The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-28

| membered In Montpelier whlle Bne was re-
ceiving kindergarten instruction from Miss
Army b. Fisk, Is to be married on Thurs
day at Wilburths, N. j., to Charles X. Cor
win of New Haven, Conn.
THE Montpelier Mandolin and Guitar
club met last Wednesday evening and Or
ganized for the fall and winter by electing
A. II. Temple, leader and W. O. Washburp,
manager. This club will furnish music for
the State Teachers association this week.
FRANK CoBURN of Berlin was before
Justice j. II. Lucia last Saturday afternoon,
charged with second offence Of intoxica.
| tion. The arrest was made by Constable
Dawley on complaint OF Grand Juror Slay-
ton. Coburn's fine and costs amounted to
$15 II.
A CIVIL service examination for the posi-
tions OF clerk and carrier will be held al the
federal building next Saturday morning at
nine o'clock. The names OF the applicants
for these positions who will take the ex-
columns.
THE infant child Of Nancy Ross, gipsy,
died Monday night at the home OF Miss
Lenora Witt, who kindly cared for the
mother and child when they had no place
to lay their heads. The body Of the child
was buried by the city Tuesday afternoon
in the Catholic cemetery.
WALTER BILLINGS of Jericho was arrest
ed for intoxication last Sunday by Officer
Brown. His appearance in city court on
Monday gave evidence that it was his first
experience In such matters but as he had
no money to pay his fine he took the alter
native sentence Of ten days in county Jail.
FRED STONE. member Of the Twelfth
United States infantry, is at the home Of A.
j. Stone, his father, on furlough OF thirty
days. Mr.. Stone was with his regiment at
Santiago but has since been dangerously
i'll with typhoid fever at Fort Mcpherson,
Ga.
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appointed store keeper and shop accountant
of the Montpelier and Wells River railroad
| Mr.. Folsom was formerly purchasing agent
Of the Central Vermont, and later has been
chief clerk In the Office Of the superintend-
ent of motive power of the Rutland rail-
road.
e. T. SEoUIN will have a news stand in
the Pavilion Office during the time that the
legislature is in session, where all the daily
and weekly newspapers of the city, as well
as the Boston and New York papers can be
found. This will abate the small army Of
urchins who have heretofore been more or
less of nuisance.
The Montpelier Seminary football team
Is in correspondence with teams at the Uni
versity Of Vermont at Burlington, St. Johns
bury Academy aud Middlebury and 1t is
probable that series of games will be ar
ranged. 1t is thought the first game will be
played at Barre with the eleven from God
dard Seminary on date to be fixed later.
A SERIES of whist parties will be given in
the rooms of the st. Jean de Baptiste society
to raise money to purchase new uniforms
for the members Of General Perley p.
Pitkin Hose Company No. 40. The first
will occur Wednesday evening, October 8.
The first of a series OF similar parties to be
given in Grand Army hall by the members
of Brooks Relief Corps will take place this
evening.
The attractions for the Young Mems
Christian Association Star Lecture Course
for the coming season includes the Mozart
Symphony Club of New York, The Boston
Sextette Club, Frank r. Robertson, lee
! turer; The Bijou Opera and Concert Com
pany, Doctor Steele, lecturer; The fremont
Svendsen Combination; f. Hopknton
Smith, lecturer, and the Ruggles Street
Quartette.
A SPECIAL meeting Of the city council
was held last Friday afternoon to open
, bids for lighting the city for the two years
from March l next. j. 8. Viles and the
Consolidated Lighting company were bid
ders. The council rejected both bids be
cause Of the discrepancy in specifications
| and will advertise for new BIDS A more
/ definite specification Of the kind and quail
ity Of lighting will be made in the mex
, bids.
4 w. j. MOORE has resumed his former
r place in the jewellery store of A. G. Stone
l.. #. Willis, who supplied the position
q while Mr.. Moore was at the front with
Company II, has gone with his wife tC
, Sheiburne, Mass. During their compare
lively brief stay in town Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
lis have formed many pleasant acquaint
Q ances, and many sincere regrets were ex
= pressed that they could not see their wa.
clear to remain permanently in the city.
A VERY large congregation was present a
: Trinity church last Sunday morning to at
9 tend the opening service in the rejuvenatet
d edifce. Rev. Andrew Gillies, the pastor
| cd htofnriro1 arip n.
O one hundred and two years that hav,
I elapsed since Methodism was founded il
/ this city. His text was Except the Lore
build the house they labor in vain tina
:, build it," Professor W. 8. Gilbertsop, cor
, netist of Barre, assisted in the musica
a services.
A LARGE quantity Of more or less valu
able space has been used by the Mont
5 peiier Record and Barre Telegram in an at
. tempt to promote the political fortunes O
o Willie W. LaPoint Of the latter place, an,
to whom the Clipper has previously alluded
s. The papers in question have my sympathy
h both because Of carrying Mr.. LaPoint an,
d for the reason that Mr.. Max Powell of thi
city is certain to be elected to the position
n aspired to by the gentleman from Barre
!. Clipper, Burlington.
!. ISAAC DAVIS, formerly of Montpelier, die
last Saturday at Barre, aged sixty-fou
, years. He was native of Calais, was
~ son of the late Charles Davis, and was
"a painter by trade. He served in the civi
~ war as a member OF the famous Company
Thirteenth Vermont. About eight year
s. ago he moved from Montpelier to Barre
q, He leaves a widow and three children. Hi
oi son Charles is in the employ Of the Colto
Manufacturing Company. Funeral service
N were held on Tuesday, and the burial wa
d. in Green Mount cemetery.
'r TIE State Pharmaceutical Association,
which W. K. Terrill Of this city is presden
ii will hold its animal meeting at Montpelit
Is on Tuesday and Wednesday, October % an
lp 26. Among the attractive features Of I'll
al programme to be followed is an address b
DIR. A. B. Hirested, professor of botany an
le materia medca at the College of PharmaC
1t at Albany, N. Y, and report from DR.. v
5y f. Root OF Brattleboro Of the recent annu
n meeting at Baltimore Of the American Pha
maceutical Association which he attende
IT, as delegate from the Vermont society.
j. REV. ANDREW GILLIRs will during IL
sd months of October and November, deliver
lr. series Of Sunday even ng lectures with Il
following topics October 2, "a man wi
~ was too busy to stop; October 9, "Son
~ % results of the war;; October 16, "Son
na problems and possibilities of our time
no Ootnhar u2oma aharantariatipa M ri