The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-12
Montpelier.

church last Sunday morning.
REV. j. ID. BEEMAN preached at the Meth
odist church in Derby last Sunday.
F. w. BANCROFT went to Boston yesterday
to resume the study of vocal music.
MIR. AND Mrs. HARRY Lowe returned
from their wedding trip Friday night.
Mr.. AND Mrs. J. ID. CLARK go to Boston
to-day for weeks sojourn in that city.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. w. BROCK gave pleas
ant reception at their residence on Main
street last evening.
THERE will be preaching especially for
young people at the Baptist church next
Sunday evening. All are invited
MRS LEONARD ELLIS and Miss Mary
leave this week for Orange Park, Florida,
where they are to spend the winter.
HAL CLARENDON, as Norman Tenyke in
Norman's Ideal, is booked to appear at Cap
ital Hall on Friday evening of this week.
GEoReE N. MERoN, who has been en-
ployed in the Pavilion tonsoral room for
the past few months, goes to Barre this
week to open a shop for himself there.
The services in the Westinghouse at
Wrightsville next Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock are to be conducted by Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright. Subject of the sermon, Nag
ging."
THE "Spider" purchased by the new
hose company came yesterday. 1t was Sc
cured from the Olunteer nose company OF
Burlington and is fine carriage, having
been used but very little.
THE Bethany ladies fair takes place at the
Golden Fleece next week Tuesday evening.
1t is desired that all who are to contribute
fancy articles will take them to Bethany
chapel as early as possible on Monday next.
SPECIAL communication of Aurora
Lodge, No. %, Free and Accepted Masons,
will be held at Masonic Hall this evening, at
p'plOck--gharn Work tba third
degree. Sojourning brethren are cordially
invited.
DIR. II. A. CUTTING will give a lecture this
wednesday, evening, at eight o'clock, in
the Seminary lecture-room. Subject, " Phil
osophy." A very interesting and instruc-
tive address is expected and all are invited
to be present.
LoNGFELLow is the theme of Mr.. Apple
bees lecture to be given in the Church Of
the Messiah Thursday evening, November
49, This is the last lecture of this popular
course. Macbeth is the subject of the lee
ture this evening.
The bailiffs were requested, in petition
signed by several residents of the neighbor-
hood, to close the road leading from Cedar
street, but those officers ruled that the road
is a private one and consequently not sub
ject to their dictation.
Mr.. BROCK of Montpelier has introduced
a bill amending the act incorporating the
village of Montpelier. The principal change
is the provision for board of water com
missioners of five members, who shall have
full charge of the village water works.
WE are informed that the employees of
the Montpelier carriage company have been
notified that in the event of the election of
Grover Cleveland to the presidency the
| number of laborers will be reduced and the
wages of those who remain will be cut down.
The Mission Band of the Baptist church
4 f.1l- Al.
vestry on Friday evening, November 21st.
| There will be a sociable and musical enter
| tainment, and fancy articles made by the
band will be disposed of. All are cordially
| invited.
w. A. BRIGGS has closed an engagement
with Colonel j. b. Mead commissioner for
Vermont of the Worlds Exposition to be
| held at New Orleans, to accompany the Yer
| mont exhibit to New Orleans and assist in
| setting it up there Mr.. Briggs engagement
lasts until the first of January.
SATURDAY night, at the close of the skat-
| ing Kinks, the bands from the two rinks con-
| solidated and went serenading. 1t was
quite generally thought to be a political
demonstration, but was nothing OF the kind.
| The residences of prominent politicians of
| both parties were carefully avoided. The
| fact that the band was followed about by a
| crowd which kept up continual cheering
I may have given ground for this belief.
A UNION temperance meeting was held in
Bethany church Sunday evening and was
| attended by nearly nine hundred people.
| Hon. Joseph Poland presided. After sing
| ing by Bethany choir Rev. Mr. Frost offered
prayer. Mr.. Poland made few remarks.
! He was followed in order by Colonel A. b.
| Franklin of Newfane, Mr.. Allen of Fair
| Haven, Mr.. Butterfeld of Wilmington, Rev.
7. p. Frost and Captain Lull the two latter
| speaking very briefly. Many members OF
| the legislature were present.
| THERE was a large attendance at the
| Golden Fleece Saturday evening to witness
the fancy and trick skating. General skat-
ing occupied the early part of the evening,
| after which came Professor Green's eXhibi-
| ton. The professor performed number
of difficult feats, and applause was fire.
| quent. AT the close of his exhibition he
was again called out by an encore. His ex-
| hibition was by far the most wonderful
| that we have ever seen. Music was furnished
| by the Golden Fleece cornet band.
| LETTERS uncaled for at Montpelier, VT,
| post-otfice, November 8, 1884, Ladies-Mrs,
| Florence Burnham, Miss Hannah G. Brown,
| Mrs. NJ. A. Cotton, Mrs. Phebie Fredett,
Miss Ada Flint, Mrs. II. N. Farnum, Mary
| A. Glynn, Mrs. Winnie Grady, Miss Mary
Moore, Miss Mary A. Nee, Miss Carrie
Sawyer, Miss Lila c. Williams, Miss Mary
| Woodham. Gentlemen-Percy Barnes, DIR.
L. M. Cole, George |. Chairman, Jas. T.
| Coffin, Z. j. browns, Narsise Fountain, w.
| III. Glover, Willard Guild, James Howard,
Warren Ingram, Willie f. Jackson, Pat
| rick Mcmahon, Richard B. Merrill, A. NJ.
Meader, IL. p. Snow, G. Watson. Parties
| applying for any of the above must say
advertised " and give the date.
| GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
! THE Montpelier band appeared last Thurs
| day in their new uniforms and they presented
really fine appearance. The uniforms are
| entirely new and We're purchased at Oak
| Hall, Boston. The color is the same AS that
| of the militia uniform. The whole suit is
| elaborately trimmed with bright red and
| gold, the leaders uniform being more ex-
| tensively trimmed than the rest. The caps
| are of the same shape as those worn in the
| United States Navy The uniform of the
drum-major is of navy-blue cloth, beautifully
| ornamented. His cap is a silver helmet,
| surmounted with flowing, scarlet plume.
| With the addition of belts and music
| pouches, which the band hope to be able to
| purchase in the spring, the uniform will be
| complete and equal, If not superior, to that
| of any band in Vermont 1t is the first uni
| form of any account that has been owned by
| a Montpelier band. The members have
| worked long and faithfully to secure enough
| TO make the purchase, and have been en-
couraged beyond their highest expectation.
| The new equipment will tend to awaken an
interest in the organization, and we look
| forward to another summer with confidence
in their increased efficiency and recognized
| superiority as a musical organization. Why
not call it the Montpelier Military Band"?
The local democracy have been giving