The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-25
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.


The band concert and dance receiv.
ed better patronage Friday than on
the previous week. The receipts were
over $50.
Martin w. Peck is at home from
Dartmouth College for the holidays
and James f. Dewey from the Tex
tile School of Lowell, Mass.
At the regular meeting of the Endow-
| ment Rank, Knights of Pythias, held on
| Thursday evening, the following officers
were elected: President Frank Wing;
vice-president, James Welcher; secretary,
G.. w Luce
The Christmas meeting of the Garnet
Seal Circle will be held with the teachers
on Seminary Hill next Monday afternoon
at two o'clock. Presents to be sent to
Miss Forest Saturday, December %.
The unknown local phiantrophist, who
for several years has made practice of
donating dozen chickens for charitable
purposes at Christmas. has left similar
order at the G. G. Holmes market this
year
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Roleau of New
York city are visiting relatives in
town for week. Mr.. Roleau is now
connected with the Bruce type foun-
dry company of New York.
DR.. f. f. peeman, formerly of this city
but now of New York. is visiting in town
until Thursday. DR.. and Mrs S. ID. Penn
berton of st. Johnsbury are guests of DIR
Beeman, Mrs. Pemberton being his sister.
w. S. Dunbar, representing the Lewis
Publishing Company of New York, is in
cal history of the State of Vermont,
which will be compiled under the editorial
supervision of Judge Hiram Carleton.
On Wednesday evening a Christmas
church party will be held in Trinity
church commencing at seven o'clock.
The "Story of the Birds Carol,' with tab
leaux, will be given by the little ones and
gifts will be distributed. Every one is
cordially invited to attend.
The annual meeting of Betheny church,
appointed for Thursday, December 26,
will be postponed to Thursday, January
2, at 700 p. NJ. The usual meeting for
prayer and conference will be held on
December 26 at 700 p. NJ.
Conductor II. r. Merrill of the Mont
pelier Military Band is adding new music
to the bands repertoire The bands
library now contains abOnt $1,000 worth
of music. The music for the programs
for three ordinary concerts costs about
$50.
J. B. f. Emery arrived at Mont
pelier from Boston Saturday evening
with six boys ranging in ages from six
to fifteen years, which he placed on
Sunday and today in good homes in
this city.
A pleasing feature of the music at
Christ church on Sunday morning was
the solo, 81 think when | read that
sweet story of DID," sung by Miss
Sallie Oviatt with sweet simplicity
that charmed all who heard it.
The windows of the ID S. Wheatley dry
goods store in Langdon block are attract
ing much attention. They are trimmed
with with white handkerchiefs, repre-
senting THE Gates A jar" and 1.-The Gates
Wide Open" 1t is one of the most artistic
arrangements in the city.
The Ladies' Library League has made
arrangements with Miss Katherine Jewell
Everts to give her dramatic presentation
of ITO Have and to Hold" in Montpelier
on Friday evening, January "A. This will
be one of the finest entertainments of the
winter and is well deserving of a very
generous patronage.
The band has voted to accept the
proposition of Mr.. Averill of Boston,
to present his musical comedy, "Sib-
! ALA, or the Kings Talisman, - in this
city in the near future, with the as
sistance of home talent.
Mrs. Albert Johonnott was called to
Cumberland, Nd, about a week ago,
by the serious illness of her only sis
ter. Mr.. Johonnott has received let
ter from his wife stating that her sis
! ter died on Saturday and that she eX-
pected to arrive home on Wednesday,
Marshall L. Wood returned Tuesday
from weeks business to the Charles
ton, S. c., exposition. He. says when
he left Charleston there was light
snow fall but it does not last long
/ The exposition will be in full blast in
/ about two weeks.
A. Shambo and Eugene Buck have
! formed partnership in the masonry
business. They have contracted with II.
! G. Thomas of Stowe to superintend the
| masonry and aShler work for the new
soldiers memorial building to he built
there next spring This firm has achieved
an enviable reputation in this sort of
work.
Hon and Mrs Charles Dewey are To hold
a family reunion on Christmas day by hav-
ing their children and grandchildren at
! their home Mr.. and Mrs. George u.
| Dewey of Portland will arrive in town
this evening Mr. and Mrs. harles Rob-
ert Dewey of New York city and f. ID
Blackwell and family of Brandon are to
arrive on Tuesday
Mrs. Almira Cowdry died Monday morn
ing at the home of William Hornbrook
lied from the shock she received about
! week ago. Her funeral will be held Wed
nesday afternoon az two o'clock from the
home of william Holmes on Seminary
| Hill Rev. G. . Judkns officiating Bur
al will be in the Cutler cemetery
The many friends of George G, Jones of
Manchester, N. H., the famous cellst of
the Wlder's orchestra, were glad to greet
him Oh Sunday, and those who attended
Trinity church were charmed with his
masterly rendering OF Morning ong,
Goddard, solo for cello. Mr.. Jones
playing of this instrument is always
precious near the perfect line and his
work on Sunday surely dsarmed all criti-
cism.
]. A. Goodwin has brought back
the full size portrait of the late
President Mckinley, which he paint
ed and has had on exhibition at the
Van Ness house in Burlington. The
picture received much favorable com
ment in Burlington and Mr.. Goodwin
received two orders for portraits. The
painting is now on exhibition at the
Pavilion.