The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24

| MISS ANNA GUERNSEY is to teach el0Cu-
tion and physical culture during the COM
ing year at the Calhoun. Chamberlin In
stltute at Red Bank, N. j.
MR.. AND Mrs. FRED STANTON and Will
lam Allen OF Chelsea and James Robinson
| OF Nashua, N. H.. were guests last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. #. II. Tracy
CHARLES Fl. Cross returned on Monday
| from brief outing at Old Orchard Beach.
He was accompanied by Harry Gross OF
| st. Johnsbury, his grandson.
RESIDENTS on Berlin side are circulating
a numerously-signed petition, asking the
| next legislature to annex that part Of the
town to the city Of Montpelier.
Mr.. AND MRS. f. W. MORSE gave a whist
party last Wednesday evening at their
| home on State street, in honor of a brother
Of Mr.. Morse, who was visiting him.
Ex-ALDERMAN C. e. PERRIN went last
| Saturday noon to Boston and Braintree,
Mass, on business and pleasure trip. He
expects to be absent about ten days.
Col. AND MRS. A. g. BROWN, Miss Lucia
| Bailey and Mr.. and Mrs. Rome G.. Brown
of Minneapolis, Mimi, went to Mount
Mansfield on Monday for brief stay.
THE Democratic city caucus to nominate
a candidate for city representative and
| justice ticket is to be held in the grand jury
room at the court house this evening.
THE concert that was to have been given
at Dewey Park last evening by the Mont
| pelier Military Band was postponed one
week because Of the inclement weather.
CORPORAL WILL THERIAULT was reported
more comfortable on Tuesday, and unless
unforeseen complications should set in his
complete recovery is confidently expected.
L. G. TEwKsBURY was taken last week
to the home of G. Q. Tewksbury, his father
in Worcester, where it is hoped he will
soon regain his usual health and strength
g. s. HUBBARD Of the Exchange hotel left
last Friday night for indianapolis, Ind, to
attend the national encampment of the
Knights Of Pythias, now in session in that
city
ORRIN, son of Albert H. Crane died on
Monday at the home Of his father in the
"Jones Brook" neighborhood. Funeral SER
vices will be held from the house this after
noon
THE Montpelier Military band has volun-
teered its services at the parade and review
| of the Vermont troops at Camp Olympia
which will probably be held some day next
week.
CAPT. HORACE r. ABBOTT OF Detroit,
Mich, and his sister, Miss Lucy E. Abbott,
OF Washington, d. c., are spending several
days in the city with Mr.. and Mrs w. A.
Martin.
HIRAM B. WEDGE was nominated on the
third ballot for representative in the COM
| ing legislature, at the Republican caucus
held in Berlin town hall last Saturday af-
| ternoon.
REV. SAMUEL J. MEAD .and wife, who
have been missionaries in South Central
Africa for fourteen years, are visiting in
Vermont. They were the guests last week
of G. B. B. Denny.
MRS. s. d. WATERMAN, formerly Miss
Della Thompson, has resigned as one of the
teachers in the Union school. A meeting
OF the school board will be called within a
few days to fill the vacancy.
ALFRED N SHORT of Graniteville died
last Friday morning OF typhoid fever at
Heaton hospital The body was taken to
Graniteville that evening where funeral
services were held on Friday.
THE work Of hauling away clay and ex
cavating for bank wall that is to be built
on East State street was commenced or
Monday. The refuse clay will be used in
grading the Union School grounds.
MISSES MABEL HAMILTON of Newport
Josephine Knight of Boston, Burt Willard
of Waltham, Mass, and Misses Gertrude
and Jean Cochran of Groton were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. f. Clark last week.
ARTHUR N. STRArToN, Jesse N Root and
James Peck OF Montpelier and George II
Moore of Barre have filed their papers anC
will take the civil service examination a.
Montpelier the first week in October.
MISS CARRIE Cross entertained the The
mas club last Thursday afternoon at hel
nome on school Stre6U, lea was served OF
the lawn at five o'clock, and the grounds
were decorated in very artistic manner.
THE progress of the repairs in the Church
Of the Messiah will not prevent the holding
of the usual services in the auditorium mex
Sunday morning. The pastor is expected
to preach Subject: "Turn On the Light
COL KIrTRIDGE HAsKINs of Brattle
boro, who has been re-nominated for rep
resentative for that town and who will
| prOhahlv ba the Daxt aDaQkar pf the Hnna,
Of Representatives, was in town on Monday
THE Waterbury cornet band lis fortunat,
in securing 7. r. Merrill as their leader
Mr.. Merrill meets this band every Satur
day evening, and their improvement sine,
he took them in hand is already very mark
ed.
FRED PATTERSON, who is charged will
breaking and entering the post-office ant
store Of Ii. b. Ayers at West Berlin, wa
held last week in the sum of 5000 for hi
appearance before the grand jury in Sep
tember.
HARRY W. PARK and Miss Marion R
Davidson ofiFort Covington, N. Y, are t,
be married to day at the home of Thoma
Davidson, father OF the bride. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Park will arrive in Montpelier abou
September 20.
The Putnam Phalanx, a crack militar,
organization OF Hartford, Conn, will pas
: through Montpelier on Thursday, dining a
the GaVllOn. Iney Will DC accompanied
by drum corps, and will visit the birth
place of Admiral Dewey.
w. r. TERRILL had his left eye seriousl
injured last Saturday morning by getting
| hit with spiral screw driver which h
was using. The wound was dressed by Dl
G. f. Chandler and it it hoped that the in
jury will not be permanent.
THE twenty-third semi.annual Washing
ton County Christian Endeavor convention
is to be held at Berlin Corner next Tues
day. George @. Pratt will speak on "Stat
Work" in the afternoon. A programm
I full Of good thing has been prepared.
f. II. MERRILL of Richmond Va, al
dressed the meeting for men held last Sun
day afternoon at the rooms of the Youn
a Mems Christian Association. His them
was Whats in a name" Mr.. Merrill is
candidate for the vacant secretaryship.
I GEORGE M. SMITH, the well known cor
! ductor on the Montpelier and Wells Rive
railroad, and Mrs. b. p. Young were maj
ried few days ago at the former home G
, Mrs, Young in Antrim, N. II. Mr.. an
Mrs. Smith returned to Montpelier las
week.
FRANK A. BAILEY left last Wednesda
for Chickamauga. He was summone
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