The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-18
Montpelier and Vicinity.

MRS. DlMEON DEWEY ndu a serious Idll
last week.
Mrs. j. l.. MARTIN of Brattleboro is visit
ing at Edward Dewey's.
TEN persons were admitted to Trinity
church by letter on last Sunday.
MRS. ID. G.. KEMP gave pleasant after
noon coffee on Thursday of last week.
THE regular conclave of Mt. Zion Com
maudery will be held on the 9th instant.
THERE was a goose " whist party at
Frank ID. Dewey's on Thursday evening of
last week.
A coFFER-DAM is being built at the cleo
trio light station for the purpose OF putting
in another tlume.
MI. SINAI TEMPLE, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, gives a ball at the Pavilion on the
evening of January 10.
THERE will be union meeting of Chris
tian Endeavor Societies at Bethany chapel
on the first Sunday evening in January.
REV. l.. G. WARE of Burlington is to
preach in the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday, exchanging with Rev. Mr.. Wright.
THE Grammar and Union schools will
close for the Christmas vacation next Fri
day. On Thursday and Friday there will
| be examinations.
A PORTION of the tin roofing of one of the
shops of the Lane Manufacturing Company
was torn off by the wind on Wednesday
night of last week
HENRY ELLIS, book agent, was arrested
here on last week Saturday for larceny of
books at Burlington. He was intoxicated
at the time of arrest.
The Central Vermont railroad is turning
the river at the treste bridge between
Montpelier and Barre. There is constant
danger of serious damage to the track at
this point
CHRIST CHURCH Sunday-school will here
after meet at twelve o'clock, and there will
be rehearsal OF Christmas carols at the
rectory next Friday evening at seven
O'Clock sharp.
THERE was a sociable at the Church of
| the Messiah last week Friday evening.
| Two tables at which miscellaneous articles
were sold were well patronized, about 500
being cleared.
A CANTATA will be given by the children
of the Sunday-school of the Church of the
Messiah on Tuesday evening Of next
week in connection with the usual Christ
mas exercises.
F. II. PERRY is negotiating for lease of
the building in the rear OF the post-otfice,
owned by James r. Langdon 1t will be
used by the firm of Perry & Gale for its
key works, if the lease is effected.
SECRETARY HOOP of the American Con-
gregational Union made an address at
Bethany church on last Sunday evening.
He spoke OF the work of the society in
Cuuith buihihB III thc 4Noi iuiNCob'
CHARLES DAVIS will take the place of w.
G. Washburn, who has delivered the daily
papers from Longs bookstore for the past
four years. He is now learning the routes,
and will begin the work on January /.
BURLY stone-cutter from Barre was
overcome by liquor at the Wells River rail
road station yesterday noon, and officer
| Tuttle found it necessary to arrest him.
The big fellow took it all as a good joke.
THERE was a small fire in building
used for sleeping purposes by the employees
of the Union House, on Wednesday of last
week. One room and its contents were
badly damaged, and the loss was about $50.
On Christmas day the post-oifice will be
open from eight to ten A. NJ. and from four
TO six P. NJ. Carriers will make one general
delivery, leaving the office at eight A. NJ.
Carriers windows open from four to six p NJ,
THIRTEEN veterans were examined by the
board of medical examiners of pension
claimants on Wednesday of last week.
The board is in session at the office of DR.,
Kemp, 70 Main street (Willards block),
every Wednesday.
BARNEY RING of Danville, who failed 10
respond to a subpoena of the court in Sep
tember last, in liquor case, was arrested
on Monday Before Justice Smile on Tues
day he was held in $50 to appear before the
county court at the next session.
The new Sunday arrangement at the
telephone exchange IL dS lOlloWh' EleIIou
WashbuTn is to have the care of the office
on Sundays, and it is to be kept open, ex-
cept about an hour-from one to two
O'Clock in the afternoon-untils seven O'Clock
in the evening.
THE Wetmore & Morse Granite Company
shipped to Chicago on Monday a shaft
forty-three feet and ten inches long, weigh
ing about forty-two tons, IL was photo
graphed before it was taken from the works
Five cars were required for the transporta
tion Of the monument
J THERE was a mass-meeting of working
men at Capital Hall last night, addressed
by Samuel Gompers OF New York, presi
dent of the American Federation of Labor
w. A. Lord presided. The hall was wei
filled with working-men, who listened at
tentively to the remarks of the speakers
THE annual meeting of the Montpelier
Military Band was held recently, and the
} following officers were elected; President
A. H. Brown; leader, T, r. Merrill, Jr.
secretary, A. II. Young; treasurer, Q. #
Buswell. The citizens committee has beer
instructed to arrange a series OF assemblies
BETHANY CHURCH has decided TO max,
! the occasion Of the annual meeting, tn,