The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-12
Montpelier.

Db u6uVtT6u III u low udyb.
SOME OF our singers attend an old folks con-
cert at West Randolph this week.
A SUNDAY. SCHOOL concert will be held at
Bethany church next Sunday evening.
THE Bethany ladies' sewing society will
meet at II. G. Colton's tomorrow afternoon.
THE students of the Vermont Conference
Seminary left last week for four weeks va
cation
QUITE number Of Montpelier people will
attend the musical convention at Worcester
this week.
THE ladies of the Unitarian society will give
sociable at the vestry tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
THERE was good attendance of Montpelier
people at Mr.. Hadley's piano recital last Thurs
day evening.
fest in the social meetings at the Baptist
church, and there have already been one or
two conversions
The mail train from Wells River, Saturday
evening, did not arrive here until after eleven
o'clock, owing to delay on the Boston, Con-
cord Montreal railroad.
A STATED convocation of King Solomon
Royal Arch Chapter, No. Z will be held at
Masonic hall tomorrow Thursday evening,
at half-past seven o'clock.
j. j. PRATT will be at the Union school
school Friday noon, to give every child a
Humpty Dumpty" handkerchief.
THE building at the west end of the Rialto
block belonging to the Eli Bsllou estate, was
sold at auction on Wednesday last to Rev. c.
Parker of West Randolph for S2,215.
J. S. WILKINS has just made an addition to
the ornamentation of the corner block in the
shape of a sign of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York, for which he is agent.
THE size of the audience at Capital hal, ,
Monday evening" Is encouraging to Manager
Pratt, and will, in some measure, reward him
for the numerous disappointments of the past
season.
THE bill appropriating 900 for a post
office building in this place has again passed
the national senate. The amount of the ap-
preparation was reduced from $780, 900, at the
instance Of Senator Morrill,.
REV Mr.. WRIGHT was expecting to preach
at Richmond on Sunday, and his pulpit was to
have been supplied by Rev. Mr. Lewis of South
Boston, but owing to the illness of the latter,
the change will not be effected.
BENJAMIN DALY's horse became somewhat
"giddy," while standing at the corner of Main
and State streets, last Wednesday morning
and wheeling suddenly, completely demolished
the front sled of the express sleigh to which he
was attached
THE Good Templars had pleasant sociablt
| forty people were present. An entertaining
programme, consisting of vocal and instru
mental music, remarks, readings and recita
tioDs, was rendered. Refreshments were served
LETTERS uncaled for at the Montpelier
post office, March 8, 1884 LddieS-Matilds
Hunt, Miss Alice Martin. Gentlemen-V. E
| Burdick, Cram & Son, Mr.. Gould, James N
Haden, William L Kimball, Harvey Wiley
| To obtain these letters, persons must give tn,
above date.
| OsMAN SMITH, who works for j. w. Clark
| imbbed the ardent too freely. one day las
week, and, drawing a knife, threatened th
life of Mrs c. G. Ainsworth, who lives on Mr.
Clark's farm, and 9th erwise created considera
bic disturbance He was arrested, taken befOr
Justice o. d. Clark, fined, and released OF
payment of the same.
"VACATIoN," by the Palmer-Daly Comed
Company. Monday evening, was greeted by
full house, and was a highly pleasing entertain
ment. The parts, without exception, were we
sustained, and the repeated audible smiles @
the audience gave abundant evidence of it
appreciation of the play. The company vii
appear here again in the fall, and can feel as
sured of good house at that time
MEssRs IRISH & SPARROW talk of construct
ing rink for roller skating in their new bar
in the rear of the Union house. They propos
to tear out the inside and lay hard woo
floor. IL this is done, 1t will make one of tn
pest rlnks III tne state, IL Delng Hlty py seVent
feet in size. Mr.. Irish expects to go to st. A
bans very soon to see the rink at that place,
order the better to plan the new rink here.
A HORSE standing in front Of one of tn
stores on Main street, on Thursday, becam
J frightened and ran short distance, but wa
stopped by some men just as he was turning
go through the arch" The only occupant
} herself, and she must have been seriously II
, jured but for the timely interference Of tt
by-standers This is suggestive of the possb
results attending the too frequent practice
leaving children to "hold the horse whi
older persons step into the stores to trade.
I OF Tony Denier's troupe, which is to appei
at Capital hall neyt Monday evening, the Bo
ton Globe says: "At the Windsor, last evenin
Tony Denier's pantomime troupe gave, in O.
, cellent STYLE a revised edition, In three cha
, ters, of the ever-popular 'Humpty Dumpty
. The audience was large. The troupe is a pa
,, ticularly good one, and the fact that the spe
l tators were kept 10 a roar of laughter the who
of the entertainment. The clowns, Ravel ar
Melville, were particularly funny, and u
speciality acts were all admirably done. Crowd'
Z houses are ensured at this popular theater du
q ing the remainder Of the week"
9 THE lectures given by Mr. James Kay Appl
a bee on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we
received in the same cordial manner as we
: the first two OF the course the church beir
9 we'll filled on each occasion. This fact, wht
we remember the accustomed reluctance
our people to patronize this class of entertai
ments, speaks more forcibly for Mr.. Applebee
merits as a lecturer than any notice which v
might give in the space allowed. The resul
U of the course, financially and otherwise, a
most gratifying. After defraying all expense
, about $75 will be retained in trust for the pr
posed public library. Much credit is due
Rev. Mr.. Wright for his kindly interest in tn
, matter.
THE gray horse owned by f. N. Scov
manfests a remarkable intelligence on son
j occasions On Sundays, when allowed to tai
. his own course, he invariably turns in at d
gate of Bethany church and stops. On al
other occasion, he passes this place and goes
r Mr.. Scovll's store, Last Wednesday evenil
he was harnessed to the sleigh to bring d
family to the evening prayer.meeting He W
s going at a good pace toward the store whe
i just as he came opposite the church gate, &
bell began to toll, and he came to stop
suddenly as to almost throw out the occupan
+ of the sleigh. His promptness in obeying Il
summons might form a fitting lesson for mel
, bers of the human family.
THE Rutland Herald complains of the
y turbance and delay at the annual town me
i ing caused by the size of the gathering al
, the tendency to regard the occasion as a tir
for anything but the serious transaction
= business 1t says: 1t was a good -natur
/. meeting; nobody intended to behave with 9th
a than propriety But in so crowded a meetr
~ shouting and confusion became contagio
through the sympathic touch of the elbow, a
If the calm and discreet transaction Of necessa
: public business became impossible" Tho
who went home from our own town meetiI