The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

HENRY II. SMITH of Richmond, Me-,
graduate of the Keeley lnstitute last July,
Is in town for few days. lie Is looking
and feeling fine as silk
s. G. SHuRTLEFF and Il. r. Fiteld were
in New York last week, but not on business
connected with the Kellogg will case as
stated by the Free Press.
THR Womans Christian Temperance
Union will meet next Thursday afternoon
at half.past two O'Clock with Mrs. y. II.
Richardson, Barre street
THK drama, "waif OF the Mountsins,'
will be produced at Capital hall next Sat
urday evening. The Montpelier Military
Band will be present and assist
THE banjo and glee club of the seminary
will give an entertainment In the seminary
chapel tomorrow evening for the benefit OF
the newly-organized baseball club.
REV. j. II. WEEKS has formed a reading
class in which the young people Of the
Church of the Messiah are much interested.
The first meeting was held last Monday
evening.
CONDUCTOR s. X. Colby Is attending the
annual convention of the Conductors
Brotherhood this week at Iloboken, n. j.
George C. Buzzell takes his place during his
absence.
DIR. ii. Il. WHITNEY and wife Of Wood
stock spent last Sunday in town while on
went 10 attend the funeral of a relative Of
Mrs. Whitney.
A PLEASANT progressive whist party was
given the boarders at Hotel Kempton last
Thursday evening. Mrs. c. A. Best and
G. X Putnam made the highest scores and
won the prizes.
The students at the Methodist seminary
have organized base ball team and elected
&. Il. Ditty, president; ID G.. Wedgeworth.
N
j. Billings, manager,
REV. A. b. TRUAx will conduct quarterly
conference next Saturday evening at Han
cock, preach there in the morning, at Gran
vile in the afternoon, and at Granville
Corner in the evening.
Ir is reported on the best of authority
that, as soon as practicable in the spring,
work will be commenced in laying a
double track for the Central Vermont rail-
road from Swauton Junction 20 Essex juno
ton.
Ar meeting OF ladies', held last Wednes.
day afternoon at the home of Mrs ID. l..
Fuller, the question how best to assist the
Kelley league was discussed. 1t was voted
to organize wOman's auxiliary to the
league.
DR.. A. c. BAILEY, II. NJ. Dufur, j. f.
Lamson, e. e. Fish, w. NJ Davis and NJ.
4. HutGhins Of West Randolph were at the
Barre to attend the Odd Fellows district
meeting
FATHER O'SULLIvAN took eighteen mem
bers of the choir of 81. Augustine's church
to Waterbury for sleigh ride and supper
last Monday afternoon. They went in the
Monitor " with the veteran j. @. Adams
for driver.
MIR. AND Mrs II. &. COTTON went to
South Hadley, Mass, last Saturday, to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Montague, a sister
of Mr.. Cotton. Mrs. Cotton returned last
evening and Mr.. Cotton went TO Boston on
a business trip.
DEPUTY GRAND PATRON JAMES E. CUR.
RAN will institute Ruth chapter, order OF
the Eastern Star, at Barre next Tuesday
evening. A delegation from Rob Morris
chapter will 90 up and assistin the installa'
| tion ceremonies.
A MEETING will he held in the Relief
Corps hall, Thursday afternoon at three
o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a
| womans Kelley league. All ladies inter-
ested in the league and the Keeley Institute
are especially invited to be present.
II is expected that Rev. James A, O'Con
nor, editor Of the Concerted Catholic, anC
pastor OF the reformed Catholic church il
| New York, will conduct a series of reviva
meetings in Montpelier during the latter
part of April or the first of May.
DIR. O. l.. WATSON has recently organized
J a Keeley league at West Topsham. Will
/ liam Canning, the state organizer, will sup
ply the necessary papers to any town where
the formation OF a league is desired, If he il
communicated with at Montpelier.
KATHERINE, daughter OF Rev. G. w. Gal
| lagher, fell down stairs last Saturday even
| ing and broke her right collar bone. Sh,
was carrying a lighted lamp which wa
| broken and her clothes were saturated will
oil, which providentally did not ignite.
w. +. GRIGG, a representative of com
mercial agency, who has been at the Ex
change Hotel for the past ten days, Will,
looking up the business standing of severa
firms ifMontpeler, Barre and Northfied
went to Burlington last Monday evening.
JOHN b. FLETCHER, superintendent, ant
| f. s. Stranahan, treasurer, OF the Nationa
Car Company, and ID. ID. Ranlett, treasurer
| of the Central Vermont, were in town OF
| Tuesday to meet James X. LaDgdon, tn,
president OF the above-named car company
f. ID. YAw OF Cherokee, Ia, arrived IL
town Monday evening with a carload o
heavy draft horses which can be seen at the
Exchange Hotel stables. They weigh al
| the way from one thousand to fifteen hun
! dred pounds, and are handsome lot of an
imals.
| GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS, Mrs. Amandf
Newcomb and Past Commander Hiram
! Wedge went to Rutland on Monday morning
! to attend the Grand Army encampmen
there this week. Major j. l.. Elder ant
Charles Harran are the delegates from
| Brooks Post.
CLARENCE STEWART cut his right foo
badly while chopping in Berlin last week
He was obliged to walk nearly mile be
| fore he could procure assistance, and was
very weak from loss of blood. DIR. G. K
Chandler was called and dressed the mutt
lated member.
MRS. LOWE, widow OF the late Henry
Lowe, who was formerly In business II
Montpelier and was well known in Ma
sonic circles, died suddenly last evening
She was apparently well at five o'clock, bu
soon after received a shock and did not re
gain consciousness
LADIES night az the Apollo club occurred
again last Monday evening. Drive whis
was the leading game, with twenty table
in the drive. Mrs. A. ID. Gilley and Mrs
George McAllister made the highest scor,
for the ladies, and DR.. A. b. Bisbee ant
George Atkins for the gentlemen.
THE st. Johnsbury Republican last Mon
day morning contained very tiattering no
tice of the song lecture ON old English bal
lads, delivered there last Saturday evening
by f. w. Bancroft, and also says, Mr.
Bancroft assisted the regular choir at st
Andrews church, Sunday, TO the great en-
joyment OF the congregation.
A MEETING OF the board of civil AUTHORITY