The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-31
Montpelier and Vicinity.

ErludN evening dU ncr TbSluente.
MIR. JAMES II. LANGDoN is filling in and
grading the yard about his residence on
Main street.
GEORGE GRIswoLD of Cambridge was in
town over Sunday, visiting his sister, Mrs.
S. S. Ballard.
Mr.. STEDMAN, formerly one of the pro-
prietors of the Brattleboro PhURiT, called at
this Office Saturday.
Miss ANNA PARK and Miss Nina Morgan
of Bennington, who spent three days with
Mrs d. l.. Fuller, returned home Friday.
Mr.. BANCROFT is under engagement to
sing in the Marie Howe concert at Burling-
ton the next evening after the concert here.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Bethany church have pur-
chased new song books, Hymns of Chris
tian Endeavor."
AT Montpelier post-office, between July
%, 1887 and June 30 1885, 103,500 pieces
were collected and 257, ,S57 delivered, not in
Guiding registered matter.
MEMBERS of the Bethany Society of Chris
tian Endeavor will have a social meeting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Towner,
on Berlin side, Friday evening.
AT the funeral of Mrs. II. II. Bishop
in Richmond, the 22d the floral offerings
were elaborate and beautiful. Rev. Austin
Hazen preached the funeral sermon.
Mr.. A. w. HoBsoN member of the firm
of S. D. Hobson & Sons, East Brighton,
and at present student in Boston Univer-
sty, was in town Friday, visiting friends
T,,uo..on+;o,, ~ ofr,ornfoctrrars 10 diroct.d
to tha fact tbat Nontnaiiar now hos on ade-
onata oo s,,nni CO.. n,aIv ,e,, ,,otors ,yith a
prossnra pavu stsand;rn ,d ~ tao nnunds ~ The
aonare inch
THE ladies' society of Bethany church has
elected Mrs. j. E. Macomber president;
Mrs. Joseph Poland, vice-president Mrs.
ensuing YEAR anu "
Onnf, hoe, ooIa 90 Aso coo,,o ,,;a
farm mn Worcester branch. on which he has
lived for seventeen years. He has gone to
Plainfield TO live with his daughter. Mrs.
Roswell Reed.
II w Mcns,, hoe eo,a ,,is bo,,,o
rdo,ois s+raot t Mrs w. iin ta ii,o On VI,
Elm street and whose sons are now located
Lere ono racentlv in tho ofica Of tho CoIbv
Wrinper Companv.
M ,.,, N,na ~ II pu .i,, uo4,.o
Mh ANp MRS - n. 1 hhklH WIN receive
au Vliein on l1ools sCleG'
,tI ~ ~ ~ .AinS ~ Viio "ooh, ion in oiSiiU
two hundred fifty Invitations have heen
issued.
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securing a pastor.
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newspaper puoiicd,ioh VIII not AUNT oielr
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! NoVellpei D. aV 'oo e,ock' az ,he uran4' II,
| Army nan, 10 meet MIS-. rralc1iia s'ii W
fowers, uepartneht inspector n luii meet
| Ing Is particularly uesireu'
VOTERS next week will do well to exam
me me thelr pailotS LOT presldentlal electors;
we understand that some nave Deen printed
WIN the name OF Henry II. Start OF Bakers
. helu. me correct appeliatioh OF thlS gem
temah Is Henry H. start
A PROMINENT federal Office holder in
Montpelier was overheard one night saying
1oi the national canvass, "Ihe democrats
/ ouSnu 10 WIN, Duu tne repuDllcanS nave EOl
the best mold Jack has got 1t about
right-leVel-headed even on election esu'
mates
BLIND JOHN NEWTON from the southern
part OF the state is in town selling sketches
OF his HE and fac SMILES OF the boston Nec'
LeHer, the ilrst American newspaper Ht
pears good letters OF recommendation ano
is apparently trying to turn an honest
penny
AT the semi-annual meeting of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor con
nected with Trinity church, held Sunday
evening, the following officers were elected
PRESIDENT Nj. f. Burnham; yice-president
Miss Webster; secretary, Miss Chalmers
treasurer, Miss Streeter
THE Rutland Herald, in an item regard
ing the rehearsal of the Mousquetaires ,
there, thus speaks of our townsman, FREQ
w. Bancroft; . He is well known as wthou
asuperior i'll the state, and is certain to fine
immediate favor and contribute materially
to the success of the opera.
However convenient the free delivery o
mail NAV be to some of our people, it We
has its grievous discrepancies. One thing
not generally known is that drop letter.
now require two-cent stamp, instead of ;
one-cent one, as formerly, where the free
delivery system is in operation.
Mr.. e. III. ALDRICH. who retired las
winter from the boot and shoe business il
this place ON account of il. health. is renorte,
to be no better at his home in West Mill
bury Mass, and is going to California earl.
next month, with the hope of deriving bene
fit from the glorious climate"
VISITOR at l., d. Taft,s tbi, week mad
a count of the neonle over seventy wears n
ooa l;,;,c, ar, Nio;, s.,oo, e., ,ho9 ro,;dono