The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12

travel uncomfortable This walk is much
used especially on Sunday afternoons, and
should be kept in repair.
COLONEL E. p. JEwETT, who is over
ninety years old, and who has been critically
ill for the past few weeks, is more comfort
able than for some time past and was able
to ride out yesterday.
II. N. TAPLIN is adding second-story to
his house on State street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Taplin are now living with NJ. E. Smile,
but expect to move into their own house in
two or three months.
WHEELocK & DAwLEY have purchased
that part of II. e. Slayton's stock not
bought by E. Fl. Aller, consisting mostly of
mouldings, and have also bought Mr.. Slay-
toms picture-frame business
j. G. HouGHToN, treasurer of the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company, was on
Monday elected director in the First Ma
tional bank, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of General p. p. Pitkin.
Hon. JOHN A. PAGE, the veteran bank
cashier, president and state treasurer, is
now quite blind in consequence of cataracts.
His strength has failed also, and his familiar
figure is no more seen on the streets.
REV. A. j. HoUGH preached in the First
Methodist church in Somerville, Mass, last
Sunday, and was the guest of DIR. Charles
Parkhurst, DID, editor of ZiOn's Herald,
and former pastor of Trinity church.
THE fourteen-year-ol son of Rev. A. j.
Hough spent last Friday night on the camp
ground in Northtield alone Pretty cour-
ageous, when we consider the Almys and
McArthurs who are loose in the woods
DEPUTY SHERIFF CAMP assisted by
Deputy Cook, on last Thursday spilled the
forty-seven cases and forty-one kegs of lager
beer and the two five-gallon cans OF whiskey
seized on July at the Wells River station.
THESE August nights are made interest
ing by meteoric displays. The earth is
passing the meteor zone, and for several
evenings those who are out and whose Wis
ion is in a normal condition may "see
stars"
BECAUSE of the Spiritualist camp-meeting
at Queen City Park, there will be an excur-
sion over the Central Vermont railroad on
Friday. Round trip tickets will be sold at
Barre for one dollar; at Montpelier, eighty
five cents.
The recent arrivals of boarders at the
Pavilion are: Mr.. and Mrs f. G. Keith and
Miss Keith of Cleveland, o.; Miss Bowen
of Springfield, ILL.,; Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Keith of New York, and Thomas Brennan
of Omaha, Neb.
REV. A. j. HoUGH and family Mrs. d. L.
Fuller and two grandchildren, and Mrs. o.
j. Copeland and children, and Rev. A. b.
Truax and family, went to the camp
grounds in Northfield yesterday, and are to
remain two weeks
OVER five hundred people went from this
village to the Catholic picnic and athletic
tournament at Mssisquoi Park, last Thurs
day, nineteen cars composing the train.
The weather was fine and highly-enioy-
able time is reported.
G. H. SHTPMAN and family went to Wal
pole, Mass, last Wednesday, to visit Mrs
A. E. Bullard, sister, of Mrs. Shipman.
Mr.. Shipman will return this week, but
Mrs Shipman and the children will remain
week or two longer.
A SUCCESSFUL musicale was given at the
Pavilion parlors on last Thursday evening,
| by guests of the house, assisted by f. w
Bancroft. A tasty programme was gotten
out and the efforts of the PARTICIPANTS
were duly appreciated
AN exchange has these words of exhorta
ton: " Montpelier liquor dealers are hav
ing hard time this season. Raids have
| been numerous the past two months. KeeI
1t up, gentlemen, until after the special
session of the legislature"
TOMORROW evening the Montpelier Mill
tary Band of forty pieces will give a con
programme has been arranged. The con-
cert is for the bands benefit, and there
should be a general turnout.
! G. W. PARMENTER has bought of the
| trustees of the Seminary the house on East
State street now occupied by Orville Dewey
! possession to be given November /. Con
sideration, $1,000 Mr. Parmenter will
make this his place of residence.
PRESIDING ELDER TRUAx will hold quar-
terly conference in Pittsfeld, next Satur.
day afternoon; preach and administer the
Sacrament in the church Sunday morning
preach at Stockbridge in the afternoon, and
again at Pittsfeld in the evening.
DEPUTY SHERIFF w. ARTHUR JONES
with a special detective, visited Berlin
Corners last Sunday afternoon to spy out
the enemies of morality. He does not re-
port great success as yet, but new develop
ments may be expected any day,
THE Vermont Odd Fellows will give {
reception at Bennington on the evening o
August 10, to their distinguished visitors
who may be at the Bennington celebration
Rev. A. j. Hough has been invited to write
poem appropriate to the occasion,
G. II. GUERNSEY, Oughtney Shambo and
j. S. Dubuc contracted of Captain A. p
Slayton last week for three acres of grant,
land in East Calais, in the locality pro
fanely called Sodom." The stone for the
Catholic church will come from this pur
chase.
THE fifty-eighth annual Unversalist Con
vention of Vermont and the Province o
Quebec opens at Rutland Tuesday, Angus
%, and continues three days. Rutland OF
fers special hotel rates and all the principa
railroads in the state will sell half-far
tickets.
IT is a trite late for congratulations, bu
there is more in the subject than there wa
a month ago. so here's to Edward Chand
Ter Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs. X. G
Brown of Minneapolis, who-deO Uolente-
will graduate from Fair Harvard in tn
class of 1913.
A. b. HARLOW of Ware, Mass, a tw
brother of A. G. Harlow, and also a pho
tographer, is in town. So like in appear
ance are the Messrs. Harlow that goo
judge, with his "specs on, lost a dolla
which he staked on the identity of the locs
photographer.
Mrs. CAROLINE NJ. PAGE mother of Mrs
w. Il. Adams, died last Wednesday, age,
seventy-eight years. Mrs. Page has beer
an invalid and great sufferer for severs
: years. The funeral was at the residence O
Mr.. Adams on Friday afternoon, Rev. G
w. Gallagher officiating.
f. A. HILLERY, former teacher in tn
Seminary is 10 be instructor in Latin an
Greek in the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
in Lima, n. Y, during the coming yeal
Mr.. Hillery will give lecture in the Con
gregational church in Berlin to- morro'
evening. Subject, Travels in Germ any,