Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-02-28


MoNTPELIER,--Rev ]. II. Hincks gave notice
to his congr, cation Sunday that he had decided
not to accept the recent call to Buffalo, n. Y,
mention of which was made in last week y
WATERMAN. The members OF Brooks post, G
A. r., had an enjoyable camp fire at their hall
last evening -. The East Montpelier people will
have another dance at the Pavilion to.morrow
evening The Howard Opera House will furnish
music and good time Is expected. -. The pupils
of A. A Hadley will give piano and organ re-
ci,al in S. minary chapel rext Friday evening at
seven o'clock. Master George Wilder will assist
as vocalist All are invited. Clark b Roberts
Is now clerkiDg at the American House. Rev.
II. 7. Hill went to Vergennes yesterday to preach
in ST. Paups church in regular sermon con- Sc.
wv. A. Wheaton expects TO settle in st. Paul,
Mimi, very soon and engage in teaching. The
mean temperature during the month OF January
at the Hotel del Monte, Monterey, Cal, where
some Montpelier people are spending the winter,
was fity-nine degrees above zero, the observa-
tons being made at two p. NJ. each day. The
highest point reached during the month was
seventy and the lowest twenty-seven degrees.
Captain j. b Morse and Lieutenants H. W. Kemp
and F l. Pitkn attended the two days drill for
officers, held 1T St Adams last week. The friends
of Mr. Frank lloyt gave him very pleasant sur
prise on the occasion of his sixty-fith birthday
which occurred Monday evening Among other
tokens OF friendship was nice easy chair The
evening was agree ably passed in listening to mu-
sic and social converse MIR. Hoyt desires to ex-
press his gratitude to all who we're present, and
~ 10 nlTs DltWhIt WHO WIS dCtlNt III gtt-
ting up the affair The young people of Beth
any society will present the farce entitled, THE
Sleeping Car" In the large dining hall at the
Pavilion, Friday evening OF this week. The
farce il an excellent one, amusing but not silly,
he preparation has been well made and we pre-
dict very pleasing entertainment Don't for
get that the Grand Army boys have a dance at
the American House tomorrow evening. G. W.
Bolton of the WATcHMAS force has presented to
the state cabinet the lower jaw OF porpoise
which he brought from the southern coast Of
Australia some years since. Some OF the Young
people OF the Unitarian society have in prepara-
ton play which will be presented soon. Rev.
j. d. Beeman returned yesterday from St. Johns
bury, where he had been on business connected
with the seminary. Peter Mitchell entertained
few friends very pleasantly last evening 80.
Peter Gays infant daughter died last Friday. 49,.
e. i. Fullerton, having sold his boot and shoe
business will give possession In a week or two
and then purposes TO locate In Kansas City, Mo-,
The guests OF the Bishop House will have a
private social dance in the dining hall this even
ing. Music will be furnished BY an orchestra
| composed of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Elmore and Ed
Luce. The funeral of Mr. Joshua Bliss of this
village is 10 be held this "wednesday afternoon
ut two O'Clock r. NJ, ut the residence Of s NJ.
| Bliss on Seminary Avenue, The assembly at
| the Pavilion last Friday evening was attended by
about forty couples and was u successful affair.
| The managers were L, ID Hyde, Arthur Eaton,
George ii. Smile and A. W. FerTin. Rev.
| Theodore Hopkins OF Bu'lingt OBLIGATED at
fleetwing, MINI. ,lnow visiting brother in Water
4 bury, will be in town next week. Mt Bruce was
| Montpelier boy who went west some twenty
five years ago, which time has been mostly passed
on the frontier Of northern Minnesota. His
| many relatives and friends here will give him a
hearty welcome. "A. S, Needham, one Of the old
| residents of this village and we'll known a. the
proprietor OF the Vermont house at Nantasket
beach, died at his home on Barre street last Fri
| day OF pneumonia, Mrs Emily Dieter has re-
| turned from Boston. Hon W. ii. Dubois was
| in town yesterday, and made the WATCHMAN
flee 4 call. The Rev. MIR, Stowell OF Chicago
| preached at the Baptist church last Sunday, and
| his sermon was listened to with close attention.
The Guy family played before fair audience
last Saturday evening. With the exception Of
one or two novelties, 1t was the same old show, -
good enough OF its kind, but very poor kind
| A union temperance meeting will be held in
| the vestTy Of Bethany church next Sunday even
| ing March 4, at seven clock, under the auspices
| Of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and
| the Good Templars