The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-04
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last week at Faybans. His place was sup.
piled by A. T. Sargent of Wells River
REV. G. o. WEBSTER will preach at the
Baptist church every Sunday evening during
the month of April, in place of the prayer
meeting that has heretofore been held.
BUSINESS is booming at the Capital Gran
ite Works, owned by T. W. Eagan. He
now employs thirty-four cntters and has
recently put in third blacksmith forge.
f. w. BANCROFT gave his "Irsh Songs
and Song Writers " in the parlors of the
Misses Camp on School street last evening
for the benefit of the ladies guild of Christ
church.
The post-Oflice will be open on Fast Day
from eight TO ten in the morning, and from
four to six in the afternoon. The carriers
will make one delivery, leaving the Office at
eight A. NJ.
CARL GLEASON was at home from Am
herst College last week, as were Harry
Shurtlef, Stephen freeman and Henry
Deavitt from the University of Vermont at
Burlington.
PROFESSOR HERBERT E. TERR1LL, a
former member of the faculty at Vermont
Methodist Seminary, was the guest of NJ. s.
Stone, state superintendent of education,
last Monday.
GENERAL SEwELL, chief revenue agent
and Inspector of Washington, d. c., was in
town last Sunday and Monday for the pur-
pose of inspecting the laboratory in the fed
eral building.
II. X. FIELD of Rutland and G. W. Brown
ell of Burlington, insurance commissioners
made their annual examination of the af-
fairs of the National Life Insurance Com
pany on Tuesday.
ETA AND CLYDE MILES returned last
Saturday to their home in Lynn, Mass,
after visit of about four months with
their sisters Mrs. NJ. w. Wheelock and
Mrs. f. r. Dawley.
THE Union House has been equipped
with electric lights, and several other de-
sirable interior improvements have been
made at this hostelry by Worthen & Girls
wold, the proprietors.
THE ninety-second birthday of Mrs. Bar
ney III Snow was celebrated at her home
on Barre street last Friday afternoon. The
affair was quite informal and was attended
by goodly number of elderly people.
DR.. S. S. SPICER of Blainville. Ia, spent
last Sunday in town. As clerk in the
Blakely drug store twenty five years ago,
Sammy" is well remembered He now
has lucrative practice in the Hawkeye
state.
| JOHN E. HUBBARD is determined to stop
! ball-playing on Sundays on land owned by
| him. Those persistent youths who have
| paid no attention to verbal notice will do
well to read his warning to trespassers in
another column.
THE members of Ivy lodge, Daughters of
Rebekah, will serve maple sugar in Odd
Fellows hall on Thursday evening from
half past five to eight o'clock. An interest
! ing literary and musical programme will be
rendered after supper.
JOHN RYAN of Northfield was taken be-
fore Justice NJ. E. Smile last Monday morn
ing, charged with intoxication, he having
been arrested and jailed by Officer Demer
lit, Saturday evening. He pleaded guilty,
and paid the usual Sl051.
THE Womans Auxiliary Kelley League
will meet in Kelley League rooms on FRI
day evening. April g, at half past seven.
The Keeley League has been invited to meet
with the ladies' and every member of the
auxiliary is requested to be present.
AN entertainment is to be given in the
Unitarian vestry this evening for the ben
eft of the Montpelier High School base ball
| club. The two act comedy Rice Pudding "
will be presented, and choice literary and
musical programme will be rendered.
Mrs CUSTER sails for Liverpool April
II, and will remain in the British Isles un-
til October, taking much-needed rest. She
has engaged to write several letters for the
Box syndicate which will be read with
peculiar interest by Montpelier people.
THE genial face of Captain j. II. Mimms
of St. Albans has been seen in Montpelier
several times during the past week His
position as court stenographer when the
| PiXley arson case was tried makes him a
witness in the perjury case now on trial.
THE marriage of Jules Lorimer, Jr., of
New York. and Ruth, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. w. o. Standish, was solemniZed last
evening at the home of the parents of the
bride on Elm street. The newly welded
couple left for Boston on the midnight
train
JOHN HARDIGAN was arrested last Mon
day evening by Officer Hunt for intoxica
tion. He was taken before Justice Smile
D,,na 1axy Off ind Il
appealed his case to county court. Bail
was fixed at S75, which was furnished by
John Chimney.
PETER FOUNTAIN was arrested last Mon
day by Deputy Sheriff Trask on a charge o
furnishing liquor to Captain T. Percival
fixed his bail at $500. f. A. Standish en-
tered as surety for him, and he was re.
leased from custody.
SIX gentlemen from Plainfield, who de
sire TO institute an Odd Fellows lodge il
that town, were given the initiatory, first
second and third degrees by Vermont lodge
last Wednesday evening. The new lodge
at Plainfeld will be instituted April 10 by
the members Of Vermont lodge.
THE work of raising and repairing the
Wetmore q Morse granite sheds has been
pushed forward during the past week by
q. III. More & Co., the new propretors, anC
the busy activity around the place is il
|
appearance during the past few months.
UNION Fast Day services will be held il
Bethany church on Friday morning a
eleven o'clock. Several resident clergy
men will take part, discussing the question
Of /" Integrity Essential in all Department.
of Life"-in business, in politics, in common
| Christian life. Everybody is cordially in
vited to be present.
CHARLES A. SPAULDING was arrested las
: Saturday evening for intoxication by Office
Deneritt Before Justice Smile, Monda,
morning, he pleaded not guilty, and de
, manded jury trial. His case was con
tinued until Saturday afternoon, April IA
, w. A. Lord entering as surety for his ap
pearance in the sum OF 500.
Mrs. JOHN b. CUMMINGS died last Sunda,
} in Worcester, Mass, aged tfty-three years
She was for many years a resident of Mont
pelier, where her husband was in the EN-
ploy OF the Lane Manufacturing Company
, Her body was taken to Barre ON Tuesday
where funeral services were held from tn
home of Mrs Samuel Chandler, her sister.
AL. G. FIELDS Columbian Minstrels, a
, Blanchard opera house next Friday even
: ing, are old-time favorites, and for year
have enjoyed the distinction of being anon