The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-17
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Montpelier and Vicinity.
GEORGE W. REED is confined to the house
by illness,
f. H. PuFFER has been in Rutland the
past week.
Hon. G. S. PAGE of Hyde Park was in
town last week.
f. ID. ABERNETHY and F. M. Kendall of
Burlington were in town over Sunday.
Miss HELEN DEWEY left Wednesday for
Ottawa, where she will resume her studies
HARRY LOWE has recently secured
patent upon bride check-bar of his inven-
tion.
PREACHING may be expected at Wrights-
vile next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
by Rev T. p. Frost.
"B. p. YOUNG and wife, Montpelier"
were registered at the Crawford House,
Boston, few days ago.
TERRENCE McCAFFREy, night clerk and
watchman at the Pavilion, is suffering from
an attack of pneumonia.
THERE will be an old and young folks
ball and basket lunch party at Berlin street
hall this wednesday, evening.
THE district meeting of the Masonic
lodges of the sixth district will be held in
Montpelier on Friday March 8, at ten A. NJ.
THE bailiffs have consented to the use of
Clay Hill as coasting ground after half
past six o'clock on the evening of each
weekday.
The Brennan Star Theater Company ex-
| hibit at Barre for two weeks, commencing
next Monday, and then will appear again at
Capital Hall.
On account of the high water, which inter-
fered with the water-wheels, the Montpelier
carriage shops were shut down on Monday
and Tuesday.
THE breaking of the housing" of a
freight car truck near Roxbury, Friday
night, delayed the night express going south
for about an hour
THE Newport polo team of Newport, N.
H., are expected to play an exhibition
game of polo with the Golden Fleece team
next Monday evening.
A FRAME bearing excellent photographs
of several members of the Maritana English
Opera Company adorns the show window
of the Phinney bookstore.
THE postponement of the Burlington car
nival is a source of satisfaction to several
Montpeliertes who wish to remain at home
to attend the opera this week.
HIGH water, caused by the protracted
thaw of the past week and heavy rains
of Sunday, resulted in the temporary OBJ
struction of some of the river roads.
THEY have found that they can't make
weather in Burlington Perhaps they can
put their toboggans and traverses on wheels
We charge nothing for the suggestion
In the United States senate, last week
the bill to increase the appropriation for the
public building at Montpelier from $4,000
to S125,OOO was passed without opposition.
ONE of the local physicians made sixty
professional calls in one day last week, and
he wasn't making up lost time either. The
weather during the past week has been very
profitable for the medical fraternity.
TOMORROW Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock the Ladies' Sewing Society of Chris
church will meet at Mrs. L. p. Gleason's
and the Ladies' Sewing Society of Bethan.
church will meet with Mrs. Hiram Carleton
DoG-PoIsoNING has been the chief occupa
: ton of some miserable sneak for some days
} past, and several CANNES, valuable for thei
: breed or as pets, have been sick unto death
while others have gone where the goo,
dogs go.
, REV. l.. G.. WARE of Burlington is to con
duct the services in the Church of the
Messiah next Sunday, on exchange will
Mr.. Wright. In the evening he will give
lecture upon John Bunyan." A genera
invitation is extended.
MRS. MARY II. HUNT of Hyde Park Mass
national superintendent of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union of temper
ance instruction in schools, will give one o
her popular lectures in this village on Fri
day evening, February Goth. The place o
3 the lecture will be given next week.
WHILE passing the store of Howe
Wheatley, yesterday forenoon, Roswell Rec
of Plainheld slipped upon a granite sla
: which covers coal-hole and fell in such
a. manner as to break both bones of his leg be
j low the knee. DIR. Chandler set the lin
and the injured man was taken home.
J. OlhEbLo was BiNch pcioio a idii
: ence and was well received. With one G
It two exceptions the characters were all tina
|, could be desired, and Mr.. Stafford a
r Othello and Miss Foster as " Desd'
" mona " won new laurels and admirers /
. proportion to the size of the audience. Th
% company is a good one and should hay
4 received more encouragement at the hand
of Montpelier people.
1t THE Association team of Burlington wa
h beaten three goals to one in the game {
l. polo with the Golden Fleece team at Mon
a pelier Saturday evening. The places
" Nellis, Laduke and Waters were filled
a new men, and it was the generally e,
!, pressed opinion that the team playe
"a stronger than ever before in this place, bl
Y they succeeded in securing the first go
only. Chase of the home team played a r
markable game, and his superior passir
n, was evidence that his recent trip to Sale
- and ,rantioa with tha Cham pinno xyao va,