The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-11
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
SUNDRY HAPPENING,S At THE CAP
ITIL FOR A WEEK.

with bronchitis.
Mrs s. r. Colby and children are visit
ing in Plainfeld.
EDWARD, son of Rev. G. S. Smith, is at
home for the summer.
THE public library will be reopened Sat-
urday evening, July q.
j. ID. BROWN loaded ten handsome horses
for New York last Friday.
MR.. AND Mrs. HARLOW NJ. SMITH were at
Swanton over last Sunday.
Miss ETHEL BINGHAM of Essex junction
is the guest Of Miss Ellie Grout
A. A. SrEBB1Ns and family returned to
Montpelier last Friday morning.
COLONEL AND Mrs. U. A. WOODBURY.
were at the Pavilion last Thursday.
A CARLOAD of beef from Omaha is ex
pected at Montpelier, Thursday morning
JOHN GATES, clerk for George E. Taplin,
visited last week at his home in Brandon.
j. II. SENTER went to Windsor on Tues
day to attend United States district court
Mr.. AND Mrs. b. b. BAILEY left for Rye
Beach on Tuesday for stay of two weeks.
FRANK TRUDA of Nashua, n. H., visited
Prospero Truda, his brother, over last Sun
day.
The democratic county convention will
be held at Montpelier on Saturday, Aug
ust 4.
lHOMAS L IhOmAS anu MISS hdDtl
of Newark, n. j., are guests of I. j.
Osborne.
CHARLES ROBERT DEWEY of New York is
visiting at the home of Hon. Charles Dewey,
his father.
ABRAHAM LONG was called to Boston last
Monday night by the death of a sister of
Mrs. Long.
DIR. II. T. CLARK and Dr. j. d. Lance, with
their families, are in camp on the shore OF
Berlin Pond.
THE new cash grocery store Of Sweeney &
Sweeney on Slale street appears to be doing
a thriving business.
SIXTEEN young people from Montpelier
spent last Wednesday at the Lake View
House, South Woodbury..
THE select party given at the Pavilion
last Friday evening by George A. Viles
was very pleasant affair.
REV. A. N. LEWIS will return from his
vacation this week and will conduct service
at Christ Church next Sunday.
REV. S. G. HAYFoRD was at Rouse's
Point, N. Y, last week, where he preached
and lectured several evenings.
THE band gave a concert at the Pavilion
band stand last evening and will play at
the School street stand tonight.
GEORGE o. STRATroN is taking vacation
from his duties at the office OF the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Mrs. H. f. HAMMOND and daughter left
last Friday morning for Forest n. Y, ex-
pecting to be absent several weeks.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT preached on
"The Power Of Suggestion " at the Church
of the Messiah last Sunday morning.
| FRED B. SHEPARD of Chicago, son Of the
late George G. Shepard, and Willard Cotton
of Lynn, Mass, are visiting in town.
GEORGE w. REED and T. c. Barrows left
| last week for their annual outing in the
Dead River country near Eustis, Me-
Mr.. AND Mrs. g. B. WALTON and son
and Mrs. G. M. Bennett started last Sunday
to drive to Camp Watson, in Milton.
Mr.. AND MRS. w. E. HARLOW went to
Block Island last Saturday, where Mrs.
Harlow intends to remain for some time.
The chestnut geldipg "Conundrum, )"
owned by Henry Hunt, easily won the .: 40
race at Waterbury last Wednesday i'll .: 36f
The judges of the supreme court are at
the Pavilion and will render decisions to-
morrow on cases heard at the May term of
court.
RUFUS ROBINSON and Mrs. Frank w.
Robinson left last Saturday for Noyan, p,
O., for visit of two weeks at the home OF
the former.
E. E. JosLYN has purchased of the Co.
operative Building and Loan Association a
lot near the head of Barre street. Consid'
Grafton, 81 ,0O0
REV. w. S. BARNES of Montreal is tc
preach in the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday morning, on exchange with Rev. j
Edward Wright.
A sEMI-ANNUAL dividend of five per cent
payable on and after July / has been de
clared by the Montpelier Savings Bank anG
Trust Company.
MISSES BLANCHE KELToN, Lucy Hutch
ns, Anna Phinney, and Gertrude LELAND
left last Thursday for Eagle Camp, to re
main two weeks.
Hon. AND Mrs. II. G. BANCROFT of Co
lumbus, O., who are at the Pavilion for the
summer, have been the guests of Mrs. E. p
Walton for the past week.
LEVI Fl. BIxBY, town treasurer, has posted
notices in different parts Of the village call
ing for the payment of school, highway, vii
lage and town taxes before October l.
DURING the heavy thunder storm last Fri
day afternoon, the fire alarm at the resi-
dence of j. G. Brown was burned out, par
ally zing the system for a short time until re
pairs could be made
LEVI H. BIxBY, town treasurer, will be a
the Montpelier National Bank evenings
from seven TO eight o'clock to accommodate
those who cannot conveniently pay the
taxes during business hours.
COLONEL A. G. Brown and wife left oil
Tuesday for carriage drive of week o.
more through the northern part OF the state
ln6y were ny MIS- Ass
Blanchard and Mrs. G. II. Heath.
REV. s. c. HAYFoRD breaches at Wrights
vile every Sunday afternoon at thre,
o'clock Sunday ay-school is held at four
Mr.. Hayford will begin next Sunday a Sc
ries of sermons on the Lords Prayer
The republican county committee fol
Washington county met at Montpelier las
Saturday and issued the call, published
elsewhere, for the county convention to b
held at Montpelier, Thursday, Augusta
AN excursion to Hghgate Springs will b
run next Saturday from Barre, Montpelie
and all points to Essex Junction inclusive
The excursion is under the auspices of Can
ton Vinton of Barre. Train leaves Mont
peler at 8: 10.
Miss l.. A. JUDD died in May at Asbur,
Park, n. j. She was formerly of Savannah
Ga. Inquiries have been made by an at
torney at Asbury Park concerning relative
in this vicinity. If any there are, they ma.
report at WATCHMAN office.
Box A. corner Hubbard street and Firs
Avenue, was turned in last Thursday after
noon for slight blaze at the residence of e
e. Dodge, 10 Guernsey Avenue. The de
partment responded promptly, but thei
services were not required
THE state railroad commissioners in
ia Al.