The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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| Chandler Is seriously i'll.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. H. GORDON of Spokane
WASH, are visiting in this city.
Miss BELLE DILLON has gone to her home
In the horn OF the moon district.
MRS /. 9. DODGE, who fractured her hip
last july has recovered efficiently to get
about some.
PRoF. A. j. PHILLIPS will give recital at
Shady Rill, Wednesday evening Nov. 30, at
seven o'clock.
II. L e. SMITH is to go to Jacksonville.
| Fla, next month to accept position in a
| hotel as cashier.
g. b. DODGE has resumed his work at the
store Of q. II. Shpman after sickness of
several weeks.
ST. PETERS Court of Foresters will hold a
box social in Elmore's hall, in the Lawrence
building, this evening.
CARDS are out for dance to be given
Friday bg Mrs. 9. H. Baldwin in honor of
Mr.. W. Barton Baldwin.
STATE LIBRARIAN I. L. WooD went on
Monday to his home in Randolph, where he
will remain for several weeks.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society of
Bethany church will hold social in the
church chapel Friday evening
WINTER apples are being shipped into
the local markets. The selling price is
SO 70 per barrel for choice fruit.
DIR. AND MRS II. d. HICocK of Malone,
N. Y, will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
ID. Hopkins the rest of this week.
A. l.. CLARK, a resident of First avenue,
goes this week to Groton where he will
make his future home with his children.
ELMER HILL, who was kicked by a horse
at bis home in West Berlin, Saturday, is in
a precarlOus condition and his recovery is
doubtful.
THE Epworth Reading club will give an
entertainment in the church vestry Friday
evening and Rev. Andrew Gillies will de.
! liver lecture.
DIR. w. l.. GooDALE was elected medical
examiner for Stannard Lodge, No. 1877, New
England Order of Protection at special
meeting held Monday evening.
DIR. A. j. LANCE of Cabot, who has been
taking a post graduate course in New
York hospital was in this city yesterday,
being on his way to his home.
Miss MABEL YATTER, daughter Of Joseph
Yatter, has gone to Boston where she will
make arrangements for term OF musical
study in the Boston Conservatory OF Music.
IT is gratifying to note that the net re-
ceips of the fair recently held by st. Au-
gustine's church amounted to $1,000 1t
should have been double that amount.
j. G. BROWN and George e. White have
returned from Maine, where they have
been on two weeks hunting trip. They
game.
THE local gun club will hold prize shoot,
Thursday, from nine A. NJ. till two P. M. A
prize will be awarded by Wheelock &
Dawley to the member making the best
score.
Miss MINNIE WARD of Burlington, who
was employed at one time in this city as
table waitress, met her death while walk
ing in her sleep in the Hotel Caprio in Bos-
ton last Thursday night.
THOMAS THIBAULT, who has been in the
employ OF G. II. Cross & Son for some time,
has resigned his position and has gone to
Waterbury, where he has accepted a posi-
ton as baker in the asylum.
T. r. GORDON has appealed the case in
which Martin Fitzgerald is the plaintiff
for sum of money which be alleges that
Gordon owes him for work. The case will
be heard at this term Of court.
DIR. JACOBS, who has been practicing
medicine in Richmond for sometime. has
located in this city for the practice of med
icine and has taken residence at the corner
of Winter and Summer streets.
CHRIST church circle of the Kings Daugh-
ters will meet with Miss Helen Dewey next
Monday afternoon at half past two o'clock
An appropriation from the treasury is to be
made for the Old Ladies' Home.
THE county court jury was excused Sat-
urday morning till next week. The reason
for it was due to the fact that the cases TO
be heard this week will be court cases and
their presence will not be required.
Two horses and colt, the property of j.
V. Morrow, who recently left this State,
were sold at auction on Haymarket square
Monday afternoon by Chief Of Police John
l.. Tuttle, to satisfy claim of Edward Irish.
MRS. CATHERINE CUMMINGS, aged ninety
years, died at her home on the Berlin road
| yesterday morning. The funeral will be
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o'clock and Rev. j. Edward Wright will
officiate.
THE art exhibition with the Olympia Man
dolin and Guitar Club which was announc-
ed through the evening papers 10 be held
Saturday at Ehles book and music store,
has been postponed until Monday evening,
| Nov %.
THE mandolin and guitar club will play
at the executive mansion this evening for
the dinner to be given by Mrs. Smith from
seven until eight O'Clock. Ned q. Haynes,
| who is well up in minstrelsy, will sing two
comic songs, by special request.
THE pastors Of the Methodist, Baptist and
Congregational churches in this city will
institute series OF evangelical meetings to
be held in this city, beginning January 30
| The meetings will be in charge OF Rev. q.
L. Jackson Of Boston and they are planned
to continue three weeks.
The divorce case of Moulton V. Moulton
from Barre occupied the full attention OF
the county court Tuesday. There was a
horde of witnesses to testify pro and col
and the case will take all this forenoon be-
fore the judge will take it under consider
alton for decision.
THE Thanksgiving service of the church
of the Messiah is to be held in the vestry OF
that church this "wednesday evening al
7:15 O'Clock, under the leadership of the
Young Peoples Religious Fraternity, and il
will be largely a service of song.
SHERIFF M. f. CHASE, who had charge Of
the jury in the Brewster trial, until the 28tl
day of April, when he was called to Rox
bury TO take the position Of station agent il
that town, had not been in this city since
that day until yesterday, when he came
here to see Sheriff o. X. Collins on bust
ness.
The Lester ii Greene Syrup Of Tar Co.
will shortly move It's business from Stat,
street to Elm street, where they have mad,
arrangements for enlarging the output
Greene's syrup Of tar from the Greer
Mountain State is in fair way to becom,
well and favorably known.
A GENTLEMAN from Berlin, whose word i
has always been accepted as being reliable
has reported in this city the finding of tn
heads OF two dead buck deer in his town