The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-09
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
EOOAL HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Farwell have return
ed from two weeks visit in Saratoga and
Buffalo, n Y.
A collection in aid of Heston Hospital
will DO taken at St. Augustlne's church
next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Best and Miss Ethel
DeBoer have returned from visiting the
Pan American.
TIL Womsn's Christian Temperance I'M
ion will meet at hal past two o'clock We'd
nesdsy with Miss Amy b. Fisk.
v. L. slayton has purchased, through N.
w. Wheelock's g real estate agency, the farm
in Williamstown owned by Alfred Carnes.
Mayor j. G.. Brown has gone to Mime
spOlis to Join hunting party which is to
spend two weeks in the wilds OF North
Dakota.
The Browning club will meet for organ
izstion on Wednesday evening at eight
O'Clock in the trustees room OF the Kel-
logg- Hubbard library.
The executive council OF the local Anti
Saloon league will meet on Wednesday
ever ing at half past seven, in the vestIy Of
the church OF the Messiah.
The annual meeting OF the Montpeli-r
Educational and Benevolent society is to
be held in the vestry Of the Church Of the
Messiah on next Friday evening,
superintendent Foster reports eight and
| one-haf inches more water in Berlin pond
at the present time than year ago and
| twenty-se ven inches more than two years
| ago.
Mrs. W. j. Cloues entertained the mem
bers OF the Baptist Ladies' Aid society very
! prettily at her home ON Hubbard street on
Friday afternoon. Refreshments were
served
Selah Brooks was in court on Friday and
pleaded guilty to the charge OF dis urbtLg a
| Salvation Army meeting in Marshheld.
| The minimum sentence of So and costs was
imposed, which Mr.. Brooks paid.
Miss Lulu Whippe. who has been en-
| ployed in the local telephone exchange,
left today for visit to her home in Grove
ton, Mass, before taking up her new duties
as book-keeper in New Haven, Conn.
At the morning service at the Baptist
| church on Sunday, Rev. w. j. Cloues the
pastor, rendered his resignation to take OF
feet on or before the last OF December as
best suited the convenience Of the society.
Arthur Conlin has returned from Buffalo
n. Y, where he has teen employed during
summer. He was accompanied by Mrs
Arthur Felt, his aunt, and Miss Eva Con
lin, his sister, who have been visiting the
Pan-AmericAn.
Bulea B., the ten years old daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Badger, died this morn
ing after years illness from heart trouble
The funeral will be held from the house OF
Monday afternoon and the remains will bt
taken to Barre for burial,
Mount Sinai Temple is to make pilgrim
age TO the hot sands of BrattlebOro on Fri
day, November /, where large class o
candidates filed with camel's milk will be
in waiting with their automobiles to make
trip into the unknown. Selahl
Statistics show that fully rs per cent o
, the inhabitants OF Vermont and New
: Hampshire are suffering with severe cold
1 and la grippe at the present time. All th
up to date preventatives and remedies cal
, be procured at PoUle's pharmacy.
J A meeting of the First Congregations
society Of Montpelier will be held in tn
chapel at half-past seven on Friday even
ing, October H. to see il the society viii
: concur in the action of the church in callin
I Rev. Lucius f. Reed of Charlestown, Mass
to be pastor.
The Workingmsn's Debating club wi
meet for organic alton in the vestry OF TriI
ity church on Monday evening, October IL
The drawing club will also DO organized d
at this time. Rev. Q. o. Judkins will Civ
! a, brief address on THE Principles
Evolution and Socialism"
3 amount of litigation in Its history, in tn
suits against the p. Il. Kennedy estate, tn
q State treasurer, the residents along tn
3 shores of Berlin pond and the appeals froI
I the TO surveys OF streets. The outlook
for evea a larger amount on account OF Tn
i re-surveys.
q "Open house" at Heaton hospital o
r Tuesday, Wednesd y, Thursday and FIR
day of this week. And all those desirin
- TO contribute can do so. Money, canned al
fresh fruit, jellies, vegetables and groceries
soap, washing powder, bedroom slippers
dishes, canned vegetables, old linen will
very acceptable.
: An informal meeting of the committee o
: the whole of the city council was held FIR
q day evening at the office OF Mayor Brown t
revise the new city ordinances All th
members of the council were prese MT e1
y cept Alderman Ryle. The ordinances ar
% % to go TO print in a few days and will soon b
q in the hands OF the people.
n Those wishing to have seats reserved fc
- the Burlington Music Festival Octobe
y IA. 16, will find chart OF the music hall {
n Buswell's store and can leave orders fC
8 tickets there. All singers who were men
0 bers Of the Philharmonic chorus in Mon
r pelier last spring will be- entitled to a FIRE
y chorus ticket at the festival,
. James Mcmahon, who several years sg
was police officer in this city but who hs
since been a member of the Montreal polio
force, has been promoted to be inspecto
IA Mr. Mcmahon has held the position Of poliC
s. captain since 1890. He has many irienC
\, here who will be pleased at his promote
is as he has been a faithful and efficient G
fcer.
20 The eighty-ninth annual meeting of IL
- Vermont Bible Society will be held in Il
Young Mems Christian Association room
II at Montpelier on Wednesday afternoon, o
tober 16. Directors meeting at 1880 P.
is General business meeting OF the society
s. 2:30 Pm Members Of the society and ps
tors OF churches con ributing TO the socie
er are entitled TO vote.
sn II. j. Voltz Of Springfield, Mass, has pU
81 chased the photograph business OF Robe
81 Wilkinson and will take possession OF /
studio on Monday, October 8. MIR. Volz
re a thoroughly experienced and expert phot
grspher and is prepared TO do in an artis
manner Photographic work OF every dt
ciption. Mr.. Voltz is cordially commen
e. | ed TO the attention OF anyone desiring t