The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-14
held last week at Brattle-

anticipation of so soon seeing his kindly
face again.
SMOKE issuing from the attic of the resi-
dence of Mrs. f.. p. Walton on Elm street
caused an alarm of fire to be sounded at six
o'clock Tuesday morning A smouldering
fire in partition was quickly extinguished.
with small damage or loss
HOWARD o. KENT, bookkeeper for the
Revere Rubber Company OF Boston, spent
last Sunday with Nj. A. Kent, his brother,
while on his way to his old home in Calais
for brief vacation.
G. II. HEAToN and wife, 9. NJ. Foster
and wife, and G. w. Wing and wife at
tended the banquet given in Burlington
Monday evening by the Vermont Consistory
of S. p. r. S., 32'.
GEORGE S. HUBBARD, sdll hale and Wig
orous in his eighty eighth year, has returned
to Montpelier to spend the summer. He
has been with relatives in Connecticut for
the past few months.
DIR. ID. G. KEMP was called to Middlesex
last Monday morning to sew up deep cash
in the left foot of son ct Luke Knapp,
caused by the careleos ing of an axe in
the hands of the lad.
THE Methodist quarterly conference that
was to have been held last Monday evening
in Trinity church has been postponed be-
cause of the illness of Rev, l.. l.. Beeman
the presiding elder.
AMONG the guests at the Pavilion are
Mrs w. p. Fairbanks and Mrs. Mary Stone
of st. Johnsbury, f. A. Paddock of
Weiser, Idaho, and Mrs. K. S. Parkhurst
and child of San Jose, Cal.
REV. JOSEPH HAMILTON, presiding elder
of the st. Johnsbury district, was in town
last week on his way to Northtield, where
he ofcated at the wedding of Levi T. Cross
and Miss Carmela j. Potter.
Miss IDA F. HUBBARD, the former we'll
liked instructor of "ocal music at Vermont
Methodist Seminary, now holding similar
position in Rollins College, Winter Park,
Fla, is spending commencement week on
the hill.
A COMPREHENSIVE and accurate report of
the proceedings Of the ninety-eighth annual
meeting of the General Convention of Con
gregational Ministers and Churches, now in
session at Bethany church, will be published
next week.
II. NJ. FALEs is soon to move to Boston.
His goods were shipped there Tuesday. In
the departure of Mr.. Fales and his estmable
wife, Montpelier will lose good citizen and
the Baptist church two of its most loyal and
Jealous supporters.
LUCIUs G. STONE the efficient head man
in the meat market of ". o. Standish and
Miss Maggie McGee We're married Tuesday
morning at st. Augustine's church by Rev.
| w. j. O'Sullivan.
Mrs. E. p. WALTON expresses her thanks
to the fire department and friends who so
kindly and carefully assisted in the pres
ervation of her home during the fire yester-
| day morning.
MRS w. r.. WESTON was called to Wind
sor, last week, by the fatal illness of Mrs.
ID. G. Billings, her mother. Mrs. Billings
died Saturday night. Mr.. Weston went
down Monday night to attend the funeral
which was held Tuesday morning.
EDWARD II. DEAvITT, manager of the u
haG ha1 al in
tation from Manager Stagg of Chicago Uni
versity to enter his team in the inter-
collegiate base ball tournament, to be held
in that city from June 20 to July I.
The Northfeld Ne,os fell into the Free
I Press pitfall, copying as gospel truth the
item that the cows of G, c. Warren and w.
e. Adams of Montpelier were sick with
what was believed to be cholera. Nothing
could be much farther from the truth
CHARLES F. SANBoeN paying teller of the
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
is spending short vacation in town as the
guest of l.. Bart Cross. He brought up a
blooded colt belonging to Mr.. Cross ,of which
great things are expected in the future.
EDWARD II. DEAvITT was in town over
last Sunday from Burlington. The U. V. NJ.
base ball team, of which he is manager,
is on tour this week, playing at New Ha-
ven, Conn, Northampton, Cambridge and
Worcester, Mass, and Providence, K. l.
ELMER E. BAIRD of the Boston Law Uni.
versity visited relatives and friends in
Montpelier last week, while on his way to
| his home in Waitstield to spend his vaca-
ton He expects to visit Chicago and other
western cities before returning to Boston.
THE strawberry festival given under the
auspices of the ladies of st. Augustne's
society will open this evening in Capital
Hall and continue through tomorrow even
ing. Supper with straw berries will be
oh ,Dn1la
ENos f. STEVENS was member of Stan
nard lodge, No. 1877, New England Order of
Protection, in which he was insured for
$1,000, payable to his son and daughter.
This amount will be paid as soon as Major
j. e. Curran, the secretary, can obtain the
necessary papers.
A. j. GOODWIN of the testing station
force went to his home at Meredith, n. H.,
last Saturday to remain. During his stay
in Montpelier, Mr.. Goodwin has, by his
| quiet demeanor and CHEEKY ways, made
many friends in Montpelier, especially
among the boarders at the Exchange, where
his face will always be welcome.
THE V. NJ. s. Glee, Banjo and Guitar
Club gave concert in the seminary chapel
| last Saturday evening, in which the boys
fully sustained the frst-cass reputation
| they now enjoy. They were assisted by
| Professor S. j. Blanpied, reader, and Mas
ter Fred Whittier, violinist, presenting a
programme that was replete with good
! things, and that contained several new and
| pleasing selections.
THE Vermont Methodist Seminary Banjo
and Glee Club, assisted by G. f. Jewell
| ftutist, will give an entertainment in the
new hall at East Montpelier, next Saturday
evening, June IT, The boys furnish first
! class entertainment and have received the
most flattering notices wherever in the
state they have appeared. They deserve a
! good house, and those who attend will en-
| joy first. class musical entertainment.
THE body of Robbie Best was discovered
! last Monday morning by Don A. Sawyer of
MiddleseX floating in the dam at Midd leseX
1t had been in the water ten weeks lacking
one day, and, although the features were
hardly recognizable, it was fully identified
by the clothing. A casket was quickly
taken down, accompanied by Mr., and Mrs.
Best and several friends, and the interment
was at once made in Green Mount Gene
terry.
The attention of the citizens is called to
the address of Rev. DR.. j. o. Peck OF Brook
| lyn at the seminary chapel this even
ing on " Yosemite: Wonder OF Wonders
DR.. Peck is an aumnus of the school, and
gives this address on the occasion OF the
alumni anniversary. 1t will be remembered
that DR.. Peck spoke on The Sunday evening
of the Methodist conference here year ago,