The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Il. X PECK is putting up a house on his
lot on Elm street.
II. E. SLAYToN is travelling for Spring
field stationery firm.
Miss BELLE FIFIELD went to Boston on
Monday for months visit.
Mrs. LovELAND MuNsoN of Manchester is
spending few days in Montpelier.
The Bethany reading club met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. II. ID. Hopkins.
Mrs. JOSEPH STERLING had shock Mon
day night, but is comfortable at present.
ID. w. DUDLEY has been ill with the grip,
but was confined to the house but one day.
REV. /. p. BOOTH of Mortified preached
at the Church of the Messiah Sunday morn
ing.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT will preach at
the Morse school-house next Sunday after
noon.
FRANK GARRAUD went to Fitchburg,
Mass. Monday night to see brother, who
is quite ill.
THE Excelsior Granite Company has just
shipped to New York monument costing
about $1,000.
THOMAS WILDLY encampment is to be
visited by the grand officers on Friday even
ing of this week.
Mr.. JAMES, recently of Minneapolis,
Mimi, a flute and piccolo player, is now
playing in the band.
WILLIAM o. STANDIsH has raised his
house on Elm street next to the Jail, and
new story is being put in.
V. L. SLAyToN has gone to Gilmore to
bring his family, who have beeu there dur
ing the winter, to Montpelier.
THE of the building on State street in
which Denison Dewey & Son were formerly
located is being made into tenements.
The mother of Clarence Eddy of Chicago,
,.nN. nAtI A1, Tod
at her home in Greenfield, Mass, recently.
HARRY WEBSTER, who has been with II.
A. Bowman for the past year, will probably
go to Michigan soon to remain permanently.
RUFUS ROBINSON of Clarksvile, Canada,
brother of Frank Robinson of this place, has
accepted position as clerk for j. w. Emery.
The orchestra is to play at Barre to-
morrow evening at the presentation of the
play "Our Boys" by the Goddard students.
SIBLEY AND KEMP are to build two new
houses on their land on Barre street in
few weeks, and others will probably build
later on.
REV. A. b. TRUAx, presiding elder of the
Montpelier district, is to hold a quarterly
conference meeting at Trinity church this
evening.
The Topic Club met last night at the
home of Miss Dora Hodgdon, on School
street The principal magazines were taken
as subjects
CAPTAIN GEORGE S. ROBINSON has moved
from Summer street to the upper part of the
house of his son, Charles f. Robinson, on
Barre street.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. w. FERRIN, Mr.. and
! Mrs. l.. b. Cross and Mrs. w. A. Stowell
| have gone to Boston, and Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
w. Temple to New York.
Mr. AND Mrs. N. c. TABOR entertained
a company of friends at their home Satur-
day afternoon, some of the very finest of
sugar being provided.
LEWIS GREENWOOD has purchased the
house of the late Mrs. Robert Hargin, on
| Court street, and is making repairs. he in
tends to occupy it himself.
The Chautauqua class will meet with
Mrs. A. o. Cummins next Friday afternoon
at quarter-past two o'clock. The meeting
last Friday was with Mrs. M. A. Kent.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Curtis next
| week Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock.
Subject, Prison, Jail and Alms-house
| Work"
j. G. HoUGHToN is away on a three weeks
business trip, in the course of which he will
visit number of the larger cities including
Baltimore, Nd. Mrs. Houghton accom-
panies him.
Mr.. AND Mrs. A. ID. GILLEY, who have
been at the Pavilion since last summer
will spend about month at the home. of her
parents at Fitchburg.
AT the meeting of the grand lodge of the
New England Order of Protection, at Bur-
lington, on last week Wednesday, E. e
Towner was elected secretary and H. NJ
Pierce one of the trustees.
The Montpelier friends of the late Rev
L. G.. Ware who attended his funeral al
Burlington on Sunday were Rev. j. Edward
Wright and wife, Mrs. George w. Reed
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johonnott
l.. NJ. HAMMOND, an extensive coal dealer
in Chicago, ILL.,, is visiting his cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. ID. w. Dudley. Mr.. Hammond
will also visit other relatives and friends in
Vermont before returning to Chicago
THE union temperance meeting arranged
for last Sunday evening was postponed
until next Sunday as Rev. j. Edward
Wright, who was to speak, went to Burling
ton TO attend the funeral of Rev. l.. G. Ware
THE local dealers in sugar have expert
enced none of the difficulty in getting
stock which dealers in some other places art
reported to be having The supply ran
pretty low at one time, but it did not Civ,
out.
of Christ church, in the vestry of the Churcl
of the Messiah, last week Wednesday after
noon and evening, We're patronized by
large number, and the net proceeds wer,
$105.
The Christian Endeavor Society of tn,
Baptist church observed its third anniver
sary Monday evening, when pleasant so
ciable was held Members of the othe
Christian Endeavor societies were presen
by invitation.
MRS. JAMES T. SABIN and Waite went t.
Cambridge yesterday to visit Mrs. Sabin'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. q. b. Waite, for
few days. Mr. Sabin is to start to-day oi
a short business trip to Rutland, LUDLOW
, and Bellows Falls.
, 1T Is not generally understood that il
towns having letter-carrier service the 10
cal postage is two cents, but such is tn
case. Many local letters having one-cen
stamps on the envelopes are received b.
the Montpelier office.
"MY GIRL" and my Mother-in-law
were given at the opera-house last Frida.
r evening, and on Monday evening Barloy
/. Brothers minstrels appeared at the sam
. place. Both companies gave fair satisfaC
tion to the audiences.
The Free Press Montpelier correspondent
I with his accustomed accuracy, commits tn
Q bar of Washington county to a movemen
TO secure the appointment Of Judge III. II
Wheeler to the vacancy in the United State