The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-11

Miss MINNIE LEwALD of Elmira, n Y, is
a visitor at Mr.. George Tromblee's.
NEWELL NELSON has bought out the Barre
and Montpelier express and will move to
Barre soon.
BETHANY choir was without tenor Sun
day morning. G. II. Shipman sang the part
in the evening.
w. II. CowELL will remove from the s.
s. Ballard house on Terrace street to the
II. NJ. Fales house.
ABOUT fifty couples attended the mas
querade party at Union House Hall last
Thursday evening.
S. S. BALLARD will shortly leave the
Riverside " and move back into his house
on Terrace street.
MR.. AND MRS e. d. BLACKWELL have
another daughter. The little one arrived
on Wednesday last.
ONE of the pleasantest drive-whist parties
of the season was given by Miss Lulu Ellis
on Tuesday evening.
PROFESSOR d. P. HURLBURT's "Hip-
pocynagon appears at Capital Hall next
week Monday evening.
THE Bohemian-American Glass-blowers
appear at Union House Hall during the
week commencing April 16
Miss LILLE STowELL gave drive-whist
party Thursday evening and Carl Bancroft
and Julia Mead secured the prizes.
FRED WAKEFIELD is again employed at
the electric light station, having charge of
the dynamos the first half of the night.
EDWARD, son of Rev. c. s. Smith, is at
home for a week enjoying vacation from
his studies at st. Johnsbury Academy.
Miss ADDrE TRoMBLEE and Mr. f. Frank
Lane of Burlington occupied Fast day in
visiting relatives and friends in Montpelier.
THE ghts-and-matinee engagement
of Sanger's Comic Opera Company at
Blanchard Opera-house begins tonight with
" La Mascotte."
OUR offers of city papers with the WATCH
MAN will be withdrawn on the 1st of May.
See announcement at the head of the first
column on this page.
MILES, the Barre Bank burglar, finished
his fourteen years term at Windsor yester-
day, having gained seven hundred twenty
days by good behavior.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meets this afternoon at three o'clock
with Mrs D. L. Fuller. Important matters
will be brought before the meeting.
Do you mind the new coat of paint and
the lettering on "Greg" Smiths cart?
The American Express Company hasn't a
more faithful employe or better looking
wagon in its service.
COPIES of the Vermont Conference Re.
porter to be issued from the WATCHMAN
press during the present week, may be OBJ
tained in Montpelier of Wesley Taplin at
II. G. Webster's store.
THE school in district No. 3 in Berlin will
reopen on Monday, April 23. 1t will be in
two departments during the ensuing term
with teacher for each, distinct courses OF
study and all the modern improvements
d. S. WHEATLEy is ready for business y
at his new quarters in the G. A. Best store
With Henry A. Cobb as clerk Dan will
have the best of assistance, and his numerou:
friends wish him success in his new venture
A SLIGHT fire in house near Keith's ledge
was the occasion of an alarm on Monday
morning sufficient to gain response from
the fire department. 1t was, however, ex
tngushed by the use of few pailfuls o
water.
REV. Mr.. HINCKs and family will make
the residence of II. d. Hopkins their HON,
during the latter part of April and th
month of May. The purchase of the Rec,
house by Mr.. G. w. Wing necessitates th
removal from their present home.
INanother column is ANNOUNCED the deatl
in Haverhill, Mass, on Friday last, from
heart disease of Minnie f. Martin, wife o
Walter Scribner Mrs. Scribner's forme
home was in Calais and to that place he
remains will be taken for nterment.
On Sunday next there will be no morning
service at Trinity church. The Sabbath
school will hold its usual session at noon
however, and there will be an evenin,
service at seven, conducted by the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor.
THE store recently occupied by Howe
Wheatley is retained by A. j. Howe, win
will have the assistance of John Horne an,
Miss Emma Grout. Mr.. Howe's reputation
and long connection with the dry-good
business will assure him full share of pat
ronage.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelie
(Vt) post-office April Q, 1885,
Daisy Andrews Mrs. Sarah A. Wilson,
Miss Maggie Casey, Mrs, Kate Pembroke va
Miss Maggie Neenan ter,
Mrs Jennie Nuttng, Harry Washburne.
Parties applying for any of the above mus
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w, WING, Postmaster.
DURING the year just passed seventies
persons have been received into the Meth
odist church upon probation, thirteen hav
been admitted to full membership, fourtee
have been baptized, nine have been rt
ceived by letter and thirteen have been dis
missed by letter. The present membersh
Of the church is two hundred twenty-four.
SEMINARY HILL.
A LARGE number of the students went t.
Middlesex last Friday night to attend tn
sugar party given by Rev. w. A. Evans
- A business meeting Of the Youn
Peoples Christian Temperance Union wa
called Wednesday afternoon II resulte
in tba alantion of Gtilln,an ~ Hnwa ,,rao