The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-25

| DtIllns MIS- Ellis was SeVenty-fOur years
old, and has practically lived in Montpelier
all her life.
ENSIGN THEODORE G.. DEWEY has re-
ceived orders to report at New York, De-
cember l. on board the United States
cruiser Chicago" the flagship of the white
squadron.
The gale of Monday night criss-crossed
the telephone wires around the village, blew
down poles between North Montpelier and
Calais, and created similar havoc In La
moille county.
l.. p. GLEASON left yesterday morning for
Middlebury, to represent the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company in the ad-
lustment OF It's happily light losses in the re-
cent confiagration.
Miss BLISS, daughter of Landlord II. e.
Bliss of the Union house, has recovered
| from her threatened attack Of typhoid fever
Mrs. Bliss has been i'll for few days the
result of overwork
p. g. DODGE, editor of the Burlington In
dependent, bobbed into town last Monday
with his dome of thought half concealed by
bandage. A playful colt kicked him in
his frontispiece, last week.
THE Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church
met with Mrs. II. G. Bowman, on Cedar
street, last Friday evening. A large COM
pany gathered, and black board calisthenics
were the order of the evening.
Miss ETA MAxHAM closed a twelve
weeks term of school in district No. 6, on
the Goth instant. The number of pupils
having no marks is evidence of one i'm
portant element in successful school.
UNION services are to be held, Thanks
giving day, at eleven A. NJ, at Bethany
church, to which all the other denomina-
tions in town have been invited Rev.
George W. Gallagher is to preach the SER
mon,
w. w. ADAMS, a WATCHMAN pressman,
suffered, on Monday, what is likely to come
to all pressmen sooner or later, a mangled
finger. Fortunately the loss is not likely to
be more than the nail of digit of the left
hand.
REV. j. II. HINcKs left last Saturday for
Stamford, Conn. Mrs. Hincks was in
Woodstock last week, and Tuesday after
noon explained to some of her Montpelier
friends some Of the workings of Atlanta
University.
CHARLES HODGES, nephew of j. W.
Payne, formerly .well-known cigar manu-
facturer at Montpelier, was in town Satur-
day for the first time in twenty-five years.
lie is now travelling for a whip concern at
Westteld, Mass.
IRA YOUNG, former Montpelierite, who
went West in '67, has returned to town. and,
If the climate agrees with him, will remain
| For the past score or more of years he has
lived in Washington, Oregon, and other far
Western points.
B. S. SYLVESTER, for some three years in
charge of the WATCHMAN press-room has
gone to Boston to seek employment.
Brad's friends and former associates in the
printers craft will wish him the best of
good fortune.
A. A. HADLEY, formerly musical instructor
on Seminary Hill and organist of the Unita-
rian church, has been obliged to give up his
position in st. Luke's School, near Brook
lyn, N Y. and is now in Boston, under
going treatment for his eyes.
Miss MARY WILSON and Miss Bertha
Bement of Bishop Hopkins hall Burlington,
arrive to-day to visit Mrs. G. b. Wilson at
the Pavilion, and Robert II. Wilson ex-
poets to entertain X S, Harbour OF the Bos
ton Institute of Technology.
The first of the series of Red Letter Days
of the Bethany Reading Club will be OBJ
served next Tuesday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mr.. James R. Langdon at the in
vitation of Miss White, who will receive
the members and their guests.
JAMES G. ALLEN of New York, and o. j
Copeland and S. T. Staples of Montpelier,
were last week elected directors of the Ex-
celsior Granite Company. The directors
chose S. T. Staples president; j. c. Allen
vice-president; o. j. Copeland secretary
and treasurer.
II. n. TAPLlN has moved into his remod-
eed house on State street, which is now a
handsome residence-practically a new
house A new roof has been added, the
plate glass put in, a bay window built, and
another story added
THERE is to be Thanksgiving service,
this evening, in the Unitarian vestry. Rev.
Mr.. Wright requested the members of his
parish to write concisely what, in their
opinion they had to be thankful for the past
year, and those who care to will have their
letters read this evening.
THE suit of Ira Ellis V. Edgar Magoon, a
seven-by-nine general-assumpsit imbroglo,
was heard before Justice Senter, in the
office of Wing & Kimball, last Saturday af-
ternoon. Wing & Kimball appeared for
the plaintiff, and Lord 4 Boynton for de-
fendant. Decision was carefully reserved
The Springfield Republican speaks of I" the
proposed consolidation of the Central Ver-
mont with the Vermont and Canada and the
Montpelier x Wells River systems" The
Republican probably tried to say Montpelier
& White River. The Montpelier & Wells
River is not figuring as c Consolidated road.
EDWARD DEWEY and Thomas Dewey,
Colonel Fred E. Smith, General Stephen
Thomas, and Ma jor l.. w Shedd, attended
the organization at Burlington, last week
Tuesday evening, Of a state commandery of
the Loyal Legion. Colonel Smith and Ed.
ward Dewey are charter members, and the
other gentlemen enrolled themselves with
the new organization.
DIR. II. III. MCINTYRE of West Randolph
having charge of the inspection of sugar
under the new bounty law, was in town
last week, and looked over rooms in the
second story of the federal building. He
has received intelligence from Washington
that an office had been assigned him in the
federal building for himself and for a labo-
ratory for testing sugar.
JOHN HARDIGAN refused to discharge
certain mortgage and give up a certain note
held by him as administrator of the estate
OF John Kelly, whereupon j. A. Wing
brought petition in the court of chancery
to have Hardigan commanded to give up
the document. The court gave the COM
mand. Hardigan shrugged his shoulders,
and was committed to jail last Saturday and
fined $50 for contempt of court.
WHILE Il. E. Hills was driving his road
cart down School street, last Friday morn
ing his horse fell in heap and Mr.. Hills
shot over his head, landing in an equally
comprehensive heap. What in Halifax
ails you lately" he inquired of his horse,
as he remounted his cart and drove along
When asked about the episode later, he
asserted; Never touched me-"