The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-02
MONTPELIER and Vicinity.

ROB DEWEY Is at nome from BOSTON,
w. A. LORD fell and broke his leg wednes-
day evening of last week.
Mrs. c. b. WILSON and children are visit
ing relatives and friends here.
The call for the republican county con-
vention appears in another column.
Mr.. G. A. REED has been confined to the
house during the past week by illness.
THE annual drill of Company II, N. G.
", will occur on Thursday, June 18th.
Mr.. FRED G. CAMP will be manager of the
Mount Pleasant House in the White Noun
tains this summer.
Mr.. II. NJ. BURT, publisher of the paper
among the Clouds, on Mount Washington,
was at the Pavilion on Friday.
The new uniforms for the Military Band
were ordered Monday night and will be de-
livered about the Goth of June.
Mrs. CARLOS BANCROFT and Mr.. F. w.
Bancroft reached home Saturday night,
having been absent about six months.
THE public examination of teachers for
Washington county will be held at the
courthouse on Friday and Saturday next.
THERE were seventy arrivals at the Pavil-
ion on Monday, including the McAllister
Dramatic Company, who were en- route to
Burlington.
Mrs. GEORGE p. ARTHUR of Bradford and
her son, Malcolm Underwood Arthur, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Arthurs parents
in Montpelier.
The case of William Ewing, Cayhue's
assailant has again been continued for two
weeks, the injured man not yet being able
to be in attendance.
PROFESSOR G. F. KENAsToN, superintend-
ent of city schools, Noblesville, Ind, is
spending few days in town on business
and visiting old friends.
p. G. WRIGHT, junior member of the firm
of Medad Wright & Son, has been very ill
during the past two weeks with erysipelas
and neuralgia, and has lost the use of one eye.
The executive committee of the Ladies'
Library Guild are requested to meet in the
vestry of the Church of the Messiah Thurs
day afternoon at four o'clock, A full at
tendance is desired
ACCORDING to new timetable, which
went into effect on the Central Vermont rail
road Monday morning. The mail train now
leaves here at 9:03 A. NJ, instead of 900 A.
NJ. as formerly. This is the only change.
YESTERDAYS Free Press announces that a
number of Burlington people will go to
Montpelier to attend the second annual fes-
tival of the Central Vermont Musical Festi-
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MISS MARY A. PHINNEy of Montpelier a
fine contralto, who has been for some time
studying vocal culture under the best teach
ers in New York, will be here, and will sing
in the finale of the Creation Friday
night. t."-Rutldnd Herald.
Mr.. G. HANCOCK of Berlin, now seventy.
eight years of age, is probably one Of the
two oldest soldiers in Washington county
who served in the Union army. Mr.. Han
cock was a member of Company c, Thir.
teenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers
j. ALBERT Young was the victim of an
accident last week while at work in the
shop of e. E. Graham & Son. By carelessly
placing his right hand within the reach o.
circular saw the forefinger was cut about
half off and the middle finger received al
ugly flesh wound.
AT concert given in Bellows Falls re.
place assisted, and the local paper says tha
Mr. Briggs playing upon the organ was
grand " and that Mrs. Briggs sang will
fine effect and was greeted with a perfec
ovation of applause"
A NEATLY printed pamphlet containing
descriptive sketch of Vermont's capital
the scenic attractions in and near it, it'
institutions, manufactures banks, hotels
ETC." has been prepared and published 10y
Mr.. G. II. Possons of Glen's Falls, n. Y.
who, with his wife, is spending few days a
the Pavilion.
THE Free Press says: The Montpelie
Carriage Company is to shut down the 25tl
of June" The inference which will natu
rally be drawn from this item is that tn
company lacks business, and it is a who'll
wrong one. 1t was never in more flour
ishing condition and only " shuts down " b
permit the taking of an inventory of stock
THE stock of the boot and shoe stor,
lately owned by II. A. Cleveland has bee
transferred to Mr. K. II. Aldrich, who wi
continue the business at the same place
b. NJ. Shepard, Mr.. Clevelands gentleman
assistant, will remain in the store as MI
Aldrich's clerk and the store will contnu
to merit good share of the public pa
ronage
, LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelie
(Vt) post-office May 20th, 1886:
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Betsey Cross Il. L. Lamson,
Miss Mary O'Neal, VIM. Mccarthy,
Miss Nina u. Smith, VIII Mccarthy,
Miss Ada Watson, M. n. Scoyill,
Miss Eliza Wareham, John NJ Tempt,
William Alden, Edgar Wheeler,
+ III. H. Bates, s. +. Walton.
Alick Carter,
Parties applying for any of the above mus
say advertised" and give the date.
, GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
CLARENCE EDGAR, youngest son of W