The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-10

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Shepard, George A. Knapp and others, and
promises to be recherche and delightful
affair.
THE law disseminating compliance with
request to return y on stamped enve-
lopes has been revoked, and special request
envelopes can now be obtained at the post.
office.
Mr.. ScAMMoN's company will play the
" Burglar at Barre, Friday evening NAV
II. The Central Vermont will run a return
train to Montpelier for the benefit Of those
who may wish to attend.
A. w. SLoCUM former law student in
town, now Of Boston, Is to spend most of the
summer IN Montpelier and vicinity buying
country produce for the firm with which he
is connected in that city.
CHARLES A. BEST has indefinitely ex-
tended the reward of $500 offered by him
for the recovery Of the body Of Robbie b.
Best, his son. This is in addition to the $50
offered by the selectmen.
TOMORROW is holy day in the Catholic
church, the Feast of the Ascension. Low
mass will be celebrated at St. Augustine's
church at half past five in the morning and
high mass at nine o'clock.
STREET COMMISSIONER ROBERTS has vastly
improved the condition and appearance of
State and Main streets this week by scrap
ing up and carting Off the accumulations Of
mud and filth from the surface.
Miss ELLA WAITE, sister of Mrs. j. T.
Sabin, who is pleasantly remembered in
Montpelier, had the misfortune to break one
OF her wrists, last week, by falling from a
porch at her home in Cambridge.
j. EDWARD BAILEY has been dangerously
i'll for the past week with erysipelas caused
by an abscess on his neck. Unless some
new complication should arise, his physi-
clan has strong hopes of his recovery.
1'xpn nf tle fro NJ tar fap
tured by Perry & Demeritt have been sent
to Chicago by request of the commissioners
OF the Worlds Fair for exhibition and
actual use in the East machinery hall.
ABOUT 100 from Barre witnessed the
presentation of "The Burglar at the opera
house last Thursday evening. A special
train over the MONTPELIER Il Wells River
railroad was run for their accommodation.
LEILA, daughter OF Llewelyn Hutchin.
son, died last Friday of spinal meningitis
Her age was six years Her funeral was
held from the home of Mr.. Hutchinson Sun
day afternoon, Rev. A II. Webb officiating
Mrs. EDWARD DEWEY, Miss Helen
Dewey, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Arthur Jones
Willard Whitcomb NJ f. Atkins and Gus
tavus l.. Lawrence accompanied the Yer
mont press excursion to Chicago last Satur-
day.
The milk.cart Of K. w. Bugbee was over
turned on Court street last Sunday morning
by the attempt of the driver to make too
short turn, and several gallons of gooC
respectable milk and cream were hastily dis
| tributed.
A LOCAL clothing dealer hung out sigr
| last week on which was written I" Silk Um
brellows, only 90 cents" With such pro
lection the continued rainy weather ough
to have no terrors for the residents at tn,
| capital.
S. A. HOWARD of New Hampton, n. H.
we'll remembered in Montpelier for the ex
cellent concrete walks he has laid, was a
the Exchange last Friday. He expects tt
| be in Montpelier later in the season to lay
additional walks.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will give sociable, in connection
with the regular meeting, next Thursday
afternoon at half-past two o'clock, at the
rooms OF Mrs. G. b. B. Denny. Each mem
Der may invite one guest
Hon. A. b. HEPBURN has recently &C
ceped the position of president of the Thir'
National Bank of New York city, and will
soon go there to reside. Mrs Hepburn /
pleasantly remembered as Emily, daughte
of G. q. Eaton Of Montpelier.
Mrs. ALBERT JoHoNNorr, Mrs. Georg
w. McAllister, Mrs. Wallace G.. Andrew
and Mrs. Harlow NJ. Smith, the committe
appointed for the purpose, selected nev
carpet for the stage and library of tn
Church Of the Messiah last Wednesday.
Hon. w. G. FERRIN was down town yes
terday for the first time since his retur
from Grand Rapids, Mich, two weeks age
He has been seriously i'll in that city dul
ing the past winter, but the prospects ar
bright at present for his complete recovery
DIR. G. l.. PERSONS has closed his dents
rooms in the Bacon block and has gone
his home in Norwood, n. Y. During hi
stay in town, DR.. Persons made man
friends who regret that his business induce
ments were not strong enough to keep hir
here.
THE boys in the post-ofiice are bound t
be at the head OF the procession in every
thing, as they demonstrated on Frida,
when they ran their lawn-mowers over til
lawn at the rear of the federal building
The grass had not been raked and carted o
al last accounts.
MARGARET, Raymond and Waite Sabi
returned last week from Cambridge an
Sanbornton, n. H., where they have bee
visiting for some time. Mrs Sabin is e,
pected home in June. Her many friend
will be glad TO know that she is very muc
improved in health.
Mrs. VIOLA j. BILLINGS, Montpelier
champion in the Boston Globe contest anon
Vermont teachers, although defeated by
narrow margin, will not be deprived 90
pleasure Of a visit to the w
She goes to Chicago in u"
Mr.. and Mrs. o.
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