The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-17

Bethany Church, entitled "Christ Before
Plate"
II. s. PECK, j. w. Russell, Don A. Stone,
ID. j. Foster and Judge George e. johnson
of Burlington are at the Pavilion while at
tending United States court.
REV. GEORGE II. SPENCER of Methuen,
Mass, and Rev. A. II. Webb exchanged last
Sunday. Mr. Spencer will occupy the pull
pit at Trinity Church next Sunday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. S. A. Moss will board at
the Pavilion while the repairs on their
house are in progress. Mr. and Mrs. j. @.
Adams have rooms in Holmes block.
Miss ALICE NJ BAIRD of wats6eld visited
in the city last week while en- route to Camp
Randolph, Highgate Springs, where she is
camping with party from Randolph.
ALTHOUGH no cases were tried by jury in
the United States court yesterday, District
Attorney Senter disposed of eleven indict-
ments, making pretty good days work.
A REUNION Of the Universalst and Unita-
ran ministers in this vicinity is to be held
in Northfield next Monday. Public meet
ing in Universaist church in the evening.
DURING the absence of w. s. Smith, last
week, Robert Emery looked after the local
correspondence for the Free Press, and
proved himself to be a hustling pencil
pusher.
F.A. O'BRIEN of Worcester, Mass, special
inspector In the post office department, and
j. B. Whittemore of Boston, special in
spector of customs, were at the Pavilion on
Tuesday.
REV. U. e. SARGENT and wife of Langs-
horne, Pa, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. d. f.
Clark. Mr.. Sargent is pleasantly remem-
bered as a former student at the Montpelier
Seminary.
G. N. ARMS. Colonel Fred E. Smith aud
E. r. Skinner have been drawn as jurors in
the United States district court, now in
session. Mr.. Skinner was excused because
of i'll health.
REV j. EDWARD WRIGHT will repeat, by
request, next Sunday morning, in the
Church of the Messiah, sermon preached
by him some three years ago upon " The
Book of Jonah"
L. P. GLEASON and son Carl left Monday
afternoon for Niagara Falls for a weeks
stay. They will go from there to the semi
annual National Furniture Exposition at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GEORGE L. BLANCHARD are
visiting in and near Northampton, Mass,
the former home of Mrs. Blanchard. They
made the trip by carriage, and are expected
home the first of next week.
MRS. EDGAR e. LINNELL and daughter
Mildred of Lowell, Mass, were the guests
of Miss Eta Thompson last week while on
their way to Cambridge and Waitsfeld to
spend the balance of the summer.
JOSEPH MCNEIL brother of the famous
Scotch preacher, John Mcneil, led the meet
ing at the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association last unday afternoon. The
attendance was unusually large.
The Sunday school connected with the
Church of the Messiah will picnic at Owls
Head on Thursday, leaving the Montpelier
| Wells River station at g.: A NJ Re
turning leave Owls Head at 3: 10 P. NJ.
w. E. HUBBARD was arrested last Satur-
day by Officer Demeritt on warrant charg-
| ing him with intoxication at East Barre.
| Constable Buchanan came down and took
him to Barre, where he settled the matter.
The Central Vermont railroad will run
three special trains from Barre to the Wild
West show grounds at Montpelier juno
ton next Wednesday, two in the forenoon
and one in the afternoon. Time of leaving
will be announced later
CHARLES A. SMITH, 3D. is a delegate from
| Volunteer Hose Company, No l, to the an
nual meeting of the State Firemen's Asso-
Haven. Major o. d. Clark, one of the state
executive committee, will also attend.
MRS. JULIA WING of Rochester, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Hall of Hartford, Mr.. and Mrs
Austin Gone of North Randolph, and Mrs
George Ford and two children of Brockton,
Mass, have been guests of Mrs. Nj. s. Davis
at the Exchange Hotel during the past
week.
MISSES FLORA AND GRACE RHEEs and Mr.
Rush Rhees of Washington, d. c., are
guests of Mrs. A. o. Cummins w. j
Rhees, their father, is the well-known head
of the Smithsonian Institute, Washing
ton--a position that he has filled for quar-
ter of a century.
COLONEL FRED E. SMITH state inspector
of finance, returned from business trip OF
Saturday night, and is now confined to his
bed, sick from overwork and consequent
exhaustion. 1t is sincerely hoped that Col
Smiths enforced withdrawal from the
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one.
HF. HAMMOND, chancellor commands
OF Montpelier lodge No. IL, Knights o
Pythias, sent a telegram Of coincidence Il
the family of j. B. Moore of Rutland las
week, when the news OF his death was re
ceved. Mr.. Moore was Grand Keeper 0
the Records and Seals Of the Grand Lodge o
Vermont
DURING the thunder storm last Saturda.
forenoon, lightning entered the central tele
phone station over one OF the lines OF tn
metallic circuit, burning out an induction
coil aud two fuses, with report like tina
of a small cannon. A blaze was started be
hind the key board, but it was quickly ex
tingushed.
THE members OF Mount Sinai Temple
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, who went o.
pilgrimage to Newport last week Tuesday
returned Wednesday noon. The order wa
conferred ON twenty eight candidates, in
cluding Ex-Governor Carroll s. Page c
Hyde Park. About 1875 attended the bar
quet in the evening.
THE Bellows Falls Times of last wee
says: Judge zed M. Stanton. the man {
whom is due more than to any other, tn
fact that Montpelier is a Temperance
Town was in town Tuesday on bushes
in Westminster, going to Rutland afte
wards AS states attorney for Washingto
county for several years he has been a tel
ror to evil. doers."
To accommodate people attending th
Wild West Show, the Central Vermont raj
road will run trains nearly every half hou
between Montpelier and the show ground
at Montpelier Junction Fare for the roun
trip, ten cents. Be sure you purchase ticket