The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-19

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THE employees Of the Cotton Manufacture
ing Company were given half holiday last
Wednesday to enable them to attend the
mass-meeting at the Opera House.
REV. J. EDWARD WRIGHT is announced to
preach in Middlesex next Sunday at two
T. NJ Subject, "Unitarianism in Its Posi-
tive Aspects, or the Larger Faith"
Miss ELIZA A. GEORGE has returned from
Bradford and is again at work in the
WATCHMAN job Office. Miss Lena, her sis
ter, is visiting in town for a few days.
The first Of series Of mid-week religious
services will be held in the vestry of the
Church of the Messiah tomorrow Thurs
day. evening at quarter past seven.
The members Of the Apollo Club are re-
quested to bear in mind the special meeting
to be held on Thursday evening, when busi-
ness Of Importance will be transacted.
THE Montpelier Banjo and Guitar Club
will give concert in the hall at East Mont
peljer next week Friday evening. They
will be assisted by the Mozart Quartette.
BERT l.. TAYLOR, we'll known in this city,
was married recently at Manchester, N H.,
to Miss Bonner of Providence, r. l., q
stenographer in the office of the Manches-
ter Union
II. M. O'DELL led the meeting for young
men at the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association last Sunday afternoon.
The subject of his talk was "Giving Our
Best to God"
THE birthday party held last Friday even
ing in Bethany chapel was very enjoyable
occasion and netted 1925. Refreshments
were served and fine musical programme
was rendered.
III. o. DODGE, who has been in the store
of A. G. Stone for several months, goes
soon to Northfield, Mass, where he has a
position in the store Of W. e. Houghton.
formerly of Montpeier,
THERE will be free entertainment in
Grand Army Hall next Friday evening for
the benefit of the old soldiers of Montpelier
and vicinity They and their families are
all cordially invited to attend.
A SPECIAL train was run to Groton last
Friday evening to accommodate those wish
ing to attend the closing concert Of the mu-
tette took part in the concert
Miss MAMIE TRoMBLEE was called to
Pike Station, N. H. last Saturday, by the
death from membraneous Group OF little
Dorothy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B
Pike. The funeral was held on Tuesday.
The funeral of Mrs. John St. John, Sr.,
who died at her home near Berlin Corner last
week Tuesday morning, was held Thursday
morning from st. Augustine's Church.
The burial was in the Catholic Cemetery.
A sLEIGHINa PARTY of ladies from North
field dined at the Huntington restaurant
last Friday. Another party of young peo-
pie from that town had an oyster supper at
the Exchange Hotel last Saturday evening.
GRoRGE WILEY was seized with faint
ing tit while standing on the street last Sat
urday noon. He was carried into the truck
mems Office, where he soon recovered. DR..
Percy TempletOn, who was called, pro-
nounced it acute indigestion.
AT the regular meeting of Canton Mont
pelier, No. 8, held last Friday evening, the
Patriarch Militant degree was conferred on
| five candidates, four of whom were from
Randolph. Five or six more from Randolph
will receive this degree at the next meeting
THE thirty. third anniversary Of the es.
| tablishment in America Of the order OF
Knights of Pythias will be celebrated this
evening by the members Of Montpelier
| Lodge, No. 13, at their castle hall in Blanch-
ard block. A pleasing programme has been
prepared.
The expenses of the mass-meeting and
banquet held in Montpelier, last Wednes-
day, were about $500. The local committee
managed the affair in fine shape, and they
were so generously assisted by individual
subscriptions that they have funds on hand
to meet all bills contracted
The result of the last competitive exam
nation for clerk and carrier held at the
post-office has been posted. For carrier A
e. White marked S9.0S, and for clerk f. l.
Wakefield scored 872S, showing that the
papers Of both the candidates must have
been of more than ordinary excellence.
THE B. NJ SHEPARD COMPANY. always or
the alert for catchy advertising, has had or
| exhibition in its window during the pas
week donkey, Large as life and twice al
natural" made entirely of felt boots and leg
| gins. placard on the animal reads " L
this donkey kicks you it will be felt"
THE wellknown melodrama, "Hands
Across the Sea-" will be seen at Blanchard
Opera House next Friday evening. This il
mingles pathos with bright and fresh hu
NOR, 1t has always attracted large audi
ences at Montpelier, and has deserved them
H. d. SABIN has recently been granted 6
patent on an umbrella fixture that does
away with the old style of wiring in ribs
and leaves perfectly smooth surface for
the silk to go over. 1t is a simple contriv
ance, but perfectly practical, and Mr.. SabiI
has good reason to believe that there is
money in it.
REV. K. B. EARLE, pastor OF the Baptist
church, will speak next Sunday morning, al
| 1890 o'clock, on " Personal Conservation tC
the Personal Christ" and in the evening, al
seven o'clock on Blessedness." AT the
close Of the preaching service in the even
ing the rite Of baptism will be administered
to several candidates.
lHE nail III Unb helloBR 'uuDDhru llDrary
building will be opened by concert or
Monday evening, February "a. Charles f
Dennee, the brilliant concert pianist and
composer, and Alfred DeSeve, the most
popular violinist in America, have been SO
cured. The public may look for a most de
| lightful entertainment
w. w. LAPoINT, former member of the
| WATCHMAN staff, now rapidly rising young
| law. er at Barre, has received invitations
| from four different Grand Army posts in the
state to deliver the Memorial day address
Mr.. Lapoint has already given five Me
mortal day orations, and is soon to enter the
ure-feld-where he will,ino doubt, bt
successful
A TRAVELLING vendor of handkerchief
was on the street yesterday, and In the
course of his wanderings stopped at the Of
fee of the Montpelier Beef Company. He
importuned W. j. Riley to purchase until
the latter got weary and finally threw the
peddler out Of doors. The latter INDUCED
in good deal of loud talk and there the
matter ended.
DWIGHT DARLING, landlord OF the hotel
at Middlesex, was struck by train at Mid
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