The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-11
Montpelier.


Cahue place for $3.50.
J. d. CLARK has been confined to his bed for
the past week with serious kidney trouble.
SERVICE will be held Sunday at Wrights-
vile at two O'Clock. Rev. j. Ii. Hincks will
officiate.
THE prudential committee OF the Montpelier
Union School are issuing catalogue Of that
institution.
REV. Mr.. WRIGHT is to deliver a speci al ad-
dress before the Barre Young Mems Christian
Association.
THE State Homeopathic Medical Society
held its thirtyfourth annual session in this
place last week.
gibson & CUsHMANs orchestra is furnishing
music for the commencement exercises OF
Barre Academy.
THE graduating exercises Of the class Of '84
of Washington County Grammar School will be
held in Capital Hall.
w. II. CLARK has bought the William Good
win house on First avenue for 81, ,925, and has
rented 1t to Henry Biggs.
A sTEREosCoPIC view OF the interior OF Beth
any church and its decorations was taken by
Mr.. A. G. Harlow on Monday.
II. W. DREW has purchased the Judge Chase
property, on Winter street, and will take pos
session the first Of September.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will meet with Mrs L. L. Durant at the Ameri-
can House this afternoon at three o'clock.
ATTENTION is directed to the call for q re-
publican caucus to be held in Capital Hall next
Saturday evening. Let there be full attend
ance.
MRS. LUCINDA ELLIS has sold her place on
Seminary Hill to brother of Mr.. j. A. Locklin,
and has moved into Mrs. G. W. StorIs' house
on Main street.
MR. HADLEY's organ pupils, assisted by Mrs.
G. M. Cleveland's, are to give an organ recital
at Trinity church Friday evening, June 13, at
half-past seven.
REV. EDWARD P. STONE OF Lapeer, Mich,
is visiting with his father, Rev. ]. F. Stone in
this village, and intends to spend the summer
in New England.
THE Western Union bulletin which stood in
front of this office during the Chicago conven-
tion was watched with much interest during
Thursday and Friday.
Two large lamps have been ordered by the
ladies Of Bethany society for use over the tower
door of the church edifice and the main
entrance from School street
THE band gave an open-air concert Friday
evening and afterwards serenaded Mr.. and
Mrs. Loren Friend, the occasion being the
twentieth anniversary Of their marriage.
A LARGE number from Mt. Zion Commandery,
Knights Templar, went to Burlington on the
early train, yesterday morning, to attend the
meeting OF the Grand Commandery in that city.
ID. u
against the National Life Insurance Company,
heard by Chief Justice Royce at Middlebury
Monday, Mr.. c. Fl. Pitkin appeared for the
| defendant.
| MARY W., second daughter of D. T. Knapp,
| who has been at the home Of an aunt in South
port, England, for the past two years, returned
last night, accompanied by her brother George,
| who went to New York on Saturday to meet
her.
THERE is serious talk of moving the band
stand which adorns the rear portion of the Pa.
| vilion lawn to a point within a few yards OF
| State street. Since its erection, several years
ago. we believe it has been used only three
| times.
THEpatrons of Oughtney Jangraws tonsoria
establishment are pleased to learn that he has
| secured the services of Charles G. Evans oi
| NOrthfeld for his third chair, in the place oi
Mr.. Fletcher, who has gone to work in Brock
ton, Mass.
| GEORGE A., son of j. Austin Paine, formerly
| OF Montpelier, soon finishes his four years
course at st. Johnsbury Academy with higt
| honors, apd from class OF eighty-four mem
bers is to be one Of the speakers at the gradu
ating exercises, which occur June 18th.
LOUIS NARCOTIC received serious injury
to one Of his hands on Thursday, by having /
caught and mangled by a circular saw at thu
shops Of the Montpelier Carriage Company
| DR.. Reid amputated one finger, and it is be
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REV. j. II. HINcKs, Rev. C. S. Smith ant
Hon. Joseph Poland are in attendance upol
the Congregational convention of minister
and churches now in session at st. Adams, ant
Rev. III. F. Hill and others of Christ church ar
also at that place attending the diocesan con
vention.
A NUMBER of friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. Loren Friend united with them in th
celebration OF the twentieth anniversary o
| their marriage, at their home on Elm street
Friday evening The evening passed yer,
pleasantly and the guests left numerous valu
able tokens OF esteem.
| FRANK A. SHERBURNE and Miss Josie Gil
were united in marriage at Newton, Mass
last week Wednesday evening; E. N. Kaths
and Miss Ella A. Winch, at Boston, the da.
before; George Foster and Miss Clementin
H,rgin, in this village, yesterday; and Thoma
Geometry and Miss Ellen Culligan, at Windsor
last week Monday
THERE was good attendance at the enter
tainment given at the vestry OF the Church o
the Messiah last Thursday evening. TIL
drama was well presented, the principal char
acters being taken by Nellie Hyde, |. w. Cat
and Harry Cutler. The music by Mr.. and Mis-
Nye was one of the pleasantest features an
their selections were enthusiastically encored.
THERE will be a social gathering at the YES
try OF the Baptist church this "wednesday
evening. The Mission Band will serve straw
berries, ice-cream and cake at seven O. clock
The band have had the parlor and littl
vestry beautifully papered, and will devot
the proceeds of this entertainment to fui
nishing the parlor. Come and encourage tn
band All are cordially invited.
THE case OF Bradley Fertilizer Company Us
d. L. Fuller of Montpelier was heard at st
Johnsbury last week. Mr. Fuller was assigne
of one Welch, who went into bankruptcy jus
at the time of receiving an invoice of phos
phate and the action was brought against hir
| Maaara Ida and ShurtlaH q
for the company, and Messrs. Bates, May an,
Mr.. Fuller.
LIST OF letters uncalled for at Montpelier
(Vermont) post-ofice June Z, 1884: Ladies'
Mrs, Eunice E. Brown, Mary Ganone, Mis-
lsola Hudson, Miss Eunice c. House and Mis-
Mary Searles. Gentlemen-F. S. Cheney, Still
man Day, Fred L. Favor, Eugene Gary, Georg
} ii. Perry, L. ii. Proctor, z. Percval Harr
Rowe Henry G. Richardson, G. G. Ralph, A
s. Wells, George ii. Wagner and William
Van Houten Parties applying for any of tn
above must say advertised - and give date.
GEORGE w. WING, Acting Postmaster.
PETITION is to be presented TO the select
men asking that Loomis street be straightene
by continuing the line of direction now estat
lished between the head Of the street and til
residence of Mrs. Nj. p. L. Wells to Schoo
street. The town voted to make this chang
in 1869. when the Gunnison property could no
be purchased for less than $4,000. The entir
expense of making the change at present vii
not be over $2, 800, as the property was pun
chashed recently with view to making tn
| chanpa IL Ia halievpd that bu raaaon ~ IN