The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-02


died last week Friday night of cholera in
fantum.
FRED CARR went, last week, to work as
assistant engineer at the state asylum at
Waterbury.
AMOS ROBINSON, assistant janitor of the
post-ofice building, started on short vaca-
ton Monday.
NEssRs. DUFER AND MARSHALL of the
band are contemplating locating perma-
nently in town.
A REGULAR COMMUNICATION of Aurora
Lodge, f. and A. NJ, will be held next
Monday evening.
Miss DORA JONES, an agent of the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company in Chicago,
is at the Pavilion.
j. E. CURRAN started on Monday on
three days carriage drive through Brook
field and Braintree.
II is expected that Mrs. w. A. Briggs will
return this week, and sing in the Bethany
church choir next Sunday
S. w. CoRsE, Il. e. Sanders and II. ID.
Hopkins, Jr., have exhibitions of poultry at
the state fair at Burlington.
Miss EMMA WELLS is to enter Wellesley
College this fall. Her sister, Miss Dora,
will return to Minnesota soon.
THE next union meeting of Washington
County Christian Endeavor Societies will
| be held at Marshtield in October.
FRANK j. PAREAU has refurnished his
barber shop on State street, and the room
presents handsome appearance.
Miss OLIVE Stout, stenographer for the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
returned last night from Cincinnati.
Miss CARRIE j. JORDAN has returned
from Thomaston, Maine, where she had
been spending vacation of several weeks.
WILLARD Cotton, son of II. c. Cotton, is
much better, and he will probably return to
/ his work at Sprinutipln Masg in a fp La
Mrs. MAHLoN KINsoN, awell-remembered
resident of Montpelier, now living in Wash
ington, is visiting L. Il. Skinner and family.
w. E. ADAMS has been elected a director
of the First National bank to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Hon. John A.
Page.
A CONVENTION of Sunday-schools of
Washington county is to be held at Trinity
church on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
G. o. SCovILLE, formerly of Montpelier
and now rector of the Episcopal church at
Westville, Conn, is visiting friends in
town.
Mrs II. n. TArLIN is visiting friends at
Beverly Farms Mass. A brother of Mr..
Taplin-J. Corwin Taplin of Philadelphia
has been in town a few days.
Mr.. AND Mrs. G. T. FERGUSON returned
to their home in New York yesterday. Mr..
Ferguson has been purchasing horses in
! this vicinity.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALVIN F. SoRTwELL and
family and Miss Hilton, who had been at
the Pavilion nearly all summer, returned
to Cambridge, Mass, last week
w. A. BRIGGS entertained small COM
| pany of friends with number of organ Sc
| lections at Bethany church. last Sunday
evening The recital was greatly enjoyed.
b. w MORRISON was found guilty on last
week Thursday of intoXication, and was
! fined S13 Of. He appealed, and g. A. Bond
| and w. a. Lord became sureties in the sum
of $50.
Mrs H. NJ. PAIGE and daughter, who
| have spent several weeks with friends in
! Montpelier, Barre and Cabot yesterday re-
turned to their home in Paterson, New
Jersey.
REV. G. I. RAYMOND preached his fare
well sermon at the Baptist church last Sun
/ day. Rev a, McGeorge of the State Mis-
siOnary Association of the Baptist church is
! to preach next Sunday.
Miss ELLA WAITE of the Vermont Mutual
| Life Insurance Office went to her home in
Cambridge last Friday, for vacation of ten
days. Margaret Sabin, daughter of j. T.
| Sabin, accompanied her.
Mr.. REINHoLD HERMAN returned to New
/ York last week Friday night. He goes to
Germany in few weeks to be present at
the first presentation OF his second opera,
w illbh pNNulS az III uuSMI Ith III ONlOUtI
GEORGE A. KNAPP and T. f. Callahan of
| the post. office force, are taking their vaCa-
tiOns. Both are now in Burlington in at
| tendance at the state fair, and Mr.. Knapp
will spend a portion of his vacation in
Boston.
X. c. WHEELER made a brief visit to
Montpelier last week, returning to his
| home in Fairfax Thursday afternoon. Mr.
Wheeler started 70: Portland, Ore, on
Monday, and will reach his destination on
Sunday.
LAST Sunday morning Rev. j. Edward
Wright spoke on James Russell Lowell,
quoting freely from the dead poets words
and pointing ont the leading elements of
his character. The discourse was much en-
joyed by the congregation.
The concert by the band on last week
Wednesday evening was much enjoyed by
a large number of listeners. The men who
were engaged for the Bennington encamp-
lnent played with the band for the last time
at this concert.
WHILE the crowd was waiting in front of
the state-house Tor the president to appear,
Wednesday noon, one sturdy denizen of
the hills was heard to remark, with sigh:
"Well, this is about as tireSOme as waiting
for woodchuck to come out of his hole"
On Sunday morning last a basket of
choice cut flowers was placed at the head
| of the pew in Bethany church so long oc-
cupied by the late Hon. John a. Page, who
had for more than thirty years rendered
highly acceptable service as an officer Of
the church.
A. S. BRAMAN had his pocket picked dur
ing the presidents visit on last week
Wednesday. His pocket-book, containing
SO, check for SIS, and some papers, was
taken. The light-fingered gentlemen had a
tine opportunity for professional work while
the crowd was standing in front of the
state house.
THE friends of Mr.. Clarence Eddy for
merly organist of Bethany church, and now
organist of the First Presbyterian church Of
Chicago, will be pleased to know that he is
in town to-day and that he will give an in.
formal recital at Bethany church this even
ing at half-past eight o'clock. All lovers of
music in Montpelier will appreciate his
kindness in acceding to their wishes.
JUDGE MUNsoN was in town yesterday to
examine the case of Wheeler against
School District No. - of Barre, which was
left over by the last session of the court.
A pro .torpld decision for the plaintiff was
given, and the case will be heard by the
supreme court The question at issue is
whether or not land taken for school pur-
poses does not revert the original owner