The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-28
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

| Miss Gertrude Meinecke, has arrived.
The monthly covenant meeting Of the
BAPTIST church will be held next Thursday
evening
II. A. Dubuc is moving from No. 10 Barre
street to the S. B. Sbley house on Baldwin
street.
Miss Maude Lamson of Randolph, is em-
poy ed in the millinery store OF Mrs. M. e.
Dickey.
Miss Cora Johonnott is at home from
Quincy Mansion, Walliston, MISS, for a
brief vacation.
Mrs. j. w. Ellis and daughter of St.
Johnsbury are guests Of w. A. Ellis, their
son and brother.
Mrs. Eliza Turner will address the Spirit
uslsts in Grand Army hall Sunday, April
l, at 2:30 Pm.
George T. Archer and family are con-
templating visiting London, Eng, his old
home sometime during next July.
A meeting of the directors of the Montpe-
lier National Bank is to be held Wednes-
day at its banking rooms in this city.
John w. Smith is critically ill from heart
trouble at his home on Berlin street and
fears for his recovery are entertained.
Dean Edison is moving his family back
from Middlesex. He will resume his old
place with the Union Gard Company after
April l.
The members of Brooks Post, g. A. R.,
are to give the last OF their series Of whist
parties this season in their hall next Friday
evening.
The closing meeting of the Garnet Seal
Circle will be at the home OF Mrs. Clark
King, Is Loomis street, Friday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
d. w. Temple left Saturday night for
New York city where he joins f. j. Nc
Cuen in purchasing the fittings for their
dry goods store.
The Rutland bowling team defeated the
Pastime team Of this city badly at Barre
Friday afternoon, as it also did picked
cam from Barre.
Mrs. George A. McCobb, whose husband
recently died in San francisco, Cal, passed
through the city Tuesday on her way to the
home Of her parents in Plainheld.
B. M. Shepard closed bis services as bass
singer in the choir at the Church of the
Messiah on Sunday. He has been men,
Der of that choir for nearly fifteen years.
Mics Gertrude Meinecke returned Satur-
day afternoon from New York and Boston,
where she has been for several weeks study
ing the latest styles in millinery.
Edward, the young son of Mrs. Joseph
Galaise, who is ill from spinal meningitis,
Is in such a critical condition that Israel,
his brother, has been summoned from New
York.
The A. d. Farwell Company does not ex-
pect to move to its new store in the Lang
don block before two weeks, as the painters
will not complete their work there until
that time.
G. II. Lull was arrested Monday evening
by Officer Whittier on the charge Of d
breach of the peace. He pleaded guilty in
city court Tuesday and paid his fine OF 20
and costs.
William M. Ellis died recently at the
| home of DIR. q. g. Ellis, his SOD, in Somer-
vile, Mass. Deceased formerly lived in
Berlin, and later in Montpelier. He was a
brother-in-law Of q. E. Perrin.
| 1t has been rumored that the Seguin
News Agency was to be moved across the
street, but such is not the fact. 1t will re-
main in its present quarters, where the
daily papers and periodicals have been on
| sale for TWO decades.
The assault case of Lee against Springer
and Utton is still on trial in county court.
Much medical testimony has been introduc-
| ed Tuesday by the plaintiff, tending to show
the extent of the injuries he received at the
hands OF the defendants.
The date of holding the district meeting
Of the knights OF Pythias at Msrshtield has
| been changed from Thursday to Friday af
ternoon and evening OF this week. spe'
cial train will be run to this city at the
close of the exercises in the evening"
At the closing of the March term of the
day, g. Ii. Lord, formerly of this city
pleaded guilty to obtaining money undel
false pretences. He was sentenced to siz
months in Jail at Woodsville, and to pay
costs OF prosecution.
Edward, the eight years old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. E. j. Ennis died Sunday morning
of scarlet fever. Funeral services wer,
held from the house Monday, and thu
body was placed in the tomb. Three othe
members of Mr.. Ennis family are i'll will
this disease.
A very large congregation gathered a
Trinity church Sunday evening when Rev
q. o. Judkins spoke particularly 10 rail
road men, The peculiar temp ations ant
needs of men in railway service wer
touched upon, and from these lns .Iuctiv,
lessons were drawn.
A. @. Spiro, the furIier, returned Friday
night from New York fur market, where h
purchased his stock OF seals ana furs anC
took up the designing course OF ladies fu
and cloth garments after the latest meth
DDS. He will be ready to show new style'
in few days.
The regular meeting of the Woman'i
Auxiliary to the Young Mems Christian
Association will be held at the association
rooms Wednesday afternoon at three
o'clock. convention paper on auxiliar.
work, and report of the recent meeting a
Brattleboro will be presented.
boarding house, although under who's
management has not yet been defnitel.
settled e. G. Holmes, the proprietor o
the building, is to begin extensive repair
upon the house as soon as it is vacated b.
II. h. Hayden.
County court took recess, Friday after
noon, until two o'clock on Monday. Th
jury in the case OF Dix against Mcleod ha'
not agreed when court adjourned, but the
were allowed to seal their verdict and SEP
arate.
j. Edward Bailey has purchased fror
George M. Delaney Of Burlington the well
known trotting horse "E. E. Knott" Thi
horse was sired by the celebrated "AlcaI
der' and has a record of 2;1l4. Mr.. Bale
is to enter the horse in several races durin
the coming season.
Amos Hartwell and wife have sold thei
-, place on First Avenue to Dennis
Sweeney. Consideration, $1,000 This sal
; was made through combination betwee
the real estate agency of Martin W. Whe'
: lock and the Connecticut Building an
Loan Association, represented at Mon
peler by A. j. Howe.