The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-19
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY,
LOCAL H4PPENINGS,

Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Corse.
Benjamin l. Wheeler is dangerously /
with pneumonia at his home ia East Mon
pelier.
The Themas Club will meet Thursda
evening with Mrs. II. M. Cutler, No. Sun
mer street.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet mex
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs
h. Z. Cross, No II Hubbard street.
Misses Bertha Dewing and Ruth Roleat
take part in Ladies' Minstrel" entertain
ment to be given at Northfield Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Alma Smith has returned from
Jacksonville, Fla, where she has been TO
some weeks caring for Ii. l.. e. Smith, hel
son.
Rocco Lotti accompanied his little son
frankie, TO Boston Saturday where the chile
VIII De treated for curvature Of the spine a
The General Hospital.
DR.. K, Beeman has purchased of Jo
honnOtts & Hall an elegant mahogany oper
atlng table which has been placed in his
rooms at GA State street.
Mt. Sinai Temple makes a pilgrimage to
81. Johnsbury next Friday to gladden. the
hearts of a large class of candidates who
Will answer the "roll call"
The senior class of St. Michael's school
spent Friday afternoon at the farm of
| were
treated to feast OF new maple sugar.
The Temple-McCuen Company have a
new advertisement in this issue of the
! WATCHMAN, to which it is hardly
necessary to direct attention. 1t speaks for
itself.
Capt. H. G. Lull and family wish to ex-
press their heartfelt thanks to all their
friends and neighbors for the assistance 70
and sympathy so freely given during their
recent bereavement.
William Ewing was arrested Saturday
evening for intoxication. He was convict
ed Monday in Justice j. II. Lucia's court.
and was remanded to Jail because of an un-
satisfactory disclosure.
DR., f. w Page of Boston, the former su-
perintendept of the State Hospital for the
Insane at Waterbury, is in town as a wit
ness for the State in the case OF State
against Sanctuary, now on trial.
Rev. ]. e. Wright expects to preach in
the Morse school house, East Montpelier
next Sunday at 10 r. NJ. Subject, IA Sin
against the Holy Ghost" From that date
fortnightly services may be expected,
Col. A. @. Brown is the latest convert to
the local army of bikers. He has Just pur-
chased one of the latest improved pneu-
matte tricy cles on which he may become
formidable rival to the local record break
erB,
church next Sunday. The Sunday school
Will be held as usual. In the evening Miss
Mary Danfortb, a returned missionary from
Japan will speak on missions in Seminary
chapel.
Signs OF spring multiply. Among the
most recent is the temperance of the
whizzing wheel on the streets. When now
the organgrinder reappears the assurance
OF the return OF spring will lack no element
OF completeness.
L.. w. Shedd has resigned the general
agency OF the Connecticut General Life In
surance Company OF Hartford, Conn, 10
take effect May l, in order that he may be
aDle TO give his entire time and attention to
the duties of postmaster.
Drs g. e. Chandler, A. B. Bisbee and w.
=. Mayo of Northtield operated upon George
b. B. Denny Tuesday, at Heaton Hos
pital for tumor. The operation was sue.
cessful and Mr.. Denny is as comfortable as
could be expected under the circumstances.
A special meeting of Company II was
held in the Armory Monday evening.
treasurer Frank Jerry reported over 5000
in the treasury. Sergeant G. b. Boyce re-
signed as collector and financial secretary
and w. j. More was elected to fill the va
cancy.
Jack" Powers is on trial in franklin
county court, charged with completely in
the robbery of the Richford Savings Bank
III NOvemDer, 1898. States Attorney Steele
and Colonel A. A. Hall represent the State.
The attorneys for the respondent are Far.
rington & Post.
After the Philharmonic rehearsal Mon
day evening several of the members went
to the residence OF Hermon D. Hopkins on
College street, where an informal musicale
was enjoyed. Solos were rendered by Rep
resentative Miller, Miss III. Julia Cross and
Others. Refreshments were served
At the annual meeting of Canton Mont |
peier, held Friday evening, the following
officers were elected for the year ensuing:
Captain, Frank II. Hall; lieutenant, War
rem s. CLARK; ensign, Robert H. Whitney:
clerk, David l.. Sanders; accountant, Her
bert A. Bowman; st B j. Henry Libben.
At the meeting OF the Ministerial Union |
held Monday. in Rev. j. Edward Wrights |
study, Rev. Effie X. M. Jones OF Barre. |
read u paper upon "The Revelation of st. |
John the Divine" and Rev. Walter Dole of |
Nortbheld gave review of the book en- |
titled "The Power of Silence" by III. w.
Dresser.
Sheriff Graves and Jailor Tracy accom-.
panied Fred Patterson recently convicted of |
burglary, Alphonso Demarco, assault.
Michael Paine, embezzement, and Bridget
Butler, selling, to the house of correction
Monday. John Call, for breaking and
entering, was taken at the same time TO the
State industrial school.
The Philharmonic society put in two