The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-18
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Mrs. e. p. JEwETT gave very pleasant
tea-party Saturday evening.
The elevator at the Pavilion is in position
and will soon be ready for public service.
THE president has signed the bill giving
w. II. II. Buck of Worcester an increase of
pension.
THE S. NJ. WALTON residence on Elm
street is closed for the summer, the family
being at Richmond.
MRS L. L. BEEMAN of Barre will address
the congregation of Trinity church upon
missionary topics on Sunday morning next.
A PARTY of Waterbury young people
passed through Montpelier yesterday on
their way to and from a picnic at Berlin
pond.
Mr.. ID. w. DIXON will read an address
upon " The Country Newspaper at the
meeting of the Vermont editors at Lake
George to-day.
THE meeting of the local Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union this week will be
held with Mrs. ID. L. Fuller this afternoon
at three o'clock.
THE friends of Hon. and Mrs. w. H. H.
Bingham have received invitations to at
tend their golden wedding, which is to be
observed at Stowe the 3lst.
REV. w. A. BUsHEE preached again at
Bethany church on Sunday last. Rev. E. e.
Rogers of New York city is expected to
occupy tne pulpit next sunday.
JAMES 7. SABIN, in excavating the cellar
of the new house he is building on Bailey
avenue, discovered a spring which affords
him supply of excellent water.
Miss HOOKER of Burlington is at the
Pavilion to-day and in the business notices
makes an announcement which will be of
interest to many Montpelier ladies'.
CORRESPONDENTS for the Vermonter who
continue with the consolidated WATCHMAN
should send items two days earlier than for
the former paper. Have them in the Office
Monday.
A FEW trees in Montpelier village were
blown down by the storm of Wednesday
night, but excepting injury to the tele-
phone wires the damage in this vicinity
was slight.
The party of young men whose intention
to camp at The Wers was announced last
week have finally decided to go to Highgate
and will leave for that place the first OF
next week.
AT meeting held Sunday the Society OF
st. Jean Baptiste elected and installed Off.
GERS, with Joseph Labelle as president
vice-president, William Miller; secretary
George White treasurer, p. G. Dewey.
| A CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEETING will be
held at the Water Board Office Friday
evening, July Goth, for election of officers
! and for the transaction of other important
Mr.. JOSEPH A. DEBoER principal of the
Grammar and Union schools, was chosen as
one of the Vermont vice-presidents of the
American Institute of Instruction at its
annual meeting at Newport, II. L., last
week
CHARLES II. SMITH of the electric light
establishment had one hand somewhat in
| Jured day or two since while replacing q
carbon in the arc lamp on First avenue He
was forced by the accident to give up work
for a day or two.
AT recent meeting of directors of the
First National Bank IL. NJ. Cutler, the teller
was promoted to be assistant cashier, anG
| A. q. Eaton, who has held the Office of clerk
was appointed teller Friends of the young
men-and they are many-congratulatt
them on their advancement.
THE Sunday evening preaching service al
Bethany church is discontinued for the re
mainder of July and the month of August
The regular meetings of the Young People,
Society of Christian Endeavor of tina
church will be held on Sunday evenings a
seven o'clock for the present.
In remarks preliminary to the sermon a
the Church of the Messiah last Sunday Mr.
Wright noticed in fitting terms the fact tina
that day was the fiftieth anniversary OF EN-
erson's divinity sermon at Harvard, il
which the high priest of Unitarianism pro
claimed the tenets for which he was noted
THERE is to be a union Sunday-school ex
cursion to Providence Island on Tuesday o
next week. A special train will leave Mont
pelier at S:l5 A. NJ. and the trip will include
"A steamboat ride from Burlington to tn
island and return. The fare for the rount
trip will be Sl,00 for adults and fifty cent
for children.
In response to the call for the names o
residents who voted for General Harrison
in 1910 number have already registered a
this office. One, Mr. John l.. Cummings
writes: I" see call in your paper 70
names of old voters of 1910. voted for
and helped elect, w. II. Harrison, and an
going to help elect his grandson, too, sure.
THERE is to be republican hag-raisin,
in Montpelier on Monday evening of mex
week. A flag and banner have been pur
chased and one-it is not certain which
will be suspended over State street and tn
other near the shops of the Lane Manu-
featuring Company. The band will be in at
tendance and every republican ought to be
Mrs. II. |. CUsHMAN and the party O
Providence Or. - young people who hav
been at Queen City park the past few week