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

Mrs w. f. ADAMS and children have re-
turned from Rutland,
REV. A. MAcGEoRGE will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday.
Mrs. H. n. TAPLIN has returned from her
visit at Beverly Farms, Mass.
REV. III. NJ. DOUGLASS of Putney preached
at the Baptist church last Sunday.
Mrs. THOMAS SpoFFoRD of New York is
visiting her friend, Mrs. j. G. Walker.
Mr.. AND Mrs. A. ID. GILLEY started for
Boston on three weeks visit, Monday.
JUDGE UPTON, who has been ill for some
time at the Pavilion, is gradually improving.
T.. n. BEAN, recently of the firm of Frink
q Bean, BARRIERS, has opened shop in West
Randolph.
LEON TANNER, Charley Carter and Bert
Celley went to Boston Monday to remain
permanently.
The kindergarten, by Miss Fiske, has
opened pleasantly, the afternoon class being
especially large this year.
GEORGE A. KNAPP returned Monday
night from his vacation, spent principally
in the vicinity of Boston.
b. b. SLOAN went yesterday to Wood
stock, where he will spend a weeks vaca-
ton with brother and uncle
SEVEN o'clock will be the hour for be-
ginning the Sunday evening service in the
Church of the Messiah for the present.
LATHRoP LEWIS, a well-known farmer of
Putnamsville, died last week, at the age of
eighty one years The funeral occurred on
Friday.
MIR, AND Mrs. SHEPLEY of Boston have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Briggs
for the past week. Mrs. Shepley is Mrs.
Briggs sister.
II. X. ShERBURNE of Barre will move to
Montpelier about the first of October, and
will take position with the firm OF Marvin
& Sherburne
The state executive committee of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor is too meet at the Pavilion next Fri
day afternoon.
Miss MAE BULLARD, clerk for II. G.
Webster & Co.. has gone to Connecticut to
teach a school, and Miss Emma Wood has
taken her place.
j. 7. SABIN, secretary of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, went to
New Hampshire on last week Thursday
for vacation of two or three weeks.
AT the annual meeting of the st. Johns
bury x Lake Champlain railroad company
at st. Johnsbury, last week. S. c. Shurteff,
Esq, was reelected one of the directors.
THE course of the handicap bicycle race
of the Barre Bicycle Club, on Tuesday of
next week, will be between Barre and Mont
pelier. An interesting contest is expected.
COLONEL U. A. WOODBURY. of Burlington
was in town on Friday of last week, en-
route to Barre, where he attended the re-
ception of U. a. Woodbury. camp, Sons of
Veterans.
JOSEPH PECoR was tried on Wednesday
of last week for drunkenness, and fined
S10.01. He disclosed on Clinton Town,
who on Monday was found guilty of selling
and was fined $50. He appealed.
CAssIUs ii. REED recently sold his home
stead on Clay hill to William n. Peck for
"A moi har trap far nf na1
tate is that of house and farm from Stephen
w. Bascom to David r. Gray, for $500.
THE Topic Club is to meet on Tuesday
evening of next week at the home of DIR.
g, E. Chandler. The subject of the debate
will be- " Resolved that the annexation of
Canada would be benefit to the United
States"
AT meeting of citizens of Pierre, S. D.,
recently, b. A. Cummins was elected chair
man of the board Of trade of that city Mr..
| Cummins' success in his business relations
at Pierre is very gratifying to his Mont
pelier friends.
AMONG the guests of the Pavilion who
have arrived recently are Mrs. NJ A. Knapp
of Pittsburgh mother of w. Foster Smythe,
Mr.. and Mrs f. NJ. Nichols of Chicago,
E. A. Hall of Boston and Miss Il. A. Moul-
ton of New York.
CARROLL, the only son of Martin w.
Wheelock, died suddenly on Thursday of
last week. He was in his sixth year, and
was bright and promising little fellow.
The parents have the sincere sympathy of
their many friends.
The annual meeting of the Non partisan
Woman's Christian Temperance Union was
held at the home of Rev A. j. Hough on
Wednesday afternoon of last week. Re
ports were presented, but the election of
officers was postponed two weeks.
FORTY. EIGHT persons went from Mont
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cursion of the Wells River road, on Thurs
day OF last week. Such trip ON such
day deserved much larger patronage.
Those who went report delightful time.
AFTER the concert of the band at the
Pavilion stand, last week Friday evening,
the members were entertained at the Hotel
kempton ice cream, cake and coffee being
served. The kindness of the proprietor
was acknowledged with some of the bands
best music.
THE Industrial School met last Saturday
for the first time after vacation. The little
girls were pleased with their crimson aprons,
eager to learn their patchwork and de-
lighted with the books and children's maga-
zines that We're contributed by friends of
the association.
NINE of the workmen of Fred Hall, the
stone cutter, brought suit against him on
Saturday for wages due them. 1t looked
for time as though the action would be
settlement was made this week and work
will be continued as usual.
AT the regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union next week
Tuesday, at three o'clock in the afternoon,
at the Bethany church parlors, Mrs. A. NJ.
Medley of Syracuse, n ", will conduct
mothers meeting" Every woman in the
place will be gladly welcomed.
f. e. DoNAHUE and f. X Markham, the
latter of Barre, have recently purchased
some 1000 acres Of land on Ascutney noun
tain, in Windsor, and they think the granite
will prove to be very fine article. On Sat
urday three specimens of dark green were
exhibited at the Montpelier house.
THE National Unitarian Conference will
be held in Saratoga September 2l-24. Round
trip tickets from Burlington via Lake
Champlain and Delaware & Hudson Canal
Company's railroad, So; via Lake Cham
plain and Lake George, $3.50. A number
OF Montpelier people are expected to make
the trip.
In connection with the statement of last
week that the postmaster general had re-
quested Postmaster Morse to inspect the
other offices of the county, it should be said
that not only does the request call for the
giving of a good deal of tima IN tha Uorlr