The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-26
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY,, JULY 26, 1898

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ALBERT ID. LANE received severe scalp
wound last Monday. An insecurely fast
ened window fell, striking him on the head
and cutting cash that laid bare the skull.
A MEETING of the Montpelier Association
of Congregational Ministers was held yes
terday in Bethany church. The topic for
papers and discussions was Preaching and
Preachers"
ALL the hack drivers and hotel porters in
town blossomed out last Friday with hand
some new caps of uniform pattern that
add much to their general neat and smart
appearance.
The daughters of DR.. DIV. Cooley of An
trim, n. H., are guests OF Mrs. John Woo
dry, their grandmother, and Mrs. b. p.
Young, their aunt. They are to remain
several weeks
NED ALEXANDER narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury from a falling ladder while
painting on the house Of Gilman Luce last
Monday. His hair has not yet resumed its
normal position.
OVER S75 has recently been raised by the
ladies' auxiliary to the Kelley League and
the Non-Partisan Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union to help some needy person
take the Keeley treatment
THE Barnnm & Bailey combination ar
rived in Montpelier this morning from st.
Johnsbury about four o'clock The sixty
four cars were hauled over the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad in FIVE sections
MRS. w. +. GARAND has ciosed her dress.
making rooms in Huntington block for the
season. and, with Miss Louise Savard, her
sister, leaves on Thursday for her home in
Crown Point, N. Y, to remain until Sep
tember.
Hon. w. Z. DILLINGHAM was in Benning-
ton last week, conducting hearing as COM
missioner in chancery in the case OF the
Hartford Annuity Company against the
Battle Monument Association and Charles
M. Bliss.
LOVERS of base ball are sure to be present
in force tomorrow afternoon when State
and Main streets will battle for the SUI
premacy on the seminary campus at four
o'clock. A surgeon and several job teams
will be in attendance.
DIR. ROBERT H. PADDOCK, the genial and
refined old gentleman who has resided in
the old chapel on Seminary Hill for the
past five years. went to Chicago last Mon
day to reside with his daughter Nina, who
is pursuing course of study there.
CHARLES Ii. BRADSHAW Of New Orleans,
La. a brother of the late George Bradshaw,
left for his home last Monday after visit
of several weeks with Miss Lucy, his sister.
He expects to be about a month en- route,
visiting in Kentucky and Tennessee.
L. c. TEwKsBURY has purchased the
bookstore of G. M. Skinner on State street,
and has taken possession. Mr.. Skinner in
tends to go to Philadelphia Under the new
management the place will be known as the
Montpelier Bookstore. See advertisement.
| ASK any of the party of young men who
spent last Sunday at the Lake View House,
South Woodbury., to describe their feelings
when they discovered that another party
| from Montpelier had discovered the head
quarters of the embryo fruit store they took
with them.
REV. G. o. WEBSTER and family left last
Monday for Portland, Me-, where they are
to spend vacation of four weeks. Rev. j
Armstrong of Burlington will supply the
Baptist pulpit the first two Sundays of MIR
Webster's absence, and Rev. Z. c. Abbey
of Barre the following two.
WINsLow w. AVERY of Plymouth, Mass
former foreman in the WATCHMAN office
was in town last week. Mr.. Avery is now one
of the publishers of the Old Colony Memorid
and postmaster at Plymouth. He visited
relatives in Barre last week. and was ac
companied by his wife and two children.
w. ARTHUR JONES has sold the subscrip
ton list and good will of the Temperance
Herald to John A. LaPorte Of Lyndonville
and it will hereafter be issued from tn,
office OF the Lyndon Union. Mr.. Jones goe
to Chicago about August l. where he has
lucrative position on one of the large dailie
of that city.
WHILE last Monday was the hottest da,
of the year thus far at Chicago, furnac
fire and steam on in every room was nee
essary for comfort at the Vermont Mutua
Fire Insurance Company's building. Fire
in the hotel offices and at other places o
business in town We're more suggestive O
October than of July.
JAMES ID. RYAN was thrown from bugg
at Randolph nearly two weeks ago II
struck ON one elbow, which has ever sine
fnnt h 1AD Il.as tod tfaa
clan for treatment last Sunday, when it wa
discover ed that both bones of the elboN
were dislocated. 1t was necessary to ethel
ize him TO get them back in place.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Keele
League will hold lawn party next week FIR
day evening. Joseph b. Morse and Frank |
Pratt have generously donated the use
their lawn Just north of Trinity church o
Main street. Refreshments will be serve
in the vestry of the church, and it is hope
that the Montpelier Military Band will b
present.
LEVI III. BIXBY was thoroughly convince
that the ArguS is the place to look for tn
news when he read in that paper last wee
that his horse had stumbled near East Barr
and broken the shafts to his buggy. Th
statement also that the occupants were nc
thrown out was also Interesting, inasmuc
as it was the first Mr.. BiXby had heard
such an accident. Some one must hay
pocH BuyibH Jut argus repOr beI'
MAJOR o. ID. CLARK, Captain A. {
Eaton, and Captain f. b. Mudgett of BARR
have been appointed by Governor Fuller
board of inspection to examine and repo
upon the condition of clothing, camp an
garrison equipage, ordnance stores an
: any other property, belonging to the stat
for which General w. III. Gilmore is T.
sponsible. The board will meet at Mon
pelier on date to be fixed by Major Clarl
THOSE who went from Montpelier La
I week to speak at Keeley rally at Whit
) River Junction were agreeably surprised {
the audience that greeted them. That IL
, people of that village are interested in ii
work is very evident when they will pac
! the largest church in the place on h'
night, as they did last Wednesday evening
Major j. l.. Elder aud Il. A. Mutt mao
brief remarks, and w. A. Lord gave an ell
, quent and forceful address, which va
listened to with profound attention an
was often punctuated with earnest applaus
GEORGE A. KNAPP spent last Sunday
Camp Hazen, Groton pond. Among the S
journers there at present are Rev. j. New
ton Perrin and wife of Williamstown Miss,
| Clara Pike of Calais, Emma Spencer
3 Plainfeld and Gertrude Greeley and Fam