The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16

LuTHuR CApY and wife of Quechee were
guests of DR.. and Mrs, ID. g. Kemp last
week. Mr.. Cady is an uncle of Mrs. Kemp.
The pipes are being laid on Prospect
street, Berlin for Berlin water. New drains
have also been put in through that thorough
fare.
Mrs. C. M. CRAM and son George of Fall
River. Mass, are visiting Miss Ellen Cram
of Montpelier and Mrs. A. n. Batchelder of
Plaintield.
Mrs. EVA S. MUTT, widow of the late
Colonel II. G.. Mutt, and Miss Mary, her
daughter, are at the Nutt farm for stay of
two weeks.
BIDS are being received by the executive
committee of the Union school for the trans
| portation of the scholars from the Wright's
Mills district.
AN anniversary requiem mass for the re-
nose of the soul of Mrs. Mary Desaulnier
| was sung at st. Augustine's church last
Monday morning
F.E. BENJAMIN and II q. Andrews, who,
with their wives have cen visiting rela-
| tives in Berlin, returned 0n Monday to their
homes in Maiden, Mass.
G. FRED WHEELER of Barton Is the new
registrar at Vermont Methodist Seminary
| in place of Miss Olive Guernsey. Mr..
Wheeler arrived on Tuesday
The extra clerical force at the Office of
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Com
papy, about thirty in number, finished the
work on Tuesday on which they were en-
gagged.
CHRIST CHURCH parish and Sunday.school
will picnic to-day at Benjamin's Falls.
Rendezvous at the Wells River depot at
nine. Train leaves at half-past nine. Fare,
ten cents.
DIR. j. e. MACoMBER of Montpelier and
DR.. j. Henry Jackson of Barre have re-
Gently been reappointed to their former po-
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ng board
REV. II. A. SPENCER, financial agent of
the Vermont Methodist Seminary, will
preach at Trinity church next Sunday
morning and present the needs Of the in-
stitution.
THE buildings on the site of the new
woodworking shop to be erected by the
Lane Manufacturing Company have been
moved away, and the work OF erecting the
new shops will be pushed.
COLONEL E. A. CHTTENDEN, general
freight agent of the Central Vermont rail
road, was in town last Monday, accom-
panied by his WIFE They left for the
White Mountains that afternoon.
THE ladies of Brooks Relief Corps are to
have a picnic at the Barre quarries next
| Wednesday, August %. The Post and
Sons of Veterans have been invited, as
well as all friends of the corps.
j. HALL RICHARDSON, editor of the Golden
Necs was the guest of Manager G. M. Fos
ter of the Kelley Institute last Monday
| Mr.. Richardson was formerly on the edito-
rial staff of the New York World.
THE body of Miss Mary Pender, who died
of consumption last Wednesday in Middle
sex, was brought to Montpelier Thursday
morning, and buried in the Catholic ceme-
terry. She was about forty years OF age.
JOHN DEvINE gave his wife dose of rat
poison by mistake last Saturday evening,
thinking it was incidence Prompt action
on the part Of the physician, who was hur-
riedly summoned, prevented fatal results.
LESTER II. GREEN and Charles III. Ferrin
went to Boston last Saturday. They re-
turned Tuesday by the way OF Portland,
Me-, and the White Mountains. Earl f.
Green, brother of Lester, accompanied
them.
THE Womans Christian Temperance
Union will hold its annual meeting in
Bethany chapel, Thursday afternoon, at
half past two. A full attendance is de.
sired as officers for the year are to be
elected.
The change of temperature from 95' last
Saturday to So Sunday morning while very
trying to frail constitutions and to the
temper of mountain hotel landlords, was
greatly appreciated by the toiling masses OF
mankind.
THE exercises at the Church of the Mes.
oidu uoAJ ulOIuluB Will no VI Iut
the nature of an anniversary of the Young
Peoples Religious Fraternity. Papers will
be read by several members of that or
ganization.
,, DIR. WILLIAM NJ. RAMsDELL, prominent
dentist of Brooklyn, N. " is spending his
vacation in Montpelier and vicinity. He i:
accompanied by his wife, and is receiving
warm greetings from many old friends il
his native town.
w. E. TERRILL left for Cincinnati las
} Friday, accompanied by his brother Georg,
of Underhll. Mr.. Terril is delegate to
the National Sons of Veterans convention
to be held in that city, and will visit th'
Worlds Fair before his return.
, THE Central Vermont railroad will rut
an excursion train from Barre to RUTLAND
next Friday, leaving Barre at six o'clock
Returning, the train will leave Rutland a
six p NJ. The fare for the round trip from
Montpelier will be a dollar and a half.
| CAPTAIN II. S. FOSTER of Burlington, ac
| companied by his family, passed through
town last Monday on his way to Rutland
He has been spending several weeks at TIN
home of his parents in Calais and expect
soon to join his regiment in the far West.
THE triennial reunion of the Poor famil
, will be held in Lawrence, Mass, Septembe
6. Owing 10 peculiar circumstances, tn
committee of arrangements has been led Il
3 have the meeting on the first Wednesday o
i the month, instead OF a week later, as usual
WE are pleased TO report continued an
u gratifying progress in the work Of procurin
! the material for the WATCHMAN's souveni
edition, illustrative of Montpelier. Tn
q work will be continued in accordance wit
o the plan previously outlined till the groun
has been thoroughly covered.
3 THE body of Samuel Somerville, VIII
+. died last week at the state insane asylum a
Waterbury, was brought to Montpelier fo
burial last Thursday. Mr.. Somerville serve
a. with the Second Vermont regiment durn
n the war. A detail from Brooks Post cor
Quoted the services at the grave
y, THE MONTPELIER MILITARY BAND an
~ the members of Company II, under con
mand of Captain A. G.. Eaton, left for Ru
Q land yesterday morning They were joine
+ at Montpelier station by Company Il
Barre and Company + of Northheld. tn
/ train was run special from Essex Junctio
Is to Rutland.
FRANK JACKSON, son of Mrs. Will Jacl
It son, had narrow escape from drownin
o last Monday. He was playing in the be
of the river below the grist mill of K.
"a Bailey Co., and, when the water wa
d turned on, was carried off his feet
young man named Starkey jumped in an
- pulled the little fellow TO place of safety
At The feast OF the assumption of the Besse
Virgin Mary occurred on Tuesday. Lo