The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-28
Montpelier.

Montpelier.
A. c. AvERILL has sold his residence on Elm
street to o. D. Clark Tor $1,000.
WORK on the new Blanchard building at the
head of State street, begins this week.
REV. T. P. FROST will preach at Wrightsville
next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
A SUNDAy-scHooL concert was held at the
Church of the Messiah on Sunday evening.
QUITE q party from this place went to Bur-
lington on Friday evening to see Joseph JEFF
ferson.
SUNDAY evening services will be omitted in
the Church Of the Messiah during the summer
months.
SATURDAY, June %, is the day appointed for
the annual drill Of Capital Guard Company II,
N. G. V.
CHmDREN's DAY Sunday, June 81 will be
observed by appropriate services at Bethany
and Trinity churches.
GEORGE C. SHEPARD has commenced the
erection Of fine barn in the rear of his resi-
dence on Main street.
B. F. FIFIELD, Esq, c. W. Porter, Esq,
and Mr.. Arthur Ropes leave this week to attend
the Chicago convention.
A. N. BLANCHARD has sufficiently recovered
from his severe illness to be able to be in his
photograph rooms again.
THE residences of Hon. Charles Dewey,
Hiram Atkins, w. E. Adams and F. M. Cory
have been newly painted.
REV. J. G. MCINERNEY is to preach in the
Church Of the Messiah next Sunday morning,
in exchange with Mr.. Wright.
FRANK H. BAscoM is very favorably men,
toned as one of the possible delegates to the
democratic national convention.
THE widow of the late Fred Beach wishes
to tender her heartfelt thanks to all who have
80 kindly assisted her and her family in their
severe afiliction.
THE bailiffs are troubled because OF the nom
arrival Of the pipe for the water-works. They
will be all ready to commence laying the same
and continued delay will prove great incon-
venience.
dwelng-house on the site Of the one recently
purchased Of L. L. Durant The old house will
in this case probably be moved back and fitted
up for barn.
HENRY e. CoLToN, of the firm of Fisher &
Cotton, has been granted United States
patent for new and improved harness buckle.
I. j. Deavitt of Montpelier was the attorney
for Mr.. Cotton.
G. c. KING Of this place, a member of the
Junior class in Harvard College, has been
chosen orator Of the Signet a leading literary
society of that institution. We extend our
congratulations.
ONE young man tried seven pairs of skates at
the rink Monday evening in a vain attempt,
perhaps to find a pair on which he could skate
gracefully, but there seemed to be a consti-
tutional difficulty in the way.
ABOUT twenty-five of the friends OF Florence
Peck assembled at the residence Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Peck, Monday evening, the
occasion being Miss Florence's 8 birthday. The
party was pleasant one for all.
DIR. OLIN W. DALEY, son of Orrin Daley Of
this village, graduated recently from the Co.
lumbian College of Physicians and Surgeons,
New York, and has begun to practice his pro-
fession at White River Junction.
THE first piano and vocal recital of this term
will be given at the Seminary chapel tomorrow
Thursday evening, at haf-past seven clock
A choice programme of piano and vocal quar-
tettes, duets, trios and solos will be given.
MIR. w. A. BRIGGS has given some of our
people much pleasure by frequent organ re-
citals at Bethany church of late. The organ
and that at Christ church have been tuned re-
Gently, and both are in excellent condition.
The Methodist society have purchased the
E. w. Bailey residence on North Main street,
occupied for some time past by Judge Hiram
Carleton. The house will be used for a parson-
age and Rev. 7. p Frost will soon move
into it.
THE SHERMAN MILITARY BAND and the
Ethan Allen Hose Company Of Burlington
have each been rendered an invitation to unite
with the citizens of Montpelier in the coming
celebration of July 4th, and both organizations
have accepted the same.
S. E. CARPENTER Is delivering the first
volume of Blaine's new book, Twenty Years of
Congress, to subscribers in this section. The
work seems to fully meet the expectations of
the people and will be read with much interest
The publishers promise the second volume
during the summer.
YOUNG child of George W. Bolton has
been undergoing treatment for the past few
days at the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Bur-
lington. The little fellow Is troubled with
an impediment in his speech and WAS cross
eyed. Successful operations have been per-
formed on the eyes, and the boy is believed to
be improving.
FRANK A. ADAMS of this place and Minnie j.
Vinton OF Granville were united in marriage
at the home of the latter on Wednesday last
Miss Vinton Is pleasantly known In Montpelier,
and will be cordially welcomed. On Thursday
evening the pair were serenaded by a large
party of gentlemen who were invited within
and Hospitality entertained.
THE entertainment given by the Camilla Urso
Company, Friday evening, was very thinly at
tended The lady violinist displaye to good
| advantage her remarkable powers Of execution
| and her complete mastery of the difficult fea-
lures OF violin playing. All expressed pleasure
at the selections by the other soloists, and ap-
| plause was frequent and vigorous.
AS a little seven-y years-old son OF w. c. Wal
ker was riding horse to pasture after COWS on
Sunday, he was thrown to the ground and the
horse stepped on him, bruising him very
severely, and 1t was at first feared seriously.
DR.. Putnam was called, and under excellent
care the child Is improving somewhat and will
not be long In recovering from the effects OF
the accident
MEssRs HART, managers of the armory rink,
have made arrangements for a "bonbon "
party at the rink Friday evening Bonbons
will be distributed In the early part of the
evening and the grand march in costume will
take place at nine o'clock The presence of the
band, and more extensive decoration of the
J hall, will form additional attractions Tn-niphI