The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-29

| .. A. Seabury and l.. s. Richardson re- |
turned to their homes last Saturday. laden |
with the spells OF a few days successful
hunting in this vicinity.
The first entertainment Of the lecture |
course will be given by the Imperial Banjo, |
Mandolin and Guitar Quartette of Boston,
next Friday evening at eight o'clock, in the
Congregational church.
The Thanksgiving social given by the
| Young Peoples Society OF Christian En-
deavor at the Congregational church last
evening was, no doubt, success. judging
from their past efforts For particulars, see
our next issue.
Members of Edwin Dillingham; Post, No.
%, G. A. r., will hold their annual meeting
for the election of officers next Friday even
ing, in Grand Army hall. The exercises
will close with campfire" Let every
member be present who can possibly do so.
Quite respectable shock of earthquake
was experienced last Monday, about noon,
which caused no little excitement IL not
alarm. The vibrations continued some
fifteen or twenty seconds, accompanied
with a rumbling noise. Door-bells rang in
some instances, and windows and crockery
ratified
Thanksgiving day tomorrow Union
services in the evening at the Congrega
tional church, conducted by Rev. +. NJ.
Hamblin. AS the evening has been wisely
chosen n place Of eleven o'clock A. NJ, more
can attend without inconvenience. IL all
are present who have special reason for
thankfulness, the house will be crowded.
What might have been very serious fire
broke ont in the roof OF the Randall block,
occupied by Smith x Somervlle, aud f. M.
Stranahan, tailor, Monday forenoon. A
bucket brigade was quickly formed, and be-
fore the fire department got in working or
der. the fire was quenched. Extraordinary
care should be exercised by everybody to
| avoid fire. for, il 1T once gets under head .
way, the fire department would be power
less to control it with the present water IA
cilities.
A meeting of some OF the county com
missioners was held recently, and new
form Of Instructions to town liquor agents
was adopted, with the hope that, il strictly
carried ont, the sale for improper purposes
will be greatly diminished The following
Is copied from those instructions: " All
persons obtaining liquor of you shall be re-
quired to sign receipt therefor stating
therein the purpose for which it is intended
to be used (mediciual, chemical or mechani-
caD, which receipts shall at all times be-
open to the inspection of the commissioner
= and town authorities. If you have any re-
! liable information that any person has OBJ
tanned such liquor of you by any false repre-
sensations or deceitful means whatever, aud
has used, or furnished to be used for any
other purpose than prescribed by law, you
. will report such information to the proper
authorities for complaint"
hon. w, +, DlI1ngham returned from
| Bennington last Saturday. - Mabel
, Carpenter is confined to the house by ILL
t ness. - Mrs. A. n. Atherton is spend
) ing the week with relatives in Burlington.
3 - g. w. Richardson attended the fu-
e neral of his uncle at Roxbury last Friday.
So Mr.. and Mrs. c. n Arms abandoned
their delightful summer home yesterday aud
moved into winter quarters at the capital
a, &c w. Kennedy and family are 10
, take up their abode at Burlington this week
- Alvey Smith intends to occupy the
D house soon TO be vacated by G. w. Ken.
nedy. - Ira Marshall is seriously i'll
! - Henry Babbtt, of the firm of Hunt
: & Rabbit, East Hardwick, was in town
t last week - Albert Atkins of Boston
I | visited relatives in town last week -
a Miss Hattie Morse visited Rev. w. II. Dd
a veupOrt aud family in Barre, Sunday. -
q Mrs. G. w. Richardson visited Burlington
i Monday. - Misses Tenia Crossett and
. julia Carver, of the Green Mountain Sem.
:. mary, are spending vacation at home
- Mrs. Abbie Crossett spent last Sun
@ day in Lincoln. - Z. j. Enright, of the
, new wholesale grocery house OF Burling
ton, was in town last Monday. - Mr.
Van Weyhe, student from the Vernon
Methodist Seminary, was the guest o
Henry Fullerton over Sunday - FREQ
Rowland favored Waterbury with his pres
h ence over Sunday.
, Waterbury Center.
a Next Sunday morning at the seminary
church, Professor Richardson will speal
upon spiritual Experiments.
IL Last week Tuesday evening the nytho
logical comedy, " Pygmalion and Galatea,
was given in the chapel hall to a full anl
!. interested house. The play was Of a higl
, order, and was well rendered. Costume
- were obtained from Boston, which adde,
much to the effect.
II The seminary closed a very successful
term last Thursday. The entertainment il
10 the evening was literary aud fnaucia
~ success. The speakers, under the direc
ton of l.. NJ. Moody, acquitted themselve
l. creditably. Hs will soon leave for furthe
work in the Delsarte School of Oratory a
r. Toronto, Ont.
Rev. c. II. Richardson and wife are spend
y ing this week with their friends in Orang
and Washington. They expect to retur
on Saturday - Miss Coley has gone I
HILL N H, for her vacation, speudin
Or Thanksgiving with her sister - DAM,
E. Smith and sister, from L asst Randolph, ar
81 in town. - Mary Clark and NJ. Netti
Chase will remain at the Green Mountai
10 Lodge during vacation
ne Williamstown
The first sleighing of the season came la.
IN week.
" Mrs. J N. Perrin is with home friends i
Plainiield this week.
y There will be a union Thanksgiving Sc
4
> Mrs. Jane I. Palmer of MONTPELIER va
the guest Of Mrs. Anna NJ. Hubbard la
III week.
II The last snowfall was seven inche
re making nine and half inches which hay
- fallen.
n A dispatch from Middletown, Conn
announces that Miss Alma Benedict
n better.
II, Frank and Willard Walker have bee
e, buying and shipping turkeys for the Thank
SO & wing market.
oh Thomas Spooner, for a long time in Il
he employ Of j. X. Lynde, has moved to Barr
where he will work for S. b. Allen.
ne One of our Scotch granite cutters writ,
ut back from Scotland that business is du
=" there, and that there are many idle men ju
te now.
M Frank b. Boyce, son-in.law OF the la
70. Charles Adams, has moved from the Wilbl
o., +. Adams farm to the old house Of the la
* James Martin.
of AT the recent auction sale OF Wilbur
in Adams farm products, the best hay brougl
no SOLO at the barn; oats, forty-four cent
DS cows, some $50.
Mra ha,