The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-26
Gil, No. 2, Daughters OF Liberty, meets Bat.
urday evening March 7.

urday evening, March 7.
REV. K. B. EARLE spoke last Sunday even
ing on " Blessednoss." Following the ser
mon the rite OF baptism, by immersion, was
administered to a large class.
Mr.. WILL SwEErLAND of Boston has been
visiting friends in Montpelier, Barre and
Plainfeld during the past week. He will
return to Boston next Saturday.
HoRACR II. SCRIBNER went last week to
the home OF Gilman Scribner on Prospect
street, Berlin, where he Is slowly recover
ing from his long and serious Illness.
A STATED conclave OF Mount Zion Com
mandery, Knights Templar, will be held in
Masonic Hall next Friday evening for re-
ceiving petitions. There will be no work.
MRS. r. H. CRANDALL OF Burlington has
been the guest OF Mrs. Richard Dillon dur
ing the past week. Mrs. Crandall Is pleas
antly remembered in Montpelier as Miss
Eady.
MRS. JULIA WARD HOWE is engaged to
give an address sometime in june In Mont
pelier, under the auspices of the state Or
ganzation OF The Womans Suffrage Asso-
citation.
MRS. ELAN PROVOST died last Saturday
afternoon at her home on East State street.
after long illness. She leaves five small
children. Funeral services were held on
Tuesday.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet Thursday afternoon, at
half past two o'clock, with Miss K. b. Ru-
blee Subject Mercy or The Rule OF
Kindness"
Mr.. AND MRS. G. Fl. BALDWIN went to
Rutland last Saturday. From there they
went on Tuesday to New York. Mrs. Bald
win will visit sister in Philadelphia before
she returns.
THE hearing on the bridge case, before
Charles M. Wilds, Esq, Of Middlebury and
Judges Jones and Lance, will be resumed
| q the GRAND iury in the Court HOuaa
this morning.
A COMMUNION service will be held in the
Church of the Messiah next Sunday at four
o'clock M, followed by meeting Of the
Pastors Glass at five o'clock. No service
in the evening
HORACE w. KEMPToN has been navigating
with the assistance Of a crutch and cane
during the past week, the result of a fall
from staging in the basement OF the Col
den Fleece building.
r. G. Bowers, president Of the r. G.
Bowers Granite Company, gives banquet
at the Pavilion this evening at half past
OF MontXlier and vic y.
ALBERT G. HALL hirched his team in the
feed store yard for few minutes, last Sat
urday afternoon, and during his absence a
valuable Shepherd pup was stolen from his
sleigh, Mr.. Hall offers a liberal reward for
its return.
) day evening" after an absence of nine weeks.
Mr.. Cummins spent several weeks among
the mountains of West Virginia, was in
Washington two weeks, and visited sister
in New York.
Miss ALICE M. BAIRD Of WaitsHeld has
finished her engagement as teacher in the
! Graded School at Jeffersonville. She is
now visiting her aunt, Miss Eta Thompson,
, and will return to her home in Waitsfeld
a in a few days
SEATS are selling rapidly for the enter
Q tainment to be given at the Opera House,
b next Friday evening, by the gymnasium
classes OF the Young Mems Christian Asso-
, citation. II will be a novel entertainment
i and should receive large patronage.
The only bolt on the regular caucus nOm-
nations for the coming city election is in
the first ward. Nomination papers have
been filed with the city clerk for G. #. Bus
we'll for alderman from that ward in place
= OF j. NJ. Boutwell,, the caucus nominee.
THE case of State against Henry Sweeney
for the larceny Of a quantity OF meal from
y Asa George, was heard last Friday before
Justice j. H. Lucia and a jury. f. A. How
land represented the state and T. r. Cor
t don the respondent, who was acquitted.
/ HON. AND MRS. II. A. HUsE, j. G. Hough
ton and Hon. Charles Dewey attended the
Q banquet Of the Society of Colonial Wars
u held last Saturday afternoon at the Var
Ness House, Burlington. Mr.. Huse re
o sponded to the toast, " The Early Days O.
s Vermont"
REV. II. A. SPENCER preached last Sun
It day at Canaan and went from there to Bos
r, ton. He will attend the annual meeting
and banquet Of the Boston Alumni Associa
L ton of the Montpelier Seminary to be helt
m at the United States Hotel in that city mex
week Saturday afternoon and evening.
IN "HANDs ACROSS THE SEA" drew a fai
ss audience at Blanchard Opera House las
FriHav avaniup The atOrV of this well
- known meodrama is interesting, and tn
20 70 serious side Of it is pleasantly relieved b.
~ an entertaining strain OF light comedy
The staging is realistic and attractive. Tn
10 company was we'll balanced and the per
10 formauce thoroughly enjoyable.
The entertainment to be given in Blanch
30 ard Opera House next Monday evening b.
u Professor Harrington will be well worth tn
price of admission. The net proceeds e
10 for the benefit OF Brooks Post, G. A R., an
saying that every dollar will be judiciousl
III expended. Give the old soldiers goo
10 house and help along worthy object.
A HORSE driven by Edward Lyman {
Calais became frightened, last Wednesda
r. afternoon, and ran. The sleigh, containin
q. three ladies, was overturned at the Unio
at House corner and the horse ran to the var
or at the rear of the store of G. II. Gross & SoI
where IL was secured. The ladies were III
injured, but Mr.. Lyman was badly bruised
!, He was taken to the Union House, wheI
u he still remains.
te AN error in footing the books Of A.
Gilman, city liquor agent, gave rise to IN
report which was circulated freely yeste
ro day, that he was short $500 In his account
20 with the city. Judge Smile, chairman
h- the board of auditors, is authority for tf
statement that there was no evidence
IN. dishonesty or attempt at concealment @
NIB the part of Mr.. Gilman. The matter h,
'st been adjusted to the satisfaction OF Il
auditors.
ty BINGHAM MARVIN, a bright Montpeli
be boy, Is the originator and designer Of Il
ay unique donkey" advertisement OF te
goods that has attracted so much attentiC
al in the show windows of the b. M. Shepal
". Company and the store of W. II. Gale
nd Bare The Boot and Shoe Recorder OF Fe
ruary 3 contains a descriptive article by
at Marvin regarding this advertisement, whit
az is now seen In half the boot and shoe stor
~, of the country.