The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-29

PROFESSOR f. II. HOWARD and family left
for Syracuse last Saturday, Principal f.. A.
Bishop and wife accompanying them as far
as Burlington. Mrs. Bishop is to remain in
Burlington for few days.
Mrs. S. HARRINGTON OF Boston, Chris
tian worker in the Methodist church, spoke
in Trinity church Sunday afternoon and
evening, and again Monday evening. She
is the guest of Rev. A. j. Hough.
Miss EVA j. BANCROFT goes to Swanton,
next Tuesday, to visit friend, Miss f. M.
Smith. Miss Bancroft will be out of town
two or three weeks, and will visit Burlng-
ton and st. Albans before returning.
DIR. w. M. RAMsDELL and wife of Brook
lyD, N. Y, are visiting their brother, @. q.
Ramsdell. DIR. Ramsdell is pleasantly re-
membered in Montpelier and his old friends
and acquaintances are glad to see him.
CAPITOL GUARDS will soon appear in their
new uniforms, as ID. l.. Morgan of Rutland,
who took the order in May, agreed to have
the whole lot here by the last week in July.
These uniforms will be the regulation blue.
THE Methodist Sunday school held a
basket picnic at the Barre quarries, yester-
day, starting from the Wells River station
at ten minutes past ten in the morning and
returning late in the afternoon. About 100
went.
BERT BOWERS, son of j. A. Bowers, and
an engineer in the Western and Southwest
ern part of the country for several years
past, is at home from the City of Mexico.
| He has been a sufferer from ague, and is yet
| unwell.
THERE is possibility of President Harri-
sons visiting Montpelier, if the legislature
is convened in extra session in August. He
will attend the Bennington celebration, and
spend several days in some of the larger
towns in Vermont
JOE Brown, Charlie Baldwin, Charlie
| .rNa G.l,s
trip Monday. They intended to "do " all
the trout streams between here and Long
Pond, in Woodbury., in two days, and then
fish the pond dry.
G. f. KENAsToN, superintendent of
schools at Owatonna, Mimi, was a caller at
the WArCHMAN office, last week. Mr., Ken
aston was formerly from Calais, and is visit
ing friends and renewing acquaintances in
Washington county.
H. N. TAPL1N and bride arrived in Mont
pelier last Thursday. The band serenaded
them in the evening, and Mr. Taplin passed
! around the cigars. Mr. and Mrs. Taplin re-
! ceive a warm welcome, and congratulations
are many and cordial.
The Juvenile Temple and Good Templars
of this place will hold a basket picnic at
| Benjamin Falls, August II. An invitation
to be present is extended to all Washington
county lodges A literary programme will
be arranged and announced later.
BY invitation of Miss Rose Lucia twenty
| five or thirty young people of this place
went by special train to Graniteville, last
Wednesday evening, and enjoyed dance
in partially-completed house belonging to
Colonel Lucia. A jolly time was enjoyed
MAYNARD Brown, the genial manager OF
the Chicago Beef Company's office, is to
give up his position soon, and will leave
town. He has not yet decided on his future
course. A. G. Blanchard, lately of Burling
ton, now of Barre, is TO be the new manager
OK Monday morning, c. S. Whttiers de-
livery team went down Main street at a
lively canter, turned at the crossing neal
the Union Card Company's quarters, and
brought up in G. G. Downings livery stable
The horse seemed not at all frightened, anC
probably ran for recreation.
Miss JENNIE l.. GRAVES, a former teacher
in the Union School, has been awarded 6
800 prize by the Prang Educational Com
pany of Boston, for the most efficient prog
ress in normal drawing. This prize carries
with it free scholarship for one year in the
Pratt Institute of Brooklyn.
A. II. HAzEN, wife and son of Sioux City
who have been visiting f. A. Dwinell and
family for the past week, leave town to
day. Mr.. Hazen once studied law in G
| w. Wings office, has been in the Wesi
twelve years, and is now Western manager
of the Farmers Trust Company.
States Army has been detailed by the wal
department as inspector at the annual en-
campment of the Vermont National Guard
and will visit each organization in the state
before the time of the Bennington muster
He will visit Company H August l.
THE party of twenty lads, composing
State Geologist Perry's summer school al
Eagle Camp, Grand Isle, broke camp las
Saturday. The following Montpelier boys
have been under Mr.. Perry's tuition for the
past three weeks. Lewis Brooks, George
Gallagher, Clifton Heaton, Willie Morse
Alfred Temple and Chester Wright
THE Washington County Bar met yester
day afternoon in the courthouse, Hon. u
s. Stanton presiding. II. w. Heaton, j. A
Wing and L. j. Deavitt were elected a com
mittee to draft resolutions on the death o
Hon Paul Dillingham;, to be reported at
memorial meeting to be held during tn,
fall term of court.
THE project is broa he'd of building
bridge across the Winooski, near the Wet
more & Morse Company's works. A bridg,
at that point would certainly be very de-
srabe thing for both Berlin and Montpelier
and large subscriptions from both sides
could probably be secured to build it. We
hope this scheme will be pushed.
On Monday, John McGore, charged with
intoxication, was brought before Justice
II. Senter, pleaded guilty and was finet
of Barre was also brought before the sam,
Justice, on the same charge, and paid the
same fine. He is now in Jail for refusing tc
disclose where he procured the liquor.
THE condition of the plank sidewalk OF
lower East State street, opposite and abov,
the repairing department of L. p Gleason
& Coz store, is deplorable. Many of tn,
planks are so loose as to give a spring -boarC
impetus to every passer-by The authori
ties should see that decent walk is pro
vided
THE annual Catholic excursion from Barr,
and Montpelier to Missisquoi Park occurs
August 6. The Montpelier Military BanC
accompanies the excursion, and an athletic
tournament will be held at the park. This
excursion is for the benefit of the new
church, and it is expected that large mum
Der will CO.
AMONG the recent arrivals Of summer
boarders at the Pavilion are: Mr.. and Mrs
George Cheney of Montreal and their friends
Mrs Pummer and Mrs. Brock of Manches
ter, n. H.. Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Sortwell and
Master Daniel r., Edward g. and A. H
Sortwell, Jr., and Miss Caroline NJ. Hilton
all of Cambridge, Mass
Or the committee of fifty appointed 10y