The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-03

ates of the Yale theological school. Mr..
Smith expects TO go to Genessee, Idaho.
Miss LUCIA NJ. ALvoRD, who taught sue
cessfully in our graded schools for several
years, died ofconsumption at her home in st.
Johnsbury on Saturday, August 80, where
she had lived for many years, loved and
respected by every one, She had made
many friends in Montpelier, and will have
many sincere mourners here.
WEDDINGS will be thick next week.
That of Mr.. John G.. Farwell and Miss An
nette M. Trow comes on Tuesday, the 9th
instant, and Mr.. Levi II. Bixby and Miss
f. Louise Meinecke, and Mr.. A. f. Pike of
Pike Station, N. H., and Miss Hattie from
blee are to be married on the following
day. And rumor says there are more to
follow.
II. G. HOPKINS has brought suit, through
T. J. Deavitt, Esq, against Sumner Kim
ball and John and James Ewing for $1,000
damages for building stone wall on his
land. Mrs. Kimbal, through George w.
Wing, Esq, has brought suit for the same
sum against Mr., Hopkins for injuries re-
ceived,by a blow from hammer. All the
defendants were arrested and furnished
bail
THE time for paying taxes to the town
treasurer and saving the discount expires
September To- After that date the taxes
will be placed in the collectors hands and
the cost of collection will be added to the
original amount. The Office of the town
treasurer is at the First National Bank.
Office hours from nine A. VI. to three p. NJ,
also from September 8 to September 13
from seven to eight P. N.
THE Womans Christian Temperance
Union will meet next Tuesday at four p. NJ.
in the parors of Bethany church. The sub
ject for discussion will be Hygiene and He
redity. All who are interested are cor
daily invited to be present. Rev. Mr.. Ray
Xyil ui an q1
dress on the physiological effects of alcohol,
one week from next Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Hall of Barre will follow in October with
an address on total abstinence.
THE Berlin street school will commence
its fall term next week Monday. The
school is more than an ordinary district
school, Miss Viola j. Billings will preside
over the higher department. She is
thorough instructor, and has taught four
| years very successfully in this same school
The primary department will be taught by
Kate f. Robbins, who also has proved her
self well qualified to teach the little ones,
as her management amply testities.
NINE Montpelier residents returned Sat-
urday from Rye Beach, n. H., where they
had been stopping at the Ocean Wave
| house. The party comprised MIR. and Mrs.
A. G. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Morse,
Mrs Asa Blanchard, George Blanchard,
Mrs II. G.. Brown, Mrs. G. A. Bailey and
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twelfth successive season that Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown have spent at the Ocean Wave.
During the month of August there were
nineteen Montpelier people at the house at
one time or another.
THE advertisement of Evangelne much
| exceeded the fulfillment. There were many
| clever things, but the play as whole is
| characterized by show and noise relieved
by very little that is really bright or fine. 1t
was something of a Vokes affair The
| "lone fisherman " was an amusing feature,
the heifer " was novelty, Gabriel was
graceful and attractive, Evangeline was
| fairly entertaining and Aunt Catherine
was an amusing character, rather the best
actor Of the lot. In the rest OF the company
there was little to praise and the play it
| self is little more than common variety
show.
THE labor organizations of Barre are to
celebrate labor day-Saturday next-by a
| grand procession and picnic at the trotting
park. The procession starts at nine o'clock,
and, after marching through the streets,
will go to the park, where an attractive list
of sports will be presented. tug-of-war
| between the quarry and village teams will
be one of the interesting features. Dancing,
with excellent music, is promised, and in
the afternoon there will be a ball game.
The railroads will sell tickets at reduced
rates. If the weather is propitious it will
be a gala day for the working-men of Barre
| and Montpelier.
A SQUAD of men were found in more or
less advanced stages of inebriation in the
basement of p. l.. Lyons shop last week
were arrested by Officer Hunt, and Officer
Demeritt captured another. Friday after
noon, before Justice Smile, fines were i'm
posed on Lyons, and Henry Gaffney of
Barre, the former paying S10.01, while the
| latter, who was convicted of second
| off pl thot
he had been smoking opium and was not
drunk, but his story did not convince the
court. Peter Carr and Eli Sawyer refused
to disclose and were sent back to Jail.
H. w. CoMINGs of Minneapolis, and con-
nected with the business department of the
! Pioneer Press of st. Paul, was a caller at
| the WATCHMAN office Tuesday. Mr.. Com
ings is Vermont boy, born in Duxbury,
and former resident of Moretown. He
went West while yet lad, in 1866, and re-
turns, after the lapse of a quarter OF a CEN
tury, to revive his interest in his native
state, for which he maintains the love that
| is the characteristic of loyal Vermonters
whose quest of fortune has led them to
self-eXpatriation. Mrs. COmings is also a
Vermont girl " to the manner born'-Julia
Dewey, daughter of Oliver Dewey of Berlin.
EXTENSIVE sidewalk improvements about
the village are being made. Already the
brick walks in front of the courthouse and
| tne pOSt-OfiCe BLOCKS nave been replaced by
concrete, and the Elm street crossing also
has been concreted. The north side OF
State street from Bailey avenue to Main
street and the south side from the railroad
station to Main street will be concreted, as
will the west side of Main street from Bar
rows Il Peck's store to the Union house
corner. Some of the walks at the Sem
mary also have been concreted recently
1t is estimated that something like 81, 800
will be expended on these much-needed
| improvements.
SEMINARY HILL,
w, NJ NEWTON has been on the Hill the
pa week.
THERE is larger attendance than usual
this term from down town.
o. w. STEVENS of Waltham, Mass, is Wis
iting relatives here in school.
THREE Halet & Davis pianos have been
added to the musical department.
GEORGE j. NEWTON preached in the
Methodist church at Island Pond last Sun
day
SCHOOL opened last week with large at
tendance. Over two hundred have already