The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-11
Montpelier and Vicinity.

MRS S. S. TowNER is visiting in Boston
and vicinity.
CAPTAIN II. C. LULL returns this week to
Bristol, Conn
f. A. CHITTENDEN of St. Adams was in
town last Saturday.
J.W. ELLIS starts on Thursday for busi-
ness trip through the West
Miss MAUD SMITH of Grand Rapids, Mich,
is the guest of Mrs. G. II. Shipman.
EDWARD l.. SMITH has entered the Poly
teChnic Institute at Worcester, Mass.
EDWARD II. DEAvITT finishes his labors
in the office of Secretary Porter this week
Miss ADDIE TRoMBLEE has returned to
Burlington, where she is engaged in teach
ing.
Miss MAY U. GRIFFIN of Somerville,
Mass, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. =. Wal
ton.
ABOUT two hundred from Montpelier at
tended the state fair at Burlington last
week.
ABOUT thirty from Montpelier will 90 on
the fall excursion to Fort Payne the first of
October
REV. Mr.. WRIGHT is expected to preach
in MiddleseX next Sunday at half-past
two p. NJ.
Two hundred forty students are now
registered at the seminary and ten more
are expected.
GEORGE b. PECK left this week for Bos-
ton to attend the Bryant x Stratton Com
mercial College.
REV. HENRY FAIRBANKS of St. Johnsbury
was i'll town last week attending the mis-
sionary meeting.
THE customary religious services will not
be held in the meeting house at Wrights-
vile, next Sunday
FELLow-woRKMAN accidentally drove
his pick through the hand of Martin Cross
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. LUTHER NEwCoMB of Lynn, Mass,
is visiting Mrs. A. 4. Newcomb and Gen
eral Stephen Thomas.
f. f. DoNAHUE returned from Fort Payne
last week and will take a business trip
through New England.
Miss GERTRUDE DREW is assisting in
Longs bookstore during the rush attend-
ing the opening of the school.
IT is rumored that the Delaware & Hud-
son Canal Company is soon to build rail-
road from Burlington to Montpelier.
w. e. LAIRD was confined to the house
several days recently, having injured a foot
by an unlucky swing OF pitchfOrk.
Mr.. AND Mrs. w. A. BRIGGS started
yesterday on vacation trip. They will
, visit at Keene, n. H., and elsewhere.
THE ball game scheduled for last Satur-
day between the Montpelier and Barre
teams at Barre was prevented by rain.
AT the meeting of Aurora Lodge Of
Masons, held Monday evening, it was de-
cided not to refurnish the hall at present.
The court house was swept and garnshed
last week and made ready for the opening
OF the fall term, which occurred yesterday.
ROBERT III, FORD of New Haven, Conn.
will return to Montpelier soon, to work as a
cutter in Denny's tailoring establishment.
p. T. KELLOGG, formerly student in j
\. Wings law office, has located at White
field, n. H., where he has a law and insur-
ance office.
Two new law students have registered at
the office of S. G., Standardization p.
Slack of Canada and Ira Richardson of
Waitsfeld.
MRS. A. G. Brown has returned from a
six weeks stay at Rye Beach, n. II. Mr..
Brown returns by team and is expected to
arrive to-day.
BETHANY Christian Endeavor Society has
engaged Miss May U, Griffin OF Somerville,
Mass, to give reading in the chapel next
Monday evening.
LABOR DAY was by no means holiday
for the police officers of Montpelier and
Barre, who were kept busy gathering in
the weary "laborers who fell by the way