The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05
Montpelier.

SCHOOL begins next Monday
Hon. CHARLES DEWEY spent Sunday in
Rutland.
LLOYD CLARK has returned to his home in |
the West.
G. w. PORTER Esq, returned from Quechee
last week.
PRINCIPAL B. F. Brown is on hand for his |
years work.
PETER CARR was taken to the house Of cor
rection last week.
THEEE hundred tickets for Prospect Park |
were sold Sunday.
MRS. H. F. HILL is visiting friends and rela- |
tives in Concord, N. H.
MISS MOODY has opened select school at
the house OF ii. N. Taplin.
j. j. PRATT has secured the management of
the new hall at st. Albans.
GEORGE, son of George G. Shepard, has been
quite i'll, but Is now gaining
+. II. BAscoM returned Saturday from his
stay at the Thousand Islands
WILLARD HOLDEN has returned from his va
cation and resumed his duties.
Mrs w. M RAMsDELL returned to her home
in Brooklyn, N. Y, last Friday.
Mrs. w. A. BRIGGS sang at concert at Yer
genues last Wendesday evening.
THE evening service will be resumed at the
Church of the Messiah next Sunday.
STILLMAN CHASE has gone on the road to
sell goods for F. o. Dewey of Boston.
w. w. PARKS family are visiting with Mrs.
Parks brother at the old homestead in Green's
boro.
MRS C. A. DODGE and Mrs Nutting sisters
Of George Bradshaw, have been visiting in
town.
MRS DENNIS LANE and Miss Hattie, her
daughter, have gone to the Fabyan house,
White Mountains.
THE family of Hon. George N. Dale took pos
| session of the Jacobs house, recently purchased
| by him, on Saturday.
Miss FOSTER, who has been visiting with
Mrs. George Reed, returned to her home in
Massachusetts, yesterday.
CASHIER J. c. Houghton now greets his GUS
toners at the First National bank, having re-
| turned from his vacation
MRS JOHN LAWRENCE, who has been visit
ing friends in North Fayston for the past two
| weeks, has returned home.
THE Rev B. F Eaton of Brighton, Mass,
preached a very able sermon at the Church of
the Messiah last Sunday morning.
Miss L J. BRADSHAW was thrown from her
carriage near James r. Langdon's Thursday,
| but escaped without serious injury.
Mr.. AND MRS. J. S. UPTON Of Battle Creek,
Mich, who have been al Colonel Orange Fified' 6
for few days. left town yesterday.
w. O. STANDIsH, who has been at work in
Springfield, Mass, for several months past, has
returned to town, and will remain here.
MAJOR ISAAC LYNDE of Florida, who has
been visiting friends in Willamstown, was in
town Monday on his way to his southern home
Mr. AND MRS GEORGE s. THOMPSON of Bos
ton, old time residents of Montpelier. are visit
ing with Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. II. S Loomis
Two of our young sporting men INDUCED in
trial of speed on the river road near the GENE
terry last Wednesday night and came in with
wet horses.
MRS c. A. REED is making her first visit
East since she removed to Illinois and is receiv
ing many warm greetings from old friends in
this village.
MRS PHOEBE W. PHINNEY of Lima, Ohio
has been visiting with the family Of G. W
Bolton. Mrs. Mary c. Bolton left for Wash
ington, D. c., Monday.
Mr.. B l. LEEDS of the wholesale grocery
firm of Boyd, Leeds & Co., Boston, with hi
wife and three children, is spending q few
} weeks at E. d. Putuam's, on Seminary Hill.
} Miss HATTIE |. JosLIN, former teacher il
the Union school,, was married last week to
F. Ainsworth, at one time clerk for c. F. Full
lerton, but now located at Minneapolis, MINI
PARTY was given at the residence OF J W
Ellis Friday evening in honor of the Misse
Reed who have been visiting them. Abou
! fifty were present and the time was pleasant,
passed with dancing and social entertainment
THE final meeting of the creditors of Georg
Jacobs was held at the probate office Monday
= only three OF the parties being present. Tn
3 dividend has not been declared as yet, bu. vii
be about nine cents on the dollar. Mr. Jacobs
family left Tuesday for their home in Boston.
MRS. j. X. BARNEY of Providence r. l.,
well known temperance worker, delivered al
address at the vestry of Trinity church Sunda
+ evening Mrs. Barneys special work has bee
among convicts and she gave many interest
ing passages from her experience in visit
3 ing prisons.
A DETAIL of five from Company II went to 81
a Johnsbury Monday to pitch the tents and max
the necessary arrangements for the reception
of their comrades. The rest of the company
: to the number Of forty lone, started yestprda
morning, under the command of Captain II. W
Kemp. They were anticipating good time.
FIVE little girls-Misses May ScoviI, Clar
Q Macomber, Emma Wells, Mabel Guernsey an
5 Carrie Fulerton-held a fair on the lawn a
: Mrs c. + Fullerton's last Wednesday after
: noon, for the benefit of the Orphans Home a
Burlington, realizing about five dollars rs tn
result They organized for this purpose SOM
: time ago, and have some project on hand mos
v of the time with reference to this institution
Their zeal Is commendable and might be i'm
. tated to advantage by many older persons.
i MAJOR IRA ii. EVANS of Palestine, Texai
y WAS in town last week. Major Evans is a We
@ monter, native of Barre, and was a membt
! of the Tenth Vermont Volunteers He subs,
quently accepted a commission in the Mint
United States colored troops, and served
n Texas until the close of the war and for tw
a years after. He then went into business ther'
and has been member of the Texas legisli
ture and speaker of the house, and has bee
pr minent and successful in various railroa
and business enterprises. He was in the con
pany with ii. NJ Pierce of this village.
d DIED in Montpelier the I'd instant, suddenl,
from the bursting Of a blood vessel. Villa
W, the last remaining Of the three children
70 the late Deacon Constant w. Storrs. Villa
WAS for several years a bank cashier in We
mont and New Hampshire. In the latter p
T. sition he was unfo tunate financially, but
Q, lived long enough to make a satisfactory Sc
tement of his affairs, and hoped to be spare
for the assistance Of his aged mother, VIII
So with other lady relatives, remains TO moul
h his unexpected loss, During the last year
two, when he has made his residence with
mother, he has been unremitting in his dev
"a tion to her comfort.
s. S. c. WooLsoN and Enos Stevens OF Ea
Montpelier were riding down State street ne
Judge Redfied's last Wednesday afternoC
N when the forward axle broke without al
10 warning, throwing both gentlemen to Il
ground. Mr. Stevens received very slg
bruises and was quickly up and after Il
N horses but Mr.. Woolson struck on his IA
y and was somewhat stunned Although
bed quite freely from the nose and mouth,
was soon able To go home and has been at h