The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-15
Montpelier.

MISS SHAFTER of California has been visit
ing at f. P. Jewett's.
Hon. CHARLES DEWEY has gone to New York |
and will return Saturday.
PETER MITCHELL is breathing the pure sea |
air at Falmouth Heights, Mass.
DR. AND MRS. WILLIAM HOWE OF Massachu- |
setts are visiting with s. L. Howe.
Mr.. NED BoTTsFoRD of Massachusetts is |
visiting with his friend, r. G. Brown.
G. H. SMILE, who has been on a visit to his |
home in Cambridge, Mass, has returned.
THERE were no services at Christ church last |
Sunday, the rector being at Camp Watson.
COLONEL GEORGE T. CH1LDs and G. S. Forbes |
OF st. Albans were in town last Wednesday.
Miss DORA WELLS was confined to her room
by illness last week, but is now able to be out
Hon H. d. HYDE, one Of the legal lights at
the Hub, was the guest Of B. F. Fifield, Esq,
last week.
EDWARD DEWEY and family returned last
week from Portland Harbor, where they spent
their outing.
PORTION of State street is being graveled,
under the direction Of street commissioner
John L. Tuttle.
G. w. PORTER, Esq, started to drive to
Quechee last Thursday. He will be absent
some little time
REV. c. W. GALLAGHER of Taunton, Mass,
may be expected to preach at Trinity church
next Sunday morning.
BY invitation of the publisher, eighteen Of
the WATERMAN force went on the excursion to
the Weirs last Saturday
IN response to the petition presented last
week, the baiffs are having some work done
ON the Worcester branch.
GEORGE G. KELLOGG and Mr.. Parker ar
rived from Boston Sunday morning to attend
the funeral OF Mrs Johonnott.
THE census has been increased by additions
to the families of Rev. j. Edward Wright, Fred
A. Carter and Juan De Collaines.
MEssRs. JEDD CAMP and Burnside Bailey
and Misses Alice Raymond and Kittie Bailey
took trip to Plainfield Springs last Sunday.
Mrs. F. r STEVENS, accompanied by her
son, Master Ned, is spending few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. D. L. House, at Beebe Plain,
P. Q.
FOURTEEN of those employed in S. G. Wool
sons establishment availed themselves of his
liberality and went on the excursion last Sat-
urday.
GEORGE c. SHEPARD and his son George took
trip to Montreal and Quebec last week and
returned with Mrs. j. NJ. Fiske, sister of Mrs.
Shepard
Mrs. SPENCER BORDEN of Fall River, Mass.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Fiske of Toledo, Ohio, sisters of
Mrs George c. Shepard, are stopping at the
| Pavilion.
| Manufacturing Companys works, had his foot
| injured yesterday by a heavy piece of ma
| chinery falling upon it.
GEORGE f. TAPLIN is fitting up the interior
of his store. New shelves and drawers will be
| put in, it will be sheathed overhead, and every
thing put in first-class shape.
A DEAD puppy was found in a spring on the
| Berlin side from which several families had
water. The deed pust have been malicious
one, as the spring is kept closely covered and
locked.
SOME of the tiling in the court house hall
was taken up to be relaid, when the floor was
found to be so badly rotted that it was thought
best to put in new one of iron and stone,
which is now being done.
THE expense of sprinking that portion of
the streets which is kept free from dust is about
$500 per year. OF this, about $500 is raised by
| subscription and paid to H. s. Smith for doing
the work and the bailiffs pay 800 for the
water
AUGHTNEY SHAMBo lost a valuable truck
horse Friday night. He had been sick the
| previous day and was found dead in his stall
Saturday morning. A subscription paper has
been started to buy another horse for Mr..
| Shambo.
Mr. AND MRS. F. W. MORSE H. w. Whit
comb, 4. X. Morse, and George Atkins went to
Plymouth, N. H., Sunday to attend the funeral
| of Manager A. Dodge OF the Boston, Concord
|
road officials were present.
COMMANDER CHARLES E CLARK of the United
States Navy son of J. d Clark of this village
arrived Sunday morning and Mr.. and Mrs
Clark have accompanied him on a trip ovel
Lake Champlain and Lake George and dowr
the Hudson to New York city, returning tht
latter part of this week.
THE total expense of maintaining the fiv,
Protestant churches in town is $1,000 per yea
which is divided as follows: Bethany church
$1,000; Christ church, S2100; Church Of tn,
Messiah. $4,000; Trinity church, $500; Baptis
church, $1,000 We state the facts simply ant
leave each reader to do his own moralizing.
ELDERS GEORGE |. BUTLER, / d. Van Horn
and Uriah Smith, editor of their denomina
tonal paper, the ReUie,C and Herald and Mrs
f. G. White of Michigan are expected as speak
ers at the Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting
to be held on the old fair ground the last o
this month. They are all interesting speaker
and will instruct all who may attend
EX-GOVERNOR PROCTOR sent $40 to Com
pany ii toward buying their new outfit. Tw,
hundred and thirty dollars has now beel
raised The new hats and coats are ordered
s. G. WOolson will furnish the coats. gle
, club of fifteen members has been organized TO
the purpose of keeping up the courage AM
, spirits of the boys at St. Johnsbury, and the
rehearse frequently.
How easy it is to say the wrong thing at tn
right time and what narrow margin there
between an intended compliment ana a dis
pleasing remark "How do you do? We ar
very glad to have you come and CO." said on
friend to another who is a frequent guest i
. town. Whether it was the coming, or tn
going, or a close connection between the tw
8 that caused the pleasure is still an open quet
tien.
w. b. HILL, who came from Boston to wor
in Oughtney Jangraws barber shop, but ha
Q since been with Felix Pratt, hired team of
p Young week ago last Sunday to go I
Plainfield Springs and on his way HON
smashed the team up to the tune Of about S7t
: He said he would settle it, but left town witt
out doing so and at the same time being /
debt to others. His return is more desire
h than expected by his creditors.
I CROWDS filed the square near the Union hous
each evening last week to listen to the fire.
entertainment furnished by a couple of mir
: stres and to buy electric liver pads at one do
Q lar each, warranted to cure all diseases no'
known and several as yet undiscovered. Quit
a number invested their little dollar but n
Q marked improvement has yet been noticed l
the general health of the community. The Ell
tertainment was brought to a close by the sue
den death of one of the parties, as related els'
t where.
y CONSPICUOUS among the sorrows which hav
II lately fallen thick and fast upon our townsfoll
is the grief attending the decease OF Mrs. A
bert Johonnott, (pee Mary Parker. Mrs. JohoI
II mott was born in Painfield, N. II but froI
A the age of ten till twenty years ago when tn
family came to Montpelier, she was TesideI