The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-11

one OF the prudential committee in place of
George o. Stratton, further adjournment
OF two weeks was made.
A DAUGHTER was born last Monday to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Chaplin, and Hon. vii.
liam Chaplin bears the honors of grand
father with becoming dignity.
MEDAD WRIGHT was seized with faint
ing tt on tue street, last Saturday, and was
carried to his home, where he Is still quite
i'll, threatened with lung fever.
THE annual meetings OF the Moutpelier
National and First National Banks we're
held yesterday, and at both the old board of
directors and officers were elected.
A. A. ST1MsoN went to Derby, on Tuesday
intending TO make his headquarters there
for the next two weeks, while he Ia buying
horses In Canada for j. ID. Brown.
JOHN ROACH and Miss Margaret McGet.
trio of Montpelier are to be married at st.
Augustine's church this morning at eight
o'clock, by Rev. w. j. O'Sullivsn.
GEORGE II. GUERNSEY made a business
trip to Schenectady and Amsterdam, N. Y,
last week, and reported the weather there
as " too Amsterdam cold for comfort"
THE officers.elect OF Thomas wildey en-
campment of Odd Fellows we're installed
last Friday evening, and the installation
ceremonies were followed by a banquet.
G. p. HARBOUR of Barre, recent gradu-
ate OF the Keeley Institute, has rented the
Graham blacksmith shop on Elm street aud
will soon move his family to Montpelier.
A PARTY of young people are planning for
sleigh-ride to Waterbury Friday night.
The veteran driver, j. Q. Adams, and the
Monitor have been secured for the trip.
PREsIDING ELDER TRUAx preached and
held quarterly meeting at Waterbury last
Sunday. He also assisted in revival meet
ings at Moretown every evening last week.
j. ID. Brown shipped fourteen horses to
New York Monday morning. They were
sent via Rutland, by passenger train, in
one Of the Central Vermont palace horse
cars.
MAJOR j. L. ELDER, porter at the Ex-
change hotel, has been confined to his bed
for several days with chronic trouble.
Harry McAllister is temporarily supplying
his place.
THE officers Of the Washington county
Christian Endeavor union will hold busi.
ness meeting next Saturday at eleven
o'clock A. NJ, In the parlOrs OF the Mont
pelier house.
THE Jews who have been selling "relia-
BILE clothing" from the store in Holmes
block for the past two weeks folded their
tents and skipped to Plattsburgh, n. Y,
last Monday.
THE promenade concert and dance given
by the Montpelier band in Capital hall, last
Saturday evening, was well attended. The
fourth Of the series will be given next Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. II. J. CURTIS started for Denver,
Col, last Tuesday to visit Merton, her son.
During her absence Mr.. Curtis is TO occupy
rooms In the National Life Insurance Com
pany building.
SINCE the establishment of the Kelley In
stitute in Montpelier, last May, over one
hundred seventy patients have been grad
uated, fifty OF whom were from Montpelier
and Berlin side.
I. w. DoNAHUE, the expert snare drum
| and xylOphone solOist of the Montpelier
Military Band, leaves this evening for Flor
| ida, to Ill an orchestral engagement at the
Tampa Bay hotel
Temperance Union will hold its regular
meeting at its headquarters in Woman s
| Relief Corps hall this Wednesday after noon
at halfpast two o'clock.
THE Keeley League held its annual meet.
ing last Wednesday evening and elected p.
l.. Lyons, PRESIDENT George w. Baker,
vi"H -presdent; Antoine Galaise, secretary
and ?. S. Prior, treasurer.
A. G. BLANCHARD has rented of Edwin
Lane tho lower part Of the Hiram Atkins
| house on Elm street. and is to move there
soon. Miss Kate Atkins and Mrs. @. A.
Barnard will occupy rooms on the second
| floor.
A MEKTING Of the members of Company
III is to be held on Thursday evening for the
election of II captain in place of o. ID. Clark,
promoted to major, and To til any other
vacancies that may occur. Major Clark will
preside.
Mrs. OLIVE MILES was stricken with
ysis, last Wednesday morning. at the
home Of Mrs. j. V. Morrow, her daughter
and has since been entirely helpless. A.
she is over ninety years of age, her recovery
can hardly be expected.
THE fifth entertainment in the Ladies'
Library Guild lecture course was given last
| evening by the Lotus Glee Club OF Boston
assisted by Miss Marshall, reader and
impersonator. The entertainment was of q
very high order of excellence.
The thermometer, last Wednesday morn
ing, registered from 2So downward, accord
ing to the elasticity of the consciences o.
the owners. 1t was the coolest morn
ing of the winter at all events, and Thurs
| day morning was about as cold.
AT the recent national convention o
Keeley Leagues held at Dwight, H., Will
liam Canning was elected member from
Vermont Of the committee whose duty IL i
to organize new leagues wherever in thei
Judgment it is thought advisable.
SUPERINTENDENT C. Ii. MORE of Beth
any Sunday.school Is organizing a choi
from the pupils To lead the musical exer
C!SeS OF the school, anu renbNe tnt uieiu
bers of the church choir, who have cheer
fully performed that duty for many years.
WHERE is Vermont's great granite town
We look in vain for the existence OF Barr
ia Waltons Register for 1898. Did the con
piler bluuder, or wherefore else the onis
sion? The value of the Register must su
fer discount when such faults begin I
appear.
JOSEPH b. SILLowAY, whose death
mentioned elsewhere in this issue, was
brother of the late Seth z. Silloway
Northheld, whom Luther Knapp was foun
guilty of robbing ON his death. bed, and fC
which he is now serving a sentence 1
Windsor.
Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN X. GLADDING
Providence, X. l., were at the Pavilion ov,
! last sunday. Mr.. Gladding is prominel
horse-buyer of that city, and, through tt
r courtesy of Harry Lowe, he was show
: several of the many tine animals owned /
a the capital
b. l.. TAYLOR left on Thursday for h
, new newspaper duties in Hoboken, n.
Bright, versatile and genial, capable of VI
4 ried aud excellent work, the WATcHMA
wishes iIs retiring assistant all the tau
and fortune that should come from talen
we'll employed
+ A LIVE and extremely well conducte
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