The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-10

Miss Carter of New York. The meeting
continues through this afternoon.
@. Fl. FERRIN and II. w. Kemp have re-
turned from the camp of the st. Bernard
club with a magnificent string of brook
trout.
REV. G. T. RAYMOND was elected secre-
tary Of the state Baptist Sunday-school AS
sociation at its session at Burlington last
week.
@. B. MARTIN well-known farmer of
Berlin, died at his home last week Friday
night. The funeral took place Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. l.. M. AVERY, who had been visiting
her son, II. w. Avery, returned to her
home at East Hampton, Mass, on last week
Thursday.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union will meet in the parlors of Bethany
church next week Tuesday afternoon at
three o'clock.
AT the communion service at the Church
OF the Messiah, on Sunday afternoon, two
persons were admitted to the fellowship !"
of the church.
PROFESSOR AND Mrs. j. w. BURGESS ar
rived from New York on Wednesday of last
week. They will occupy their new house
in few days.
Mr.. AND Mrs. w. i. WOODBURY., who
have been at the Pavilion since early in the
spring, returned to their home at Acworth,
N. H., yesterday
THE Catholic fair at Capital hall attracted
large crowds each evening last week, and
1t was decided to continue it until and in
Guiding this evening.
A NEW water pipe was laid last week from
the main pipe to the court house for the
purpose of supplying a sufficient amount of
water to flush the drain.
THE Montpelier ball team visited Barre
last Friday afternoon and played a game
with the Goddard team. The visitors were
beaten twenty-eight to eight.
Mr.. AND MRs. BENJAMIN HoUGHToN of
Waterville were in town on Monday. Mr..
| Houghton represented Waterville in the
legislature at the last session.
THERE will be service of dedication 1"
at the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
morning, and in the evening there will be a
children's floral concert, beginning at seven
o'clock.
ID. DEWEY is moving from the house on
East Liberty street recently purchased by
| Wallace G. Andrews to the house on Lib
erty street formerly occupied by w. H..
Herrick
THE Chautauqua class will hold its annual
business meeting with Mrs. G. II. Shipman
next Friday afternoon, at quarter-past two
o'clock. All members are earnestly re-
quested to attend.
AN entertainment was given in the chapel
Of Bethany church last Thursday evening,
at which Miss Bennett of Boston read sew
eral selections to the great enjoyment and
satisfaction of those present.
JAMES r. LANGDoN returned on Friday of
last week from New York, where he had
been for some weeks, previously to which,
since leaving Montpelier, he had been at
Fair Haven. Mr.. Langdon is much i'm
proved in health
JOHN EVANS, charged with selling liquor,
was tried before Justice Smile on Monday.
and was fined $64.43. He appealed to the
county court, and j. II. Senter became
surety for the sum of $500.
AT the meeting of the grand chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star at Brattleboro
last week, James f. Curran was elected
grand patron, and Mrs. George w. Wing as
sistant conductress. The next meeting of
the grand chapter will be held in Montpe-
| lier.
CAPTAIN H. S. FOSTER, U. S. A, in
structor of military tactics at the Univer-
| sity of Vermont, will in inspect Capital
Guard on Thursday. This is the first time
that United States officer has been de-
tailed to inspect the companies of the Ma
tional Guard at the June drill.
STEPHEN FREEMAN responded to the toast
Hash House " at the banquet of the fresh
man class of the University of Vermont at
| Plattsburgh, n. Y, on Tuesday evening of
last week He has also been selected as
one of the five speakers from the freshman
| class who are to compete with five sopho-
mores for the Forrest prize, on the 23d inst.
! WE are informed that an effort is being
made by the Washington County Sunday
| school Association to take a religious census
! of the county. Ten thousand cards have
been printed, and these will be given to the
| pastors of the churches, who will make an
organized effort to visit all who do not regu-
larly attend church, and get their names
and church preferences.
GEORGE VILEs is visiting his brother
Jesse Vles, after his winters devoted and
successful study at the art school of the
! Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 1t has borne
absolute results already in his rapid pro-
motion and honorable mention" " at the
"cornours of the class last month. His
easel shows some brilliant drawings in
"black and white" from the antique, and
charming strokes in oils, from life.
E. E. PIPER of the WATcHMAN office is a
member of the Monarch banjo and guitar
club of St. Johnsbnry, which participated
in minstrel entertainment in that place
on last week Friday evening. The club had
two numbers on the programme, as well as
having hand in the "session Of the Lime
kiln club" and at every appearance it was
given an encore. The entertainment was
for the benefit of the sick fnnd of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and about
$500 was raised
CHARLES CRLLEY and Pierce Welch OF
Berlin engaged in a row on Wednesday OF
last week, in the course of which Celley
pointed gun at Welch, and the latter de-
Tended himself by making lunge at Celley
with pitchfork. Celley was arrested and
was brought before Justice Smile on Thurs
day, when the case was continued to Mon
day. After hearing he was bound up tC
the county court in the sum of $500, and he
was also ordered to keep the peace under
bonds of 500. A. G, Fay and j. G. Wing
We're sureties.
THE convention of Woman's Christian
Temperance Unions of Washington county
at the Baptist church. begins tomorrow
afternoon and continues through Friday
The whole session will be interesting, but
public attention is particularly called to Mrs
Housh's address Thursday evening, at Z: 30
followed by solo by Miss Ida Hubbard and
a rendition by Mrs. Alice Richardson. Fri
day evening, at Z: 80, Professor Crane Of
Middlebury will give his stereopticon lee
ture, an exceedingly pleasant entertainment
The public are cordially invited to these
entertainments.