Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20
Montpelier Items.

At the woman's Christian Temperance Union
held at Craftsbury last week Thursday, MISS
Josie GiIl Of this place delivered an address address
honors crowd thick upon our old friend, Her-
bert Sullivan, the former clerk OF the American
House He lately had the pleasure OF enter.
taining the president Of the United states AZ
the Rockingham House, Portsmouth, N. H., OF
which ne IL clerk. Mr.. ii. ii. peming, the
longtime merchant OF Danville and Newbury,
has moved to town.. The popping OF squirrel
guns was heard all day long last Sunday. IL Is
desirable to give the sportsmen enough employ
ment during the week to keep them out OF mis-
chief How would Il do TO give them 10 much
that they will be glad to use Sunday as day OF
rest and permit others TO do SOY 80 sunday
evening night-blooming cereus opened Its petals
at the American House =. Arthur Farwell and
Enos Stevens have returned from their west
ern trip. Mrs A. o. Cummins exhibited
ut the state fair very pretty specimen oil etching
on silk. Arthur Ropes OF the WATCHMAN Is
spending q well-earned vacation in Massachu-
SETS. The employees OF the Pavilion have pur-
chased large and very beautiful crown OF How
ers which was placed on the grave OF Mr.. II ..
Bailey on Sunday. Such an act speaks plainly
of the good feelings which always existed be.
tween the parties. An alarm OF fire was caused
Sunday evening by the burning out OF chimney
at the American House. fire In that locality,
with good west wind, is not very pleasant
thing to contemplate. The clearinghouse on
Seminary Hill has been connected with the vii.
lage by telephone, and the arrangement is found
to be OF great convenience. Fred II. Smith and
wife are absent on an extended western tour. ...
S. G. Shurtleff, Esq has returned from Washing.
ton, where he was engaged In the patent suit OF
d. b. Wooster Us. Vermont Farm Machine Com
pany.. A house on Elm street with bright red
blinds faces another which has blue blinds.
Every one to his taste. Misses Mary and Gertie
Dewey returned last Wednesday from their stay
in Portland, Me....A large number from this
village attended the state fair, although the
threatening weather detained many Some who
ant vnta tulaft ,,tl INF mt OH
Morse and wife have gone to Montreal to particle
pate in the general ticket agents excursion and
banquet Mrs. ii. M. Taylor Of Ludlow has
been spending few days in this village. Mrs.
Arthur Pearson, widow OF the former station
agent at East Montpelier, has just received a
back pension Of So 800 in behalf Of her husband
who applied some years since and meanwhile has
died. There will be a sociable at Trinity vestry
Wednesday evening. Recitations, singing, cake
and coffee. .. Rev. d. + Miller is off for few
weeks vacation among friends in southern New
England. His pulpit will be regularly supplied
in his absence. Rev. Professor Bishop will preach
next Sunday and Rev II. A. Spencer will hold
quarterly meetings the following Sunday, 80.
A regular communication of Aurora Lodge,
No. % Free and Accepted Masons. will be held at
the masonic hall, on Monday evening, September
%, at half-past seven o'clock. WORK ...J. G.
Emery has returned, after an absence from town
Of two or three weeks. Among those from this
village who are In attendance upon the National
Unitarian Conference, now Ia session at Saratoga,
are Kew. y. EDWARD wright ana WIFE, n. L, jew
EFT and wife, Mrs. H. S. LOOMS and Mrs. Henry
Fullerton. Mrs. c. II. Heath was delegate, but
was unable to attend. :. Rev. j. II. Hincks ex-
changed pulpits with Rev w. S. Hazen Of North
field last Sunday Miss Carabel Boyce of East
Roxbury is teaching the school just across the
river in Berlin. Col. George T. Childs OF st
Adams was in town Monday Miss Ruth Jew
EFT left last Saturday, to enter the school for
young ladies at Northampton, Mass. ...J. W.
Ellis and wife have returned from their stay in
Massachusetts,. :. Mrs. Chapman, who has been
spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs t.
o. Bailey, left yesterday for her home in Mil
waukee. The American House is receiving a
coat Of paint Mrs. Ephram Gary, at the auc-
ton sale last Thursday, disposed of large por-
ton Of the personal property, but the real estate
was not sold, as satisfactory bids were not re-
ceived. Frank IL. Bascom is making extensive
repairs upon his drug store. He has lately put up
a new sign in shape of an illuminated mortar,
which Is very attractive Rev. ii. W. Worthen
of Craftsbury, formerly Of Mortified, is in town
to answer to the suit brought against him, grow
ing out of church difficulty in the latter town.
80. A mixture of very cool and very warm weather,
interspersed with heavy thunder showers, has
been the programme Of the weather clerk during
the past week. sufficient variety, surely. -.
W. Brock has been appointed administrator OF
the I. o. Bailey estate. Mrs. DIR. Woodland
left yesterday for Boston,. The Woman s
Christian Temperance Union will meet in the
parlors of Trinity church tomorrow afternoon AT
three o'clock. "A. G. Trulan, telegraph OPP
orator is absent on vacation OF two weeks. .
+. d. Putnam, Of Putnam Marvin, and N w
Frink are in Boston this week.