Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-13

Miss Powers Of Burke and Miss Stiles OF st.
Johnsbury, graduates OF the Methodist semin-
aty, are teaching at st. Johnsbury Center....
Hon Charles Dewey il absent on western trip
and will probably visit the great exposition at
Denver, Colorado, before returning. Rev. d
+ Miller has moved from the Morton Marvin
house and now occupies the first dwelling house
south OF the boarding house on Seminary Hill
.,,.Will Collins, formerly porter ut the Pavilion,
is now back in his old place. Amos A. Law
renee Of Boston, the well known phianthroplst
stayed in town over Sunday, leaving Monday
morning for Ansable Chasm..... Mr.. James r.
Bolton OF Washington, D. Co.. accompanied by
his wife and son Henry visited last week with his
son George W. Bolton, of the WAToHMAN force
:. Edward l.. Smith left Thursday night for
New Haven, Connecticut, to enter the freshman
class in Yale College,. Hon Joseph Poland Is
absent on a western trip Of about ten DAYS dura-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. G. D Mather spent Sunday in
burlington. The Sunday-school connected with
Bethany church gave an interesting concert last
Sunday evening. Principal J. r. Brackett has
gone to keeping house In one OF Erastus Hubbard
new houses on the meadow. Mrs. Richard
Busted and daughter OF Jamaica, Long Island
who have been at the Pavilion for several weeks,
returned to their home last Friday ...A. N
Blanchard, the photographer, took some stereo-
scopic views Of Mrs T. Bailey's lot In Green
Mount Cemetery last Saturday. The display Of
flowers upon the two newly made graves WIS
very beautiful. ... A. A. Hadley, teacher OF in
strumental music at the seminary, has changed
his boarding place from Mrs. McDermid's to Mr.
Simeon Dewey's on Seminary Hill.,., Much
work has been done at the Sabin slate quarry
lately preparatory to the opening OF the ledge
about midway between the old opening and the
valley. The tool house has been moved down to
the spot. "A man has an undoubted right to
keep goats, but has no right to tie them in such
manner rs to permit them to lie upon the side
walk to the annoyance OF pedestrians. This is
done between the village and Seminary Hill,
where there is now much travel. George +,
Spear Is about to leave the employ of Frank II.
Bascom His place will be taken in that estab-
ishment by Mr. Bascom's brother-in-law. Mr..
Spear will open fancy goods business in the
Walton block, in the store lately occupied by f.
r. Meader.. Frank Hoyt is building a house
near the road running from near his residence to
Happy Hollow, and another is building between
NJ S. Goodwins and c. II. Cross Two chill
dren, boy and n girl, born in New Orleans,
have arrived at Rev d. +. Millers from Mar
tha's Vineyard All their relatives are dead and
Town, son Of Henry $, Town, accidentally shot
off one of his fingers last Sunday. Rev J. o.
Sherbnrn, the representative-elect from Roches-
ter, is a cousin OF Frank Sherburn, Putnam &
Marvin's efficient and popular clerk Our vii
lage schools opened last Monday with good at
tendance. Professor Chatelain is ready to form
classes for children in French. Inquire at the
Pavilion. Fred Hayden, mentioned last week
as taking vacation on account OF sickness has
been very low with Inflammation of the bowels,
and on Sunday his recovery was a matter of some
doubt. Mrs. George Thompson leaves for Bos-
ton to-day to be gone two weeks. Miss Mary
Phinney, who has sung alto 80 acceptably in
Christ Church, has been engaged to sing in the
Unitarian church at Burlington, and her place
here will be taken by Miss Jennie Kimball.. ..
The concert in the vestry of the Church of the
Messiah last Wednesday evening was greatly en-
joyed. Several encores were given and some
very pretty bouquets bestowed. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that so small an audience was present.
IF w. Bancroft and Mrs. w. A. Briggs sang
at concert given in the Universalist church in
Richmond last Friday evening. By the unin-
territorial omission of Miss Terrills name from
the list of teachers in a recent issue of the
WATERMAN, the impression was given that she
was not to return. Such is not the case, and we
are sorry that it so appeared. Seven of our
young men will leave the latter part of next week,
some to continue, others to begin, study Mt Har-
ward College. They are r. G. Brown, Carroll
King, Charlie Hubbard, Fred Dieter Burnside
Bailey, George Shepard and Charlie Thompson,
....About seventy-five from this village availed
themselves of the excursion rates to Newport,
Vt, last Saturday and report very enjoyable
time, Ashton r. Willard has begun the prac.
tice Of his profession in his fathers old office in
the Freeman building. -. A large number will at
tend the state fair at Burlington this week The
fare for the round trip is only Sl.3O. -. Harry
Wooson, of Woolson Brothers, the tailors, will
make his home in Boston until the LIST Of Janu-
airy, where he is engaged in introducing among
the taors mis- patent device for measuring. His
any reports to the contrary notwithstanding 80.
j. f. Gilman, the artist, has on exhibition at T.
C. Phinney'sa very lifelike portrait of General
Pitkin and fine view of lower State street, near
Mr.. T. p. Jewetts. o. ID. Scrbner has put up
a awning and relaid the brick walk in front
of his store. The improvement is quite notice.
able. G. +, Miller, for the past year foreman
in the trimming department of the Montpelier
Manufacturing Companys shop, left for Boston
last Friday. His fellow workmen presented
him with handsome silver cup as q token of
their kindly feeling. Quite number of the
newly elected senators and representatives have
been in town during the past week engaging
agent of Hartford, Conn., a former resident of
this village has been In town for a couple of
days, accompanied by his wife ....A social was
held at the house of Mrs Ephraim Gary, Tuesday
evening, September 9th. Quite number Of
friends and acquaintance were present. George
few days by an i'll turn. We hope to see him out
again very soon. The sale of the Ephraim
Gary farm will take place to morrow. A new
gas pipe is being laid across State street. connect
ing the main pipe with Capital Hall. Charles
ii. Prescott formerly law student in the office
of Clarence II. Ptkin, Esq, but at present editor
and proprietor OF the Union d Journal, Bddeford,
Maine, was elected Monday as one OF the repre-
sentatives to the legislature from his city. The
governor vote was in favor OF the fusionsts and
the other representative belongs to that party.
Shake, brother, shake. Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Fifeld and daughter Fannie, go to the White
Mountains to-day for a brief stay. DR.. G. T..
Frost Of Hanover, n. H., a member Of the Dart
mouth medical faculty, Is at the Pavilion Miss
Laura Markham, for several years very popular
teacher In the Union school, was 10 town over Sun
day. COZ, Colonel George w. Hooker of attle-
boro and Auditor Powell OF Richford are at the
Pavilion.