The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-24

rill Jr., is in charge Of the Pavilion billiard
parlor during the absence Of Mr.. Field.
A REGULAR communication OF Aurora Lodge
No. %, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held
at Masonic ball on Monday evening, Septem-
Der 30, at half-past seven o'clock.
THE band gave an open air concert on the
corner Of Barre and Main streets last week
Tuesday evening and, at its close, we're invited
by L. B. Huntington to partake of refresh
ments at his restaurant.
THEIR summer vacation being ended, the
Harvard students have gone back to Cam
bridge G J. Hubbard went Saturday, George
B. Shepard and G. M. Thompson, Monday,
and c. 9. King, yesterday.
WEDNESDAY night there was a doughnut
race at the Armory skating rink, which af-
forded entertainment for a large number Of
spectators. Saturday night was the occasion
OF the second bon-bon party.
MRS. PRESTON TRow's premises on Baldwin
street and also those of the Bailey place ad-
joining, have been greatly improved In appear
ance by the removal Of fences, grading, and
the setting OF granite curbing.
IT is the intention, we understand, to have a
ing the session. The choir will be composed
largely Of Seminary talent and will be under
the direction Of Professor Terrill.
MIR. AND MRS. c. H. PRESCOTT OF Biddeford,
Me-, have been In town for the past week.
Mr.. Prescott was at one time student in the
office of c. II. Pitkin, E.q, but is now proprie-
tor Of newspaper office in Maine.
G. A. BEST returned last night from New
York, where he has been for the past week
buying his fall stock Of millinery and fancy
goods. Miss Meinecke returns to take charge
of the millinery department in Mr.. Best's store.
w. PORTER has rented the rooms in the
post-office building occupied for some time by
| the Young Mems Christian Association, and
| they are being fitted up for the secretary
| of states office. The rooms are on the second
| floor over the First National Bank.
WILLIAM STAFFORD, the youngest tragedau
on the American stage and promising actor
| assisted by Evelyn Foster, appear at Capt. u
Hall. next week Friday evening, in Shake.
speare's famous tragedy of Romeo and Ju
| liet." The company carries its own scenery
Mr. Stafford has been favored with large au-
diences at every appearance and is spoken OF
in terms of high appreciation by the press Of
the cities which he has visited. Miss Foster
is an actress Of unusual attainments.
| AN unfortunate accident occurred last weel
Wednesday as workmen were excavating 8
| ditch for water pipe in the alley between thu
stores of Blanchard Brothers and Barrows
Peck. The sides of the ditch, which was 81,
feet deep, caved in, partly burying one Brown
and William Moras. Brown was caught below
| t0e WAIST Dy tne 1dlllnR eartn auQ was not Sc
| rously hurt, but Moras was buried up to hi
| arm-pits, heavy stone resting against hi
side The men we're taken to their homes anC
Brown was about his work Thursday. Nora
is not able to be about yet.
THE weather permitting, the band will Civ
| an open-air concert from the Union school
house grounds Saturday evening at eigh
O'Clock. The following is the programme:
March, Pomposo Pettet
Salop hurricane; ,B3ye
Fantasia from stradeila Heinickt
Waltz, Ella Lewis" vanderslic'
Quckstep Superb. Grafuli
In case of a necessary postponement Of tn
concert the programme, with come changes
will be performed the first Of next week.
LETTERS uncalled for at Montpelier, Vt, posi-
office September 20, 1884: Ladies-Mrs A
Begg, Mrs. Myra F. Davis (2), Miss N. N
Hathaway. Mrs D: A. Moutop, Mrs. L. {
Morse, Miss Deller NJ Phelps and Nettie Steele
Gentlemen-Edgar d. Allen, A. Bertesen, Et
ward Davis, Jen Baptist Fiset, c. D Hatch
George Holmes, jeremiah Hargan, T. II. Hol
III c. Lord, M. L. Maguiar, F. II. Orvis, Porte
Perrin C. NJ: Skines, D. N. Smith, Louis Tees
and George E. Warner. Parties applying fC
any of the above must say " advertised " an
give the date GEORGE W. WING, Postmaste
CHARLES c. WEST, general agent for We
mont Of the Harden hand-grenade fire-extil
gnisher company, made very successful tel
of the extingusher at the corner of Main an
State streets on Friday. A large box was file
with inf immabe stuff, daubed over with col
tar, the whole saturated with kerosene oil an
then lighted. When it had become mass
roaring fame three or four of the bottles
grenades broken in the fire completely e.
tiuguished it. The grenades are intended ft
use indoors and are invaluable as means
extinguishing inclpisnt fires. A. c. Brown ht
taken an agency for the sale Of the grenades
MRS. MARY w. DEWEY and Miss Clara II
turned to their Boston home last week Tue,
day. Mrs c. c. Rsmsdel returned on Frida
after an absence Of three weeks, during whc
time she visited In Nav York city, Providence
R. l., Boston, and Manchester, N, H.. -. M
and Mrs. T R. Merrill, Jr., came home frol
the White Mountains Saturday evening.
Hon. George Nichols was in town on Wedne
} day. Mrs. s. d. Hale, who has been visltin
friends here and at other places in the sta
for several months, leaves this week for HI
home in Keokuk, Iowa. .Mr. and Mrs. l.
, Moulton went to Boston Monday. The latt'
will spend about month in the city. =. M
and Mrs. W. A. Briggs are to give up hous
, keeping for the present and have taken room
at the Riverside for the winter. "A. ]. Sible
was In Boston last week. Mrs. c. ii. Shi
man is visiting friends In Boston. Mr.. Shi
man went thither Monday and intends to r
turn Friday. Misses Gertrude and Ka
Park have been visiting friends in st. John
bury during the past week.. .. Edward
Smith and Charles o. Scovill have returnt
Z to their studies at Yale College. NV. v
Ainsworth, formerly of Calais but more r
Gently Of Des Moines, Iowa, WAS in town c
Saturday.. M, Deal of the Missisquoi raj
road registered at the Pavilion, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund II Brown of Penacoo
N. H., are in town on their way home from Il
, mountains. Ruth Jewett has returned
Miss Burnham's school at Northampton f
another year. II. H. Bishop was in tow
extended western trip. Governor elect Pi
! gree is at the Pavilion.