The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-01
Montpelier and Vicinity.

PRINCIPAL j. A. DEBoER left town Mon
day, to be absent two weeks.
The "Chimes of Normandy" will be
given one night during the coming session
of the legislature.
ID. S. WHEATLEY moved his stock of dry
goods, yesterday, from the store of &. A.
Best to the Ellis bnilding.
THE hand organ gave place on the streets
this week to the hand piano Touch and
expression, We're very even.
PAINTERS have greatly improved the in
terror appearance of the main chapel and
ladies' chapel of Bethany church.
A NUMBER of the friends of Hon. and Mrs.
W. ii. III. Bingham accepted their kind inv-
tation to attend their golden wedding at
Stowe yesterday.
THAT Office building at the stone-sheds on
Barre street was moved out of the street
Monday morning by force under the di-
rection of the selectmen.
Mr.. ATKINS has invited the choir of
Christ church to recreate at Camp Watson
this month and sing at the services that are
held there every Sunday.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMs PHINNEY has had two
new seats and desks put into the represent
atives' hall at the state house for the men,
bers from the two new towns of Proctor
and West Rutland,
THE first consignment of pipe, one hun
dred thirty tons, of the twenty-inch size,
has arrived and laying will commence at
once. The weight of ton to each joint
makes heavy work.
The organization of a local republican
| glee club, to utilize the abundance of cam
| paign songs that have been published and
! to help on the work of the canvass, seems to
be political necessity.
ABOUT fifty members were collected last
week for the organization of young mems
republican club. The number is being
largely increased, and flag will soon be
raised by the club over South Main street.
In its criticism of a recent recital in Bur
lington the Free Press says Miss Blanche
Hersey, charming young pianist pupil OF
| Mr. Sherwood, from Portland, Oregon, had
a success which was electric for so young
an artist"
CHRIST CHURCH will not be closed during
August, though the pastor will be present
only on the first and last Sundays of the
month. Mr. Scoville is to take the other
two Sundays. No evening services will be
held during the month.
The society of the Church of st. Au
gustine will have picnic at Missisquoi
Park, to-day The special train for the ac-
comodation of the excursonists will leave
the Central station at s; 10 this morning
Returning, it is due to arrive at 1920 P. M.
A GRAND republican rally is to be held il
every county in the state at the county seat
during the campaign. The meeting in Wash
ington county at its county seat, the capita
of the state, will be awaited with unusua
interest and attended by Vermonters from
all the border"
The flag to be raised by the force of th'
Lane Manufacturing Company will take tn
air for the first time, with an appropriate
demonstration, Thursday evening. Thes
boys are among the liveliest in the ranks
Meadow land does not lie under their fee
to any great extent.
Miss Lulu SHERLOCK is still quite i'll, bu
it is hoped that before the close of the pres
ent week she will have recovered sufcentl
to permit of being removed to Old Orchar
Beach. The Sherlocks expect to meet thei
engagement to produce the opera at Saratog
in few weeks. Their visit to Montpelie
work testified to the excellence Of the in