Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-16
Montpelier Items.

Mr.. W. +. Moore Of Everett, Massachusetts,,
was In town last week looking up the material
for biographical encyclopedia OF the state which
Is soon to be Issued. Mrs. T. o. Bailey went
....L. b. Huntington has had a severe attack OF
rheumatism and has been ont Of the store for
nearly three weeks The offices OF the Law
yers Wing have been undergoing thorough
renovation and one or two rooms added. one
room will hereafter be used as a place in which
to try minor Justice cases.. Mrs. G. b. VIII
sons house on Barre street has been improved by
coat of paint. Miss Carrie Wiley began
school last Monday In the first district beyond
Wrghtsville.. &C. +. Fullerton, formerly Of this
village, Is settled in Minneapolis, MINI. 1t
was 80 cold In Christ church Sunday that the SER
vice was very much abridged After spring
trade Is over W.. f. Adams the cothier, will re-
model the show front Of his store He will put in
two plate glass windows each six by ten and
half feet and set the door back about five feet.
This Is the true metropolitan style. B. P. Young
went to Mt. Hunger Saturday and was caught IN a
snow storm. Conductor McAllister had quite
serious Ill turn last week but Is now much bet
ter. The difficulty seemed TO be Of the nature Of
severe attack Of collie. "A regular communi..
cation OF Aurora Lodge, No. %, Free and Accepted
Masons, will be held at Masonic Hall on Monday
evening, May q, at half-past seven. Special
convocation Of King Solomon Royal Arch Chap
ter tomorrow Thursday evening at half-past
seven. Work. Julius Knapp has purchased
lot OF G. H. Cross In the happy hollow neighbor-
hood and will build house thereon, and Major
Goodwin will build on the lot just above him.
Ed. Dunwoodie has completed his job with the
Lane Manufacturing Company and gone to North
Troy, Oughtney Jangraw has been confined
to the house for a week with infiammatow rheu-
matism and Is having rather serious time.
w. o. Bowers OF Sacramento, Cal, has been WIS.,
iting with his brother, James Bowers, during the
past week; "A daughter was born to Mr. and
as Miss Mills, was formerly Of the WAToHM.N
force Mrs. Scott George is very sick at the
American House.. &C W. Porter. Esq., is in
Windsor In attendance upon the United States
Familiarity known as "Squibs," is back again
at his old work on the Argus. :. The evening
service at Christ church will hereafter begin at
half past seven. f. r. Hard OF Burlington was
in town Monday on his way TO the circuit court
at Windsor. "A double row Of shade trees has
recently been been set out around the campus on
the hill and the work will still be continued
further. Arthur Cheney and James Canning
started on fishing trip Monday. Miss Mary
Jacobs will teach in District No. A, Middlesex....
Having leased the Bascom House at Bethel,
Frank ii. Bascom and family have returned to
this village to reside. Spear and Lane have
put large thermometer In front OF their drug
store, pro bono pubiico and as an advertisement
80. Mrs. j. s. Peck and Buzz" returned from
Loon Lake on Saturday. George Wheeler is
In town, after an extended tour in the West....
large number Of pupils in Miss Sweets depart
ment OF the Union school are sick with measles,
and the disease seems to be quite prevalent
among older scholars. W. L. Woodbury. and
wife have returned to their home In Acworth, N.
H. Mr.. Woodbury. has rendered valuable as
sistance as tenor singer In the choir Of Bethany
church during his stay, and his departure will be
regretted by the congregation OF that church.
Several parties from this place have been to Mid
dlesex for arbutus the past week and judging
from the immense quantities they have secured,
the supply Is almost inexhaustible. Miss Mary
Drew has gone to West Gardner, Mass, where
she is employed for few weeks as trimmer in
a millinery establishment. i. Ex-Governor Farm
ham was in town Monday. There has been
some talk about the sale Of the Bishop House to
Ed, Irish of the Union House, but there is very
little to it. The report grew out OF an attempt to
dispose OF the one-fourth interest owned by the
heirs OF the late Mrs. Randall. ID. W. Dudley
was splitting wood last Thursday, when the axe
caught overhead and, coming down, struck him
on the knee, inhicting quite bruise. The wife
OF Rev. E. ID. Mason, the new pastor of the Bap-
tist church, arrived last Friday....N. G. King
has completed his years study in the medical
college and will spend his vacation here. Charlie
Chandler and Edward Bailey have completed
their full course and graduated yesterday. e.
c. c. Ramsdell and A. r. Bowers went up to Mig
ger Head pond last Friday night to try the fishing
on Saturday. They brought home sixteen and one
half pounds of handsome trout as the result OF
their experiment Herbert Sullivan, John Peck,
Joseph Yattah and Fred Standish went up Mon
day to continue the sport. W. b. Hill of Boston
has been secured by Oughtney Jangraw to run
one Of his BARRIERS chairs.