The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-19


of Bennington.
DIR. II. A. CUTTING gave talk at the
school-house Wednesday afternoon before
the pupils of the Washington County Gram
mar School and the two higher grades of
the Union School. He spoke for an hour
upon matters of general observation, and
his remarks were listened to with much
interest by those present.
DIR. G. A. BAILEY, who has just closed q
very successful practice of four years in
Williamstown and settled in Montpelier,
went to Boston last week, in company with
one of his former patients, Mrs. Barnet
Goodrich, who had an operation performed
in that city on Thursday for the removal OF
a dangerous internal tumor.
Mr.. APPLEBEEs lecture upon Longfel-
low " was well attended and highly enjoyed,
and as the closing lecture of the course,
of the audience. Though an Englishman by
birth, he threw the greatest enthusiasm into
his recitation of " Paul Revere's Ride"
which was warmly applauded.
AN old folks supper will be served by the
Mission Band of the Baptist church in their
vestry on Friday evening, from six to eight
o'clock There will be a sociable and mu-
sical entertainment following the supper
" Mortgaging the Farm" is to be sung
Fancy articles made by the band will be
| disposed of. All are cordially invited.
WHILE Frank Randall painter, was
hanging the blinds of one of the second
| story windows of the rectory Monday
| morning, the ladder on which he was stand
| ing and which rested on the front piazza,
| slipped and he fell to the floor, breaking
| two ribs. DR.. Templeton was called and
the injured man was properly cared for.
j. III. ENGELs of Brandon, for three years
organst of the first Baptist society of Troy,
| n. Y, has secured several pupils for instruc-
ton in instrumental music and is to locate
| here for the present. Mr.. Engels is evil
IDENTIFY musician of high attainments, and
| we hope that he may prove himself deserv-
| ing of the excellent recommendations
which it is his privilege to bring to Mont
pelier people.
| THE attendance at the Golden Fleece, Sat
| urday evening, was the largest Of any since
the opening The principal attraction was
| the announcement of the races which took
| place. In each of these there were three
contestants. The one-mile race furnished a
| good exhibition of speed, while the orange
| race was the source of much amusement for
| the spectators. The best time in the former
| was 3: So. Excellent music was furnished
by the Montpelier band.
Mr.. BURPEE, treasurer of the Montpelier
Carriage Company, informs us that the item
which appeared in THE WATCHMAN last
| week, and which was furnished by one
| of the employees, concerning the future plans
| of the company in the case Of Cleveland's s
election, was entirely without foundation.
The company is in an exceedingly prosper
| Gus condition, having on hand more orders
| than can possibly be filed before the last of
December, with the help already employed.
LETTERS uncalled for at Montpelier, Vt,
post-office November Is, 1884: Mrs. Mary
Braingan, Mrs. Mary d. Brown, Mrs. Mary
p. Chace, Mrs. William Gordon, Mrs. III. b.
Mears, Mrs. Nora Rollins Mrs. Britana
Rouleau, Mrs. Frank Steele, Nine. Thorp.
Gentlemen-B. w. Barnet, j. G. Brown,
Henry Fisher, George Gates, John Rigby, r..
A. Smith, III. w. Shaw. Parties applying
for any of the above must say advertised
and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
Mr.. AND MRS j. w. BROCK entertained a
large number of friends and acquaintance
at their residence last week Tuesday even
| ing, it being the second formal reception
during the present session After hearty
greeting from the host and hostess, the
guests were ushered into the elegant par
lors, where the time was pleasantly spent
in greeting old acquaintance and making
new ones. Lunch was served a little after
nine o'clock, and little later the Montpe-
| lier cornet band contributed to the enjoy
ment of the evening by rendering two or
three selections on the lawn, after which
they were invited within. The company
broke up about eleven o'clock with general
expressions of kindly feeling to the host
, and hostess.
IT was announced at the close of Rev
James X. Applebees lecture, Thursday
| night, that the net proceeds of the second
course to be held in trust for the Montpelier
public library, will be in the vicinity of S75
This makes about $50 secured for the pro-
posed library from Mr.. Appebee's lectures
, alone. The entire responsibility attending
the engagement of the lecturer has beer
/ borne by the Rev. j. Edward Wright who
has also taken entire charge of the adver
tising and other necessary arrangements
and has given great amount of time to the
work. In consideration of the spirit whicl
we are confident prompts such an action or
the part of Mr.. Wright, it is probable tina
,, he feels well repaid for his labors by the
success with which they have been attended
, but this fact in no way lessons the debt o
gratitude which the entire community owe:
him. and which it can only repay by heartily
, seconding in some substantial way his Of
forts in behalf of this most deserving cause
LAST Saturday word was sent TO A. o
, Cummins that there was trouble with thu
water-works on Heaths meadow. Mr.. Cum
minis and Joel Foster went at once to thu
place designated and found that a length o
the main pipe had burst and the waters o
, Berlin pond were moistening Mr.. Heaths
meadow without extra charge Fastening
{ | to the gate near the river the pressure was
= found to be so great as TO make it impossible
: to turn the wrench and they were obliget
1 | to go to the top of the hill on Berlin sid,
and close the gate at that point, where the
, pressure was not so great Thus, for nearly
/ an hour the water had been pouring from
the main," and the meadow was flooded
! Investigation revealed the fact that a stone
: | weighing some two hundred pounds ha(
rolled from the edge of the ditch upon thu
pipe. The reverse pressure of the water
which must have followed the conclusion
: OF the falling stone caused long crack
{ through which the water flowed. A new
: | length OF pipe was supplied yesterday.
Brooks PosT. No. 10, held campfire a
| THAR hall at TnasIau auapino