The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-04
Montpelier.

THE Ellis building, on State street, is under
going pleasing change in appearance at the
hands Of the painters.
THE sacraments of confirmation and first
communion are to be administered to the chill
dren at st. Augustine's church tomorrow.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR went to Waterbury,
Friday, to unite with the Grand Army post of
that place in the observance Of Decoration day.
A. D. LANE has sold his " strawberry camp"
up Worcester Branch, to G. M. Lyon, who pro-
poses to continue the strawberry trade from
that point.
THE semi-annua sermon to the class Of '84
Of the Randolph Normal School will be de-
livered by Rev. 7. P. Frost, pastor of Trinity
church in this village.
c. II. EMERY of Barre was arrested on Friday
for drunkenness, and one James Degreeney, on
Saturday, for the same offense. Both were
fined as usual by Justice Clark.
A LODGE of Odd Fellows was organized at
Barre May 49, About twenty-five from the
Montpelier lodge were present, being taken to
and from Barre by special train.
A REGULAR communication of Aurora lodge
No. %, Free and Accepted Masons, will be
held at Masonic Hall on Monday evening"
June 8, at half-past seven o'clock.
HIRAM NJ. PIERCE, who has served the public
80 long and faithfully as assistant postmaster,
is soliciting signatures to a petition requesting
his appointment to the office of postmaster.
THE pipe for the water-works has failed to
arrive as fast as desired. Mr. Joel Foster has
gone to New York to ascertain the cause and
make arrangements, If possible to avoid fur
ther delay
THE Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
Society of the Baptist church will meet with
Mrs. Faes on Friday afternoon at half-past
two. Supper will be served from six until
seven. Gentlemen are invited to tea.
"ONLY A FARMERS DAUGHTER" will be
given at Capital Hall on the evening of June
18th by a powerful New York company and
"Only Woman's Heart" by the same troupe,
on the succeeding evening, June Goth.
G. c. MoALLIsrER was in town on Thursday,
on his way to Boston for surgical treatment.
1t is his intention to have his injured ankle
supported by "stays" in order to strengthen
the limb and give greater facility in walking
LoNGFELLow's "Miles Standish," drama
tized, will be presented at the vestry Of the
Church Of the Messiah tomorrow Thursday
evening Miss Ellen and Harold Nye have
been engaged to furnish music during the
evening.
A LARGE audience listened to the midday
OF en-air concert of the Denman Thompson band,
at the head of State street, last Saturday, and
were rewarded by hearing the best brass band
music that has been given on our streets for
many months
CARDS are out announcing the marriage of
NJ S. Boetwick and Miss M. L. Prime, which
occurs at st. Luke's church, st. Albans,
tomorrow. Mr. Bostwick is a nephew of !. s.
Bostwick of this place, and has many pleasant
acquaintances among the young people.
CHILDREN's DAY will be observed at the Bap-
tist church next Sunday. The discourse in the
morning will be illustrated by articles from
the mission rooms in fremont Temple, Boston.
The children are invited to occupy the front
seats. There will be Sunday-school concert
| In the evening
THE monthly temperance meeting was held
at the Baptist church on Sunday evening.
Remarks were made by Rev. Mr.. Frost, Rev.
Mr.. Mason, Captain Lull, two gentlemen from
Worcester and Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Fuller. Mr..
Fuller's remarks were directed to the lawyers,
and he was answered by j. G. Wing, Esq.
LIST of letters uncalled for at Montpelier
(Vermont) post-ofiice, May 81, 1884, Ladies'
Laury Jane Bonnell, Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler
| and Miss f. A. Grandfield. Gentlemen--An-
tonic Damco, Dan Guides, NJ E. Rich. A. w.
Stone, Nois Sargent and Willis Whitcomb.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say " advertised and give date.
j. S. Peck, Postmaster.
| MEssRs HIRAM ATKINS, W. P. Phelps, Will
| liam Miller, Thomas Mahony, Charles III. Hea-
ton, Fred W. Morse and Arthur G. Woodbury.
are the delegates chosen to represent this town
| in the democratic state convention, which will
be holden here tomorrow. The aternates are
Dayton p, Clark, G. X. Bagley, Eugene Lavio.
lette, John Chimney, j. o. Livingston, A. A.
| Mead and Harry G. Dewing.
THE committee on arrangements for the
Fourth of July celebration began soliciting
subscriptions yesterday morning Their sue
cess exceeded their highest expectations There
ia possibility that the amount will reach $2,-
600. The first three subscriptions were for
| Sl25, 800 and $50 respectively. The commit
| tee voted last night to engage the services OF
| Professor Charles Ii. Grimy, eronaut, OF New
| York, to make an ascension In his largest bal
loon, which will contain twenty thousand
cubic feet of gas. We shall give full particu-
lars Of arrangements, with programme OF ex-
ercises, next week.
CAPITAL HALL was filled to overhowing on
Saturday evening to witness Denman Thomp-