The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02
Montpelier and Vicinity.


patent on device for drying boots.
j. G. FARwELL has returned from visit
Of several weeks at Omaha, Nebraska.
THE directors of the First National Bank
declared a four per cent dividend Monday
MAJOR GBoUT, the speaker Of the house,
is going West this week to spend the winter
f. w. BANCRoTT is to appear as Nanki-
poo in the Mikado TO be given at Rutland
soon.
THE Misses Phinney are to give drive
whist party at their residence next Friday
evening.
THE offering at Christ church next Sun
day morning is to be devoted to diocesan
missions
THE Apollo Club will hold its annual
meeting, for the election of officers, at 7: 30
o'clock Thursday evening
PETE CoNLoN broke a finger while en-
gaging in a wrestling bout in the rooms of
the Hobo club recently.
THE next meeting and rehearsal of the
Montpelier military band will occur to-
morrow Thursday evening.
THE death-list for the town during the
year 1855 is larger than for almost any
previous year in its history.
THE clothing-Stores are to close at seven
o'clock every evening except Monday and
Saturday, commencing January S.
REV. EDWARD l.. SMITH of Yale Theo-
logical Seminary conducted the service at
Bethany church last Sunday forenoon.
Mr.. AND Mrs. SQUIRE returned to Mont
pelier Monday afternoon and will leave
today for their home in Omaha, Nebraska.
THE Christmas concert at Bethany church
Sunday evening attracted quite number
of the regular attendants at the other
churches.
Mr.. AND Mrs ID. G.. GRIswOLD of 1effer-
sonvile were in town a couple of days last
week visiting at the home of their daughter
Mrs. S. S. Ballard.
THE boot and shoe-stores will close here
after at six o'clock P. VI. four days in the
week, remaining open only on Monday and
Saturday evenings.
THE ladies of Christ church will hold a
socable at the rectory on Thursday evening
at seven o'clock. All will be welcome.
Admission, ten cents.
ALL the dry-goods and millinery stores in
town have signed an agreement to close
at six o'clock hereafter every evening in
the week except Saturday
THE Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor connected with Bethany church
will hold a social at the house of Miss Lizzie
Stimson next Friday evening.
JOHN NJ. THURSToN. an old Montpelier
boy, now of Omaha, Neb.. is one Of the
western candidates for the interior portfolio
in General Harrison's cabinet.
ROSWELL ADAMS, the Vlctlm OF the rail-
road accident at Mortified on Monday, is a
brother of Arson Adams, who formerly
worked for George ii. Guernsey.
NJ. ID. GILMAN is confined to his rooms al
the Pavilion by severe illness. Fears are
entertained of a paraytic shock, as he is
very weak from nervous prostration
II. ID. HOPKINS, Jr., the legislative engross
ing clerk, has completed the copying of tho
laws passed at the last session and is now
az WIN oii ,i.e i"ueNi"E Vi '.'o Nol"'ne'
THERE Wlll be biscuit ana honey soclabl'
/ at wright hall IN Wrghtsville Thursday
| evening, January ), for the benefit OF the
/ church at that place. All are invited.
DIR. MARY EMERY of st. Paul, Mimi.
/ Win her hrother-ln- law, arrived IN tow
last saturday night, being called here to at
/ tend the funeral OF the late D. Q. Emery
/ GOVERNOR DMLINGHAM, Lieutenant-gov
/ ernor woodbury. and Speaker Grout wer'
/ IN Town last wednesday. Ihey came t'
aiiiN their signatures to the engrossed laws
THE Trinity Young Peoples Society o
/ Christian Endcavor will meet for socia
gathering this Wednesday, evening at III,
/ house OF Miss Bradshaw ON the NorthtielC
road.
SUNDAY preaching services at Wrights
Vile, and in the Morse school-house in Eas
/ Montpelier. may be expected only once
month from this date ill the oDeninp a
spring.
IT a strange coincidence that the late c
/ T. Sabin and j. c. Emery. both of whom
died so suddenly last week, were two of th,
commissioners in charge of Green Noun
cemetery.
REV. II. A. SPENCER of West Randolpl
will conduct the services at Trinity churcl
next Sunday forenoon and evening In th,
morning the regular bi-monthlv communion
service will follow the sermon
C,nnor ~ 4, a4 -, e.. H..
visit boI,in,, 1radnotaI frn,n +bo EIor,,ar,
Law School He is to locate at Brockton
where his brother is eminently successful
in the practice of medicine.
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toas on ono fapt ,itl a;c,Lt oio' 9J SJ y,
the other feet six toes. 4 terror to rats
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4. Uuse' Esn are IN sneak at . Gran
Army meeting in plainhpiJ Tanuarv n
| Colonel Fred 7 Ea+on of tbe Sous of 'Vat
erans win also be nresent and sraolg II nos
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Nissionarv Societv beld n naatino Iaet ri
dav night ot tho house of pov NIrs Sior
burn, Mrs, a. b. Truax presided and In