The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
MONTPELIER, vi, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1883.

sent review of DR.. Dorchesters recent
work, Christianity in the United States"
A session of unusual interest is expected.
ESCAPING steam from an engine near the
Central depot Sunday morning made a noise
decidedly resembling a whistle blown as
fire alarm and attracted several people to
the spot during its five or ten minutes
continuance.
REV. II. A. SPENCER, Professor Il. A.
Bishop and Miss Lizzie Bickford were in
attendance upon the third annual social and
dinner of Boston graduates of the Vermont
Methodist Seminary, which occurred at the
" Hub " last Wednesday evening.
THE rooms of the Apollo Club, attractive
as they were, are being made doubly so by
desirable alterations. The removal of par
titions at the west end of the apartments
has left large, wel-lighted room, which
has been newly papered and will soon be
tastefully furnished.
THE New England Conservatory Concert
Company, comprising Miss Carrie Northey,
soprano, Byron T.. Noble, tenor, George II.
Wilder, hutist, Alvah Salmon, pianist, and
Vernon w. Ramsdell dramatic reader, has
recently given concerts with great success
in Salem, Watertown, Brockton and Abng-
ton Mass.
HOWE & WHEATLEy will dissolve part
nership April 1st. Mr. Howe will continue
the dry-goods business in the store now oc-
cupied by the firm and Mr.. Wheatley will
place on sale similar line of goods in the
store in the Ellis building now occupied by
l.. p. Gleason & Co. Immediately upon the
removal of their stock to the store at pres
ent occupied by A. ID. Farwell.
THE Providence, II. l., Sunday Telegram
of February 26 contains a highly compli-
mentary notice of a painting recently made
by Mr.. John A. Goodwin of that city. The
name will be recognized as that of former
Montpelier boy and the assurance of his
success in the art for which he showed a
decided tendency in boyhood is a source of
pleasure to friends in this place.
Miss FLORENCE WHITTIER and Master
Arthur Dewey celebrated the sixth ami
versary of their birthdays February oath
and 25th) by giving large number of their
little friends sleig gh-ride on Friday after
noon of last week. Mr.. j. q. Adams
piloted the company through the principal
streets of the village and jolier party of
little folks never rode in the " Monitor"
Mr.. j. L. SCovILL was stricken with par
alysis while driving alone on State street
near the Pavilion at about four o'clock
Monday afternoon. Prompt assistance was
rendered by witnesses of the occurrence
and he was taken to his home on Seminary
Hill, where he lies in comatose condition.
His right side is completely disabled. He
is attended by DIR. Kemp and is under the
care of competent nurse.
Miss EMMA CUTLER and Charles Thomp-
Lillian Stowel and Henry Farwel, Miss
Ella NJ. Waite and George Mead, Miss Julia
Mead and Will Brock and Miss Alice
| Thompson and Carl Bancroft made up the
| pleasant leap-year party of snOw-shoers
which took a moonlight tramp Monday
evening, and upon returning, at half-past
nine o'clock, lunched at Hotel Kempton.
REV. ALFRED f. GooDENoUGH notice
of whose death appeared in last week IS
issue of the WATcHMAN, was born in Mont
pelier in the house which stood at that time
at the corner of Elm and Vine streets now
the site of Mr.. Dennis Lanes fine residence.
His mother was sister of Mrs. Lewis Burn
nam, who lives at Hotel Kempton, was
the daughter of Welcome Wheelock of
Calais and was one of a family of five chill
dren, three of whom are now living.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-otfice February 81, 1888:
Miss Laura Black, Fred f. How,
Emma W. Camp, John Hoben
Jennie Eggleston, Geo. w. James
Miss Hattie Moss, Herbert Moore
Miss Emily Mayo, Alpha Morse
Miss Annie NJ Pray, Hugh w. Nelson,
Miss Bridget Stanley, Geo. B. Smith,
| w. E. Copeland, Wallace Williams
Thomas Ford,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
THREE weddings occurred in Montpelier
last week Tuesday-those of William V
Herrick of Calais and Josephine Clark Of
Berlin by Rev. j. o. Sherburn; of Albert
NJ. Keith of Barre and Lena NJ. Cutler ol
Orange, by Rev. j. o. Sherburn, and Of
Charles A. Nutting of Montpelier and
Jennie L. Uric of Craftsbury by John II
Senter, Esq. On Thursday last George l.
Worthen and Abbie S. Bailey, both OF
East Montpelier, were united in marriage by
Rev. Mr.. Sherburn and on Monday OF this
week occurred the marriage of Andrew
Webster of Sudbury and Adelaide Perkins
of Montpelier Rev. Mr. Wright officiating.
The forthcoming annual report of the
officers of the town of Montpelier viii
show: That the expenses of the town fo
the past year amount in the aggregate
to $40, ,54242; that SlS,2OO OF this amour
was in bonds due January l. 1888; tina
SIS S,267 % was for interest on various debts
that, S2,l7363 were expended for stone
crusher, building and land; that the stat,
tax, state school tax and county ta1
amounted to 81, ,737 .0i that the net ordinary
expenses We're, therefore, only S2,092. .62