The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

cuse, n. Y, entertained large party in the
Apollo Club rooms, Tuesday evening,
with their sl1illful violin playing.
THE Kings Daughters met last Monday
evening for the first time since the summer
vacation. Arrangements were made Tor
some attractive entertainments In the near
future.
g. H. Cross, JR., son OF IL. Bart Cross,
for the last four wears a trusted clerk in the
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
has opened a shoe store on Summer street,
Boston.
Miss RUTH ATKINS and Miss Gilley gave
delightful progressive euchre party at the
Pavilion last Monday evening. The first
prizes were taken by Mrs. Walker and E. e.
Blakely.
REV. Mr.. JENKs Of Boston will preach at
the brick church at East Montpelier village
next Sunday morning at eleven O'Clock, and
at North Montpelier at two o'clock in the
afternoon.
RT. REV. DIR. ALEXANDER BURGESS,
bishop of Quincy, will confirm class from
the Mission of the Good Shepherd, Barre, at
Christ church next Tuesday evening at
seven o'clock.
MRS JOSEPH LITCHFIELD of West Med
way, Mass, formerly Mrs. Bradley Clark,
returned to her home last week, after quite
an extended visit with friends and relatives
in this vicinity.
A MEETING of the head pushers of the
peoples party will be held at the Van Ness
House, Burlington, Thursday afternoon.
George E. Holden will represent this side
Of the mountain.
WILL Gl oRGE had his lett hand bally
| lacerated last week while toying to adjust
a belt in the mill of F. j. George at Shady
Ril. The injured member vas dressed by
DR.. ID. q. Kemp.
VANEY b. PERSONS and Miss Ila f.
| lo4l 90 rA1n in1 laut
| Sunday afternoon by Rev. j. Edward
Wright at the home OF Edward Baker
on Summer street.
MRS. SHEPLEY Of Boston is in town for a
short time, and, at the earnest request of
her friends, has kindly consented to take a
limited number of pupils in china painting
at No. Summer street.
CHARLES f. DODGE of New York is visit
ing Mrs r. T. Dodge, his mother. Mr..
| Dodge is manager of large hotel at Asbury
Park, and is to assume management of one
of the leading hotels at Atlanta, Ga, Oct. /.
ARTHUR G. SIDMAN appeared at the opera
house last Wednesday evening in Square
Haskins" before large audience. His de-
lineation Of the character OF a farmer was
easy and natural, and his support was Of
the best.
Miss S. j. BAILEY, who has been visiting
for some time with DR.. &. A Bailey, her
brother, leaves the last OF this week for
Oneida N. Y, and will go to Selma, Ala,
October L. as teacher in the colored normal
school there.
MRS. G. e. CHANDLER gave candy pull
and whist party last Monday evening in
honor of Miss Maud Porter, her sister. who
has been her guest for the summer. Miss
Porter returns to her home at Bridgeport
J Conn, next Friday.
AURORA LODGE has authorized the master
and wardens to purchase lot in Green
Mount Cemetery and has appropriated
funds for that purpose. 1t is to be used fol
the burial of any Mason who may express q
desire to be buried there,
w. w. FOSTER, of the Central Vermont
} railroad is taking an enforced lay-off
caused by getting his right hand between
the bunters last week while coupling cars
A liberal accident policy soothes somewhat
the pain and discontinue.
The joke is on well.known citizen o
Berlin street. He was fishing for his neigh
bor's chickens one day last week, an(
caught his favorite yellow cat instead. TIL,
hook was so firmly imbedded in the cat
a tongue that it had to be cut out.
WHILE Gilbert Pereau was driving one O
the teams of G. B. Roberts down the Eas
, State street hill last Monday, the pole brok
and the horses became unmanageable. The.
ran down Hubbard street, but were stopped
7 before any damage had been done.
AT the sem-annual meeting of the Beth
any Christian Endeavor Society. held las
$ Sunday evening, Rufus G.. Robinson wa
I elected president; Miss Anna ChaRdleI
vice-president; Miss Blanche Kelton, secre
g tary; and Miss Gertrude Greeley, treasurer
Y Miss ELIZA YOUNG died early Tuesda
morning at the home of j. j. Young, he
= brother from the effects of repeated shock
t of paralysis. Her funeral will be held froI
her late home on st. Paul street this aftel
I noon at two o'clock, Rev. A. n. Lewis off
v ciating.
d. E. MASON, the efficient manager of tn
A Western Union telegraph office in Mon
= | pelier left last Saturday for vacation
his old home in Swanton, and also in Bosto
i and Portland, Me. His place is taken b
= l.. G. Howe
THE amateur bicycle races recently hei
OH the meadow were so successful and ell
joyable that arrangements are being mad
for others to be held at the same place neI
a Wednesday afternoon, when prizes col
= tributed by business men OF Montpelier wi
be competed for.
n w. r. WESTON has purchased the hous
Q on Loomis street now occupied by q. l.
It Fuller and c. G. Pierce. The latter is I
move to the house on Vine street formerl
). occupied 10y #. /. Pitkn. Mr.. Weston is I
a erect a barn on his new purchase and max
n other improvements.
COLONEL A. G. BROWN is constructing
N telephone line from Barre to East Mon
# pelier, which is already completed to th
~ station at East Montpelier Instrument
~ have been placed in the residences of ID
G.. N Barber. George l.. Short, and at I'll
q station at East Montpelier.
20 The September term OF Washingto
county court will convene next Tuesda
September ~, and adjourn to the Goth ins
u States Attorney Stanton and the gran
Is jury will go ON with their work, which wi
ii pi obably be well toward completion by ii
time the court reconvenes.
+ THE boiler for the new creamery has =
8 rived and the building will be ready for I'll
j. machinery in two weeks. IL is the intel
ton OF the management to put in separation
,t at Marshfeld and East Montpelier, ii
20 farmers in those localities taking vel
a, kindly to such proposition.
The "kids" bicycle races, held on u
10 meadow last Monday evening, attracted
o. large crowd OF spectators. Ned Wheatle
st won the fve-mile race and the one.mi
race, Eddie Seguin the two-mile heat, an
r the race between a horse and bicycle wa
won by Harlie Cummins and his horse.
10 SPoRTsMEN will do well to remember thi
the close season on partridges and WOO