The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-19
Montpelier.

MRS. T. O. BAILEY is visiting friends and
relatives in town.
THE choir of Bethany church was minus
tenor last Sunday.
f. w. THOMPSON left for Boston yester-
day, having been in town day or so.
TAYLOR, the wizard, is to perform at
Capital Hall November 81, %, % and a.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. II. MMMs of st. Albans
are spending the present week in Montpelier.
Mr.. AND Mrs. T. w. WooD returned yes
terday to their winter residence in New York
city.
PROFESSOR TowNsHEND has returned to
the hill and resumed his labors as instructor
in elocution.
GENERAL p. =. PTTKIN is named as one
of the trustees of the proposed Vermont
Soldiers Home.
j. w. SAULT of the st. Albans Messenger
spent Sunday in town as the guest of his
brother-in-law, A. c. Harlow
PROFESSOR DICKINSON, teacher of vocal
music at the Seminary, has been engaged to
conduct a singing-school at Northfield.
JUDGE AND MRS. REDFIELD entertained
the members of the supreme bench at their
residence last week Thursday evening.
REV. Mr.. HINcKs exchanged pulpits with
Rev. S. II. Wheeler of Waterbury Sunday
morning, returning to fill his own pulpit in
the evening.
THE proposed talk about Kindergartens,
| by Miss Amy Fisk, is necessarily postponed
a few days. Further announcement of it
will be given.
| A BILL has been introduced into the legis-
lature appointing Il. j. Deavitt a commits
| sioner to collect Vermont's claim against
| the United States.
FRED A. HILLERY, a r6cent graduate of
| the Vermont Methodist Seminary, secured
| the Ayres prize at Wesleyan University for
| the best examination in the studies required
| for admission
THE fourth recital of the term will be
given in Seminary chapel this evening at
half-past seven o'clock. The programme
| will consist of piano and organ solos, duets,
| trios and Choruses and recitation.
| EDITOR K1NsLEY of the Burlington Clipper
| was at the " Hamlet " Thursday seeking for
an item. The new motor in The WATCH
MAN office, both machine and motive power
afforded him subjects for reflection
The senior exhibition at the Vermont
| Methodist Seminary occurs on Friday even
ing at half-past seven o'clock. The pro-
| gramme will consist of original essays and
orations by members of the senior class.
| A SPECIAL convocation of King Solomon
| Royal Arch Chapter, No. 7, win be held al
Masonic Hall on Friday evening, Novem.
Der q, at seven O'Clock. Work, Royal
Arch. Sojourning companions cordially in
| vited.
Miss WATTS class in lustro-painting will
meet at the Pavilion parors to-day (Wednes-
| day. from nine until eleven A, M, and one
until three p. NJ. Any wishing to join the
class should call at the parlors at half-past
eight o'clock.
WE understand that tomorrow forenoon
| e. X. Voodry is to fulfil campaign obliga-
tion by wheeling c. H. Carter from the
| shops of the Lane Manufacturing Company
to the post-office in wheelbarrow. The
Montpelier band is to act as escort.
In this village, on Friday night Colonel
George o. Tyler of Burlington was presented
with costly gold ring emblematc of the
thirty-third degree in Masonry. The ring
was the gift of the three Vermont Masons
who have just attained that degree.
THE tricks of Hernandez, the magician
| at Capital Hall Saturday evening were seen
by fair-sized audience. The entertainment
was satisfactory throughout and every
promise with regard to the performance
and the bestowal of gifts carefully fulfilled
>, MOUNT Zion CoMMANDRRY, No. 0, knights
| Templar, will hold special conclave al
Masonic Hall for loork this "Wednesday
evening, at seven o'clock. All Sir knights
visiting Montpelier are cordially invited tt
be present. A banquet will conclude the
| exercises
LAsT week DIR. III. A. Cutting delivered
the f0nrth and last Of the course of very in.
structjye and interesting scientific lectures
which he has so kindly given before the stu
dents of the Vermont Methodist Seminary
in response to an invitation from the Adei
phi Society.
Il. q. SARGENT and III. C. Reed threshed
for Charles II. Perrin of this village on hit
farm in Berlin eleven hundred thirty-Gvt
bushels of oats in three and three-fourths
days, moving their machine twice in tina,
time The last dag they threshed three hun
dred and fifty bushels.
AMONG the prominent gentleman in Mont
pelier Monday evening were Messrs. b, b