The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
Montpelier.

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MAGGIE HARRIS, who works at Woolson's, !
is quite sick with fever
MRS. MINNIE CHASE OF Saco, Me-, is visiting
her friend, Miss Mamie Tromblee
There will be dedication service at the
Church OF the Messiah next Sunday.
Miss RosALIE KELSEY from Brooklyn, n Y,
Is visiting with her sister, Mrs. III. M. Pierce.
Gov. SMITH, accompanied by his private Sec
retary, Col. Geo. T. Childs, was in town Thurs
day.
COLLISION on the river road made the Sun
day morning train from the south about three
hours late.
MRS EDWARD BINGHAM of Cleveland, o., a
former resident of this village, is stopping at
the Pavilion.
MISS JOSIE ROBINSON goes to Concord, Vt, |
to-day, for a stay Of some ten days with friends |
in that place.
MRS. ROBERT SMEAToN of Brooklyn, N Y, |
is spending few weeks at the house of Col. |
II. D. Hopkins.
GEORGE BRADSHAW has returned from New
York and will spend the summer at his resi-
dence In Berlin.
REV. THEODORE HOPKINS will speak at
Christ church next Sunday morning and prove
that the Bible is true.
WE have received from F. II. Bascom the
handsome guide book of the Thousand Island
House at Alexandria Bay.
MR.. A. L. PRESCOTT and Miss H. Belle Pres
colt of Maine, have been visiting with their
brother OF the WATcHNfAN.
| Mrs. G. W. BAILEY has moved into her
apartments at the Pavilion, which have been
| tastefully reftted and furnished.
| THE Messenger says that Montpelier has been
| having some fun with mad dogs Thus do we
have to go away to learn the news.
Mrs. MARY C. Bolton and her son, Henry, of
Washington, D. c., have been visiting with G.
W. Bolton of the WATcHMAN force.
| HARRY LOWE, assignee Of Edwin H. Gilman,
| has been granted patent by the United States
| for an improved two-bar driving bit.
THE plate glass windows for w E. Adams
| store front arrived yesterday, and were put in
| position with the aid of a number Of gentlemen
| of leisure.
LARGE quantities of raspberries are daily
brought to this place from Marshfied. At last
reports they were worth six cents per quart at
that place.
HERBERT TERRILL, graduate of Wesleyan
university, aud brother OF Miss Flora NJ.
Terrl, is to teach in the Methodist seminary
the coming year.
Mrs DR. H. d. HICKoK of Malone n Y,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. j. p Flan-
ders of this place and friends in Wells River
and st. Johnsbury.
GEORGE P. E. HART of Salem, Mass, is
expected to-day on a visit to Miss Addie from
blee. The doctors would probably call this an
affection of the Hart
CHAs. t. CRANDALL, formerly clerk in the
post office, who is travelling for Philadelphia
medical book publishing firm, came home last
week for brief visit
THE families of NJ D. Gilman and Mrs
Chas. Reed, with a few friends, went to Plain
field Springs Monday for q ride and picnic
returning in the evening.
J. G. TAYLOR, who made some negotiations
with reference to purchasing the Pavilion, has
formed partnership with Cutler and Baxter
of Boston in the wholesale flour business.
, GEO. A. PUTNAM of Fargo D. T., sends us a
fine head of wheat with nc remark that the
gentleman from whose field it was picked has
, fourteen hundred acres Of the same Pretty
fair sized field
THE party given by Miss Belle Fifield
Wednesday evening was very enjoyable one
to the young people who were present. Music
for dancing was furnished by Mr.. Hadley, and
I Mr.. A. e. Eaton acted as prompter
THE lawn party last Thursday evening at
Mr.. Scovilps was very pleasant affair. Re-
Treatments were served on the lawn, after
which the party retired to the parors and
, passed the remainder of the evening
MR. Z. D. PUTNAM of Seminary Hill showed
us a few days since some very large, fine look
| ing red currants grown in his garden on bushes
brought from Boston. The largest one was
nearly tive-eights of an inch in diameter
Mrs D. p. THOMPSON, with her son, Hon
!. Geo. b Burrows, and grandson, George Bur-
rows OF Madison, Wis, have been visiting for
a few days with j. w. Ellis. Yesterday they
:, left for Boston, where they will pass some time
with their relative, Mrs. Geo. L. Thompson.
a A VERY large crowd gathered in front of the
Union House Monday evening to witness the
: free stereopticon show, given under the direc
ton of +. Abt, which is one of the methods
g used by Forepaugh TO advertise his great show
. The affair was success and afforded much
e enjoyment to all present.
THE " Great Northeastern Circus" is adver
>. tised to exhibit at Gleason's ON Barre street
on Saturday, July 2Sth. The attractions arr
o numerous and the admission great reduction
from the usual rates We hope that the ad
vent OF Forepaugh on the 9th will not prove
! detrimental to the financial success of thi
y entertainment.
= Kittie Bailey, Fannie Fifield and Kate Bailey
and Messrs r. G. Brown, Geo. b. Shepard
IS Burnside Bailey and Fred Dieter went t,
Woodbury. Thursday in four horse team witt
g John Adams to hold the ribbons. The da.
% was a delightful one and the time passed yer,
d pleasantly, no one suffering from ennui
5. Hon GEO N DALE of Island Pond has pun
chased the George Jacobs house for $6500 ant
will move his family here in September
l. although he himself will not be able TO com
If permanently for some time, 1t is understoo
that the educational advantages here otfere
are among the chief reasons for this step. w
m are glad to welcome such additions to our wi
e. lage.
,e THE annual Unitarian grove meeting a
Weirs, on Lake Winnipiseogee, begins Jul
25th, this year, and continues through the TO-
ID lowing Sunday The Universaist grove meet
4. ing at the same place follows it, next week
covering the days, August 2-5 Tickets froI
III Montpelier and return at $50, good from Jul
25th to August 31st
D. SUNDAY train is now run between Bosto
=, and Montpelier via the Boston, Concord an
" Montreal and Montpelier and Wells River raj
lis roads, arriving here at 80 and leaving at
O'Clock p. NJ. The prime object in running tn
H., train is TO bring the Sunday Herald to th
IL mountains and other points en- route. tn
X. papers are on sale at Phinney's as soon as tn
or train arrives.
JOHN ELKINs, for some time past hoster {
rs the Union House stable, died of diphtheria
to his rooms on Saturday evening. He took h
ed bed on Friday. Saturday he suffered niue
vol during the day. but was unconscious towaI
tn the last and died quite easily. The funer
services occurred at o'clock Sunday morning
"a Rev. Mr.. Wright officiating. The remains {
of Mr. Elkns were inferred at the Cutler buryinl
m ground beside those of his child.
es DICK HYDE, Theron Cotton, George Mea
nd and Stephen Freeman, four wide awake your
IN Americans, had the camping out fever, ar
Friday slipped the maternal apron strings al
went to Bliss pond in Calais. A visit to can
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