The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-05

10 and 1s
Mrs. FRANK X. HowE returned last
Thursday from Burlington where she has
been under treatment et the Amy Proctor
Sanatorium.
The time OF city court will be occupied
to-day In trying the case against Nellie
WEIGH, charged with keeping liquor with
intent to sell.
A SEMI ANNUAL dividend OF four per cent
has been declared to stockholders OF the
Montpelier National Bank, payable on and
after January 1.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at a quarter p ,st two with
Liberty streets.
Mr.. AND Mrs. P. J. McInrue returned
on Monday from their wedding trip They
are at the MOntp 9lier House where Mr.. Nc
Inrue Is night clerk.
WALLACE MARVIN, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Marvin of Jackson, Mich, were in
town last week to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Morton Marvin.
VOLUNTEER Ii Jse Company, Number 1,
will hold a business meeting at its hose
house next Friday evening, at which q full
attendance Is desired.
THE Young Peoples Fraternity connected
with the Church Of the Messiah held a
social last Thursday evening at the home OF
Rev. j. Edward Wright
ERNEST FULsoM and Miss Nettie Smith
both OF NUrLLfield, were married by Rev.
W. A. Dawson last Saturday evening, at
his home on Vine street.
The annual meeting Of the Young Mems
Repu blican Club OF Montpelier will be held
on Tuesday evening, January 20. The call
will be issued next week.
Mrs. JOHN II. GooDKNoUaH, Tho is spend
ing he winter 1T her former home in Hunt
II gton, was with her husband in Montpe-
lier several days last week.
MISS JENNIE QUINN, who has been at the
hons Of Mrs. Anne Dillon for several years,
went on Monday to Essex Junction for an
extended visit with relatives.
STANLEY W. SLAYToN visited last Satur.
day and Sunday At the home of V. L. Slay-
ton, his father. Mr.. Slayton is head cook
at the Brandon Inn, Brandon.
A A. GLE the com nercial traveller, who
broke one leg last week by falling on an Icy
sidewalk on State street, went last Thurs
day to his home In Keene, N. II.
THE basket ball team connected with the
Young Mems Christian Association Of s..
Johnsbury will play the Montpelier team
in this city on Thursday evening.
M. e. BAILEY, who lives near Berlin Cor
per. was taken to the Mary Fletcher Hos.
pital in Burlington last Saturday for treat
ment for an abscess near the lungs.
The contract for equipping the State
House with insulated iron piping through
| which the tel, phone wires will be run, has
| been awarded to George II. Al non.
W. e. LAIRD, manager OF the Consolidat.
| ed Lighting company, was presented with Q
handsome easy chair on New Years eve,
| from the employees OF the company.
MRS. FRED H. WOODWARD, whose hus
| band Is serving a sentence OF two years in
| the house Of correction at Rutland, is III, ,
and is being cared for at the expense Of the
city
| II. 8. TowNE and r. II. Towne of this city
| were among the exhibitors at the annual
exhibition and poultry show, held at Barre
last week. Both received substantial pre-
miums.
The annual meeting OF the st. Vincent de
Paul Society is to be held this evening at
the rooms Of the St. Jean de Baptist Society.
The annual election of officers will occur at
this time.
A WATCH night service, led by Secretary
Thorpe, was held last Friday night in the
rooms Of the Yonng Mems Christian Associ-
alton. The ladies of the auxiliary furnished
refreshments.
THE Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Com.
pany suffered only very small loss by the
| great fire at Winooski last Saturday night,
and that on dwelling houses in the vicinity
| OF the confiagration.
REV. DIR. NORMAN SEAvKR, has purchased
for S1,70O of Mrs W. l.. Draper, the house
anu lou OWutu Dy utT Oh D6Tllu bUE6tU. 1u6
purchase was made through the real estate
agency OF A. j. Howe.
j. H. SKNTER was in Burlington on Tues
day looking after several Cinnamon charg-
ed with violating the exclusion act. Hon.
j. l.. Martin, who is to soon succeed Mr.
Senter, accompanied him.
THE Bethany Reading Red Letter Day,
to have been held on Tuesday with Mrs. @.
II. More, was omitted because of the death
Of Mrs. Morton Marvin, who was vice.
president OF the society.
Hen. WILLIAM CHAPLIN leaves to-day for
Alabama to look after the estate OF q son
who died there last summer OF yellow fever
He will be accompanied as far as Wash
ington. D, G., by G l. Smith.
S. W. CORsK was one Of the judges at the
exhibition In Barre Of the Granite City
Poultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock Association
Frank II. Town and Henry 8. Town Of this
city captured several prizes.
FIFTEEN tables were filled at the mas
quersde W hist party, held in Grand Army
hall last Friday evening, under the ausp ces
of Brooks Relief Corps. The party broke
up soon after the advent OF the new year.
MISSIONARY meeting was held at the
Baptist church last Sunday evening, al
which missions in India we're discussed
Papers were read by Miss Myrtle Clough
Miss Maud Crossett aud Mrs. George M
Goss.
The executive committee of the Washing
ton County Christian Endeavor Union will
meet in Bethany chapel next Saturday af
ternoon at one o'clock. All members o
this committee are earnestly urged to b'
present
Ivy lodge, Daughters OF Rebekah, elected
| last week the following officers: Nobl,
grand, Mrs. Emma Roberts; vice.Rrsnd
Mrs. e. p Richardson; secretary, MIS-
Frank e. McGorrie; treasurer. Mrs Franz
e. Grout.
THE week of prayer is observed by ser
. vices every evening this week exec p Bat
urday at Trinity church "The Cure OF
Soul " is the general theme from which
: Rev. Andrew Gillies, the pastor, speak
each evening.
: FREDERIcK VISToN has purchased of w
, G LampheIe his interest in the grocer.
store of Kent & Lsnphere. Mr.. VintoI
took possession on M Inday and the new
combination is known by the firm name o
, Kent & Vinton.
, REV. J. EDWARD WRIGHT, the beloved
pastor Of the Church OF the Messiah, zen
to his Pensioners last Saturday a neatl
, printed pulpit calendar for January, ol
, which was found a cordial pastors greet
ing" for the New Year.
HARRY b. MouLToN was painfully in