The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
Montpelier and Vicinity.

f. w. THOMPSON was registered at the
Pavilion yesterday.
Ed. F. SMITH of South Royalton is now
clerk at the American House.
THE mission band will meet with Mrs.
Mason at two P. NJ. on Saturday.
CHRIST CHURCH choir was assisted by c.
NJ. Cushman, bass, on Sunday last.
THE latest drive whist party was given by
Miss Josie A. Robinson last evening.
FRED CAMP, formerly head clerk at the
Pavilion has been in town for few days.
CHARLES II. Cross has sold some of his
Seminary Hill land to George III. Guernsey.
THERE is to be chicken-shoot at Whit
tiers slaughter-house on Thanksgiving day.
d. A. GUPTIL had the misfortune to fall
last evening in such way as to break his
left wrist.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER will lecture at
Blanchard Opera-house about the middle
of December.
THE ladies' sewing society of Christ
church will meet with Mrs. w. E. Vail on
Thursday at two P. NJ.
Miss MARIE WILLARD went to St. Johns
bury last week Wednesday for brief visit
at Ex-Governor Fairbanks.
THE adjourned session of Washington
county court will open on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 29th, at ten o'clock A. NJ.
BETHANY church is to be furnished with
Berlin water, and it is quite probable that
motor will be purchased before long.
Mr.. AND Mrs. w. E. VAIL gave a large
whist party at Hotel Kempton Thursday
evening Plates were set for forty-two
persons.
The Golden Fleece will be open for gen.
eral skating Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon this week. The band will be
in attendance Friday evening.
A REGULAR communication of Aurora
Masonic hall on Monday evening, Novem-
Der 23d. Work on third degree.
THE Good Templars will give basket
sociable at their hall next Monday evening,
November 23d, at half-past seven o'clock.
All friends of temperance are invited.
ALL ladies interested in promoting the
success of the Montpelier public library
are invited to meet at the house of Mrs. G.
w. Willard Friday evening at seven o'clock.
THE family of Mr.. l.. Bart Cross have had
occasion to mourn the loss, within the past
two weeks, of two aunts of Mrs. Cross, both
of whom were highly esteemed residents OF
Newbury.
MIR. AND Mrs. w. A. BRIGGS expect to
where the former will act as Colonel Mead S
assistant during the exposition, just opened
in that city.
The management of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad will run a special
Thanksgiving poultry train to Boston OF
Friday of this week. The train will leave
Montpelier at nine o'clock A. NJ.
THE proposed game of polo between the AS
sociation team of Burlington and the Colder
Fleece team has been postponed until mex
week. 1t is also possible that the latte
team will go to Rutland next week.
REV. T. p FROST delivers an address oil
"The Sunday-school its dignity and place
in the church" at the annual meeting of tn
Windsor County Sunday-school Associa
ton, which is being held in Woodstock.
THE trustees of the Vermont Soldiers
Home meet here next week Tuesday t
elect officers, organize the Home, conside
when to build and where to locate, and ais
to consider Vermont's war claim against tn
United States.
The Soldiers Budget" in last week
! issue, stated that Frank Graveln of Mon
pelier had recently had his pension il
creased from S12 to S26 per month. Th
increase was really but S4, so that his pre-
ent pension is SIG instead of S26
, A PLEASANT concert for the benefit of til
Esthetic Society library was given
l Seminary chapel last evening by the E
thetic and Band societies of the Semil
ary, assisted by Mrs. Pitkin, Mr.. Ban
croft, Mr. Hadley, Mrs. Osgood and Profe
/ sor Townshend.
9 Mrs. ALBERT JoHoNNoTT gave /" kett
3 drum at her home on Loomis street Thur
: day evening. The kettle drum" is
e party at present very popular at the nj
= distinction of causing its introduction
e Montpelier society.
J, THE first New England League champo
ship games of the season were played Mo
n day evening. In the game between the S
/ lens and the Bostons (who visited Mon
e pelier a short time since) the latter were d
s. feated three goals to two in forty-four mi
:, utes and forty-four seconds.
y "THE illustrations were most admirab
d chosen, numerous and splendid, and the lie
u ture, finely delivered was replete wi
= valuable information and informed by
- humor that was racy and delightful"
says the Brooklyn IN. Y y Times of one of
}, II. Ragan's =" Illuminated Tours"
j DIR. BRIGHAM expects to leave this we,
y for his future residence in New York cit
"a His departure will be the cause of since
II regret on the part of friends in Montpeli
& and vicinity, especially of those who ha
y had the benefit of his professional servic,
Y We wish him abundant success in his nt
u field of labor.
~ BRENNAN's Original Star Theater Coz
pany, which has been playing night aft
night to crowded houses in various tow
20 - in Vermont, has been booked for series
ae entertainments here, to commence Janua
9i 4th. The high order of the entertainmer
s given by this company and the exceedi