The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-09
Montpelier and Vicinity.

EVERY other person in town has a cold
THOMAS GIsBoRNE is visiting in New York
city.
d. f. LONG was in Boston a few days last
week
REV. j. PAoUET of Lyndonville was in
town Monday
The Capital Granite Company is to put
up new shed.
Miss FANNIE WRIGHT has been very i'll
with typhoid fever.
Miss GERTRUDE DREW has been confined
to the house with fever.
Miss GRACE BEDARD of st. Albans is WIS.,
iting Mrs. l.. Bart Cross.
ABOUT 81 600 a week. net, is what the
Kelley Institute is raking in.
A YOUNG daughter of Rev. G. w. Gala
CHER is i'll with typhoid fever
Mrs. II. NJ. PIERCE and son Hart have
returned from visit to Boston.
FRED A. Rowland graced Lancaster, n.
H., by his presence over Sunday,
YOUNG man wanted in store. Apply to
j. w. Emery, opera-house block.
EXMAYoR SMILE went to Marshtield,
Monday, as referee in a law case,
COLONEL L. NJ MILLER and wife re-
turned to Wisconsin last Monday.
MAPLEsoN's OPERA COMPANY at the
Opera-house, November H. in " Fadette."
G. J. GLEASON returned last Saturday
night from a three weeks trip through the
| West
DIR. ED F. MURRAY is to take his mother
to Worcester, Mass, where he recently
located.
THE Montpelier Orchestra furnishes
music for the firemen's ball at Barre next
Friday night
DIR. c. e. CHANDLER returned from New
York, last Wednesday, and looks strong
and well again.
THE Bethany Reading Club will meet
with Mrs. A. N. Blanchard next week Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meets Thursday afternoon at the
residence of Presiding Elder Truax.
The vote of Berlin for electors of presi-
dent and vice-president was: Republican,
159; democratic, 110; prohibition, 2.
A SMALL freight wreck between the juno
ton and NOrthfield. last Wednesday morn
ing, blocked the rails for few hours.
HARRY McALLIsTER, who was seriously
injured in the Richmond disaster has got
off his crutches, and is getting into line.
REV. A. n. LEWIS has been dangerously i'll
for several days. His wife and son came
from New Haven, Conn. last Friday night.
LAST Sunday was communion Sunday at
Bethany church, and five new members
We're admitted-four by confession of faith
and one by letter
IT is to be regretted that E. NJ Irish does
not weigh within hundred pounds as much
as he did last March, There is still COM
Portable residuum, however.
CHARLES S. REED returned to Chicago on
the early morning train, Monday, "to cast
republican vote in the doubtful state of
Illinois" as he expressed it.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company lost about S10,0OO in the st. Johns
bury blaze, but will get back portion in
salvage on personal property.
Mr.. AND MRS. JAMEs T. SABIN spent
Sunday in Cambridge. They go this week
to BloomiDgdale. in the Adirondacks, where
Mrs Sabin is to spend the winter.
Miss. GRACE, sister of Miss Libby Haw-
kins, from New York state, is in town,
learning the millinery business and taking
piano lessons of Professor Blanpied
THURSDAY evening of this week will be an
"open night at the Apollo Club for all
members of the association, their families,
and such friends as they choose to invite
MRS HENRY PRIEST and Mrs. A. B.
Hepburn of Canton, N. Y, were called to
Montpelier. last week, by the dangerous
illness of their mother, Mrs. c. G. Eaton.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society will be held on Wednesday after
noon, November IS, in the vestry of the
Methodist church. A full attendance is de-
sired.
THE Free Press correspondent remarks
that the various bets of hats and cigars in
7 Montpelier are "mostly in favor OF Harri-
SON." Ordinarily, IL takes two men to COM
plete bet.
THE wood-shed ON Hubbard hill, owned
by John K. Hubbard, burned yesterday
morning at about four o'clock The fire
was probably caused by spark from loco
motive, or may have been incendiary.
The big safe for the Capital Savings Bank
was moved by G, b. Roberts and his corps
OF assistants, and the Boston expert from
the Safe Company pronounced it the most
expeditions job of safe-moving he had ever
seen.
A CENTRAL VERMONT train now leaves for
Barre at 1880 P. M, instead of $50, as
heretofore. Returning, it leaves Barre at
| IL. This is for the accommodation of Barre
people who may wish to attend entertain
ments in Montpelier.
THE supreme court heard the cases of
Betsey IL. Arbuckle v. Charles Templeton
and State v. Peter G. Dewey on Wednesday ;
the cases of State v. James III. Kelley, c.
III. Sawyer V. G. III. Cross x Son, and
Lizzie L. Smith V. III. M. Pierce, admins
traitor, ON Thursday.
ABOUT twenty-five couples attended the
dance in the hall in Blanchard block last
Thursday evening. A tall and distinguished
looking official connected with the house of
representatives allowed that he had "a
Joe elegant time.'
FRED W. BANCROFT will give his Even
ing with Old English Ballads" at West
minister hotel, New York City, the after
noon OF December 8; also at Albany, N. Y,
November %. After that?-well, possibly
a tour OF the Continent and the South Seas
"CoUNT CASPER" drew a $42O house at
Blanchard opera-house last Friday evening
| Under the inspiratiOn of such a bip audianca
the company gave a hrst-class entertain