The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-09
the delegates from the Vermont Medical

THE Montpelier & Wells River railroad
will sell round-trip tickets to the Fourth of
July celebration at Lyndonville at an ex-
ceeding low rate-probably S1.50 each from
Montpelier.
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,
EDWIN LANE went to Boston Monday, ac-
companied by his son, Fred, to look for a
new engine to take the place of that in his
mills at Lanesboro which was rendered
useless by recent accident.
THE Young Peoples Association of the
Baptist church will hold an entertainment
at the church vestry next Friday evening,
June 18th, at 730 o'clock. Ice cream will
be served during the evening.
COMPANY II will have its annual June
drill on Seminary Hill next week Thursday
forenoon, commencing at half-past seven
o'clock The company is in excellent con-
dition and is expected to make a good
showing.
Mrs. CHARLES f. ROBINSON died of con-
sumption on Sunday at her home on Barre
street. Funeral services were held Tuesday
forenoon, Rev. Mr.. Wright officiating, and
the remains were taken to Plainfield for
interment.
WILLIAM YEATTER and Miss Kate Penn
broke were united in marriage at st. Angus
tines church Monday morning by Rev.
Father O'Sullivan. They were generously
remembered by their Montpelier friends
and begin life together with the brightest
prospects.
THE band stand on the Pavilion common
will probably be moved to the southwest
corner of the common, cut down and re-
paired for the use Of the band, and we are in
formed that steps are being taken toward the
erection of another upon the Union school
house grounds.
SUNDAY evening services will be omitted
in the Church of the Messiah from and after
next Sunday till September 18th. "Chil-
dren's Sunday" is to be observed in this
church by service of dedication in the
morning and appropriate Sunday-school eX-
ercises in the evening.
e. w. THOMPSON of Boston, New England
agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway, and former Montpelier boy, and
Caroline NJ, daughter of Myron W. Bailey
of St. Albans, were united in marriage at the
home of the bride Thursday afternoon. The
WATcHMAN extends congratulations.
THE game between the Vermont Metho-
dist and Goddard Seminary mines, played in
Montpelier Thursday, was the best which
has been seen here. Eleven innings were
required to decide the game, and the score at
the close stood fourteen to thirteen in favor
of the Vermont Methodist Seminary nine.
AN exhibition of the Thompson & Houston
electric lighting system will be made in
Montpelier this week and the wires are al
ready nearly in place. The first exhibition
will be of arc lights, which will hang at the
corners of Main and Barre, Main and State,
Main and School, State and Elm streets and
at the Pavilion.
CHILDREN's DAY was observed at Trinity
church last Sunday by appropriate services
both morning and evening. At Bethany
church ON Sunday next similar services will
be held. In the morning the pastor will
preach sermon to the children and in the
evening there will be a children's concert
commencing at half-past six O'Clock.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
Vt.) post-office June 9Th, 1856:
Mrs. Tony Baker, John Ivina,
Miss Jennie Dwyer il Noblett, -,
Miss Marion Han, John p O'Neill
Mrs. Ann Quaid G. X. Weston.
J j. G. Hllock,
Parties applying for any of the above mus
say " advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
AT the recent meeting of the State Eclec
tic Medical Society in Montpelier the fol
? lowing officers were elected: President
4 Dr. H. E. Templeton of Montpelier; vice
r presidents, Drs. j. w. Marsh of Manches
, ter, VT, H. Ingham of Walpole, n. H., ant
w. ID. Waller; secretary, DR.. G.. III. Gra.
, of Calais; treasurer, DR.. j. NJ. Templetor
} of Montpelier; censors, Drs. III. D: Potte
= of Bennington, George Washburn of Water
bury and p. L. Templeton of Craftsbury.
+ THE question of the effects of strikes wa
discussed at meeting of the Young Men
1 Catholic Union, held Monday evening, AM
, able arguments were made to show tn
+ effects, both good and evil, but the question
was continued until another meeting, whcl
will be held Monday evening next. com
mittee on vocal and instrumental music wa
appointed and an executive committee wa
also chosen. The Union is of recent OF
ganization and is in thriving condition.
!. THE Tucson (Arizona) Weekly Citizen c
May Goth says that Engineer Bowers of til
= Southern Pacific railway, while comm
towards Tucson with an engine last even
ing, drove between two squads of Apache
> about five miles east of Pantano." " Ell
gineer Bowers " is Edward j. Bowers,
l., Montpelier boy, and son of Mr.. James A
~ Bowers, the veteran Central Vermont Ell
e gineer, and the Indians referred to wer
members of Geronimo's murderous band.
l. HARRIET AIKEN, widow of the late Rev
IT w. II, Lord ID, of Montpelier, died {
consumption at the home of her brother
:. Professor Aiken, in Princeton, n. j., Nor
fl day The remains are expected to arriv
here this "wednesday afternoon at fou
O'Clock, and the interment will take plaC
n Immediately. Friends of the deceased S
! disposed are requested to assemble at til
" Central depot and join in the procession I
the cemetery. An obituary notice of tn
n good woman will appear in our next issue
(, EDWARD L. SMITH, son of C. l.. Smith
this place, who will be graduate from Yal
" College this year, has already been offere
n the position of principal of fourishin
academy at Easton, Connecticut, eight mil,
>, from Bridgeport, and will probably accep
IL Mr. Smith is graduate of Washingto
1t County Grammar School, class of S2,
If which class he was sautatorian. He is
young man of most estimable qualities an
all will wish him success in his new field ,
j. labor, which he will enter about the first ,
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