The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

ative.
MILES STANDIsH and William Whelan
were at Vergennes last week as battery for
the Vergennes baseball team in game
played there.
REV K. b. EARLE of Brattleboro has ac-
cepted call from the local Baptist church,
and will commence his labors the first Sun.
day in October.
A SPECIAL train carrying Mrs. Vanderbilt
and party from the White Mountains to
Burlington passed through Montpelier
Tuesday afternoon.
FREDERICK w. BANCROFT will give his
song-lecture on Irish Songs and Song
Writers" at Stamford, Conn, Thursday
evening, October 10.
THE office of the Bowers Granite Com
pany was moved last Monday from Blanch-
ard block to their pleasant quarters in the
new Whitcomb block.
CHARLES H. ALEXANDER has returned
from Litteton, N. H., where he has been
during the past year, and has again entered
the employ of G. f. Buswell
RT REV. BISHOP MICHAUD made his an
nual visitation to st. Augustine's Church
last Sunday. He addressed very large
congregation at the morning service.
DIR. A. W. RICE has returned to Montpe-
lier after an absence of two months, during
which time he has been taking special work
in several hospitals in New York city.
A DEER was seen last Friday morning in
the pasture Of Thomas B. Stevens Of East
Montpelier. The animal was feeding with
the cows, and seemed very much at home.
THE Blanpied lyceum will, next Thurs.
day evening, discuss the question whether
the term Of Office for president of the United
States should be ten instead of four years.
THE meeting for young men at the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms, last Sun
day afternoon, was led by George G.
Pratt. His theme was Power in Prayer"
MORTON MARVIN is laying out street
through his farm that will connect East
Liberty and East State Streets and that will
open up several very desirable building
lots.
MRS. GEORGE G. PRATT and Miss Mary
Carleton are delegates from Bethany Chris
tian Endeavor Society to the State Christian
Endeavor Convention at Burlington this
week.
THE members of Ivy Lodge, Daughters
of Rebecca, will hold " Floral Fair " in
Tuesday and Wednesday, afternoon and
evening.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT and several of
his parishioners attended the reception at
Goddard Seminary, Monday evening, ten
dered to Rev. A. w. Pierce on his return
from Europe.
THE newly-elected officers of the High
SCHOOL NeCOTU are, I1dTl6 Cu uuuluS eultOT
Miss Bessie Bowers, local editor Chester
Wright, alumni editor; Carl Gourley, busi-
ness manager.
UNION meeting of the Bethany and Bap-
tist Christian Endeavor Societies and the
Methodist Epworth League, led by John
Doherty, was held last Sunday evening in
Trinity vestry.
Miss MAMIE LULL and Mrs. Emma Lull
of North Attleboro, Mass. who have been
Nyiai VI wit
Blair and Mrs. FL. G. Lull, returned to their
home last week.
A PASSENGER car has been attached to the
freight train leaving Northfeld daily at
eight A. M, which is great convenience to
jurors and others in attendance upon Wash
ington county court.
THE excursion and regular trains on
Montpelier and vicinity to Montreal. The
very low rate of S150 for the round trip
proved very attractive.
WORK was commenced last Monday on
East State street The hill opposite the
residence OF c. Fl. Cross is to be lowered
four feet and the street west of that point
raised two feet or more.
THE question of a Sunday evening service
in the chapel, during the fall and winter,
that shall be OF an attractive nature will be
discussed at the Bethany mid week meet
ing on Thursday evening.
GEORGE e. TAPLIN, A. e. Niles and
George w. Parmenter are the committee
appointed by the Young Mems Christian
Association to attend to the fitting and fur
nishing of the gymnasium.
a. A. SKINNER has purchased of the
Bruce estate one half OF the block on South
Main street, the lower floor of which is now
occupied by Mr.. Skinner for a meat market.
The price paid was $4,000.
THE Vermont Bible Society has arranged
TO hold its next anniversary Wednesday
October 80, at Northfeld. Rev. G. d. Hills,
d. D., of Manchester, N. H., is to deliver
an address on that occasion.
JOHN E. HARRIS, the erstwhile versatile
editor of the Hardwick Gazette, was in town
| st week, and went to Boston Thursday
evening. He is contemplating taking po.
stion on the Boston Advertiser.
MELVIN, son of Ira A. Washburn, died
last Saturday morning after a long illness
He has never been we'll since he attended
the Worlds Fair at Chicago two years ago
His funeral was held on Sunday.
THE whist party given in Odd Fellows
Hall last evening, for the purpose OF raising
funds to furnish a room in the Gill Odd Eel.
lows Home at Ludlow, was largely attended
and the receipts were gratifying.
A G. DEWEY, former well-known res
ident and business man of Montpelier, now
living in Loyalton, North Dakota, was
| stricken WIN paralysis TWO weeks ago anu
has since been in critical condition.
Hon. AND MRS F. A, DwINELL left last
Saturday evening for Kansas City, Mo-
and other western points They were &C
companied by Mrs. #. L. Eaton, who re-
turned to her home in Sioux City, Iowa.
THE Worlds Fair engine Columbia,
now owned by the Barre railroad, is in hos
pit-l at the repair shops of the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad, because Of the
blowing out of a cylinder head last week.
The gymnasium connected with the
Young Mems Christian Association will bt
opened about November l. The location IL
not fully decided hut the third story Of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance building
will probably be used
MICHELo SoMAINI of Plainfeld and Mis-,
Antionnetta Sassi were married last Wed
nesday afternoon at the city clerks Office by
Sheriff Bancroft. Mr.. Somaini is a granite
dealer in Plainfeld, and his bride has re
Gently arrived from Italy.
Mr. AND MRS. JAMES DINsMoRE of Stir
ling, H., were the guests of Mrs. M S. Da
Wis at the Exchange Hotel last week Mrs
Dusmore was formerly Mrs. Ziba True o
Montpelier and is pleasantly remembered by
| MANY of the older residents.