The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-21
Montpelier.

Hon. L. p POLAND was In town yesterday.
IT is stated that Mrs. M. d. Gilman Is quite
III In Boston.
THE Unitarian society will hold sociable at
Mr.. A. ID. Farwell's tomorrow evening.
MRS. F. /. PITKrN sustains the alto Of Christ
church choir during Miss loves absence.
MRS SIMEON DEWEY has returned from Ran
dolph She will remain here this winter.
REV. II. F. HILL entertained the pastors OF
Montpelier at the Pavilion last Friday evening.
GENERAL P. P PITKIN made flying trip to
New York on Monday. He returned last night.
o T. DODGE has closed out his business un-
der Phinney's store and intends to work at his
trade.
]. W. ELLIS is again about, after ten days
confinement to the house with sciatic rheu-
matism.
Mr.. JOHN TEMPLEToN of Worcester, Mass.
native Of the town, is visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
THE family of Rev. II. f. Hill are visiting in
Concord, N. II. They will be absent two or
three weeks
The ladies Of the Baptist church held an
oyster supper and sociable at the vestry of their
church last evening.
d. r. SoRTwELL of Boston, president of the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad, was at the
Pavilion over Sunday.
w.
cred from her recent illness as to be able to sit
up considerable portion OF each day.
Miss ALICE LOWE is in Boston visiting Miss
jamie Kimball and other friends there She
will probably return the last of the month
Hon. W. w. CIRCUIT has been in attendance
upon the supreme court the past week and
made THE WAToHMAN a pleasant call yes
terday.
COLONEL AND MRS. H. D. HOPKINS have
been visiting their brother, S. d. Hopkins, in
Burlington for a few days. They returned
h me yesterday.
THE Emma Thursby concert company will
appear at Capital hail Thursday evening, d..
cember 9th. The mere announcement will be
sufficient to fill the hall.
MRS. J. WARREN BAILEY and daughters
Ella and Clara, go to Boston to-day for a stay
OF about three months. They are to stop at
the house of Mr.. George Jacobs.
THERE is to be meeting OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union at Trinity parlors
this evening at seven o'clock. 1t is desired
that every member should be present.
EDWARD L. SMITH, who is a sophomore in
Yale college, has been compelled to return
home on account of i'll health. He reached
here Monday evening, accompanied by Charles
Scovile
IT was no doubt quite surprise to Mrs
Briggs and Mr.. Bancroft to learn that the duet
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Their birthday was " Lord divine our love ex-
tending"
SOME OF the ladies connected with the Church
OF the Messiah have formed a social reading
club to meet weekly at the houses of different
members They met with Mrs. A. C. Brown
last evening
The entertainment at Bethany chapel on
Saturday evening was all that was promised
being instructive and entertaining. The audi.
ence, which was Of fair size, was composed
largely OF young people,
A YOUNG son OF Morton Marvin on Monday
obtained some blasting fuse from the Sabin
slate quarry and while playing with the fuse
which he had lighted, had his face and one
hand severely burned.
The last piano recital by Mr.. Hadley's pupils
will be given at Seminary chapel this evening
The regular mid-year public examinations oc-
cur on Thursday and Friday, and will be oral
On Friday evening the senior exhibition takes
place.
BAR pin, with cameo setting at the center.
was lost on Thursday last between the resi-
dences of w. N. Peck on Barre street and
George A. Peck on Elm street. The finder
will confer favor by leaving the same at this
office.
DR.. JOHN LORD, who was announced in the
churches Sunday to lecture at Trinity church
some evening this week, finds himself unable
to meet the engagement thus disappointing for
the present many who would be glad to
hear him.
H!LAND Rowland died suddenly last Wed .
nesday at his home near the lower end of State
street. Mr. Rowland has been resident of
this place and vicinity for many years. He
was member of Company G, Sixth Vermont
volunteers, during the late war His age was
sixty-four years.
How do you progress with your operations"
we asked gentleman Monday morning "Oh,
/ mi
urday night and have only about a third of
my gang at work this morning." few dol
lars Saturday night seems to be temptation
which some cannot withstand.
IT is rumored that Messrs Irish & Spar
row intend to remodel the Union house into
tenement building after taking possession of
the Bishop hotel. We understand that al
though II is quite possible that something of
the Kind may be done, no definite plans are vet
made with regard to the matter
Two fine portraits have recently been COM
pleted by MIR. t. w. Wood The one is of our
late esteemed townsman, Mr.. T o Bailey, and
the other OF his little son Teddy" and the
dog. Pepper" The latter represents the
child in the act Of showing one of" Peppers"
tricks Both portraits are perfect likenesses and
are among the best productions of Mr. Woods
brush
WE heard that some Of the young ladies and
gentlemen INDUCED in wine and euchre
parry laot rIluty evening ana were greatly
surprised to know that it was sanctioned by
the friends OF those who were present For
the information of those who have not heard
the true inwardness of the matter, we will saw
that raspberry shrub and a game of authors
were the attractions of the evening, which were
the foundation for the above report
NFw timetables went into effect on the Cen
tral vermont and Montpelier Wells River
railroads Monday morning There is no ma
teral change in that of the former road ex-
cept that the Chicago express now arrives ten
minutes later than heretofore The changes
on the Montpelier & Wells River railroad are
more numerous All trains leave Montpelier
earlier, and, with the exception of the after
noon mail, all arrive earlier than before
HARVEST Praises " were held at Trinity
church Sunday evening. The exercises were
pleasant and quite varied, consisting mainly of
questions by W. III. Terrill who officiated IA
leader with appropriate Scriptural quotations
given as answers by the school. This exercise.
which was quite extended, was interspersed
with readings and recitations by the Young
people and music by the choir and school Al
the close of these exercises Rev. MIR. Miller
made few remarks. A large audience was
present.
The view Of this village Autographed by
M essrs. Poole and Norris seems To meet the
approval of all to whom IL Is pre-
sented and subscriptions have already been
given for more than a hundred copies Sub |
scTlp;ions have as yet been solicited from the |
principal business portion of the yillapa only