The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-18
Montpelier.

THE Sunday evening sermons at Christ
church are to be omitted during the summer
months
Gil HOOD Of Lowell, Mass, was in town
yesterday and made THE WATcHMAN pleas
ant call.
THE closing exercises of the Montpelier Union
and Washington county grammar school occur
next week.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will meet with Mrs. D. L. Fuller this (Wednes-
day. afternoon at three O. clock.
OBRIEN's advertising car was in town on
Monday and citizens as we'll as bill-boards are
likely to keep posted for the present.
SEVEN carloads of pipe for the main aque-
duct of the Montpelier waterworks have ar
rived, and the work of laying is progressing
at rapid rate.
MRS. F. l. PITKIN, Miss Mary A. Phinney
and F. w. Bancroft are to assist in the COM
mencement concert at Goddard Seminary next
Monday evening.
A FAR.sIzED audience attended the organ
recital at Trinity church Friday evening.
In addition to the instrumental selections were
vocal solos by Mrs. c. M. Cleveland.
MISS MARY KNAPP was accompanied by her
aunt, Mrs Cheetham, of Southport England,
on her return home. They will remain here
until September, when both will return to
England
FANNIE TCturuou uOuo lTUlu u6T
studies on Friday and Ruth Jewett, on Satur-
day. The latter was accompanied by Mary
Reed, who expects to remain in Montpelier for
time, before going to her home in Sterling, Ill.
A STREET lamp has been suspended from an
arch over the Baldwin street entrance to the
State House yard The lamp is of the new
style and ID supported by an ornamental SCROLL
1t Is the first piece of work of this kind which
the gaslight company has furnished here.
The ladies Of st. Augustine's church will
have a strawberry festival at Capital Hall
Thursday evening of next week. June 26. A
beautiful silver ice pitcher, which is now on
exhibition at A. A. Mead's store, will be dis
posed of by vote on that occasion. The candi-
dates are 7. Allard, president of the st. Jean
Baptiste society, and John Mooney.
THOMAS OSBORNE, foreman of one OF the
branches of the Montpelier Carriage Com
pany's establishment, caught one of his hands
in new planning machine Monday, and it was
| thought that he must lose the whole hand.
He was taken to DR.. Reid, who amputated the
little finger, and the rest of the hand will heal,
though it will probably be useless for time.
THE semi-centennial anniversary exercises of
| the Vermont Conference Seminary occur the
| first week in July. The programme in brief is
| as follows: Tuesday, July l, excursion to New
| bury, leaving Montpelier at twenty minutes
past eight A. NJ. and returning at half-past five
r. M evening, meeting OF alumni and former
| students Wednesday, poem Grafton; banquet
at the Pavilion; speeches by prominent alumni
and citizens
ED. LANE was seriously jsmmed between
some logs at his place of business near Marsh
field summit on the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad one day last week. His sufferipgs were
not alleviated in the least upon learning that
| the men heard his calls for help and neglected
| TO heed them for some time because they
thought some one was trying to sell them.
Mr. Lane has nearly recovered from the effects
OF the injury.
LAST Wednesday as Mrs. Frank Guyette was
driving into town with a companion, her horse
| became frightened at the sight OF engines
which were moving in the yard near the Gen.
trail depot. The horse turned and ran, throwing
| Mrs. Guyette out and infiicting serious bruises
| She was picked up in an unconscious state and
| DR.. Chandler was summoned. The lady was
taken to her home and under proper care is re-
covering from the effect of her injuries.
AT the convention Of Congregational min
listers and churches, held in St. Albans last
week. Hon Joseph Poland was elected pres-
dent and Rev. j. H. Hincks, vice-president
| Rev. G. s. Smith was chosen a member of
committee to secure better legislation upon the
subject OF divorce. At the Diocesan conven-
tion held at the same place and time, Rev. H.
! upon similar committee. The next Diocesan
convention will be held in this village.
THERE was large party at the armory rink
| Wednesday evening to witness the potato race.
This was conducted in an orderly and satisfac-
tory manner The race was fairly won by
young Jackson and the second prize was taken
| by Charles Alexander. Messrs Hart extend
their thanks to those who kindly assisted them
on this occasion and to the public for their
| patronage. In accordance with the desire of
| several patrons, a costume party will be given
next week Wednesday evening.
LETTERS uncaled for at Montpelier, (ver-
mont) post-office, June IA: Ladies-Mss Norah
X. Callahan, Lois Durfey, Mrs Winnie M. e.
OGrady, Mrs. Bell Wiley, Nellie Wells (2)
Gentlemen-Chsrles W. Bruce, Stephen Farrar,
w. |. Fletcher, T. J. Holman, ]. A. Jackman, Il
IL. Jones, Michael Lambert (2), Fred w. Sloan,
b. F. Turner. A. U. Wyman, Hugh B. Quinn
(2) Parties applying for any OF the above
must say Advertised" and give the date.
GEORGE W. WING. Acting Postmaster.
MENTION was made last week Of the fact
that Ensign Theodore G. Dewey has gone to
Washington, d. c., whence he Is to sail on the
Carlisle Patterson for Alaska. The ship Is a