The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-16

CHARLES A. OwLER, formerly of Montpe-
lier and now of Rochester, n. Y, has been
visiting in town for week past.
PECK & FURsMAN's Uncle Toms Cabin
Company gave fair performance at the
opera-house on Monday evening.
JOHN MILLER, letter carrier, who has
been off duty for about month, having
lame ankle, is at his work again.
Miss MABEL GUERNSEY and Mrs John
G. Wing went to Boston last week Thurs
day to be gone about three weeks.
ABRAHAM LoNG s been affected a good
deal by rheumatism for "A week past but
has been able to attend to business.
Hon. DoRmAN b. EATON, formerly chair
man OF the civil service commission, visited
his niece, Mrs. M. A. Kent, last week.
MIR. r. w. WOOD, the artist, returned to
New York on Monday. He has spent the
entire summer in Montpelier as usual.
THE Chautauqua circle meets at the resi-
dence of Mrs. d. S, Blanped Friday alter
noon next at quarter-past two o'clock.
The bridge on State street was covered
with concrete last week. This coating will
protect the woodwork very considerably.
Mr. AND Mrs. w II. McALLlsTER, who
have been visiting Abraham Long, started
for their home in Sanford, Fla, on Monday.
Mrs. G.. w. Dow of Denver, Col, daugh-
ter of Mrs. S. NJ. Ferguson, recently lost
her buildings and personal property by fire.
NEW boiler was taken from the freight
depot in Montpelier to the saw-mill of G. g.
Putnam & Son, near East Elmore, last
week.
COLONEL f. f. SMITH who has been in
attendance at the Episcopal convention in
New York and the Gettysburg exercises,
returned yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. L. PURPLE. the well known elo-
cutionist, formerly of Chicago is visiting at
the house of George Ripley, on Arsenal
street. for few weeks.
AMONG those attending the session of the
state medical association at Burlington last
week Thursday were DR.. ID. G.. Kemp and
! DR.. G. II. Chandler of Montpelier.
| SOME twenty couples danced the hours
| away at the Pavilion on Wednesday night
of last week. 1t was the first hop of the
season, and was thoroughly enjoyed.
T. J. DEAvrTT has rented the Paul
| place " on the Worcester branch road to
Mr.. Hill, now residing in Stowe. Mr.. Hill
| is to build "A new house for G. q. Foster
MAHLoN TAPLIN and wife of Somerville,
Mass, have been in Montpelier on a brief
visit Mr. Taplin returned on Monday, but
Mrs. Taplin will remain for a short time.
Miss MARY 2. WRIGHT, a missionary in
| Turkey, was in Montpelier last week, visit
ing the Misses Merrill. She will attend the
session of the American Board at New York.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union meets next Tuesday at three O'Clock
PM. with Mrs. E. ID. Putnam, Mrs. Purple,
state organizer and lecturer, is to be present.
G. HENRY HoLLIsTER, formerly clerk in
! Parks store and who went West recently,
has been appointed secretary of the Farm
ers Loan and Trust Company at Sioux
City.
A LIVELY boy arrived in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. II. Herrick last week Wednes-
Il ra.st4
has come to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Rice.
THE mail between Montpelier junction
and WilliamstOwn is being weighed to fix
the compensation of the railroad company.
Thirty consecutive working days are to be
taken in the test
A CONCRETE walk has been laid in front
of the residence of Colonel f: P. Jewett.
Walks have also been laid on the premises
of George w. Reed and Homer w. Heaton,
on the same street.
S. G. SHURTLEFF has gone to Washington
ID. c., to argue the case of the Vermont
Machine Company rs. ID. b. Wooster, in the
United States supreme court Mr.. Shurtleh
is counsel for Wooster.
REV Mr.. GALLAGHER is to deliver an adj
dress on " How to interest the children in
Sunday-school work" before the Vermont
Sunday-schOol convention to be held Octo.
ber 22-24 in Mddlebury.
THE Bethany Christian Endeavor Society
has chosen Mrs. Fred Lang and w. Arthur
Jones delegate to the state convention al
Rutland, with Frank E. Barnes and Miss
Lizzie Stimson as alternates.
MIR. NJ. A. KENT wishes us to state that
the item in the Argus last week regarding
his new house was incorrect. The house
was not ready to move into last week, and
it is in Highland, not Ridge, street
THE Barre railroad has completed its
track to the Wetmore & Morse Granite
Company's quarry in Barre, and last week
the first carload of stone went over it. The
stone was sent to Manchester, n. II.
A wEAK-MINDED young man, who had
been selling pencils in Montpelier, became
intoxicated one day last week and was ar
rested by Officer Demerritt. AS he prom
ised to leave town, he was discharged.
JUDGE AND MRS. LYFoRD of Warren tool
their departure from this village Tuesday
noon for few weeks visit in the West
Their main visit will be at Steffensville
Mo-, where Mrs. Lyford has relatives living
The annual meeting of the Vermont His
torical Society was held yesterday after
noon in the historical rooms at the capitol
In the absence of the president and vice
presidents, Hon. Joseph Poland presided
The old board of officers was elected.
THE executive board of the Montpele
Educational and Benevolent Association
Will meet saturday evening al quarter
past seven o'clock, at the Office of Colone
j. II. Lucia, in the post-otiice building t
choose standing and special committees.
THE following Montpelier gentlemen hav,
! gone to Denison, Texas, on the excursion
which left Boston last week Saturday: j
w. Brock, l.. b. Cross, e. f. Rand, H. w
Kemp and Mark Cutler. They left Mont
pelier on Friday. Fort Paine will be Wis
tied on the trip.
t SPECIAL PENSION EXAMINER G. III. DAVIS
from Westmoreland county, Penn, ha.
been assigned to duty in Orange and Wash
ington counties, in place of ID. w. Edgerly
transferred by request. Mr.. Davis and hi
family, consisting OF his wife and TIVE
daughters, are stopping at Hotel Kempton
WABUN tribe, No. 8, of Red Men gave
pleasant whist and popcorn party in tn,
hall at the corner OF Main and State street
ON Monday evening. There were sever
tables of whist and prizes We're awarded a
follows; First prizes, Mrs. Charles
, Guernsey and w. b. Smith; BOBBY prizes
: Mrs. g. A. Lang and Seth w. Corse. Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Curran received.
n. PRENTIss DODGE, formerly of Eas
Montpelier, and at one time resident o
Montpelier, his rich bass voice being remem