The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-03
Montpelier and Vicinity.


and neighbors from three O'Clock to eight
o'clock P. NJ, on Friday.
THOMAS H. CORY lost valuable COW
yesterday.
ID. w. DUDLEY is reported to he gradually
improving.
Mrs. d. l.. FULLER has gone to Boston to
visit a brother.
II, ID: HOPKINS, JR., and wife spent Sun
day at Royalton.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. w. BURGESS are ex-
pected here to-day.
CAPTAIN j. Il. ELDRIDGE of Warren was
in town yesterday.
A TENNIS court has been laid out on the
Union school grounds.
FRANK e. CIRCUIT is rapidly recovering
from his receut injuries.
REV. l.. WARREN is to preach in Middle
sex on Sunday afternoon, June Z.
HENRY FULLERTON has sold his handsome
pony, Fred" " to 9. b. Gold of Northfeld.
THERE will be band concert at the Pa
vilion stand Friday evening at eight clock.
MISS GRACE REED of Cambridgeport,
Mass, is the guest of J. w. Ellis and fam
lily.
Tue Catholic fair at Capital hall began
last night, and will continue through the
week.
HARRY WEBSTER is again in the store of
H. A. Bowman, but he expects to go to
Michigan soon.
G. X. PUTNAM and c. E. Wilson started
yesterday for the White Mountains on a
short fishing trip.
JAMES T. SAB1N and Miss Ella Waite,
Mrs. Sabin's sister, were in Cambridge
from Friday to Monday.
j. S. HICKoK, of the insurance firm of
Hickok & Bailey of Burlington, was here
yesterday on business.
THE Chautauqua class will meet with
Mrs. r. ID. Putnam on next Friday afternoon
at quarter-past two o'clock.
REV. w. S. HAzEN of Northfield preached
at Bethany church Sunday morning in ex-
change with Mr.. Gallagher.
A FINE monument of Barre granite has
been erected on the lot of Homer w. Hea-
ton in Green Mount cemetery.
b. II. TYLER of Greenfield, Mass, super
numerary agent of the American Express
company, was in town over Sunday.
WE express our hearty acknowledgement
to Mr.. G. Def. Bancroft for valuable sta
tistics regarding Montpelier's grand list.
Mr.. AND Mrs. F. w. MORSE and Mr.. and
Mrs George l.. Spear of West Randolph
spent Sunday and Monday at Camp Watson.
A POSTER giving information regarding
enlistnents in the regular army has been
placed on one of the walls of the post-office
corridor,
The orchestra played at ball at Roxbury
last Friday evening. 1t has been engaged
for the commencement exercises at Norwich
university
Mrs. n. S. SPRAGUE and Mrs. S. NJ. Fer
guson started for Chicago on Wednesday of
last week. They are to remain there sew
eral months.
The state board of agriculture meets next
Friday to complete arrangements for pub
fishing its pamphlet regarding the resources
Of the state.
The Apollo quartette has been engaged to
furnish music for the commencement exer-
cises of the high school at Bethel on the
evening of June 10.
GEORGE w. BOLTON, veteran compost
tor on the WATCHMAN, is dangerously i'll
with inflammation of the bowels. There is
slight hope of his recovery.
CHESTER WRIGHT entertained few of his
young friends at his home on last week
Wednesday afternoon, the day being the
twelfth anniversary of his birthday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. A. G.. STONE returned from
Florida on last week Tuesday. Mrs. Stone
had been in Florida all winter, and Mr..
Stone went there several months ago.
Miss EMELINE LEWIS had a stroke of pa
ralysis on Wednesday of last week, and for
several days she was in critical condition.
She is more comfortable now, however.
A. F. PRATTE has moved his barber shop
from No 90 State street to one of the rooms
recently occupied by j. A. Wing, Esq, at
the corner of State and South Main streets.
Miss BELLE FIFIELD was present at the
ball of the Burlington Cadets on Friday
evening of last week. During her visit in
Burlington she was the guest of Mrs. T. S.
Peck.
THE Thirteenth Vermont will hold its
fourth annual reunion at Waterbury, June
II. Colonel Albert Clarke of Boston will
deliver an address. Fare one way on the
railroads.
THE Standish brothers were the battery
for the East Montpelier ball team in the
game with the Goddard Reserves at East
Montpelier, Monday morning. The home
team won, three to two.
FRANK E. DoNAHUE has returned from
Terminal City, n. S. After making a trip
to Fort Payne, Ala, for the purpose of set
ting up his business there, he intends to re-
turn to Terminal City for the summer.
A HORSE which John Peterson was driving,
at about half-past eight o'clock yesterday
morning, was struck by the train from Barre
at Heath's crossing and was instantly
killed. Fortunately the driver escaped in
jury.
HE Dl DtTDdTu tluD started ON MONDAY
for its outing in Canada, above Montreal
Among the members who went from this
vicinity were III. w. Kemp, c. G. Put
nam, jr, of Putnamsville and L. A. Kent
of Calais.
A UNION meeting of Washington county
Good Templars is to be held in the Meth
dist church at Waitsfield on the 18th in
stant. Montpelier lodge will provide an es-
say, and the response to the address of
welcome.
Mrs. GEORGE SEARS died of consumption
on Sunday in tenement in the rear OF the
Union house. She leaves a husband and
two children. The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon, Rev. j. Edward Wright
conducting the service.
AT ameeting of the members OF the Church
OF the Messiah, May 81, Rev. and Mrs, j.
+. Wright and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Kent
were chosen delegates to the Vermont Cen
tral Association Of Universalists, to be held
at East Calais, June and 4.
THE usual Sunday evening meeting at the
Church of the Messiah will be discontinued
until the second Sunday in September. On
the morning of June IA service of dedica-
ton will be observed, and in the evening of
the same day there will be Sunday school
floral service.
THE Chautauqua class had the pleasure OF
hearing:last week Friday afternoon, at the