The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-30

III. y, CURTIS mas 1nOVeu IrOin tne bene-
ment over e. r.. Sknner's store to the
house vacated by George e. Taplin.
THE marriage of II. ID. Hopkins, Jr., and
Miss Ellen d. Damon is announced to
occur on Thursday evening of next week.
s. II. o. BoswoRTH is moving his house
from the corner of Loomis and Liberty
streets to it's new site on East Liberty
street.
ST. ALBANs people are TO have real treat
June 9Th in concert to be given by Miss
Frances Dunton and Miss Mary Howe of
Boston.
LEVI BIxBY has bought young hoss."
Enos Stevens is caring for the old white
one that has been the property of the Bixbys
so long
EXPRESS AGENT II. w. DREW is the un-
happy possessor of carbuncle which has
kept him from his post of duty for the past
ten days.
The name of Miss Mary A. Phinney may
be added to those of Montpelier people who
attended the musical festival at Rutland
last week.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. w. BURGESS and son of
New York city arrived in Montpelier Sat
urday evening, to remain during the sum-
mer months
THOSE who attended memorial services at
Trinity church last Sunday speak in highly
appreciative terms of the sermon of Rev. j.
o. Sherburn.
MEssRs WILL AND GEORGE GRIswoLD of
Cambridge, brothers of Mrs. S. S. Ballard,
passed Saturday and Sunday in Montpelier
at their sisters home.
C. F. DUDLEY of East Montpelier is to
conduct singing-school in Montpelier un-
der the auspices of the "V. "" Society of
the Methodist church.
THE burial of Judge Redfield, which was
expected to have occurred to-day, has been
indefinitely postponed on account of the
illness of Mrs Redfeld.
For Miss Nellie Hyde the attractions of
Minneapolis, Mimi, are such that the young
lady will return to that city at an early
day-in June, we are told.
Miss MINNIE STONE is teaching in Room
of the Union School during the absence
regular teacher of that department
A MOST enjoyable sacred concert was
given at the close of Sunday evenings serv-
ice by the choir of the Unitarian church,
assisted by George II. Wilder, flutist.
CARRIE, daughter of L. Bart Cross, is con-
fined to her room by an illness which ap-
parently has its seat in the lungs but the
real nature of which is not determined.
IT would be great convenience to many
Montpelier people if announcement of the
hours for collection and delivery of mail
were made upon the various street boxes.
QUITE a number of Montpelier lovers of
the sport will go to Northtield to-day to
witness the game of baseball between the
Dartmouths and the Norwich University
team.
UNDER the advice of his physicians Mr.. j.
Monroe Poland has been placed in the Pres
byterian Hospital, Chicago, where he will
have the most skillful medical treatment
and nursing. Mrs. Poland is to remain
with him.
MRS AMANDA c., wife of Horatio S.
Looms, quietly breathed her last at three
o'clock yesterday morning, after a very
brief illness from pneumonia Half-past
two o'clock Thursday afternoon is the hour
appointed for the funeral services.
MONTPELIER friends have received formal
announcement of the marriage on Wednes-
day, May 23d, of George B. Clifford Qor-
merly of this place. and Minnie E. Cooley.
! will ha of ~,
Grand Forks, Dakota, after June 18th.
" IT does not take much of stroll about
Montpelier to convince one that property
holders in that village believe in keeping
their premises in attractive condition.
In the line of new buildings and thorough
repairs Montpelier has improved consid-
erably of late years. "-MeSSenger. Thanks,
Brother Sault. And if you'll come down
some dark night We'll show you the best
| lighted village in New England.
AT the close of the morning service at
Bethany church on Sunday Rev. C. S.
Smith, clerk of the church, read a communi-
cation addressed to Bethany Church and
the First Congregational Society" from
Rev. j. III. Hincks in which the latter ten
dered his resignation as pastor of the church
and requested the calling of council TO
| Jake proper ACTION III tHt uldItcI 50 liidI iut
resignation may take effect not later than
July 1st.
THE observance of Memorial day in Mont
pelier will include the usual decoration of
graves of fallen comrades by members of
Brooks Post this forenoon and formal
public exercises at Capital Hall this after
noon. The band, the st. Jean Baptiste So
ciety, the Sons of Veterans and the Grand
Army will appear in the procession, which
is to form on Barre street at 80 P. NJ. The
usual line of march will be followed to
Capital Hall.
DIxEY's reception and treatment by his
brother Masons were to him source OF
much surprise and pleasure. A committee
met him at the depot and escorted him to
his room at the hotel, where had been placed
an elegant bouquet of hot-house flowers ar
ranged in the form of a crescent. AT the
close of the evenings performance a supper
was rendered him at the Pavilion and Fri
day forenoon he viewed the town from a
barouche at the invitation of the committee
OF reception.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
Vt.) post-office May 2S, 1888: