The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-14

seems to be peculiarly afflicted, for Mrs
Boardman is threatened with fever, and
her mother, Mrs. Griswold, has one.
II. j. CURTIS moved into his new quarters
in the National Life Insurance building on
Friday of last week.
AT the last meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union nine new
members were admitted.
The home missionary society OF Trinity
church is packing a barrel of clothing to
send to Morrsville, Tenn.
THE Bethany Reading Club will meet
with Mrs. Morton Marvin, October 20, at
two O'Clock in the afternoon.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company will be held
this afternoon at two O'Clock.
Err S. GUNNIsoN has received through T.
j. Deavitt, ESD, an increase in pension
from SS to $l2 and arrears OF $500.
THR funeral of Michael G. German took
place on Thursday at the Catholic church.
There was large attendance of friends.
Mrs. DEXTER MOODY was called to Plain
field quite suddenly, on Tuesday, by the
illness of her mother, Mrs. Elvira Mack.
A CONFERENCE of Unitarian and Uni
versalist ministers of this vicinity was held
at the home of Rev. j. Edward Wright yes
terday.
MRS. F. II. PUFFER and daughter Mil
dred are visiting at the home OF Mrs.
Puffer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Kimball.
The marriage of Miss Alice c. Drew and
Arthur G.. Eaton will take place at the
home of the bride on Winter street this
evening.
JAidEs W. BROCK, administrator, will sell
at auction, on Saturday next, the franklin
Hoyt house on Ridge street. See advertise
ment on second page.
THE convention Of the Washington County
Union of Christian Endeavor Societies, APP
pointed at Marshield, October 16, is post
poned till November 6.
REV. LYMAN CLARK, financial agent of
Proctor Academy, Andover n. H., has
been in town day or two as the guest of
Rev. j. Edward Wright
The "Canuck," by Mckee Rankin, an
nounced at the Opera-house for this even
ing, is " off, " by reason of the illness of the
leading lady of the company.
THROUGH the Canadian Rockies" by
Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston, at Blanchard
opera-house Thursday evening, October To-
See advertisement on first page
w. c. BELKNAP was in town last week
Friday. He attended the reception at the
Seminary in the evening and returned to
Hanover, n. H., Saturday morning.
THE monthly examinations at the Union
anu Grammar SCHOOLS were nelu on frludy
of last week There are five members in
the senior class of the Grammar School.
The Union School ball team played a
game with the Seminary team Saturday
afternoon, the former winning by score of
five to one. But five innings were played
A COW lost by p. j. Lyons several weeks
ago has been found dead in the pasture,
and bullet hole in the body indicates that
1t was shot, either purposely or accidentally.
MARTIN w. WHEELoCK has sold to DR.. j.
ID. Lance the five-acre lot on the Berlin side
above the residence of George Blair. 1t is
expected that DR.. Lance will soon begin the
erection of dwellings on this property
ROBERT PAINNEY celebrated his twelfth
birthday Monday evening with party at
which some twenty-five or thirty of his
young friends were present. The party
was rom seven to nine o'clock, and all had
q .lightful time.
THE Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Bethany church on Sunday
evening elected Miss Mary Freeman dele
gate to the convention at Brattleboro. The
Baptist society has elected William Shea
and III. K. Severance.
NJ. c. GoRMAN, who died Tuesday, Octo-
Der 8, held policy for $1,000 in the Con.
necticut General Life Insurance Company,
and the amount was paid the widow by NJ
+. Chase, local agent of the company, Tues
day, October 13-one week from time OF
death.
FIVE new arc lights for street lighting are
to be put up in week or two. They are
to be located on Elm street, near the ledge
upper Elm street, North street, East Lib
erty street and Sibley avenue. A half-arc
light is to be placed at the head of Spring
street.
SOME fifty or sixty persons from Mont
pelier went to Barre on Thursday and Fri
day evenings of last week to attend the
fair. They returned on the late train,
which was held little later than usual
Saturday evening the number going from
here was about 10, and they returned on a
special train.
The annual meeting of the Vermont Ban
! Association is to be held here on the 2lst
inst, during the general session of the SUI
preme court. Judge Taft is TO read paper
| on The Chief Judges of the Supreme
| Court of Vermont" and Captain j. II
Mimms of st. Albans will read one on the
late Chief Justice Royce.
MR.. T. w. WOOD returns to New York to-
day. He usually remains in Montpelier un
til about November /, but this year his
! duties as president of the Academy of De-
sign compel him to leave earlier. His many
| friends in town will regret his departure
and wish him winter of much pleasure
and professional success.
The warm September has stimulated small
| fruits to undertake second crop. Mr.. j DEL
Foster and party recently picked a quantity
of raspberries near the reservoir; Horace
Scribner exhibits specimens of black rasp
berries and Idella Fits of Berlin sends to
this office box of nicely ripened red
raspberries, picked October II.
THE football team of Goddard Seminary
defeated the Burlington High School team on
Monday by a score of IA to 0. The
boys were exceedingly happy over their
victory and made the streets of Montpelier
ring with their school yell while they were
here early in the evening. Another game
between the two teams will be played al
Barre next Saturday.
BENTON RoBERTs & Brown is the style
of a new law firm at Minneapolis, The
senior member is the well-known Yer
monter, r. G. Benton, Esq; the junior
Romeo G. Brown. Esq, Montpelier boy
who entered the Office of Benton & Roberts
some four years ago, and now becomes g
partner. Mr.. Browns Montpelier friends
sincerely congratulate him.
THE opera of Priscilla" is to be pre-
sented at Burlington, December and 2, and
+. W. Bancroft has consented TO take the