The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Montpelier and Vicinity.

THERE are many visitors to the state
house these days.
GENERAL w. w. CIRCUIT was in town a
few days last week.
Hon. ToRREY E. WALES of Burlington
was in town last Friday
Hon. AND Mrs. f. p. WALTON have re-
turned from Glen's Falls, n. Y.
HENRY YEATTAw leaves to-day for ten
days trip to Manchester and Boston.
MR.. AND Mrs. w. W. PRESCOTT are on
their way to Battle Creek, Michigan, their
future home.
THE tents from the state arsenal have
been shipped to st. Adams this week for
the annual muster.
pected to preach in Wrightsville next Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock.
Mrs. MAHLoN TAPLIN and daughters,
Mary and Ruth of Boston, are visiting Mr.
Taplins mother in this place.
A SERVICE of song will be held at Bethany
chapel next Sunday at half-past six. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
THE one o'clock edition of the Boston
Evening Record is now delivered here on the
arrival of the fast express, at 1880 P. M
A. G. STONE, the corner store jeweler
has made Bethany society present of q
fine clock for the chapel. The gift is highly
appreciated.
A REGULAR communication of Aurora
Lodge, No. %, F. and A. NJ, will be held al
Masonic hall on Monday evening, Augus
"a, at half-past seven o'clock.
COMPANY II will go to muster next weel
with full ranks, and promises to sustain th'
excellent reputation which the organization
has acquired in previous years.
at Williamstown for several months, leave.
to-day for South Lancaster, Mass Mrs. e
A. Marsh of Plainield accompanies her.
ORRIN DALEY is authorized to take sub
scriptions in Windsor county for the " His
tory of Vermont in the Civil War" pre-
pared by the state military historian, Hon
G. G. Benedict
REV. j. NJ. c. FULTON, formerly pastor o
Trinity church in this village, but now rec
tor of st. Paul's church, Oxford, n. Y, I
spending the present week with Mr.. ant
Mrs. NJ Marvin.
A NEAT business card has been issued b,
the Phinney bookstore. A convenentl
arranged timetable of trains on the Mont
pelier & Wells River, Central Vermont an
Barre railroads is printed on the back side.
THE excursion to Willsboro from Barre
Montpelier, Middlesex and Waterbury, oil
Saturday last, was attended by about on
thousand persons. Two engines and nine
teen cars were required for their transports
ton.
HARRY GUELLow, who has been at worl
for Oughtney Jangraw for the past fou
months, has gone to work in a shop Il
Brattleboro. His place here is filed by {
G. Evans of Northfeld, who formerl
worked for Mr.. Jangraw.
THE management of the Montpelier 4
Wells River railroad contemplate giving
cheap three days excursion to Old Orchar
Beach, the fare to include hotel bills as we
as travelling expenses. No definite arrange
ments have yet been made.
THE bar docket for the September term
Washington county court contains two hun
dred thrty-seven law and sixty-fve chal
Gerry cases. OF the former, there are thirt!
two state prosecutions, and thirteen
those are for cases arising under the pr,
hibitory law.
EIGHTEEN carloads of eXcursonists frol
Littleton, n. H., and points this side as ia
as Woodsvlle, passed through here fc
Willsboro Point last Wednesday, and nearl
as many more came from stations on I'll
line of the Montpelier Wells River raj
road on Thursday.
WILLIAM II. McCUE was arrested, fe
days since, on charge of intoXication. II
disclosed on Eli Wright of Middlesex an
j. A. Locklin of this place. Wright wa
afterwards acquitted but Lockins case ws
continued, McCue was also held for la
ceny on complaint of l.. l.. Durant, ant