The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-12-24
Montpelier and Vicinity.

9. X. DEWEY of Boston Is at home for the
holidays.
CYRUS X. BAGLEY has received an in
creased pension
NED BAILEY is at home from Phillips
AndOver Academy.
II. II. ScRIBNER is suffering from a severe
attack OF rheumatism.
DEPUrY-sHERIFF ID. w. DUDLEY has had
a telephone placed in the jail
Miss j. ADDIE TRoMBLRE is teaching in
the grammar school at Haverhill, N. II.
CHAUNCEY S. SHoNIo has been granted
pension of $4 month and $3.50 back pay.
DIR, WATSON of West Topsham has moved
into the Charles II. Heath house on Barre
street
GEORGE E. DUMAS of Waterbury has
been granted patent for parchment
lined butter box
THE dancing-school at the Pavilion
opened on last week Wednesday with
large attendance.
MRS. f. II. BAscoM has received 5000 as
insurance from the New England Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
A NEW saw-mill outfit, consisting OF an
engine, boiler, etc, has been received by
the Lane Manufacturing Company.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity church
held sociable at the home of Mrs. w. A.
Stoweu on last week Friday evening.
THE new lodge of Foresters initiated thir-
teen new members and received fifteen
applications last week Thursday night
THE Bethany Christian Endeavor So
ciety had sociable at the home of Rev. G.
w. Gallagher on last week Thursday even
ing.
Hon. p. X. GLEED Of Morrisville, the new
commissioner of state taxes, was in town
last week on business connected with his
office.
REV. WALTER Dole of Barre preached
at the Church of the Messiah last Sunday
morning. There was no service in the
evening
The Eiffel tower and windmill in the
window of Webster's store are attracting
much attention. So, too, are the living
pictures"
THE next meeting of the Bethany reading
club will be held at the residence of Mrs. A
j. Howe on Loomis street, next Tuesday
afternoon.
COLONEL CARL N. BANCROFT, chief clerk
in the pension office at Columbus, Ohio,
and brother-in-law of the late Hon. E. p.
Walton, is in town.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet next Tuesday, at half.past
three O'Clock P. M, with Mrs. George b. b.
Denny, "a State street.
THE Foreign Missionary Society of Trim
ity church will meet at the home of o. j..
Copeland, No. / Putnam street. Friday
afternoon at three o'clock.
THE officers of Mt. Zion Commandery are
to be installed Friday afternoon at four
O'CLOCK The banquet will be at six, after
which degrees will be worked.
j. V. MORROW was before Justice Smile
on We cdnesday of last week for breach of
the peace. He pleaded not guilty, and the
case as continued to the Goth instant.
Nj MELISSA WILSON died at the home
of CoS.nS Blakely on Friday night of last
week, at the age of seventy-five years. The
funeral occurred on Monday afternoon.
DON'T forget the Foresters' ball and prom
enade at the Pavilion, New Years eve, De-
cember 81. They guarantee good time to
everybody that comes and good supper.
THE Chautauqua class will hold its Christ
mas meeting with Mrs. A. d. Farwell next
Friday afternoon at two o'clock. Christ
mas selections, music, etc, will be the order
of the day
THE Union School closed its fall term on
Friday for a two weeks vacation. Several
of the teachers are out of town for part or
the whole of the time. Miss Freeman is at
Lebanon and Concord, N. III.
On and after December 2S the general
delivery and carrier windows at the post
office will be open on Sunday from nine to
ten in the morning, instead of from twelve
to one in the afternoon, as formerly.
Miss ENSIGN was called to her home at
Mechanicsville, N. Y, on last week Thurs
day by an accident to her brother who was
| thrown from carriage and rendered un-
conscious for a time He will probably
recover.
POSTMASTER MORSE, who has returned
from Washington, has about finished
preparations for moving into the new gov
ernment building by January /. Edward
p. Richardson has been engaged as janitor
of the building.
THE attention of the teachers of Wash.
ington county and all friends of education is
called to the announcement of Supervisor
Booth on page eight. The institute should
be fully attended. Let every teacher ar.
range TO be present,
THE post-ofce will be open Thursday
from eight to ten in the morning and from
four to six in the afternoon. Messrs. Brown
and Miller will make one general delivery
at about eighth the morning, and collections
will be made as usual
ELMER A. BAIRD of Waitsfield is the
editor-in-chief of the High School ReUieU
published at Lowell, Mass. 1t is one OF
the best school publications we have seen
Mr.. Baird will graduate at the Lowell
High School this year
GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS camp, Sons OF
Veterans, elected the following officers OH
!
first lieutenant, ID. l.. Sanders; second
lieutenant, Thomas Dewey; camp council
A. G. Eaton, G. A. Smith and o. ID. Clark
G. T. WALTER of the S. JohnSbury he.
publican was in town Thursday, billing
the place for Stanley's lecture at Buring.
ton, January IA Mr. Stanley appears in
Vermont under the auspices of number OF
young men of st. Johnsbury for whom Mr.
| Walter is manager.
THOMAS WILDEY encampment has elected
the following officers; William A. Taylor
G. p; Frank e. Smith, H. p. w. II.
Mansfield, S. W.. Charles o. Foster, s.; d.
w. Dudley, T.; Q. r.. Bagey, j. w. They
will be installed next week Friday evening.
e. j. ENNIS appeared again before Jus.
tice Smile on last week Wednesday
charged with stealing sealskin sacque
and, waving examination, he was ordered
to give bail of 5000. Unable to secure that
amount, he was committed to Jail, but later
he was released on $400 bail
THE sociable and sale at the Church of the
Messiah last week Thursday afternoon and
evening, was quite successful, the total re-
ceipts being $l1963. The vote to decide to
whom the telephone offered by A. G. Brown
shall go this year was quite close, Mrs. N. @.