Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30
MOntpeIier Items.

The post-office will be closed to-day from ten
A. NJ. to five o'clock =. M..... Governor Bing-
ham was at Woodstock last week. 90. DR.. G. 4.
Hunt went to Greensboro last week to Join the
fishing party. Col. Orange Fifeld says that
snow fell at Orange last Thursday. :. Gen J. S.
Peck returned home Monday. =. Hon. Z. P.
Walton and Mrs. Walton started Monday for
Glens Falls, N. Y, where they will spend week
with Mr. walton's sister. =. The measles have
been very prevalent in town during the past week.
Five have been sick at one tine In the family Of
I. ii. Cave and ten In the family Of Charles L
Silver. IA special convocation Of King Solo
mon R. A. Chapter, No. 7, will be held at their
hall, on Thursday evening, May 81, at seven
o'clock, Work, r. A. degree The Grand High
Priest, Homer Nj, Phelps, and the Grand Secre-
tary W II. s. Whitcomb, will be present to wit
ness the work. A full attendance of the com
panlons is requested. "A local band, under the
leadership Of G. NJ. Cushman, will furnish music
to-day. An addition OF twenty five feet is to be
made to the rear Of the Argus building, Hon.
b. +. Fifeld was in Boston last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. D. Blackwell and Mr. and Mrs. F. W
Morse will spend Decoration day at Camp Wat
son., Hon Charles Dewey was at Vergennes
last Wednesday. Strawberries were in the To-
cal market last week. Mrs. Huxley Of New
York, the mother Of the instructor in languages
on the hill, was at the Pavilion Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Holt who have been at the Pa
vilion during the winter. will 60 to Newbury Sat
urday for the summer Their departure will be
sincerely regretted and their return will be vel.
coined. 1.-THE California excursonists will
probably reach Montpelier next Saturday..
The Misses Charlotte and Mary Merrill have re-
turned for the summer. .Oughtney Jangraw
has recovered from his recent attack Of rheuma-
tsm and is at his post again. Miss Mary Phin-
ney returned from Boston last Saturday, where
she has been taking some special lessons In vo-
| cal culture. Last Thursday was Corpus Christi
day and services were held at St. Augustine's
church. :. .Heywood's Mastodons gave q slim
show to slim house Saturday night. George
W. McAllister has recovered from his recent
and mad 10 dntta I
Lewis, a native Of East Montpelier but now Of
South Boston, will preach in the church OF the
Messiah next Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Wright will be
in Boston attending the anniversaries and the
communion service will be postponed one week
80. Mrs. p. Dryer Of Burlington, formerly Of the
| WATcBMAS force, is in town visiting friends and
made pleasant call at this ofiic' Monday.
| Homer w. Heaton, Esq Ia soon TO build house
on the SpauldiDg farm on Middlesex street. ...
+. L. Graham has moved Into the Barnes house
recently purchased by him. =. Policeman Ord
way will occupy the Burnham house on School
| street as soon as needed repairs have been
made. Last Thursday evening, friends to
the number OF sixty called on Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles o. Foster to celebrate with them their
wooden wedding The employees Of the Lane
Manufacturing Company. presented the worthy
couple with nice easv chair and other articles
Of value were brought by others, including a
| handsome bible, some glassware, etc. Refresh
| ments were served and a very pleasant time was
enjoyed. MIS- H. G. Dewing 10 again very sick.
| l.
will return within a day or two.... The Union
Card Company has taken in a partner. The new
conner is a boy and Mrs. Boswell is doing nicely.
=. Oughtney Jangraw, ST., died last Monday.
after six days illness, Of pneumonia, aged
sixty-sevsn The funeral occurred at st. Angus
| tines church on Tuesday,. Asa Blanchard be-
gan on Monday to lay the foundation for his new
block at the head OF State street. The building
feet on the front, and eighty feet deep. 1t will
| not be completed until next season. :. James
Erwin and c, c. Ramsdell went to Highgate
Springs on fishing trip Thursday and returned
| Saturday night. They had good catch OF bass,
pike and picksrel We regret to learn from J..
W. Sault OF the Messenger, who was in town yes
terday, that Mrs. Sant is rapidly falling. -.
Charles F. Collins, an employe at the Lane Manu-
| featuring CompaDy's shops, injured one OF his
feet nearly eighteen months ago by dropping a
bar of iron on 1t. He has had considerable trouble
! with the injured member and last week had the
great toe amputated. Frank Felts horse laid
| down In the harness on the stree. Monday and
broke one Of the shafts. w. II. Clarks horse
ran away last Thursday while being driven to the
barn from the field where he had been at work
| and stepping on trace broke one OF his hind
legs He had to be killed. An alarm of fire
last Friday noon was caused by slight blaze Oh
| the roof of Clement Prevosts house on Seminary
Hill. A few pals Of water eytinguished tht
| flames before the engine arrived. Insured In
necessary repairs. Mrs d. s. Wheatley attendl
the cantata OF "Queen Esther" at St. Johns
bury this week. "A. Shambo had horse which
he valued at nifty dollars, watch at fifteen dol
lars and another watch at five dollars. He pu
the three together and sold tickets on them at on'
dollar each The grand drawing took place Mon
day evening when Bart Cross got the horse ant
sold him back for twenty dollars. Janus Crosset
drew the fifteen dollar watch and Pud Dewey tn,
other. Henry Lowe and DIR. II. 7. Whitney
went to Brookfeld Monday on fishing excursion
ia stranger WAS arrested by Special Policeman
James Finn yesterday afternoon, for drunkenness
md Ia Knattt tst Ibn ARhE
der family are expected from New York th
week They will occupy their summer residence
on Main street.. 80" Dr." Charles Chandler ant
his sister, Miss Anna, anived from New Yorl
| last night