The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs Charles Wells of Wolcott, is visitin
her mother, Mrs. Charles Batchelder.
Miss Florence johnson was taken ii
with the grip on Friday, and has gone Il
her home in Berlin.
Arthur Allen has purchased from s. w
Corse house and land ON Cliff street. Con
sideration, $500.
Miss Della Macy is suffering from al
attack of German measles, and has gone I,
her home in Worcester.
The mid week service at the Church o
the Messiah, will be postponed from Wed
nesday to Thursday evening.
l.. Bart Cross attended the dinner gver
Friday evening by the Home Market clul
OF Boston to President Mckinley.
May A., daughter of Edward Cove o.
west Berlin, died Thursday night of con
sumption. Her age was twelve years.
Rev. j.. e. Wright has an appointment tc
preach IN the Morse schoolhouse, East
Montpelier, next Sunday at 2:15 p. M.
A New Engla d dinner will be served in
the vestry OF the Church of the Messiah on
wednesday, from twelve to two o'clock.
Fred Stone, son of A. j. Stone, who was
recently discharged from the United States
army, has arrived at his home in this city.
8. w. Corse has decided to build a house
THIS spring on land owned by him in the
rear of the lot recently sold to Arthur All.
| len.
Cards are out announcing the marriage OF
Miss Hattie l.. Frazier and j. Edward
Ward at South Barre, on Wednesday
evening.
The monthly business meeting of the
young Mems Christian Association Auxil-
lary Will be held wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock
Elmer Hubert of Moretown was in this
city on Thursday and had tumor remov-
ed from his wrist. DR.. Lindsey performed
the operation
The rite Of baptism by immersion will be
administered on eight candidates by Rev.
Rev. w. A. Dawson at the Baptist church
next Sunday evening.
The mid-weeek service of the Church of
the Messiah will be held on Thursday
evening OF this week, instead of Wednes-
day evening, at 1880 3'clock.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs
A. @. Blanchard No. 90 Hubbard street.
A full attendance is desired
Harvey Winn, who had one eye badly in.
lured about two months ago while at work
in the woods, has recovered 80 as to be able
to return to his work in Berlin
Nineteen members from this CITY and sev-
eral from Barre aud Northfield attended
the district encampment of Odd Fellows
held in Randolph, Friday evening.
Some fine specimens of Mongolian Pheas-
ants, mounted by Taxidermist G. A. Hous-
ton OF Barre, are exhibited in the window
Of the Capital Electric Company's store.
The Epworth League Reading club meets
evening, when Rev. Andrew Gillies will
deliver short lecture on "Gladstone."
Mrs. Henry L. e. Smith and daughter
Charlotte left Monday evening for Jackson
vile, Fla, in response to telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of MIR. Smith.
The snow roller went over bank on Ber-
lin side near the electric light station on
thursday. NO domage was done beyond
slight delay in getting back on the road
again.
James Goodwin has purchased from Mrs.
Jennie Dunwoodie her house and lot on
st. Paul street. Consideration about
$500 Mr.. Goodwin will take possession
April 1.
The attendance was large at the four
o'clock service at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Sunday afternoon when
an interesting and instructive talk on
Growth" was given by Secretary f. II.
Merrill.
Nomination papers were fled Monday
with City Clerk Merrill, placing P. j.
McAvoy in nomination for alderman from
ward fve Papers were also filed for John
b. Doucette for school commissioner in
ward six.
Catherine, the little daughter of Mrs. e.
b. Pike, of Pike Station, N. H., who has
been seriously i'll with the grip during the
past week at The rooms of Miss M. e. from.
blee at the Willard House, is rapidly con-
valescng.
Miss Belle Dillon, who has been caring
for Mrs. Caroline s. Hopkins during her
serious illness of the past four weeks. has
been released by the rapid recovery OF her
patient, and is visiting for day or two at
III. W. Kemp's.
Mrs. A. o. Cummins went on Friday to
Brattleboro, where she joins party bound
for Washington to attend the national con-
ventiOn Of the Daughters of American Rev
olution to which Mrs. Cummins is delegate
from Vermont
The sparring match at st. Albans on Mon
day evening between Badger of Barre and
Ward of st. Albans resulted in victory for
the Barre man. Badger had everything his
own way after the first round in which the
hardest work was done.
Ethan Aliens sword that was purloined
Halloween from the statue at the entrance
to the State House, was found this morning
lying behind the statute. Where it came |
from or whether 1t was case OF troubled |
conscience is not known.
Friends of Walter Thorpe, late secretary
OF the local Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, will be pleased to learn that he is |
now engaged in evangeistic work, and is
travelling through the country giving |
crayon lectures to large audiences.
L. l.. Kent and two ladies were thrown |
from sleigh while crossing the electric car |
track on Barre street on Sunday. The |
horse got away and ran to Downing's liy-
cry stable Beyond few bruises and a
slightly crippled sleigh no damage was done.
Letters unclaimed at the post office Mon
day are; Ladies--Miss Katherine Colds
bury, Miss Genevieve Hosford, Mrs. Charles
Minard, Mabel Smith; gentlemen-George
b. Edmunds, W. s. Hinkley, Thomas
Lowry, III, II. Love, W. III. Slenesd, Harry
Vincent, Arthur S. Wells.
The wrestling match between Ernest
Tanner of Marshfield and William SAWYER
OF this city which was to have taken place
next Saturday night has been declared off
because of Tanners illness. Sawyer is dis
appointed as he had been doing some hard
training and was confident of winning the
match
Mrs. Sophia @, Corbel died of apoplexy
ON Saturday morning at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. l.. David Moss, at II Elm
street Her home was in Montreal but she
had been visiting in the city for several
months. She was eighty.three years of age