The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-28
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

JOHN POWERS is employed as night clerk
at the Monpslie House.
Henry HAMEL has been appointed adj
ministrat)r of the estate of the late Alex
ander Hamel.
The G. II. MORE GRANITE WORKS have
susptn ded work AT their sheds until after
the presidential election.
ALBERT II BROWN has sold his residence
on East State street to Frank Hayden and
is to move his family to Springfield, Mass
p. j. MURPHY OF Burlington, the we'll
known salesman, has been engaged by the
j.. II. Greene Syrup Of Tar Company to
serve them in similar capacity.
G. S HUBBARD has been appointed gen
eral agent in this vicinity for S. Holland
81 Co. Of Boston, wholesale dealers in gem
eral produce, who are soon to open branch
Office in this city
MAJOR @. A. WOODRUFF, who is to de-
liver the address before the Officers Re-
union Society, Oct. 30, is a native Yer
monter, and this will be his first visit to
Montpelier since he was discharged from
Sloan Hospital in 1865
MRS ASHLEY HUBBARD died. in the fifty
seventh year of her age, at her home on
Cliff street. Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 20,
from csncerous trouble. The funeral
was held at the house at ten o'clock Jon
Friday, Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating,
and the remains were inferred in Green
Mount Cemetery.
On Saturday, October 81 the Central Yer
mont railroad will run low-rate combina-
ton excursion from Barre, Montpelier and
intermediate stations to Burlington and St.
Adams. Fare for the round trip from Barre
and Montpelier one dollar with correspond
ingly low rates from all points. Tickets
will be good, on all regular trains, on Octo-
Der 81 only
MIR. THOMAS w. WooD is again in Montpel-
iAr hux win t1n ~.
the most part in Russia. MIR. Wood pursues
his art with all the fervor of youth. From
his visit to st. Petersburgh he brings
trophies OF his artistic skill and his en-
thusiasm in the use of the pencil and brush
Montpelier gives him hearty welcome in
formally as well as formally.
REV. A. w. WILD, who has for the past
two weeks been at work in the state library,
accommodating matter for his history of Con-
gregationalism in Vermont from its earliest
days to the present time has returned
to his home in Elizabethtown, n. Y. Mr.
wild has been engaged in this work
Tor the past twenty-five years and now ex-
poets to have the manuscript ready for the
publishers in about year.
The ladies of St. Augustine's church met
in the ST. Michael school-bulding last
Wednesday evening to organize for the
purpose OF carrying on the work of arrang-
ing for the holding of the annual fair of the
November in Armory Hall The following
officers were chosen: President Mrs. f. Nj.
Cory; vice-presdent, Mrs. Z. Miller; secre-
tary, Mrs. John Miller; treasurer, Mrs. G.
A. Smith, I'd.
EIGHT tickets were sold at the Montpelier
and Wells River station in this city last week
to those going on the excursion to Bos.
ton, and eighty-six tickets at the Central Yer
mont station, with one hundred from Barre
station. This was the first occasion on which
through car has been run on the Central
Vermont road from these stations, and the
accommodation was evidently appreciated
by the public, considering the numb ers who
took advantage of it..
THE Vermont State Pharmaceutical As
ISOLATION met last Wednesday in Grand
Army hall The session was opened with
an address by the president, A. w. Higgins
of Rutland after which the reports of
the secretary and treasurer were read
and approved Officers elected: Presi-
dent, E. M. Styles of Burlington; vice.
presidents, HI. A. Slade of Montpelier, w.
II Gladding of Barre, w. e. Terrll OF
Montpelier; secretary, Fl. A. Chaplin of
Chester.
THE King. Terrio wedding occurred at
St. Augustines church at nine o'clock last
Wednesday morning. The church was
well filled with friends of the contracting
parties. Mrs. I. @. Callahan presided at
the organ and James Kelliher acted as
usher. William n. Terrio, brother OF the
bride, was best man, with Miss Eva Fisher
as maid of honor. The newly-wedded
couple left in the evening for Boston. A re-
ception was held at the home of the brides
parents in the afterno IN and evening,
and they were the recipients of many
beautiful and valuable presents. They
have the best wishes of their many friends
for long and happy life.
The annual reunion of the Vermont Cav
airy Association will be held at Montpelier
on Thursday, November 10. This society
was organized in October 1872, and is the
oldest regimental organization in the state
and IL has not failed to meet each year. Its
meetings have usually been held the day
before the meeting of the Vermont officers,
but on account of the crowded condition of
the hotels at Montpelier during ladies'
week, it is thought best to change the date
of the meeting this year to November 49,
The society is in t1ourishing financial con-
dition and its meetings are well attended.
All who were ever members OF the regiment
are cordially invited TO join the society and
be present at its annual gatherings.
A PARTY of one hundred or more promi-
nent men OF the state, including Governor
Grout, Leutenant-Governor Fisk, legisa-
tors, bankers, capitalists, and specially in
vited guests from Boston, Providence, New
York and elsewhere, left Montpelier on
Saturday morning by special train for a
personal examination OF the copper, gold
and tin mines of the Ely copper district.
The party numbered about three hundred
and was in charge of Col. Robert r Straine,
vice-presdent and general manager of the
Ely-Copperfield Mining Company. The pri-
vate car of Col. Webb was attached to
the special train, and among Col. Webb's
guests were Hon. Chauncey M. Depew and
Mr.. Vanderbilt. Several newspaper cor
respondents accompanied the party, and
Boston caterer served q collation. at
Coppertield at noon.
AN enjoyable campfire was held Tuesday
evening, October 90 in Grand Army Hall.
His Excellency the Governor, who was to
have been present, was unavoidably de-
tanned, General j. H. Lucia acted az pre-
siding officer and l.. j, Hathaway presided
at the piano The early part of the even
ing was taken up in the singing of old war
songs by those present, interspersed with
brief and interesting apeeches by the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Gen. r. s. Peck, Bur
lington Col. John L. Stearns, Bradford
Henry G. Bates, st. Johnsbury; Joel c.
Baker, Rutland; Cassus Peck, Brookfeld
o. G. Page, Irasburgh; Capt II. G. Lull,
Mont na1iar Ar Ia plpga off tho lfar ~