The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-12
Montpelier and Vicinity.

County court reconvenes Tuesday, Ne
vember IS.
THE fall term of the Union school will
end December 49,
THE sidewalk at the government building
has been opened to public use
DIR. II. A. CRANDALL and wife OF Bur
| lington are guests of G.. b. Dodge
G. E. DEMERTT's little daughter, Matte,
is recovering from her recent illness.
Miss BESSIE MEIGs of Stanstead p. c., is
visiting her aunt, Mrs L. p Redfeld.
NEARLY all the furniture for the working
room of the new post-ofce has arrived.
THE second house which Messrs. Sbley
and Kemp are putting up is being framed
ONE of the little daughters of f. X De-
Lottinvile died recently at Lawrence, Mass.
FOUR candidates were confirmed at Christ
church by Bishop Bissel Sunday morning.
! REV. G. w. GALLAGHER is to give tem-
perance lecture at Waterbury next Sunday
| evening.
A SERVICE of sacred song will be held in
| the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
! evening.
HUBER BREWER has returned from a two
! weeks vacation spent in the West and New
/ York city.
Mr.. AND Mrs. THOMAS GIsBoRNE 90 to
New York to-day Wednesday, for a few
| days visit
ONE hundred seventy persons went to
Boston last Wednesday over the Wells
| River road.
COLONEL JACOB MCCLURE has gone to
| his old home al Nashua n. H., for a two
weeks visit
e. F. HUTCHINs is excavating cellar on
his lot on Charles street, preparatory to put
ting up a house.
PROFESSOR AxTELL of Chicago is to give
| tpnpprappp lppturp i'm Trinity phnroI, vt
Sunday evening.
The mother of Frank Laundry of Barre
died here last week. 1t is said that she was
over 100 years old
EDWARD e. TIMOTHY went to New York
on Monday Mr.. Timothy does not coutem-
plate return to Alabama
A LOT of land and house on the Worcester
branch has been sold by Abbie George to
| l.. w. Andrews. Price 5000.
GEORGE w. COLBY who was injured in
the recent accident at the Wells River rail-
road bridge, is able to be out again.
The Chautauqua class will meet with
Mrs. c. H. Shipman next Friday at a qua--
ter past two o'clock in the afternoon
ETHEL, the only child of w. NJ. and Belle
Camp Sherman, died of diphtheria in Chi
cago on Friday evening, November T.
f. w. BANCROFT was reelected director
of the Church Choir Guild of Vermont at
day
ASHTON r. WILLARD's article in the No
vember number Of the New England Magd-
zine is entitled Charles Bulfnch and His
| Work"
THE work on the gutter in front of the
government building is about completed
and the grading of the grounds is practically
finished.
Hon. S. f. FRARY and daughter, Miss
Bessie, who have been the guests of Hon.
Clark King, returned Friday to their home
i'm Strafford.
HARRY EDsoN, now of the New York
city main telegraph office, was in town for
short time Monday, and will return Friday
Tor a visit OF day or two.
THE Non-partsan Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold its regular
meeting this "wednesday afternoon at three
o'clock at Mrs. ID. l.. Fuller's.
A COLLISION between the team of Albert
| Cummings and DR.. &. A. Bailey, SATURDAY.
afternoon, resulted in the breaking of both
rear wheels of DR.. Bailey's carriage.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont Horse
breeders Association will be held at the
! Pavilion to-day Wednesday, 1t is hoped
that there will be "A large attendance.
A NEW boiler is being placed in the court
mousse under the direction of Judge Lyford.
! The building has been in an unnhabitable
cor dition since cold weather came on.
The ladies of the Bethany Reading Circle
! Will meet with Mrs. George Peek ON the 18th
! instant at two o'clock in the afternoon.
| Quotations from George Eliot will be given.
AN examination of Washington county
teachers will be held at Capital hall on
! Tuesday and Wednesday. the 1871 and 10Th,
beginning at hali-past nine o'clock in the
morning
The supreme court meets at half-past one
this afternoon to hear the decision in cases
| which are ready to be reported. The court
| Will adjourn Immediately after hearing the
! decisions.
REV. G. T. RAYMOND has charge of
/ the meetings for young men, ito be held at
/ Burlington every evening this week, under
/ the auspices Of the Young Mems Christian
| Association.
REV. j. e. WRIGHT is to deliver his lee
/ ture entitled, Is Seeing Believing" in
Goddard Seminary, Barre, next Friday
evening The public are cordially invited
| without charge.
The funeral of the late Mrs. John A.
Dewng occurred Thursday afternoon from
the home of the deceased, Rev. j. Edward
/ Wright officiating. The inteunent was at
/ Green Mount cemetery.
Mr.. GEORGE w REED celebrated his birtL
day last week Tuesday by dinner party, at
which "A few intimate friends, among the
number being DIR. l.. Hemeuway and wife of
Manchester, were present
REV. GEORGE w. PERRY, statA geologist
preached an excellent sermon at the Church
of the Messiah Sunday morning, his subject
being " The Market Value of a Man" Mr.
Wright preached in the evening.
The COMMUNICATIVE chief OF the Sons of
| Veterans has appointed the following aids
de-camp from Vermont Arthur G.. Eaton
of Montpelier, William l.. White of Calais
and George II. Kelley of Brandon.
A. c. BROWN returned yesterday from Cam
bridge, to which place he has extended the
telephone line. Three stations have been
opened one at Cambridge junction,
another at Jeffersonville and the third at
Cambridge.
BEAR in mind the lecture this (Wednes.
day. evening, on the Passion Play of Ober-
ammergau, illustrated with stereopticon,
by Rev. George III. Payson. This lecture is
in the Ladies' Library Guild course and will
be of surprising Interest.
G. b. b. DENNY has leased the Episcopal
parsonage for his tailoring business and
will take possession about the first of De-
cember. Rev. j. &. Flanders has purchased
the place of Henry j. Curtis No. 13S State
street. Reported price, $500.
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