The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23

circle OF friends. The funeral occurred at
Lynn last Sunday.
THROUGH the exertions of Chief Engineer
Clark and First Assistant j. w, Peck, a
hydrant is to be put in at the rear of Hazen
0lock, particularly dangerous locality for
fires.
THE statement in the Free Press last week
that George W. Baker has resumed work
for the Montpelier Kelley Institute is news
to MIR. Baker and to the management of
the Institute.
THE Apollo Club netted about $50 from
the Mary Howe concert. There is talk of
getting up an entertainment by that organ
lzation for the benefit of the Montpelier
Military Band.
COMMENCING next Sunday, the Boston
Sunday papers will be received at Mont
pelier, over the Central Vermont railroad
shortly after nine o'clock and can be found
at Longs book store.
A PARTY of young married people from
Stowe attended the Mary Howe concert on
Monday evening. Large delegations from
Barre, Northfield, Plainfield and Water
bury were also present.
ID. b. CELLEY, living on the Northfield
road, received a compound fracture of the
left leg last week by getting caught under
a load of logs he was hauling. Dr. c. e.
Chandler reduced the fracture.
DIR. j. d. LANCE was called to Plainfield
last week to perform delicate operation
upon Mrs Nj. Kizer, daughter of Arthur Co
burn. The operation was successful, and
Mrs Kizer is now convalescent
AMONG those from Montpelier at Green's
6oro on fishing trip this week are o. d.
Clark, w. 7. Dewey, G. S. Whittier, H. E.
Slayton, q f. Lowe, w. e. Laird, Dr. A.
g. Bailey, L. III. Green and G. II. Ferrin
SEVERAL members of the state executive
committee of the Young Mems Christian
Association will hold a mass meeting at
Montpelier at an early day to assist those
who are trying to form an association here
Mrs. ELLEN o. OsGooD, Miss Eliza
Rublee, Mrs. G. G. Dudley and Mrs Dun
ham are delegates from the local Woman's
Christian Temperance Union to the county
convention to be hed.at Northfeld, June7
and 8.
The Methodist Seminary baseball team
went to West Randolph last Monday. On
tuesday they played the Vermont Acad
emy team at Saxton's River. To-day it is
to meet the Rutland High School nine in
Rutland.
The steam roller arrived last Saturday,
and was quite an object of curiosity over
Sunday as it stood on a fiat car in the Cen
tral Vermont yard 1t was unloaded yes
terday, and will first be given a trial on
State street, probably to-day or tomorrow.
EDWIN W. OAKEs, superintendent of the
state prison at Windsor, was at the Ex-
change several days last week. He brought
Napoleon Valwell from the prison to be
present at the hearing on his case before the
supreme court, as noted elsewhere.
AT recent meeting of Brooks Post, G..
A. r., large and handsomely framed por-
trait of the late General z. p. Pitkin was
presented to the post from the members of
the family of the deceased. The portrait
was presented to the post by Edward
Baker in behalf of the donors.
State Eclectic Medical Society will be held
at the state house on Wednesday and
Thursday, June and Z. An interesting
programme has been prepared, covering the
two days. The annual address will be de-
hvered by DIR. H. n. Waite of johnson.
INSPECTORS n. A. FULLAM of Easton. Pa,
and George E. Fletcher of Tilton, n. H..
have closed their labors at the sugar-testing
station and have returned to their homes
1t is understood that their departure before
June was necessitated because of the ex-
plratlon OF the appropriation for this work
CARROLL E. MAcoMBER, the efficient man.
ager on the Boston Ideal Opera Company,
is no stranger to Montpelier He is ma
tive OF Essex junction, and some fifteen
years ago graduated from the Vermont
Methodist Seminary, where his musical
talents enabled him to take high rank in that
department.
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
special round-trip tickets on Memorial Day
Tor two cents per mile each way for thirty
three miles or less, with maximum rate of
81 and minimum rate of fifteen cents:
thirty-four miles and over, fare one way
between all stations in Vermont. Tickets
will be good only May 80.
MONTPELIER Odd Fellows have reason to
feel complimented at the representation
they now have in the grand officers of the
state. At the grand encampment, held last
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elected grand patriarch and ID. w. Dudley
grand treasurer. f. A. Sherburne was also
elected grand chaplain of the grand lodge
of Odd Fellows that met at the same time
and place.
THE following programme will be rem
dered at the service of song to be held at
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
evening" Prelude, Guilmant; Festival, Te
Deum in ID, Buck; Gloria, Marston; Duet
from Eli" Costa, soprano and tenor;
" The Singing in Gods Acre." Frank j.
Smith, alto solo; 80 Turn Thee" Gounod;
" Peace | Leave with YOU" Roberts; Nup-
tial March, Gounod.
The large advance sale of seats for the
" County Fair" which will be seen at
Blanchard opera house next Friday even.
ing, gives evidence that this delightful
play has not yet lost its hold upon the
theater-going public. "Tim" and "Cold
n, MMolasses'" the winner of the race, " Otis
v,
with the attractive scenes at Rockbottom
farm, are all strong attractions, and
crowded house is already assured
DR.. f. r. S. WHITE, who succeeds DR.. ].
W. Nichols as physician in charge at the
Keeley Institute, has been with the Keeley
for the past two years. At the
beginning of his work in this speciality he
had charge OF line of patients at Dwight
ILL.,, under DR.. Kelley, and later has had
marked success in institutes at West Haven,
Conn, and Wilmington, Del, coming from
the latter place to Montpelier. He is a |
young man, and one whom it is no dis
to call hustler" His heart
is evidently in the work in which he is en- |
gagged, and the impression he has already |
created among the patients under his |
charge is a most favorable one.
A PRETTY home wedding occurred yes |
terday afternoon at the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs. G. r. Bagley, AZ Elm street, when
Miss Alice, their daughter, and Charles E.
Whelpley were united in marriage by Rev.
A. III. Webb. The parlor where the cere-
nony took place was very prettily trimmed
with ferns, evergreens and white lilacs.
A table in an adjoining room. heavily laden
With beautiful presents, both useful and
testified somewhat to the es-
eem in which this estimable young couple
ire held. Refreshments were served after
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