The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-12
Montpelier and Vicinity.

MOHtptlltI anu NlClultNs
Mr.. T. w. WooD leaves Athenwood "
for New York to-day or tomorrow.
II. r. BIxBY has returned from New York,
where he has been purchasing Christmas
goods.
THE next sociable at Wrghtsville will be
held at Addison Minott's residence Thurs
day evening of this week.
TWELVE new applications for membership
were received by the Trinity Society of
Christian Endeavor last Sunday evening.
CHARLES BALDWIN S bench at A. G. Stones
iewelry-store is temporarily lonesome.
Charley is visiting his home in New York.
Miss ANNETTE UPHAM has closed her
State street residence and leaves this morn
ing for New York city to spend the winter.
TIChETs for the concert of the McGibney
family are selling well. The attractions
offered are certainly sufficient to fill the
house.
SEVERAL young Americans have organized
hobo club " and opened a room over
the carriage-shop in the rear of the Golden
Fleece.
THE ladies of Christ church are invited
to bring their own work to Hotel Kempton
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Tea
at five.
ST. JoHNsBURv puts in a candidate for
the superntendency of the government
building here in the person of one Lambert
Packard.
Miss LOLA NJ. B1xBY has vacated her
position as teacher at the Seminary in order
to pursue her art studies at Syracuse Uni
versty, New York.
REV. HOWARD f. HILL, rector of Christ
church. has rendered his resignation, with
out date, to be acted upon at some future
meeting of the vestry.
Tuu Cbr;o+;ap bo1inacc ,naatinoS ly
held at the residence of Mrs. Hopkins, are
now held in Trinity vestry at four o'clock
every Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. SENATOR II. G. BATES, who has
been stopping at Tie Fullerton " since
the close of the session, went to st. Johns
bury yesterday, but expects to return on
Saturday.
In the obituary notice of Mrs. Collier,
published last week, instead of surviving
her husband by some over forty years." it
should read, by some over four years.
Mr.. Collier died in 1884.
The annual meeting of Brooks Relief
Corps, for the election of officers, is to be
held in Grand Army Hall Friday evening,
December IA, at 1880 o'clock. A full meet
ing is earnestly requested.
f. IL, ALLER formerly of Montpelier, now
travelling agent for Kendall's SPAWN Cure
Company, is at 153 West Main street, Spring
field, Ohio, sick with rheumatic fever. His
wife is also there taking care of him.
THE services at Trinity church last SUN
| day were specially commemorative Of the
anniversary of the death of Charles Yves
ley. In the evening largely-attended
| praise service was held in the vestry.
F. SPENCER BALDWIN, who served ac-
ceptably as legislative reporter for the Ddila
journal, has returned from Thanksgiving
recess at his home in Fitchburg, Mass, and
! has resumed work in the WATCHMAN office
| THE new board of railway commissioners
| has completed its organization and is prac-
tically the same as for the past two years.
| The board will, as heretofore, hold its meet.
ings here on the first Wednesday of each
mouth
mittee will be held at the Office of the water
board on Wednesday, December II, at half,
past seven o'clock p. NJ. A full attendance
| is desired, as business ofimportance is to be
| transacted.
THE meeting of the Board of Agriculture
! for Franklin county will be held at East
| Fairfield Tuesday and Wednesday, Decem.
Der IS and 10. The Lamoille county board
holds its meeting at johnson Thursday
and Friday, December 20 and 21.
WE add TO our clubbing list this week
the Albany Journal, weekly edition, at fifty
cents with the WATCHMAN. The Jour
nal is one of the very best family and
| pOIJlCdl papers III lHe COuHtTy. we cor
daily commend it to our subscribers.
III. j. CURTIS, who purchased the old
Taplin house, 1873 State street, last July
has greatly improved the outside by repair
ing and painting, and has made two tene-
ments of the interior, one being occupied by
himself and the other by Robert Lille.
THE number of students registered al
the Seminary at the commencement of the
winter term yesterday was IA, which is only
eleven less than the number registered the
first day of the fall term, after which the
total registration was 2l5. These are pretty
strong indications.
j. A. KELToN has the Union House in
good running order and has made fine
start as landlord. The house itself is q
snug and comfortable inn, has been thor
oughly renovated and well furnished and
will be popular with Mr.. Kelton's genial
presence and efficient management.
THE favorite of the city weeklies among
our readers continues to be the Boston
Journal Subscriptions for that paper rank
all others. 1t is a storehouse of varied in
formation, political and general and its
articles on special subjects are always o
high character, instructive and entertaining
The new Northfeld Ne,os man is doing
some very good work upon that sheet
| Among other good things last week was his
screed upon the subject Of gum-chewing
The law now puts its heavy foot upoI
tobacco-chewing school-masters. This may
be all very well, but we submit that
tobacco-chewing school-master is fully a.