The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22

the work of remodeling.
THE meeting of the Ladies' Sewing So
ciety of Bethany church will this week be
held with Mrs. j. p. Flanders at No 30
Liberty street Thursday afternoon is the
time announced for the meeting
A PUBLIC exhibition, comprising recita-
tions, dialogues, tableaux, etc, will be
given at the Town Hall, Berlin, this week
Friday evening at half-past seven o'clock
by the pupils of the Berlin school.
MEMBERS of the senate of 1884 who met
at the recent convention here agreed to
hold reunion of the body, on some date to
be named, during the session of 1888. Ex-
Senator Holton of Brattleboro will have
the arrangements in charge.
ARRANGEMENTS are in progress for
union meeting of the various Societies of
{ ,ristian Endeavor of Washington county.
Montpelier and Tuesday, March 6, are the
place and date suggested for the meeting.
More definite information will be given
next week.
On account of the unavoidable absence of
a democratic congressman from Vermont
Mr.. Hiram Atkins has been elected a mem
ber of the democratic congressional com
mittee. Mr.. Atkins was in Washington
last week and was talking with the same
volubility as when at home.
II. c. WEBSTER has purchased of w w.
Park the crockery stock of the Henry Lowe
& Son grocery-store and intends to close out
the same this week, as announced in his adj
vertisement. Judging from the astonishing
sale of these goods on Monday, he will have
little difficulty in carrying out his intentions
as above.
THE Cotton boys-Willard from Spring
field Mass, Theron from Plymouth, n. H.,
and Harry from Hartford Conn.-came
home last week for brief visit to parents
and friends Harry has already returned
to his work, Willard goes back to Spring
field this week and Theron will remain in
Montpelier for an indefinite length of time
THE entertainment given by the Baptist
Mission Band at the annual boX-Opening
last Wednesday evening was of high order
of merit. 1t consisted mainly of views de-
scriptive of Mr.. Stanley's explorations in
the Dark Continent" with an explanatory
lecture given in successive parts by MEM
bers of the band. To the young ladies', and to
Mr.. Henry Cobb who presided, is due much
credit for the success of the entertainment.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
! (Vt.) post-office February 90, 1888:
Mrs James " Bailey Hon Attorney General,
Mrs NJ i. Bruce, Frank f. Barney,
! Miss LiZZy Collins Henry Buyce,
/ Mrs. Martha ID. Colby, 7. A. Mack.
! Miss Lucy ii. Dodge. James A. Murray,
Miss Belle Hollister, NJ Meagher,
| Miss Genevive Lynch, Gus l.. Pelkey,
! Miss Edith Wiley. F. c. Whitney.
| Mrs James McCaffrey,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised and give the date
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster
"THE Hermit" Professor Harley New
combs spectacular OPERA" given at Barre
last week, was attended by several from this
place each evening of its presentation and
was greeted by full houses on both oc-
casions The most pleasing features were
found to he the pretty costumes of the three
score children and young people who par
ticipated, the zouave drill the marches and
the dancing. Mrs. Pitkin and Miss Robin
son sustained their respective parts in a
manner that proved a source of pleasure to
all in attendance, the latter being especially
appreciated in her d" Spanish dance with
CaStanetS."
WHILE DR.. George f. Hunts team was
standing in front of one of the stores on
State street Saturday, with Mrs. Hunt and
her little daughter in the sleigh, a passing
team struck the sleigh with considerable
force. The horse was frightened and ran
up the street. colliding with a wood team
at the corner of Main and State streets
Mrs. Hunt and the child We're thrown from
the sleigh by the first collision and the sud
den starting of the horse, but neither suf
fered injury. The worst damage in the
second collision was inflicted upon the
sleigh, which is, nevertheless, "good fol
several years yet"
r. G.. Brown is located at Minneapolis
Mimi, in the practice of law, with Bentor
& Roberts, one of the best known law firms
of the Northwest. Mr. Benton is the at
torney for three or four of the principa
railroads of that section and ranks among
the very highest in his profession in Min
nesota. He is an uncle of Mr.. Browns anC
at his home on Hawthorne avenue tn,
young man will reside for the present. Tn,
prospects for the future success in the ca
reer of the latter are abundant. Eastern
friends Will be glad to know this, and awai
with interest and pleasure a realization o
his highest anticipations.
THE Washington reception at Bethan!
chapel Monday evening, under the auspices
of the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor, was decidedly pleasant affai
and added materially to the society's treas
ury, George and Martha Washington an,
contemporary characters were satisfactoril,
impersonated by the young people severa
choruses from Father Kemp's" collection
We're rendered in a spirited manner an,
cake, coffee and fruit were furnished to al
who desired. A promenade of the persons il
costume and the return of the hatchet {,
George, with "A neat presentation speech
were additional features of interest. Th
chapel was tastefully decorated with flag
and the costumes We're pleasing to look upon
BY dispatch received on Thursday las
was announced to Montpelier friends th
death from typhoid fever on the day previ
Gus, at ST. Paul, Mimi, of Fred c., son o
the late Bradley NJ. Clark of this place, a
the age of forty-one years. Deceased lef
Montpelier about twenty-one years ago an,
some three years later married a daughter o
the late Stephen Wiley of MiddleseX Ill
learned the trade of carpenter and joine
hon lint off hoe