The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01
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tisements for THE WXToHMxN, and accounts can
be paid TO him.
THE winter term of Norwich University
closed last Wednesday for vacation OF two
weeks
E. w. HOPKINS of Montpelier has rented
L. G. Fletcher's house on Pleasant street
and will move in this week
THE next meeting of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union will be with Mrs.
j. o. Sherburne next week Tuesday.
THE ladies of the Congregational church
will hold their regular socable at Howes' hall
this wednesday, afternoon and evening.
THB operetta of Z" r. f. Porter " will be
presented April 22d and 23d, If nothing &C.
ours to prevent. Make your plans to attend.
Mrs. MARY o. PARKER is in town settling
up her affairs, and will sell her personal
property by auction at Concert hall Satur-
day afternoon.
AT the meeting Of the trustees Of Norwich
University last week, DR.. Nichols was
elected vice-president in place of Colonel
Randall, deceased.
r. w. STEWART who has been student
in Norwich University, has left the insti-
tuition and will enter the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology at Boston.
REV. w. s. HAzEN went to Brookfeld,
Sunday afternoon, to attend the funeral Of
Captain Reuben Peck, as the pastor of the
Brookfield church was away from home.
FAST DAY services will be held by the
Methodist and Congregational churches at
the Congregational house at eleven o'clock,
and Rev. W. S. Hazen will deliver the
sermon.
THE Methodist sociable at Squire Cob
leigh's at the South Village, last Wednesday,
was very pleasant affair. A large load
went up from this village and returned in
the wee sma' hours"
MONTPELIER CHAPTER, Daughters of Re-
bekah, visited Northfield Chapter last week
Wednesday evening, and the occasion was a
very pleasant one the visitors returning on
the morning express.
THE last quarterly conference meeting for
the year of the officers of the Methodist
church will be held at their vestry, next
Tuesday evening, for the election of officers
and the transaction of other business.
Mrs. ID. T. AvERILL and daughter, Flora,
left Friday night for Brockton, Mass, hav-
ing received the sad news that the only son
of DR.. j. II. Averill was very ill, and not
expected to recover. The child died Monday
LIST of letters uncaled for at Mortified
| (Vt) postoffice, March 81, 1885: Lades-Mrs
f. q. Jones, Mrs. George A. Marsh, Mrs. E
ID. Mccarthy, Mrs. Edgar A. Parker, Mrs
Lizzie Patterson. Gentlemen-Henry A
Rabatory (D, W. j. Webster (2).
j. III. CIRCUIT, Postmaster.
SERVICES of the Episcopal church this
week will be as follows This "wednesday
| evening at the rooms in the depot building
| at fifteen minutes past seven. On Good
| Friday in the church., at half-past ten o'clock
On Saturday there will be an Easter ever
service in the church for the children al
! four o'clock.
SLATE interests are looking encouraging
for the coming season Vermont led in the
New Orleans slate exhibit and our slate wa;
the best from this state. The Hillside com
pany are making preparations to push worl
as soon as the season opens, and arrange
ments will probably be made to start some
of the other quarres.
The Good Templars will celebrate tn,
twelfth anniversary of the organization o
their lodge on Monday evening of next weel
I" The Flower of the Family" will be pre-
sented. An admission fee of ten cents will
be charged and the public are cordially in
vited to be present
MRS. ALICE (JoHNsToN) BALL died at he
home in Bath, n. H., last Friday and thu
remains were brought to this town Satur
| day for burial. Funeral services were hel,
at the house of her father, M. j. Johnston
on Union street, Sunday at three O'Clock
Rev. +. G. Cowper officiating, and the bod
was placed in the vault of Elmwood GENE
terry.
EASTER services will be held at the Epis
copal church on Sunday at eleven O'Clock
anu III tHe dlleTHOOH dU Hdll-paSu UnTe
o'clock there will be children'S service
which will take the place of the Sunday
school and evening service AT the Con
gregational church the Sunday-sch DOL vii
give concert in the evening at half-pas
six o'clock.
THE committee chosen by the Gram
Army Post to advise with the selectme
about the location of the soldiers mont
ment are George Nichols, j. l.. Moseley an
w. w. Holden. This committee and tn
selectmen have had some consultation o
the subject and have decided to fix the locs
ton on the common east of the fountain
but the exact spot is not yet determined.
ACCORDING to announcement last weel
there will be pink tea-party at Concel
hall on Thursday afternoon and evening
this week, entertained by young ladies
the Universalist society. Supper of hulle
corn and milk and other edibles will /
served at half-past five o'clock. AT eigl
o'clock an entertainment will be given, col
sisting of a comedietta entitled "Chanl
Partners" the mistletoe bough, etc.
, very cordial invitation is extended to all I
be present
. A SUBSCRIBER writes: Knowing thu
THE WATCHMAN is fond of the cute saying
F., of the little ones, venture to send the fo
, lowing:
Aunt Ella was trying on dress,
, Cut in the new fashioned style,
With basque In front, polonaise behind,
And gazed In the glass meanwhe;
{ Smoothed a wrinkle here another there,
And smiled at her own success;
. What do you think of my dress?
= Then wise little Hal, the six-year-old,
! Looked up and exclaimed in haste,
| Why Auntie Ella, that's not dress,
{ It's only swallow-tailed waist"
$ l.. C. FLETCHER, foreman in one of Il
t departments of Mead, Mason 4 Company
: works at Lebanon, N. H., has been visitiI
4 | his brother-iu-law. Mr.. Plumlpy. the ma