The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30


the new st. Albans opera house.
j. A. PRocroR of Richmond Me-. was
the guest over Sunday of G. NJ. Foster,
manager of the Keeley Institute.
DIR. LADUE, the member from Alburgh
who was stricken with paralysis, was
taken home to-day in a special car.
f. A. WILKINS of Salem, Mass, the gay
and festive galuses drummer, was in town
over Sunday, in a bowling light suit.
THE Cafe Vendome is once more closed,
owing to the democratic victory and the
probable repeal of the Mckinley tariff.
Miss OLIVE Stout has been spending a
few days in Putney, the guest OF Miss Hew-
lit, daughter of Representative Hewitt.
THE Barre girls have invited the Montpe-
lier girls to join them in the leap year ball
in Barre on Thursday evening. How nice!
THE killets'" dancing-school begins to-
morrow afternoon, and the kids y in the
evening, with Professor Gilmore as teacher.
THE Chautauqua class will meet with
Mrs. Branard, corner St. Paul and Liberty
streets, next Friday afternoon at two
o'clock.
A PETITION, numerously signed, has been
circulated about town, asking congress to
repeal the act closing the Worlds Fair on
Sundays.
The Ladies Reading Club of Christ
church will meet with Miss Mary Dewey
on Monday evening, December 5, at half.
past seven.
FORTY couples attended the dance at the
Pavilion last Wednesday evening. Every
thing was elaborate, from the floor mana
gers to the menu.
THE Knights Templar, a part of Aurora
lodge, and the Odd Fellows attended the
funeral of the late George w. Tilden at
Barre, last Sunday.
WORD comes from st. Adams that an
other child has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. W. Barnum, and that Mrs. Barnum is
critically i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. NJ. c. HOOKER, sister of Edwin
Lane of Marshfeld, died at Washington, ID.
G last week The remains passed through
here last Friday, and were buried at Plain
field.
REV G. w. GALLAGHER breaches next
Sunday morning on Faith" His evening
subject will be A Mighty Famine" the
fifth sermon in his series on " The Prodigal
Son"
GEORGE VILEs gave a party at the Pavilion
last Friday evening in honor of Mrs and
Miss Atkins of Boston. Mr.. Viles went on
Monday to that city, TO continue his art
studies.
Miss KATE STowELL, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Stowell, while driving on Sem
mary Hill, last Wednesday afternoon, was
thrown from her carriage and quite seri-
ously injured.
THE only man in town who has got a
good look at the comet is Louis, the night
clerk at the Pavilion. Saw it last night,
over there" said Louis, "and it was going
like a streak of lightning"
FRED BLANCHARD has moved into his new
house on School street. The tenement on
East Liberty street vacated by him is to be
occupied about January by Justus Batch
elder and his prospective bride.
A Mrs. WINCH of Northfield was attacked
by illness, last Wednesday, while on her way
to Montpelier. On the arrival of the train
she was taken to the Montpelier house.
where she died few hours later.
The dancing school for the young married
folk opens Thursday evening, in the hall of
Blanchard block, with Professor Elmore as
teacher. Mr.. Emore has a number of new
figures ready, including the skirt dance.
FRANK MCGILL, of the grocery firm of
Stewart & McGill, is laid up with a badly
sprained ankle, received Saturday morning
by jumping to the ground from the seat of
the delivery wagon and alighting on small
stone.
AS was prophesied, the argus and Patriot
reported 1000 torches in line-what a
"line " l-on the night of the democratic
jamboree. Well, all duly qualified demo-
Gratis were seeing aot double but treble on
that occasion.
Miss MARY PHINNEy came home from
Rutland to spend Thanksgiving, accompa-
MED by K. G Page, John Morrison, Tom
Aitcheson, Miss Taylor and Miss Whitney.
The party attended the Wednesday evening
dance at the Pavilion.
AMBROSE ALEXANDER goes to North
Haverill, N. H., December /, to erect a
large stone-shed for the North Haverill
granite company, in which General Stephen
Thomas George w. Scott and other Mont
pelier men are interested.
| NEMA, little daughter of A. G. Bowers, so
severely burned last July, was taken to
Boston last week Tuesday, by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowers. The operation to be performed is
the skin-graftng variety, and considerable
epidermis is needed Mr.. Bowers will be
the first " victim"
The non-partisan Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold Keeley
League sociable at Womans Relief Corps
hail. Friday evening, December 2. Pro.
ceeds will aid in helping some one to the
Keeley cure. All are invited to help for.
! ward the good work.
UNION Thanksgiving services were held
at the Baptist church, last Thursday morn.
ing. A small attendance was present. Rev
g. o. Webster preached the sermon, from
the text, Be We thankful" and was as
sisted by Rev. G. w. Gallagher, Rev. A. j
Hough and Rev. e. A. Bishop.
THE warnings are out for the annual vii
lage meeting, next Monday evening. The
only article, outside of routine business, il
in relation to the report of the committee
appointed July to examine into the need
of a change or an improvement in the sew,
erage system. The ensuing village meet
ing will not be held until year from next
March,
A WOMAN named Burbank, from Cabot
arrived in town Saturday night, with three
small children. They were utterly desti
tute, and presented a forlorn appearance
They had been visiting in Bristol, and the
overseer of the poor in that town had
bought them ticket to Montpelier. Over
seer Irish put them up for the night and
Sunday morning they had disappeared
probably started afoot for Cabot.
REPORTS from the house of correction
state that " the mayor" has gained Ave
pounds, takes things philosophically, and
being used to work, makes light of his daily
labors. On the other hand, it seems to have
gone hard with Jack" and he is reported
to be in the hospital, afflicted with general
tuckeredness. Work never agreed witt
him. The Spauldings, pere and H. are doing
WELL and cheerful tidings are sent from the
remaining exiles.
THE Kelley cure has a rival system, a SO.
cret preparation injected into the arm in