The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-27
Montpelier and Vicinity.

HERBERT b. PITKrN has been visiting at |
Morrisville.
A YOUNG child child of E. o. Wedge died |
night.
The platform of the station at the juno !
ton has been extended.
THERE will be dance at the Pavilion to-
Thursday evening.
PROFESSOR j. w. BURGESS and wife are
at jefferson, n. H., for two weeks.
REV. j. G. FLANDERS and wife are visit
ing Mr.. Flanders father at st. Albans.
THE private school taught by Miss Mary
Macomber will open Monday, September 10.
S. S. TowNER and wife took carriage
drive through neighboring towns last week.
KATIE WARREN of Waterbury is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. M. A. Hatch, at Hotel Kemp
ton.
EARL S. KINsLEY, mailing clerk in the
Burlington post-office, was in town over Sun
day.
IT is reported that Charles Limoges has
joined Forepaughs circus as barber and
violin-payer
A. w. HUNTINGToN's infant son died on
Saturday of cholera infantum. The funeral
was on Sunday.
REV. A. j. HoUGH preached last week
Thursday afternoon at the Methodist camp
meeting at Morrisville.
Miss CARRIE j. JORDAN, who has been
visiting at Thomaston Me-, since June, is
expected home this week
Miss BESSIE FARwELL gave a pleasant
party to company OF her young friends
last week Tuesday evening.
T. r. MERRILL, JR., has been playing in
the Crawford house orchestra since the en-
campment ended on Saturday
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALBERT JoHoNNoTT re-
turned on Monday from pleasant three
weeks sojourn at the seashore.
Miss KATE MEDLER, compostor in the
Argus and Patriot office, with her sister,
starts to-day for Minneapolis, MINI.
THERE was no service at Trinity church
on Sunday. The pastor, Rev. A. j. Hough,
preached at the Northfeld camp-meeting.
THE band received many compliments
while at the Bradford encampment. 1t was
generally agreed that it was the best band
in the state.
THE Non-partisan Womans Christian
Temperance Union will meet to-day
Wednesday,, at three o'clock P. NJ, at Trim
ity church.
MARGARET infant daughter of DR.. H. S.
Boardman, died of cholera infantum on last
week Wednesday. She would have been
year old Saturday.
REV. S. w. Dixie of Auburndale, Mass,
was in town this week. Mrs. Dixie had been
visiting here for week previously. They
are now at Royaton
A MEMORIAL service in memory OF Mr..
and Mrs. +. p johnson and son will be held
in Bethany church on Sunday afternoon
next at three o'clock.
THE walls of Christ church are being re
pointed A staging has been erected to
facilitate the work. Some interior improve
ments also are being made.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is expected to
preach in the Brick church in Waitsfeld
next Sunday, at half-past seven P. NJ. Sub
ject: God the Overruler."
THE company of regular army soldiers
who were in camp at Bradford last week
passed through Montpelier on their way to
Plattsburgh yesterday morning.
j. d. BURNEs was arrested Monday for
drunkenness, and yesterday morning he
was fined So Refusing to disclose he was
remanded to Jail for a few days.
The usual meeting of the Young Peoples
Religious Fraternity would have occurred
Monday evening, but owing to repairs on
the vestry it was postponed a week.
MRS. M. A. l.. BURBANK has returned
from Saratoga and is stopping at the Pa
vilion. She was at Old Orchard beach for
some weeks before going to Saratoga
Mr.. ADDISON SCOTT, son of the late Jacob
Scott, died at Kearney, Neb., August 10.
Mr.. Scott was born in Barre, and was some
time in the employ of j. w. Ellis in this
village.
ONE who ought to know says regimental
bands at muster have never been ranked
over seventy-five on the condition of their
quarters. The Montpelier band was given
| 100 every day.
w. III. CowELL has moved to Hubbard
street, and John Burgen has moved into
| the house on Pearl street recently occupied
| by him. Mr.. Burgen has purchased the
| house from Mr.. Cowell.
Mr.. f. S. BALDWIN, formerly connected
with the WATCHMAN, has been a visitor at
the capital this week. Baldey" is pleas.
antly remembered here and his former
friends and acquaintances We're right glad
| to see him.
III. l.. BUZzELL of Lewiston, Maine, who
| has been filling the Unitarian pupits al
| Warren and Watsfeld since June re-
turned home this week. Mr.. Buzzell is to
enter the theological school at Meadville
Penn, this fall,
MISSES ALICE AND BLANCHE BOWERS have
returned from Manchester, N H., where
they had been visiting for a number OF
months. Miss Sadie also has returned from
| California. She had been at the home OF
an uncle about year.
THE 81. JOhnSbUry Cdledonian refers to the
sewage farm system as follows: " II
Montpelier takes this method of disposing
of its sewage, it will not only be the first
town in Vermont to adopt it, but it will be
made more healthful by so doing"
The Ludlow Tribune says: "The Mont
pelierites evince a love for pork that out
rivals that of the Gadarenes, and the pig
sty is once more permitted inside the limits
of that classic hamlet, The only sense there
is in such a proceeding comes from re-
vision of the spel,ing-scents."
THE Free Press reports that " the water.
power at the gorge near the twin bridges
above WinoOsH village has been purchased
by DIR. w. S. Vincent of this city and Il. ID
Blackwell, Esq, of Montpelier. If this
purchase means the establishment of an
electrical plant for the transmission OF
power in this city it will be of vast impor
tance to the future manufacturing interests
of Burlington"
GEORGE G. TABOR met serious accident
while attempting to board the special train
for Barre Monday evening. There was
crowd on the platform, and in some way ht
missed his hold, falling to the ground, Sc
that one foot was crushed by wheel. He
was attended by DIR. Chandler, who, Will
the assistance OF DIR. Kemp, amputated tn,
foot, He is recovISRg rapidly from the
effects of the opers
THERE will be - preaching services il
the audienee-rot Trinity church every