The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-27
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Thursday.
Hon ZEp S. STANTON of Roxbury was in
town last Wednesday.
GEORGE MEAD left Monday night for
Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
FRANK PLUMLEY, Esq, of Northfeld was
in town last Wednesday.
LILA TAFT, clerk in Cross bakery, is en-
joyng vacation this week
COLONEL E. HENRY POWELL of Richford
was in town last Wednesday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALBERT JoHoNNoTT spent
few days in Boston last week
w. S. HoUGHToN, who has been very sick
with pneumonia, is recovering.
HIRAM A. HUsE, Esq, is to deliver the
Memorial day address at Roxbury.
THREE or four sugaring parties went to
East Montpelier Sunday afternoon.
f. A. DwINELL started yesterday for
Rome, Georgia, to be gone two weeks.
NJ. NJ. CUTLER returned Friday night from
his tour through the South and West
THERE is to be parlor sale at Christ
church rectory Immediately after Easter.
AFTER April /, the shoe stores will be
closed Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
MRS. JOHN VooDRY has gone to Massa-
chusetts to care for her daughter, who is
sick.
JUST remember to get your dog licenses
ready this week and save a dollar by so
doing
A SERVICE of sacred song is to be held in
the Church Of the Messiah next Sunday
evening
Miss MATTE CHAMBERLAIN of Newbury
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Page at
the Pavilion.
A. w. HoBsoN of Boston was in town
Monday, returning from visit to Ann
Arbor, Mich
MRS HARVEY w. BRowN, who has been
very sick during the past week, died Tues
day morning.
DANIEL G. FIELD has consented to play
the trombone for the band at the Washing
ton centennial
Mr.. WRIGHT is expected to preach in the
Morse school-house, East Montpelier next
Sunday afternoon.
INSURANCE agents have been swarming
around town during the past week thicker
than flies in dog days.
THE Woman's Auxiliary of Christ church
will meet with Mrs. Dillon on Thursday af-
ternoon at two o'clock.
MAUD WHITNEY, clerk in Wilder's music
store, was absent from her place last week
on account of sickness.
Mrs. CAROLINE JACoBs' house on Pros
pect street, in Berlin, has been sold to Mrs
Emily Chase of Middlesex.
THR spring vacation in the village schools
has been extended one week. The term
will begin Monday, April s.
Mr.. AND MRS C. E. JEWELL and Miss
Nellie Hammond, of Detroit, Mich. are
stopping at G. II. Bennett's.
MR.. AND MRS II. c. GLEASON have be-
gun housekeeping in the John Flanders
house on East Liberty street.
FRED MCCUEN, clerk in Temples dry
goods store, went last Saturday to his home
in Vergennes for short visit.
REV. j. II. ELLIOT of Waterbury, agent
Of the Vermont Bible Society, will preach
at Trinity church next Sunday.
The Boston mail was one hour and half
late Tuesday night, being delayed by the
burning Of bridge at Braintree.
REV S. G. HAYFoRD is to preach for the
Unitarian society in Middlesex next Sun
day afternoon at quarter-past two o'clock.
THE children of Christ church Sunday
school will meet at the rectory Wednesday
evening at seven o'clock to practice Easter
carols.
GOVERNOR DILLINGHAM has issued proc
lamation appointing Friday April g. to be
observed as the annual day of fasting and
prayer.
ABOUT forty from Montpelier attended
the convention of the Washington county
Christian Endeavor Union at Mortified last
week Tuesday.
r. II. FORD, who has been employed in
Woolsons tailoring establishment for the
past three months has returned to his home
in New Haven, Conn.
INTERESTING holiness meetings are held
on Saturday evenings at the house OF o. j.
Copeland on Barre street and Sunday after
moons at Trinity church.
F. b. BoswoRTH, who has been clerking
in Boutwell's drugstore at Fitchburg,
NJ I.a1 Ata t.s.I Il .r 1.
in Babcock's drugstore.
c. G. DOWNING has not been out of his
house for three weeks. The injuries which
he received when thrown from his team
last fall are still troubling him.
The last of the series of social assemblies
Will be held at the Pavilion this evening
The floor managers are G. II. Hollister, B.
M. Shepard and Eli Goodenough.
THE Seminary reopened on Monday
About one hundred fifty students had reg
istered Tuesday night, and the final num-
Der will easily exceed two hundred
FRED MORSE, the clerk in Marvin e. Will
sons shoe store, is off on a furlough at his
home in South Royalton, endeavoring to
subdue the risiblities of brace Of mumps.
Miss SADIE WING gave a party to her
friends last Friday evenin the occasion
being her eighteenth birthday. large
number of beautiful and costly presents
The ladies' aid society of Trinity church
will hold a social in the vestry this evening,
at which new sugar will be served. Adj |
mission ten cents. The proceeds are to go
for church purposes.
A socIABLE is to be given in the vestry of |
the Church of the Messiah next Friday. |
Supper will be served from half-past five to |
seven p. NJ, and will be followed by a |
dramatic entertainment Admission fifteen |
cents.
OFFICER FELT is repining because he has
not had single chance to make an arrest
since lie has been clothed with the author
ity OF the law. He is anxiousiy looking
for chance to light on some one Don't |
" sass him,
CAPITAL GUARD Company II, has been
holding weekly drills in its armory for two
months past. The members will have the
military evolutons worked "down to a
fine point" before the occurrence of the
Washington centennial.
The Loomis farm which was sold at
auction last Saturday, was bid off by
George Wilkinson for S3,525. The rest of
the farm stock was split up into small lots
and went to parties in Montpelier, North
field, Roxbury and other adjoining towns.
REV. G. w. GALLAGHER occupied Bethany
pulpit last Sunday, preaching To large con-