The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-04

f. NJ. KENDALL of Burlington and Miss
Margaret Leslie of Wells River were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Kendall on
Sunday.
COLONEL G. II. Joyce addressed the Grand
Army post at Huntington last evening on
the life of General Logan. "-Rutldnd Herald,
December 80. We think not, unless he made
the best time on record, for he was present
at the entertainment in the Blanchard
Opera-house on that evening
THESE pupils of the public schools ranked
highest in their respective grades at the
last examination No. S-Edwin Thomp-
son, May Scovill, Edwin Deavitt; No. 7
Kit Bascom, Minnie Noyes, Mabel Good
win; No 6-Gracie Clark, Clara Adams
Alice Frnk; No. 5-Annie Hale, Flora
Cummins, Josie Pierce.
WHILE Miss Fanny Brown of Plainfeld
was alighting from the Union House hack
at the residence of Charles A. Smith on
Barre street last Thursday she fell and dis
located one ankle. Medical aid was sum-
moned and she was made as comfortable as
the circumstances would permit. She re-
turned to her home Monday.
THE St. Jean Baptiste Society hold their
annual supper at their rooms in the post
Office building this evening An interesting
entertainment will be added to the attrac-
tions of the supper-table. The affair will
be a pleasant social event, sufficiently in
formal to guarantee an enjoyable time to all
who attend, and there should be many to
share its pleasures
In observance of the Week of Prayer
union meetings are being held by the con-
gregations of the Baptist. Congregational
and Methodist churches. The meeting this
evening will be held at Trinity church,
that of tomorrow evening at Bethany
church and that of Friday evening at the
Baptist church. No service will be held
Saturday evening.
f. II. ALLER and wife, formerly of Mont
pelier, were in town on Wednesday WIS.,
itng friends, the former enjoying short
vacation. Friends in Barre were visited
later in the week and Mr.. and Mrs. Aller
then went to Enosburgh Falls to visit the
daughter of the former. Mrs. Aller con-
templates spending the winter with her son,
A. G.. Fay, in Montpelier
THE increase for December in amount of
matter handled by the local mal-carriers
is shown by the following: Letters deliv-
ered Is, 1886; postals delivered, 219O; news
papers and other matter delivered, 0,49S
local letters collected, 3j6; mail letters col
lected S,6S5; local postals collected, 1913
mail postals collected, 1,422 newspapers
and other matter collected, ,097. The in
crease amounts to 5,23l in the number of
pieces delivered and 1853 in the number col
lected.
SATURDAY morning was a cold one. Here
are some of the figures regarding the temper
ature in this section: Montpelier, $40 below
zero Barre, 30o Calais, 90; East Elmore,
%; Hardwick, 80; Marshfield, 2lo Mid
dlesex, 2S7; North Montpelier, 80; More
town, 3O9: Morrisville, 20o; Northfield, 20o;
Plainfed, 30; West Randolph, 2S'; Stowe,
30'; st. Johnsbury, 80; Waitsfeld, DO; ;
Waterbury, 222; Williamstown, 80; Wood
bury Center, 20o
A COMPETITIVE examination for admis-
sion to Norwich University, under the
states provision of free tuition, room rent
etc, will be held at the University in North
field January 18th, at ten A. NJ, by the SEN
ators from Orange and Washington counties
for the filling of one vacancy in such cadet
ships from each of those counties. Any in
formation in regard to the matter may be OBJ
tanned by applying to either of the senators
or the officers of the University.
LETTERS uncaled for at the Montpelier
(Vt) post-office January 3 1888:
Miss Maud Bush q. B. Grow,
Miss Eta Brooks, Charles Cary y,
Miss Maggie Kingston, Jumy Deiet,
Mrs John Gleason, Thomas Fountain
Mrs Sylvia Goodwin, c. Hchowing,
Miss b. J. Lynch Hollis Nelson,
Henrietta Severance, Henry Talbot
Napoleon Booneur, A. d. Tolles.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING. Postmaster.
Mr. ID. S. BLANPIED and Mr.. F. w. Ban
croft will give piano and song recital
on Friday evening of this week at half
past seven o'clock in the Seminary chapel.
The programme will include selections
for the piano-forte from the compost
tions of Schumann, Mendelssohn, Won
Weber and Blanpied and songs by Marston,
Bradsky and Blanpied. 1t is sure to be
pleasant affair, and friends and patrons of
the school are invited TO be present.
THE trustees of the Public Library have
recently purchased about three hundred
additional volumes, the character of which
will be suggested by the following titles:
The American Commonwealth Series"
four volumes; " Bret Harte," four vol
umes; Penbridge's whist. or Bumble-
puppy" Coffin's days and Nights on the
Art and History of Medieval Art;' Hag-
CARDS Jess" and five other volumes In
dex to Harper'S Mdgd2ine;" Washburne's
" Recolections of Minister to France"
Wilson's China" and Roe's The Earth
Trembled." Library cards date always
from January lst or July 1st, hence THIS is
the time to secure them.
THE following officers were elected in Mt.
Calvary Council, Princes of Jerusalem, 16',
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry, at Masonic Hall December
81, for the ensuing year: Charles II. Heaton,
33o, NJ. E. S. p. g. master; James Il. Curran,
32o, G. III. p d. G. master; Charles A. Barn
ard, 32o, NJ T.. S. G. warden; Rev. +. S.
Fisher, 33o. NJ. e. j. G.. warden; Frank IL.
Bascom, 33', valorous grand treasurer;
James r. Sabin, 32o, vaorous grand secre-
tary; Stephen II. Colby 80, valorous grand
master of ceremonies Artemas n. Pearson,
800, valorous grand almoner; Carl NJ. Spen-
Ger, 16o, valorous grand master of entrances;
James A. Erwin, 32o, grand tyler. The
council numbers over one hundred mem
bers, has a handsome surplus in its treasury
and meets regularly on the Tuesday of the
week in which the moon fuls at eight
o'clock in the evening.
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