The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-27
Montpelier.

Montpelier.
REMEMBER the republican caucus Saturday
evening.
A TELEPHONE has recently been placed in
the residence of F. l. Pitkin.
THE pulpit at Bethany was supplied on Sun
day last by Rev. r. B. Thurston OF Connecticut,
father-n.law OF the pastor, Rev. J. FL. Hncks.
DIR. c. A. BAILEY, who is is soon to move to
this place from VILLA mstown, has purchased
the residence of E. IL. Aller, on East State
; treet
THE democrats hold their caucus at Capital
Hall on Monday evening next. There is talk
of their nominating S. c. Shurtleff, Esq., for
representative.
A REGULAR communication Of Aurora lodge,
No. %, F. and A. NJ, will be held at Masonic
hall on Monday evening, September /, at half
past sever o'clock
THE members of the Weber Quartette were
at the Pavilion yesterday. They drove to
Barre last night to give concert, returning to
Montpelier at its clcse
ABOUT three hundred people came to this
place on the excursion last week Wednesday
The company embraced the Universalst So
cieties of st. Johnsbury, Lyndonvile and Nc
Indoes.
THE fall term of The Vermont Methodist
Seminary began yesterday. The students be-
gan to arrive Monday morning and are still
coming, and there are prospects of a large at
tendance.
A PARTY Of seven went from this place to
Au Sable Chasm Thursday, in connection with
the party from Waterbury. detailed report
of the events Of the day will be found in the
Waterbury items.
SOME other names have been mentioned in
connection with the office of town representa-
tive, but at present the ma jority seem to be in
favor Of Hon. John A. Page His nomination
would be wise move.
WEDNESDAY evening brought forth a beauti-
full blossom upon night-blooming cereus at
the residence OF Mr.. ii. ii. Deming. The plant
was placed in the paror window opening upon
the street, and displayed to passers-by.
THERE is to be a meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union next Wednesday
afternoon at three o clock at Mrs. D. L. Fuller's
Every voter is hereby notified that there is
important business requiring her attention.
WILL CURLEY, who was held for assauting
James Burke, has been admitted to bail in the
sum of 5000, which was furnished by his
father and c. II. Heath, Esq. Joseph Curley,
his brother and companion in crme has
skipped"
W. L. BARRETT formerly assistant editor Of
the st. Albans Messenger, but now the Wash
ington correspondent of the Boston AdUertiser,
was welcome caller at THE WATCHMAN office
yesteId day. Mr. Barrett is making success Of
tiser are we'll aware.
THE funeral services of Daniel Carr were
held at his late home Monday afternoon, and
were attended by large number of relatives
and friends The exercises, which were very
solemn aud impressive, were conducted by
Rev. T. P. Frost Music was furnished by the
regular quartette choir of Bethany church
A DISGUSTING spectacle, witnessed by large
number yesterday, was that of drunken man
in team. He was 80 completely overcome as
to be unable to sit upright, ar d apparently un-
conscious Of his position. Some one had COM
passion on him and drove the team to the
American House stable, where he was left to
dream the happy hours away"
THE board of civil authority met yesterday
for the purpose Of revising the checklist. Nine
hundred and tifty-six names were placed upon
| the list by their authority and there are some
seventy-five more to be considered. 1t Is prob
able that the list will number upwards of one
thousand names, which will make it con.
siderably larger than in any previous year.
In response to special invitations some six
teen children, friends of Miss Bertha f. Shaw,
assembled at her home on East State strC e.
Wednesday, to celebrate her tenth birthday
The afternoon WAS pleasantly spent in enjoying
childish sports indoors and out, and it was a
merry time for the little folks. Miss Bertha was
presented with many pretty and useful gifts.
WILL II. PINGREE was in town over Sunday,
the guest OF Messrs. t1Hyuen, COnnOr ana fut-
| ney who did all in their power to make
his stay pleasant in return for the hand
some treatment which they received at his
| hands on their visit to the White Mountains,
some time ago. The boys took dinner at the
Waterbury HOTEL visited Bolton Falls, and en-
tel tanned him at the Pavilion during his visit
here
The new pipe organ for the Seminary
chapel was placed in position last week, the
work bt ing finished at Il late hour Saturday
night. Sunday afternoon II was given a trial
by Messrs. w. A, Briggs and A. A. Hadey
before small audience. The organ is from
| the mandatory of George S. Hutchings, Bos-
ton, and is highly satisfactory to the pur-
| cbasers. 1t is OF excelle mt quality of tone and
| the mechanical arrangement is complete in
every respect.
THE weather has been very dry for several
weeks past, and last week was the most op-
| pressive of the summer, the thermometer rang
| ing from eghty.6ye to one hundred degrees in
| the shade during almost the entire week.
| Thursday evening and Friday morning re-
| freshing showers watered the earth, but the
! temperature underwent but slight change uu-
| til Saturday night, when 1t grew rapidly cooler
and Sunday night brought white frost.
As previously announced the dedication of
the new pipe organ in Seminary chapel oc-
ours on Friday evening OF this week. A fine
programme of instrumental and vocal music
has been prepared for the occasion. Mr. S.
Brent Whitney OF Boston will preside at the
organ and will be assisted by two boy soloists
from the boy choir of his church, and by cho-
rus OF Montpelier vccaists. 1t is hoped that
there will be large attendance.
WoRKMEN are engaged in laying the maiu
pipe OF the water works across the Winooski
river from Heath's meadow. The water has
been drawn out of the Berlin dam, necessitat-
ing the shutting down OF the shoIs dependent
upon 1t for motive power. Yesterday after
/ Ii
in the river bed by reason OF an unexpected
flow from the Pioneer dam. This morning at
five O'Clock they began again, and the work
win be pushed as rapidly as the state of the
river will permit.
ORAMEL BRUCE, a former resident OF Montpe-
lier, committed suicide on Saturday, the 10th
instant, at his home In Goodhue, Mimi He