The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-15
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

| and Mrs. ID Willis Cummins of East Mont
| pelier
The Montpelier Seminary basket ball
| team is to play the Edmuuds high school
team at Burlington on Friday evening.
The Browning class will meet on
| Wednesday evening in the committee
room of the Kellogg Hubbard library
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Phillips returned
| from their bridal trip TO New York on
/ saturday evening and are at their rooms
! at 80 State street
Deputy High Chief Ranger Henry 4.
! Frenier was in Northlield on Monday
| evening TO install the officers Of Abraham
! Lincoln Court, Catholic order OF For
cstgTs.
= Theron +. Cotton and Harry S. Col
! ton have been admitted into partner
ship in the Cotton Manufacturing
Company of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. e. H. Deavitt have
returned from their bridal visit to
! Washington, D. c., and are residing
at the brides former home at l3 Sum
mer street.
Washington County Court will re
convene on Wednesday morning Hon
IL. II. Start presiding, and Will pro-
ceed at once to dispose of the business
of the term.
The installation of officers of Rob Nor
rls Chapter, Order Eastern star, Will take
place at eight oclock Wednesday even
ln%, January 10, in Masonic hall, to winch
all members of masonic orders with their
families are cordially invited.
O. II. Collins has sold his carriage and
sieigh business to Harry Hawkins, who
has taken possession. Mr. Collins is IN
decided as TO what business he viii now
engage in but viii 20 this week to Cabot
to settle up his business affairs there.
The last quarterly conference of the
Evangelical chnrch viii be held Wednes-
day, january TO- at 80 state ST cet, Rev.
Joshua Gill of Boston, presiding elder
will be present and viii preach at two and
seven p. VI,
The basket ball game at the Young
Mems Christian Association gymnasium,
between the St Johnsbury and Mont
prler Seminary teams on Friday evening,
was well attended and was an Interesting
game. The visitors won out by score OF
81 to A
a pleasing feature of the music at
Christ church Sunday morning was
the solo 10y Mrs. G. n. Field of New
York. Mrs Field sang Adam s Christ
mas song "Bethlehem' with fine
effect
Meetings are being held this week at the
Evangelical church IN East Montpelier
and VIII continue over sunday, Janu1rt
10 Rev George Davies of SOmeViilc,
Mass is conducting the services, and
Rev Joshua Gin of Boston, will 90 pres
ent part of tine time
r. Bowers will sail January q .,r
Liverpool "Il the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse lie Will visit London aud
Aberdeen, cotlaud. returning the first of
March During Mir BuWers's absence
Alex Bruce of Barre will have chur-r of
the estimating for the Il G. Bowers Gran
te company
The installation of the hpwly elected of
llcers OF Stanuard lodge, New England
Order of Protectlau, was held on Friday
evening in Grand Army hall, Barre lodge
assisting in the work Two candidates
were also initiated and Or. G II. Burr
was made medical examiner. During
recess in the work refreshments were
served by the ladies
AlansOn Luce returned to Mont
pelier Saturday evening after an alb
scnce of eighteen months, most of
which has been passed in California.
Mr.. Luce's eighty-fye years sit light
y on him and he still considers him
self lone of the boys. -
At the annual meeting of the First
National bank, held Tuesday, Charles
Dewey was reelected president. Fred
f. Smith, vice president, and A. c.
Eaton cashier Charles Dewey, Fred
t. Smith. j. G. Houghton, w. e.
Adams, and f. A. Dwinell were elect
de directors.
The Montpelier National bank held
its annual meeting Tuesday and elected
Albert Tuttle, George w. Scott, James
W. Brock, \. ID. Farwell and Fred
| Blanchard, directors. These directors
elected Albert Tuttle, president; j.
W. Brock, vice president; and Levi
! II. BiXby, lcashier.
A matter of interest to property hoG-
| ers: For the purpose of keeping our
| wOrklneu busy during the dun season we
| wi accept orders for house heating by
| Furnace, Steam or Hot Water on a cash
| basis and date bills due October j. npXt.
Consider the matter now rs the offer can
only hold good for short time ESti-
mates cheerfully given. Peck Brothers,
GO Main street
The case of Columbian Granite Com
pany against w. c. Townsend q Com
pany was taken up in court Saturday.
f, r. Carleton, counsel for the plaint-
iff, filed a demurrer to the pleas of
Gordon q Jackson, counsel for the
defendent. The demurrer was sus-
tanned, exceptions allowed and the
case passed to supreme court
d. ID. Martin, who has been buying
cattle in this vicinity for the markets,
lost a valuable COW valued at $50 ON
Monday evening at Berlin Corner.
Here he stobpped for the night with
his herd and placed three dehorned
COWS among others in box stall
This morning he found that valuable
COW had been killed during the night
in some unaccouatble manner.
The usual pleasant time was passed
at whist with the unOr Order, United
American Mechanics. Monday evening
Seven tables were surrounded by PLAYERS
bent on enjoying the occasion ANA all eV
IDENTIFY had good time. During an in
termision refreshments were served, after
which playing continued until II O'Clock
The first prize was won by May E Teb
belts and G II ugbee, The booby wa
carried off by Mrs Richard Standish mC
q. w. Kdder.
The funeral of Mrs. Levi A. Per
sons was held Saturday at two
O'Clock from her late home on tn,
Mutt farm. Rev. j. Edward Wrigh
was the officiating clergyman. and tn,
hearers were Levi and George Per