The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24
Montpelier.


ity, N. j.
MRS. D. A. GuPTILL has been quite i'll but Is
low much better.
Miss JENNIE O'GRADY has gone to North
ield to spend the winter
NEWS was received last Saturday of John B. |
rhurston's improvement.
BURNSIDE BAILEY was out Tuesday for the |
first time after a severe cold.
Mr. AND. MRS. GEORGE REED have returned |
from their visit in Massachusetts,.
GEORGE SHEPARD has quite recovered from |
his illness and leaves for Harvard to-day.
A. c. HARLOW has photographed the fine |
pair OF horses now driven by NJ M. Cutler
REV. H. B. PUTNAM, DID,, Of Princeton, N
j., preached at Bethany church last Sunday.
MISS NELLIE f. DEwARE, the fashionable
dress-mak returned from Boston last week.
MRS GEORGE s. THOMPSON will occupy
part of M. E. SMILES house during the coming
winter.
GEORGE w. WILDER, ESQ, is thoroughly re-
fitting and repairing his residence on Hub
bard-ave.
Miss IDA NORRIS, who has been at Nantasket
beach during the past season, returned home
last week.
THE air in some of the churches for few
weeks has been rendered almost unbearable by
the poor gas.
HOW some OF our " rlcnles must nave
chuckled to see those little girls begging on the
street last Saturday
THERE will be no evening service at Christ
Church next Sunday evening, as the rector will
leave at noon for Waitsfeld.
REV. c. s. SMITH is to exchange his present
residence for the Camp house on Middlesex
street owned by N. P. Brooks
COMPANY has secured the mess tent and
other culinary equipments formerly used by
the Ransom Guards OF st. Albans.
ERNEST LOWE has a new bicycle of the Pope
manufacture. 1t is nickel plated and has
ffty-two inch wheel and cost $163.
]. S.PEcK F. E. Smith. J. c. Stearns, P. P
Pitkin and F. Bixby attended the Vermont Of
fiers' reunion at Rutland last Thursday.
The subject of Rev. D. E. Millers next Sum
day evening discourse will be, Paul at Thessa-
lonica, or the Gospel Disturber Of the Peace.
HUNTING parties are the appropriate thing
Just now. Game Is 80 plenty that one party
last week got more than barrel full-a gun
barrel
SoMB new aud tasty specimens Of taxidermic
art may bs seen at Blakely's store, among
them being a pro-slavery alligator and an ele-
gantly mounted raven.
JUDGE WALES of Burlington was in town
Wednesday in attendance upon the farmers
Mutual Insurance Company's meeting Of which
company he is vice-president.
STATE street Saturday afternoon was the
scene Of a lively race between a man and a
COW. II the man had let go OF the cows tail,
he might have come in ahead.
N. p BROOKS, ESQ.,, while visiting at his
daughters in Amherst Mass, on the 10Th inst, f,
fell and received a serious injury to his hip.
His condition was 30 bad Monday that his son,
John, went to him.
The State Homeopathic Society had meet
ing at the Pavilion in this place Wednesday
and Thursday Of last week. Quite number
of physicians were present and several interest
ing papers were read.
THE ladies OF the Unitarian church held a
sociable at Nathaniel Tabor's residence last
Thursday evening. These sociables are to be
held fortnightly, the proceeds thereof to be de-
voted to sundry expenses Of the church.
MATCH game of base ball was played last
Saturday on the seminary grounds between a
nine from Randolph normal school and one
from the seminary. The result was victory
for the home nine by score of 81 to 80.
REHEARsALs are now in progress for "The
Crimson Scarf" We are assured that the plot
OF this operetta Is very pleasing, and that the
music is extremely bright and taking. The
date of the concert will soon be announced.
f. H. ALLER, formerly with E. R. Skinner,
but now travelling for B. J. Kendall e. Co., Of
Enosburgh Falls, has been in town dispensing
SPAWN cure. He is to take trip with team
down through Delaware and will be gone all
| winter.
| HowoRTH's Combination, which appeared
| here Friday and Saturday evenings to good
houses, was novel and entertaining. An ex-
| cellent series of panoramic views in Ireland
was accompanied by several very amusing
| character artists.
REV. j. M. P. DUGLUE returned yesterday
from his European trip, much improved in
health. Father o Sullivan, who has supplied his
| place during his absence, goes to Burlington.
The latter was presented with S124 by his con-
| gregation last Sunday.
THE next attraction booked for Capital Hall
is the Rentz Sanity Bnrlesque and Opera Com.
| tiful ladies, elegant costumes, etc. The
young and handsome burlesque actress Miss
Alice Townsand will appear in this company.
WHILE tearing down the old building at the
| head Of State street, a note was found dated
March oath, 1S43, given by Oscar ]. Vail to the
Montpelier Bible Society for thirty-five cents
"for the purchase Of one Bible for the benefit Of
the heathen." 1t is to be presumed that the
heather are yet deprived OF that particular
Bible.
HERBERT M. SULLIVAN, who has been man
ager of the Rockingham house at Portsmouth
N. H., for some time, and formerly Of this
place, was in town over Sunday. He will sal
for Hamilton, Bermuda, November LIST, where
he has a position as steward and acting man
ager Of the Hamilton hotel.
+. II. BAsCoM returned home last Friday
from his western trip. During his twenty-eigh
days absence he has visited Cincinnati, Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Omaha, Niagara Falls, To
ronto, Montreal and many other places through
that section. travelling in all about 600 miles
Aberdeen, Dakota, was the most westerly poin
In the trip.
AT the meeting OF the Vermont Historical So
cety ON Tuesday, the 10th instant the consti
tuition of the society was amended 80 as t
have their meetings hereafter biennial, in thu
years OF the session of the legislature. Tn,
old board Of officers was elected: President
Hon. f. p. Walton; secretary, G. w. Porter
treasurer, Hiram Carleton.
WILL CURLEy, who has been at work in tn
quarry at Barre, came down here last Frida
10 have a good time, which he did. Whel
found late in the evening by officer Ordwa
Mr.. Curley was sadly wrinkled, and was take
In to straghten ont. He was brought befor
Justice Clark Saturday morning, when he dis
! closed, liquidated and left
HoRATIo NELSON TAPLIN died Tuesda
morning, after long period of feebleness, "A
the advanced age OF nearly eighty-three years
Four sons, all OF whom are well known bust
ness men, one daughter and his wife, age
seventy-sx, survive him. He had been MAJ
ried upwards OF fifty years. The funeral will
take place Thursday at two o'clock.
: Work on the arch. preparatory to the exten
| sion OF State street, pursuant to the order @