The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

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VERMONT friends of w. II. Pngree are
delighted to learn of his recent promotion
by an appointment to the general passenger
agency of the st. Johns & Halifax railroad,
a flourishing line in Florida.
JOHN p. EDDY has been failing rapidly in
health during the past few weeks and on
Tuesday started for the Soldiers Home at
Bennington. II. S. Smith accompanied him
to that place to care for him on the journey.
ToBoGGANING is the best of the winter
thus far. The slide is in splendid condi-
tion, the clubhouse warm and comfortable,
and with all in charge of Gene" Smith
courteous treatment is assured to every
visitor
Mrs. II. w. DREW went to New York
city Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs. G.
W. Learned. Mr.. Drew intends to go later
and occupy, in similar manner, a brief
vacation from his duties in the express
Office at Montpelier.
CHI" PIERCE sprained an eye-winker
quite seriously while lifting mai-pouch at
the post-office yesterday forenoon. He
bore the resulting agony with heroic forti-
tude and is not likely to suffer any perma-
nent inconvenience from the injury.
MR.. AND Mrs. BERT WATERMAN have
the sympathy of the entire community in
the death of their youngest son. a bright
boy of four years. Mrs. Waterman and an
older child are critically i'll with the same
disease, diphtheria.-Free Press, Jan. II.
Mr. HARLEY NEwcoMB of Boston is in
town, with the object of organizing a COM
pany of local singers to give The Hermit"
an operetta Of his own composition. The
first rehearsal was held Monday evening
and the second is announced for Friday
evening of this week.
Miss LILA ID. SLACK, for several months
past the money-order clerk of the Maiden,
Mass, post-oflice, has been promoted to the
position of assistant postmaster of that
office, and to Montpelier friends tlattering
testimonial of her efficiency has been vol
unfairly given by the postmaster.
Miss HATTIE TRoMBLEE has been ap-
pointed to the position on the corps of in
structors in Washington County Grammar
School left vacant by the withdrawal of
Miss Margaret d. Stone. That the choice
of the latter's successor is a most excellent
II,
and that at an early date.
WoRsHIPERs at Bethany church were
privileged to listen on Sunday to two ex-
cellent sermons by Rev. John A. MacColl,
pastor of the Congregational church at st.
Adams. That of the morning was upon
Unconscious Influence" The subject of
the evening discourse was Peace" Rev.
Mr.. Hincks preached at st. Adams on the
same day.
ELECTRIC lights now illumine the tailor
ing establishment of G. B. b. Denny, and
the Pavilion is to be equipped throughout
with the incandescent lamps. j. Q. Adams
residence and livery-stable have also been
provided with the incandescent lamps and G..
w. Skinner, ID. Dewey & Son and II. c.
Smith have had them placed in their re-
spective places of business.
THE Hungarian Gypsy Quartette, booked
to appear here Friday evening of next
week, has the unqualified approval of the
press in every city which has been visited.
Something in the nature of the music per-
formed by the Hungarian Band, which gave
our people such pleasure on the occasion of
its visit to Montpelier may be expected
from this novel organization.
Mr.. j. E. CURRAN has received an APP
pointment as agent of the New England
Mutual Life Insurance Company, with head
quarters at Montpelier. Mr.. Currans wide
acquaintance with men in this section and
his long service as agent of the United
States pension Office should qualify him to
fill the position ably, and we believe the
appointment to be wise one.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank was held last
week Tuesday. AT this meeting j. A.
Page, Charles Dewey, j. w. Ellis, p p. Pit
kin and Fred f. Smith were elected di-
rectors, and as such chose the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
John A. Page; vce-president, Charles
Dewey; cashier, Fred l.. Eaton; teller. II.
NJ. Cutler; clerk and book-keeper, Arthur
G. Eaton.
"PAcKED" almost literally expresses the
condition of Bethany chapel on Thursday
evening of last week, the occasion of the
annual parish supper. There was indeed a
very large attendance of persons connected
with the church and society. There was a
most excellent supper. When the tables
were cleared number of good old hymns
were sung and such remarks as were
naturally suggested by the occasion were
made by the pastor Everybody seemed to
have a good time, and the object of the af-
fair was thus attained.
AT special town meeting in East Mont
pelier it was unanimously voted to exempt
from taxation for a term of ten years all
mill and manufacturing enterprises that
may be put in operation within the limits of
the town. This action makes it quite GER
tain that the saw and dressing mill will be
rebuilt by j. S. Wheelock of Berlin, a
gentleman of large experience and EN-
inently fitted for this important enterprise
Mr.. n, Davis of Montpelier has devoted
much time and hard work to get this project
up to its present status.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-ofice January 16, 1888:
Mrs. II. NJ Bemis, A. J. Mulderrlg,
Miss Mary Batcheder Denes Murray,
Mrs. John Carrigan, George Palmer,
Mrs Lucia j. Cook, Story a Son,
Miss Katie ii. Fuller, q. +. Sargent
Miss Nellie Martin, A. u. Thomas,
Mary A. Mccoy, w. II. II. Wright,
Ralph Britain, w. H. Wright.
q. V. Conin Henry w. Wright,