The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-23

Rev. Mr.. Wright begins series of doctri-
nal sermons.
Miss LILLIAN SMITH entertained the
Barrestreet girls last Friday evening with
cards and dancing.
Mrs. L. @. VAIL was robbed OF $40 last
week, by twelve-year-old lad, whose name
is suppressed for good reasons. Most of the
money was recovered.
EVENING services will be resumed in the
Church of the Messiah next Sunday, when
Mr.. Wright will repeat, by request, SER
mon on the =" Book of Jonah"
REV. G. w. GALLAGHER will preach Sun
day morning on "Why We Believe the
New Testament" On Sunday evening his
subject will be Dangers when Away from
Home"
Il. +. BRADIsH is in town, looking for suf-
fcient inducements to extend to this part
OF the state the lines of the Commercial
Telegraph Company, of which he is the Bur-
lington manager.
THE Centennial house and Kmbal's
drugstore at Hardwick, and White &
Company's bakery and the News and Citi-
zen at Morrisville, have been connected with
the telephone exchange.
JAMES w. BROCK will pay FIVE dollars to
the person who returns him much-worn
silver dollar which he lost last week. 1t
was given to him by his father forty.two
years ago, and he has carried it ever since.
G. B. ROBERTS is winning commentator
as street commissioner by his attention to
| the street crossings. During the recent
season of slush the crossings we're kept
clean and pedestrians went over dry shod.
RoTHA J. KEEP of Northfield and Miss
Hattie, daughter Of Joel G. Cady, were
married. last Thursday, at the home of the
bride on Cady avenue, by Rev. A. j. Hough.
The wedding gifts were many and hand
some.
A MUSICAL CONVENTION, to be held at
Montpelier in the near future, is being dis
cussed. All interested are requested to
meet with c. f. Dudley for chorus re-
hearsal next Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock in the vestry of the Church of the
Messiah.
LOCAL billiard quid-nuncs from genial
Dan " Field to equally genial "Dan 1"
Guptil were astonished to learn that young
Ives defeated Shaeffer at Chicago last Sat
urday night, and won the championship of
the world at balk-line. Briggs has taken
courage.
HELEN RKDFIELD PHILLIPS, the fifteen
year-old daughter of Andrew j. Phillips
died at Chicago last week. after short i'll
ness, with rheumatic fever. The sad news
was announced in brief dispatch received
by Charles n. Phillips. Helen was grand
daughter of the late Judge T. p. Redfield,
and was born in Montpelier.
Mrs. WOOSTER SPRAGUE invited a few
friends and neighbors to tea on Thursday,
the eighty-seventh anniversary of her birth.
Mrs. Sprague is in good health her faculties
bright and as quick as ever to frame a
lively repartee or maintain their part in a
contest of pleasantries. venerable and
delightful lady whom all still wish "many
happy returns"
The Vermont Mutual, the Union Mutual,
and the New England fire insurance COM
Mas al q ypo1a of fra
quent incendiary losses, offer joint stand
ing reward Of $500 for evidence that will
convict any person who sets on fire, or at
tempts to burn, any property insured with
these companies. This move will be appre.
ciated by all honest policy-holders.
THE Montpelier Gun Club" is in pro.
cess of formation The local sportsmen and
crack shots are being interested in the
scheme, and spring will probably see the
club ready for business, from shooting clay
pigeons to plunking three-cent silver piece
at 200 yards. Frank r. Dawley, Lawson
Cummings, or most any local gun-man can
give you some information on the subject
WALTER TAPLIN, pressman for c. F. Bus
well, had hand badly jammed last Wednes-
day. The press that he was attending was
running on slow speed, and he attempted
to pick up piece of paper that had fallen
on the form. He was not quick enough
and his hand was drawn in between the
form and the heavy ink-roller, bending the
latter so that it was rendered unserviceable
THE reporter gives it for what it is worth
He doesn't know whether the person who
told it to him read it in Kate Fields Wash
ington, but hopes not, as the Argus appears
to read that paper 1t simply involved the
strange remark of young man in loca
boarding house, who, after having hash
served to him twice a day for a week, got
up and left the table, muttering a." He
brews-xiii: 81"
MONTPELIER will witness the political de
cease of vigorous and luxurious crop Of
candidates this year, and the village author
tiles have taken time by the for lock and
tain cemetery. We consider this either an
error in Judgment or a misapprehension OF
public feeling. No political remains are
likely to be "called back" this year
Hard,Dick Gazette.
The young people of Trinity church
met Friday, evening, March IS, to organize
a chapter of Epworth League, and elected
the following officers: ID. F. Clark, Presi
dent; A. G, Sutherland, w. c. Tapin, Mary
Hough and A. E. Niles, vice. presidents
w. j. Taplin, secretary; Bruce Mcdonald
treasurer. Rev. w. S. Smithers, president
OF the District League, rendered valuable
assistance in organizing the chapter.
A MAN from the Jones Brook neighbo
hood drove into town, last Saturday, with
the worse specimen of horsefesh that ever
attempted to stand on all fours, and MANY
were the expressions of Indignation heard
on the street. Every rib of the beast was
visible, and it dragged itself along with a
gait that was both laughable and pitiabe
1t should either have been taken one side
and shot, or sold to the Chinese laundry foI
a washboard, while the owner should have
been prosecuted.
JARED BRUNELL was tried, last Wednes-
day, for highway robbery, and acquitted
1t was charged that Brunell, the evening
before, held up Alfred Merchant at the
corner of Court and School streets, thrust
his hand into Merchants trousers pocket,
and took therefrom $4. Brunell was ac.
quilted through the efforts of his counsel,
Lord & Boynton, who succeeded by sharp
cross-examination in confusing Merchant to
such an extent that he did not appear to
know whether he ever had any money, OF
whether he was in Montpelier or Island
Pond. j. IL. Lucia appeared for the state.
JAMES M. boutwell, and Burnside b.
Bailey recently bought for $3.50 Nordeck
colt OF Lucus Z. Hammett of East Montpe-
lier. The horse was a fine animal, but was
afflicted with parasites-in fact, was de.
cidedly lousy. Jim " tried the old. fash