The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-02-18
Montpelier.


G.. Farwell's after April 1st.
Hon. JOSEPH POLAND has been confined |
to the house for several days.
THE third story of Hubbard's block, on |
State street, is being made over into ten
ements
REV. H. f. HILL will hold service at
Wright's Mills next Sunday, at half-past |
two o'clock P. NJ.
THE ladies' sewing society of Christ
church will meet at the rectory on Friday
afternoons during Lent.
CAPTAIN II. G. LULL will deliver an adj
dress before Foster Post, G.. A. r., at VOL
colt, tomorrow evening
The streets are quiet evenings and seem
almost deserted, owing to the early hour at
which most of the stores are closed.
RUTLAND HERALD "The electric lights
burned finely last night. A company will
probably be organized in Rutland"
DR.. p. l.. TEMPLEToN OF East Craftsbury
spent Sunday in town with his father, DR..
III. 4. Templeton, returning Monday.
WALTER A. DUTToN, deputy county clerk,
has recovered from severe attack of diph-
liberia, and returned to his duties on Monday.
THE ladies of Bethany society will serve
a chicken-pie dinner in the chapel to-mor-
row CThursday) from twelve until two
o'clock.
1. w. CATE of the Argus and Patriot Office
ton published in the Esses County Herald
last week.
THE game of polo at Barre, Wednesday
evening, was won by the " o KS" who Sc
cured five straight goals in six and one
half minutes.
THE ordinary Lenten services of Christ
church will be held on Wednesdays and
Fridays, at four o'clock in the afternoon, at
the rectory chapel.
| Aprurp w RAKFp has rpnted tpne-
ment in Joseph Poland's new house on
East State street, and will begin house
keeping March 1st.
THE first store to the right of the main
entrance in Blanchard's new building will
be completed for occupancy by w. W. Park
in about three weeks
THE sale of valentines in this village was
unusually small the past week, and the num-
ber passing through the Montpelier post
Office was proportionally decreased.
A REGULAR communication of Aurora
| Lodge, No. %, Free and Accepted Masons,
will be held at Masonic Hall on Monday
evening, February %, at seven o'clock.
CONDUCTOR CARL MCALLIsTER was in
town the latter part of last week. His in
jured leg does not improve as was hoped,
and he is still obliged to go about on crutches.
CAPTAIN r. j. CoFFEY formerly OF this
place, has been appointed member of the
grand council of administration by Colonel
w. l.. Greenleaf the new commander of the
G.. A. r. of Vermont.
MEssRs. c. H. HEATH and A. r. Willard
lawyers, have formed partnership for the
practice of their profession here. They will
occupy the rooms in Sabin's block rented
hitherto by Mr.. Heath.
THE sociable given by the ladies of Christ
church on Monday evening at the Pavilion
in spite of the severe weather, was wei
attended and much enjoyed. The proceeds
over expenses amounted to S2S.
ii. j. CURTIS who has been for some tim,
past in the employ of E. r. Skinner, ant
who is also sexton of Christ church, has re
signed the Office of postmaster of Orange
which he has held for some time past.
, E. w. BAILEY & Co. have recently pur
l chased type writer for use in the office o
Z, their wholesale flour and feed establish
ment. Increasing business has made thu
purchase almost an absolute necessity.
WILLARD HOLDEN, postal clerk of the Well
River & Montpelier railway postoffice, ha
been confined to the house for about tw
, weeks, during which time Frank Cave c
=, the Montpelier office has been in charge c
the route.
A MARK of esteem was shown Paul Terie
n on Monday morning by his brother truck
q men, upon his return from visit of severa
weeks in the Provinces, they forming in pre-
cession and giving him greeting at his HON
|, on Foundry street.
n A MATCH game of polo, National Leagu
rules, is to be played at the "Golde
Fleece" tomorrow evening, between til
If Golden Fleece club of this place and til
r Pioneers " of Burlington, for the benef
of the first named club. 1t promises
be an interesting contest.
/ PosT BROOKS, G.. A. r., gave its annu,
" ball at the Golden Fleece on Friday ever
70 ing. A larger party never danced togetht
10 here before one hundred five couples bein
fhn of ('ng
A. mans orchestra afforded music for the o.
casion and the party was one of the plea
'r ATTEST ever given by the Post. The net pr,
:, ceedS were nearly $50.
LEWIS MARcoTT, Walter Dow, Leo Ba
r rows, Harry Barrows and Albert Lamol
- were brought before Justice Hinkley O
q, Monday, on the complaint of Principal
Ell F. Brown. The lads had several times al
n noyed Mr.. Brown by ringing his door-be
and committing other mischief. The cou
gave them a severe reprimand and, tethe
Is ing them to their good behavior, let them g
J. PROFESSOR GREENE, who has twice d
= lighted Montpelier audiences with exhib
y tions of fancy roller skating, severed h
"a connection with the Burlington rink la
week Wednesday night, at which time |
!, was rendered a complimentary benefit
"a the management. Professor Greene has r
nj turned to Massachusetts, and we unde
+ stand he is to enter a skating contest (,
4 the championship of New England.
N THE following is a list of the letters III
y" called for at the Montpelier, VT, postoffiC
AZ February IA, 1885: Ladies-Miss Marind
n Attridge, Mrs. Nettie George, Mrs. III.
Keyes and Mrs. Nelson e. Martin. Cent?
men-W. III. Brainard, NJ. w. Dwye
at James Donahue, NJ. j. Dwyer, Leonard
" Lull, w. McNulty, Charles G. Moore an
., h. w. Walker. Parties applying for any
vi the above must say advertised " and giN
n the date. GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster
al THE snow-crust which formed last wee
k. has opened broad highway to the snoy
No. shoe fraternity, and they have been maxim
o much of their easy walk-over. A compar
n of nine or ten youthful devotees of the spo
i'll walked to Barre last Saturday, and pa
,e were so unfortunate as to be obliged
walk back, the rest taking the cars. AS
matter OF curious information we note thi
H. even the painting native of the tropics is a,
"a dicted to this SPORT for he wears no shoes.
"A FREE Press: "Charles w. Selinas VIII
~ it will be remembered, had his leg broke
II during the fair at Howard Park last Sci
IL tember, by a beetle in the hands of Lew
rs Green, near one of the striking machine
has brought suit against the Vermont Sta
Agricultural Society and the Champlai
o, Valley Association to recover 5000 dan
as ages. The case is called for trial at Il
, March term of Washington county cour
~ which opens at Montpelier on the I'd prox
10 REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT, at the Churc
of the Messiah last Sunday evening" deli'
st cred very impressive sermon on the te,
" For the Son of man is come To see