The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-29
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
THE WEEE'S DOINGS CHRONICLED
IN L1NGUIGE PL4IN.


c. r. DrTTy is housekeeping at l75 Main
street.
Miss HATTIE RIcE OF westford visited in
town last week.
REV. II. A. SPRINGER preached at Plain.
field last Sunday.
REV. G. p. TArLIN Of East Burke visited
w G. Tapin, his son, last week.
THE Central Vermont railroad has put in
a telephone at Montpelier Junction.
GENERAL J. II. LUCIA is at Manchester,
caring for his son Daniel who is seriously
i'll.
Mrs II. g. COTTON has been quite seri
ously i'll for the past week. but is GONZALES
cent.
THANKsGIvINo service and sermon at
Christ church on Thursday morning, at
10: 80
GEORGE g. HuBBARD has gone to Con-
necticut to remain with relatives during the
winter.
REV. J. f. WRIGHT is 10 preach in the
brick church In Middlesex next Sunday at
two P. NJ.
DR.. f. f.. STEVENS of Barton spent last
Sunday among his friends at the Keeley
Institute.
THE Chautauqua class will meet Friday
afternoon, at quarter past two, with Mrs
G.. A. Best.
Miss ETA THOMPSON, of the wATcHMAN
composing force, is visiting at her home in
! Waitsfeld.
A. w. SLocUM, local manager of the Cap
ital Creamery, was in ST. Albans on busi-
ness last Saturday.
| Mrs. G.. G. AINswoRTH is visiting at
Gouldsville with her mother and Mrs f. l..
Hutchins, her sister.
CHARLES f. MOORE, Of the Montpelier
| Hardware Company, is visiting this week at
| his home in Shoreham.
THERE will be communion service in
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday at
| four P. NJ No evening service.
WESTON & SMITH set fine granite mon-
ument in the Catholic cemetery at North
| field on the lot OF Morris Lawtor.
, NJ. NJ. REYNOLDS, general auditor OF the
! Central Vermont railroad, was the guest of
f. w Thompson over last Sunday.
The Church Of the Messiah will hold a
| Thanksgiving service in the vestry this
! "wednesday evening at half past seven.
UNTIL further notice, milk will be received
at the Capital Creamery on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays of each week.
ID. H. ROBINSON returned last Monday
morning from vacation of two weeks
spent at his home in the Thousand Islands.
REV. w. j. O'SULLIvAN addressed large
and interested congregation last Sunday
! evening on his impressions of the World s
Fair.
PROFESSOR E. w. MoRRELL, Of the Yer.
mont Methodist Seminary, is spending the
| Thanksgiving vacation with friends in Tun-
bridge
Ii. o. KENT has moved to the Lucy Snow
house on Barre street, recently vacated by
G. C. Answorth, who has moved back to
Berlin side.
W A. LORD, ESQ and L. A. Mutt spoke to a
large audience on the Kelley cure at the
Congregational church in Quechee last
| Sunday evening.
E. A. MUTT and Miss Emma Grout are tc
be married this afternoon AZ the home Of
Mrs. w. l.. Whitney, Jr., Mr.. Nuts sister
in Newton, Mass.
THE baptism service at the Baptist church
that was to have taken place last Sunday
evening, was postponed because Of the i'll
ness Of the pastor,
STATE AUDITOR f. d. HALE of Lunen
buigh was in town last Thursday to audit
the accounts of the recent terms Of county
and supreme courts.
A UNION Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Methodist church Thursday
morning at eleven o'clock. Rev. \. ii
Webb will preach the sermon.
ALFRED G.. SUTHERLAND was married
last week at Sunapee n. IL, to Miss O'ga
/ l.. KnOwlton of that village. They are Il
reside al NO. ~ Hubbard street.
THE Woman's Auxiliary Keeley League
will meet in the Womans Relief Corps hall
Friday, December |, at three o'clock, p. NJ
All members are requested to be present.
The Capital Question Club will, mex
Saturday evening, wrestle with the ques
tion whether the government should owl
and control all means of transportation and
communication
The Montpelier Dramatic Club will pre-
sent the American drama entitled " Craw
ford's Claim" under the auspices of the
| Montpelier Military Band, at Blanchard
opera house, December 7.
Miss FLORA HYDE of ST. Adams returned
to her home on Tuesday after ii visit of
few days with Mrs. f. W. Thompson
Miss Hyde has recently returned from
sojourn Of two years in Germany
FRED N. FIELD, Of Springfield, Mass
postal clerk between Newport aud Spring
field, and Miss Euloeen M. Eaton wert
married last evening by Rev. j. Edward
Wright at the residence of j. Il. Seaver
The operetta to be brought out by tht
pupils of the Union School, some time In
January, under the direction of Mrs. Minnie
Marsh, was given its first rehearsal last
Saturday afternoon al the home of Miss
Anna Phinney.
THR carriers will make one delivery Oh
Thursday, leaving the post Office at eigh
o'clock A. NJ. Collections will be made a.
usual. The Office will be open that day
from eight TO ten in the morning and from
four to six in the evening.
THERE appears to be no lack OF business
in the establishment Of the United States
Clothes Pin Company. A large order fol
pins for the Pacific coast is nearly com
pleted and an order for an extensive for
eign shipment is awaiting its turn.
L. j. BoyNToN, chairman of the demo
cratic state committee, has been made in
spectOr in charge of the New England di
vision of the post-otiice department. Hi
headquarters will be in Boston. This ap
pointlnent Is a promotion from the position
of inspector, which Mr.. Boynton held un
der Cleveand's former administration, anC
one which by experience he is abundant,
qualified to I'LL
QUITE strong earthquake shock was fel
AT Montpelier shortly before noon last Mon
day. The tremor lasted several seconds
Buildings were shaken as II by heavy ex
plosion, orockery and light articles wer,
Jared from shelves, and "a general commo
tion prevailed for the brief period the dis
turbance lasted. The shock was genera
throughout Vermont, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, and extended AZ far norti
as Montreal.
OK Sunday morning the Right Reverend