The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-19
Montpelier.

THERE will be praise service at the Baptist
church next Sunday evening.
THE dry and fancy goods stores have taken
In the usual holiday supply OF clerks
The Spsldng bell ringers are booked for
Capital hall Friday evening, December 2S.
ONE Of the ten new moguls" purchased by
the Central Vermont railroad has been named
the "E P. Walton"
CHRIST CHURCH SUSDAY.scHooL is to meet
at the rectOr's house on Saturday afternoon, at
four O'clock for Christmas carol practice.
THE lecture by Chaplain McCabe, in Trinity
church last Wednesday evening. WAS we'll at
tended and was very entertaining and in
structive.
THIS office had the honor OF receiving the
first message over the telephone wire from
Mortified, 1t came at fifteen minutes past
one o'clock Friday afternoon.
THE East Montpelier annual occurs at the
Pavilion Tuesday evening. January 1t. Mu-
sic will be furnished by Bsisdelrs orchestra
(eight pieces) OF Concord, N. H.
J. D. CLARK Is getting out some very nice
work in the line OF record books for towns
Mr.. Clark has large patronage in this line,
and his customers are always satisfied with his
work.
DURING the week OF January 9th Professor
Starr, the exposer OF spiritualism, will be at
Capital hall. The professor, 1t is said, has
been very successful in Burlington and else
| where.
GEORGE WHEELER has rented the Union
house of Messrs. Irish & Sparrow, and has
moved into the same during the past week.
He intends to run clearinghouse and tran
silent stable.
Hon GEORGE N. DALE ia to deliver lecture
In course to be given at Island Pond His
subject will be Catherine Of Arragon and
CASTLE, and Her Prosecutors" an item Of
English history.
LITTLE CoRINNK and her merrie- makers are
under contract to sing in Capital hall Wednes-
matte prodigy Is too we'll known here to need
any commentator. She will have q packed
house as matter Of course.
THE funeral services OF Mrs. Caroline NJ.
Ptkin, which occurred last Thursday after
noon, were largely attended. The sermon
was preached BY Rev. Mr.. Wright. The en-
ployes of the Lane manufacturing company
attended the funeral in body.
HyMEN has scored another victory. Mr.
J. G. Morrison and Miss Nellie J. Rswson were
married at Campridgeport on Tuesday OF last
week. Mr.. and MrI. Morrison have taken
rooms at the Pavilion for the winter. The
WATERMAN wishes them much happiness.
THE sociable at the Pavilion, last wednes-
day evening, was we'll attended. There were
three hundred people present, and about S45
were taken. ellison & Cushman's orchestra
furnished excellent music, and the evening
WAS almost entirely taken up with dancing
LAST Saturday was the toughest day OF the
winter. thus far. The thermometer ranged in
the vicinity of zero through the day. and to
this inclemency was added a strong north
easterly wind. This condition Of things, together
with the absence of sleighiDg, necessarily rem.
dered trade dull for this time of year. Six
inches OF snow would brighten things up won
derfully
RUTH JEwETr returned from Northampton
I'D cd h. lxA
will spend the holiday vacation in Montpelier.
Charles NJ. Thompson comes home to-mor-
row, Florence Bailey on Friday and Fannie
Fifield. C. C. King and r. G. Brown on Satur-
day. Mr.. Brown brings with him Mr.. Hunting,
IA member of the class of 'S3 who will pass the
vacation beIe.
THERE is movement on foot to start a skat.
ing rink, II sufficient funds can be raised. We
understand papers are in circulation for su b.
scriptions to defray the expense. 1t will take
about one dollar from each skater Ia town. II
is proposed to scrape or plane a piece OF ice or
the Winooski river about six hundred feet in
length and the full width of the river, and
keep 1t in good condition until the first Of
} March.
THE prices for some OF the more common
supplies this week are rs follows Cabhages
3 cents a p Iund; onions, 81 a bushel; cranber-
, ries, 10 cents a quart; evaporattd apples, u
! cents n pound; pickles. 20 cents II gallon; buck
, wheat -four, cents pound; beans, 123 cents
n quart; oysters. Providence river, As cents a
quart; Norfolk, IS cents quart; Florida or,
anges, 35 to 80 cents dozen; honey, 20 to 3C
cents pound.
THERE will be Christmas concerts at the
, Congregational, Unitarian and Methodist
churches on Sunday evening At Bethany, q
, special form OF service IL to be used, and the
concert will be sort OF children's praise ser
vice, the exercises consisting largely Of singing
. and responsive readings by the children. Al
tha other ga the exe rcses will be of sim
liar cl aracter, the principal feature in each
case being the music.
CHRISTMAS day services at Christ church will
be held at hslf-past ten O'Clock A. NJ Offer
iugs will be taken for missions in this STATE
3 Sunday. school festival at four p. III, with
carols. There will be n Christmas tree n
= Trinity church Monday evening. At the
/ church OF the Messiah Christmas will be OBJ
served by gathering of the children In thu
3 afternoon. Games will be furnished anC
refreshments provided, and in the evening nj
0 operetta will be given by the children, ano
pantomimes and tabieaux will add much to thu