The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-13

Mrs. GEORGE f. BATcHELDER and two |
children of Denver, Col, and Mrs. William |
l.. Martin and daughter Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, are the guests of Mrs. M. A. L. Bur
bank at the Pavilion.
Mrs. CHARLES II. HEAToN, Mrs. I. r.
Moulton. Mrs. NJ. e. Smile, Mrs. George
Taplin, Master Harry Taplin and Master
Earle Smile went to Eagle Camp, Lake
Champlain, yesterday.
A FLAG POLE has been erected in front of
G. f. Buswell's house on East State street,
and between IL and ID. A. Guptil's residence
will wave a Harrison and Reid banner,
twelve by twenty-one feet
FRED A. STOCKS chief clerk of the United
States treasury department, called on Post
master Morse, last Saturday, and expressed
himself as much pleased with the federal
building and its appearance.
w. G. BELKNAP, who has just graduated
at Dartmouth College, was awarded the
second Grimes prize in English comPosi-
ton. The subject of his essay was "The
Career of James Russell Lowell"
DAN LUCIA, Perley Holden, Carl Gleason,
Ned Houghton, Ed Deavitt, Will Smith,
Rob Cushman and Tim" Merrill, Jr., are
temporarily laboring at the Vermont Mutual
Insurance Company's Office, and chewing
gum.
G. j. STANILAND gave an exhibition of
how to ride a bucking broncho, in front OF
the post-office yesterday morning. George
III. Rolfe assisted by patting the broncho on
the nose ana whispering in a strange lam
guage.
EDWARD f. MURRAY graduated on Mon
day from the medical department of the
University OF Vermont. He was member
of the committee of the class which had
charge of the business connected with
graduation.
FRED L. EATON last Friday received let
ter from Rev. j. Edward Wright announcing
the safe arrival at Bremen Of Mr.. Wright
and family. They are now pleasantly located
at " No. 13 Baumstrasse, care Frau Herwig,
Hanover, Germany"
A REGULAR session of the Montpelier
preachers society was held at the vestry
of Trinity church on Monday forenoon, and
goodly number of ministers were present.
An interesting essay was read by Rev. f.
Donaldson of Northfield.
BERT JANoRAw and stone-cutter named
Smith had scrappn' match y at Barre
last Friday. Bert gave an exhibition Of
boxing that delighted his friends and cast
gloom over Smiths entire community. All
on account of ball game.
Mr.. AND MRS. B. p MOORE and son,
Jared Sparks, Miss Julia Randolph Wins
low, daughter of Dr. Caleb Winslow of Bal
tiinore Mrs. DIR. johnson OF Cambridge,
Mass, and Mrs. 1. n. Camp of Chicago are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Taplin.
f. w. BANCROFT entertained a company
of friends at tea, given in honor of Miss
Greenleaf of Columbus, O., on Wednesday
evening of last week. During the evening
he gave his lecture on English ballads, to
the extreme pleasure of the listeners.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR S. B. WIGGIN of the
internal revenue department returned to
Montpelier on Monday and will probably
remain until October, correcting the bonds
which have been forwarded to the office in
connection with maple sugar licenses.
G. o. HART and wife and little daughter,
of Concord n. H., have been spending a
few days at the Pavilion. Mrs. Hart and
child will remain for few weeks, but
=" Docs" duties as commercial traveller
will necessitate his absence most of the
time.
A PARTY of old soldiers, consisting of w.
w. Noyes, H. B. Wedge, E. Baker, Charles
Harran and w. Noyes, left Montpelier on
Monday for Portland, Maine. From two to
three weeks will be spent in camp duty"
The wives of several Of the number accom-
panied them.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is to meet in Bethany chapel, Friday
afternoon, to discuss the Kelley cure. A
smile went around the congregation, last
Sunday, when Mr.. Gallagher announced
that the annual semi-monthly meeting I"
would be held, etc.
THE hearing in the Langdon and Temple
ton case, involving some land in Worcester,
was ended last Friday, before Masters in
Chancery Burnap and Senter, who will
meet August to figure out decision.
The hearing was begun January %, 1891,
and has occupied fifteen days.
A PARTY of bipartisan Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union ladies and number
of men visited the town farm recently and
gave social tea to the inmates. Every
thing about the home is neat and clean, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson are pleasant and
kind in their care of the inmates.
THE Capital Savings Bank and Trust
Company, although young in years, seems
to have thoroughly established itself as one
of the sound financial institutions of Mont
pelier. Its semi-annual statement of June
80 is evidence of the success which is sure
to attend careful and conservative manage
ment.
A DELICIOUS moroccan of unconscious hu.
NOR was sprung by an intoxicated individ-
ual on State street last Saturday night. He
was discussing the Keeley cure, and as he
steadied himself against a telephone pole he
remarked detiantly: "'S all right; but them
fellers can't get any of their poison into nag
blood"
THE arrivals of summer visitors at the
Pavilion the past week include Miss Sarah
A. Jarvis, DR.. William B. Hurd, Miss Hurd
Mrs. Petite, all of Brooklyn, n. Y; Mrs. c.
ID. Mather of Boston; f. G. Keith and wife
and Mrs. Edward Bingham of Cleveland o.
There are now siXty-two permanent guests
at the hotel.
THE street commissioners last Monday
commenced the abating of a longtime nui.
sance by removing the tagging and hitch
ing-posts along the west side of Main street
The trustees have hired land back of
Blanchard block for a market place, and
are to put up couple of poles 100 feet long
to which teams can be hitched.
j. HARRY ENGELs of Rutland seems tc
have fallen on his feet" He has accepted
an offer from p. S. Gilmore to travel with
the noted band-master two years in this
country and one abroad, at salary o
$4,000 year and expenses. His duties will
be the arranging in attractive form of the
concerts to be given by Gilmore's band on
its tour.
THE forty-second semi annual financial
statement of the Montpelier Savings Bank
and Trust Company makes very com
mendable showing, and its efficient officers
may look with pride on its past record and
expect continued prosperity. Its large in
dividual deposit account is proof of the
confidence that the people in Montpelier
and vicinity have in It,