The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-31
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
OCAL PpENINGS.

Hon. W. p. Dillingham; has returned
from an extended southern and western
! trip.
The Themss Club will meet with Mrs q.
II. Baldwin Monday evening, June5.
The monthly business meeting of the
| Young Mems Christian Association auxil-
iary will be held Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Special religious services will be held in
Berlin hall Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Rev. Joshua Gill of Boston will
preach at 745 P. M.
The Montpelier public library will not be
open on Wednesday of this week owing to
the Mai Fete. No fines will be collected on
books due before Saturday.
The condition of Miss Nellie Canning,
who is ill from consumption, is very grave.
Her two sisters from St. Albans have ar
rived in the city in consequence.
The Free Baptist quarterly meeting will
be held in the church at Shady Rill on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, June 9, 10 and
IL. The conference Friday afternoon will
commence at two o'clock.
j. w. Sault, formerly editor of the Ben
nington Banner, has been appointed spe-
cial representative of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company with
headquarters at st. Johnsbury
Miss Katherine McNider Washburn, for
merly of Waterbury, whose engagement in
| ObInduy WAS ItCbully duuOuuCbN, WAS uldI-
ried on Thursday, the 25th inst, to Otto
George Baron Won Rosenberg at st. Johns
church, Dresden.
Swasey Place on Court street was the
scene of disgraceful disturbance Saturday
evening. Three intoxicated individuals
were holding high carnival there but they
all managed to elude the officer who went
there to arrest them.
Saturday afternoon while Mrs. S. d.
Cushman was witnessing the ball game on
the Seminary campus she was hit in the
head and rendered unconscious by batted
ball. She fortunately escaped with moth
ing more serious than black eye.
Herbert w. Cummings of Shady Rill,
who recently graduated from Bates Theo-
logical school at Lewiston, Me-, has re-
ceived and accepted call to the pastorate
of the Free Baptist church in Garland,
Me-, and has entered upon his labors
Ward & Douglass have nearly completed
the abutments for the Langdon bridge.
The pile driver has been set up at the cor
ner of Main and State streets where piles
are to be driven on which to lay the foun-
dation for the new block
The ball game played on the Seminary
campus Saturday afternoon between the
st. Albans High School and Seminary teams
was one of the most interesting played here
thus far this season. IT resulted in victo-
ry for the visiting team by score OF to 8.
DIR. G. B. wilkins has secured the SER
vices OF an able assistant who will COM
mence her duties next Monday aud remain
permanently. She will have charge of the
medicated vapOr baths and the doctor will
devote his entire time to magnetic treat
ment.
H. j. M. Jones, w. E. Harlow, l.. b.
Brooks and j. G. Brown are enjoying a
few days fishing at Greensboro pond. On
the way there Mr.. Jones found in the road
| ga hOrse ahOa old and and fu1I NJ
nail holes" and it is thought it will bring
| good luck to him.
A lad named Guy had an unpleasant ex-
perence Friday afternoon while coasting
on his wheel from Prospect street to Berlin
street. When he struck Berlin street he
was unable to control bis bicycle and took
a header in fifteen feet Of water in the mill
dam. Boy and bike were uninjured, save
a thorough wetting.
In Frank Ploof against Charles Recor,
general assumpsit, heard before Justice NJ
E. Smile Saturday, Emery q Co. for the
plaintiff, H. @. Shurtleff and @. e. Wood
ard for the defendant, judgment was for
the defendant on plea in offset in the sum
of $6i.07 including costs.
A large congregation gathered at Trinity
church Sunday evening when Rev G w,
Morrow spoke in the interests of the anti
saloon league. Rev. W. M, Newton presid-
ed in the absence of Rev. G. o. Judkins, the
|
DR.. Norman Seaver assisted in the opening
| exercises
| Edward McNulty, section man on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad was
seriously injured on Saturday in the yard.
He was coupling cars when he got caught
between them breaking his collar bone and
three ribs. He was taken to his home on
Langdon avenue where his injuries were
attended to by DR.. M. f. Mcclure.
For some weeks past the Montpelier Sem
mary has been haunted by an individual
who made practice of peeping into the
rooms OF the lady students while they were
| disrobng for the night. The male students
established vigilance committee to en-
snare the intruder and Saturday night, un-
der the leadership Of Prof. W. M. Newton,
| they were successful.
Conductor Felt and Motorman Hobart OF
the Seminary hill car were in city court
on Monday to stand trial on the charge
they were arrested. No hearing was held
however. The cases were mol pressed by
the city attorney, who will re-arrest them
on another warrant. Their hearing will
probably be next Saturday.
The Montpelier Military band will go to
Montreal with the Vermont division, Grand
Army OF the Republic The band will play
in Burlington on Wednesday, June 81, for
the Catholic Order of Foresters, and will
go from there to Montreal to play for the
Vermont veterans on Thursday. The band
will go thirty strong and will make cred
liable showing in every respect in the Can.
adian metropolis. The cost of taking them
there, about 5000, has been raised by popu.
lar subscription.
The members of Brooks Post, G. A. r.,
Brooks Relief Corps, Gen. Stephen Thomas
Camp, Sons Of Veterans, and Montpelier
Council, ,Jr. Order United American Mechan-
les, attended divine service in body at the
Church of tho Messiah Sunday morning,
where services appropriate to the day were
held. The sermon was by Rev. j. Edward
Wright, the pastor. 1t was eloquent,
thoughtful and inspiring, and was alto
gether out of the beaten track generally
followed by speakers on such occasions.
The Themas club was pleasantly enter
tanned Friday evening at the home of II
w. Drew by Mrs. A. G.. Eaton and Miss
Gertrude Drew. The house was beautifully
decorated with fresh flowers, and in pro-
gressive whist the ladies wearing "Jacks in
the pulpit represented the gentlemen,
while their partners wore lilies of the val
ley The prize, beautiful bouquet of
lilies OF the valley, was won by Mrs Robert
Wilkinson. Refreshments were served and
the evening was thoroughly enjoyed. The
club will meet next Monday evening with