The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-02
Montpelier.

THERE was no service at Bethany church
Sunday evening.
THE Ice now being harvested in this vicinity
is of excellent quality.
J. P. KNAPP is erecting a house on First
avenue, near Major Goodwin's residence.
gibson AND CUsHMAN's orchestra furnished
music for the New Years ball at Gaysville last
night
CAPITAL LODGE, l. o. of G. T., are to visit
the Good Templars in Waterbury Friday eve
ming, January 18th.
No. %, F. and A. NJ. will be held at Masonic
hall on Monday evening, January 7, at seven
o'clock.
THE invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Jessie Dewey and Hon. James
L. Martin at Christ church, Thursday, jan
uary 10.
THERE is to be social assembly at the
Pavilion tomorrow Thursday evening. Mu-
sic will be furnished by ellison and Cushman's 8
| orchestra.
Mr.. JAMES FINN has found sum of money,
which the owner can have by proving property
and paying charges. Apply at the Central
| Vermont station.
MR.. NJ. D. NICHOLSON of Rutland will can
| vass this village for the sale of a rotary oven
shelf, an invention of his own which appears
| to be good thing
WE acknowledge the receipt of calendars for
1884 presented by the National Life Insurance
company. They are beautifully engraved and
are very ornamental.
| GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS will address the
members of Stowe Post, No. 30, G. A. R., at
| their installation of officers at North Calais
next Saturday evening.
THERE was a slight alteration between
members of Little Corinne's company at this
| place last Wednesday evening, and one of them
"skpped Out" by the night express.
WE were partially in error in stating that
George Wheeler is to keep a clearinghouse.
Mr. Wheeler will run regular hotel, which
will retain the old name of the "Union house.
GEORGE H. SMILE left for Burlington yes
terday morning, where he is to succeed Messrs.
Kelsey g. Brodie in the boot and shoe business
His friends here will wish him success in his
new venture.
THE East Montpelier " annual" which took
place at the Pavilion last night, was we'll at
tended and was very enjoyable. The music,
| furnished by Baisdells orchestra, was of a
high order, and the supper the best to be
wished
THE statements of the two national banks in.
dictate sound and satisfactory condition OF the
| affairs of those institutions. The First ma
tional, as already noted, has declared dividend
of five per cent, and the Montpelier national
of three per cent
THE members of the Young Mems Christian
| Union have secured rooms over the First ma
tional bank, and will hold Sunday afternoon
prayer-meetings. They have had good success
in securing the necessary funds for their sup
port during the winter.
HON. GEORGE N. DALE, while at Island Pond
recently, slipped and injured his ankle quite
severely. He has since been confined to the
| house and his son was obliged to go and care
for him. He returned on Monday, and reports
his fathers condition as improving.
AGE "No fellow knows where Montpelier
gets her rum, but she is going to get her water
from Berlin pond, and 1t is going to cost hel
$l5O,OOO. Well we are glad she Is going &c
have plenty of water" Another illustration Of
going away from home to learn the news.
The Spauding bell-ringers gave good en-
tertainment to a small audience last Saturday
evening. The quartettes of hand-bells, the
harp solos by Mrs. Spaulding and xylophone
solos by Miss Kittie were especially praise
worthy, and drew forth expressions Of salts
faction.
REV. ID. f. MILLER gave an earnest temper
ance sermon at the Methodist church last Sun
day. dwelling largely on the woman's crusade
and the progress OF the work in the last ter
years. A temperance prayer-meeting was held
| in the evening, large number Of young men
being present
THE next two issues OF the Argus will be
printed at THE WATERMAN office while Editor
Atkins Is having his press repaired and fold
ing machine put in. By and bye, when oul
neighbor can make up his mind TO masticate q
somewhat unsavory dish of crow. we expect
he will adopt the eight-page form, which is 80
we'll liked by our readers.
THE schoo-boy, in composition, defined the
the horse as being"a four-cornered anima
with leg ON each corner" We think his
ideal must have been in the "nigh beast Of
the Worcester "air line" 30 called. The con-
dition of that animal Is truly pitiable and the
fact Of its being driven in such condition de
mands the attention Of the society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals.
WE are indebted to Mr.. G, Def. Bancroft fol-
the mortuary record of this town for the pas