The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-30
Montpelier and Vicinity.

ALBERT JOHONNOTT went to Boston last
Thursday, to remain for "A week.
THE Misses Dewey gave ladies drive
whist party last Friday evening.
BERT SHEPARD goes to Marshheld Thurs
day to sing in a concert at that place.
HARPER PIrK1N has returned from Woods
Vile, ~ H., where he has been very i'll.
Mrs. GEORGE e. TAPLIN gave pleasant
whist party at her home Monday evening.
ID. w. DIXON of Grand ISLE former pro-
prietor of the WATcHMAN, was in town yes
terday.
Mrs E. ID. BLACKWELL is to give "A whist
party at her residence this wednesday,
evening.
THERE was baptism Sunday evening at
the Baptist church. -Four candidates were
baptized
THERE was no service at the Church of
the Messiah last Sunday evening on account
of the storm.
THERE will he a card-party, for members
only, at the rooms of the Apollo Club
Thursday evening.
QUITE a number from this place will go
on the excursion to Montreal next week, to
attend the carnival.
Mr.. GEORGE BLAIR of the Argts and Pat
riot job Office is out again, and his friends
are glad to see him.
THnRE was an enjoyable drive-whist
party Tuesday evening at the residence of
Colonel :. e. Smith.
MISS KATE HoRNBRooK is employed as
stenographer at the office of the National
Life Insurance Company.
Hon. n. l.. BoYDEN of Randolph was in
town last Thursday in attendance upon the
district Masonic convention.
THE woman's auxiliary of Christ church
will meet with Mrs. s. NJ Walton Thurs
day afternoon at two o'clock
COLONEL FRED f. SMITH was one of the
speakers at the Grand Army campfire at
Northfeld last Friday evening
c. w. SKINNER the ieweer, writes from
Fort Payne, Ala. that he is much pleased
with the climate and stock prospects.
Mrs. JoHS NJ. THURsToN Of Omaha, Neb.,
is i'm town, having come TO attend the
funeral Of her aunt, Mrs. j. H. Tuttle.
WILSON DRAPER of Euosburgh, door
keeper Of the senate at the last session of
the legislature, was in town yesterday.
ARTHERE BLACK, the popular dancing
master, gives a reception and hop at the
Pavilion this "Wednesday evening, in
honor of his pupils.
MIR. AND Mrs WESLEY G. TAPLIN re-
turned last Thursday from their wedding
tour, and have taken up their residence at
105 Elm street.
Mrs S. l.. HOWE gave another pleasant
/ Il
last Wednesday evening. Some twenty la
dies were present.
ADvICEs from II. c. Webster. who went
last week to Walters Park Sanitarum, in
Pennsylvania, announce marked improve
ment in his health.
The sermon by the pastor at Trinity
| church next Sunday will be on the subject
of missions and the collection will be de-
voted to that cause.
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who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Henry
Fullerton, during the past week, returned
to her home Monday
S. ID. HOPKINS of Burlington, assistant
! door-keeper of the last house of repre-
sentatives, was in town on Saturday, with
his wife and youngest daughter
A MUSICAL convention is t. be held at
| North Montpelier at an early date under
! the management of G.. &. Dudley. The
music will be furnished by local talent.
THE Odd Fellows hall in opera-house
block is being repaired and fitted up for
| the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Yer
mont, which occurs here next Wednesday.
REV. j. E. WRIGHT is expected to preach
| for the Unitarian societies in MiddleseX
and Waitsfeld next Sunday-in MddleseX
at 2: 10 p. NJ. and in Waitsfeld at I: OO M
THE annual meeting of the Woman $
! Missionary Association connected with
| Bethany CHuTCn Will Dt nelu lHuISudy
afternoon at the house of Mrs. A. j. Howe.
OWING to a misunderstanding as to the
time of meeting, only five members were
present Monday evening at the meeting OF
! Bethany society and no business was
transacted.
GUsTAvUs l.. LAWRENCE, pressman at
the Argus and Patriot establishment, had
the foretinger of his right hand badly torn
and crushed Tuesday afternoon by catching
it in the press.
EDWARD TUrTLE, clerk in George L.
| Nichols clothing-store, is to 90 to Omaha
Neb. in the spring to accept position un-
der Hon. j. NJ. Thurston. His father, John
l.. Tuttle, will go with him.
JOEL FOSTER, superintendent OF the
Montpelier aqueduct, accompanied by Hon
Il. II. Powell of Richford, went to New
York Monday night on business connected
| with the Richford aqueduct.
MEMBERS of the Montpelier military band
have applied for permission to attend the
Washington celebration in New York city,
| April 80 with not less than thirty members
and forty if desired, for their expenses
AT meeting of the Sunday-school board
of Trinity church, held Monday evening
the resign alton of Il. T. Ranney as super
intendent was accepted, aud George w
Parmenter was elected to the vacancy.
EXPRESS AGENT II. w. DREW was in Bos.
the meantime being performed by A. q
Trulan, who had the assistance of Mr.
Drew's son-in-law, Mr.. c. w. Learned.
The third quarterly conference of the
year was held at Trinity church last Fri
day evening, Rev. A. b. TruaX presiding
The regular routine business was trans
acted, but nothing of Importance was done
REV. JOIN HENRY HOPKINS, son of the
late Bishop Hopkins, and proiessor-eect al
the General Theological Seminary of New
York, delivered two very powerful sermons
at Christ church last Sunday forenoon and
evening.
MEMBERS of the evangelical churches are
invited to unite with the students at the
Seminary in the services at the chapel
Thursday forenoon and evening, in observ.
ance of the annual day of prayer for col
leges and institutions of learning.
Mrs. f. r. KELToN of East Montpelier
has French piece similar to that described
last week. coined in the reign of Louis XIV
and bearing the date, as nearly as it can bt
deciphered, of 1865, the six being so much
defaced as to make its identity somewhat
uncertain.
A UNION temperance concert is to be
given in Bethany church next Sunday
evening, under the auspices of the Woman's
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