The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-10
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
DOINGS DURING THE FIRST
WEEK or THE SESSION.

divorce cases for trial
THE Fourth Vermont Regiment will hold
"a reunion here October Is.
II. c. COTTON and wife have gone for
three-weeks trip to Omasso, Mich.
The VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY holds
its annual meeting here October 20.
The dates of the meeting OF the Vermont
Medical Society are October IL and II.
GEORGE HOPKINS and wife Of Monterey.
Mexico, have been visiting friends in town,
The Chautauqua class will meet with
Mrs. W. o. Chapman on Friday afternoon
at 2:15.
Hon. JOSEPH POLAND and wife have left
for brief outing in New York and New
Jersey.
MONTPELIER Lodge, No 13, Knights of
Pythias, will meet in G.. A. Il. hall Thurs
day evening" October IL.
ANOTHER cheap and noisy Hurdy
Gurdy" show is advertised for the opera
house this-W Wednesday evening.
THE Vermont state council of the order
of American Mechanics will hold conven.
tion here during the present month.
REV. LESTER WARREN is expected to
preach in the Union church in Middlesex
next Sunday afternoon at one o'clock,
IT is to be hoped that the recommended
tions of the grand jury will be adopted, and
a modern Jail erected near the court house.
Mrs Eta RICHARDSON, president of the
Womans Auxiliary Kelley League of Chi
cago, visited the Keeley Institute last week.
The Knights of Pythias will hold meet
ing at Grand Army hall tomorrow even.
| ing to initiate the remaining charter mem
! bers.
THE Sunday paper train, which has in
past years been discontinued October l.
will it is expected be made permanent
train
j. w. SAULT, the recently-appointed as
| sstant reporter of the house of representa-.
| tives, was formerly an employee of the
| WATCHMAN.
THE annual meeting of the Ladies' Guild
of Christ Church is to be held at Mrs.
Charles Heaton's on Friday afternoon at
half past two.
THE subscription committee of the pro-
posed Young Mems Christian Association
| report excellent success, and it is hoped the
81 800 can be secured.
MRS CHARLES JONES died last Sunday
morning of consumption at her home in the
"horn of the moon F" neghborhood. Her
funeral was held on Tuesday.
WILLIAM ScoTT of Barre came to town
| Sunday morning with number of carrier
pigeons. He let them loose and they
reached Barre in eight minutes.
THE Fourteenth Vermont regiment holds
a reunion at Bennington, O 5tober II. 1t is
hoped the members of that regiment in
this vicinity will attend the meeting.
REUNIONS of the survivors of the Eighth
Vermont regiment and OF the First and
Second Vermont batteries will be held a,
Montpelier, October 16. Business NEE t.
ings at two o'clock p. M.
THE estimable mother ot rev. w. j. and
Miss Rose OSulivan died Friday morn
ing at Winooski. She was a native of Dub
lin Ireland, and has resided in Winoosk
for the past forty years.
THE Central Vermont railroad announces
its regular fall excursion to Boston and re-
turn, to take effect October "a, from Montpe
lier and Barre. Usual time limit Rate S5
Look for flyers giving full information.
OK the invitation of Superintendent f
w. Stanyan of the Barre railroad, tn,
officers and working force of the Nationa
Life Insurance Company EN- Dyed an eX
cursion to the Barre quarries Saturday.
IT is probable that county court will moi
adjourn finally until December, as the
civil docket cannot be finished before the
ad tournament this week, and thelo will als(
be large amount of criminal business.
A CRAZY man strapped to bed made tn,
air ring with his yells at the Central Yer
mont station Thursday afternoon. He cam,
over the Montpelier 81 Wells River road
and was taken to the asylum at Waterbury
THERE is no need of taking southern
trip to escape the cold weather, if straw
berries can be picked in October in thi
place. The veteran Dan Worcester picked
large ripe ones in his pasture on Wednesday
The annual meeting of the Vermont Ba
Association was held in the count,
court room last evening at 7:30 The bust
ness meeting and literary exercises wer
followed by the annual banquet at the Pa
vilion
THE thirty-frst annual reunion of Yer
mont Officers Association will be held her
on Wednesday, October II. The principa
address will be delivered in Representa-
tives' Hall by Major Josiah Grout of Derby
on " Lincoln in the War"
THE endavor sassity of east montpelier
center will hav poverty parity at tn
skule-house on thurs. oct. Is. u air invitte'
to attend and wear yewer calikers and oil
close. No tinery is allowable. Kun an,
get all the porige for 4c thet kan eat.
THE funeral of Patrick Kane, who die,
on Sunday, was held at ST. Augustine
church on Tuesday. The burial was in th
Catholic cemetery Mr.. Kane was an ageC
citizen, having been employed by the Cen
tral Vermont railroad for many years.
GEORGE E. MORSE had the end of tn
fOretnger Of his left hand smashed, and tn
: second finger badly split while couplin
cars in the Central Vermont yard. Frida
afternoon DR.. q. n. Hunt amputated til
first finger and hopes 10 save the remande
U of the hand.
THERE is a probability that Rev Jane
, l.. Hill, ID d., OF Salem, Mass, well know
> among the Christian Endeavor people here
! and as editor of the Golden Rule, may be Ell
gagged as permanent pastor of the Barr
Congregational church. He breaches ther
) next Sunday.
NONE of the members of the legislator
will be in town this evening to atten
: the alleged show that is billed for the oper
! house, but they will miss little, for, judgn
from all accounts ol " The Gilhooly
: Abroad" the less that is said about it tn
better.
, The executive committee OF the Youn
Mems Republican Club has decided to hol
= IA public meeting aud banquet on Lincoln
birthday, February II. Tho arrangement
/ are not fully made, but distinguished speal
. ers from abroad will attend. Further pa
. ticulars will be given later
:. A. G. FISHER, a well-known Chicag
. Wholesale druggist, and brother of o.
0 ! Fisher, is in town Mr.. Fisher and famil
: have been spending the summer at their oil,
CANT summer home at Foster Point, Main,
Mr.. Fisher was once in the employ Of Den
:. son Dewey. He is now one Of Chic ago
;, solid men.
/. GEORGE WILSON, a switchman in the Gen