The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-01

been teaching the past year in school in
New Jersey.
CHARLES NJ. THOMPSON is at home from
Harvard, Edward L. Smith from Yale, and
Miss Emily Eaton from the school at Can
ton, N Y.
III. j. V. VoLDHoLM and Adaline Matilda
Richardson were united in marriage at the
residence of the brides parents, on Elm
street. Saturday.
The train bearing the homeward-bo bound
California excursionists from Portland was
detained here about two hours, Saturday
night, by hot box.
The officers and teachers of Bethany
Sunday-school passed a pleasant evening at
the residence of the pastor, Rev. j. III.
Hincks, last Thursday.
STATES ATTORNEY III. w. KEMP recently
performed the noteworthy feat of writing
two hundred seventy-fve words in five
minutes on Remington typewriter.
REV. AND Mrs. 7. p. FROST leave next
Tuesday for an absence of three or four
weeks. Mr.. Frost's pulpit will be supplied
during his absence by Rev. j. r. Bartlett
of Northfeld
THE Portland (Maine) Sunday Times says:
Among the many excellent bands which
attended the reunion, the Montpelier (Vt.)
military band attracted much attention for
its fine marching"
A. A. HADLEY left on Monday for AL
bany, n. Y, where he is to be the guest of
DIR. Southworth for few days. He will be
absent about two weeks and will visit
Boston before his return.
MR.. AND Mrs. DODGE W. KEITH of
Chicago have been spending a few days at
III. S. Loomis'. pleasant drive whist party
was given by Mr. and Mrs Loomis, last
Thursday evening, in their honor.
T. r. MERRILL, Jr., goes to the White
Mountains next week to fill his regular
summer engagement with the orchestra at
Crawford's. G. =. Pitkin will lead the
Montpelier military band during his alb
sence.
THE excursion of the Massachusetts, Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Exchange, which was
to have been last week. has been postponed
until the last of July The route of the
excursion will be the same as heretofore
! announced.
Mr.. NJ. d. FULLER of Burlington conducted
one of a series of rehearsals at the Baptist
| church last evening, and will have another
this evening. These gatherings are open to
the public, and cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all.
The First National Bank has declared a
semi-annual dividend of four per cent. The
dividend has generally been five per cent
and the decrease is owing to the division of
the surplus. 1t is in reality better show
ing than heretofore.
Miss MARY p. STURGIs of Auburn, Me-,
formerly preceptress of the Washington
County Grammar School has been spending
few days visiting friends here. She is on
her way to attend the summer school of
| languages at Burlington.
j. RAYMOND BRACKETT, formerly principal
of the Washington County Grammar and
Montpelier Union Schools, is now professor
of English literature and Greek and men,
Der of the faculty of the University of Colo
| RADIO. The college is located at ROul0er
THE lawn party which was to have been
held last evening on the grounds adjoining
Bethany church by the ladies of the society
was postponed until tomorrow evening on
account of the rain. The band will be pres
ent and the ladies are confident of large
attendance.
THE Rev Annie II. Shaw, pleasing and
popular speaker, will lecture, under the
auspices of the Vermont Woman's Suffrage
Association, in the Church of the Messiah
on the evening of July s. All are cordially
invited to hear her plea for the enfranchise-
ment of women.
REV. HOWARD f. HILL, rector of Christ
church, has just received from Trinity Col
lege, Hartford, Conn, the honorary degree
of Master of Arts. The same degree was
conferred upon him by Dartmouth several
years ago and the action of Trinity College
is highly complimentary.
GEORGE w. SCorT Eben Scribner and d
/
under the name of the Pioneer Granite
Company" d" for the purpose of all kinds OF
manufacturing, and especially granite, mar
ble slate and wood manufacturing. The
capital stock is $4,000, divided into one
hundred eighty shares of 800 each.
TUFFIELD DoBY was arrested Friday
night charged with breaking, entering and
robbing the house of Mrs. Marcott, who
lives on Jay street. The case was called
Saturday, when the evidence for the state
was presented. 1t was then continued un
I til Saturday, July II, and Dolby was recon-
mitted to Jail in default of $3.50 bail.
TRAINS over the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad now leave Montpelier as follows
, Mail, 8: 90 A. NJ; mixed, 10: 90 A. NJ; White
Mountain express, /: 90 p. M. accommoda
ton, A. 30 P.M Arrive in Montpelier a.
follows: Mixed, s: % A. NJ; accommodation
mail, 81 90 P. NJ. The changes are more i'm
portant than any made on this road for som,
time, and should be carefully noted.
The organs of Bethany and Christ churche.
, have been tuned and placed in excellent re
pair during the past week by Mr.. Poole o
Boston, assisted by Mr.. Briggs. Connec
tions have been made between the bellows
of the Bethany church organ so that wher
desired a water motor can be put in witt
little trouble. Mr.. Poole expressed mucl
satisfaction with the working of the PER-!
x Canning motor at Christ church.
"A SLIGHT CIanBe IN tne running OF traln
on the Central Vermont railroad went int
effect Monday. Trains going south leav,
Montpelier station at ~ 40 and @; 90 A. NJ.
and II: %, 3; 90 and Z: 90 p. NJ Trains goinl
4 north leave at 3: co. g. % and Q: 90 A. NJ.
and 3: 80, T. II and 7: 90 p. NJ. The trail
south at 3: 90 p. NJ. is a mixed" That go
ing north at 4; II p. NJ. is White Mountain
express for Montreal Trains leave fo
l. Barre at 90 and 10: - A. M, and 4: 10 p. NJ
THE following is list of the letters un
< called for at the Montpelier (Vt.) postoffc
June 27, 1885:
Mrs. Charlotte Burnham, Mrs Laura JackmaI
Mrs. Ann l.. Dixon, Miss j, c. Rivers
: Miss Jennie Gould, Miss 7. j. Worcester
| Mrs. Jennie c. Hayford, Ellen NJ. Warren.
GENTLEMEN.
George Collier, ID. Fletcher Moulton
: George Gibson, Sr., Il. L. Reynolds.
Parties applying for any of the above mus
say advertised and give the date.
, GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
= SOME fifty or sixty Vermonters, among
them many prominent gentlemen, started
= from Portland, Wednesday, for Montpelie
g and points north and west. Arriving il
Wells River, they were dismayed to lin,
S that the last regular train for Montpelie
{ had left. Hon. Charles Dewey, who wa
one of the number, at once telegraphed tn
:, circumstances to Superintendent w. A
II Stowell who, with characteristic prompt
- ness, ordered q special train made up &