The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-11
Montpelier and Vicinity.


Mrs. p. L. LYONS is i'll, threatened with
lung fever.
DoDGE w. KEITH of Chicago was in town
over Sunday.
Miss MARY L. FREEMAN is visiting rea-
tves in Newbury.
MARK NJ CUTLER went to Boston Mon
day to buy horses.
THE new band-stand on the school-house
grounds is completed.
WALTER Cross of Boston passed Sunday
in town with relatives.
j. w. f. WAsHBURN returned from his
western trip on Saturday.
REV. d. J. O'SULLIvAN of Burlington is
in town visiting his brother.
CARROLL G. KING came home from Cam
bridge, Mass, last Wednesday.
Mrs. A. n. BLANCHARD has returned from
a protracted visit to Washington, ~ C.
Mrs. II. S. WHITNEY and Fred went to
Newport last week for a stay of two or three
weeks.
THE Sunday-school at Christ Church is to
be discontinued until the last Sunday in
August.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. w. SoUIERs of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, arrived at the Pavilion on
Tuesday.
o. A. AND II. L. DODGE of California were
guests of Mrs. 7. G. Barrows their aunt,
last week.
EDWARD F. MURRAY goes to st. Johns
bury to-day to work in the express effice at
that place.
Mrs. C. A. REED of Chicago is revisiting
old friends in town, by whom she is given a
cordial welcome.
NELLIE, daughter of F. II. Bascom,
tripped and fell Friday night, severely
bruising her arm.
A. NJ. CLARK of Cabot is in the county
Jail, committed on a writ in favor of his
father. Noah Clark.
Mrs. A. o. CUMMINs and children leave
tomorrow for a ten days absence in New
port and Sherbrooke.
II. S. WILEY, engineer for the Standard
Light and Power Manufacturing Company,
is away on vacation.
F. w. H. RUTLAND of Brooklyn, n. Y, an
experienced book-binder is now in the en-
ploy of NJ. w. Wheelock.
Mrs. CHARLES G. EASTMAN of Emmetts-
burg, Ia, has been visiting at Mrs. Charles
Reeds for few days past.
The United States pension department
announced last week a reissue of pension
to Robert Cook Of this place.
HARRY LOWE has added to his numerous
inventions an attachment for a check-rein
loop and has received a patent.
THE strawberry festival given by the
ladies of Bethany society last night was
pleasant affair and well attended.
WILLIAM c. PECK and David Mcneil
Montpelier boys at work in Clinton, Mass.
are at home for a months vacation.
Mrs. G. G. MORSE and daughter from Lin
coin, Neb., are visiting Mr. and Mrs Charles
II. Heaton, having arrived Saturday
c. C. UPHAM of Canton, Ohio, who has
been visiting his aunt, Miss NJ. Annette
Upham, left on Monday for his home.
THE report of the letter carriers for the
month of June shows'a total of 13,493 pieces
collected and of 23,24S pieces delivered
JIMMIE AvERILL of Northfeld, son of Con-
ductor Averill has been visiting his aunt,
Mrs May f. Leland, during the past week,
MRS. f. III. PUFFER was absent from her
accustomed place in Bethany choir on Sun
day, being upon visit to friends in Bratte-
boro.
REV. HOWARD F. HILL expects to hold re-
ligious services at Irasville CWaitsfeld) on
Sunday afternoon next, soon after four
o'clock
THE pulpit of Bethany church was occu-
pied again on Sunday last by the Rev. w.
A. Bushee, who preached both morning and
evening.
THE ladies' union monthly prayer-meet-
ing will be held in the chapel of Trinity
church on Friday afternoon of this week at
three o'clock.
THE saw-mill of George L. Spear, near
Ottawa, Ont, was burned by the fires that
ragged in that locality last week. The loss is
stated at $4,000.
-i ~ AM Ahho' - iphhlON iihIbu
sons and Mrs. Henry Priest and children of
Canton, n. Y, were expected TO arrive in
town last night.
THERON AND HARRY, sons of II. c. Cotton,
have been at home during the past week
upon brief vacation from their work in
Hartford, Conn.
A sIx-INcH pipe is being laid from the
State street Waterman TO the Pavilion s
new elevator, which will be operated au-
tomatically by the pressure of water
JANUS CRossETT has sold his old house on
Berlin street to c. w. Alexander, who will
move it away. Mr.. CrQssett will build a
new house upon the site of the old one,
A REPUBLICAN mass ratification meeting
will be held at Burlington Jnly 26, under
the auspices of the republican club of that
city. Full particulars will be given later.
ORvIs CREssEY, a former resident, now of
Elgin, ILL.,, has been visiting in Montpelier
and vicinity for week or more, but left for
his western home the first of the current
week.