The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-16

ment this evening in Armory hall.
THE members of Court Ethan Allen, For
esters OF America, will attend in a body
the funeral Of the late Charles Marion at
st. Augustine's church this morning.
Mrs. e. A. MUTT went on Monday to
North Hero, where she is reporter for the
February term Of Grand Isle county court,
over which Judge Rowell is presiding.
SEVERAL Of the delegates to the Young
Mems Christian Association convention
held services at the Jail and at Berlin Corner
last Sunday afternoon at three o'clock,
Mr.. AND Mr.. WILLIAM ANDREWS Of Ber-
lin were called to South Framingham,
Mass, last week by the accidental death Of
Fred Sargent, brother Of Mrs Andrews.
TEAM from Thomas Wildey Encamp.
ment of Odd Fellows went to Northfield
last evening and worked the Golden Rule
degree at the district encampment held
there.
The Bethany Topic Club met last Wednes-
day for social evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus q. Robinson on State street. A brief
musical and literary programme was rem
dered.
The first of a series OF concerts and social
hops to be given in Armory hall by the
Montpelier Military Band will occur on
Thursday evening from eight to eleven
o'clock.
II. @. Cotton went to Springfield, Mass,
on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the exec
utiYe committee of the National Saddlery
and Hardware Association of which he is
a member.
MURRAY A. KENT sold at auction last
Thursday the personal property of the late
p. s. Bennett. Cows averaged 1926 SO each,
sheep, S3.15, hay, $3.50 to SO per ton, and
oats thirty cents per bushel.
A SPECIAL meeting of Mount Sinai Tenn
pie, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will be
a m no nm Fri dow ntnr
March IL, when the degree will be confer
red on several candidates.
III. ID. CARLISLE, a former popular clerk
at the Pavilion has associated himself with
the carriage and harness house of S. s. Be
dard & Son, st. Albans, and will go to that
city to reside about March 1.
Miss GERTRUDE GREELEY, formerly book
keeper for the Planners & Pierce Company,
and Rev. j. Newton Perrin are to be mar
ried this morning in Plainfield, They are
to reside in Sanbornton, n. Ii.
THE household furniture belonging to
Jack Powers will be sold at auction at Barre
next Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Tuttle to
satisfy lien note given by Powers to the
late Warner f. Colby Of Barre.
GEORGE HAsKINs. formerly Of Montpelier,
now of Monterey, Mexico, has been visiting
in Montpelier during the past week. For
the past ten years he has been a locomotive
engineer on Mexican railway.
PROF. G. r. DUDLEY of East Montpelier
will meet number of the local singers at
Whitcomb hall Thursday evening, when the
project of forming permanent musical
society at Montpelier will be discussed.
THE city council has instructed City At
torney Carleton to petition the state rail-
road commissioners for gates on South Main
street, at the crossings of the Central Ver-
mont and Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road.
Mr.. AND Mrs. E. I. DRURY Of Essex juno
| tion have moved to Montpelier and have
rooms at the residence of Dr. o. L. Watson
on Barre street. Mr.. Drury is associated
with S. S. Ballard in the insurance busi-
ness.
AN operation for cancer of the bowels was
performed last Saturday on w. A. Taylor at
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington. An
other operation will be necessary in ten
days. The one last Saturday was very sue
| cessful.
Miss EMMA MALoUEEN of Burlington as
sisted the choir of st. Augustine's church
last Sunday. She sang as an offertory
Ave Marie" with rare sweetness and
power, much to the delight of the large con.
gregation.
THE Agathai gave an enjoyable dance
last Friday evening in Whitcomb hall
for which music was furnished by
George III. Wilder. The young ladies
served dainty lunch at the close OF the
dance numbers.
Mrs. HANNAH GooDHUE died last Thurs
day at the home of Charles Martin, aged
eighty-one years. Her funeral was held
Saturday afternoon from the home of Mr.
Martin, and the burial was in the cemetery
at Berlin Corner.
THE ladies Of Christ church scored an
other success in the chicken pie supper serv
ed by them last Thursday evening in the
parish house. Nearly $50 was realized, and
the supper was all that could be desired
Dancing followed the supper.
GEORGE G. PRATT will conduct the after
noon prayer and praise service, and Miss
Mary Osgood will read paper on "Fruits
of the Christian Endeavor tree" at the
county Christian Endeavor convention tC
be held next Tuesday at East Barre.
Miss JENNIE PHINNEY entertained The
club Of young ladies, which is yet unchris
tened, on Monday evening. Tribute was
paid to st. Valentine and merry game o.
hearts was played in his honor. The name
of the club will be announced later.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of Professor o. ID. Mathewson in another
column, regarding the public examination
OF teachers in Washington county. The eX
animation for Montpelier will be held OF
Friday and Saturday, March and 8.
NJ. s. STONE, State Superintendent o
Education will speak on "The Elements o
Agriculture In the Public Schools" before
farmers institute held next week at Morris
Vile by the State Board Of Agriculture
Mr.. Stone will be the principal speake
Thursday evening.
MILDRED BREWSTER was taken back t,
Jail last Wednesday, after a stay of fv,
weeks at Heaton Hospital. She occupies he
old quarters in the room with Mrs. Isabel,
Marsh. Miss Brewster has nearly recover
ed from the operation of removing tn,
bullet from her head.
e. w. KILLMER, general agent for tn,
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association O
New York received last Thursday gol,
watch from the company, a prize fo
writing the most business in a competition
which included the states OF Vermont
Maine and New Hampshire.
JUDGE SMILE rendered decision OIL
Tuesday that the case OF the Young People
Independent Club OF North Montpelie
against Louis Coburn came under his jurs
diction. T. j. Deavitt, counsel for the de
fendant, took exceptions, but the trial will
!. be held some day this week.
, THE creditors Of the insolvent Montpelie
Hardware Company met on Tuesday at tn,
office OF Judge Carleton. The claim OF
Phillips q Co., of South Hanover, Mass
for forty'one dollars was considered an,