The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-23
he visited Old Point Comfort and Washing.

last Saturday from an extended western
trip, where Mr.. Dewey has been in the in
terests OF the National Life Insurance Com
pany.
THE Daughters of Liberty have changed
their time of meeting from Saturday to
Wednesday evening. The next meeting
will be held Wednesday evening, Septem-
Der 30.
| MISS SToLBY, an evangelist who Is labor.
ing under the auspices OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, will speak at
the Thursday evening prayer-meeting this
week at Trinity church.
For the convenience of patrons OF the
telephone who do not desire to climb the
stairs to the central office, Colonel A. @.
Brown has established pay station in the
iewelry store of A. G. Stone.
THE Chautauqua class will meet next Fri
day afternoon, at the usual hour, with Mrs.
W. E. Laird, "a East Liberty street. A full
attendance Is desired, as business of import
ance is to come before the class.
HENRY ELDoRUs CoFFRTN pleaded guilty
to intoxcation in Judge SMILES court last
Wednesday morning and was fined S11.01.
He had no money and took the alternative
sentence of ten days in the county Jail.
MISSES CARRIE L. PERKINS and Bessie
Kneeland of Boston will be at the home of
w. A. Lord during the fall and coming
winter. The former is a cousin of Mrs.
Lord, and the latter a niece of Mr.. Lord.
MISS JULIET DAY returned last Friday to
Newton Center, Mass, after stay in
Montpelier of ten weeks, during which
time she formed many pleasant acquan-
tances, and gained large circle OF friends.
THE Columbian Granite Company is cut
ting the die for the Catamount monument,
to be erected in Bennington by the citizens
of that town. This die is of polished Wind
sor granite and has on it sixty raised letters.
BECAUSE of the sudden illness of Judge
Taft, the county court took recess last
week from Wednesday morning till Thurs
day afternoon. The grand jury took re-
cess Wednesday afternoon to attend the
North6eld fair.
A LARGE number Of ladies are attending
the cooking school, taught by Miss Wills,
the first session OF which was held on Tues
| day afternoon in the vestry of the Church
of the Messiah. An extra lesson will be
given Friday afternoon.
A STATED conclave of Mount Zion Com
| manderv, Knights Templar, will be held at
Montpelier next Friday evening The order
of the Temple and Malta will be worked
after which a banquet will be served at
! Huntingtou's restaurant.
MAJOR j II. MIMMs of st. Adams was in
town last Saturday to secure quarters for
! the coming session. There is little doubt
but that he will be re-appointed official re-
porter OF the house, position he has eff
ciently filed for several sessions.
THE Bethany Christian Endeavor Society
held a social in thu vestry last Monday
evening. The social committee, of which
Miss Maud Shurtleff is chairman, had
charge. Refreshments we're served, and
Miss Ethel Blanpied read several selections.
Lucy BoHoNoN, who was committed to
jail because of her alleged connection with
the abandoned infant case, was released on
bail last Wednesday, John T. Cook of Ber-
lin entering as surety for her appearance.
1t is probable that the case against her will
not be pressed.
T. r. MERRILL, city clerk and treasurer,
will be at his Office every evening" until
September 80, to accommodate those who
time. After October |, the unpaid tax-bills
will be placed in the hands of the city sher-
iff for collection.
THE annual business meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society, connected with Trinity
church, will be hold this evening with Mrs.
street. All ladies interested in organizing
church reading. club are also requested to
meet at the same time and place.
CARDS have been received announcing the
marriage, at Everett, Mass, September IA,
of Eldon Fl. Ladd, formerly of Painield,
Montpelier and Burlington, to Miss Helen
| f. Arlington of Everett. Mr. and Mrs.
Ladd will be at home after November /, at
No. 10 Hampshire street, Everett.
AMONG those who took in the New York
excursion from Burlington on Tuesday
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Blanchard and
SOD, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Shay, Philip
Hornbrook, w. A. Ellis, e. e. Towner,
Mrs. G. s Whittier, Mrs. L. ID. Taft, Mrs.
Polly Scribner and Miss Hattie Fisk.
THE managers of the Ladies' Aid Associa-
ton OF the Heaton Hospital have arranged
for very novel and interesting entertain
ment, to be given early in October, consist
ing of Living Pictures of the Civil War
The descriptive lecture is to be given by
Miss Ida X. Kinds of New York, formerly
of Vermont.
DANIEL CoNLEY and Mrs. Martha Drown
were before Judge Smile last Wednesday
evening charged with adultery. Through
j. G. Wing their COUNSEL they waived ex.
animation Conley furnished $500 for his
appearance in county court Mrs, Drown
was unable to furnish surety and was re-
manded to Jail.
FRANK II. WOODBURY. was arrested or
the Playground at Northfield last week
charged with intoxication. He was fined
in justice court in Northtield, with costs
S1O.O1, which he paid. On the disclosure
the same day at Northield, Woodbury. was
taken there the day following and was
mulcted an additional $40 for furnishing.
! Miss ELIZABETH TOBY, former president
of the Massachusetts, Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, will address the Mont
: peller Union on lnurSudy blttruoOu a
half past two o'clock, at the home OF Mrs
L. L. Beeman, 20 College street Miss Toby
is an unusually able speaker, and Ia power
full in her gospel temperance work. All ar'
very cordially invited, particularly the
members of other temperance organizations
40. CUMMINs has shown us a copy o
Pierre, S. D.. Journal which ILLUSTRATED
, what the farmers in that section can d'
with little perseverance. Carl Petan,
German, moved TO that country six year
ago with twenty head of cattle and tw
horses, He recently sold $4,000 worth o
: fat cattle and has left 1SO head OF cattle ant
fifty horses, with his land all fenced and
: comfortable house. He has recently saileC
for Germany with his family for visit t.
Z his old home.
THE current number Of Shoe and Ledthe
= Facts has two column article descriptiv
2 of the old time methods OF two early tanner
7 of Montpelier-Peter Johonnott, grand
father of Albert JOhOnnOtt, and w, n. Peck