The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-11
NOrthheld.

THE park festival was a pleasant affair and
about $40 was realized which will be used in
improving the park.
SEvENTY-N1NE tickets were sold at our sta
ton the Fourth, forty-three for Barre and
twenty for Montpelier.
REV F. L SMALL of Guildhall, who is visit
ing here with his family, preached at the Con-
gregational church Sunday.
The regular sociable of St. Mary's church
will be held on Thursday evening and of the
Congregational Society on Wednesday evening.
WORK on the bridge is going on we'll The
north abutment Is completed and the other
nearly So 1t is expected that the iron work
will arrive this week.
MONDAY morning at six o'clock, Mrs. O. D.
Edgerton found on her night-blooming cereus
blossom wide open. About ten o'clock it be-
gan to droop and at noon WAS closed.
THE ladies of the Universalist society will
hold a sociable Wednesday afternoon at Con.
cert hall and in the evening ice cream and
cake will be served, and the band Is expected
to be present.
THE July statement of the savings bank
shows the amount of deposits to be 1915 100. 80
an increase of over $4,000 during the year
The accumulations have increased nearly So
600. The bank has completed the purchase OF
building site next to the new brick block and
will put up threestory brick building twenty.
three by forty-eight feet with a vault for the
safe-keeping of their funds and papers.
THE night of the Fourth man considerably
under the influence of liquor was ordered off
from the steps of the Center house and the
next morning one of the doors was found be-
smeared with tar. 1t would doubtless be diff
cult to establish legally any connection be-
tween the two facts, but there seems to be lit
| tie moral doubt that connection exists. The
manliness of the deed is very prominently
brought out in the light Of the fact that the
hotel is in charge Of two ladies.
REV. +. W. BARTLETT of Norwich, N. Y.
| was in town last week. w. 4. Bakers
brother is visiting him and presided at the or
gan of the Congregational church Sunday. ..
| Helen Brown, who has been visiting at H. X
| Browns, returned last Friday to her home il
| Newport. al. d. Whittemores college chum
Joseph Banta, is visiting him. They will take
carriage trip to the White mountains
Mr. Ruggles of West Randolph has been visit
ing his niece, Mrs. NJ. 5. Gilchrst. E. Professor
| Edward III. Williams, Jr., of Lehigh Univer
sity, South Bethlehem, Penn, with his wife, /.
| visiting his uncle, j. G. b. Thayer. Mr. viii
liams is a son of DR.. Williams of Philadelphis
| who recently presented a fine memorial library
building to the town of Woodstock. :. Miss
Parmly Of New York it stopping at L. A
Howes and Miss Furman is expected this week
-. Miss Eggieston returned last week after
| visit OF several months in New Jersey. C. c
Davis returned Friday from his New Hamp
shire trip and is now swinging the scythe fo
Elder Simonds. Rev. Walter Dole occupied
the pulpit of the Universalist church Sunda,
and Rev. Mr.. Booth preached in Richmond
DR.. j. III. Averill and family of Brockton
Mass, are visiting in town. CT ayton Clag
gett of Montreal is stopping with his father
Conn, is visiting at home. ...W. A. Truax h
out on trip over the Wells River road sellin,
the Eureka" overall Mr.. Denny ia gettins
up large trade in this line.