The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-04
MONTPELIER And VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

A. A. STRBBINs OF Manchester, N. H, is
visiting In the city.
Miss ELENA GEORGE went on Tuesday to
her home in Bradford.
THE city schools opened on Monday after
the holiday vacation.
REV. N. M. SHAW held revival meetings
at East Montpelier last week.
MRS NYE l.. SMITH and son have been i'll
with grip during the past week.
TIMOTHY e. CALLAHAN, the postman, is
confined to the house with the grip.
A SON was born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Nailor. on Berlin side.
JOHN CAMERON who resides up Worcester
branch is seriously i'll with heart trouble.
A SON was born last Saturday at Heaton
Hospital to Mr.. and Mrs. III. B. Darlington.
A BIOGRAPHICAL sketch of the late Sena-
tor Morrill, may be found on page four.
FRANK M. CORY is confined to the house
with the grip az is Irving l.. Sparrow.
Miss EDITH STEBBINs Of Manchester, N.
f., was the guest last week Of Mrs. L. d.
Taft.
THE Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at half.past two o'clock
with Mrs. #. A Sherburne, 103 East State
street.
Ex-GovERNoR w. P. DILLINaHAM and
son Paul returned to Montpelier Monday
morning.
M. Fl. EDDY of ST.. Jobnsbury was the
guest last week OF Mr.. and Mrs j. W.
Caustc.
THE Bethany Reading met on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. III, 8. Boardman on
State street.
w. g. LoCKERsBY, clerk at the Exchange
hotel, was at his home in Chateaugay, N.
Y, last week.
MISS DAISY l.. PATTEE, who bas been ill
for several weeks, is able to return to her
work again.
W. E. HARLOW has purchased the new
house on Summer street recently built by
George X. Pratt.
G. j. GLEASON returns today to Cam
bridge, Mass, to resume his studies at the
Harvard Law school.
ZAcHARIAH JACKSON of Portland, Me-,
has been visiting o. A. g. Jackson, his son,
during the past week.
Mr.. AND Mas. G. NJ. GILLETTE went on
Monday to the Red Lion Inn, Randolph. to
remain month or more.
THE clothing stores will close on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday nights at
seven o'clock until April /.
MRS. d. w. GORDON a sister of Mrs. II
L. e. Smith Of this city, died last Wednes-
da6 at West Stafford, p. @.
MRS. G. FL. FERRIN entertained"the Read.
Club connected with the Church of the
Messiah on Tuesday evening.
THE reading club connected with Christ
church will meet this evening with Mrs. G.
A. Best, No. Baldwin street.
NJ. e. SMILE and W. r. Adams have
been appointed commissioners on the estate
OF the late George e. Taplin.
MRs. HARRY BERToLLI and children re-
turned last week from Italy where they
have been for several months.
THOMAS LYNCH of the firm OF Lynch &
Mcmahon left last Friday for a business
trip through the west and south.
Mr.. AND MRS, e. B. PIKE OF Pike Station,
N H., were guests last week OF Miss Mary
K. Trombee, sister of the latter.
THOMAS STANFORD, of the firm of Stafford
& McGlynn, has been seriously i'll with
pneumonia during the past week.
Mr.. AND MRS. ORRIN CHAMBERLAIN OF
Randolph have been guests OF Mrs. Cath
crime Pratt during the past week.
THE annual meeting OF the Apollo club
occurs on Thursday evening. A full at
tendance Of members is requested.
STATE AUDITOR o. M. BARBER was in
town three days last week examining the
accounts of M. e. Smile, county clerk.
o. d. Goss has been dangerously i'll with
pneumonia during the past week but was
reported more comfortable on Tuesday.
e. j. ENNIS has purchased the barber
shop of G. w. Bonnette, in the basement OF
Hubbard block and has taken possession.
THE flags on the State House and federal
building were at half mast last week. as a
mark of respect for the late Senator Morrill,
Miss CARRIE DEAvITT returned on Mon
day to her school in Morrisville after hol
idsy vacation spent at her home in this city
Il. r. HoUaHTON OF Cambridge, Mass
has been at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. @
Hougbton. his parents, during the past
week.
MISS IDA NJ MERRILL OF Nashua, N. FL.
visited Secretary Merrill of the Young
Mems Christian Association, her brother
last week.
THE clothing stores will close at sever
o'clock on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings of each week from January
to April 1.
The engagement is announced OF Charles
w. Burpee, formerly OF Montpelier, now o
Medford, Mass, and Miss Alice McIntire o.
that city.
The kindergarten taught by Miss Thral
was re-opened on Monday after vacation
OF several weeks, because of illness amonI
her pupils.
THE woman's auxiliary to the Youn
Mems Christian Association will meet thi
afternoon at three o'clock at the Associs
ZION rOOnb.
THE Methodist Woman's Home Mission
airy society will meet this afternoon wit
Miss Martha Campbell at the residence c
ID. L. Fuller.
The State Pharmaceutical board met 9
the Pavilion on Tuesday afternoon and 81
amined several candidates for the practic
Of pharmacy.
THE central office of the New Englan
Telephone and Telegraph company in tn
city is being equipped with new switc
board cables.
THE property belonging to the State tht
has been used by the members OF Compan
III was storel in the State arsenal last Fr
day afternoon.
THE Woman's Christian Temperate
Union will meet next Wednesday afternoo
at half-psst two with Miss Amy Fisk G
, Hubbard street.
4 MRS. w. K. STowKLL and Mrs. e.
' Rand were in Burlington on Tuesday to a
/ tend the funeral OF daughter Of Rev. al
: Mrs. o. ID. Clapp.
q THE annual meeting OF Company III wi
0 be held in Armory hall on Thursday eve
!. ing. Officers will be elected and 9th
business will be transacted.