The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

w. e. Poole has received a new set
of books for the Tabard Inn library.
Mrs. Harlie Oritchett had birth
day Monday, the first in eight years.
Miss Blanche Roberts, who has
been visiting in the city for several
weeks, returned to her home in st.
Albans on Monday,
Prof. E. A. Hamilton left Tuesday for
West Burke. From that place he will
90 to his home in Danville, from
there to Boston, where most of his
vacation will be spent.
Mrs. e. S. Fiske left on Saturday
noon for Boston to visit her son, DR..
Fred ]. Fassett. DR.. Fassett is teach
ing in the Boston School of Osteop-
athy and is attending the Harvard
Medical College.
Rev. Effie X NJ. Jones, who re
Gently resigned as pastor OF the Uni
versalist church in Barre, was given
a public reception on Tuesday evening
which was largely attended. Mrs.
Jones left Wednesday for her new
home in Waterloo, Iowa.
Rev. S. A. d. Boggs, a missionary,
who has been working in Asam, ar
rived in Montpelier on Wednesday
He went to Barre in the afternoon and
spoke there in the evening. While
in Montpelier he is to be the guest Of
Rev. Gny d. Lamson and he will
speak in the Baptist church on Friday
evening.
Walter E. Ranger, received on
Tuesday letter from Panton that
gives a record of school attendance
that probably has not been beaten, if
it has been equalled, by any other
pupil in the State. Pearl Stagg of
Panton, has not missed attendance on
single session of school since she be
gan her school work, and she has at
tended school for no weeks.
On Saturday evening Mrs. Ander-
son, on First avenue. celebrated her
sixty ninth birthday. A party of
| dDOuG NioitOo bOA bo e'iS
home of her n-in-law, David And
erson, with whom she lives. The
evening was pleasantly passed and a
general good time enjoyed. The
guests left tokens of the esteem in
which their hostess is held.
At Christ church Mrs. Puffer and
Miss Minott sang duet at the offer
tory which was much admired Mr..
Angus solo in the evening was skill
fully rendered. The Junior choir, "
new musical organization, composed
of young girls, assisted by few
members of the regular choir, made
their first appearance at the evening
service. They showed careful train
ing, and sang very creditably.
4 Rev. Effie X. NJ. Jones preached hel
farewell sermon in the Universalist
church in Barre on Sunday evening.
The church was filled to its full ca
pacity and it became necessary to car
\ ry in chairs to seat all those present
A public reception will be held in heI
honor on Tuesday evening and or
Wednesday morning she will leave fol
4 her new charge III Waterloo, Iowa Il
is just ten years ago she preached hel
4 farewell sermon III that place to which
she is now returning.
There was full attendance at the
4 meeting Of the Saturday Afternoon
! club, on Monday, including some few
a members whose assistance will b.
4 much appreciated. The new work wa
4 taken up with enthusiasm, and due
4 sung by Miss Minott and Mrs. Putfe
z was much enjoyed, Mrs. Mary Phin
a ney Mcintyre was present and wa
much interested in the work OF th
club, expressing a wish thar a simila
d organization might be formed in Rut
Y land
% The Boston Sunday Globe has
N story of the life of Ralph Carlos Hill
one Of Milford S Mass best know
q residents He is eighty years old an
will celebarate his twentieth birthda
n today He was born in Johnson, vt.
X the son of Josiah and Mary Pike
81 Hlu, one Of large family. MI
Ralph Hill moved to Montpelier i
1914 and lived here for year Fl
u has only two living brothers, Charlie
n Hill of Calais and Benjamin OF Mid
dlesex. He has two sisters, Mrs
Caroline Jacobs of Calais and Mrs
Lydia A Brown ofWorce.ter, vt.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Horace NJ. Farnhai
of East Montpelier serve a supper Nor
- day evening at their home in hone
OF Mr. and Mrs, o. W. Martin. Mr.
Martin is one of those fortunates wi
iy is not reminded of her advancing as
oy each year but has birthday once
OF four years only. Monday she celebra
y. ed her birthday for the first time i
~ eight years, condition OF atfai
ne which happens only once in a centul