The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-05
Montpelier.

Hon. JAMES L. MARTIN has been in town
for few days.
CAPTAIN H. C. LuLL organized a Grand
Army post at Richmond last Friday night.
IRA S. Town, longtime jeweler at the
capital, is going TO remove to New York city
to reside with a son.
The Baptist Sunday-school will observe
Children's Bible Day by a concert next Sun
day evening. All are invited.
THE Golden Fleece " has been engaged
by the ladies of Bethany church for their
fair, which occurs November Is.
Mr.. AND Mrs. c. A. BEST are rejoicing in
the birth of son. They regard him as en-
phatically the Best boy in town.
THE afternoon session of Montpelier Union
and Washington County Grammar School
will hereafter begin at half-past one o'clock.
REV. l.. G. WARE of Burlington is to
preach in the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday morning, on exchange with Mr..
Wright.
HELEN NJ. REYNOLDS, formerly precep-
tress of the Washington County Grammar
School, is home from New York city on a
short vacation.
A STATED convocation of King Solomon,
r. A. Chapter, will be held at Masonic Hall
on Thursday evening" November q, at half
past seven o'clock.
THE Mission Band of the Baptist Sunday
school will meet at half-past two next Sat
urday afternoon with Miss Sadie Hayes.
The boys are invited at four o'clock.
Hon. KIrrRIDGE HAsKINs of Brattleboro
| is in town. In supreme court yesterday he
appeared for the plaintiff in the case of l..
| Hart Wilcox ct ux rs. Town of Halifax.
| The side hill near the Pioneer works is
| dotted with the little shanties OF quite a
large gypsy village, whence come the many
| food beggars who canvass the village each
day.
! REV. 7. p. FROST will deliver a lecture in
| the vestry of the Methodist church on Fri
| day evening for the benefit of the ladies' so
| ciety. The subject will be Brush Fences,
and the lecture is a very entertaining one.
f. w. BANCROFT has accepted an invita-
ton from the Hartford Comm Opera Com
pany to assist them in the presentation OF
Gilbert and Sulliyan's opera of " Iolanthe y
at Hartford during the second week in No
| vember.
A SPECIAL communication OF Aurora
Lodge, No. %, Free and Accepted Masons
will be held at Masonic Hall, Wednesday
| evening, November 18th, at seven o'clock
sharp. Work, 30. Sojourning brethren, in
good standing, are cordially invited.
REV. HOWARD f. HILL was present at the
conservation Of the Chapel of the HOLY
|
his former parish. The conservation tooi
place Wednesday and the rector returned
by the Chicago express in the evening.
WHILE f. II. Jones, of the firm of Jones
* Marion, was unloading apples at thu
Central depot, Wednesday morning, he wa'
thrown from his wagon TO the ground ano
his ankle was badly spraned. He wa
obliged to go to his home in Northfield.
The "tGolden Fleece" has been well pat
ronized since its formal opening. Saturda.
afternoon and evening there were from on,
hundred to one hundred fifty skaters pres
ent. Good music was furnished by tn
Montpelier cornet band Saturday evening
and again last night.
THE taxpayers of this village have per
sonal interest in the bill lately, introduced
in the senate, changing the village bounda
, ries, and excluding some taxable propert.
from its limits. This proposed measure
should not be allowed to go by default un
! less the change is desirable one.
THE Ladies' Home and Foreign Missionar,
Society OF the Baptist church will hold thei
, annual meeting at the vestry Friday after