d. Hopkins,
sister of Mrs. Arthur.
+. r. PITKIN, of the local Central Ver-
mont ticket office, is at his home in Lorraine,
N Y, for the holidays.
Hon. ALPHA MEssER, of Rochester, Ma
tional Grange lecturer, was in town on
Monday and Tuesday.
"THB Little Minister" will hold the
boards at the Opera House next Wednes-
day evening, January A.
Hon. j. l.. MARTIN and family of Brattle-
boro were guests over last Sunday at the
home of Edward Dewey.
JOEL FOSTER was in Duxbury last Friday
surveying disputed town line between
Moretown and Duxbury.
p. CARLISLE, clerk at the Pavilion, is
at his home in Waddington, N. Y, for a va-
cation of a week or more.
THE Ladies' Reading Circle connected
with Trinity Church met on Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. G. N. Hunt.
CARLISLE j. GLEASON is at home for the
holiday vacation, as are Ned Cotton, Louis
Brooks and Clifton Heaton.
s. W. CoRsE, @. o. Barrett and r. G.
Robinson have exhibits entered this week
at the poultry show in Barre.
Z. III. BKNwAY, formerly OF this city, died
last week at WinOoski. His funeral was
held in that village Sunday afternoon
The Young Mems Christian Association
auxiliary will hold its monthly business
meeting this afternoon at three o'clock.
MRS. E. B. PIKE and daughter of Pike
Station, N. H., we're guests last week of
Miss Mary Tromblee, sister of Mrs. Pike.
A UNION prsyer-meeting of the Congrega-
tional, Methodist and Baptist societies will
be held this evening In the Baptist vestry
THE town of Warren voted on Tuesday,
1873 to "a, to bond for $4,000 to aid in con-
structing the Mad River Valley electric
| road.
THE faculty and students at Montpelier
Seminary had Christmas tree in the dining
hall at the clearinghouse last Saturday
evening.
| AUGHTNEY SHAMBo has taken the con-
tract for building the bank wall at the rear
OF the house on Elm street owned by j. j.
Williams.
THE Garnet Seal circle will have their
Christmas meeting next Friday afternoon
at 2: 30 o'clock with Mrs. p. II. Blodgett, 7
Liberty street.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHARLES ROBERT DEWEY
OF New York and George p. Dewey of Por :
land, Me-, are guests of Hon. and Mrs.
Charles Dewey
A CHRISTIAN Science meeting was held
last evening at the home OF Mrs. g. III. Ship
man. The subject for consideration was
"rhe Comforter"
The business places in the city were
closed last Saturday afternoon from two to
four O'Clock during the funeral hours of the
late Joseph Fisher.
MISSES NORA AND ALICE CALLAHAN left
on Tuesday for New York and will sail
from that city to-day for the Bermudas for a
stay OF month or more.
EDWARD PHELPS and Miss Eva Hoyt
We're married last Wednesday afternoon by
| Rev. N. nj. Shaw at tho residence OF Fred
Adams on Berlin street.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT expects to
preach sermon appropriate to New Years
Day in the Morse schoolhouse, East Mont
pelier, next Sunday at 2.15 p. NJ.
Col. o. ID. CLARK was in St. Albans last
Thursday In consultation with Governor
Smith and other State officers regarding the
reorganization OF the National Guard.
JAMES MCDKRMID OF Winona, Mimi, has
been at the Montpelier House for several
days, while visiting Alfred McDermid, his
son, boOk-keeper for Marvin b Sherburne