The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-16

r. G.. Davy, clerkla the Pavilion, is
visiting at his home in Hillsboro Bridge,
N. II. His place at the Pavilion is taken
by Louis Neveaux.
Judge w S. Martin of Plainfeld is
critically ill with pneumonia. A council
of phys clans was held Monday morning
on his case.
The members of the Baptist church and
congregation will tender reception TO
Rev and Mrs. Guy G. Lamson at the
chdrch vestry on Wednesday evening.
Rev. f. w Lewis of Brattleboro, secre-
tary of the Vermont Conference, was in
town, making arrangements TO. printing
the annual conference minutes Tuesday
Forty one years ago Monday morning
the flag was fired upon at Fort Sump-
ter
A son weighing ten and three
fourths pounds was born Monday to
Mr. and Mrs Luman Cutler.
Heaton hospital now has twenty two
patients, twenty of whom are paying
for their treatment.
Right Eminent Commander Daniel Pay
son of Windsor will make an official visit
to ountZion Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, on Friday evening. A banquet will
follow the official inspection.
Mrs. Whittemore, a compositor in
on a side walk on First Avenue and
fractured the bones of one leg.
The infant child of william Hunt
died Monday evening. Mr.. Hunt re-
Gently moved to Montpelier from
Northfield and the body will be taken
there on Thursday for burial.
The Easter collection taken at st.
Augustine's church Sunday morning
amounted to over 81, 200. This was
the largest Easter collection taken in
the diocese Of Vermont
Miss Elizabeth NJ Packer went Mon
day to South birmingham, Mass. for
a vacation of two weeks. During her
absence Miss Kate Smith will sing
contralto in Bethany church choir.
The case of Josephine Ducham
against Francis Leslie, for services
asa domestic, was heard Saturday af-
ternoon before Justice Z. j. Deavitt.
Decision reserved.
A few ladies of Trinity church, not
members of the Browning club, sent
on Monday evening to Mrs G. O. Jud-
kins, a set of silver spoons as a slight
token of their regard.
The ladies' union of the Montpelier
Spritualist association will have a socia-
bic on Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Child at 80 East Lib
erty street. Supper will be served from
$3.50 to 1870, followed by whist,
Miss Ellen Grout, stenographer for the
for the past two years for superintendent
f. w. Stanyan, closed her labors there
Saturday to accept a position with the
National Life Insurance Company Miss
Maude Ayers of Barre will take the place
vacated by Miss Grout.
Caroline, widow of the late Luke
Nee, died on Saturday aged about fifty
years. Funeral services were held
Monday morning from st. Augustine's
church, Rev. Father w. j. O'Sulli-
van officiating. Burial was III the
Catholic cemetery,
Martin Gibbons retracted his plea
Of not guilty of beating his wife and
entered plea Of guilty i'll city court
on Monday afternoon. He was sen-
fenced to not less than two nor more
than three weeks at hard labor in the
house of correction at Rutland.
Hon. George w. Scott is rapidly recov-
ering from his recent serious illness with
pneumonia. At the advanced age of
ninety-three yeaI Mr.. Scott's happy re
covery is almost marvellous. He was an
Xious to visit the Montpelier National
bank, of which he is a director, but heed
ed the advice of his physician and re-
manned indoors
There will be an entertainment un
der the auspices of the Young Peo-
ple's Religious Fraternity of the
church of the Messiah consisting of
music and farce by young ladies of
Barre Wednesday evening at eight
o'clock Admission. fifteen cents.
AT the parish house on Wednesday even
nfp of lA a
chorus will be held for the purpose of
electing board OF officers and for the
transaction of any other proper business.
Prof. Phillips earnestly desires all who at
tended the last meeting shall again be
present and any others who may be i'll
terested i'll the promotion OF good music
i'll our city.
The stone masons, plasterers and brick
layers held meeting Friday evening and
organized a local union. stephen Cash
man was elected president; Peter Gauth-
ier, vice-president; G.. A. Hill. corre-
cial secretary; James Ewing, treasurer.
The attendance included large majority
! of those in Montpelier who were eligible
| to join the union The charter will be
left open for thirty days.
MIR. and Mrs. William Hooper have the
! sympathy of many friends in the death of
Francis, their five year old son, which oc-
CURED on onday evening. The little
fellow was taken iii last Friday with in
tlammation of the bowels and the best
medical skill failed to give relief, He was
! an unusually bright and active lad and Il
| general favorite with all who knew him
| The body was taken to Philadelphia,
| Mr.. Hooper's home, where the funeral
and burial occurred.
Col. O. D. Clark, the Washington
county member of the Republican
State committee, has received letter
from Ira r. Allen, chairman of the
committee, stating that a meeting of
the State committee to fix the time
and place for holding the Republican
State convention will be called the
last of April or one of the first days
of May. The meeting will probably
be held in Burlington. The call will
be issued within very few days.
Prof. f. G.. Nichols, the head of the
business department at Montpelier
Seminary, has accepted a very fiat
tering offer from a seminary in Pitts
burg, Pa, and leaves for that city on
Thursday with his family, 1t is not
yet decided who will succeed him.
During his connection with the
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