The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-06

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A TEN-INcH drain pipe is being laid
through Park avenue and LoOmis street to
connect with the main pipe on School street.
THE WATCHMAN force has congratula-
tions for Mr.. Hammond the foreman of the
WATCHMAN job Office. The marriage notices
explain.
SUMNER KMBALL had severe hem.
orrhage of the stomach on Sunday, losing
about two quarts Of blood. He is now more
comfortable.
e. NJ. GUERNSEY, foreman Of the Lane
Manufacturing COmpany's machine shop,
has been to Providence and other cities TO
inspect machine shops.
The Kings Daughters are to meet at Mrs.
George B. b. Denny's, Barre street, next
Monday evening at half-past seven O'Clock.
\ full attendance is desired.
A. j. SBLEY AND II. w. KEMP have laid
out into lots their land recently purchased
on Barre street from Edward Hubbard.
They will offer them for sale soon.
MYRoN HILL had both bones of one leg
broken by the caving in of the cellar wall
of the barn at the Riverside boarding house,
Some other injuries were sustained.
Miss LIBBY BLISS gave a very pleasant
party last Wednesday evening. Refresh
ments were served, and the general verdict
was that good time was enjoyed by all.
ADptE b. RANDALL, formerly book
keeper for johnson x Cotton was married
at Manchester, \. H., on Wednesday OF
last week to George II. Godfrey of Gardner
Mass,
Miss MINNIE HIGG1Ns, teacher il the
Montpelier Union School, has resigned, to
accept place as teacher at West AttleborO,
Massachusetts,, and her resignation has been
accepted.
1 ROBERT II. FORD leaves the employ of
George b. b. Denny on Monday to return
to his home in New Haven. His many
friends sincerely regret that he is to leave
Montpelier
THE largest hot-water heater in the state
has been placed in the greenhouse of 7. &.
Percival. He has recently built new
! house, giving him now five hundred feet OF
plant room.
POSTMASTER f. w. MORSE and wife left
| Montpelier on Friday of last week. They
| will visit Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
/ Buffalo, and possibly Chicago, and will be
/ away month
| AT the meeting of Mount Sinai Temple on
/ the evening Of November - it is expected
that thirty-one candidates will receive de-
| grees. Visitors are expected from number
/ of neighboring towns
BIDS were opened Monday by the super
/ vising architect Of the treasury for the ap-
proaches TO the public building. There was
| only one bidder, Martin Hendricks of Wash
ington. ID. c., for S5,227
~ BART fIIIGERAl.), DdREdHc-ludSlt OI
| the Montpelier x Wells River railroad, was
in Boston last week, Edward McCrillis,
station agent at Boltonville, taking his
place during his absence.
E. f. TowNER made the annual report at
the S ate convention of Christian EndeavOr
Societies at Rutland last week. Among
those who spoke in the course OF discussion
was Rev. G. 7. Raymond.
A WORKMAN named O'Neil was struck by
fol nj pf titpbnr Nbila a work
Edward Dewey's new house on State street,
Saturday An ugly wound resulted, but no
serious effects will follow
REV. A. j. HoUGH will deliver his fa-
nous lecture poem, " The Country ParsCn,
next Monday evening, in the vestry of Trim
ity church. at half-past seven, under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid Society.
HARRY LOWE of this village has been
granted patent for an improvement in a
measure for ascertaining the height OF a
horse, and j. w. Bates Of Barre one for an
improved horse-blanket fastener
AT the meeting of the State Choir Guild
at st. Albans last week, Mr.. f. w. Ban
croft was elected member of the eXecu
tive committee. Mrs. f. |, Pitkin and Mr.
Bancroft sang the solos of the programme
AT the meeting of Thomas Wildey en-
campment of Odd Fellows on last Friday
evening the Royal Purple degree was WORKED
and a banquet served. j. w Goodell ant
l.. S. Burnham of Burlington We're present
AT the Christian Endeavor sociable a
Bethany church, Monday evening, pro
gressiVe spelling" was one of the games
and afterwards an old-fashioned spelling
match was had, Mrs, Wells being the las
to 60 down.
THE Chautauqua Circle will meet at tn
: residence of Mrs. A. o. Cummins on Fri
day afternoon at fifteen minutes past tw'
o'clock, unless the weather is stormy, il
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I residence of Mrs. Charles ii. Shipman. .
LIEUTENANT p. c. j. CHENEY of Dover
n. H., formerly in the Montpelier compan.
of the First Vermont Cavalry, who was st
t verely wounded in the cavalry charge a
r Gettysburg, passed through Montpelie
Monday evening, ON his way to Barre, I
visit his father in Washington.
THREE boarders of the male sex at Hote
Kempton made merry at the house on Ha
loween. Dressed to personate an elderl
man. his wife and daughter, they at frs
' deceived the other inmates of the house a
e to their identity, and afterwards cause
much amusement by their antics.
n THE band fair opens on the afternoon {
Tuesday next at two o'clock Two inter
;. estng things in connection with it will b
the vote on the most popular stone-cutte
- in Barre and Montpelier, to whom a Sc
y of hammers will be given, and th
drawing for "A tifty-dollar suit OF clothe
uldNt ny w uOlHOu do lItN SHOulu Dt'
GEORGE Ii. BENNETT, the veteran move
e of buildings, who had been at work in MOI
treal since last July, returned on Friday
e last week He had been employed in mO'
ing large brick building which had II
a frame, and was therefore "a difficult piece
work. 1t was "A compliment to Mr. BeI
nett's reputation that he was engaged fC
d the job, and it was still more gratifying I
him to be entirely successful.
u u HoRATIo TEMPLEToN and Rhoda S. Fo
som were married at Montpelier 10y Re'
Joseph Wright September /, 1889, and hay
y resided in Worcester until the present tim
y They have seven children, all married
twenty-eght grandchildren and four grea
: grandchildren. The first death in the fan
N lily circle occurred October 10, being that
grandchild, Mabel E., daughter of Judl
,e Charles f. Tempeton Of Grand Fork
# North Dakota.
AT the election of officers Of the lyceu
m OF the Washington County Grammar Scho
at on Monday Mr.. Wheeler was elected pres
~ dent; w. &. Washburn, vice-presiden
= Miss Laura Ropes, secretary; Emma Well
~ treasurer; prudential committee, Miss Sad
et Wing Ned Bailey, Miss Belle Colt, Mi
Harrie Huse and Miss Ensign; music
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