The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Of Mrs. A. 2. Hiboard.
Mrs Eliza Turner will address the Spirit
ualisfs next Sunday in Grand Army hall, at
2;30. The public is cordially invited.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
| Friday afternoon A. 2:30 O'Clock in the trus.
tees room of the Kellogg Hubbard library.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. G.. Furman and daughter
OF SwantOn, aud "MarO," the wizard, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A. Best over Sun
day.
Gen. Stephen Thomas celebrates his nine
tieth birthday on Wednesday, and will be
happy TO receive his friends from three to
| eight clock p. NJ
The annual meeting of Mount Sinai Tenn
pie, Mobiles ot the Mystic Shrine, for the
election of officers and for work, will be
held in ArmOry hall next Friday evening.
Bishop Hall made an official visit to
Christ Church, Sunday. In the morning he
confirmed class and preached powerful
sermon. The congregation at the morning
service nearly filed the church.
judge Watson granted Saturday after
noon, the petition for writ of habeas cor
pus in the case Of w. j. Hall Of Beuning-
ton, whose counsel sought his release from
the State asy lum for the insane at Water
| bury
The knights of Pythias in Barre are to
again give minstrel show on December Z.
! The boys have worked up chorus of thirty
voices ami have procured many amusing
specialtes. See advertisement in another
column.
Mrs. Clarence S. Whittier will hold her
| annual sale Of decorated china at her home,
46 East State street, on Thursday and Fri
day December and 8. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Hank White, who is to appear at the
Barre opera house December Z, is one of
the fathers of minstrelsy. Although we'll
along in years he is still doing lend work.
in his own inimitahle style See advertise
ment elsewhere in this paper.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Miss Grace Watson Hill,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Howard r.
Hill of Concord, N. H, and Zoheth Spar
row Freeman which occurred in tina. city
last Thursday,
Miss Emma Witty has resigned as matron
at the Heaton hospital, the resignation to
take effect December 10 Miss Witty, since
| the opening of the no pital has rendered
efficient service and has held the position
of mstron for over three years. She con-
templates going TO California this winter.
How is this for lightning change act in
a matrimonial comedy? On Thanksgiving
day Barre Italian youth named Inno-
ciente Braghiui and maiden named Gin
ditti Chiaravalli were united in wedlock.
On Friday the groom, through Lord &
Carleton, fl ed petition for divorce on the
ground Of intolerable severity.
Sarah o., the fourteen years old daughter
of Josiah Rollins of Barre, was taken to the
Industrial school az Vergennes Tuesday by
City Sheriff Bancroft, where she is to re-
main until she is eighteen years OF age 1t
will be- remembered her father was some
time since committed to the house OF cor
rection in Rutland tor year because OF
| being convicted in county court OF viola.
tions of the prohibtory law.
The inspection of the electric plant at
nj MI l..
! man II. o Sinclair OF Burlington AZ engin-
eer. w III Lang, who has been in charge
had to leave for Putnam, Conn, where he
is to have charge OF large building con-
tract. The recent high water did consid-
cradle damage at Bottom Falls which will
set back the work there for several days.
The announcement of the marriage OF
Oscar n. CAST and Miss Myrtle Della Cory
at the home of the brides parents at Sax
toms River last Wednesday has been re-
ceived in the city. Miss Cory will be re-
membered as having for several seasons
! been employed AZ trimmer in the millinery
store OF the Misses Fske. Here she made
many friends who will extend their hearty
congratulations.
Washington county court re-convened
on Tuesday, Hon. l.. II. Thompson pre-
siding. The State against Olive Osborne,
the Northtield negro, charged with bur
glary aud felonous assault was called.
The process OF polling he jury was in pro-
gress up to three o'clock. States Attorney
K. A. Hoar and G. Nj. Davis of Mortified
for the S ate; E. M. Harvey and f. A.
Bailey for the respondent.
The sparrng exhibition given in Armory
hall Monday evening was attended by less
than 100 The match between Fred ClOdgo
OF Keesevile, n Y and Frank Gsuthier OF
this city did not reach the eight round linn.
it. Both men did lively work while they
we're at it, but at the end OF the second two
I.f
match draw Tor some reason unknown TO
the audience. The remainder OF the even
ing was taken up in scrub matches by local
sports.
Daniel Sexton was arrested Monday af-
ternOon by officer Demeritt on the charge
of breach of the peace. The charge is one
| Of long standing, dating back to July II,
last, when Sexton so severely punished
James Burke in the vicinity of the Union
house, since which time Sexton has been
sojOurning in Connecticut. He had just re.
turned to the city. Sexton pleaded guilty
to the charge in city court and claimed in
offset that he had performed a meritorous
act in Furnishing Rurke. He was fined,
with costs, Sl26l, which he paid.
The first of the series of illustrated travel
talks to be given this week at the Church
OF sthe Messiah by Rober A. Gibbs under
the auspices OF the ladies' aid society for
the Heaton hospital, was well attended
Monday evening, The views, which were
beautifully colored, illustrated with great
distnctness points of INTEREST," in London,
Paris and the Alps. The views were first
class and were appreciated by those in at
tendance. This evening the beauties of
landscape and architecture in Rome, Ven
ice and Pompei will be given.
The ladies of Trinity church will hold a
Christmas sale in their vestry on Wednes-
day and Thursday OF this week, afternoon
aud evening. On the twelve tables will be
found fancy goods, Mexican drawn work,
household goods, mems furnishing goods,
etc, etc. A substantial supper will be
served each evening from half past five TO
half past seven musical programme of
flute and piano solos will be rendered each
evening by George II. Wilder, for which
the admission will be fifteen cents. supper
twenty-five cents.
The Waterbury asylum habeas corpus
case occupied the time of Washington
county court on Saturday. w. j. Hall, OF
Bennington, who has been confined in the
asvlum at Waterbury since January 2S,
1893 asks the court to release him. w. b.
sheldon Of Bennington represented MIR.