The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-11
Montpelier and Vicinity.

HENRY BIGGs of Boston has been in town
during the past week.
Miss SARAH HoYT is recovering from
severe attack of diphtheria.
A socABLE will be held at Christ church
rectory next Tuesday evening.
THE Unitarian people have a sociable in
the church vestry tomorrow evening.
THE annual parish supper of Bethany
church and society will be served tomorrow
evening.
THE annual meeting of the Apollo Club
for the election of officers occurs this even
ing at eight o'clock.
CHARLES NJ. CUsHMAN is in New York city
attending course of lectures in DR.. Buck
Inns School of Optics.
G. B. PUTNAM has resigned his position as
proof-reader on the Rutland Herald and re-
turned to Montpelier.
TELEPHONES have been placed in the cleo
trio light station and in the Office of the
water commissioners.
Mrs. DEMoUNT of New York city has
been spending a few days with her friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Marvin.
THE poet Whittier was the subject of
Mr. Wright's talk ," at the Church of the
Messiah Sunday evening.
CHARLES o. ScovILL went to New Haven,
Conn, Monday night to resume his studies
for the Episcopal ministry.
RECENT takers of the electric light are the
First National Bank, the Montpelier House
and Messrs. Senter & Kemp.
THE Ladies Society and Reading of Christ
church will meet at the rectory this (Wednes-
day afternoon at two o'clock
REV. j. o. SHERBURN goes to East Calais
to-day to attend the funeral of Captain Mel
vim Dwinell, late of Rome, Georgia
THE Marvin toboggan slide was in the
best of condition Monday evening and there
was a large company out to enjoy the sport
WHILE Roland Brown was repairing
General Thomas house last week he acci-
dentally fell and injured his ankle quite
badly.
THE clothing stores have agreed to close
three nights each week-Wednesday Thurs
day and Frday-at six o'clock until
March 1st.
KIT BAscoM gave drive whist party to
some young friends Friday evening, Ned
Bailey and Miss Margaret Dewey being
prize winners.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOSEPH POLAND went to
Boston last night to join the Raymond
California excursionists and to be absent
until about the middle of May.
BENJA SLOAN has finished his term OF
service at the post-office and is now clerk in
the store of f. II. Bascom His position in
the post-ofice is filed by Charles Jones.
THE st, Jean Baptste Society cleared
something like 500 from the supper and
entertainment at their hall last Wednesday
Both were well attended and both were
greatly enjoyed.
THE District School," so successfully
produced by the young people of Bethany
church some months since, under the direc
ton of Mrs II. G. Cotton, is to be repeated
next Tuesday evening.
A JOINT installation of the officers of the
Grand Army Post, the Womans $ Relief Corpi
and the Sons of Veterans will take place a
their hall Friday evening, The members o
each of these organizations should bear thii
special meeting in mind.
THE next meeting for Washington count,
of the state Board of Agriculture will b'
held at Waitsfeld next week Tuesday ant
Wednesday, January II and Is, and fol
Chittenden county at Richmond Thursda,
and Friday, January 10 and 20.
The Hungarian Gypsy Quartette from
Buda-Pesth, comprising Herr Kanya Geza