The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
Montpelier and Vicinity.

THE Hobo club disbanded last week.
j. A. PAGE and wife visited Boston last
week.
j. w. SPENCER of Boston was in town
last Saturday
Miss A. b. FIsK's kindergarten reopened
Monday morning.
REV. j. o. SHERBURN preached last Sun
day at West Randolph
! HARRY WHITTIER of Rutland was in town
! last Thursday, visiting relatives.
| II. j. BIcKFoRD of Boston was in town
last Wednesday visiting friends.
REV. DIR. PERKINS of Burlington preached
at Bethany church last Sunday morning.
MRS. f. I. PITKIN and c. E. Roleau re-
turned last Friday night from Saratoga,
n. Y.
II. d. HOPKINS, Jr, is working in the
Office of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company.
LAST Sunday was the Sabbath for regular
bi-monthly communion at the various evan
gelical churches.
REV. c. S. SMITH has been chosen as a
deacon of Bethany church in place of the
late j. G. Emery
THE ladies' union prayer-meeting will be
held Friday afternoon at three o'clock in
Bethany church parlors.
1t is expected that Rev. DIR. Perkins of
Burlington will conduct the services at
Bethany church next Sunday.
REV. II. A. SPENCER of West Randolph
occupied the pulpit of Trinity church last
Sunday forenoon and evening.
THE Misses Phinney gave two largely-at-
tended drive-whist parties at their residence
last Thursday and Friday evenings.
II. c. WEBSTER is gradually recovering
from his recent illness, but is still unable to
attend regularly to his duties in the store.
JOHN w. PECK, formerly foreman of Vol
unteer Hose Company, No. |, has been ap-
pointed chief engineer of the fire depart
ment
THE Ladies' Sewing Society of Christ
church will meet with Mrs |. II. Moulton
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Tea
at five.
BERT BAILEY from Seminary Hill is now
singing bass IN Trinity church choir in place
of j. T. Sabin, whose engagement was only
for the fall.
REV. j. f.. WRIGHT preached last Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist church in Barton.
In the evening he spoke in the Unitarian
rooms in Newport.
j. w. ELLIS attended the meeting of the
standing committee of the diocese of Ver-
mont held at the residence of Bishop Bis
SELL at Burlington, last Wednesday.
AN adjourned meeting of Bethany society
was held last Monday evening. Iitte bust
ness of Importance was transacted beyond
adopting the reports of retiring officers.
WILLIS CHAPMAN is now clerking in Mar
vim & Sherburne's store in place of Ernest
Niles. Alden Gilman has taken Mr.. Chap
mans old place in g. g. Downing's store.
THE directors of the Vermont Domestic
Missionary Society have appointed T. NJ.
Howard of st. Johnsbury as treasurer in
place of the late j, G. Emery of this place.
III. ID. HOPKINS, Jr., was elected super
intendent of Bethany Sunday-school, and
Judge Hiram Carleton assistant superin-
tendent, at a meeting held last Wednesday
evening.
THE grand lodge, |. o. o. f., of the State
of Vermont will meet here Wednesday,
February 6, The working of the initiatory
degree will be exempliied by Hiawatha
Lodge of Barre.
A MEETING of the Sunday-schoo )f the
Church of the Messiah was held las Thurs
day evening, but was adjourned, without
transacting any business, to Thursday even
ing of this week
THE Woman's Relief Corps and Sons OF
Veterans hold a public installation OF
officers at Grand Army hall Friday evening,
the 11th at 80 o'clock. A general invita-
ton is extended to be present.
HOSE COMPANY, No. 2, held its meeting for
the election of officers Wednesday evening,
January 2. The following were chosen
Foreman, Charles Def. Bancroft; first as