The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-13
Montpelier and Vicinity.


Mrs. w. A. BRIGGS is visiting friends in
Bellows Falls.
G. w. SKINNER intends to start to-day for
Fort Payne, Alabama.
THERE is to be a social dance at the
Pavilion Thursday evening.
JOSEPH AULD manager of the Burlington
Free Press, was in town Monday.
GEORGE KEENAN,, the Siberian explorer,
registered at the Pavilion Friday.
THERE was a service of song at the Church
of the Messiah last Sunday evening.
THE Apollo Club is to give another drive
whist party at its rooms Friday evening.
MRS NJ. ID. GILMAN and Mrs Charles
Reed started for Dansville N. Y, yesterday.
Miss ELLA Brown of Burlington, who has
been visiting Mrs, f. L. Eaton, returned
Tuesday
THERE is to be a baptism and reception of
members at Trinity church next Sunday
morning
SENATOR W. A. JONES of Waitsfield and
Hon. Frank Plumley of Northfield were in
town last Thursday.
THERE was a very pleasant drive-whist
party at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Nj.
e. Smile last evening.
MIR. JAMES w. BROCK gave two pleasant
drive-whist parties at his residence on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings.
Brooks RELIEF CoRPs is to celebrate the
anniversary of its organization on March 4,
Further notice will be given.
THE services at the Baptist church were
held in the vestry last Sunday, owing to
some trouble with the furnace.
Mr.. WRIGHT expects to preach in Middle
sex next Sunday at fifteen minutes past
two P. M Subject The Bible
THE womaDs auxiliary of Christ church
will meet with Mrs. George e. Taplin
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
THE Trinity Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor holds a social this even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Taplin.
THERE will be religious services at
Wrghtsville Sunday Februry II, at two
P. NJ, conducted by Rev. j. o. Sherburn.
REV G. W. GALLAGHER of Keene, n. H.
preached two very able sermons at Bethany
church last Sunday forenoon and evening.
Mr.. j. r.. LANGDoN has generously pre-
sented the band with a $50 check. This
swells the receipts of the fair to over $3.50.
THE Vermont party which goes to Boston
this week on the Masonic excursion will
have its headquarters at the Revere house
THERE will be religious services in the
school-house in the Jones brook neighbor.
hood next Sunday afternoon at one o'clock
HOSEA MANN, Jr., of Wilmington the
representative of that town at the last ses-
sion of the legislature, was in town last
week.
THE sociable of last Friday with Mrs
Henry Smith was one of the pleasantest
and most successful ever held by the Trinity
ladies.
THE "Ho-bo" Club has refurnished its
rooms on Berlin side and will give house
warming and ice-cream party Thursday
! evening.
THERE was largely-attended union serv
ice of the three Christian Endeavor 80.
ceties in Trinity vestry last Sunday
evening.
The comrades Of Brooks Post, g. A. r.
met in their hall last evening to organize
under the charter granted them by the
legislature.
THE school of instruction for officers o
| the National Guard meets here February z
and 2l, under the direction of General w
| l.. Greenleaf.
RELIGIOUS services are held in Putnams
vile school-house every other Sunday, under
the direction of Messrs. EatoL and Ramsdel
of Seminary Hill.
THE annual Masonic ball, under the au
! spices of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
will be given at the Pavilion Thursday
evening, February 81.
The Bethany Society of Christian En-
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day evening. Invitations to attend are
general and very cordial
G. CLoGsToN reaped the rewards of a iu
| dicious election bet last week III enjoyed
a trip to the Montreal carnival at the ex
pense of Humphrey Campbell.
The Bethany Ladies' Aid Society will
meet at Mrs. Charles Perrin's, LOOMS
street, Thursday afternoon, Tea at five
| o'clock. All ladies are cordially invited.
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| short visit next week to their sons, DIR. n
! G. King and G, G. King, Esq, each of whom
is practicing his profession at Brockton
Mass.
G. w SKINNER has sold his half-interest
! in the Babcock drugstore block to Frank
NJ Cory. Mr.. Skinner will invest the pro
ceeds OF the sale in Fort Payne mining
| stock.
THERE will be a meeting of the board Of
| civil authority at the grand jury room, In
the courthouse on Wednesday, February
20, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, for the
abatement of taxes.
IT will interest many to know that the
| financial obligations of the First Congrega
tional society for the year 1888 have been
met and that the society begins the current
year free from debt.
PATRICK PENDER of Roxbury was brought
| before Justice Lord last week, on the com
plant of the Northfeld town agent charg
ing him with intoxication. He returned tc
his native heath minus S10.5l.
Hon WILLIAM CHAPLIN and wife OF Middle
sex start on a trip South next week. Oak
hill, Fla, where they have son living, il
their objective point and they will see Other
parts of Florida and the South.
The BUNDLE OF HABITS " is the title o.
lecture to be given by Rev. j. Edward
Wright in the Brick church in Waitsfield
! next Monday evening, February l8, at seven