The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-25

from to-day.
b. A. CUMMINs, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank OF Pierre, s. d., arrived in
town last Monday and will remain until
after his sisters wedding, next week.
PECK BROTHERS have the contract for
plumbing and heating the Heaton Hospital.
The heating will be done by direct and in
direct steam from a thirty horse power
boiler
Miss AMY FIsKE, Mrs. G.. b. B. Denny,
Mrs. e. ID. Putnam and Mira. Eliza Rublee
are attending the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union convention, now in session
at Rutland.
A FoRTY-HoURs devotion begins this
morning at nine o'clock in st. Augustine's
Church. Rev w. j. O'Sullivan, the pastor,
will be assisted by several clergymen from
out OF town.
FRANK KELToN Of East Montpelier has
had on exhibition in the window of w. o.
Staudish's meat-market, during the past
week, a yellow winter squash that weighed
seventy-two pounds.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT addressed the
ministerial union of Universaist and Uni
tartan ministers, held last Monday evening
at Burlington. His theme was " What Is
Jesus Christ to Us?"
THE floral fair now in progress in Trinity
Church vestry under the auspices Of Ivy
Lodge, Daughters OF Rebekah, is proving a
strong attraction. A musical programme
will be rendered this evening.
LAST weeks issue OF the Ne,os and Citizen
tells of a shower that occurred in Morris
Vile, last week, when "barrels OF water
came down in chunks" Such storms must
be peculiar to Lamoille county.
REV. W. r. DAVENPORT of Barre led the
meeting for young men held last Saturday
afternoon at the rooms OF the Young Mems
Christian Association. His subject was " A
Young Man with Large Heart"
SINCE the death of Mr.. Lsngdon, the
Central Vermont passenger station and
platform and the locomotives on the Mont
pelier & White River division have been
heavily draped in black and white.
Mr. AND MRS. CLARENCE e. MoULToN
left last Thursday afternoon for a trip to
New York through the lakes. On their re-
turn, they are to have rooms in the r. R.
Stevens house, No. Terrace street.
NJ Lecat, from Paris, an instructor in the
school of languages at Burlington will be
in Montpelier next Friday to take Nj. de
Perpont's place in the French classes. The
latter goes to Troy, N. Y, for the winter.
PROFESSOR c. H. FRENCH gave an illus
trated lecture before the High School last
Wednesday afternoon, on Alaska" and
one on Chicago before the students of
the Montpelier Seminary the same evening.
E. W. THOMPSON leaves next week for
Baltimore to enter upon the duties Of his
new position. His family will go to St. AL
bans, TO remain several weeks. Mr.. Thomp-
sons successor at Montpelier has not yet
been appointed.
INVITATIONS have been sent out by Mr.
and Mrs. A. O. Cummins to the wedding
reception OF their daughter, Flora May, to
Mr.. Frank Edmond Howe, which is to occur
on Wednesday evening" October 2, from
eight to ten o'clock
HENRY BOLTON was arrested last Wednes
day morning by Sheriff Bancroft for the
larceny of local newspapers from the door
steps of private residences. He was taken
into city court, last Saturday, and his case
was continued one week.
MRS. Fl. S. CAswELL, the secretary Of the
woman's department of the National Con
gregational Home Missionary Society, will
give an address at Bethany Church OF
Thursday afternoon, October 10th. Mrs. Cas-
we'll is a very able speaker.
THE less said the better about such al
legged plays or dramas, as " Lost in New
York, +" and Aunt Sally" with which the
two evenings last week The first was bat
enough; the latter was worse
PROFESSOR S. j. BLANPIED was in Bur
| lington, last Friday, where he met othel
members of the executive committee Of tn,
State Teachers Association to make ar
rangements for the annual meeting, to b'
held at ST. Johnsbury, December ., and T.
TWICE within week have the places o
business in Montpelier been closed from
two 70 four o'clock in the afternoon, during
! the hours Of the funeral Of prom inent bust
ness n-Thursday afternoon last for E
NJ Irish, and yesterday for James K. Lang
don.
DURING the past few weeks, James r
Langdon had been sitting for portrait ii
the studio of T. w. Wood. At the time o
his sudden death the portrait was not fin
ished but it was so far advanced that tn
artist is confident that he can successfully
complete it.
MRS FRED E. SMITH, Mrs. G. H. Heato
and Mrs. A. n. Lewis are delegates iron
the Ladies' Guild of Christ Church to tn
annual meeting OF the Vermont Branch c
the Womans Auxiliary to the America
Board of Episcopal Missions, to be held tC
day and tomorrow at Bennington
A CHANGE of time on the Central Vel
mont railroad goes into effect next Monday
September 80. The only change at Nom
pelier is in the local passenger south an
the Chicago express north, that meet a
Montpelier Jun ction. They will leav
Montpelier at 600 P. M, instead OF sos a
now.
Miss INKz M. BLANCHARD and Mr.. Clal
ence K. Moulton were married last Wednes
OF immediate relatives at the home Of tn
bride, % Terrace street. Mr.. and Mr.
Moulton will be at home to their friends, a
ter October Is, at No. Terrace street. N
cards
Hon GEORGE RUNNELs, exmayor Of til
city of Lowell, Mass, has been the gue'
of NJ. S Davis at the Exchange Hotel du
ing the past week. Mr. Runnels WAS TO
merly a resident of Waterbury. Accom-
panied by Mrs Davis and Mrs. True b
drove to Rochester, last Sunday to visit re
atives.
FIRST CLASS company, magnificent scei
cry, calcium lights electrical effects, an
wonderful mechanical contrivances, all 8
to III AXE up the magnificent performance {
Faust" as given 10y the Nor 'ison con
pany. II will be given in its entirety
Blanchard opera house on Monday evening
September 80.
, MRS. GEORGE c. ALDER, Mrs. George
Gourley, Mrs. George Brainard, Mrs.
e. Lane and Mrs #. A. Adams a.
delegates from the local circle OF IL
Kings Daughters 10 the annual sta
convention to be held at Rutland on Oct
Der 2 and g. Misses Ella Bailey, Eli;
|, George, Olive Stout and Mrs. George Nor
are alternates.