The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-08
run past the station on a side-track and
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run past the stattOn on Slue-track anu
started for it's des stination.
Esos STEVENS Of East Montpelier will
drive the matched span Of horses recently
purchased Of II. w. Kemp by X. M. Schuy
Ter OF New York for short time before
they are shipped to that city. They were
not purchased by Il. ly.Goddard, AZ stated
in the Free Press.
THE members OF the Apollo Club enter
tained their lady friends with drive whist
In their rooms last Wednesday evening.
There were tweniy-six tables in the drive,
and the evening passed delightfully."-. Mrs.
A. ID. Gilley and Denison Dewey made the
highest scores and won the prizes.
MISS EVA EVANS Of Waterbury was heard
with pleasure, last Sunday, in the choir OF
Bethany church. There was no imminent
danger Of the notes freezing as they came
from her throat; but if the church had been
warmer, doubtless Miss Evans could have
sung even better than she did.
BROOKS Posi- OF the Grand Army has in
vited Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan to deliver the
address to the post on next Decoration day,
and the invitation has been accepted.
Those familiar with the oratorical abilities
OF the eloquent gentleman will feel like con.
graduating the post on its selection.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHARLES HARRAN cele.
brated the fortieth anniversary of their
marriage last Friday by family gathering
at their home on East Liberty street. Sew.
eral members OF Brooks Post called on
them in the evening and presented them
with hsndsomely-upholstered easy chair.
THE sixth entertainment of the Ladies'
Library Guild will be given at the opera
house next Tuesday evening by Leland T.
Powers, the impersonator. The fame of
Mr.. Powers is widespread, his performance
IL unique. and he is universally acknowl.
edged to be the leading platform entertainer
Of the day,
Mrs, OLIVE MILES died last Monday at
the home of Mrs. j. V. Morrow, her daugh-
ter, aged eighty-nine years. She was
stricken with paralysis several weeks ago,
and was unconscious most of the time until
her death. Her husband and four sons
served in the civil war, and two OF these
sons survive her.
THE members OF the Baptist church gave
Rev. and Mrs. G.. o. Webster a surprise
party last Wednesday evening at their
pleasant home on Hubbard street. Several
substantial gifts, including barrel Of flour
were taken along refreshments were served
and an enjoyable evening to all concerned
was passed. The value OF the gifts was
about thirty dollars
THE argus, last week, chronicled the fact
that Levi Persons is engaged in breaking
colts-his regular occupa iOn-and that
several cadets from Norwich University
had been seen on the streets of Montpelier,
but such live items as the election of off GERS
| OF the University club. and the much talked.
OF new tIotting park :" never touched 'em" "
A MEETING of the committee from the
Keeley League, appointed to arrange for a
! public entertainment, met last Friday
| evening and decided to hold such an enter
tainment on Wednesday evening, February
! %, in the opera house. Good speakers will
| be secured, and it is expected that the
Apollo Banjo Club, the Apollo Quartette,
! Mrs. f. |. Pltkin, +. w. Bancroft and
others will assist as soloists.
ALFRED j. BARRows, whose serious i'll.
ness, the result of a shock of paralysis, was
mentioned last week, died last Wednesday
at his home on Berlin street. aged sixty six
| years. He was member of Company
First Vermont Cavalry and was well known
in Montpelier and vicinity as hou. q.
painter. His funeral was held from his late
home last Thursday, and the intermen,
was in the cemetery at Berlin Corner.
MRS. ALoNzo Snow of East Montpelier
was stricken with paralysis last Friday
afternoon while transacting some business
in the office OF Judge Carleton. She was
carried to the Exchange Hotel in an uncon
scious state. Medical aid was summoned
and her friends were notified. 1t was
thought at first that she could not recover
but she is much more comfortable and wa,
able to go to her home yesterday.
THE members OF Company II purchased
handsome chamber set ON Tuesday anC
set 10 up in the rooms occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Smith on Barre street
The gift was accompanied by the sincer
congratulations Of the entire command OF
the recent marriage of Mr.. Smith The EN-
ployes at the National Life building wher
Mrs. Smith is the efficient stenographer
also presented her with handsome oal
desk
The auction sale OF the farm, stock an,
tools Of Albert ID. Sparrow, last Thursda
afternoon, attracted large crowd and goo
prices we're realized. The home farm wa
purchased by f, NJ. Irish for S5,05O. the Ia
and buildings below the bridge and on tn
north side OF the highway by j. w, Broc
for S1,4S7 80, and the " diamond pec " b
l.. Bart Cross for S937.50. The large pa,
ture was purchased at private sale by c. II
Pitkin for s., 900.
S. w. CoRsE returned last Friday evenin
from Worcester, Mass, where he attende
the poultry show last week. The fowls ex
hibited by him and III. ID. Hopkins attracte
much attention and scooped several prizes
The black LaDgShan cOckerel shown by MI
Corse was tied for second prize and he too
second and third prizes for hens Mr.. HoI
| kins took first and third prizes for whit
Langshsn cockerels and first, second an
, third Tor pullets, also first prize for bes
coop.
f. V. MALoNEy graduated from the Ke,
ley institute on Tuesday after stay
nine weeks, and went 10 his home at Beet
Plain last evening. He was anxious
testify publicly TO his appreciation OF tn
, treatment received by him at the hands {
DR.. Nichols and Manager Foster OF the IL
stitute, and of j. A. Kelton OF the Exchang
Hotel. He went back TO his home an
business, determined TO do all in his powt
3 to send several Of his acquaintances I
q Montpelier for treatment.
!. The friends of f. II. Ladd, formerl
y clerk in the American Express office, wi
be glad to learn that he is slowly convale
cling from what was feared would be a fat
disease. DIR. ID. G. Kemp OF Montpelier an
n DR.. ID. b. Smith of Plainield had cOnsu
tation on his case lasi Thursday and are
: the opinion that he will recover. He hi
been dangerously i'll for several weeks
his home in Plainfield with an intestin
Q trouble, butit is hoped the dangerous stal
l. is passed.
= ISTRLLIGESCR was received at Montpel
o last Monday that Professor X. g. Wheele
r who succeeded j. A. DeBOer as princp
OF the Washington County Grammar SchoC
= had died recently at Portland, Ore, after
Q severe illness with typhoid fever. Since
. went TO the Pacific coast Professor Wheel
f, had been engaged in teaching at Porilan
9 His former pupils at Montpelier will feel
4. narsOnal loss in his untimelV death, and III