The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-20
Montpelier aud Vicinity.


THERE will be no school this week Fri
day, ON account of the teachers examination,
HARRY LOWE has received patent for
a device for measuring the height of horses.
THE John w. Dawson house on Prospect
street has been sold TO Eliza Green for 81 ,05o,
A DISTRICT meeting of the Order of the
Eastern Star will be held here on Decem-
Der 3D..
a CLASS for literary work is being formed
among the ladies of the Church Of the
Messiah.
The Bethany Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs A. j. Howe on Friday after
noon at three o'clock.
IT is expected that the new boiler-house
of the Lane Manufacturing Company will
be finished this week.
MR.. WRIGHT is to lecture on "Civil Serv-
ice Reform " in the Church Of the Messiah
next Sunday evening.
THE Sabin Manufacturing Company has,
during the past year, shipped over ninety
thousand organ springs.
THREE candidates received the first de-
gree from Vermont Lodge, |. o. O. f., on
Wednesday of last week.
CANTON MONTPELIER was presented a
drum on Saturday evening by ladies inter
ested in the organization.
REV q. T. RAYMOND will preach next
Sunday morning on " Put Up the Battle
ments, or Home ProtectiOn"
A DRAIN-PIpE has been laid across the
lower end of Eastern avenue to carry off the
water which flows down that street.
THERE will be ball at the Pavilion on
the night before Thanksgiving 1t prom
ises to be the social event of the season.
ISAAC l.. ROBBINS has sold his house at
the corner of Hubbard and East State streets
N, lxf-in fI,.. ,ri., hon
81, 500.
The funeral of Mrs. John Mcdonald, who
died on Monday of last week, took place on
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. A. j. Hough
otiiciated.
Iris stated that an effort will be made to
secure the services of ID. l. Chubbuck, the
evangelist, who is now at Barre, for a series
of meetings here.
A COMPANY of which frankie Kemble is
the star played the "Shanty Queer" at the
Opers-house on Saturday evening. A fair
performance was given.
The Young Peoples Religious Fraternity
of the Church of the Messiah met Gu Mon
day evening. Truth - was the subject
considered at the meeting.
OK account of the fair, which most of the
members of the Union School attended, the
lyceuui was postponed from Friday evening
last to this "wednesday evening.
Al a meeting of Capital Guard last
night the company WIS divided into squads
for armory target practice, which will be-
gin this week and continue through the
winter.
THERE is to be an excursion so Barre
Friday evening over the Wells River road,
to give Montpelier people chance to hear
Evangelist Chubbuck. The train leaves at
6:45 O'Clock.
THE government building has been con-
f..n . Ia. .,.ts,
street. Arrangements are also being made
to light the building by electricity, If it is
thought desirable.
The statute of Limitations had run on the
woodpile which had been for some time in
front of an attorneys Office on South Main
street, and Monday night it was scattered
promiscueusly along the street.
Two freight cars ON the Barre branch of
the Central Vermont railroad were deraled
on the morning of last Saturday. A delay
TO one train was the most serious result.
The accident took place at the Pioneer mills.
Miss ELIZABETH BICKFGRD, preceptress at
the Seminary for several years, and DIR. III.
l.. Gale of Barre were married at the home
OF the bride, in Barton, on Wednesday of Last
week. They are taking a.short bridal tour
in the vicinity of New York city.
Those interested in the movement in be-
haG of the destitute and unschooled chill
dren of the village will be glad to know
that the village is now being canvassed to
learn the extent of the destitution, and q
report may be expected in due time.
The case of Henry l.. Smith against A
G. Brown, to compel the latter to settle an
account, was tried before Justice Smile ON
Thursday of last week, when verdict was
given the defendant, who was allowed to
recover S6,45 and costs, The plaintiff ap-
pealed.
REV. DIR. C. G. CREEGAN, one OF the sec
retaries of the American Board OF Foreign
Missions, accompanied by Rev. l.. Bartlett,
a returned missionary from Turkey, will
speak in Bethany church on next Sunday
morning The pastor will preach in the
evening on Our Limitations. The public
are cordially invited.
THE Washington authorities suggest that
a four inch pipe be run from the water
works to the government building. As the
pipe that supplies the power of the Lane
Manufacturing Company is but three
quarters of an inch in diameter, the infer
ence is that the government officials do not
know what they are talking about
G. S. WHITTIER fell from the back steps
OF Capital Hall on Friday eVening, during
the fair, and received injuries so serious
that he was obliged to give up work yester-
day. The steps have no railing, and are
dangerous by night or day. They should
have guard-rail. The distance from the
platform to the ground is twelve feet
The annual village meeting will be held
on the evening OF December ID, at seven
o'clock. The warning calls for the trans
action OF routine business, and the thir-
teenth article states that another object of
the meeting Is to see whether the village
will authorize the bailiifs TO license ped
dlers, venders, temporary salesmen, mer-
chants or auctioneers.
FRANK III. BAscoM was elected director
OF the Northwestern Land and Coal Company
OF North Dakota at the annual meeting OF the
company, held at Portland, Maine, last
Wednesday, and the capital stock was in
creased to S2,000,0O0 in contemplation of
sires to sell his drugstore and devote his en-