The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-22
Emery, in which he thinks Of opening a
variety and bargain store


New York and Pennsylvania. He was &C.
companied by Mrs. Cotton.
o. CLAY, travelling agent tor the Ex-
celsior Granite COMPANY, sold fine monu.
ment, last week, to the heirs of the Judge
Tenney estate at Cookville, Corinth
FRED W. BANCROFT was one of the vocal
lists at the banquet held at the Welden
| house, st. Albans, last Thursday evening
by the members of State Dental Society.
THE funeral of Patrick Conon was held
last Thursday morning from st. Augustne's
church, Rev. w. j. OSullivan officiating,
and the burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
/ THE Cotton Manufacturing Company re-
ceived an order, last week, for a lot of gold
trimmings for harnesses to be exhibited by
a hrm of Bridgeport, Conn, at the Worlds
Fair.
PROFESSOR s. j. BLANp1ED is at Hanover,
| N. H., this week, coaching some of the
| seniors at Dartmouth College in elccution
preparatory to an exhibition to be given by
| them.
MAJOR JAMES e. CURRAN is soon to take
| a trip through parts of Vermont and New
| Hampshire for the purpose of organizing
new lodges Of the New England Order Of
| Protection.
Mrs. ALICE BERRY returned to her home
in Burlington, last Thursday. She has en-
trely recovered from the slight injuries she
received in the sleighing accident mem
| UOneu laSJ week.
w. Fl. WAITE, representing the firm of L.
| p. Waite & Co. is in town soliciting orders
for the Montpelier Directory for 1884
The last directory of the place published by
them was in 1890.
| IN consequence Of repairs being made
upon the organ of Christ church, the Lenten
services on Wednesday and Friday even
ings of this week will be held at the house
of G. B. B. Denny.
| Al A.
| Messiah will present the drama "Bread U pom
the Waters in their vestry, tomorrow
evening, for the benefit of the Young Peo-
pies Fraternity of that society
THE pupils of the Unitarian Sunday
school are industriously rehearsing the
Easter carols that will be sung at the Easter
concert to be given by them, assisted by the
choir, on the evening of that day.
GEORGE BRAGG of Warren, who gained
such an enviable reputation as a nurse in
Montpelier about year ago, was in town
last Monday. He reports that one of his
daughters is quite i'll with consumption.
REV. GEORGE NJ. HERRICK. field secretary
of the New West Education Commission,
will give an address in the chapel of Beth
any church on the work of that society this
evening, at seven o'clock Come and hear
| him.
p. G. DEWEY will vacate his store and
rooms in Selina's block about April /. He
is undecided as yet whether he will build
on the opposite corner or not, and will
spend a portion of the summer away from
Montpelier
A. W. EDISON, agent of the Massachusetts
board of education, has comprehensive ar
ticle on "School Supervision " in the March
number of Education that will be read with
much interest by his friends in Vermont as
well as elsewhere.
F. W. BANCROFT went to Nashua, N. H.,
last Friday night, to attend the funeral of
| Mrs. Hatch, whose death is noticed in the
obituary column. He was at Burlington,
last Monday, to act as bearer at the funeral
of Miss Fannie Lemon.
A MEETING of the school directors OF
Washington county will be held at the Ex-
change Hotel next Wednesday, March 20.
State Superintendent M s. Stone will be
present, and plans for future work will be
thoroughly discussed.
THE report current on the street last Mon.
day that John Dewey had received shocB
of paralysis at his home in Florida was ell.
tirely without foundation. 1t is proba BILE
that the confusion of names with a Mr.
Dewey of Brookteld, who was thus afflicted
started the report.
frozen was shown at the break in the water
main on State street last week The water
was forced alongside the main for a dis
tance of 125 feet, and finally into the cellar
of the National Life building, but an oute
through the five feet of frozen earth was
not effected.
The water main on State street, nearly
opposite the National Life building, burst
last Thursday evening. A force of mer
was put at work by Superintendent Foster
who worked all night and part of the mex
day before the break was located and re
paired There was crack in the pipe
! about eighteen inches long.
LEIGHTON P. SLACK of Barre formerly
deputy county clerk aud law student in tn,
Office of S. G. Shurtleff made his maideI
speech before jury last Thursday morning
in the case of Kellie v. Rugg He received
older members of the bar upon the success
of his first effort as jury advocate.
GEORGE w. WING, ESQ.,, postmaster a
Montpelier during Mr.. Cleveland's first ad
ministration, will doubtless meet the presi
dents rule that ex-otficeholders are not t,
; receive appointments at his hands with tn,
same fortitude that he-a republican-ex
hibited while enjoying the emoluments o
Office under democratic administration.
The Union House property was purchased
last Saturday by Henry G. Holmes TO
$500. Mr.. Holmes is as yet undecide,
what he will do with it, but states tina
probably it will not be closed. Pending th
necessary transfer of papers that had to b.
sent to Mr.. Bliss to be signed, e. M. Irish i
in charge. Mr.. Irish says it is now beinl
/ run on strictly temperance principles.
SINCE the completion of the temporar,
trestle in place of the burned No. bridg
= on the Central Vermont railroad the struc
! ture has settled less than six inches-evi
: dence that the work was done as thorough,
as il was possible to do it at this season o
the year Watchmen are kept ON dur,
; there day and night, and the fears of SOM
timid people in regard to crossing it ar
groundess.
MICHAEL O'GRADY was arrested by Off
. Ger Demerritt, last Friday evening, an,
lodged in Jail for breach Of the peace. Ii
, and Edward Fitzgerald were engaged in
lively set-to on the street when the arres
[ was made. The latter eluded the officer a
A., the time but was present in Justice Smile
9 court, Saturday morning, when that officia
read the riot act 10 them, the former to tn
Y tune of Sl0.0l and the latter $9.51.
$ The executive committee of the Yer
: mont Methodist Seminary have elected Rev
ii. A. Spencer of Lawrence, Mass, fnancia
3 agent of the school, and he will begin hi
n duties May l. Mr.. Spencer is well known
! throughout the entire state, and is al
mraby adapted to the work for which 1t
has been chosen The institution is to b.