The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-31


which the entertainment is given is a most
worthy one
Hon y. f. FIFIELD and wife gave din
ner TO Hon. Justin s. Morrill, al their res
dence last Thursday. Hon. Il. c. Houghton
and Governor Woodbury. were among the
distinguished persons present.
ONE Of the important cases set for trial i'm
supreme court from Washington county is
the famous conspiracy case Of State against
j. b. Dyer and other members of the Ma
tional Granite Cutters Union.
THE total number of tickets sold at the
local Central Vermont station for the Bos
ton excursion was 12l, while the agents
along the line Of the Montpelier and Wells
River road report sale of 275
THE Seminary students are rejoicing in
the eleganl new bath rooms which have
been added to the boarding house. They
are the gift of one Of the schools best
friends, j. B. Brooks Of Syracuse, n. Y.
OFFICER WOOD found a foolish fellow
wandering around the street Saturday
evening and placed him in Jail for safe
keeping. He was released on Sunday after
it was learned that he belonged in Moe.
town.
The Washington county cases at su.
preme court will be heard to-day. The
principal cases are Cutler & Burnham "
Sophia Dix State V. j. B. Dyer ct al; State
V. e. 3. Woodbury. State Y. Edwin j.
Camly
AT a business meeting of the Vermont
Historical Society on Thursday afternoon,
several new members were elected Among
them were Prof. j. w. Burgess, Hon. w
p. Dillingham;, s. j. Blanpied and Mason
s. Stone.
A PLEASANT wedding ceremony was per-
formed by Rev, j. Edward Wright last week
Wednesday, when he joined in matrimony
Miss Nellie Harmon and John l. Sterling
"a 10 hat fhA hnu ufa1,n .,f, L,,,.
of friends
THURSDAY of this week, All Saints Day,
services will be held at st. Augustine's
Church at half-past five and nine O'Clock
A. NJ. On Friday, All Souls Day. there will
be service at this church at nine o'clock in
the morning.
THE new grocery firm of Kent & Nelson,
in the store recently occupied by d Dewey
& Son, has commenced business. The store
is tastefully arranged, and the new firm
will, no doubt, receive its share of the pub
lie patronage.
SOME Of the friends of the Union School
had fears { nat the bill before the legislature
to abolish incorporated districts would af-
feet this school; but as the district includes
the whole town OF Montpelier, il would not
be affected by the bill.
at Barton on Sunday, was held at Barre
on Tuesday. Mrs. Gale will be remem
bered as Miss Lizzie Bickford, a graduate
of the Methodist Seminary, and at one time
art teacher at the school.
The selectmen have called a town meet.
ing for Monday evening, November II, to
hear the report Of the committee appointed
to draw city charter This is an impor.
tant meeting for Montpelier and should be
attended by every voter.
MRS. j. G. HoUGHToN and Miss Grace,
her dau liter, went to New York last Fri
day. Miss Houghton sailed for Bremen on
the "Spree" of the North German Lloyd
line on Tuesday, and is to spend the com
ing " inter in Hanover studying German.
IT is pleasant custom of the members
of the Young Peoples Society OF Christian
Endeavor to send II wers TO the sick with
the kind wishes of the senders. The days
OF many a shut.in are thus enlivened aud
relieved of something of their tediousness
AMONG the many votes received for
state flower, none is more worthy Of notice
than the catchy little tribute to the clover,
published elsewhere in this issue from the
pen of Mrs. Q. A. Best whose tale 4t, evi-
IDENTIFY, has heretofore been hid under a
bHshel
THE people OF Montpelier are TO be given
a rare trear next week. when Bishop Hall
of Burlington will deliver a series of SER
mons at Christ Church. They will open
next Sunday morning. On that evening a
special train will be run to Barre after ths
sermon.
MISS ANNA SPELLICY died last Friday Of
consumption at the home Of Mrs Mcmahon,
her aunt, on Mortified street, aged twenty
two years. Her funeral was held from s..
Augustine church, Sunday afternoon,
Rev. w J O'Sullivan officiating aud the
burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
THE haud-panted clock, the work of Mr. :
I. S. Brophy. that has been in the window
Cf 4 - ia
day or two, has attracted much attention
and elected very tiattering remarks regard
ing the talent of the artist who so skilfully
decorated it with wild roses
Lucy BANCROFT, widow of the late Bar
ney II Snow, died on Thursday at her
home on Barre street, aged ninety. y.three
years She leaves three daughters Mrs
n. G. Tabor, NJ y Luther Cree and Mrs
George Watson. Her funeral was held
from her late no ne on Saturday afternoon
AT two o'clock
MRS. f ORDwAY, sister of NJ NJ aud
Albert II. Cutler, who died at Lancaster,
Mass, Sunday, of heart failure, was brought
here for burial Tuesday. The funeral was
held at the home of Albert Cutler, Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. j Edward Wright Off
ciating, The interment was in the Cutler
burying ground.
AT Christ Church, RI. Rev Arthur c. A.
Hall. DID. will hold a series of special ser
vices from November TO November | 1, in
elusive. Subject Of sermons. " The Truths
of Cur Religion" EXpostions Wha
the Bible teaches about Baptism, Holy
Communion, Confirmation, Absolution, aud
Ordination" Seats free.
In is said that the planet Mercury crosses
the solar disk on November TO- from 10: SO
A. M, until ~ P. M. The form of this lit
tie world will appear projected in sharp
contrast on the brilliant background. A
strong opera glass or field glass will be
necessary to make a successful observation.
This event will not recur during the CEN
tury.
ELIZA RowELL, wife of Philip F, Brown,
Esq, formerly of the firm OF Emery &
Brown, in Montpelier, and daughter Of the
late Joseph Rowell, died in Ct. Louis Octo.
Der 16. Mrs Brown will be well and ten
derly remembered by many of the older
residents of Montpelier, especially as
teacher for several years in the Liberty
street school building,
On information died by States Attorney
stanton, the notorious No. l22 Main street,
said TO be kept by Arthur Derveau, was
raided by Officers ID. E. Powers and Lewis
Wood on Thursday evening. 1t was neces
sary to smash in "a door, but the officers
" got there " in short order. Not, however,
until what stuff there was in the place had
been spirited away.