The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-01

anu an excellent trOtting course mas been
laid out. 1t Is expected that some interest,"
ing trials Of speed will be witnessed there
in the near future.
A CRIB twenty feet square is being built
by the electric light company above the
dam at the station to keep the ice away
from their fiume and to prevent injury to
the buildings from it..
The young people held a carnival on their
toboggan slide near Winter street yester-
day afternoon and evening that was a re-
minder of the days of winter sports in Mont
pelier few years ago.
RESOLUTIONS on the death of the late
Colonel II. ID. Hopkins were unanimously
adopted by Bethany Sunday-school last
Sunday, in connection with the annual re-
port OF the uperintendent.
THE Nortbfeld Ne,os has evidently been
Imposed upon. III its Montpelier items last
week it stated that George Blair is to re.
turn to his old place on the Argus, but
neither Mr.. Blair nor the prOpretOrs Of that
| establishment know anything about such
move.
The advance agent for the Barry K Fay
Comedy Company is missing and the man
agetnent fear that he has met with foul
play. The proprietors Of the show were in
town yesterday trying to get some clue of
the missing man.
The horse of DIR. G. K. Chandler ram last
Monday evening, from the Central Vermont
depot to the foot of Clay hill. The driver
held puckily to the lines and the fright
ened auimal was finally stopped before any
damage was done.
OWING to misunderstanding by several
horsemen OF Barre and Willismstown in re.
| gard to the date, the horse-trot that was to
| have taken place last Thursday ON the ice
at Berlin pond was failure, although sew
eral lively exhibitions of speed were wit
messed.
DnE IT, l. -
ing and conducting revival meetings at
| Stowe this week. He conducts quarterly
| meeting at West Berlin next Saturday and
Sunday forenoon, and at Worcester in the
afternoon breaches and will baptize several
candidates.
BERNARD GREENWOOD has settled with a
portion of his creditors for forty cents on
the dollar. He has sold his business to the
American Clothing Company, of Burlington
and that firm has taken possession. Mr.
| Greenwood intends to go to Chicago soon to
| locate in business
HORACE MAYHEM, a stone cutter living
near the electric light station, has been i'll
| with supposed pleuTisy. An operation was
performed on hun last week by DIR. j. ID.
Lance, and large quantity Of water taken
| from his left side, since which time he has
been rapidly recovering.
THE organization of the Gold Medal Sar-
saparilla Company was completed last
Thursday by the election of j. V. Babcock
as president, Mark Mears as vice. president,
and f. A. Sherburne, secretary and treas
urer. The laboratory and mandatory is
located at % East Liberty street
ELvA ALDEN and Miss Mary G. Herrick,
both OF MiudeseX, were married last
"Wednesday evening at the home of George
Herrick, father of the bride. Rev. G. o.
Webster was the officiating clergyman. and
a wedding gathering of the families of the
contracting parties followed the ceremony
Mrs. FRANK GREENBANK of Enfield, N.
H., is In town engaged in getting up the
genealogy OF the Ainsworth family for a
gentleman in Boston. Mrs. Green bauk will
be pleasantly remembered as Miss Julia,
daughter OF Mrs. Lucy Cook for many
years well known clairvoyant of Montpe.
lier.
Mas. JOHN QUINN, wife of the efficient
coat-maker in the employ of G. b. B.
Denny, aud Mr. Quinn sister Jennie, en-
jpyed the novelty of their first sleigh-ride
last week, when g. II. Cross took them for
a short drive They came from a country
in Europe where sleigh-riding is an un.
known sport.
The officers of Montpelier lodge of Good
Templars for the quarter commencing Feb
ruary /, elected last Wednesday evening
are Harry NJ. Webster, c. T.; Edith Fitts,V
/. James Cullen, secretary; Minnie Young
f. S.; f. K. Lang, treasurer; Minnie Noyes
G.; Lucian Wright, NJ; May Noyes, G.; Ro
land Brown, o. G.
The Moretown chancery case Of Chap
man V. Long, relating to the deciding of q
certain piece of property, was partially
heard last Thursday in the Office of Lord 6
Boynton before States Attorney Stanton
as master. The taking OF testimony wa,
continued at Barre Friday afternoon, and
the decision OF the master will be rendered
to Judge Taft at the March term of county
court.
, AN important real estate transaction wa.
cOnsummated last Wednesday, when A lber
. S. Sparrow purchased the Montpelier HOUSE
of George Wheeler for S17 G1n. Mr. Spar
row took possession last Thursday morning
, and, with his long experience il the bust
ness, will doubtless demonstrate, as he hat
in the past that he "knows how to keen
hotel" Mr. Wheeler intends to devote al
his time in future to dealing in carriages an,
sleighs.
REV. MORTON HALL, who died last weel
OF cancer at the home of DR.. Cutler il
Bakersfield, was a member of the Tro,
conference, stationed at Ames, n. Y. Hi
was "A graduate of the Vermont Methods
Seminary in 1888, Of Wesleyan University
in 1883, and OF the Boston Theologica
School in 1890. He married Miss Fdnni,
Cutler of the class of SO at the seminary
and his record while student at Montpe
lier was a fine one.
THE members of Bethany Christian En-
deavor Society gave Rev. G. S. Smith (
surprise visit last Friday evening. Mr.
Smith has been abundant in labOrs for tn,
good of the society ever since its organiza
tiOn, and a handsomely upholstered easy
chair was presented him on this occasion
az a token of appreciation of his interest il
! the society. Refreshments of ice-crean ant
, cake were served, and the occasion will
long be pleasantly remembered.
THE UNIVERSITY CLUB met last evening
and adopted a constitution. The following
= officers were elected President, Rev. A. n
Lewis; first vice-president, Professor j. A
DeBoer; second vice. president, Professo
j. S. Bldnpied; secretary, +. A. Howland
treasurer, j. q. Houghton. The following
colleges were represented University o
Vermont, Middlebury College, Amherst
Yale and Dartmouth. The club meets OIL
the lat Tuesday of each month, excep
July, August and September.
AN audience, composed principally OF men
, about half filling The hall gathered in tn,
, opera-hOuse last Friday evening to witnes,
the presentation of the "The Clemenceau
Case" The play was somewhat of disap
pointment, as all Objectionable features, a,
produced in Boston aud New York, were
eliminated, and the acting was not above
mediocre. SO the interest was not sus.
tanned throughout the five acts The French
, novelty dance, with which the entArtain