The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-14

rsburg, Mr.. Alden's former home. They
found "hard Bleddin'" beforereachingIEsse
junction.
REV. HOWARD f. Hill Of Concord, n. H,
was in town for few hours last Monday on
his way from Barre, where he held services
last Sunday at the Mission of the Good
Shepherd.
l.. p. LAWRENCE aud d. ID. Martin are
young-lo liking men to be grandfathers, but
the daughter born last week to Mr. and
Mrs. George II. Lawrence entities them to
that distinction.
BRAKEMAN KEZAR. Of the Central Yer
mont railroad, iammed the fingers of his
left hand while coupling cars at Montpelier
junction last Saturday. Fortunately, no
bones were broken.
AT the progressive whist party at ID. w.
Temples last Wednesday evening, g. j Gale
made a score of seventY-two from twenty
five rings, said to be the highest made in
Montpelier this winter.
s. w. CoRsE had a creditable showing of
poultry at the first exhibition OF Vermont
poultry and pet stock held last week at st.
Johnsbury. There were fifty entities from
Montpelier and Burlington.
j. w. BROCK, Fred e. Smith, ID, w. Tenn
Pile, Collins Blakelv and Carl Dudley have
been summoned as jurors for the United
States district court, which meets the last
of this month at Burlington.
HE daughters OI hbDtkdu III uOltl a
social on Thursday evening witt, Mr.. and
Mrs. David L. Sanders on East State street,
to which all Odd Fellows and their wives,
or lady friends, are cordially invited.
THE Montpelier District Preachers Asso-
citation, at meeting held last week in the
Methodist church at West Randolph, passed
appropriate and tender resolutions of SYM
pathy on the death of Mrs. A. H. Webb
wAsHINGToN's birthday is to be observed
next week Thursday by the pupils of the
Washington County Grammar and Union
schools with appropriate exercises, further
notice of which will be given next week.
HARRY G. DEwING, for the past three
years assistant editor of the st. Albans
Dailu MESSENGER severed his connection
with that paper last Saturday, and con-
templates engaging in other business.
RT. REV. BISHOP HALL will preach at
Christ church on Thursday evening, con-
tinuation of series of sermons on The Ex-
amples Set Before Us by Christ" His theme,
Thursday evening, will be "O Our Lords Ex-
ample in Social Life"
NELLIE O'CoNNoR died last Friday of
spinal meningitis, caused by the grip, aged
twelve years. Her funeral was held from
st. Augustine's church last Sunday after
noon, Rev. w. j. O'Sullivan officiating, and
the burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
MRS. G. III. SHIPMAN and Mrs. w. p. Dill
lingham are to give reception in honor OF
ST. Valentine this afternoon at the home OF
| Mrs Shipman, No. | Court street. The
dainty invitations read &C. For little chat"
and it will undoubtedly be pleasant and
informal affair.
GEORGE BELLEvILLE and miss Matte
| Weeks, both of Hardwick, were married by
Justice M. W. Wheelock in the parlors of
the Union House last Monday evening.
! No one, however, charges Martin " with
being responsible for the fires that were set
there that evening.
GEORGE Fl. Cross of St. Johnsbury. son
OF c. Fl. Cross, was leaned by his en-
ployes, last week Tuesday, his ffty-eighth
birthday. Mr.. Cross responded very hap
PLY, saying that the cane was typical OF the
! loyal support he had received from his EN-.
ployes for many years.
THE Washington County Good Templars
Union will be held on Thursday in Grand
Army hall. The morning session will be
private, but the afternoon meeting will be
| open to the public, at which there will be q
prize-speaking contest, with one contestant
from each lodge in the county.
LIEUTENANT THEODORE DEWEY has beer
transferred from the Chicago to the Ben
nington, which is now on tour around the
world, with San Francisco as its destina
ton. 1t is understood that the Bennington
is eventually to be one of the government
patrol steamers on the Alaskan coast.
THERE will be sermon by Rev. w. j
OSullivan and benediction of the blessed
sacrament at st. Augustne's church every
Tuesday evening during Lent. Every Fri
day evening the services will consist Of the
Way of the Cross, with the benediction
All these services will begin at half pas
seven.
In reply to the inquiry in the WATCHMA,
last week whether pine trees grow in Yer
mont from which 1900 feet of lumber cal
be taken, e. E. Graham of Montpelier il
N
that amount Of lumber tree would have t,
be four feet through at the butt, and it i
not known where any pines of that size ar
growing in this state.
A PLEASANT informal reception was ten
dered Bishop Hall at the residence of Hon
Charles Dewey last Thursday afternoon
A large number Of the members of Chris
church. as we'll as several cergymen an,
members of other denominations, calle
during the afternoon to pay their respects +
the new bishop of the diocese, who made
most favorable impression on all who me
him.
THOMAS GIsBoRNE leaves to-day for Ney
York, and will sail next Saturday for Liver
pool. After an absence of thirty.one years
he returns to Nottingham to meet his age
mother and brothers. His mother
, seventy-seven years old, and, as this visi
is planned as a surprise, her joy at meetin
her son once more can better be imagine
than described. Mr.. Osborne expects
be absent from Montpelier about seve
} weeks.
CANDIDATES for the post. offices at Nortl
|, field and Barre were thick as autumn leave
in Montpelier last Saturday, when tn
; democratic county committee met and lii
tened to the presentation of the claims
t the respective applicants. 1t is understood
b. on the best of authority that no action will
taken at present in regard to the Barr
Office, but that G. b. Tilden will be recon
I mended by the county committee as a su,
cessor to Postmaster Orcutt Of Northield.
D THE special train for Boston via the Mon
pelier and Wells River railroad, carryin
a the granite manufacturers of Barre, Nortl
' field and Montpelier, left Montpelier shortl
: after midnight last Sunday night. 1t Wa
made up of a Pullman sleeper, day coacl
, and combination baggage and smoking ca
The party will visit Quincy and Concor,
, 1t attended the meeting of the New EnI
land Manufacturers Association, held ye
terday in Boston.
: THE East Montpelier Center Dramati
' Club is to present the three-act drama
q " Placer Gold, or How Uncle Nathan Loi
His Farm" at the Center church next ee
a Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Th
Q drama will be followed by the laughabl
Z farce, " A Drop Too Much" The proceed
. are TO go for the benefit Of the public librar