The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30

at three o'clock
A REGULAR meeting of the Gamaliel
Washburne Lodge of Perfection will be
held at their hall Tuesday evening" Novem-
Der 3, at seven o'clock
FRED X. STEVENS is making extensive re-
pairs on the house on Terrace street which
he recently purchased of G. G. Eaton. He
will build n barn in the spring.
BENJAMIN WALES of Taunton, Mass, his
daughter, Mrs Edna Kingsbury, and Mrs.
Kingsburys little girl were at the home OF
George W. Bolton on Saturday last.
THE plant of the Wetmore & Morse
Granite Company, in Barre village, has been
sold to Parkhurst Il Williams Of Barre. 1t
is understood that the price paid was about
$1,000.
THE friends OF Miss Anna Young, who
has been a missionary in China for two
years, recently sent her box full of pres
ents, which it is expected will reach her
about Christm s.
THREE cases of intoxication were tried
before Justice Smile last week. George
Fadden and Patrick Casey were each fined
50 and costs, and Henry c. Bowers, for
similar olGense, was fined $40 and costs.
REV. LESTER WARREN is to preach in
Middlesex next Sunday afternoon at half
past two o'clock. Rev. Watson Weed, the
pastor at MiddleseX, goes to Philadelphia
to attend the Unitarian national conference.
n NEW OTtHtSlId mas Dttn OTRdDlItU az
Montpelier, in connection with the Mont
pelier Military Band, with g. T.. White as
first violin and leader. 1t will be known as
" The Montpelier Military Band Orchestra"
REV. G.. w. GALLAGHER will preach next
Sunday morning on Fading Leaves"
There will be communion service in the
afternoon at three o'clock, and in the even
ing a sermon to children will be preached.
THERE was d very pleasant sociable in
thp Unitarian VpStrV on Thursday aftpruoCu N
and evening of last week. Supper was
served and in the evening short musical
entertainment was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
&. H. Ferrin and Miss Josie Robinson.
A FINE oil sketch copy of portrait OF Mr..
T. w. Wood, painted by himself, is on eX-
hibition at the store of Daniel f. Long The
copy is the work of Mrs George Morse.
Friends of the artist and Mr.. Wood will
find it worth while to take look at it,
THE semi-annual meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society of Trinity church was
held Sunday evening, when the following
officers were elected: President S. f.
Ramsdell; vice e-president, Miss Laura ID.
White; secretary Miss Mary Hough; treas
urer, Miss Mary Hayden.
A SLIGHT fire in a tenement house of T. j.
Deavtt on Terrace street yesterday was ex-
tinguished by the men working on the house
of Fred Il. Stevens. II caught in the chin
ney and caused much excitement to the
] ldinllleS Ill Ine mousse. Onc Oh lHe occupants,
Mrs John Martin, who was sick in bed, was
hastily dressed and removed.
II. l.. SWORDS of Washington, d. c., who
has charge of furnishing new post-ofiices,
was in town yesterday taking orders for
supplying the new office in the government
| building He was in conference with Post
master Morse the greater part of yesterday.
| Mr.. Swords came from Manchester n. III, >,
and goes to Binghamton, n. Y.
Too 1ota for nubligation we rappiveI las
evening communication that shows up the
true inwardness of the ArguS' sensational
account of alleged trouble in the Bradford
savings bank. The ArgltS' screed is ancient
history so far as it attempts to deal with
facts, and its aim and purpose is to crafty
the spite somebody feels for somebody else.
FELIX G.. SEGUIN took a peculiar header
from his bicycle on Saturday. In riding on
State street toward Main, he struck the
walk in front of Bixby's apothecary store.
The rear wheel was thrown up just far
enough to balance the bicycle so that it ran
for several rods on the front wheel. The
fall cam" at last, however, but the rider
was u" riously injured.
SEvEr l. changes of time have been made
| by the ~ ellis River railroad for the Barre
branch. The II: 50 A. NJ train to Barre will
leave at noon, the 9: 90 p. NJ. train will be
discontinued, and train will leave at 3: 0C
z. NJ. The IL: 10 A. NJ. train from Barre will
leave at II: 10, the u: 40 train will leave at
II 30, the 9: 30 p. NJ. train will be discon
tinned, and new one at 8; 90 p. M. will be
added
The marriage of Miss Mary X. Kinney
daughter OF j. X. Kinney, ESQ, and Mr.
Ira II. Branard of New York occurred at
the residence Of the brides father in Ber
lin, yesterday afternoon at half-past five
o'clock. The ceremony was private The
bride is well known in Montpelier as
young lady of fine literary taste. Mr.
Brainard is connected with the Scribnel
publishing house in New York.
The choir of the Baptist church gave
social Monday evening at the pastors resi-
dence on st. Paul street. There was a goot
attendance, and every one seemed to enjoy
himself. The choir, with amateur help
gave labor song, which brought dowr
the house" Rev. Mr.. Raymond, in behal
of the choir and congregation, presented
Mr.. Il. l.. Wood fine silk umbrella. Mr.
Wood has been the tenor singer in the choil
for nearly year.
The railroad commissioners met at theil
room at the capitol on Wednesday of las
week to give hearing in petition of citi
zens in the matter of the two railroad cross
ings in Montpelier. Two members of tn,
ommission-eX-Govern Pingree and T
G. Fletcher-were present, Among The
others in attendance We're eXGoVerno
Smith, president of the Central Vermont rail
road, James NJ. Foss, general superinten
utHl, anu Il w hOTSb Vi lnt mOulD Dtlt
and Wells River road. The company visited
both crossings, and on returning to the room
discussed the relative merits of flagmen
gates and electric signals. 1t was general!
admitted that something should be done a
the crossing on Main street.
Miss MINNIE l.. HIGGINS Of the UnioI
school read paper on Methods in Ge
ography - at the State Teachers Associa
tion at st. Albans last week. The repor
says: Among many valuable points, Mis-
, Higgins said that the study of geograph,
should cultivate the imagination, introduce
to other studies and widen and develop tn
childs mind. The principal object of th
teacher should be to teach humanity insteat
of locdlty Miss Higgins gave exercises t.
develop the child's knowlt dge of direction
and others to develop his powers of limita
ton and correct observation She advise,
: the use of cardboard in teaching surface
and of Heath's Progressive Outline maps
geographical games and pictures"
THE applicants for admittance to tn
4 Vermont bar who passed the examination
at the county court house, last week, wer
sworn in on the morning of the oath inst
) Their names are; Frederick T.. Carleton
Y Montpelier; Frank l.. Fisk, Bellows Falls
John w. Redmond of Lamoille county