The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-15


the temperature so high that IL Is uncom-
Portable with the lightest summer clothing.
The Chautauqua class will meet with
Mrs. l.. z. Gleason at No. l Spring street
next Friday afternoon at two o'clock.
The Argus tried three times last week in
Its local columns to give the facts In regard
to the car Of horses shipped to New York
10 lied in each case.
The ladies OF the Relief Corps gave q
sociable last evening at their hall on South
Main street. A substantial supper was
served, followed by a short literary and
musical programme.
CHARLES BANCROFT, for several months
bill clerk in the freight Office OF the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad, has gone to
Barre, where he has similar position with
the Central Vermont.
THE Woman's Keeley League will meet
this afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, in
Woman's Relief Corps hall. All ladies in
terested in this new work which has come
to us are invited to be present.
FRANK e. BRIGGS, whose death is noticed
elsewhere, was a brother Of Hon. George
Briggs of Brandon, one of the directors in
the Vermont Mutual and National Life in
surance companies OF Montpelier.
THE interior OF the store Of Chapman &
McGill on lower State street has been i'm
proved by the addition of hardwood floor
sheathed walls, paint and kslsomine. Mr..
Chapman took possession N,st week.
FL. J. CURTIS has recently received the
gratifying intelligence that Merton, his son.
is rapidly improving in health, and his ply
sicians say that II he remains in Colorado
his cure will be permanent and complete.
A DAUGHTER was born last Saturday
night to Mr.. and Mrs. Almon st. John, a
daughter last Wednesday night to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Ryle, and a son last Friday
| NIGHT n Mr. and Mira Frank Janea Of War-
cester.
j. ID. DENIsoN of West Randolph and
| George w. Burleson of st. Albans at
| tended the opening of Washington county
| court Tuesday morning, and were warmly
welcomed by their brethren of the bar in
Montpelier.
THE roof of Union block sprang a leak
last Sunday, and before it could be re-
paired the goods in the stores Of s. G.
Woolson and Phillips & Lucas, and the
tobacco cellar of Arthur Allen, were some-
what damaged.
The members of Company FL have begun
drilling in earnest in anticipation Of their
trip to Chicago in June. Company drills
are held every Thursday evening and squad
drills every night in the week except Sat-
urday and Sunday.
UNDER the provisions Of the law enacted
| by the last legislature, DR., ID. G.. Kemp has
been appointed health officer for the town
and village Of Montpelier and the town of
Berlin. The appointment was made by the
state board of health
MANAGER G. M. FOSTER went to Rutland
last Monday to complete arrangements for
opening branch OF the Kelley Institute in
that city, which will be done as soon as a
physician from Dwight, ILL.,, arrives, some
time the last of this month
EMERSON II. SMITH, mayor of Fargo, N
| d., was in town last week on business con-
nected with loan agency in that city in
which he is Interested Mr.. Smith was for
merly of Tunbridge, and was a classmate
in college of Hon. 81. A. Huse.
ALBERT LOOMS Of Barre was run in last
Saturday noon by Officer Hunt Intoxica-
tion was the charge against him in Justice
M. e. SMILES court Monday morning. He
pleaded guilty, disclosed on the numerous
stranger, and was fined Sl0.51.
A MRS. AvERILL living with Walter San
ders in the '' Horn of the Moon neighbor-
hood, died last Thursday of consumption.
Rev. G. o. Webster conducted the funeral
services last Saturday morning and the
body was taken to Marshfeld for burial.
THE saloon R. w. Ryan on Main street,
was raided last Saturday evening. A large
quantity of cider was found, which the al
legged proprietor claims is used in bottling
light drinks A jug of it was taken away
on which it is proposed to make a test case
WHILE in Lewiston, Me-. recently, Re.
menyi wrote the following in an autograph
album
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A MEETING of Mt. Sinai Temple, Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine, was held last Friday
evening in Masonic hall. Delegations were
present from Concord and Littleton, n. Fl.
Burlington, Swanton, st. Albans and Ar
lington. A banquet followed the business
session.
HORACE K. BLISS shrank from facing thu
inevitable at the present term OF county
court, and his post-otiice address at presen
is known only to select few. The Unior
House and furniture, with the livery stable
and appurtenances, will be sold at auction
by Mrs. Bliss next Saturday.
The burning of shanty ON East Stat'
street, last Friday evening, caused an alarm
OF fire to be sounded The building, II /
can be dignifed by that name, had beel
, built by the kids in that locality, who SO
/ fire to it for the fun of seeing it burn, an,
|, thereby earned sound spanking.
Mrs. w. A. LORD died early last Thurs
day morning after long and painful Hines
. with dropsy. Funeral services were hell
3 from her late home Saturday afternoon
Rev, A. N. Lewis officiating, and the buria
was in Green Mount Cemetery. The flora
a offerings were many and beautiful.
a WILBUR y. LOWE and Miss Kate Stowe
were married last Thursday evening, at tn
residence of w. A. Stowell on Barre stree
= Rev. A. j. Hough performing the ceremony
: There were present the family friends {
'' the bride and groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Low
are receiving cordial congratulations.
n "FRIEND FRIrz," the great Paris and Ne
o York success, was presented to good hous
last evening by the Manola-Mason Con
pany. The troupe were strangers to
= Montpelier audience, but gave good ente
- tainment and earned reputation that wi
" be Of service to them when they next Wis
the capital.
"a THE Free Press last Friday morning col
e tanned this Montpelier item " Mrs. j. {
Brown went Thursday to Nashua, N /
- She will return and make her home here
o 1t is indeed news to the friends of Mr.
T. Brown that she has been visiting in Nashu
O. or that her home was ever anywhel
but in Montpelier.
81 SUPERINTENDENT FOSTER met the villas
=, trustees last Wednesday evening, and, upo
III his representation that all the families
the vicinity of the break in the water maj
y near the corner of Main and Liberty stree
x, are now supplied with water, he was i
Of structed to abandon the search for Il
trouble until the frost is out of the groun
es THE "Two Old Cronies " drew a ia