The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29


PROFESSOR j. A. DEBoER and f. L. Laird,
Esq. went to Marshfeld Saturday for
angling purposes and returned with much
plunder.
WILLIAM LAMB, one of the Montpelier
architects who went to Fort Payne to make
a fortune building cabins for the boomers,
has returned.
CHARLES II. HEAToN is the representative
from Mount Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, to the Imperial Council at
Chicago June II.
GEORGE w. PARMENTER and Miss Smith
OF Seminary Hill sang last Sunday in
Trinity choir in place OF B. e. Bailey and
Miss Ida Hubbard.
THE marriage of Miss Lillian, eldest
daughter of j. V. Morrow, and Arthur l..
Stevens of Chicago, took place in that city
Tuesday evening, May %.
CARDS are out for the marriage reception
OF Leonora, youngest daughter of Mrs.
tt eron o. Bailey, and Samuel Bacon Colt,
at Milwaukee Tuesday, June II.
REV. j. HARRY HOLDEN of Amherst,
Mass, is expected to preach for the Uni
tartan society in Waitsfield, at the Brick
church, next Sunday at three P. NJ.
COLONEL JOHN G. LINNEHAN Of New
Hampshire, senior vce-commander-in-c chief
of the National Encampment, G. A. r., will
be in attendance at the Grand Army fair.
f. o. CHENEY and Miss Edith Kent rode
to Putnamsville, week ago Sunday, on a
tandem tricycle.. The return trip, a dis
tance of six miles, was easily made in one
hour.
THE proposed site of the new Catholic
church on Barre street is being staked off
and preparations made for putting in the
foundations, under the direction of George
H. Guernsey.
Mr.. WRIGHT hopes to preach in the Morse
school-house, East Montpelier, next Sun
day afternoon, and to keep up the meetings
on alternate Sundays thereafter through
the summer and fall.
THE Capital cafe was burgarized to
slight degree last Sunday morning The
party effected an entrance by breaking the
glass in the door and extracted about one
dollar from the Golfers.
MOUNT Zion CoMMANDERy will attend in
a body the special service at Christ church
next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. A
sermon appropriate to the occasion will be
preached by Rev. II. F. Hill.
SOME unregenerate youth removed the
auction flag from the store Of Nicholas,
Kelton & Wheeler and decorated the door
of the Argo,s establishment with the car
dinal bunting, Monday night.
A PARTY of little girls, who were enjoy
ing picnic recently on Hubbard HILL were
interrupted by young rowdy, who fright
ened the girls by his ruffianly performances
and finally chased them down the hill.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made last
MJ1h WI " ieaoo NTEuoias ,iot.ow ini uaSe-
uaIL Pui ,,do - Stnn W, th vno
ilSno W .ne i1 iiou's az Tioo, aau r 'ho pas1,
nntil real estate in that section declines in
value.
CARDS are out announcing the marriage
reception of Miss Carrie Burton Ellis and
nehIy oiay SOU oi ChiCaso, ~, nurs. y
uay eVehiug, 2%une % o, aI une resluehc6 r. Vi
WI, anu anu ~ pdrs. Eiiis al, on paiie soIeeV' ine
weuuing ceieinony wiz Vahe Piace III OhrlsV
church aU eishV cioch'
lHE recent rains Washeu OUT the streets
anu slueWaihs III many places anu there i
was Inuch company iast week OF the
Wretched state Oh tne hlghWays, parucu-
la 1arly on East otace sIreeC anu rlIst aVehue'
me WORK ol nilihg III anu SIaulng the ul-
lapiud'eu iocaiities peRah oh 4honuay
The Mechanics Building and Construc-
tion Company elected the following officers
last Thursday evening" President, ID. G..
Kemp ,vlce-presldent, asa Blanchard
clerk anu treasurer, r. ~ Didck"ei' An
assessment OF hiteen per cent upon the
capltai STOCK was leNleu' 10 oe pau oeiore
June 20
THE University of Vermont baseball
team plays here against the local team
Monday, June lU on the seminary grounds.
Wednesday, June u, the Montpeliers play
a return game at Burlington. The Uni
versity nine is probably the strongest
nine IN the state ana an eHort Will De
maze 10 put team IN the neld that VIII
make them hustle 10 Vln.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR SOCIETY
held pleasant social, Wednesday evening,
with Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Tapln. A short
literary programme was presented, consist
ing of recitations by Messrs. George New
ton and Livingstone of the Hill, and vocal
and instrumental music. Rev. A. j. Hough
entertained the company by reading one of
ms interesting poems, entitled Ihe Coun-
try Parson.
LAST Saturday Thompson, Witherell &
Co. of Boston brought suit against George
l.. Nichols, dealer in clothing. Mr. Nichols
stock in trade and house were attached, and
his store is now in the hands of the sheriff.
On Monday second attachment was made
by another Boston firm. Mr.. Nichols is
figuring up his accounts to ascertain his ex-
act business status and hopes to make a set
tlement with ms creditors
JAMES EWING recently bought horse OF
Alanson Luce of Berlin, agreeing to pay
SO. James failed to keep his agreement
and Alanson accordingly brought suit
against him. The hearing was held before
Justice Lord last Monday morning, J. G