The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

Cory, and is rusticating on the hills of
East Montpelier.
THE Capital Guards will leave for the an
nual muster at Rutland with full ranks on
a special train Tuesday morning, August
10, at half past six.
home in Randolph. George X, Putnam, his
brother, takes his place in the express office
during his absence.
Miss FLORENCE CASH, of Crescent City,
Fla, arrived in town last Monday evening
for visit of several weeks with Mrs g. n.
| Phillips, her aunt.
Mrs. G. II. SHIPMAN and children are
visiting Fred Keith in Boston, and Mrs.
Bullard at Walpole Mass, brother and SIS
ter of Mrs. Shipman.
| FRANK E. BARNES left last Monday for
Woburn, Mass, where he is to be the sec
retary of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of that city.
BY an unintentional omission the poem
entitled Waysde Thoughts" published
on page three last week, was not credited
to DR.. |. III. Fisk, the author.
Miss CHARLOTTE H. MERRILL is visiting
relatives in Winchendon, Mass, and Mrs.
j. w. Howes, who lives with Miss Merrill,
is in Canada for few weeks.
o. G. BARRON arrived from Chicago last
Saturday night, and went to the White
Mountains the first Of the week to look
| OVer MS HOlel luJereSUS IutT6.
MRS. A. G. BROWN, Mrs. Asa Blanchard
and Mrs. G. III. Heath returned from the
seashore last evening. Colonel Brown will
return Friday, coming by team.
THE postponed Christian Endeavor lawn
party on the Slocum grounds, near Berlin
Corner, was held Monday evening. Bethany
church sent large delegation.
c. F. MOORE, with the Montpelier Hard
ware Company, went to his home in Shore
/ l...x. 1..aN 10, vwr,h ,atN
before his return to Montpelier.
LEWIS RIVERS, Charles Campbell, Mrs
Wood, and Misses Nellie Allard, Emma
Wood and Mamie Torsney went into camp
at Highgate Springs on Tuesday.
III. G. LULL went to Sunapee, n. H., by
team ON Tuesday, intending to take an ex-
tended carriage drive through Vermont and
New Hampshire before his return.
THE wife and daughter of the late Major
| Fl. NJ. Paige, First Vermont Cavalry, who
reside in Paterson, n. j., are visiting rela-
tives in Montpelier, Barre and Cabot
GEORGE LAMokA, formerly of Montpelier,
now employed on a railroad near Boston,
had one arm and one leg crushed last week,
by getting caught under moving train.
CHARLES w. MORRIS of Boston, who has
been at the Pavilion with his family for the
past month, returned to that city last Mon
day. Mrs. Morris will remain until Septem-
Der l.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at Bethany chapel at half
past two, Thursday afternoon. Subject:
"Scripture Lessons" led by Mrs. Anna
Dillon.
EDWARD DEAvITT, Stephen Freeman, Rob-
ert Cushman, Carl Gleason. w. S. Smith,
E. l.. Smith and Harry Dwight are tempo
rarily employed in. the office of the Vermont
Mutual.
The buggy of George l.. Worthen was
wrecked last Wednesday by being struck
by one of the circus wagons. Mr.. Bailey
promptly settled with Mr.. Worthen for the
damage.
PROFESSOR G. I. MARSH and family of
Syracuse, N. Y, are visiting Mrs. Aaron
Marsh has more than local reputation as a
violinist.
IS. NIcKERsoN of Boston, late brigadier-
general of United States volunteers, is in
Montpelier visiting his son. There were
some Vermont regiments in his brigade in
the late war.
GEORGE 7. CHILDs of St. Albans and B.
b. Smalley of Burlington were in town on
Tuesday. They came on special train
with President Smith of the Central Yer
mont railroad.
COLONEL u. Nj. MANsUR of Island Pond
was at the Exchange last Friday on his way
home from Bennington, where he attended
the annual meeting of the directors of the
Soldiers Home.
THE Unitarian grove meeting at Weirs
continues through this week. and is to be
Immediately followed by a similar seven
days out of-dOors meeting of Universalists
in the same place.
SNEAK thieves attempted to break into
the house of Robert II. Whitney on Ridge
street on circus day window was pried
open, but the barking of a dog inside
frightened the wOuld-be burglars.
THE board of inspection of which Major
O. d. Clark is chairman met Quartermastei
General w. Fl. Gilmore at the state arsenal
last Wednesday. A lot of old uniforms and
blankets were condemned and ordered sold
REV. G. w. GALLAGHER writes from
Tacoma, Wash, that he and his family ar
rived there in the best of health, and that
they are much pleased with their surround
ings and the welcome that was extended tC
them.
G. j. BoARDMAN, Mrs. j. Il. BoardmaI
and Mrs. f. II. Boardman of Brooklyn, n
Y, were at the Exchange last week, or
their wav home from the Lake View house
South Woodbury. where they spent the
month Of July.
OWING TO misunderstanding with Rev.
j. Armstrong of Burlington, who was tC
occupy the pulpit, there was no preaching
ing service at the Baptist church last Sun
day. Mr. Armstrong will supply that pull
pit next Sunday.
DON'T forget the lawn party Friday even
ing, to be held under the auspices of the
woman's auxiliary to the Kelley League, OF
the grounds of Joseph b. Morse and Frank
l.. Pratt on Main street. The Montpelier
Military Band will be present.
BANDMAsrER T. X. MERRILL, JR., still has
long lead in the voting contest for ticke
: to the Worlds Fair, at the cigar manufac
tory of Fred A. Standsh. Peter Conlin, a
stone cutter, is his nearest competitor, The
, contest will close September 8.
Miss MARTHA AUSTIN of Barton Landing
visited Mrs. j. W. Wheelock last week a
the residence of NJ. w. Wheelock. Mis-,
Austin is sister of the late Rev. II. f
Austin at one time a leading member o
the Vermont Methodist Conference.
The boarding house connected with the
Vermont Methodist Seminary is undergo
ing thorough repairs, preparatory to the
! opening of the next school year. Rev. DIR
, f. NJ. Smith. the principal, will occupy thu
house vacated by Rev. A. b. Truax.
THE Free Press of last Thursday STATED
= that one of the men accompanying the Bar
; mum & Bailey circus was killed while put
ting up the tent last Wednesday, but Franl
L. Perley, press agent, is authority for thu
statement that the man was only slightly