The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-23
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

| COOK at NO, WaNtrly IlaCe,
Mr.. and Mrs Gilman Dodge are to move
the first of May to Lisbon, n. II to make
their home with their son, G.. b. Dodge.
A party of Montpelier Seminary stu
dents went to Middlesex Monday to search
Tor the fragrant trailing arbutus
II. NJ. Farnham has received another
| carload of Western horses, which he took
to his farm in East W Moutpelier on Sun
| day
Miss Bessie Messer of Northfeld
was the guest of Miss Mabel Martin
over Sunday.
Albert NJ. Hill of Northfield, and
Annie Mortimer of Barre were mar
ried last Saturday by Rev. j. Edward
Wright
maid. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy left for brief
visit in Boston and upon their return will
reside in the John Cook house on Berlin
street
Miss Clara Smith gave birthday party
to twelve of her friends on Saturday
evening. Progressive games were played
followed by refreshments.
w j. More is to finish work at the Jew
elry store of A. G Stone the 6rst.of May
Mr.. More has not yet decided where he
will locate.
Rev. and Mrs. A. n. Lewis went Monday
to New Haven, Coun Mr. Lewis will re-
ttil ii Oll Odbuludy, Dll MIS-. IeWlS Will re-
MAN IN New Haven several weeks.
Mrs. Eliza Crossett and family leave
this week for Brookfeld to remain with
Mrs. ID A. Perry, Mrs. Crossetts daugh-
ter, until fall,
Because of the continued illness of
Landlord X r. Bates the boarders at the
Vermont House have been notified that
they must board elsewhere after Saturday.
Miss Addie E. Neveux, formerly of
this city, and John d. Anderson were
married in Chicago last week and are.
to reside in that city.
An interesting short story entitled
Popleigh, written by Harle O. Cum
minis, was published in the Boston
Globe of Sunday, April 20.
George F. Guy and Miss Mary Murray were
married at st. Augustines church early
Iuesdaymornng SamuelGuy,a brother of
the groom. acted as best man aud Miss
Nellie Conlin, aunt of the bride, as brides
A change is made in Rev. J. E.
Wright's appointment in the Morse
school house in East Montpelier. The
next meeting will be May II, and
they may be expected fortnightly
thereafter.
ployed in New Bedford, Mass, has re-
turnedIto the city and entered the employ
OF the Cotton Manufacturing Company
Three men from Meriden Conn, are also
to enter the employ of this company.
The Minister'S Monday Club, an organ
lzatlon including the ministers of all de-
| nominations i'll this vicinity and which
has held meetings at Barre on the first
Monday of each month. will begin hold
ing its meetings in May at Bethany
church.
Ira B. Bixby of Essex Junction is
, i'll town to act as coach for the Mont.
pelier Seminary base ball team Mr..
! Bixby will be remembered as the pop
ular catcher of this team a few years
ago
Charles Wing is hnstling about town for
subscriptions for the support of the Mont
! pelier Seminary base ball team this sea-
son. He Is meeting with a generous re-
sponse, having already received pledges
for over 200 iof the S4C0 he desires to
raise The team has not yet been Sc
| ected.
The granite sheds of G. Ii. ore & Co :.
| smut down Tuesday afternoon out of re-
spect to the late George Mackie, whose
| funeral was held at Barre at two o'clock.
| w. L. NJ ortimer, foreman for G. III. More
! y co was one of the six first Scotchmen,
OF which MIR. Mackie was another, to COM
mence cutting granite in Barre in 1888.
The choir of Christ church sang
Kipling's Recesional as an offertory
Sunday morning, much to the enjoy
ment of the congregation. Miss Alice
Folsom sang with that choir on Sun.
day. 1t is hoped arrangements can be
made whereby Miss Folsom will again
sing regularly at that church.
In the divorce case of Moriarty
against Moriarty in county court, in
which Judge Start granted bill for
desertlon, the husband testified that
just before his wife left him three
years ago she run him in debt for six
teen shirt waists and ten pairs of
stockings, for which he had to pay.
Small wonder that the court cut the
knot.
| Deputy Sheriff Tracy Tuesday served
papers upon Andrew }. Smith in the suit
| brought against him by Martin L. Chand-
er OF MiddleseX. Mr.. Chandler sues Mr.
Mr.. Smith for 900 damages alleged to
have been sustained by him in the recent
fracas in which Mr.. Smith knocked him
down and for which he settled in city
court. r. A. Bailey is retained as coun-
sci by Mr.. Chandler and the time set for
hearing in the case is May %
The regular monthly meeting of Mar
| quls de Lafayette Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, was held on
saturday afternoon with Miss Nellie Bar
| ip"S' ihr ploSIuiIille Hdu especldl rel
erence to Patriots Day Mrs. S. l.. Howe
read poem, The New England Chevy
Chase" Mrs. T. j. Deavitt furnished an
original paper, Mrs W. A. Briggs read
The Fall of Quebec" and Mrs. Hermon
ID. Hopkins gave selections from Evan
geline." Refreshments were served al
the conclusion of the programme.
The Saturday Afternoon club put in
two hours good work at the rehearsal
held at the parish house Saturday af-
ternoon. The soloists were Miss Adah
Edwards of Richmond, a graduate of
Goddard Seminary and Miss Edith
Brooks. Both these young ladies ac-
quilted themselves most creditably.
One more rehearsal will be held next
Saturday afternoon for the concert
to be given at Goddard Seminary on
Tuesday evening, Apr 20.
Henry ID. Hopkins sustained a seri-
GUS accident at his home at 254 Berlin
street on Monday afternoon. Mr..
Hopkins had recovered from his re-
cent illness so as to be up and around
the house He went to chamber in
the second story and in some way lost