The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Montpelier and Vicinity.


Mr.. o. NJ. TrNKHAM of Pomfret made this
Office call Monday.
MAJOR L. NJ. CIRCUIT left yesterday for his
future home in Plymouth, n. Ii.
THE Mission Band will meet with Mrs. Ma
son on Saturday afternoon at half-past two.
CAPTAIN G. I. SUMMERS has finished work
in the furniture store of S. S. Towner & Son.
Miss MARY A. PHINNEY leaves for New
York to-day to resume the study of vocal
music.
Mrs. F. II. BAscoM and children have
been spending few days with friends in
Bethel.
JOHN W. PECK, plumber has moved into
his new quarters in Sabin's block, South
Main street.
FRED L. BATCHELDER of Brattleboro has
been visiting friends in this vicinity during
the past week.
WHITTIERs market is undergoing repairs,
and the painters have greatly improved its
general appearance.
REV. HOWARD f. HILL intends to hold
religious services at Wrightsvile on Sunday
neNU dU ndl-pdSU TWO 4, NJ.
GENERAL w. w. HENRY of Burlington
and Hon. Kittredge Haskins of Brattleboro
were at the Pavilion Tuesday.
WILBUR LAWRENCE moved from one of
the Aaron Bancroft houses on Berlin street
into the Slayton house last week.
CHARLES RowELL is tearing down and
moving a barn from the corner of Elm and
Court streets to his farm on Clay Hill.
THE Missionary Sewing Society of Christ
church will meet every Friday at half-past
one o'clock at the rectory chapel rooms.
p. G. DEWEY will move his grocery store
from Camps block on Elm street into
Charles E. Selinas' new block next week.
THE clerkship in the Phinney bookstore
left vacant by the resignation of George A.
Knapp will be assumed by Huber Brewer.
THE ladies of Bethany society are making
preparation for an art exhibition and bag
sale on Thursday, April Sth, at the chapel.
THE old members of Capitol Engine Com
pany are requested to meet at Grand Army
Hall this evening at half-past seven o'clock.
A SERVICE of sacred song is to be held in
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
evening. All lovers of sacred music are in
vited.
THE Amity Club of Lyndonville were at
the Pavilion Friday night for their annual
banquet and ball. Blaisdell's orchestra fur
nished music.
There will be IA sugar-party and enter
tainment in the vestry of the Baptist church
Friday evening of this week. Everybody is
invited to attend.
IT is reported that the Salvation Army
is coming to town. They have made an
effort to rent the hall on Berlin street to
hold meetings in
THERE will be meeting of the commit.
tees appointed for Christ church Easter sale
at the rectory chapel rooms this afternoon
at half-past two o'clock.
school will meet for the practice of Easter
carols this wednesday, evening at sever
o'clock at Willard Holden's.
THE people of Montpelier and vicinity
should not forget that T. Dewitt Talmage
is to lecture here May 18th for the benefit OF
the Montpelier Public Library.
AND now when they talk of the next towr
representative they say that w. A. Stowel
is among the possible candidates for nom
nation by the republicans of Montpelier.
The dry-goods merchants will close thei
stores at six o'clock on Wednesday ant
Thursday evenings from April 1st to Octo
+, Der 1st They will also close on Fast day.
OWING to the storm the Apollo Club die
not have large house at Barre last weel
: Tuesday evening" but they came out of th
undertaking "whole and made lots o
friends in that place.
7, HARRY BLooDGooDs Happy Though
. Company is booked to appear at Capita
' Hall Friday evening, April 30th, in new
= musical comedy entitled Rose & Coe,
Curious Coincidence"
"PNAFoRE will be presented at Wes
Randolph Thursday evening, April 10Th, b.
local talent, and III. ID. Hopkins, Jr., ha
y been engaged to sing the part of Captai
II Corcoran on that occasion.
= DoG-owNERs are reminded that after thi
month and until April 10Th it will cost theI
50 each for licenses for the CANNES. To-da
4 | licenses may De ODtalneu dJ Sl edcH, DU
after April 10Th none will be issued.
Mrs. FANNY H., widow of the late JONI
y than E. Wright and mother of Rev. j. E'
> ward Wright, died suddenly at her home o
"a lower State street yesterday afternoon 1
= about half-past five o'clock.
n MEssRs l.. p. GLEASON & Co. are neg
1t tiating for the purchase of the stock of l.. "
n Welchs furniture store. Mr.. Welch pr
10 poses TO devote his entire attention to his RAJ
1t idly increasing patent folding bed business
In the Washington county court, La
n. week, no decision was given in the Sander
m divorce case. In the divorce cases of Liz
"a Patterson 0s. Will S. Patterson and ID
"a Burns u.s. James Burns, the petitions wei
r granted. The court then took recess unit
"a Tuesday, April 9th.
st Mr.. AND Mrs j. S. SPAULDING and fami
q of ST. Albans have been in town this wee
Of visiting relatives Mr.. Spaulding has bee