The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-25
Montpelier and Vicinity.
MIR. FREDERICK sibley is convalescent.

is the guest of Mrs H. G. Cotton
Mrs. DANIEL HOPKINS of Waterbury Gem
ter is visiting Mrs A. o. Cummins.
w. II. FARRAR is TO move his stock of
groceries to the store recently occupied by
NJ. A. Kent.
REPRESENTATIVE Ross of Woodbury. led
the prayer-meeting, Thursday evening at
Trinity church.
The ladies of the Church of the Messiah
are preparing for a sale of fancy articles, to
be held before Christmas.
THE daughter of ex-Speaker Martin OF
BrattleborO is visiting at the home of Ed
ward Dewey, her grandfather.
THE High School of this city visited the
State House Wednesday afternoon to see
the lightning and hear the thunder.
Mrs. A. H. WEBB was elected president
of the Woman's Home Missionary Society
at their recent meeting at Mortified.
j. S. VILEs has engaged Walter Arthur
of Manchester, an expert electrician, to
take charge OF his electric light plant
The city schools close Friday for weeks
vacation. The Seminary closes to-day for
vacation of about the same length.
Mr.. A. M. CRANE of Boston is the guest
of @. II. Shipman. Mr.. Crane came to
Montpelier to attend the cavalry reunion
M. A. KENT, the harness dealer, has
moved his stock Of goods to the store re-.
pany.
JOSEPH CH1ouETrE has left for SunaDee,
N. H., where he will he employed by the
Consolidated Home Company as core
maker"
In is expected that Hon. Thomas G.
Platt of New York will accompany Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew on his visit to this city
next Monday.
THE lecture on X rays at the Seminary
chapel tomorrow evening ought to attract
large number of those interested in this
latest scientific marvel.
Thomas II. CORY has another notice "
posted near his house. in which he pays his
respects to the city officials and the public
in general in very emphatic terms.
A LARGE crowd of Burlington High
School rooters =" accompanied their foot
ball eleven to this city Friday, to see them
tackle " the Seminary second eleven
A STATED meeting of the members of
Mount Sinai Temple, Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine, will be held in Armory Hall next
Monday evening, November %.
Mr.. LEONARD LULL, while engaged in re-
pairing his house on First Avenue sThurs-
day, fell from the ladder on which he was
standing, and injured his side quite Sc
verely.
BURT NJ. BLISS and family of Swanton
will spend Thanksgiving in the city. Mr..
Bliss ls superintendent of the water works
1n1s ,tr;, 1t,.I, t.. Al.
atS electlio i'snts lor Vhe village corporation
rr,1ai NoN .A,h occurred on state street,
1u1suay nIsnO' peCWeeh ei5Ven anu IWelVe
O'clock Nopouy was nuit put the unknown
owners OF the rig are mourning over a de.
molshed buggy.
The sign, recently placed 10 front of
Christ church to indicate the pastors res
idence and the hours of services, is a shield.
handsomely decorated in black and gold
0 '" 'N'i''N ny D." SOiueh otoss'
Mr. WAsHBURN of the Seminary, received
Thursday morning from friend large
number OF hne Lake Champlain pike, shad
and pickerel, which he disposed of to eager
customers near the wells River station.
GEORGE B. PECK, Zeb Carlo and Harry
Moulton OF this city, and Frank Willard of
East Montpelier, have declared war against
the ducks at Groton Pond They left Friday
morning on their mission of determination.
Miss HouGHToNs throat trouble has as.
sumed such serious nronortinns that bar
physician thinks it very doubtful whether
she will be able to sing again this winter.
Her engagement in the Unitarian choir
therefore had to be cancelled.
AT the whist marty in r q n r ball
Tuesday evening, the first prize was won
nv Fred Lang and Miss ma Enr,;sb ~
booby. bv Felix CIonkie and Mrs Ednord
Richardson, There we're fonrtaan tahIas 81
contestants. Refreshments were served
during the evening.
A CROWD of 6fty or more Montnelierites
visited Barre Thursday evening tn hear the
lecture bv General Gordon senator frnn1
Georgia. on "The Last DAYS Of tba CO.
federacy" Senator Gordon was introdncad
by Governor Grout. and gave an eloonent
and thrilling Discourse III o-'d '0''
vorxc NO., ,,;oo,o
-, Ioo f man, oiGycie ana morse ana
TTussS, ioa f1 Iaol9au on state street
iaft ~ ~ r me spectators were
tinC, ~ Haot eIi ile as TO %hlch was get
in favor of the horse~tbe bcvcie 9w UoeI bu
David Moss, being reduced 70 its o rTd nS
elements. -'' 'n"'
NJ
,.;a IN ~, ~ mAhE Ti performed a sur
LIZA o Pt, raIi1s' thursday on horse
ownGu ny III, %; Nlchols OF mlddlesex, ex-
t!raGItlng suck OF wood measuring five
I nida ihUng by one ana one-eigth inches
wiIe' w WI th was ueeply imhedded in the
s,ua os t Iu ANIMAL ana mad been there
Sinee ,ass 'uue'
1. +. COTTON has returned from the meet
ing OF the National Saddlery Hardware AS
ISOLATION at New York city Mr.. Colton's