The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
GlNTPEllER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Observed Washington's birthday by holding
appropriate literary and musical exercises
Rev. A. N. Lewis returned from New
Haven, Conn, Saturday evening and con-
Quoted services st Christ church on Sun.
day.
The Spirituslists will meet Thursday,
March 7, at 1880 p NJ. at Mrs Eliza Turner's,
Barre street, TO elect officers for the eDsu-
ing year.
Ten couples from Montpelier attended
the private dance, given In Barre Thursday
evening by the uniformed rank, Knights
of Pythiss.
Rev. Robert B. Kimber of New York city
will preach at Christ church, Wednesday
evening. The choir is requested to be
present.
Mrs. # M. Cory gave pleasant tea aud
| whis party at her home on Loomis street
Saturday evening in honor OF Mrs. George
@. Alber.
The Trinity church reading club will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock with
Mrs. o. o. JudBins at the parsonage. Tea
will be served
The Epworth League reading club will
meet Wednesday evening at half pest seven
at the Kellogg Hubbard library to consider
Brownings poems.
Frank e. Dodge, roadmaster for the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad, has
been confined to his home since last Thurs
day with the grip.
Harry Ovistt has resigned his position in
the National Life Office and leaves Tuesday
evening to take a position with Swift &
Company in Chicago.
Miss Jennie Palmer is suffering from in.
juries sustained to one arm in falling on
the icy walk when coming down Fest State
street Friday afternoon.
Mrs. o. @. Taylor of Burlington was with
her hush nd at the Montpelier House over
Sunday. Mr. Taylor is recovering from
severe attack Of tonsilits.
Rev. Father w. j. O'Sullivan, beginning
with this week. is to deliver series of lee.
lures at st. Augustines church every Wed
nesday evening during L mt.
A team from Thomes Wildey Encamp.
ment OF Odd Fellows was in Waterbury
Friday evening to essist Alhambra En-
campment there in working degrees upon
welve candidates.
The annual junior prize speaking will oc-
cur at Seminary chapel on Thursday even
ing. The programme will be literally in
terspersed with music. A small admission
fee will be charged.
Henry Hunt of Maiden, Mass, former
member Of the Montpelier police force, was
in town over Sunday. He left Monday
evening for Oklahoma CITY, o. T., where
he expects to reside in the future.
Secretary #. II. Merrill OF the Young
Men y SuTlbIldu A5SOclhtlOH IL unhDl0 10
use his left arm because OF injuries sustain
ed to the elbow in fall while playing bas-
ket ball recently. His injuries are not be-
lieved to be OF serious nature.
A special meeting of the Ladies' Aid AS
socistion of Heaton Hospital will be held
Wednesday afternoon at half-past two at
the residence of Mrs. @. III. Heaton. A full
attendance is desired as business Of i'm
portance will come before the meeting.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the trus-
tees room OF the Kellogg Hubbard library.
Magazine reading, February numbers
''Tbe Rivalry of Nations" and "a Reading
Journey in the Orient"
Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan, as is his annual
custom, gave the boys Of st. MichaePs
school u sleigh ride about town in j. Q
Adams barge Friday morning and the
! girls in the afternoon. Both parties were
jolly ones and thoroughly appreciated the
sport.
r. M. Harvey, referee, and Mrs. e, A.
| Nutt,stsnographer, went Mondayto Littleton
| N. III to continue the hearing in chan
Gerry case begun last November, in which
the town of Franconia seeks to have dam
owned by John M. Bckford abated on the
ground that 1t is a menace to the public.
States Attorney r. A. Hoar received last
Saturday an official notification that he will
DO called upon at the coming term OF Wash
| lURUOu county COuEU 10 SHOW CAUSE on Des
half of the State if any he has, why M ldred
Brewster should not be released from the
State hospital for the insane at Waterbury,
the supervisors having declared her sane.
Henri G. Blaisdel of Concord, N. H., is
| to come here Wednesday to confer with the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young Mems Chris
| Jian Association in regard to giving d grand
concert here at the close OF the Lenten sea
son. The concert, If given, will be under
| the auspices Of the Auxiliary and Will in
clude the combination OF Blaisdell's and
| Wilder's orchestrss.
Marshall l.. Wood is to leave Thursday
for few weeks business trip in the inter
ests OF the Lane Manufacturing Company
He is to visit New York, Philadelphia, take
in the Inauguration in Washington, visit
| Richmond and Peer sburg, Va, Charles.
ton, s. O., Savannah, Ga, ana possibly
Jacksonville, Fla.
b. b. Bailey resigned his position 90 local
station agent for the Central Vermont road
about three weeks ago but as yet he has not
been informed whether or not his resigna-
tion hes been accepted. IL Is rumored that
q. A. Lang, who has had cnarge Of the To-
cal freight Office for several years, will sue
ceed Mr.. Bailey.
Noah Granger of Randolph, formerly
financial agent of the Montpelier Seminary
was found dead Monday morning in al
outbuilding He had suffered two shocks
previously and had been in poor healtf
lately, but his sudden death was entirely
unexpected. Mr.. Granger was al out eighty
years old.
The next rehearsal will be Wednesday
evening at 1880 at the vestry of the churcl
of the Messiah. All members and friend
are requested TO attend. Several four-part
selections by Smart will be used in addi
tlon to regular work. The last rehearsal
was very enthusiastic and new impetus
, was given TO the work of the chorus.
The case of e. III. Deayitt, receiver TO
: Lowe & Phillips, against IL. 8. Town wa
tried Friday evening before Justice j. II
Lucia. The suit was TO .ecover S2l 63 al
legged TO be due on general account. G
W. Wing appeared for the defendant
. Judgment was rendered in favor of the de
fendant to recover bis costs.
The Ladies' Aid of East Montpelier will
hold literary and musical entertainment
. at village hall on Wednesday evening, Fet
ruary 27 Reading by Miss Nadine Nichol
4 of Barre and music by the banj) club G
\ Goddard Seminary will make up tho pre-
gramme. p oceeds to go for a memoirs
I wind W for b. L. Wheeler. Refreshment
i will be served.