The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-29

mer vacation from his studies in osteopathy
at the parent institute.
LOUIS j. HATHAWAY returned last Satur-
day from the Conservatory OF Music, Bos
ton, and presided at the organ OF the Church
of the Messiah on Sunday.
THE tax bill will be in the hands of City
Treasurer Merrill on July l. Taxes must
be paid within ninety days from that date
to obtain the usual discount.
Miss BELLE DILLON, who has been for
several weeks caring for Mrs. Joel Foster,
went on Monday to her home in the "Horn
OF the Moon" neighborhood.
L. G. TEwKsBURY was at his store on
Monday for the first time in several weeks.
He has been at his home in Worcester, suf-
fering with nervous prostration.
JUDGE NJ. e. SMILE and John L. Tutte
took with them last week to Gloucester,
Mass, a commodious steam launch in which
they plan to do deep sea fishing.
ALBERT JoHoNNoTT was in Quechee last
Thursday to attend the funeral of Joseph
g. Parker Further notice of Mr.. Parker
may be found in the State items.
j. M. BOUTWELL, took the members of the
city council and several other business men
to his quarry in Barre last Friday afternoon
to see the working Of the stone crusher.
CHILDREN DAY exercises by the pupils in
the primary departments in the Sunday
schools were held last Sunday at Trinity
church and at the church of the Messiah.
REV. j. J. LEWIS is to lecture on Thurs
day evening in the opera house on Amer
lea and Spain,' and on Friday evening in
the same place on "In Old New England"
MISS ADELAIDE L. GR1swoLD went on
Monday to Amherst, Mass, to attend COM
menCement exercises at Amherst College
where Harry Dwight, her nephew, gradu-
ates.
REV. DR.. HOWARD f. HILL of Concord,
fiji. H., was in town on Monday and went,
on Tuesday, to Northfield to attend COM
mencement exercises at Norwich Univer-
sity.
The marriage of Theron f. Cotton and
Miss Eva G.. Clark of Brooklyn, N Y, is
announced to take place at the home Of the
BRIDES parents in Brooklyn on Thursday,
July Ia.
PROFESSOR GEORGE II. ELMoRE left on
Monday for st. Louis, Mo-, to attend ma
tional meeting of dancing masters. Mrs.
Elmore is visiting in Morrisville during his
absence.
AMONG those from Montpelier who are at.
tending commencement exercises at the
University of Vermont, Burlington, are
Harry @. Shurtleff, e. N. Sanctuary and E.
II. Deavitt.
GEORGE III. WILDER and Miss Katherine
Nj. Hutchinson will assist in the musical
programme at commencement exercises at
Norwich University, Northfield, to be held
on Thursday.
GEORGE A VILEs of Boston was the
guest of j. 8. Viles his brother, over Sun
day. He is to have the management dur
ing the present season Of the Profile House,
White Mountains.
MISSES JULIA PECK and Edith Blanchard
were at Smith College, Northampton, Mass
last week, to take the entrance examna-
tions. They expect to enter this nstitu-
ton in September,
GEORGE 81. WILDER and Miss Katherine
Hutchinson are to assist at concert to be
given at the village hall in East Montpelier
on Thursday evening. The concert will be
followed by dance.
Mr.. AND Mrs. STEPHEN r. Colby return
ed last Saturday from Dallas, Texas, where
Mr.. Colby went as a delegate from Mount
Sinai Temple, Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine,
to the Imperial Council.
HORACE Ell. BLAKE is critically ill with
spinal meningitis. He was member Of
Company FL and passed medical examina-
tion here but was thrown out at Burlington
on account OF light weight.
REV. DR.. NORMAN SEAvER is one Of the
delegates from Vermont to the National
Council of Congregationalists to be held at
Portland, Oregon, commencing Thursday,
July 7, but he will not attend.
Hon. W. P. DILLINGHAM, president of the
board Of trustees of the Montpelier Semna-
ry, and Principal W. M. Newton have been
empowered by the trustees to fill any va
cancies now existing in the faculty.
JOHN RYAN, a Middlesex lad fourteen
| years old. was sentenced last Saturday by
Justice j. "a. Lucia to the State Industrial
| School at Vergennes during the remainder
of his minority for habitual truancy.
REV. ANDREW GILLIKs preached the bac-
| calaureate sermon before the graduating
class at Plainville, Mass, last Thursday.
Mr.. Gillies returned to Montpelier last Sat
urday and occupied his pulpit Sunday.
COMMENCING next Sunday the Methodists
will hold their Sunday morning services in
the gymnasium at the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association while the repairs on the
interior Of Trinity church are in progress.
Rev. j. EDWARD WRIGHT and daughters
Rebecca and Sibyl went to Boston on Mon.
day where Miss Rebecca is. this week, tax.
ing preliminary examinations for admission
to Radcliffe College, an annex of Harvard
Miss A. W. SAWYER of Boston, represent
ing Armour & Co. OF Chicago, is at the store
| OF Marvin q Sherburne this week serving
hot some OF the goods put up by this firm
Every one is invited to 60 in and. sample
them.
THE Young Mems Christian Association
Auxiliary will hold its annual business
meeting this evening at seven o'clock. A
reception from eight to ten o'clock will fol.
low. Each member 10 expected to invite
one guest.
THE White Mountain train made its frs,
trip for the season on Monday, arriving and
departing on schedule time. The veteran
conductor. Henry Chamberlin, is in charge
looking not day older than he did quar-
ter OF century ago.
W. II. LIPPINCOTT, who has been engag
cd for the past three days in charging the
storage batteries at the electric car house
had his right wrist quite severely burned
Monday evening with electricity while q,
work on the dynamo.
The President has sent to the Senate the
nomination OF l.. w. Shedd for postmaste
at Montpelier. Mr.. Sibley's term OF Office
will expire August 4, next, and 1t is prob
able that Mr.. Shedd will take charge o.
the Office about that time.
JOEL FOSTER and e. N. Sanctuary have
been busy during the past week surveying
the city streets and establishing the stree
lines and grades. This is q work of grea
importance and of no little magnitude, and
the right men have 1t in charge.
The druggists of Montpelier and Barre
were in consultation at Barre on Tuesday
regarding the internal revenue tax on pro
prietary medicines that goes into effec
next Friday. A uniform price on all sucl
articles was informally discussed.
The newly elected officers of the Bethany