The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-16

is expected to be present at these meetings
ana full attendance is especially requested
/ ~ Ibis time.
W. q. PELKNAP, editor OF the Bellows
| Fails F'mes made this Office a pleasant call
| ldoJ Monuav morning. He spent last Sun
day with a sister in Barre.
The many friends in this city of DR.. Mary
E. Emery are pleased to know that she has
recently received an appointment in the
Health Department of New York city.
MONTPELIER was well represented at the
presentation of "El Captain " by the De
| Wolf Hopper Company at Howard Opera
House, Burlington, last Monday evening.
SNEAK-THIEvEs entered the residence Of
Mrs. W. e. Hubbard one night last week
and stole a heavy winter overcoat. En-
trance was gained through pantry win
! dow
MISS BERTHA WHITE, the teacher of Eng
lish branches at the Montpelier Seminary, is
daughter of Professor White, who, about
twenty years ago, was at the head Of that
institution.
A SERVICE of Sacred Song will be held in
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
evening, at seven O'Clock, the last of such
services before Mr.. Bancroft goes to Boston
for the winter.
THE town authorities of Berlin have sue
ceeded in driving out of town one Fisher,
who was accused of keeping a disorderly
house on the Northtied road near the resi-.
dence of Leland Brothers.
ALBERT WoRTHEN died last Thursday at
! the insane asylum at Waterbury, where
he was taken for treatment several weeks
ago, The body was taken to Morrisvile,
Mr.. Worthen's old home, for burial.
REV. A. G. HUssEY of West Boylston Of
hciated at the Baptist church last Sunday
and conducted the meeting for young men
at the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association on Sunday afternoon.
II. A. Bowers sails from New York for
Glasgow next Friday on the steamer Me-
braska. He will have charge of the Der.
deem Office of the r. c. Bowers Granite
Company during the coming winter.
THE Young Mems Republican Club Of
Montpelier, through e. A. Mutt, its secre-
tary, sent last evening to Hon. Thomas B.
Reed long telegram congratulating him
upon the splendid victory won in Maine.
The White Mountain express between
Burlington and Eabyan's will be taken off
on Saturday, September 10. This train will
run as local train on the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad until Monday, 0cto-
ber5.
MRS. W. G. EVANS of st. Paul, who has
been with Mrs j. c. Emery, her mother,
for several months, left last week for New
York, to visit DR.. Mary E. Emery, her sister,
and will go from there to her home in st.
Paul
Mrs EMMA CUMMINGS PARK, a returned
missionary from India, spoke at the Baptist
church last Sunday evening Rev. A G.
Hussey of West Boylston, Mass, occupied
the pulpit of that church at the morning
service
Mrs JAMES CoNLIN, living in Bacon
block, was badly burned about the face and
arms last Sunday. By mistake, she threw
a package of gunpowder in the stove, and
received the full force Of the explosion in
her face.
j. V. MORROW came down town last even
ing in blood besmeared condition and en-.
| tered complaint against his wife for as.
saulting him with a knife. Mrs. Morrow
was placed under arrest and will be given
a hearing this morning.
HoYT's "a Trip to Chinatown" will open
the theatrical season at Blanchard Opera
House next Tuesday evening. Several
special new features have been added for
this seasons tour, and this standard play is
said to be better than ever.
A BADLY used-up individual, who gave
his name as Henry Talbot. was before
Judge Smile last Saturday, charged with
intoxication. He pleaded guilty, but his
disclosure was unsatisfactory and he was
remanded to Jail, where he yet remains.
THERE will be a college sing at the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association
this evening at half-past eight, to which all
members OF the association are invited.
Miss Eva Clark will play the violin. This
sing will take the place OF the one recently
announced for Friday evening.
THE WATCHMAN last week stated that W
Nelson Peck had voted in Montpelier for
sixty-four successive years, and expressed
the belief that Mr.. Peck's record was un
surpassed. However, George W. Scott goes
him two years better, he having voted con.
tinuously for sixty-six years.
THE friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Pc.
reau gathered last Monday evening at their
home on Harrison Avenue to celebrate the
Cards and music helped make the hours fly
swiftly, and several valuable presents were
left as souvenirs of the occasion.
HoUsEKEEPERs are referred to the notice
i'll another column, of series of lectures
on cooking, by Miss Wills, who will be
pleasantly remembered in connection with
a similar course year ago. Miss Wills
lectures are interesting and profitable
Economy and good living come Of her pre-
cepts and examples.
JUDGE HORTON Of Chicago, who has beer
spending the summer at the Pavilion with
his family, was invited to a seat beside
Judge Taft in county court last Thursday
morning He was an interested listener tC
the plea of 8. G. Shurtleff and the charge o.
Judge Taft in the Woodbury. case of An
drew j. Morse against the Estate OF Edwin
Bruce.
OVER sixty children connected with the
Junior Epworth League and primary Sun.
day-school class of Trinity church will give
an entertainment in the vestry next Friday
evening. Among the attractions will be-
hoop and parasol drills, by the girls, bur
lesque drill, by the boys, and lliputian
wedding. Much time and labor have beer
put into this entertainment and it deserves
full house
THE following programme will be rendered
at the vesper service to be held at the Churcl
of the Messiah next Sunday evening under
the direction of F. W. Bancroft: Orgar
prelude, Hayden; Be Glad o Ye Right
eous," Smart; "Glora," Havens; Sun
of My Soul" arranged from Wagner; " Tht
Lullaby Divine" Marston, tenor solo; trio
Break, break, break" Anderton, soprano
alto and tenor; Sanctus from " st. Cecilia
Mass" Gounod; postlude, Barnby.
DAVID L. SANDERS left for Boston OF
Tuesday evening, en- route for Dallas, Texas
whore he goes as one of the grand represen
tatives from Vermont to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which con
venes at Dallas next Monday. The New
England delegates leave Boston this evening
and will go from Chicago to Dallas by spe