The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-22

AN invitation has been received by Vol |
unteer Hose Company No. 1, to take part in
the freman's muster to be held August IL,
at Greenwich, N Y.
HARRY A. SLADE is visiting at his old
home in Springfield, and, before his return
to Montpelier, will sojourn at Bar Harbor,
Me-, for few days.
Roy MORSE was thrown from his wheel
last Thursday by coming in collision with a
dog. His face was badly cut and the wheel
was partially wrecked.
MRS. MARY FREEMAN FRENCH, who has
been the guest of George w. Leslie, goes
next week to Newbury, and from there to
her home in Solon Me.
S. G. SHURTLEFF and wife left on Tues
day for Saratoga, N Y. They will be joined
there by Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkins, who
will leave this afternoon.
ACTING under instructions from the state
cattle commissioners DIR. L. c. Wakefield
went to Hartland last Monday to test sew
eral dairy herds for tuberculosis.
THE bursting of the water main in the
sheds of Dillon q Haley and Lynch & Nc
Mahon, last Wednesday morning, neces
STATED shutting down for the day
Mr.. AND MRS GEORGE II. ALMoN and
Mrs. n; N Powers of New York, mother of
Mrs. Almon, are occupying one of the Stew
art cottages on the shore of Berlin Pond.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MANsuR was in
town on Tuesday on his way to Benning-
ton to attend the annual meeting OF the
trustees of the Soldiers Home, to be held
to-day.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE f. HARVEY and
party from Saratoga, n. Y, have been at
the Pavilion for several days on their way
to Cabot, where they are to remain several
weeks.
T. e. CALLAHAN left last Monday night
for Chicago and other western points ON a
business trip. His place as ,postman is
taken by John f. Goodenough, substitute
carrier
mittee will be held at Montpelier next Fri.
day. The democratic county convention
will be held in Capital Hall on Saturday,
August l.
Col. JESSE HARPER, a former law partner
of Abraham Lincoln, will attend the state
convention Of the Peoples party, TO be held
next Tuesday at Montpelier, and will give
an address.
THE game of base ball between the Mont
peier Hustlers and Barre Seconds played
last Saturday afternoon on the Seminary
campus resulted in a victory for the former
by a score of 16 to 10.
G. A. THORNTON and Mrs. II. S. Chap
man, his daughter, attended last week the
funeral of Mrs. G.. II. Crossett, who died
July II, in Keene, N. H, of heart trouble
The burial was at South Acworth.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet on Thursday afternoon at
half past two with Mrs. Mary A: Putnam,
No, 3 First Avenue Subject: The Rela-
ton of Foods to the Alcohol Habit"
MRS. JULIA NJ. STEVENS was in Plainfeld
last Sunday with Mrs. Austin, her sister.
She attended the wedding there of l.. M.
Johnson, her brother, to Mrs. NJ. f. Marsh,
which occurred at the home of T. P. Bart
lett.
THE game of ball between Main and State
street mines, played last Thursday after
noon, resulted in a tie-23 to 90. Some
fearful and wonderful pla, ing, and also
some real sharp work, was witnessed by the
spectators.
VOLUNTEER HOSE COMPANY No. l will
have float in the parade at Barre on Thurs
day, showing their hose sleigh and cart
For this occasion the papier mache horse OF
the Flanders & Pierce Company will be
pressed into service.
A BRISK fire in the CRATE in the Pavilion
Office last Thursday evening with hall
dozen guests gathered around reading the
papers illustrated the vagaries of Vermont
, weather in July. The following day the
, temperature was eighty-six.
AMONG the arrivals of summer boarders
at the Pavilion during the past week are
Mrs. H. f. Wells and Miss W ellis of Mime
apolis, MINI, Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Wetherby
OF Boston, and Mr.. and Mrs. III. S. Tarbel
: and Miss Tarbell of Providence, r. L.
A. G. STEARNs of Worcester exhibits a
this Office six Early Rose potatoes thai
!, weigh four pounds. The seed was planted
May 1, aud the tubers were dug in clever
and a half weeks from that date. They ar,
b fully ripe, mealy and delicious when baked
FREDERIC c. PRENTIss arrived at tn,
Pavilion last Wednesday, accompanied b,
l. Mrs. f. j. Prentss, his mother, and Mrs
- Hathaway, all of New York. Mr.. Prentis
will be unable to remain long in Montpelier
k but the ladies will remain until about Sep
t. tember |.
THE working force at the office of til
o Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Compan
h has been increased by the addition Of si
extra clerks. The press of work at the clos
Ia Of the fiscal year. July 81, in making out tn
q assessment lists necessitates an increase i
the clerical force.
v THE Epworth League will hold lawr
a party next Friday evening at the home o
Rev, A. II. Webb on Hubbard street. A
exhibition of torch-swinging will be give
/ by ID. NJ. Spence, literary and musics
s programme will be rendered, and refresl
ments will be served
> MRS. CHARLOTTE EDsoN the wealthy an
j. eccentric old lady whose death and recer
developments are referred to in detail in th
r Northheld items, was for many years ell
n ployed in the family of Hon. Charles Dewe!
Walter NJ Ordway of this city was
o. nephew of deceased
" PATRICK CAREY was arrested last Satul
day evening on complaint of H. b. Wedg'
al grand juror of Berlin, charged with or,
er ating a disturbance on the excursion trai
from Highgate Springs last Wednesda
q evening. He will be given a hearing t.
ar day before Judge Lucia.
THE sparks flew last week when bill f
a $40 for damages to the city by the wreckir
IL, of the bill boards in front of Armory Hal
- the night before the Fourth, was presente
to two young business men. Their indi
49, nation knew no bounds, and they propo'
OF to have the charge against them proven
withdrawn with an ample apology.
a. In every Methodist church on this cont
g. nant nayt Sundav will ha obvaryad 40 s'de al
paying Sunday" when an attempt will
as made to lift the debt OF 100000 which no
IN burdens the general missionary society
that denomination. At Trinity church Re
ly DR.. Il. Nj, Smith will preach a missional
u sermnn In the.mOrninp and in the evening