The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-04

The Job has been done in frst-class style
and the appearance of the hall is greatly
improved.
Mr.. AND Mrs. II. c. GLEASON and Carl
Gleason are visiting at Mrs. Gleason's home
in Ransomville, n. Y.
ID. G. SLOAN of Groveton, N. H., has sold
to e. NJ. Irish the old Scribner building on
State street for 1000.
FRANK II. BAscoM and wife started for
Shoreham, Monday morning, where they
will make a short visit.
Miss MARY PHINNEY leaves for Rutland on
Thursday to begin her duties as musical in
structor in the city schools.
MASTER WAITE SABIN returns next Satur-
day from Sanbornton, n. H., where he has
been spending his vacation.
Mrs. j. ID. CLARK is visiting at Bradford,
from which place she will go to Springfield,
Mass, to live with her sister
GEORGE II. ALEXANDER has finished work
for Mrs. G.. Z. Sabin and Mr.. Stevens of
Hartland has ta en- his place.
Miss IDA S. ALwARD of the Seminary sang
at Trinity church last Sunday, rendering a
solo at the close of the sermon.
CARROLL c. KING, who has been visiting
his home for the past week, expects to re-
turn to Brockton, Mass, to-day.
ENSIGN THEODORE G. DEWEY, U. S. N,
and wife, from Washington, D. c., are vis-
iting his father, Edward Dewey.
REV. HOWARD f. HILL returned last week
from his vacation and on Sunday conducted
services at Christ church as usual.
RUSSELL COLLINS has finished work for
j. r. Langdon and entered the employ of
the Lane Manufacturing Company.
MEssRs. L. BART Cross and j. w. Brock
went to Boston last week Thursday, return
ing this week by way of Old Orchard.
II. G. BOWERS has rented the old Bos-
worth house on Liberty street and will
take possession the first of November.
DIR. EDGERLY leaves this week for Law
renee, Mass, to which city he has been
transferred as special pension examiner.
L. II. CoRsE and family of Kansas and
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Crosset of Montgomery are
visiting S. w. Corse and Merrill Russell.
The band has been re-enforced by the
addition of two new cornet-players, making
eight members who play that instrument
j. j. kelly, stage-driver on the Mad
River valley route has lost one horse of
distemper recently and several others are
sick.
Miss BELLE F. SCovILLE, who has been
visiting her mother, has returned to Man
chester, n. H., where she is preceptress in
a school,
bEIHAN1 Duuldy-sCuOOl Dtlu llS dluudl
picnic last Thursday at the Barre quarres.
There was large attendance, the party fill
ing two cars.
COLONEL 5. c. GosHoRN of Muncie. Ind.
secretary of the Natural Gas Land I'm.
provement Company, passed through this
place yesterday
Mr.. EDWARD b. PERRY of Boston, the
celebrated blicd pianist, will give recital
in Blanchard Opera-house on Tuesday even
ing, September II.
The new sheds of the Wetmore & Morse
Granite Company are not running yet, but
the workmen will probably be in by the
first of next week.
Mr. A. A. HADLEY, from Marion, Ala.
formerly teacher at the seminary, gave a
very interesting organ recital last evening
in Seminary chapel.
Hon. G. W. PORTER, A. j. Sibley, j. @
Adams and Harry Lowe We're on the ex
cursion train which was wrecked last Fri
day night at Brooksvile.
Mrs. LEVI MARcoTT died last Thursday
of consumption, at the age of twenty-eight
years. The funeral was held Saturday fore
noon at the Catholic church.
THE manager of the Montpeliers has EN-
gagged the grounds on Nicholas meadow
paying fifty dollars for the privilege of using
them for the rest of the season.
II. A. BOWERS starts for Aberdeen, Scot
land, on Thursday of this week, where he
will take charge of the foreign office of the
r. G. Bowers Granite Company.
THE subject of Rev. Mr.. Gallagher's ser
mon next Sunday morning will be, Your
selves In the evening he breaches on
The First Element of Success"
THE electric lights were under a bushe
last Saturday night, and as the celestial In
minaries retired early, the streets were a,
dark as the wilds of Bear Swamp,
II. G. Cotton, travelling partner of til,
firm of johnson Cotton, returned last Sat
urday from six weeks business trip, bu
started on the road again Monday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GEORGE l.. SPEAR hav,
moved their goods from Hotel Kempton t
West Randolph, where Mr.. Spear recent,
bought and fitted up fine residence
AT the regular Wednesday evening meet
ing of Vermont Lodge of Odd Fellows, tn,
first degree was conferred on two candi
dates, the third on one, and two new appli
cations received.
REV. A. j. HoUGH has been engaged {,
deliver a special poem before the Christian
| Endeavor state convention at Rutland, DC
tober 80 and 81, and George Newton viii
make an address.
NJ, ANNETTE UPHAM sold her lot of lane
on Barre street last week to Mrs. G. IL
| Wilder for $500 The lot was later deedet
Il
for the same consideration.
For few days previous to its bein,
| shipped, there will be on exhibition at tn,
granite works Of p. Roberts & Son yer,
elaborate and unique cross. The public ar,
/ invited to examine the work.
HOLINESS meetings are held every Satur
day evening at half-past seven o'clock "A
the residence Of Mr.. O. j. Copeland OF
! Putnam street The meetings are not pri
vate and every one is invited.
THE new steam yacht was taken to Ber
lin pond last Monday, drawn by a six-hors
team A large party spent the day at tn
camp and enjoyed ride on the steamer
which was launched about three o'clock il
the afternoon.
A REGULAR meeting of Aurora Lodge will
be held at Masonic hall next Monday even
ing at half-past seven o'clock to take actor
in regard to refurnishing the hall. Frida,
evening the regular meeting of Mt. Sina
Temple will be held.
AT the breeders meeting at Rutland las
Thursday afternoon, ii. S. Town of Mont
pelier gave his elegant nine -year-old stallion
Engineer by Auctoneer, dam by Dodge
Morrill,, mile and drove the last quarter il
81 seconds, a 2;2S clip.
THERE was large audience at the Churcl