The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

SEVERAL members of Canton Montpelier
visited Canton Vinton at Barre, last Mon
day evening, and assisted in conferring the
degree Of Ohivalry.
TUE members of Ivy Lodge, Daughters of
Rebecca, are making preparations for hold.
ing floral fair" to be held the second
week In September.
GEORGE w REED and T. G. Barrows re-
turned last Thursday from the Dead River
country in Maine, where they have been
for the past four weeks.
FRANK Fl. DoNAHUE and bride, who were
recently married at Canton, n. Y, visited
in Montpelier last week, en- route to their
future home in Windsor.
COLONEL FRED e SMITH was able to ride
out on Tuesday. His recovery has been
slow. His friends trust IL is sure and that
it will henceforth be rapid
The regulars from Plattsburgh will camp
at Montpelier next Friday night on their
return from muster They are returning
via Royslton and Randolph
The post-office department has made an
annual allowance for clerk hire at the Mont
pelier post-office OF $2,724. st. Albans gets
$4,000, and Bratteboro S2,648.
o. e. CLAY has brought suit against the
city of Bradford, Pa, for injuries received
on the streets OF that city last winter
Damages are placed at $4,000.
CHRIST CHURCH choir will rehearse for
the choir guild festival on Friday evening
Of this week at eight o'clock. 1t is hoped
every member will be present.
TROOP G, Third United States Cavalry,
from Fort Ethan Allen, passed through
Montpelier early last Monday morning on
their return from muster at Fairlee.
WALTER FORD, a student at the Mont.
pelier Seminary, broke both bones of his
right arm above the elbow, while pitching
q game OF baseball at Cabot last week.
Miss JULIA YOUNG, who has been visiting
K. p. Young, her brother, for several weeks,
has gone to the seashore for two weeks be-
fore returning to Easton, Pa, her home.
THE members of Mount Zion Command
cry, Knights Templar, had practice drill
Commander e. o. Hibbard of Randolph.
REV. HENRY c. PARKER Of woburn,
Mass, preached in the Church Of the Mes.
siah last Sunday in the absence at the
Weirs, N. H., of Rev. j. Edward Wright.
JOHN CoNNoRs fell down stairs at the
laundry of Whitcomb Brothers last Thurs
day afternoon and broke one wrist. The
fracture was reduced by Dr. G. E. Chandler
FRANK A. GARAND of Barre and Miss Es-
telle Ingalls, of Montpelier were married
last Thursday morning at Christ Church
by Rev. A. N. Lewis. They are to reside
in Barre.
GEORGE @. PRATT and Miss Ethel Blan-
pied are delegates from the Bethany Chris
tian Endeavor Society to the county con-
vention to be held at Plainfield Friday
August 30
ALFRED e. WATSON of Hartford was at
the Exchange Hotel last Monday evening
accompanied acc by his wife and daughter'
They are making trip through Vermont
on their wheels
A TENNIS tourna nent will be held at Mont
pelier to-day and tomorrow on the grounds
on Hubbard street between teams from the
Young Mems Christian Association Of St.
Johnsbury and Montpelier.
Mr.. AND MRS. AUSTIN WHITcoMB and son
Whitcomb Brothers, returned to their home
on Tuesday noon. They were accompanied
by Miss Ethel Whitcomb.
FIVE trout that weighed eight and one.
half pounds were on exhibition in the
window of g. s. Whittier's market Tuesday
morning. They were sent down from
Greensboro by Peter Gravelin.
DENNIS DoNAHUE was before Justice j.
ii. Lucia, last Friday, charged with steal
Berlin. He was found guilty and fined,
with costs. S16.l1, which he paid.
HENRY CAMPBELL has sold to Alexander
Campbell his land and buildings up Worces-
ter branch for $3.50. Miss Lucy W. Guern-
sey has sold to the Lane Manufacturing
Company, for S4G0, a lot on Cross street.
JUDGE G. e. JONES carried So 800 insur.
ance in the Vermont Mutual OH his farm
buildings and contents in Waitsfeld that
were burned last Saturday night. He esti-
mates his loss at least 81 900 in excess of
that sum.
REV. CHARLES A. SAVAGE of Orange, N.
j., is to preach at Bethany Church next
Sunday morning, and will conduct the
meeting for young men at the rooms Of the
GhriatiQn Oft Gnp
afternoon
WALTER BAILEY was arrested last Satur-
day evening by Officer Wood for intoxica.
tion Before Judge Smile, in city court on
Monday morning, he disclosed ON the place
said to be run by Moses DEMO, and was
fined $120
Miss ELIZA RUBLEE and Mrs. E. D. Put.
nam are delegates from Montpelier to the
annual meeting Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, to be held next month
in Rutland. Mrs. Jane Palmer and Mrs.
Polly Scribner are alternates.
W. l.. DRAPER is making extensive inn
provements in his greenhouse at the rear
OF Christ Church, putting in new sides to
the building, new glass, etc. He will keep
on hand during the coming fall and winter
a choice assortment Of cut flowers.
Mr.. AND MRS. JOSEPH POLAND went to
Barnet, last Monday, to attend the wedding
OF Miss Helen Harvey, formerly assistant
preceptresS in the Washington County
Grammar School, and Professor Charles viii
lisms, prinoipal-elect of the High School at
| Amherst, Mass.
j. j. EAaAN, chief ranger of the Catholic
Order of Foresters in Vermont, was at
Winooski last Monday evening, where he
spoke before large audience In Corpora
tion Hall, explaining the nature and advan-
tages of the order of which he is the highest
officer in the state.
| For the benefit of those wishing to at
tend the twenty sixth triennial conclave of
Knights Templar at Boston next week the
Central Vermont railroad announces a
round-trip rate from Montpelier of S6.25,
with correspondingly low rates from all
points on its lines.
ID. M. SPENCE, secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association, leaves to-day,
accompanied by Mrs. Spence, for visit Of
two weeks at his home in Nova Scotia. w.
s. Smith will have charge OF the association
rooms and of the Art Gallery during the
absence OF Mr.. Spence.
Mrs. CHARLES MATHERs gave progress
sive whist party in the Pavilion parlors,
M )uday evening, to the summer bDarders at
that hostelry and several of her Montpelier
f.ta IL