The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-06

most promising of our younger physicians.
| We bespeak for him abundant success in his
new home.
FHE celebrated Abraham" owned by
Messrs. Lowe and Brigham, arrived in Mont
pelier on Friday last. and Is now In ID. w. Dud-
| ley's stable. He Is beautiful ANIMAL and
Is much admired by his numerous hisitors.
The Barre social at the Pavilion last even
| ing was we'll attended and very enjoyable.
| Quite number Of invited guests from this
| town were present. The music by the Howard
| Opera House orchestra was highly satisfactory
| to all.
MEDAD WRIGHT returned Saturday from a
trip to Boston, where he had been visiting his
daughter. During his absence, he went to
| Quincy, where he sold four Of his celebrated
| polishing machines in addition TO the twenty
four already In use in that place
| THE sociable at Joseph A. Wings residence
last Wednesday evening was a very pleasant
| affair, and netted handsome sum to the So
ciety. The spacious hall in the upper part Of
| the house was opened for dancing, and good
music was furnished. A large number were
present.
THERE was a large amount Of talk and some
betting on Saturday last over a proposed race
between a horse owned by Fred Sibley of East
| Montpelier and Henry Albin The race was
| to take place on the ice on Winooski river, but
for some unknown reason 1t was indefinitely
postponed.
THE students of Goddard seminary, to the
number Of forty, had a sleigh-ride TO Mont
pelier on Saturday last. They spent some time
riding about our streets and then went to the
Pavilion for supper. The evening was passed
in merry-making, and at nine o'clock they
started for Barre.
THERE is a very pleasant and equally unos-
tentatious musical organization in this village.
1t is an instrumental quartette composed of
Messrs w. FL. Cochrane, violin, r. III. Newton,
cornet George w. Wilder, fute and George
II. Wilder, piano. Regular rehearsals are held
Saturday evenings.
THE regular monthly temperance meeting,
held in the Baptist church last Sunday evening,
was presided over by ii. M. Faes. After sing
ing by the choir Mr. Fales read passages of
Scripture and made few remarks Brief re-
marks were also made by Rev. Mr.. Mason,
T. J. Keegan, j. G. Wing, H. c. Lull, Deacon
Andrews and Alfred Clark.
THE Baptist church had narrow escape
from destruction by fire last Saturday evening
As George Whitney, the sexton, was leaving
the vestry at about half-past five o'clock, after
tending to the furnace fires, he heard strange
noise and returned to ascertain its cause. He
found that one of the fire-pots had burst let
ting the live Goals out upon the floor. With
lively work and much presence of mind, Mr..
Whitney succeeded in scraping up the coal and
throwing it into the other furnace before much
damage was done.
BROOKS PosT, G. A. R., will hold a camp
fire and basket picnic in the vestry of the
church of the Messiah tomorrow evening, at
; seven o'clock. Rev. Q. II. Shinn of Plymouth,
n H., will deliver his famous lecture on
Southern Unonsts in the War; Mr.. Shinn
was Southerner, but served in the Union
army, and is an interesting speaker. The auc-
tion sale of baskets, remarks by comrades and
singing by the glee-club, are among the other
attractions of the evening. cordial invita-
3 tion Is extended to all.
( AT the last regular meeting Of Good Tenn
: plars the following officers were installed
Worthy chief templar, John G. Wing; worthy
vice tempar, Mrs n c. Peck; worthy secre
I tary, Harry L. Dow; worthy assistant secre
tary, Gertie Alexander worthy financial sec
Keegan worthy marshall Frank r. Jones
/ | worthy deputy marshal, Sadie Sheridan
worthy chaplain, R. r. Bunnell; worthy inside
guard, Florence Peck; worthy outside guard
8 Fred Miles, worthy left-hand supporter, Mrs
s Orrin Daley worthy right-hand supporter, Ids
Z Chase.
On Monday of last week, Sheriff John L
Tuttle was summoned to Cabot to look after g
team belonging to Leander Walbridge which
q was stolen from the shed of the Methods
Westinghouse on the Saturday evening previ
ous No clue could be obtained concerning thu
o, whereabouts of the thief, but the people wert
+ anxious that Mr Tuttle should set out in search
of him, and he did so, going by team to Lyn
donville. There he took the train and went t
a Barton, and spent two days in searchinl
q | through Lamoille Orleans and Essex counties
He returned on Thursday, having found NJ
: trace of the robber.
A CERTAIN worthy member Of the Mont
= pelier legal fraternity was badly sold
yesterday. He spent considerable time in seek
ing out his brethren of the law in order tt
a notify them of the demise Of George M. Fisk
s ESQ.,. of Northfield and to summon them to e
II down on the noon train to attend the funers
~ ceremonies. His enthusiasm was the subjec
u of some comment. Those who were aware O
n the truth exhibited becoming silence but, IL
some way or other, he was informed of tn
fact that the death of brother of George NJ
" Fiske was the origin Of his mistake and he wa
= last seen Fastening to and fro to countermanC
20 his former notice.
- THE missionary meeting of the Vernon
Central Baptist Association is to be held in thi
l. place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of thi
70 week, commencing Thursday afternoon Th'
programme consists largely OF addresses an,
papers upon different branches of missionar.
10 work. An entertaining feature of Thursda
% evenings programme will be a dialogue by tn
I mission band of the Baptist church, descrip
l. tive Of the condition OF the heather in Turkey
u India, Greenland, Ceylon, China, Africa AM
d Japan, and the Indians Of Dakota. The mem
l bers OF the band will be dressed in the costume
of the different natonalities which they re
y spectively represent. The meeting will be ope
* to all, and cordial invitation is extended.
MONSIEUR PROFESSOR" LEON FLoREsTAN
who rected to select audience at the Pavilion
while ago, has come to grief in Boston wher
he was arrested last Saturday and locked u
q on the charge of forgery. The report says tina
~ che protested in all the English and French a
his command against the outrage but wa
70 finally persuaded to go to the Office Of Chief Iu
spector Ham. Officer Murdough was telephones
y for, but could not call for his man before 81
r o'clock, and during the hour and half tina
the professor was waiting, he was in stat
IN OF intense excitement, protesting and declarin
a. that his arrest was the outcome Of a black
mailing scheme gotten up by some fast wome
:, to get money from him." Those who remem
n ber the " Professor" can easily imagine how h
10 appeared when lin state of intense excite
ment"
~ ~ M. W. SCRIBNER has been in Boston a fe,
% days on business. ,.Mr and Mrs. l.. Bar
81 Cross visited friends in Boston and their daugt
ter at Bradford academy, last week. Mrs. L
r A. Slack has closed her dress making shop owe
y the store of L. P. Gleason & Co. for fe,
n weeks. F, !. Pitkin, A NJ. Cheney and Fran
Owler are among the visitors from Montpelie
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