The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-20
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.
ID. s. WHEATLEY is in Boston.

Mr.. AND Mrs. s. L. HOWE went to Boston
on Tuesday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. r. K PECK were in Bos.
ton last week.
MRS. @. w. PORTER returned from Bos-
ton Monday evening.
Hon. II. G. McDuFFEE of / radford was
in town on Tuesday.
The governor has appointed Friday,
April 90, as Arbor Day.
MISS HELEN KENYON OF Northfield is Wis
iting M rs w. K. Terrill.
Mrs. H. J. M. JONES entertained the
Themss club last evening.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. e, WHITE are visiting
in Granville and Randolph.
CARLISLE j. GLEASON is at home from Har
ward Law School on vacation.
RICHARD CULLEN has moved from Hill
side avenue to st. Paul street.
Mr.. AND MRS. #. W. MORSE left on Tues
day for few days stay in Boston.
MRS. SELAH BROOKS was taken to Heaton
Hospital last Saturday for treatment.
GEORGE M. MOORE of Hobart, N. Y, is
visiting Charles III Moore, his brother.
Miss BERTHA MAE DEwING OF Duxbury is
visiting Prof. and Mrs. George II. Elmore.
j. B. PETERSON has purchased of e. N.
Wright for $3.50 building lot on Seminary
Hill.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of Dr. Bee1nan, osteopath, in the business
column.
9. s. WHITTIER was in Cabot on Tuesday
to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Sophia Morse,
her aunt.
THE Montpelier orchestra furnished mu-
sic for the military ball at Northfeld last
Friday night.
Col. j. H. MIMMs of st. Albans was in
town last Saturday in consultation with
Col. o. d. Clark.
MISSES FLORENCE TAYLOR AND LILLIAN
DoRMAN were guests last week of Mrs.
Richard Standish.
ALFRED LANE of Vinal Haven, Me-, has
been the guest of f. W. Carver, his cousin,
during the past week.
GEORGE WHKLAN, the obliging general
delivery clerk at the post-offce, is off duty
| nursing an liberated tooth.
HENRY CAsHEN took his little son, Bert,
| to Philadelphia on Monday, where his knee
will be treated in hospital.
THE Ladies Reading Circle, connected
with Trinity church met on Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. 8. w. Corse.
W. G. WALKER has charge of the con-
struction of the new foundry bridge and the
work is rapidly going forward.
MAYOR SENTER is acting as master in
chancery in the Paine Hersey water case,
now having hearing at Barre.
GEORGE WHEELER, overseer of the poor,
| purchased on Tuesday for 5000 fine pair
of work horses for the city farm.
MARTIN HENLEY, the affable clerk at the
Montpelier House, is visiting at his home in
| Richmond. Charles Newell takes his place.
Mr.. AND MRS. q. s. DUTToN returned last
| Wednesday to their home in Hardwick, af-
ter spending the winter with j. f. Duttsn,
| their son.
j. B. ESTES Of Milwaukee, Wis, agent in
that city for the National Life Insurance
| Company, was in Montpelier on Monday
and Tuesday.
DIR. e. E. BEKMAN disciple Of oste-
opathy, and a graduate Of the parent school
at Kirksville, Mo-, has opened an Office at
GA State street.
e. L. PUrNEY returned from Chicago last
| Sunday with carload of selected western
horses, that can be seen at his stables on
East State street.
question Monday evening whether the saw
ings banks should be operated in connection
with the postoffices.
REV. JOEL 81. METCALF of Burlington is
to preach in the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday morning and evening, on exchange
with Rev. j. Edward Wright.
HARVEY MARTIN has purchased through
the M. W. Wheeloek agency, for 81, 900: the
| Burnham Harris farm in Worcester, for
merly owned by g. w. Parmenter.
A. l.. SLADE. the representative from
Springfield in the legislature Of 1896, accom-
panied by Mrs. Slade, has been visiting b.
A. Slade, his son, during the past week.
THE Montpelier Hustlers and Seminary
Juniors played ball on the Seminary campus
last Saturday morning. The Seminary
team piled up Al runs and their opponents IL.
tion on Monday. He pleaded guilty before
Judge Smile, and in default OF the amount
OF his fine was sent to county jail for ten
days.
8. A. HOWARD OF Lakeport, N. H., the
well known concreter, has been in town
during the past week negotiating for the
Job OF concreting the new Main street
bridge.
LAURIsToN LIVINGSTON, an engineer on
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad
has purchased through the agency of A. j
Howe, for $1,000, the house Of N. L. Smith
on Barre street.
@. Fl. CHAMBERLAIN of Northfield was
brought to Montpelier and lodged In jail
last Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff
for intoxication.
THE dwelling house on the John War
rem farm in Berlin, occupied by M. r. Bal
ley, was DESTROYED by fire early last Wed
nesday morning. Nearly all the household
goods were saved.
THE first base ball OF the season was play
ed in the rain on Seminary campus last Fri
day afternoon between teams from the Sem
mary and Essex Junction. The home team
won by score OF 10 to g.
UNDER the direction OF Street Commis
sioner Roberts new sewer has been lai(
from fremont street to Hubbard. The ole
one was inadequate to carry off the surfac,
water during heavy rains.
THERE will be no preaching service a
Trinity church next Sunday, morning o.
evening, as Rev. Andrew Gillies, the pastor
will be attending the session of the Vernon
Conference at Springfield.
REV. e. M. FULLER of Barre had charg
, OF the meeting for men, held last Sunda,
afternoon at the rooms OF the Young Men
Christian Association He spoke on "Mas
tered through Subjection."
THE late Sumner Kimball carried POI
icy for $4,000 in the National Life InsuI
ance Company, and this amount was pai
to Mrs Kimball last Saturday afternoon b.
! General Agent s. s. Ballard.
THE marriage of DR.. Q. III. Burr of Bosto
/ and Miss Maud b. Sprague OF this city, oC
a CURED at the Church OF the Good Shepherd
. Boston. last Thursday. A reception fol
K lowed the ceremony at Hotel Langham.
8 THE Jury in the Brewster case were 1