The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-05
the Baptist Church next Sunday morning
by Rev. 10. Il. Earl. the nAatnr.

Montpelier district of the Vermont Confer-
ence, is slowly recovering from the effects
| OF his injuries received by being thrown
from carriage at Barnard two weeks ago.
A STATED conclave OF Mount Zion Com
mandery, Knights remplar, was held in
Masonic Hall last Friday afternoon and
evening A banquet was served at the
Huntington restaurant at the conclusion of
the work.
The residences Of f. w. Morse on State
street, Mrs. Juliette Bancroft on Loomis
str et A. e. Niles on Hubbard street and
! w. l.. Draper on Berlin street have been
connected with the telephone exchange
! during the past week.
A FULL attendance of the members of the
Ladies' Aid ASSOCIATE IN this afternoon is
requested. The meeting will be held at
two O'Clock in the hail over Homer W.
Heatons office. Matters in reference to
work will be considered.
A BRAKEMAN named Hodgdon, in the
| employ of the Central Vermont railroad,
who runs between Montpelier Junction and
Barre, had the little finger of his right hand
| badly lacerated last week by getting it
caught in a switch at Barre.
j. EAGAN, state chief ranger, and Rev.
Father O'Sullvan were at ST. Albans, last
Friday evening, endeavorng to induce the
Catholic young men of that place to make
application for the establishment of a coirt
of the Catholic Order of Foresters.
A HORSE owned by B. P. Young and
driven by Miss Eva Burns became unman-
ageable on Sate street, last Wednesday
afternoon, and ran. Miss Burns was not
injured, but the sleigh was badly damaged
and the horse was somewhat lamed
WORK at the sheds of the Capital Granite
| Company has been suspended for several
days while an invoice has beer taken. T.
W Eagan and H. S Wright have dissolved
partnership, and it is rumored that the con-
| 10 To hp aniz a1 q of falyp
pany.
COMMENCING last evening, and continuing
every alternate Tuesday evening until
April 21 a series of drive whist parties will
be given in Odd Fellows Hall by the ladies
of Ivy Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah.
Play begins at eight o'clock sharp each
evening.
The members of Montpelier Lodge of
Good Templars elected the following Off
GERS last Wednesday evening: ID. w. Edison,
G. T.; Mrs. Q. f, Buswell, V. T; Miss
Elizabeth Mcdonald, h. S.; A, e. White,
F. s.; Miss Eula Cassavant, T.; G. d
Wells. NJ
THE many friends of B. NJ. Shepard are
congratulatng him upon his approaching
marriage to Miss Lillian Burrows, a most
estimable young lady of Burlington, which
takes place about The middle of this month.
They are TO have rooms in the Long house
on Park Avenue.
THE leak in the bed of the dam at the
electric light plant of j. S. Viles al Middle
sex is still causing trouble. A large amount
of grout and cobble. stones have been un-
| loaded into the opening, but the flow of
water through the subterranean channel
proves very hard to check.
AT the business meeting OF the Apollo
Club to be held on Thursday evening the
proposition 10 incorporate under the law
passed in 1894 will be considered. The
question whether the the club will purchase
the K, NJ Irish house on State street for
club house will also be discussed.
HoN. CHARLES DEWEY was in Burlington
! last Monday, where he met Colonel e. A
Chittenden of St. Albans aud DR.. l.. NJ
Bingham OF Burlington, to make arrange.
ments for the next general court of the Ver-
mont Society of Colonial Wars. TO he held
in Burlington on Saturday, February 90
TEAMS driven by Jack Crimmins and
John Alden were in collision on State
street last evening Mrs. Alden was thrown
violently ont, and WAS badly bruised about
the head and face, She was taken into the
drug store of Collins Bakely, where her
wounds were dressed. Later she was able
| TO ride home.
LAST Thursday, the day set apart for
prayer in schools and colleges. was oh
served at the Montpelier Seminary. Rev
Thomas lyric of St. Johnsbury preached in
the morning, and in the afternoon Rev. w.
N. Newton of Waterbury had charge of the
services Rev. II. A. Spencer preached in
! the evening
f. l.. LAIRD, f. A. Howland and II. A
| Huse attended the annual reunion and ban
quet of the Vermont Association of Dart
mouth College Alumni, which was held last
| Wednesday evening at Pease's Hotel, Hart
ford Mr. Rowland was elected secretary
and Mr.. Laird treasurer of the association
for the coming year.
SHERIFF BANCROFT has completed the
| census of the city which he has been taking
to ascertain the number of children therein
of school age-that is, between the age of
! five "A ld twenty. The total her of such
children in the city is 096 Ward one has
205; ward two, 201 ward three, 295; ward
! four, 1876; ward five, 200.
CAPTAIN A. W. FULL Err, aid for Vermont
on the staff of Con mander.in. Chief Walker
of tie Grand Army of the Republic, who
| has charge of military instruction in the
public schools, has appointed CAPTAIN II G.
Lull AZ his assistant. Captain Fuller's in.
structiOns are TO appoint assistants in all
towns of over 5000 population.
Hon. HOMER w HEAToN has given the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Heaton Hospital
the free use of the hall on the third floor of
| Heaton block, and the first meeting Of the
society there will be at two o'clock to-day
! This hall is in the front of the building, is
of generous dimensions, and is admirably
adapted to the use Of the newly.formed SO.
! cety.
TsE Baptist younQ ladies' held me- Sting
with Mrs. George NJ. Goss, last Wednesday
afternoon, for the purpose of forming a Mite
Society. The officers elected were Mrs
| George M. Goss, president; Mrs. w. A.
Shay, vice president; Mis-. N. j. Glass, sec
rotary; Mrs. A. E. Carr, treasurer. A
meeting OF the society viii be held this
afternoon with Mrs z, d, Maynard
AN Odd Fellows encampment meeting of
district No. will be held at Montpelier on
Friday, March 6. Northfield Encampment
will work the Patriarchal degree, Thomas
Wildey Encampment Of Montpelier the
Golden Rule, and Mnnehaha Encampment
of Barre the Royal Purple degree. 1t is ex-
pected that Grand Patriarch Green Of
Rutland and other grand officers will be
present,
THE records of the City Court, since
Montpelier was incorporated, up to and in
cluding January IS last. show that nine
civil cases and sixty-three state cases
Ohirty eight for intoxication, five for lar
ceny, three for assault with intent to kill,
seven for selling intoxicating liquor one for
breach OF the peace, one for indecent ex.
posure, one for felonious assault, oae for