The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
on " Tempted Like as We Are" The frst
twenty minutes will be devoted to song

SHERIFF BANCROFT mas competed In6
census OF the city on the east side OF the
North Branch. He finds the population
thus far "a large as the whole town con
tanned in 1880.
A TEAM owned by w. e. Adams and the
Pavilion hack were in collision on South
Main street last Monday afternoon, with
disastrous consequences to one wheel of the
Adams buggy.
Miss FLORENCE KELSEY the well liked
and ficient assistant preceptress OF Wash
ington County Grammar School, has accep
ted position as teacher in Honolulu at a
salary of S25 per week.
REV. DIR. NORMAN SEAvER preached on
" Fishers OF Men " at Bethany Church last
Sunday morning. At Trini.y Church, Rev
A. III. Webb spoke on The Only Good
Cause for Standing Sill"
Mr.. AND Mrs. III. o. KENT, Charles s.
Robinson and wife and Mrs Viola j. Bill
lings, left last Monday morning for he
shore of Lake Pc ngew asset, where they
are in camp for two weeks.
THE flyers for the excursion to Fort I'll.
conderoga, n. next Saturday, read "fare
Tor children, round trip, seventy five cents "
This should he sixty.fiv cents, and tickets
will be sold for the latter amount.
MRS. j. f. DUTToN had Sunday evening
party at her home on Vine street last Sun.
day, gathered to witness the blossoming of
a night blooming cereus The display is
said to have been unusually beautiful.
Mrs. f. e. WHITMAN was called to St.
Stephens, N. b to attend the funeral OF
her father, just before Mr.. Wbitham's dis
missa, and has not left her husband and
gone to Calais, Me-, as stated in a local pa
| per.
THE graduating class at Goddard Semin-
ary partook Of their annual dinner at the
Pavilion last Monday afternoon. They
were accompanied by Principal A. W.
| Pairca and PrnfpaaOr n Ho1liatar and
wife.
GENERAL o. o. HOWARD will address the
| Young Mems Christian Association of Mont
pelier in Bethany Church on Sunday after
noon, June 30 f. W. Bancroft aud Mrs.
Hattie Willard will assist the regular choir
at this service.
LEVI LEVIN was arrested for intoxication
last Wednesday evening by Officer Wood.
He pleaded guilty before Judge Smile on
Thursday morning, disclosed on Boston
parties, and contributed $11.51 for the
benefit of the state.
THE High School and East Montpelier
baseball teams struggled for supremacy on
the High School grounds last Saturday un.
| til the score mounted to 27 TO 26 in favor OF
the High School. They will play again this
afternoon on Seminary campus.
A MEETING of the state Christian En-.
deavor executive committee was held last
Monday evening in the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association to arrange for
the annual state convention that meets
September II and 18 in Burlington.
The Montpelier Gun Club has purchased
between Montpelier and East Montpelier,
on which they are to erect a building. They
already have five traps and 5000 compost
ton birds. and rare sport is anti ,pated
THE address of Rev Charles e. Davis o!
MelrOse Mass, before the alumni associa-
| Nt 1t
Wednesday morning, was strong and
eloquent plea for higher spiritual life in
| this country The speaker was very hap
pilv introduced by Rev. w. r. Davenport OF
of Barre.
e. w. THOMPSON has accepted the agency
OF the Lackawanna and other coal com.
panies, the agencies in Burlington having
appointed him joint agent at Montpelier.
Mr.. Thompson has purchased the scales and
Office of Ben jamin Daley, and will virtually
control the coal business in Montpelier the
coming season.
REV. AND MRS. G. E. DAVIS of Melrose,
Mass, assisted Rev. and Mrs. e. NJ NTH
Seminary chapel last Thursday evening,
Music was furnished by the Seminary Man.
dolin and Guitar Club. The threatening
weather kept many from down town away,
who would gladly have been present.
WITH favorable weather. the success OF
the excursion to Fort Ticonderoga next
Saturday, under the auspices of Ivy Lodge,
Daughters of Rebekah, is assured To
those who enjoy long ride on Lake Cham
plain this trip is unsurpassed, and the at
fractions at the historic fort are many. The
train will leave Montpelier at 7:l5 sharp.
REV. w. B. WoRTHING, the WATcHMAN
correspondent at West Berlin, and Miss
Anna e. Hogmir of Fennvile, Mich, were
married at Greenfield, Mass, last Friday at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Joshua
Wood. For the past twenty five years,
Mrs. Worthen has been a popular teacher
in Fennville. They arrived at West Berlin
last Saturday evening.
AT the annual meeting of the alumni as
sociation of Montpelier Seminary, held last
Wednesday, Rev. w. r Davenport was
elected president; Hon. Oln Merrill, first
vice-presid ,nt; Judge W. e. Barney, sec.
ond vice president; Mrs e. r. Palmer OF
st. Albans, third ice-president; Miss Mary
Glover, secretary; Rev. W. M. Newton,
treasurer; w. M. Newton, Mrs. f. A. Sher-
burne and Miss Emily A. Glover executive
committee.
e. K. CLoGsToN has purchased Of George
P. Whitney one OF the Wolff American
Duplex Cycles that is quite a curiosity In
this part Of Vermont. 1t is fitted with three
wheels, and easily carries four people. Mr..
Cogston Is something OF an expert on bi-
| cycles, and he Is enthusiastic over his new
purchase. He took his wife and two child
rem aboard last Sunday afternoon and took
a spin OF seventeen miles without getting
the least weary. The cost of this new ma
chine is 500.
THE graduating class OF Washington
| County Grammar School presented Profess
sor 8. j. Blanpied with a handsome onyx
ink well, appropriately inscribed, last Fri
day, The presentation was made by
Ralph Putnam, and the surprised principal
made happy response. 1t was birthday
present to Professor Blanpied, and happy
reference was made to the fact that the
American flag, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and
Principal Blanpied. were all born on the
fourteenth of June.
Six members of the state executive COM
mittee of Christian Endeavorers met last
Monday at the Young Mems Christian As.
sociation rooms to make arrangements for
the annual state convention, to be held in
Burlington on Tuesday and Wednesday,
September II and 1S. Those present were
Miss Marian Hall of South Ryegate, Miss
G. L. Marvin OF Alburgh, Rev. j. #. Smith
OF West Derby, G. r. North of Rutland, f.
G. Osgood of Bellows Falls, and K. K.
Towner Of Montpelier, state secretary.
GEORGE L. BLANCHARD and Miss Minnie