The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-21

VI BnlS WHICH SHOW Ilb esteem IN MllGl
he is held by his comrades.
MRS GEORGE II. SMILE OF Hardwicl< is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Fisher, her
parents.
BEGINNING January 1, the week Of prayer
will be observed at Bethany church every
evening.
Mr.. AND Mrs. FRED w. MORSE went to
New Jersey, last Monday, to spend the
holidays.
JOSEPH A. WING and Hiram A. Huse go
to st. Johnsbury to-day, to attend Caledonia
county court.
Mrs. JOHN DEMERITr was Just alive yes
terday afternoon, and death was moment
arily expected.
SOCIAL assembly was held in Berlin
hall, last Friday evening, with music by
Gideons band.
STATION AGENT THOMPSON has recovered
from terrific attack of toothache, and
spent Sunday in Boston,
THE announcement was Internationally
omitted, last week, that John OGrady had
returned from the Bastle.
EDWIN LANE of Lanesboro bought the
Hiram Atkins house, on Elm street, at auc
ton, last week, for So, 800.
FRANK II. ROBINSON apparently did not
like Boston. He is once more chopping
Goldfish for Frank NJ. Cory.
PROFESSOR GEORGE II. ELMoRE is to get
up " living whist" entertainment for the
Unitarian church next month.
PRESIDING ELDER TRUAx conducted
quarterly meeting at Gaysville, last Satur-
day, and preached there Sunday.
Mrs. JAMES ID. RIKER OF New York was
called to town last week by the illness of
her mother, Mrs. John Demerritt.
T. f. COTTON has been elected president,
viii Smith vice-president, and Ned Bailey
secretary Of the Bethany Topic Club
JOHN CoTTER, the engineer injured in the
freight wreck last week, has been taken to
his home in Northfeld, and is rapidly mend
ing.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Miss Eliza Rubee,
next Thursday afternoon at fifteen minutes
of three.
MRS E. d. HYDE has issued invitations
| for an entertainment at her home, Thursday,
when Fred W. Bancroft will give his bal
| lad lecture.
Mrs. II. c. WEBSTER, Mrs. w. G. Tapln
and Horace H. Scribner have presented
four pedestal spreads and banners to the
local lodge of odd Fellows.
FRED w. BANCROFT returned from New
! York last Saturday. He expresses himself
as much pleased with his visit, and his kind
entertainers at the metropolis.
EVERY time DR.. Lance has been seen on
| the street this week IL has bet in company
with some man who had horse to sell and
was filling the Doc. up with pointers.
THE band gave promenade concert and
ball at Capital hall last Saturday night.
There was not specially corpulent attend.
ance. Dancing began after nine o'clock.
FIFTEEN granite cutters are alleged to
have struck at the works of Jarvis Broth
ers, East Montpelier, last Monday, owing
to the firms employing too many appren-
tees.
THE dear girls have arranged eap-year
ball for December 30 at the Pavilion, As
| the invitations were sent out before Christ
mas, it would seem-but what an unworthy
thought!
THE ten A. NJ. train over the Central
Vermont now backs into Montpelier as it
did during session. The morning mail to
Barre is now " through express " to Will
Jamestown.
The Christmas festival at Christ church
will be held Saturday evening. The church
has been very prettily trimmed with rope
cedar, under the efficient superv ision of
Frank H. Jolliffe.
CHRISTMAS night the Bethany Sunday
school will hold a service in the church,
and Monday evening, in the vestry, a Christ
mas tree with reindeer attachments has
been arranged for.
The National Life Insurance Company
has issued its calendars for 1898. They are
handsome Autographs, in black and white
representing the main entrance to the com
pany's home Office in Montpelier
THE Young Peoples Fraternity OF the
Unitarian church hold an experience meet
ing, Thursday evening, at which each
member will explain in what way he or
she earned plunker for the poor
Mrs. JOHN II. MIMMs of st. Albans
slipped on the ice and fell while walking
on High street. in that town, last Saturday
morning, and broke the tibia of her right
leg few inches above the ankle.
THE subject of Rev. G. w. Gallagher's
morning discourse at Bethany church, Sun
day morning, will be "a Christmas Carol"
! In the evening the Sunday school will hold
its annual Christmas entertainment
BERT p. WESTON and Miss Sadie Nichols,
daughter OF George l.. Nichols, were mar
| ried last Wednesday evening, at the resi-
dence of the brides father Rev. G.. w.
Gallagher performed the ceremony.
JOHN W. SEVERANCE, compostor in the
WATCHMAN Office, and Mrs. Lydia Russell
of Franklin, VT, were married last Wednes-
| day by Rev. A. n. Lewis. They took a
short trip to Montreal and other places of
| interest
THE Industrial School is to receive
Christmas treat from the Kings Daughters,
next Saturday afternoon, in the rooms at
Mrs. Dillon's The little girls have finished
their bed-quilt and are now making aprons
/ lOi luclustlNtSs
THE Odd Fellows have elected the fol-
lowing officers: G. p, C. II. Bagley; II. p,
A. @. Templeton; S. W., r, II, Whitney
j. W., j. II. Senter; treasurer, ID. W. Dud-
ley; scribe, f. e. Smith The installation
will occur January &.
AN explosion of naphtha in the house of
Robert Cook, on Hillside street. last Wednes-
day, caused fire that slightly damaged the
building. Mr.. and Mrs. Cook were burned
about the hands. The fire department was
on hand with its usual promptness.
MRS. A. C. Brown invited the Shake
speare club to meet at her house last Satur-
| day evening, to commemorate the birthday
Of the poet Whittier Original poems on
Whittier were read by Mrs. A. o. Cum
mfrs and Mrs. III. n Cross. Clarence
Whittier was unable to be present.
THE "Two Thieves" was produced at
| Blanchard Opera-house, last Thursday
evening, by an itinerant band of hamfat-
ters and transformers of the most painful
variety. Nothing quite so fatiguing has
been purveyed TO us for a long time.
'Twere fiattery to even describe the per-
formance.
DIR. KEMP was summoned 10 the Center
on Friday TO dress wound which COrte2