The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
Montpelier.

The painting of scenery for the new opera
house was begun yesterday.
| MRS E. ID. BLoDGETT and son of St.
Johnsbury were guests at the Pavilion last
| week.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. d. CLARK have been
| spending week in Bradford, their former
home.
EDWARD DEWEY and family are at Cush-
ing's Island Portland harbor for few
weeks.
The Misses Loomis have returned from
Europe and have again taken rooms at NJ
E. SMILES.
Mrs SARAH A. GARY and Miss Clara E.
Gary, Md, of Charlestown, Mass, are in
| town for a few weeks.
Mrs. j. j. II. RANDALL of Rutland has
been in town for few days visiting her
parents, DIR. and Mrs o. p. Forbush
JOSEPH SLATTERY was arrested last week
| Wednesday for intoxcation and has since
paid the usual fine, imposed by Justice
Hinkley.
REV. EDWARD Y. HINCKs, DID,, of An
dover Mass, brother of Rev j. H. Hincks.
preached at Bethany church last Sunday
morning.
ST. ALBANs MESSENGER: "' Judging from
common report as the lawyers say, the
Clefs will have better house if they ever
come again"
IAEN' o. H. w lNhLEf Ol Boston Is TO
preach in the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday morning and at Wrightsville at two
O'Clock in the afternoon.
ABOUT one hundred fifty tickets for the
Sunday excursion on the Montpelier Il
Wells River railroad to the jefferson, n
H., landslide were sold at this station.
REGULAR communication of Aurora
Lodge, No. %, Free and Accepted Masons,
will be held at Masonic hall on Monday
evening, July 9th, at half-past seven clock
A PARTY of Country Week" children
are expected here August 1st, to remain till
August 10th. Persons willing to entertain
them are requested to send word to Rev. j
f. Wright
Mr.. A. A. HADLEy has had fine offer to
take charge of the musical department of
the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. n.
Y, but, owing to his engagement at the Yer
mont Methodist Seminary, is unable to ac-
cept.
Mr.. AND MRS G. A. OwLER and child.
Mr.. and Miss Brophy of Montreal. Miss
Nellie Kinson, Miss Hattie Lane, f. NJ.
Owler, j. III. Engels, Henry Cobb and Will
lie Pratt were in camp at Highgate Springs
Sunday.
THE employees of S. C. woolson's tailoring
establishment went to Highgate Springs
Friday morning. Friday, Saturday and
Sunday We're pleasantly spent at the
Franklin House, and the party returned to
Montpeller Monday noon.
G. S. WHITTIER's team ran away Monday
afternoon, but was stopped near the Argus
oifice without any damage except that in
fiieted upon the team of Mrs. A. j. Burnham,
with which it collided. Mrs. Burnham's
wagon was badly demolished
SPRINGFIELD (Mass.) UNION: Crank e.
Iadd, the popular watch repairer and Jew
eler, formerly with the late A. G.. Taylor,
and lately with G. S. Saxton, has taken the
late Mr. Taylor'G Ia a.,
the business thoroughly and is fully en-
titled to the patronage that he will undoubt-
edly receive" Mr.. Ladd is a former Mont
pelier boy, and is well and favorably known
here. His younger brother, Fred, has gone
TO learn the trade with him.
NEARLY four hundred volumes, including
pamphlets, have been given already to the
Montpelier public library. Among the
largest donors are Messrs. NJ. ID. Gilman
and K. p Walton, who have contributed,
the one about hundred volumes, and the
other seventy-five. Large accessions are ex-
pected from others, who have already indi-
Gated their purpose to assist the enterprise
in this way; and gifts of single volumes
will be gratefully welcomed by the trustees
WILLIAM G. FRENCH of the firm of G. b.
Walton Co. and Anna l.. Marsh of
woodstock were united in marriage at
Woodstock on Wednesday of last week
and came at once to their future home in
this village. The Standard speaks of Mrs
French as one of 1.-TWO young ladies who
have been successful teachers, active in So
ciety and church and in all good works"
Mr.. French has made many friends during
ms residence here, and his bride will be
cordially welcomed to Montpelier.
w. III. KELToN left his team standing in
front of E. ID. Hyde's hardware store Mon
day, and the animal, becoming frightened,
started in bee line for the Central depot,
1t ran down the Barre railroad track into
the bridge and passed along on the ties until
within few feet of the westerly end when
its feet went through and it fell to the
track. No bones were broken and, on being
placed upon its feet the horse walked
through the bridge i'm safety. Some slight
bruises were the only injuries sustained.
AS William Ewing and Johnnie, son of
@. N. Peck, were driving down North street
Monday in one of Hunts teams the horses
became frightened and ran. Ewing was
thrown out almost the first thing, but the
lad remained in his seat until a wheel struck
the hydrant at the foot of the hill when he
was thrown out and the body of the carriage