Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-12
Montpelier Items.

About thirty from this village and vicinity are
now and have been for the past week camping at
Highgate Springs IA party of eleven persons
mostly employees Of this office, made an enjoy
able trip to Williamstown Springs last Saturday.
The party was composed OF c. G. Ramsdell and
wife, G. Il, Costic and wife, Mary Patterson, |. L.
Robbins, wife and child, Miss Adde Livingston,
Miss Sarah Iloyt and Miss Abbie Ramsdell..
Mr. W. A. Briggs and wife go TO South Royalton,
Friday, to take part in the concert by the Con-
gregational choir there.....S @. Shurtleff, Esq,
Is in Burlington, acting M master in chancery In
the case OF the Steam Stone Cutter Company u.s.
Sheldon Slason, all OF Rutland for the infringe
ment OF the Wardwell patent for a stone channel
ing machine. The musical portion OF the ser
vice at Christ church was especially enjoyable
last Sunday. Misses Phinney and Roleau re-
aumed their places In the choir and gave album
dant proof Of marked improvement during their
stay in Boston. During the warm weather the
sermon will be omitted from the evening service
80. .Chatelain's French class meets every after
noon at the Pavilion. ...S. 5. Thompson OF Lyn-
donvie was In town last Friday. Judge Po-
land OF st. Johnsbury was In town yesterday.
y. W. Bailey returned to Chicago wednesday.
Hon. Charles Dewey and wife spent large por-
ton OF last week In Boston. Governor Farm
ham and W. II. Dubois our next state treasurer,
were In town Thursday. Misses Mary Phinney
and Josie Roleau have returned from Boston,
where they have been taking lessons In vocal
music.... Rev. J. d. Beeman, president OF the
seminary, has been away most OF the past week
on business connected with the school,. The
arrangement Of the trains through the mountains
is not favorable to those Of our people who wish
to reach the Maine coast In one day. They must
stop all night in the mountains or reach Portland
in the evening. It. r. Merrill the town clerk,
is performing the duties Of the county clerk dur
Ing that officials absence. Quarterly confer
ence was held at the Methodist vestry last even
ing by the presiding elder, Rev. II. A. Spencer.
80, State Auditor Powell and DIR. Hiram Cutting
were In town last Wednesday. There will be
quite an exodus Of young people from this vi
lage next fall. Misses Ruth Jewett, Lulu Ellis
and Fannie Fifeld will go away to school and
Miss Mary Reed will move west, while George
Shepard, L. L. Smith and Charlie Thompson ex-
pect to enter college. This is in addition to
past year. Miss Julia Shafter Of San Francisco
made brief visit at Mrs. Il. p. Jewett's during
the past week. Hon. T. p. Walton is at Plain
field Springs. ellison & Cushman's orchestra
played for a ball at Meader's hotel In Marshfeld
on the night Of the Fourth. One hundred and
thirteen couples were present. 80. D. Scribner
has nearly completed the enlargement and repair
OF his store. He did r large portion Of the work
himself and has made II an ornament to the street.
-. Miss Laura Markham, one of the old teachers
Of the Union school, has resigned the position OF
principal of the St Johnsbury Union school to ac-
cept, as the Cdledonidn puts IT, "a more agree
ganist at the Church Of the Messiah, is taking
his annual vacation at Northwood, N. H., and
other places, and will be absent four or five
weeks. Mrs II. II. Deming of Newbury, well
hnoWn III thls Vlllage, HAS gone 10 LOWELL, masss-
chusetts, to visit her son.. I'D. W. Ellis has
gone to Boston and will stay a week two.
misses Florence Bailey, Mary Reed, Ruth
Jewett Fannie Fifed and Kate Bailey, with
Mrs. Thompson as chaperon, go to Woodbury.
to-day on an excursion, and return Friday They
will doubtless have very enjoyable time, even
though they will have no gentlemen to protect
them from the terrible snakes and toads.. MIR.
Joseph Aud, business manager of the Burlington
Free Press, was in town yesterday. :. Mrs. L. p.
Gleason left yesterday to visit her father in New
York state.