The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-30

vastly superior to that usually found in such
an organization, and Mr.. Miron has an excep-
tionally powerful bass voice Of good quality and
perfectly within control The bass drummer Is
evidently soloist.
LAST Friday, while one Of the Central en-
gines, with large snow-plow, was engaged in
winging out" the Main street crossing on
the Barre track, horse standing near, owned
by an East Montpelier party, became fright
ened and started to run. The sleigh struck
post in front of Henry Cobbs marble shop and
the horse was thrown upon his side, breaking
both thills and parts of the harness, but was
prevented from doing further injury by the in
reference OF number Of men, who soon
reached the spot The engine seemed not in the
least frightened by the transaction.
We have taken into Camp" the following
item from Terds SVtings for the benefit of the
genial clerk at the Pavilion: "Please, SIR"
said the bell boy to Texas hotel clerk. num-
Der forty says there amt no towel in his
room; Tell him to use one Of the window
curtains" He says, too, there amt no pill
lers," "Ttll him to put his coat and vest un-
der his head. And he wants pitcher of
water" Suffering Cyrus But he's the
worst kicker ever struck in my life. Garry
him up the horse pail" " He wants to know
II he can have light" "Here confound
him. Give him this lantern, and ask him il he
wants the earth, and II he'll have it fried on
only one side or turned over"
THE invitations are out for the sixth annual
Tuesday evening, February 49, The occasion
promises to be one of the most pleasant of
these anniversaries. The members of the
company have labored diligently to perfect the
arrangements, and are deserving of much
credit. Blaisdell's orchestra, of high reputa-
tion as a musical organization, has been en-
gagged for the occasion, and will give one Of
their excellent concerts, on the evening Of the
ball, at seven o'clock. The programme for
this concert is as follows:
n
3-hIntermez1o, h Brtterays Enjoyment -; .Gung1
'-oorne' s00' As1s MT F. Ysvsrs Hartmann
4-"Persian Shah Patro .Gese
5-seecon Iolanthe Sullivan
The grand march takes place at nine clock
Members of the company will appear in full
dress, and visiting members from other COM
panies are invited to appear in uniform. The
members of the company extend general and
cordial invitation to all to whom they have not
sent special cards OF invitation, as it was i'm
possible for them to remember all in that way,
The railroads will carry for half fare all attend
ing the ball. The sale of tickets, which begins
tomorrow, will be conducted by members
Tickets for the concert will be sold separate
from the ball tickets, and all who cannot attend
the ball should avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to hear 80 fine an instrumental concert.
THE complimentary banquet, given Saturday
evening by Hiram Atkins to E. Prescott Hardy
and George M. Clark, and their associates Of
the Whitmore Clark minstrels, was q
repetition of similar pleasant meetings with
his friends which Mr.. Atkins has brought
| about in times past. About forty persons, in
cluding the gentlemen of the minstrel troupe,
representatives of the Montpelier press, the
male employees of the Argus and Patriot
printing establishment, and few invited
guests, took seats at the table, which extended
the entire length Of the dining-room. With
the exception of the position Of the host at the
head of the table, with Mr. Hardy and Mr..
| Clark on either hand, the seating was very in
formal, and the feast was rendered all the
more enjoyable on this account At each
plate was placed tasty SouUenir menu card.
The variety of edibles was large and of the
choicest kind which the Pavilion could furnish,
| and those present gave abundant evidence OF
their appreciation of the quality Of the viands.
After the repast, a few moments were enjoya-
bly, spent in storytelling and the cracking of
jokes and walnuts, the principal butt of the
former being the genial host, who most
adroitly parried the blows and exhibited much
| skill in returning them. Three hearty cheers
were given by the guests, upon the suggestion
of Mr.. Hardy, for the Montpelier press Invi-
tations extended by Mr.. Atkins were followed
by many expressions of appreciation from all
present for his Kindness among them being
| the enthusiastic remark of one gentleman to
the effect that it would give him much pleas
| ure to meet the host three times day under
| similar circumstances" and after singing
"Auld Lang Syne," with an ardor destined to
| arouse every dormant being in the house, the
company dispersed. We take this occasion to
tender our most profound" to Mr.. Atkins
for our share in the enjoyment of the affair.
In our last issue we made mention of the
| serious illness of our townsman, Mr.. John
Gravelin. He died on Saturday evening, at the
| age of fifty-six years. Mr.. Gravein was the
Oldest truckman in Montpelier. After the cars
began running to Montpelier, in June, 1S49,
| John, as he was called, was soon on hand with
a team, ready to do service for parties wishing
freight moved between the depot and the bus-
| ness part OF the town, and, as truckman, he
has done duty ever since. He was also the
owner and driver OF the first team which piled
between the depot and the office, then kept in
| the south corner store, to move the freight Of
Cheney q Co. 8 express Joseph W. Howes was
| the express agent and James H. Mead was his
clerk, and George w. Herrick, G. A. Evans and
| E. A. Bodwell were the messengers running to
and from Boston. Referring to these events
of thirty five years ago, one can hardly resist
| the inclination to lift the curtain, to get a
glimpse OF the changes which have taken place
since then. Mahlon Cotterill and Colonel Bout
! well were the hotel keepers. Storrs & Lang
dons, Burbank & LaDgdon, Joseph w. Howes,
Bancroft g. Holmes, Ellis, Wilder & Co., Zenas
| Wood, Erastus Hubbard, Keith & Barker,
| Loomis Il Keith, and Lyman & King, and per-
haps others, were the merchants; L. p. Wal
ton, Charles G. Eastman, and D. P. Thompson
were the editors and publishers; Adams,
Spalding, and Burnham were the physicians;
and Samuel Prentiss William Upham, Lucus
B. Peck, T. and II II. Reed, Oramel H. Smith,
Aze Spalding, Ferrsnd F. Merrill, Heaton &
Reed, and Charles W. Prentiss were the law
yers. Nearly all these names, with a COM
munity Of others, will be found, engraved in
marble, in Green Mount cemetery. Merchants,
bankers, lawyers, physicians, business men
and preachers, all are there OF Mr.. Gravelin,
it may be further said that he was a good cti-
zen. From the nature of his business, he had a
familiar acquaintance with our business men.
Naturally of modest and urbane demeanor, he
served all who employed him faithfully and
| cheerfully. He managed to give good care to
a large family Of children, and always found
time to show his interest in public affairs by
casting his vote for the men and measures of
his choice He was patriot, and when, in
1861, treason sought to usurp authority in the
country and secure the dsmemberment Of the
nation, he enlisted in the army as a member OF
company E, second Vermont volunteers, and
shared the fortunes, privations and vcissitudes
of a soldier life, in order 10 maintain the honor
and supremacy of the old flag.
LIEUTENANT II. s. FOSTER u s. A., well
known in this vicinity, who has been in the
West for some years, and who is spending a
few weeks with friends and relatives in Calais,
made The WATcHMAN pleasant call on Mon
day Captains X. J. Coffey of Windsor and
III. G. Lull were elected delegates from Post
Brooks to the annual encampment at Benning-
ton, to-day and tomorrow. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
| +. Kimball returned on Monday from their
| trip to Florida Both are much improved in
health. =. Miss Annette Upham started last
week for Florida, where she will stop the