The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-03
Montpelier.


THERE was a baptism at the Unitarian church
Sunday evening.
Mr.. AND MRS F. w. MORSE returned yester-
day from Chicago.
REV. A. d. BARBER ofliciated at Bethany
church on Sunday.
r G. BROWN leaves for Harvard tonight to
begin his senior year.
THE Scribner brothers are putting glass
partition into their store.
WALTER VINCENT and DIR. Charles Chandler
went to New York Monday.
DUPREz & BENEDICT Minstrels are booked
for Capital Hall October 10.
EVENING services were resumed at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening.
THE new palatial floating restaurant is COM
pleted and open for business.
QUITE number will go to Boston ON the ex-
cursion to-day and tomorrow
WILLIE (TUG) WILSON hurt his foot on a
splinter while saving last week.
JOHN B. THURsToN has not sufficiently re-
covered to return from Boston yet
s. H. o. BoswoRTH OF Berlin has moved into
the Fullerton house on Looms street
CARL L. SMITH will erect fine residence on
his Barre street lot early in the spring
OLIN DALEY left last Friday for New York,
where he will attend medical lectures.
MRS M. c. KINsoN presides at the organ at
Bethany church in the absence OF Mr. Briggs
Mr. AND MRS. A. ]. HOWE have returned to
town. Mrs. Howe's health is greatly improved
THE skating rink Is appreciated, Judging
from the rumble f. ON the rollers on the floor.
Hon. CHARLES DEWEY with his wife and
three daughters started for Philadelphia last
Friday.
FRED G. CAMP, formerly Of the American
House at Burlington, is now clerking at the
Pavilion.
Otis MILES will soon move into his house on
Seminary avenue, recently purchased OF the
French estate.
JOHN D. CLoUGH has returned from Central
New York. He will attend the Harvard law
school this fall.
THE entertainment given by the Moulton
and johnson minstrels Monday night was
very poor affair.
BURNSIDE BAILEY has returned from Boston,
whittier he was drawn by attractions Of an
chronological nature.
ANOTHER rehearsal with Mr.. II. L. Thomp-
son will be held in the vestry Of the Unitarian
church this evening.
JESSE CAYHUE has closed his saloon on Main
street, and has moved his family into Yatta' 8
house through the arch
THE Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will give a tea party at Trinity parlors this
Wednesday, afternoon from five till seven.
SEVERAL parts of the village, where young
ladies are known to reside, were serenaded
last Saturday night by the Cellulod glee club.
THE carpenters are at work on the building
In the rear OF the Arch 1t will be thoroughly
renovated inside and out. L. w. Welch is to
occupy it.
MISSES KITTIE AND KATE BAILEY left for
Chicago Monday evening, having been delayed
since last Wednesday by the temporary illness
of the former.
Miss MAY VINToN, who has been at her
home in Granville during the summer, has re-
turued to the trimming department of c. A.
sat millinery store.
1.-THE WORLD" a popular play which has
been running at Music Hall, Boston, will be
played by the Boston Theatre company at
Capital Hall October 5.
c. A. SANDERS of this village has left at our
T flee some very fine specimens Of grapes of
his own raising, which tends to show that dem
ocrats are not the only ones who can raise fine
grapes.
THE next Sunday evening temperance meet
ing will be held at Bethany vestry at seven
o'clock p NJ, October 7th. Let all the churches
be represented. Short and pithy speeches will
be in order
ORRIN DALEY has raised squash of the
Boston Marrowfat variety, which Is twenty-one
inches long, forty-four inches in circumference,
Who can beat 1t?
THE spectacle OF girl with donkey at
tracted much attention on the street Friday.
We don't see why it should. That combina-
tion can be seen promenading the streets al
most any evening
A LETTER from Will Sullivan, who is at
Lincoln Neb, was read at a recent Odd Eel
lows meeting, expressing decided liking for
| the West, which he describes a. flowing with
that favorite beverage, milk and honey.
A coMMlTTEE of the Capitol Guard was at
| st. Albans Saturday, negotiating for the pur-
| chase of the mess tent and other camp equip
ments belonging to the Ransom Guard The
| boys purpose to do their own catering at future
musters.
THE concert given by Nine. Fry and daugh
| ters last Tuesday evening attracted but a small
number. While the performance was not Of
the highest order, it was very enjoyable and
the skill displayed by the ladies ON such q
variety OF instruments was wonderful
THE Uncle Toms Cabin Company. which
showed here last Friday evening" had more
baggage than J. " Morrow had agreed tC
handle, and refused to pay him for the excess
| ThereupOn Morrow brought the matter before
Justice Clark, and Lawyer Marks lost his case
and paid the bill.
| DIR. L SMoNsoN of New York, surgeon
chiropodist, is at the Pavilion and is prepared tC
treat all who are troubled with corns, bunioDs
| ETC. He brings with him letters from wei
known citizens OF Burlington St. Adams, etc
speaking very highly of his success Read his
card elsewhere in this paper.
SOME of the New York excnrsionists missed
the last train from the great city the day theii
tickets expired, but they were equal to the oc
casion. Instead Of paying full fare home as
less thrifty persons might have done, they
wrote to Superintendent Hobart for an extern
sion OF time on their tickets and meanwhile en-
| joyed two or three days more in the gay me
| tropolis. All OF which goes to Prove that q
penny saved is two pence clear.
THE many friends of Mr.. and Mrs Roger
Bixby had not forgotten that the eleventh an
niversary Of their wedding day occurred or
the 25th instant, but the occasion was not eel
ebrated until Thursday evening, when merry
| party gave them complete surprise at theil
rooms in Hotel Kempton. An assault was
made on the well-stocked pantries OF the hotel
and, after every kind of good wish had beer
expressed, the company dispersed, leaving Mr.
and Mrs Bixby to pleasant dreams and sell
congratulations
Seminary Hill.-The society reception
came of ~ announced, Friday evening Sep
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