The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-28
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Charles McKenna has returned from
Burlington where she has been settling the
estate of her mother
Miss Florence Hill, stenographer for
Dillingham;, Huse & HOwland is confined
TO her home by illnessi
A. d. Farwell, Hon w. p. Dillingham;
and II. NJ. Cutler left Monday evening for a
business trip to New York city.
q. II. Deming is in Boston to purchase
new boiler for the Jacobsen greenhouse to
replace the one ruined by the flood.
The Baptist young ladies' missionary
society, "Father Lights" will meet next
Friday evening with Miss Martha Wood
ward.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the
trustees room of the Kellogg Hubbard
library,
Lenten services will be held at Christ
church this week as follows: Ash Wednes-
day at 10 80 A, M, and 80 p NJ. On Friday
the same.
Rev. Joshua Gill, presiding elder OF the
Evangelical church for this district, will
preach at No 80 State street Wednesday,
afternoon and evening.
Harvey w. Burnham, janitor of the Ma
tional Life building, has been confined to
his bed for several days, the result OF over
work during the flood.
Carroll Slayton went to North Troy to-
day, where he has employment at his trade
OF printer in the job department connected
with the Palladium office.
Rev. Joshua Gill; presiding elder of the
Evangelical church for this district will
preach at No. 80 State street Wednesday
afternoon and evening, February 2S.
Mason S. Stone, State superintendent OF
edvcatiou, left Saturday for Chicago, to
attend meeting OF the National Asso.
citation OF State Superintendents.
L. b. Brooks and T. j. X lleher have
been drawn as jurors from this city to
serve at the term OF United States court
which convenes in Burlington an Tuesday.
Patrick Slattery is dangerously ill with
pneumonia at the Jewett house. His rela-
tives have been summoned to his bedside
and no hope is entertained Of his recovery.
Henry Lbben, now of Plattsburgh, n.
Y, was a visitor in the city over Sunday.
He plans to resume his old position as
clerk at the Union House in this city about
the first of April.
Will Gabree's condition has grown so
serious that surgical operation has been
advised by his physician. 1t is expected he
will enter Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur-
llngton this week.
Several from Montpelier attended the
union service in Barre opera house Sunday
evening, when Judge l.. II. Thompson
spoke on "The State, and the Enemy
w lJuln Ilor GaJes'
The funeral OF Frank Martin, who was ac-
cidentally killed on Saturday, was held
from the home of his parents at Pioneer viii
lage at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
G. O. Judkins officiating. Burial was
made in Green Mount cemetery.
The remains of Berton w. Bowers arriv-
ed here Friday evening from Los Angeles,
Cal The funeral was held from the
home of James A. Bowers, father of the
deceased, at two o'clock Sunday afternoon,
Rev. A. n. Lewis officiating. Burial was
in Green Mount Cemetery.
A. g. Spiro, the furrier, left Saturday
night for New York to look up the fur mar
ket and purchase his stock for next season.
He will be away for some ten days or
two weeks. a. ID. Farwell will attend to
all orders for the furrier in his absence.
ELucy McClintock, mother of the late E.
Nj. Irish, died Sunday night at Morrisville,
aged about eighty years. Funeral services
will be held at Morrisvile Tuesday after
noon at two o'clock. The body will be
placed in the tomb there, and later will be
taken to Hinesburg for burial,
George NJ. Carpenter, who for few
weeks has been i'll at his home in Boston,
has returned to the city to resume work on
his invention at the Montpelier and Wells
River railroads car shops. The invention
is an attachment for the consumption of
the smoke and cinders made by locomotives.
Some fourteen tables were occupied by
players at the "blue jay" whist party given
in Grand Army hall Friday evening. Each
player was the recipient OF souvenir.
Charles Harran and Mrs. s. w. BENJAMIN
were awarded the first prize the booby
went to G. W. Kidder and Miss Alice Ben
jamin.
The Women's Auxiliary to the Young
Mems Christian Association meets Wednes-
day afternoon in the parlors of the Associa-
al Mra Nntt
present paper on "The Young Mems
Christian Association, Its Various Depart.
ments of Work" Tea will be served A
full attendance is desired.
The bar docket for the March term of
Washington county court, which convenes
Wednesday, March 7, Judge j. w. Rowell
presiding, was distributed today by M. e.
sixty-three cases, the State docket ninety
five, and the court calendar eighty-seven
cases.
The Workingmen's Club will meet Wed.
nesday evening at eight o'clock in the
Young Mems Christian Association par
lors. A praise service with special music,
and news resume by Thomas Stanton will
precede paper by DR.. w. L.. Goodale on
First Aid to the Injured" All men are
cordially invited No fees, dues or collec-
tions.
The funeral Of little Frank Martin was
held tuesday afternoon from the home of his
parents, Rev. @. o. Judkins officiating. One
of the most touching incidents of this ser.
vice was the presence Of a delegation OF his
classmates from the Union school, from
among whom the bearers were selected.
The burial was in Green Mount cemetery.
Mrs. w. e. Terrill, under the auspices Of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
will In the future hold the sessions OF her
young ladies' class in physical culture in
the parlors at the association building. A
class OF adult ladies is soon to be formed.
The system taught by Mrs. Terrill is the
Emerson system, az taught in the Emerson
School OF Oratory, Boston,
The Republican State committee will
meet at the Pavilion on Thursday evening,
March 8, to fix the time and place for hold
ing the State conventions. 1t is generally
understood that the convention for nomi-
mating Governor, and State ticket, and
presidential electors, will be held at Bur
lington, aud the convention TO elect dele.
gates to the National convention will meet
at Montpelier.
j. E, st. Clair left Tuesday forLaconia, N. !
H., to visit his mother. He will go from
there tn ROgtnu IN pOntiuua hia YnuaiooI