The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-29
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Mr.. AND Mrs. A. j. SIBLEY are in Boston.
DAVID Mcneil of Clinton, Mass, is spend
ing the holidays in town.
Hon. HENRY LANE of the State Board of
Agriculture was in town last week.
THE First National Bank declares semi
annual dividend of four per cent, payable
January /, 1887
THERE will be a meeting of the Womans
Indian Association at Christ church rectory
next Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock.
Mr.. AND Mrs. S. S. BALLARD and Miss
Louise Meinecke were the guests of Mrs.
Ballard's parents in Jeffersonville Sunday.
Music at the Church of the Messiah will
be furnished until after Easter by the same
quartette which has sung so acceptably since
the first of October.
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE, Lieutenant-gover-
nor Fuller and Speaker Grout We're in
Montpelier last week to sign the engrossed
laws of the late session.
WALroN's VERMONT REGISTER for 1887
has made its appearance. AS usual, it is
filed with information of interest and value
to every Vermont family.
On a complaint signed by Rev T. p Frost
and G. l.. Roberts the hotels and the gro
cery of Alexander Jangraw were searched
for Intoxicating liquor Monday, but none
was found.
The weather during Christmas week was
very satisfactory to almost everybody and
the result was seen in the extensive trade
with which most of the Montpelier mer-
chants were favored
The Montpelier preachers meeting will
meet at Trinity church next Monday (Jan-
uary > at 1000 A. NJ. Rev. w. II. Davenport
will read a paper on "The Great Oppor-
tunity," followed by general discussion.
THE shoemen, Aldrich, French and Ship
man, have followed, to certain extent, in
the footsteps of their dry goods brethren
and agree to close their stores at six o'clock
every evening, except Mondays and Satur-
days, until April /.
GEORGE A. KNAPP, formerly with d. l..
Fuller 4 Son and at present in the employ
of j. V. Brooks, will leave his present
situation at the close of the year to accept a
similar one in the hardware store of George
|. Hagar, Burlington.
FRANK HALL has just completed a fine
traverse 1t is seventeen feet long, up
holstered and provided with foot and hand
rails. 1t is the third of the Burlington
pattern in this town, and William Miller
is now at work upon a fourth.
SEVERAL hundred loads of earth have re-
lraU 70 ha LOT lnyp
the 4" Riverside - for the purpose of filling
the hollow which runs diagonally across
the lot, in order that the whole may be
graded and fitted up for a lawn.
Mr.. HIRAM ATKINS gave fine entertain
ment to the employees of his newspaper and
job printing establishment at his residence
last Wednesday evening. Representatives
of the local press We're present by special in
vitation A" to see that it was well DONE" and
it was.
FRANK A. HOBART of West Somerville,
Mass, and Nellie V. Kinson of Montpelier
were united in marriage at the residence of
f. A. Ordway, by Rev. Mr.. Wright ON Mon
West Somerville Thursday evenings in
January"
WOODSTOCK Standard: "The leading citi-
zens of Montpelier had an enthusiastic
meeting the other day and organized for the
purpose of making special efforts to induce
manufacturers to locate in that town. 1t is
a wise and patriotic move and worthy OF
! imitation"
MARTIN w. WHEELocK has resigned his
position with the Standard Light and Pow,
Manufacturing Company, an increase in the
business of his book bindery and paper box
factory making the step necessary. Mr.
Charles Nutting of Stowe is now running
the dynamos."
Miss ALICE LOWE, Miss Belle Fifeld
George p. Dewey, Robert G. Dewey, Ed
ward l.. Smith, Charles o. ScOville, Charles
| NJ Thompson, T.. A. Lowe and George III
Wilder were among the Montpelier young
people who "came home " to enjoy the
Christmas season.
THE annual meeting of the Dog River
Valley Fair Association will be held at vii
lage Hall, Mortified, on Tuesday, January
4, at 1000 A, NJ, for the election of officers
and making all necessary arrangements foi
the fair of 1887 All Interested are eX
pected to be present.
A "GooD square meal is promised al
who partake of the cold year dinuer" a
Trinity vestry on Friday next from 1890 tC
2: 30 p. NJ; and miscellaneous entertain
ment, with other attractions, in the evening
will afford enjoyment for all who care Il
watch the new year in
The following Washington dispatch il
Saturday mornings papers excited mucl