The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

a lieutenancy TO Captaincy and was made
assistant quartermaster on the staff OF Cen
eral l.. A. Grant. The honor Is well de-
served.
REV. e. p. BLoDGETT of Greenwich,
Mass, is visiting friends in town. Mr..
Blodgett has had the remarkable expert
ence OF being pastor of the Congregational
church at Greenwich for nearly forty-eight
years. and he still continues in active work.
He is enjoying his visit here exceedingly.
Next Sunday it is expected he will preach
at Bethany church,
The friends of Albert II. Brown and wife
gave them friendly call at their home on
East State street last evening, in honor of
the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage.
The band and many of the employees of the
Lane Manufacturing Company were among
those present. The worthy couple were
warmly congratulated by all, and most en-
joyable evening was passed.
A RARE musical entertainment is planned
for October 1. The programme is arranged
for ten numbers, distributed as follows:
Apollo Banjo Club, three; Appollo Quar-
tsette, two boy, ,tI orchestra, one Master
+. w. Bancroft, solo; violin solo, Mr..
White, accompanied by Mr.. Taylor on
piano Montpelier Orchestra one.
A COUPLE of drunken Barre men were on
their way home from Montpelier, last Fri
day night, when they got into an alterca-
tion near the electric light station, and one
struck the other on the head with whiskey
bottle, inficting an ugly scalp wound.
The row was accompanied with good deal
of noise. DR.. Bailey was teephoned to
dress the wound of the injured man, but
when he and Officer Demeritt arrived both
tie fellows, scenting danger had disap-
peared.
A YOUNG man giving the name of Thomas
Haley, who had been in town but few
months, was arrested last week Saturday
at Lisbon, n. H., for bigamy, and on Mon
day he had preliminary trial in the Office
of Justice Smile. In the trial it was shown
that the mans name was Hale, and that he
has been married at Lake Placid, n. Y,
before living with his Montpelier wife. 1t
is also supposed that he has third wife.
Haley was bound over to the county court
in the sum of $500.
THERE are now nearly 400 pupils in the
Union school building. Principal Blanpied
has introduced one reform which has al
ready justified itself The boys and girls
march in and out of the building in two
single files, so that there is ample room for
teachers or visitors to walk between them
on the steps. The smaller children are by
this arrangement protected from the danger
of serious injury on account of a crush.
Mr.. Saunders of Burlington, the new
teacher of music, gave his first lesson on
Friday last.
AN arch of red sandstone is going up at
the Baldwin street entrance to Redstone,
the estate of Professor Burgess. 1t will be
fifteen feet wide and eleven feet high and
the arch-which is Norman in style-was
designed by Mrs. Burgess a large gate
way with porters lodge is to be built of
the same material at the carriage-entrance
from the Middlesex road. AS these inn
provements are made about the grounds it
becomes more and more evident that Red
stone is to be most charming and pictur-
esque home.
A MAIL pouch will be made up hereafter
on the Essex junction and Boston railroad
postal route, so as to arrive at Montpelier
on the rs evening train and this pouch
will contain local mail from post offices
between Bellows Falls and Essex Junction
via Rutland, and mail from New York
state and Western states. Postmaster
hopes the New York morning daily papers
will arrive in this pouch. AT present these
papers are received at about eight o'clock,
but the proposed arrangement would get
them here before seven.
The regular service of song" was re-
sumed at the Church of the Messiah, Sun
day evening. The church was filed, all
its own members and many strangers being
drawn together by Mr. Wright's fervent
showing-forth of the existence of an " in
dwelling God" the reality of the " "imma-
nence of God" the very essence and core of
man $ spiritual being; and by the music,
which was mostly new and heard for the
hrst time. The hymns were carefully Sc
lected to carry on the train of thought called
out by the occasion, and the choir, in their
solo work, gave once again the pleasure they
have for years bestowed upon Montpelier.
A PLEASANT home wedding was that of
Harlow NJ. Smith, of the Argus office, and
Miss Mamie /. Bliss, at the residence of the
brides mother on Barre street, on Thurs
pf a ba
simply but tastefully decorated with
flowers. plants, etc, and large number of
friends of the bride and groom witnessed
the ceremony, which was performed by
Rev. j. Edward Wright. Many beautiful
and useful presents were received, and the
young couple were warmly congratulated.
The afternoon train to the north was taken,
and few days were spent at Swanton and
points in Canada before returning to Mont
pelier
THE reception of the Young Peoples Re-
ligious Fraternity of the Church of the
Messiah to the parish of the church, on
Tuesday evening of last week, was an eX-
ceedingly well arranged and enjoyable af-
fair. The members had decorated the vestry
with excellent taste, and by placing parlor-
chairs about the room very cosy and home
like effect was produced. Several of the
members of the Fraternity, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright, received, and refreshments
were served by the young ladies. The
pleasure of the evening was enhanced by
the music of the Apollo Banjo Club, which
played number of selections. The recep-
tion was happy idea, and the thanks of
the parish are due to the Fraternity for the
manner in which it was carried out
Mrs. A. NJ. MEDLEY of Syracuse, n. Y,
an estimable and successful evangelistic
and gospel temperance worker, is conduct
ing series of meetings in Vermont, under
the auspices of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. She will come to Mont
pelier next Saturday, and remain four days
On Saturday afternoon, the 10Th, at 800
P, NJ. in the ladies' rooms in Bethany church,
parlor meeting will be held. Mrs. Medley
will give Bible reading and au informal
talk. Every woman in the place is cordially
invited to attend. On Sunday next, in
Bethany church, at 3: 90 p. NJ. she will de-
liver gospel temperance address. Every
body is invited to attend. On Monday even
ing, the 2lst, at 7: 90, in Bethany chapel,
she will lecture on Social Purity" Ali
are invited to be present.
A SERIES of meetings is being held in the
towns of Washington county by the Con-
gregational state evangelist, Rev. e. l.. Wal
bridge, under the auspices of the county
conference of the church, and Montpelier
was visited ON Sunday and Monday Mr..
Walbridge preached Sunday evening at