The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-03
Montpelier and Vicinity.

THERE was no service at Bethany church
Sunday evening.
Mr.. AND Mrs. o. G. BARRON will leave
for Florida in a few days.
JAMES A. WILEY of Swampscott, Mass,
is visiting his parents and Montpelier
friends.
G. II. HEATH, Esq, of this place is the
newly-elected president of the State Bar
Association.
EX-SENATOR GOODWIN of Hartland is visit
ing with his brother, Byron Goodwin, in
North Montpelier.
E. H. PRINCE, a graduate of Norwich
University, class of 'S7, is studying law in
the Office of Pitkin & Huse.
AT the church of the Messiah Sunday
evening Sunday-school concert took the
place of the regular service.
The pastor of the Baptist church expects
to preach next Sunday. Reception of menu
bers and communion after Sundayschoo1.
THE MISSION BAND connected with the
Baptist Sunday-school will meet with Mrs.
Mason Saturday afternoon at half-past two.
THE oyster supper at Bethany chapel
Friday evening was well attended and was
therefore a success financially and other
wise.
THERE will be a meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps Friday evening, November >.
A full attendance, for business, is particu-
larly requested.
! j. ID. CLoUGH, of Boston, formerly of
! Montpelier, who has been spending a weeks
vacation in Montpelier, returned to Boston
! Monday morning.
A PIANO and song recital will be given by
Professor and Mrs. Banpied and Miss
Mary Phinney in Seminary Chapel Friday
evening at half past seven o'clock.
Hon. JAMES X. BATCHELDER of Arling-
ton has been in town for day or two and
| has been given most hearty and cordial
reception by his multitude of friends.
THE Methodist church at South Royalton
will hold a mass missionary convention No.
vember 9th and 10th. Rev. T. =. Frost of
Montpelier is announced as one of the
speakers.
THE Apollo Club is getting located in the
new quarters over Pecks & Cummins' store.
Among the noticeable attractive features in
the front room is an elegant. new Fischer
upright piano.
FIFTEEN law students were examined for
admission to the bar Tuesday and Wednes-
day. They all passed most satisfactory
examination and are now prepared to
scramble up the ladder of fame.
The Rev. j. j. Lewis of South Boston is
to preach in the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday, in exchange with Mr.. Wright. In
the evening, he will give a lecture on Sam
uel Adams, the last of the Puritans, and the
Father of the American Revolution"
IHE r. rec IFeSS says. - AU Jne teachers
meeting, held in Burlington last Saturday,
Mr. +. A Bishop of the Methodist Seminary
at Montpelier was present, and spoke briefly
of the next meeting of the State Teachers
Association and ofthe calling of the teacher"
In about two weeks the Young Mems
Catholic Union will present, at Blanchard
| ODera-hOuse the drama, " Robert Emmett,
the Martyr of Irish Liberty" given by them
with great success at the same place several
months since. The play may be given in
Barre also.
A REUNION of Company G., Seventeenth
Regiment Vermont Volunteers will be held
at the Grand Army hall in this village next
week Wednesday, beginning at ten A. NJ.
Captain Hartshorn, now resident of EN-
mettsburg, Iowa, will be present with the
boys, probably for the last time.
MONTPELIER friends of Mr.. H. L. Cornell
of the Mariana Opera Company will be
pleased to learn that he has recently been
rendered the position of basso of the quar-
tette choir of the new " Old South " church
in Boston, a position until recently held by
Mr.. ID. M. Babcock who has so many adj
mirers here.
Mr.. AND Mrs. r. w. BIRD of Marlboro
Mass, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. I. II.
Merrill, Jr., ON this, their bridal trip. Mr.
Bird is flute and pccolo player of eXcep-
tional ability and member of the summer
orchestra at the Crawford House, for which
Mr.. Merrill furnishes the base-or. rather
double-bass.
DIR. o. w. DALEY and Miss Nellie C..
Ray were united in marriage in Burlington
October 26. The Free Press says that "a
large number of the friends of the contract
ing parties witnessed the ceremony, the
body of the church and the galleries being
well filled. The ushers were Messrs. G. +.
Bell, G. A. Barrett, G.. ID. Smith and A
Flanders"
The Essex Junction correspondent of the
Burlington Free Press writes; "E. w. Hop
kins, late of Montpelier, has bought OF Mrs
j. Il. Whiteman all of the Field property
situated in this village, consisting of a
house which cost a few years ago between
81 900 and $1,000 and S4I acres of land. II
is believed that Mr.. Hopkins bought the
whole estate for less than $4 ,OO0"
AT the late reunion of the Third Vermont
regiment, W. II. HerriclI of st. Johnsbury
, was appointed band secretary to obtain
post-oflice addresses of all surviving mem
bers. The intention is to hold reunion
, next year in connection with the band o.