The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

ton before he returns, Judging from the con-
gested condition of the grip he carried.
ANDREW B. STAPLES and Miss Carrie A.
Woodrow were married last Monday by
Rev. A. II. Webb. They left that after
noon for their new home in Bennington.
STREET COMMISSIONER ROBERTS s widen
ing East Liberty street and laying a sewer
through to College street. Plank sidewalks
are also to be laid through that thoroughfare.
Mr.. AND Mrs. G. E. TYLER and daughters
of New York were in town last week, en-
route to the Lake View House, South Wood
bury, where they are stopping for few
weeks.
II. j. CURTIS sent seven hundred pounds
of maple sugar to his son Merton at Denver
last week. The genuine article is a wonder
to the natives of that city and sells readily
at twenty cents per pound.
Mrs. CAROLINE S. HOPKINS is visiting the
mother of the late Col. II. d. Hopkins at
East Berkshire. This venerable lady is
over ninety years of age, but is still quite
active and well preserved.
KNEELAND, MAY & KNEEr ,\ND's Gem Min
strels will appear at Capital Hall on
Thursday evening. The press in towns
where they have exhibited has spoken
highly of their entertainment.
The railroad commissioners were in town
yesterday Accompanied by f. w. Bald
win, general superintendent of the Central
Vermont railroad, they went to Williams
town on a special train in the afternoon.
THE public is cordially invited to attend
the meetings of the eighty-sixth annual ses-
sion of the Vermont Central Association of
Baptist Churches, to be held to-day and to-
morrow, day and evening, in the Baptist
church.
IT is understood that w. E. Nichols,
formerly telegraph operator at Barre, is to
be appointed station agent at Montpelier
Junction instead of Conductor Jerry Dona-
hue, and that the change will take effect
next Monday.
THE case Of John E. Hubbard against
Otis Marshall for rent was tried last Satur
day afternoon before Justice w. A. Lord.
Marshall failed to put in an appearance, and
judgment for 500 in favor of the plaintiff
was rendered.
Miss ALICE NJ. KYLE, field secretary of
the Congregational Woman's Board of Mis-
sions, will give an address this evening in
the chapel of Bethany church at half past
seven, on Foreign Missions" All are cor
daily invited to attend.
SMOKE issuing in volumes from Camps
| block on Elm street last Thursday morning
gave the impression that fire was in pro-
gress there. Investigation proved that
stove pipe disconnected from the chimney
was the cause of the smudge.
DIR. p. II. MURPHY, prominent dentist
of New York city, is spending few days in
town, accompanied by his wife. DR..
Murphy was captain of the famous g Rox-
bury Russets" during the war, and holds
| high rank in Grand Army cifcles in the me-
tropolis.
F. w. BANCROFT is to deliver his song
lecture on " Old English Ballads " at Smith
! College, Northampton, and at Mount Hol-
yoke Seminary in January next. He is
also filling dates rapidly for his " Irish
Songs and Song Writers" during the COM
ing months.
Mrs. BENJAMIN KING of Cambridge, Mass,
has been the guest of the venerable George
S. Hubbard for the past EEK, while on
! her way home from Chicago Mrs. King
is pleasantly remembered by the older in.
habitants of Montpelier as Agnes, daughter
of the late Alanson Nye.
G. H. HEAToN left for Chicago last Satur-
day evening to attend the annual session of
the supreme council, $50, which convened
there on Tuesday Other Vermonters who
accompanied him were s. w. Cummings of
| St. Albans, Colonel G. o. Tyler of Bur-
| lington, and Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor.
NJ. j. MCMAHON, an engineer on the sub
urban train, gave birthday party to a
| large number of his friends at the home of
bis parents, in the Jones Brook neighbor-
hood, last Thursday evening. Those who
attended, siXty-five in number, declared it
one Of the most enjoyable events Of the sea-
son.
MRS. HELEN GooDHUE, widow OF the late
Daniel Goodhue, died last Monday at her
home in Berlin, aged sixty years. She
leaves family of six grown children. Her
| funeral will be held from her late home this
ham officiating. The burial will be beside
the remains of her husband in the cemetery
at Berlin Corner.
A SPECIAL village meeting is called at
Capital Hall, Monday evening, September
20, at hai-past seven, to receive the report
of the trustees of the village relating to the
title which can be obtained by the viii
lage in the purchase of the Marsh property
| on South Main street and to see in what
manner the village will vote to raise none v
to pay for the same.
A CHANGE of time went into effect on the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad last
Monday. The White Mountain express is
taken off, and the mail train in the afternoon
now arrives at 5:O5 instead of S:20. A mixed
train leaves Wells River at Il5 P. NJ, arriv-
ing at Montpelier at $40. The time of de-
parture of the passenger trains from Mont
pelier is not changed.
ALTHOUGH the matter is not fully decided,
it is probable that the annual meeting of the
State Teachers Association will be held in
Montpelier in November. This annual
gathering is one Of the most important that
is held in the state, and those who attend
may rest assured that they will be cordially
received and well treated, both by citizens
OF the town ana by the press.
The annual reunion of the survivors OF
the Eighth regiment, Vermont Volunteers,
will be held at the hall of Brooks Post
Thursday, September 2S, An excursion 70
the Barre quarries will be one of the fea-
lures of the day. Major IL. NJ Pollard will
deliver the address, and Colonel Carpenter
is slated for humorous poem. A banquet
will be served in the evening.
REV. l., l.. BEEMAN, presiding elder OF
Montpelier district, was called to Brandon
last Saturday to assist at the funeral serv.
ices of Rev. Richard Morgan, whose tragic
death is detailed in another column, and
was unable to preach at Trinity church as
had been expected. Rev. DIR. f. M. Smith
and r. X. Bunnell assisted Rev. Mr.. Webb
in the administration Of the holy commune
ion.
In its report of the races at the Barton
fair last week, the Express and Standard. in
speaking of the record board used by Harry
Lowe, the starting Judge, says: "This
unique and satisfactory method of keeping
the score was invented by Mr.. Harry Lowe
of Montpelier, who has procured a patent
upon it, and is deserving Of much credit fol
having given to the racing world usefu
invention"