The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-18
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chasing holiday goods.
Sheriff Collins will be petitioned to APP
point Constable Smith deputy sheriff after
December.
Professor w. e. Corliss will organize
hDging-school in Barre during the early
part of the winter.
A j. Schneider and Miss Ida e. Gregory
were married at st. Monica's church last
Wednesday morning
The second annual dance of the Burns
Club will be held at Armory Hall Friday
evening, December 4.
Rev. W. II. Davenport will speak at He'd
ding (MethodisD church next Sunday night
on " The Man Who For GETS"
Mrs. b. w Jones gave an address at the
Japan mission service held Sunday morning
at the Universalist church.
Rev. w. II. Davenport spoke on "Pres.
ent Day TRANSFORMATIONS" at I[edding
church last Sunday evening.
Frank Minard paid an election bet last
Saturday by wheeling o. A. Gregware
through Maine and Washington streets.
1t is proposed to repeat the old folks con-
cert, given last week, in aid of the sufferers
in Armenia for the benefit of local char
ity.
The names of over 400 business men have
been signed to the petition Of s. S. Ballard
for the position of postmaster, after March 4,
next.
Rev. p. Mcmillan of Woodstock preached
for the Congregationalistsl last Sunday, and
was warmly welcomed by his old parish
toner's.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd will hold social in the
parish rooms, at the church, Wednesday
evening.
Efforts to secure game of football be-
tween teams from Goddard Seminary and
the University of Vermont have fallen
through
A. H. Lewis was arrested last week on
the charge of intoxication. In city court he
pleaded not guilty and appealed his case to
county court.
The American express Office was raided
last Saturday evening by Officers Shepard
and Smith and large quantity of liquor
was seized
The Commercial House has been pur-
chased by Charles johnson. Edward De-
line retires and Mr.. johnson will run the
hotel in future.
The advisory committee of the Goddard
Seminary foot ball team has decided not to
try any more games with the Montpelier
Seminary eleven.
week on the excursion to Fruithurst, Ala,
that was personally conducted by f. B.
Hammitt OF Montpelier.
Rev. p. G. Abbey, the Baptist pastor,
spoke Sunday morning on The Christian
Community" and in the evening on The
Church Under Judgment"
The Epworth League of Hedding church
held q largely attended and successful
neighborhood meeting at E. L. Whites
Cascade House last Monday evening.
Will Goldsbury has purchased OF John l..
Beckley the home farm on Beckley hill
Mr.. Beckley is to move to the city, and will
live in his new house on Richardson street.
w. s. Bosworth was in city court last
week for intoxication. He was found guilty
and was fined So and costs. He took the
alternative sentence of ten days in county
Jail.
Governor Grout will introduce Gen. John
B. Gordon, United States senator from
Georgia, who is the next attraction in the
course of the Barre Entertainment Associa-
ton.
Alexander Blacks picture play, "Miss
jerry" the second number in the Barre
Entertainment Association course attracted
good audience to the opera house last
week.
Rev. A. d. Brown of Brattleboro, form.
erly pastor OF the church of the Good Shep-
herd, visited in the city last week. He has
recently been elected president of Norwich
University.
A meeting of the Boston presbytery will
be held in Barre Wednesday evening for
the purpose of ordaining Rev. Thomas H.
Mitchell, the new pastor OF the First Pres
byterian church.
At the Universalist church Sunday even
ing Rev. B. w. Jones, the pastor. spoke on
the life Of Handel. Several of the great
composers works were included in the mu-
steal programme.
A concert will be given in Hedding church
Monday and Friday evening of this week
by the Salvation Army string band Off
Will Of TO vi
throughout the world.
One hundred and fifty dollars was netted
by the recent entertainments for the benefit
OF the sufferers in Armenia and the same
has been sent to New York by Mrs. B. w.
Jones, treasurer of the fund.
W. F. Rowland will go to Antietam bat
tlefield to superintend the erection of the
More & Co. 1t is to be raised in honor of
the Ninth New York Infantry.
Jones Brothers shipped last week the last
OF the battle monument to be erected on
Antietam battlefield, in honor of the Ninth
New York regiment The spire alone
weighed $4,000 pounds and was forty feet
long
Henry l.. Southwick lectured on Ham,
let B" before the students of Goddard Sem
mary Friday afternoon A large number
from the seminary attended his presenta-
ton of this character at Montpelier that
evening.
Francis Merchant and Miss Jessie w.
PRESLEY were married Thursday afternoon
at the Congregational church by Rev. DR..
S, n. Jackson. The occasion was brilliant
one. and to it most of the prominent people
of Barre were invited.
A " Silver Wedding" service was held at
Hedding church last Thursday evening.
Those who had been members of the church
twenty-five years or more took part in the
services. 1t was highly-enjoyab and
deeply-spirtual occasion
Commencing Monday of this week, pas
senger service between Barre and the quar-
ries was discontinued for the season. Dur
ing the month of November Superintend-
emit Stanyan will run special passenger
trains, for which forty round-trip tickets are
guaranteed. Application for same must be
made to the general office.
Last Friday was the sixtieth birthday of
Col. ii. r. Stoughton, superintendent of the
Montpelier and White River division of the
Central Vermont railroad. The employees
OF that company in Barre presented Col.
Stoughton with handsome silver desk set
which was gratefully acknowledged