The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-14

DIR. w. NJ. RAMsDELL and wife of Brook
lyn, N. Y, are visiting relatives and friends
in town.
Miss MoLL1E r.. BRIsBIN of Glens Falls,
n. Y, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Carleton.
Mr.. AND Mrs. S. L. HOWE went to Sara
toga, N. Y, last Saturday to remain for a
few days
COLONEL r. r. RIKER has recently made
quite extensive repairs on his State street
residence.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. II. DARTT of Clinton,
Mass, were the guests of f. A. Sherburne
last Friday.
f. h. JONES of Keene, n. H., who was
formerly in the fruit business here, was in
town last week.
f. w. BANCROFT returns this week from
Portland Me-. where he has been for the
past two weeks.
PROFESSOR c. |. MARSH and family of
Syracuse, n. Y, are visiting in this vicinity
for a few weeks.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GEORGE BRAINARD left yes
terday for Amesbury, Mass, for fort
nights vacation.
MARCUS NEsroR, aged seventy-three
years, died last Wednesday at his home
near the foundry.
f. o. CHENEY returned last Saturday
night from Morrstown, where he has been
spending his vacation
PROFESSOR GENTRY will exhibit his Won
derful aggregation of canine prodigics at the
opera house this evening.
LEGAL circles are unusually quiet at pres
ent. George II. Holden, Esq, is at his sum-
mer residence at MiddleseX.
II. A. HUsE, ESQ, returned last Wednes-
day from Randolph, his fathers condition
having somewhat improved.
Mrs. f. f. TowNER returned last Thurs
day from Manchester, n. H., where she has
been for the past two months.
Masonic HALL is undergoing thorough
repairs and will be refitted in fine style, in
readiness for the fall campaign
Mrs. f. C. LORD and the Misses Lougee
of West RoXbury, Mass, are at the Pavilion
for the remainder of the summer.
b. b. SLOAN, junior partner in Bascom's $
drugstore. is spending weeks vacation
with his father in Groveton, n. II.
GEORGE NJ. FLETCHER of Moretown has
recovered from his illness and intends to
return to Muncie about September.
EX-PoL1CEMAN FELT has accepted posi-
ton in the nickel-plating department of
johnson & Colton's establishment.
THE Montpelier kids played ball with
their contemporaries ct Barre, Monday, and
beat them by score of fifteen to five.
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The hemorrhage from the lungs has ceased,
but he is now suffering from pneumonia.
REV G. T. RAYMOND delivered an address
before the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion at Burlington last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. AND MRS. II. f. TINKER and daugh-
ter of White River junction were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Skinner over Sun
day.
SEVERAL members of Trinity Christian
Endeavor Society attended the meeting of
the society at Berlin Corner, last Friday
night.
GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS is one of the
speakers at the reunion of the Eighth Yer
mont Volunteers, to be held at Roxbury
to-day.
THE " Crescents " go to Plainfeld, Friday,
to play the local team. On Friday, August
%, they meet the Cabots on the semi nary
grounds.
Hon. JOHN PANGBURN of Jersey City, n.
j., who was a resident of Montpelier over
thirty years ago, is spending week at the
Pavilion.
REV. EDWARD II. HALL of Cambridge,
Mass. occupied the pulpit at the Church of
the Messiah, last Sunday, in exchange with
Mr. Wright.
THE Mechanics Building and Loan Asso-
citation has bought of Eliza V Guernsey her
unfinished house on East State street and
will complete the same.
PROFESSOR ID. S. BLANPIED is out Of town
for a short vacation. Mrs. Fred Lang sup
piled his place as organist at the Church of
the Messiah on Sunday.
Miss ALICE b. CHASE, of the class of SO
at the Seminary, who has been visiting in
the vicinity, left last Thursday for her home
in Kingston, New Mexico.
The Baptist Society of Christian En-
1a Nrill hgl n lou ,artxr Mr1 I
lands in Berlin this Wednesday, evening
a general invitation is given.
Mrs, F. |. PITKIN and b. NJ. Shepard furn-
ished the vocal music at the Church of the
Messiah last Sunday, the other members of
the choir being absent on vacation.
MARTIN AND JULIA PECK entertained
company of friends last Friday evening by
a lawn party at the residence of their
father Mr.. r. X. Peck, on Elm street.
THE State street bridge is in wretched
condition in some places and the holes in
the planking render it unsafe for travel,
The breaks should be repaired at once.
THE case of State against John O'Grady
for furnishing liquor to Joseph Smith, which
was set for trial before Justice Smile last
Wednesday, has been continued to to-day.
CAPITAL GUARD had an our-door drill on
the School street grounds last Thursday
evening. The company leaves for muster
neNt luesudy morning on tne special tram.
THE fair committee of Brooks Post will
meet the last of the week to settle the ac-
counts and strike a balance. 1t is expected
that the net proceeds will amount to about
S400.
Mrs. GEORGE III. RICHMOND and daughter
and Mrs. S. Sylvester of Brooklyn, n. Y,
who were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
ford Sylvester last week, returned on
Monday.
PATRICK MCMAHON the man who 1T.
tempted to shoot W. S. Keeler at Lynn,
Mass, fortnight since and then made his
escape, has been captured and placed under
$1,000 bonds.
f. w, BIsBEE, ESQ, is stopping with f.
r. Skinner. Mr.. Bisbee is nearly recovered
from the effects of his painful accident and
his many friends are glad to see him on
deck once more.
AN extra train from Barre on the Wells
River line run into hand-car, Saturday
afternoon, about half mile above Sabin's
crossing The car was para yzed, but the
four passengers jumped and were not in
jured.
REV. A. j. HoUGH will conduct COM
munion service at the school-house in the
Jones Brook neighborhood next Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock. A delegation
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