The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-06
Montpelier and Vicinity.


Now is the time to get the benefit of our
club rates with other publications.
THERE was one addition to the member
ship of Bethany church on Sunday last.
PosT-oFFIcE INSPECTOR l.. B. LAMsoN of
Augusta, Maine, was in town over Sunday.
GEORGE L. NICHOLS, clothier, has moved
into his new quarters in the Opera-house
building.
Miss NELLIE HYDE will pursue her musi-
cal studies at the Boston Conservatory of
Music this winter.
REV. HOWARD F. HILL intends to hold re-
ligious services at Wrights Mills next Sun
day at half-past two P. NJ.
NEXT week Monday evening is the regu-
lar time for the fourth of the series of band
assemblies at the Pavilion.
Mt. Zion CoMMANDERY No. 0, knights
Templar will hold its annual conclave at
masonic hall Thursday night.
ROBERT LAMONT has moved his family
into William Hooker's new tenement house
on " Brooklyn side at Barre.
Two carloads of people came from Barre,
Saturday evening, to attend the entertain
ment at Blanchard Opera-house
ETHAN ALLEN ENGINE COMPANY, No. 4, of
Burlington will probably hold their annual
banquet this year at the Pavilion.
WHIST parties were given last week by
Miss Alice Lowe Thursday evening and Mr..
and Mrs E. ID. Blackwell Friday evening.
Mrs. JOSEPH FISHER is visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. George II. Smile, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smile in Cam
bridge.
The Kids " of Barre will play the young
Golden Fleece club at the Montpelier rink
Saturday evening. The band will be in at
tendance.
The Golden Fleece team in an exhibition
game last evening won the first, third
fourth, fifth and sixth goals from the Con-
cord N. H., team.
THE Ladies' Sewing Society OF Christ
church will meet at the rectory Thursday
afternoon, at two o'clock, to elect officers
for the coming year.
Mr.. F. w. FUTILE of Vergennes, for
merly of Montpelier, has taken the agency
for that city of the Union Mutual re In
surance Company of this place.
| Mrs. r. M. BREWER, compostoI on the
1rguS, was the first woman to begin type
setting in Vermont, which she did about
thirty-fve years ago, in Bradford.
No fire occurred in town during the year
1885 or 1884, the last fire in the village
being the burning of barns at the foot of
Clay hill, which occurred September 49, 1888
Hon. AND Mrs. j. A. PAGE, Mrs. j. War.
rem Bailey and Miss Ella expect to leave
next week Wednesday for Jacksonville
Florida, where they will remain several
weeks.
Miss CARRIE Cross and c. II. Cross, Jr.
officiated as bridesmaid and groomsman al
the marriage of Miss Ida Sawyer of New
bury and Maurice A. Gale of White River
Junction at Newbury last Friday.
THE bylaw committee of the citizens as
sociation in the interest of the band is
ready to report and meeting will be helt
at the savings bank tomorrow evening.
full attendance of citizens is desired.
Washington, ID. c., on business. He will bt
accompanied by Miss Emily l.. Eaton, whC
goes to the national capital to spend the res
of the winter with her uncle, Hon. Dormar
b. Eaton.
THE adjourned term of Washington county
court last week was very brief, and littl,
business of importance was transacted. w,
] la to ~, IA,
three or four cases that were heard during
the session.
THE necessity of Mr., I. r. Moulton's triI
to Florida was obviated by the sale of his
property at st. Augustine, which he made
on the train soon after starting, and he re
turned to Montpelier the same day on whicl
he left for Florida.
In observance of the Week of Prayer serv
ices are held each evening at the Baptist
Congregational and Methodist churches
At the latter the pastor has the assistance o
Rev. A. j. Hough of White River Junction
and Rev. A. II. Webb of Woodstock.
j. p. DONOVAN has sold his hotel propert,
at Middlesex and returned to Montpelier +,
reside, having purchased the Angel hous
on North Main street, He has assumed tin
management of the Capital Loan Office ant
his announcement will be found among tn
business locals.
THE Brennan & Quinn Star Theater Com
pany will open week of dramatic enter
tainments at Capital Hall next week Mon
day evening, December II, with the popula
"Ticket of Leave Man " and laughabl
farce Full particulars will be found in th
business notices.
BRENNAN & QUINN's Original Star Thea
ter reopened for the week at the town hal
last Monday evening, with fair audience
The attendance has increased each evening
The troupe is deservedly popular, and, will
its good acting, standard plays and low
prices, it merits the full houses which gree
it, Windsor journal.
Mr.. CHARLES A, OwLER received a larg
easy chair from the members of the Sunday
school of the Church OF the Messiah o,
New Years day, it being an anniversar,
of both his birthday and marriage. Th