The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-26


Bailey.
Mr.. HARRY WHITTIER, OF Cabot, and w. l..
w oodbury assisted the choir OF Bethany church |
on Sunday last.
EVENING service at Christ church will begin |
at seven o'clock hereafter, but there will be no
service at present.
REV. J. II. HINcKs is away ON his vacation
and Rev. f. L. Herrick Of Chelsea preached
at Bethany church Sunday.
FELIX PRATT has engaged Charles Duval of
Plattsburgh N. Y, as barber. Felix's assistants
of late seem to comb and go.
MRS. DENNIS LANE and daughter Hattie, also
A. d. Lane and family, arrived home from the
White Mountains on Tuesday.
Mrs G. NJ. CRAM of Rutland and Mrs. A.
Batchelder OF Plainfeld have been visiting
with their father Erastus Cram.
GEORGE DEWEY has return ed from trip
through everything in the 80 uthern part of
Maine and short stop at Boston
WE are informed that the new band spoken
of last week, is not formally organized, but met
once or twice for their own amusement.
WE shall have to insist that last Wednesday
was the 10Th of September, although the Argus
was dated " Wednesday, September GOTH"
MRS. G. w. WILLARD, Marie, Eliza and
Charles Willard and the Misses Richardson will
sail in company for Europe early in October.
REV. A. D. BARBER, formerly editor of the
Vermont Chronicle returned last Friday, from
his western trip which he thoroughly enjoyed.
A SKATING rink was opened Tuesday even
ing in Hubbard's block by II. c. Hartshorn of
st. Johnsbury. A good rink ought to be ap-
preciated here.
THE Scribner brothers have established
themselves in the Langdon block on Maine
street, while Mr.. Sloan is not slo-in reorganiz-
ing their old quarters
Mr. AND Mrs ALoNzo WEEKS Of Washing
ton, d. c.. and Mrs George Grout, who have
been at the Pavilion this summer, have re-
turned to their homes.
HERMANN JAUcH of Jena, Germany exhibits
some fine crayon pictures at Slayton's. A
bust of Professor Bishop is finely executed and
will interest disciples of crayon art.
j. G. CAMP has closed his engagement as
| clerk at the Pavilion. Many old patrons Of the
house will greatly miss Jedd's genial presence.
He left yesterday for trip to Boston.
MR.. AND Mrs W. A. BRIGGS have gone to
Boston where Mrs. Briggs will remain while
| her husband extends his trip to Connecticut.
| They will return the last Of next week.
NEXT Sunday will be the fourteenth ami.
| versary of Rev. J. Edward Wrights settlement
over the Church of the Messiah and the oc
casion will be suitably remembered in his
| sermon.
L G. WOOD was arrested Monday for intox.
| ication, spent the night in the cooler, and on
Delng brought DelOre Justlce Clark yesterday
was mulcted in the usual amount which
he paid.
ERNEST LOWE won first money in one bicy
Gle race and third money in another at the
| Bethel fair, but he compromised with the
managers for twenty dollars, a sum much les,
than the prizes offered.
THE Bradford fire company came to thi
village Saturday and dined at the Pavilion
| The excursion was rendered them by the Pas
| mpeip m nj fpr al in nro
tecting railroad property.
THE lovers of burnt cork miustrelsy wi
have another opportunity to crafty their tast
Monday evening, October 1st. Moulton
Johnson's Minstrels will give an entertainment
at that time, as announced in the local column
MRS DR. BRIGHAM will go to New Yorl
Monday to attend lectures at the New Yorl
Medical college and to complete course o
study in medicine under the care of Mrs. Gle
ments S. Lczier, M. D., preside Of the college
THE supper given by the st. Jean Baptist
society on Thursday evening was a success
The supper was excellent and the society net
ted forty eight dollars, which gives their treas
ury timely lift There are three member
sick at the present time.
FREEMAN BIxBY, E. D. Hyde, W. f. Vail
C. A. Best, j. w. F. Washburn and DR.. Brig
ham, with their wives, and Mrs. Edwar
Dewey and Jessie Dewey, w. A. Briggs, Mrs
Henry Lowe and Alice Lowe went to New Yor
on the excursion, Wednesday last.
THE fifteenth annual convention of the Yer
mont State Spiritualst Association was held a
Capital Hall during Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. Among the speakers and test medium
were Captain ii. II. Brown of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Joseph d. Stiles of Massachusetts and Edga
w. Emerson Of New Hampshire.
In the superior criminal court at Boston
! Monday, the trial of the indictment agains
Thomas W. Mckee, formerly of this place, an
Caroline Nyeburgh, for arson in burning tn
building No. 49, Temple street, In July las
was begun. The prosecution claims that tn
building was fred to obtain insurance.
The Free Press says that the Mary Fletche
hospital has just been remembered by one c
its late patients, Mrs. S. M. Calkins of Montpt
lier, in placing her horse and carriage at one {
the stables in town, for the use of its convale
cents. This kindness is specially welcome
, coming close upon the disaster by fire. and wi
prove much to the benefit and pleasure Of th
patients.
> Mr.. III. L. THOMPSON, manager of the Blu
lington Philharmonic society, was met by a fe
singers last Wednesday evening at the Unit
rian vestry. The company rehearsed fe
: selections from Arthur Sullivan's best worl
i " The Prodigal Son." which will be performe
, at the coming festival. Some Of our music
people will join the society. Mr.. Thompsc
will be here again soon.
4 THE game of base ball last Saturday betwee
y | the Montpelier nine and one from Waterbul
resulted in favor of the latter team, althoue
. our home club is not yet convinced that
Waterbury nine can whip them. The visitir
, club brought with them four outsiders and on
. five of them were townsmen, although 1t WI
Il expressly stated in the challenge that the
y were not to get assistance out Of town.
l. THE amusement season WAS thrown wit
n open on Thursday evening by Professor B.
Huxley's elocutonary entertainment goo
audience spoke well for Mr.. Huxley and M
@ Huxley spoke well for the audience. His S
= lectons were popular and we'll chosen. II
rendition of the narrative might be cTiticse
It his impersonation Of character was excelleI
|. Among his pieces were: The Duchess May,
A Mrs. Browning, Little Rocky's Christmas,
Brown, The creeds of the Bells. How the Fa
o meriheard Rubenstein play, etc., ETC.. Profe
:. sor Huxley will organize class in elocution
the Pavilion.
DIR L. p BAILEY was in town last week. .
Nat King went to New York Saturday to tai
DR.. Bailey's place at the New York color
hospital. Carroll King and Fred Deter IL
: Monday night for Harvard. Charles Thom
son went Saturday. George Shepard is bett
s. and will return TO his class soon. Rom
Brown, who has been quite sick, has near
= recovered from his Illness and will be able
join his class in a week or so.