The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-12
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
EOOdL HAPPENINGS.

morning to resume her studies at Wellesley
college.
Gen Stephen Thomas has sold to George
| Campbell fifteen acres of land adjoining
Mr. Campbells farm for $500.
A sugar sociable, given by the Ladies'
| Union, will be held at Mrs. Eliza Turner's
on "Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Mary g. Tobey has sold through the
! Wheelock agency cottage house and lot
on Kent street to John Merrick and wife.
| Geake Brothers have sold through the
! agency of M. w. Wheelock their block on
Main street, Graniteville, to e. j. Wood
bury.
Mrs. E. II. Ewing, mother of Mrs. @. II.
Baldwin, was called to Philadelphia on
Monday by the death Of Mis-. Stott, her
mother.
Rev. w X. Davenport, presiding elder of
the Montpelier district of the Vermont
Conference, will preach at Trinity church
next Sunday morning.
Judge L. II. Thompson speaks at Bur-
liugt)n next Friday afternoon at two
o'clock, at the annual temperance ami
versary of the Troy conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whtcomb are to reside at
the home of j. j. Young, Mrs. Whitcomb's
father, at "a st. Paul street, as soon as some
additions and repairs to the house can be
made.
Conn. are at the Montpelier House for an
indefinite stay. Mr.. Gillette is one of the
best and most widely known horse buyers
in New England.
The reading club connected with Trinity
church, and invited guests will observe
Red Letter day next Thursday afternoon,
April 10, at the home OF Mrs. X. NJ. Harvey
on College street.
Bethany Christian Endeavor society will
hold an advertisement sociable" in the
chapel Wednesday evening, April II. A
pleasant musical and literary programme
has been provided.
Fred Patterson, who recently pleaded
guilty to burglary was accompanied Tuesday
afternoon TO West Berlin by Officer A. A.
Brown for the purpose of attending the
funeral OF his mother.
David e. Spicer of Plainfeld is in the city
and is to train Jerry Donshue for his
wrestling contest with James O'Neil which
is to come off in the opera house in this city
Thursday evening, April 20.
The Baptist ladies' Missionary Society
will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs Eliza Crossett on WinOoski avenue.
Following the meeting a supper and social
will be given in the evening.
A handsome pair of elk horns taken by
Captain III. s. Foster in the Rocky noun
tains, are ON exhibition at the store of M.
A. Kent. They are the property of Mrs
roster, VINO desires TO sell tDem.
Charles Hendricks, who was recently
convicted in county court of bigamy. was
taken TO Windsor on Tuesday by Jailor
+. III. Tracy to serve out sentence of two
and one half years in States prison.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Miss Eliza b. Rubee
Wednesday afternoon at half past two
o'clock. Annual reports OF department
work by the superintendents are desired.
IL A
are soon TO move to Montpelier to reside.
They will live in the Simeon Dewey house
on College street until the house on that
street owned by Mrs. Spencer is vacated.
The State is still putting in evidence in
the case of State against William Rogers,
on trial for ASSAULT with intent to kill John
| McPhee in April 1897. This trial will last
through Wednesday, and possibly longer
w. n. Peck is i'll with the grip. During
his lifetime Of eighty eight years Mr.. Peck
has rarely been confined to the house by i'll.
ness and the present restraint is rksome to
him. His speedy recovery is confidently
| expected.
Ernest Ormsbee is closing out his res
tanrant business in the basement of the
| Willard building and will vacate these
premises which will be occupied by o. D.
Scribner's market until his new quarters
are ready in the new .Langdon building.
John S. Berry of Barre has been adjudg
ed bankrupt by Judge Ii. Ii. Wheeler Of
Brattleboro of the United States Circuit
Court. The papers in the case Were re-
ceived Monday evening by referee f. III
DeaVitt.
Sheriff G. G. Graves is confined tc
his home in Waterbury by illness Deputy
j. l.. Tuttle is performing the duties OF Mr.
Graves in the meantime. Deputy Sheriff
A. b. Hutchins of East Barre is also OIL
duty at the court house.
When Murat Halstead was in the city re
Gently he expressed himself as being inter
ested in the scheme for the erection of the
Dewey memorial hall at Norwich Univer
sity and said that, in so far as he could, bt
would use his influence to aid the project.
John II. Richardson, living on the Shady
Rill road in Middlesex, advertises an auc'
tion on Tuesday, April 18, at which time h,
wagons, sleds, and u large assortment o
farming tools and household goods NJ A
Kent, auctioneer.
1 am obliged TO request all patients nov
under my care to regard office hours close
ly, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
day, from A. M. to P M, Saturday, 9:3
A, M, to IL noon, on account OF an increase
of eighteen new patients the past month
K. K. Beeman, d. D.
, Henry Canning. John Crapo and JOSEPH
ButfoId, who had been apprehended b..
Officer Whittier for truancy, were convicted
on Monday before Justice Lucia. Sentence
was suspended in the cases pending future
good behavior. The two youths first namet
have served terms in the Industrial School
The annual Easter sale by the Lade
Guild of Christ church will be held at th
parish house Thursday and Friday, Apri
13 and a. opening Thursday afternoon a
half past two. Supper will be serve,
Thursday evening from 5:30 to 7:3O. A
short musical will be given Friday evening
followed by social hour for the younl
people.
The spasmodio ringing OF the fire alarm
} on Monday created considerable excite
ment on the streets, the alarm striking al
the way from three to fifteen times at differ
: ent intervals 1t was found that the caus
Of the alarms did not originate from fir
but because OF crossed wires making
r closed circuit.
, The maple sugar supper and entertain
: ment given Friday evening by the ladie
! OF the church of the Messiah was largel
attended and very enjoyable. The mapl
,, sugar was made by George Warren and = a
, OF fine quality. At eight o'clock pleasing
. ENTERTAINMENT consisting OF tableaux, mu
sic, readings and shadow pantomime wa