The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Mr.. AND Mrs. I. r. MoULToN have been
in Boston during the past week
The Womans Relief Corps talk of getting
up an entertainment for Decoration day.
Mr.. AND Mrs. L. b. Cross went to Boston
last week and will return the last of this
week.
c. e. RoLEAU, with d. o. Wallace & Co.
at st. Albans, visited in town last Sunday
and Monday.
Hon. AND Mrs. c. w. PORTER who have
been in Boston since last Wednesday, re-
turned last evening.
Miss NELLIE HYDE returned Monday
from Boston, where she has been studying
music for several weeks.
REV. HOWARD F. HILL expects to hold re-
ligious services at Wright's Mills on Sunday
next at half-past two P. NJ.
AN adjourned session of the general term
of the supreme court will be held at Mont
peler, commencing Wednesday, May 5th.
THE lecture at Montpelier on the evening
of May 13th-subiect, " The bright side Of
things has promise of unusual interest.
f. III. BAsCoM has purchased of Mrs. A.
Nicholas the vacant lot between his resi-
dence and the Riverside. Consideration,
81 100
THE Montpelier friends of Miss Janet
Tracy will be panied to learn of her death,
which occurred on Wednesday, April 7th, in
Cleveland, Ohio.
ANOTHER festival rehearsal under Mr..
Blasdel's direction will be held at the
Golden Fleece this evening, Everybody is
invited to be present
REV. FATHER WILLIAM j. O'SULLIvAN
was one of the visiting priests at Burling-
| ton during the services of Holy Week at the
Cathedral in that city.
LIEUTENANT EBEN TAPLrN, formerly of
| Montpelier and Burlington, but later of
East Dorset, with his family, will join the
Loyaton, Dakota, colonists Tuesday.
GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS and d. S.
| Wheatey were registered at Young's Ho-
tel, Boston, last week. and Mr.. and Mrs A.
! ID. Farwell We're at the Adams House.
j. LAPoINr has moved his carriage repair
ing business from the building opposite the
! jail into the blacksmith shop recently va
Gated Just south of the Mooney shop on Elm
street.
THE prize offered for the best score in ten
shots at the Armory Rink shootng-gallery,
last week, was won by w. c. woodward,
who succeeded in sending five balls through
the little bulls-eye."
FRANK GRAHAM has purchased the shop
and old tenement-house opposite the Jail.
He talks of repairing the shop and adding
woodworking machinery, and erecting
lumber shed in place of the old house.
MEssRs. OwLER e. ScoTT of mechanical
target fame have decided to remain at the
l Ar1IlOrN INK Ill MOnUDtllcT unUll UleY can
secure the use of the rink at Barre, which
is temporarily occupied by other parties.
Ten thousand dollars for scholarships have
been given to the Vermont Methodist Sem
mary by George F. Atwood and j. ID. Bee
man president of the institution, partners
in the Atwood suspender mandatory at
| Swanton.
P. Meldon, Aldace F. Walker, John d.
Spellman and T. w. Maloney of Rutland
were in town during the past week, having
come here to attend the hearing in the H.
w. Love case.
THE anniversary meeting of the Odd Fell
lows, which was announced to be held on
Friday evening of this week, has been in
definitely postponed, owing to the errors in
fixing dates with speakers, but will probably
be held in the near future.
ARBoR DAY was not largely observed in
Montpelier. a few enterprising citizens
took the occasion to beautify their own
grounds by the planting of trees, but so far
as we are able to learn there was no public
observance of the occasion.
CAPTAIN G. T. SUMMERS, while at work
painting in the new Selinas building, Mon
day, fell from a staging to the floor and sus-
tained injuries which rendered him tenn
porarily unconscious. He soon recovered,
however, and is about again.
WHILE Dennis Starr was at work getting
out slate at the Sabin quarry, Monday, a
mass of rock above him became detached
and fell upon his head, nearly severng his
nose and otherwise badly injuring him. He
is as comfortable as possible under the cir
cumstances.
SATURDAY evening, at the close of their
regular business meeting, the Woman's Re-
lief Corps rendered a reception to the men,
bers of Brooks Post, G.. A. r. The evening
was occupied by speech-making, vocal mu-
sic recitation and by the excellent music
Of hn pafr oI,,nn
served and the occasion was very enjoyable
for all present.
In the house OF representatives on Thurs
day the committee on public buildings and
grounds reported back favorably the bill to
change the limit of appropriation for the
public building at Montpelier. 1t will be
remembered that the original limit of the
appropriation was $4,000. The bill above
referred to makes this limit $4,000 and il
has already passed the senate.
Mr.. f. w. MORSE, general passenger
agent of the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad, has been offered the superintend-
ency OF the Florida Southern railroad, but
has, we understand, about concluded to re-
main in Montpelier for the present. 1t is TO
be hoped that this will prove true, since he
is highly esteemed here and would be
greatly missed should he decide to remove.
A DEFECTIVE chimney in the Martha
Ladd house on East State street was the
'
ternoon. Volunteer Hose Company, No.
was promptly on the ground and succeeded
in getting first water, although Engine
Company No. 4, was not far behind. The
fire burned for a short time in a partition,
but was eXtinguished without the aid of the
hose companies. The building was insured
in the agency of Senter x Kemp.
AT the annual parish meeting of Christ
church, held Monday, these vestrymen were
elected for the ensuing year: Charles Dewey,
Fred f. Smith, Timothy p. Redfeld, Hiram
Atkins, Edward Dewey, l.. p. Gleason,
George f. Taplin, H. \. Taplin, f.. ID. Black
well, Joel III. Lucia and Willard Holden.
Messrs, Charles Dewey and Fred +. Smith
were chosen wardens. The delegates to the
diocesan convention are Messrs Hiram At
kns Fred r.. Smith Joel III. Lucia and L.
p. Gleason, with Messrs. Charles Dewey, III
n. Tapln, f. ID. Blackwell and Il. c. Phin.
ney as substitutes.
THE committee for the examination of
members of the bar met at the Pavilion on
Thursday, to consider the application of III
w. Love of Rutland for admission. Henry
Ballard appeared for Mr. Love, and Leuten-
ant-governor Ormsbee, James +. Barrett
and George Lawrence for the protestants
After taking a little evidence regarding Mr..
Loves study of the law since the general
term of the supreme court last fall, a sub
committee was appointed to take evidence
in Rutland on the question of character The
hearing was then postponed until this sub
committee is prepared to report.