The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-03

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the following names as comprising the regular
force; Head usher, George p. Dewey; assist
ants, Horace ii. Scribner, Harry Cutler, Charles
A. Owler and Charles A. Smith.
Miss AMY FISK, a teacher of long experience,
and for three years teacher Of a kindergarten,
is to open school Of that nature in this viii
lage as soon q a place can be found suitable
for it. The names of some fifteen children are
already assured to begin the school, and there
will undoubtedly be several more.
THE band will give concert in the court
house yard on Friday evening. The following
is the programme:
March Hot Shot. Robinson.
Waltz, Sweet vioets Cushman.
Gavotte, Stephanie .Czibuka
Selection, Serenade
Quickstep, Cabaletta. .Pettee.
THE hardest thunderstorm of the season
passed over this village Saturday evening, be-
tween the hours of six and seven o'clock. The
thunder was the most terrific, and the flashes Of
lightning the most vivid and continuous, of any
storm for years. The lightning struck several
trees on the surrounding hills and did much
damage to the telephones, burning out the
instruments in several cases. Little balls of
fire danced along the wires, giving rise to re-
port, now quite current. that fiery spheres
dropped into the streets. The storm was
companied by heavy wind which broke
down or tore up several large shade-trees and
did serious damage to the republican banner.
Some hail fell during the storm.
THE Reformer has the following note on
the recent muster: " Notwithstanding his
spawned eye, Quartermaster-serg Fuller
of Montpelier, assisted by the genial Lieuten-
ant Dewey, Corporal Hall and Private Rivers,
and their guest, William Miller, alias Fuller,
provided delightful entertainment for their
visitors. They spared neither pains, expense,
overccats, leggins or blankets to make it a
success; and the shouts OF joy accorded their
foreign elocutionist, when for four long hours
he recited the serpent story, must have amply
compensated them for their trouble. The
majestic form of Lieutenant Pitkin was greatly
missed The 'boquet of the results Of Mil
er's piscatoral expedition to the lake was
very enjoyable"
| LETTERS uncalled for at Montpelier (Ver-
mont) post-office, August Both, 1884. Ladies'
| Mrs. Albert Buzzell, Miss Bell Brown, Mrs.
| Susie Bruce, Mrs. Sally Hill, Miss Aline Hub
bard, Mrs, Cora McKennes, Mrs. Sara S.
| Loughbey, Mrs Nj. A. Peck, Miss Mary Searles,
Mrs. W. L: Savage, Mrs. Mary A. Ward.
| Gentlemen-Bernard Stewart, Fl. T. Wolholm,
Geo. A. Ward |. Willard, Henry Albin, Gustas
Bordmn, John Connell, +. c. Deering, f. v. R.
Evans. II. Y. Gardner, DR.. Gray, N. Z. Hubert,
| Morse, Morn Richard, Patrick Rocques, A.
Stuliham, F. o. Silver (2). Parties applying
for any Of the above must say advertised -
and give the date.
| GEORGE W. WING, Postmaster.
| THE concert by the Weber Male Quartette,
last Wednesday evening, was, in many respects,
| the finest vocal concert ever given in Mont
| pelier The selections were by the best COM
posers, and were given with great beauty
| of EXPIRE ssion. Nearly every number received
| a hearty encore and each outburst met
a willing response from the musicians. The
soosts, Messrs. Dsggett, Saxon and Titus, were
| each recalled. The humorous selections by
| aland IT poWara imparaOuatnr kppt the
audience in an uproar of laughter, and were
| well given. The audience was small, but was
composed of our best people The net pro-
ceeds to the band, for whom 1t was given as a
benefit will be SMALL the receipts being only
| slightly in excess OF the expenses. 1t is moi
unlikely that the quartette may visit Mont.
pelier later in the season, in which case the
concert of Wednesday evening will be a most
| effective advertisement, and the enthusiasm
then manifested is certainly a sufficient guar
antee OF large audience at their next enter
| tainment.
NOTWITHSTANDING the heavy storm OF Friday
evening, the organ concert at Seminary chspe
was we'll attended, the audience being com
posed quite largely of downtown people. Mr.
S. B. Whitney presided at the organ, and acted
as director of the vocal music. OF thirteen
numbers on the programme six were orgar
solos, and five OF the latter were performed by
Mr. Whitney. Some of these included a gen
eral display Of the organ. which proves salts
factory in every particular. Mr. A. A. Hadley
under whose direction the organ was man Il
factured, also gave an organ solo The solo.
by Masters Warning and Bond, boy soloists o.
the Church of the Advent Boston, were among
the pleasantest features of the OCCASION anC
ELECTED many expressions Of surprise and ad
mirstion. The angel trio, Lift Thine Eyes,
from Elijah" by the boy soloists and Miss
Mary Phinney received such enthusiastic ap
plause that it was given second time, ever
more beautifully than at first The sacred
quartette, Lead, Kindly Light" by Dudley
Buck. was sung by the choir of Bethany church
without accompaniment, and was also warmly
received The remaining three numbers were
choruses, the solos and duets in which wer,
taken by the boy soloists. The chorus was
good one, and did remarkably well, consider
ing the amount of rehearsing which had beer
done. The faculty of the Vermont Methods
Seminary are to be congratulated upon th
acquisition of such valuable instrument tC
their musical department and upon their good
fortune In securing the services OF Mr.. Whitne.
. at its dedication.
THE republican caucus was held at Capita
Hall, Monday evening, with G. H. Heath, Esq.
chairman, and W. w. Prescott, secretary. Ii
nominating candidates for representative tn
name of j. w. Brock was presented b.
George G. Shepard and seconded by Charles
Collins; that of Colonel Fred E. Smith b,
Joseph Poland; and that of John G. Wing b.,
, George L. Lane. In ballotiDg the vote o
, George Cayhue was challenged, on the groUnt
! that he was a democrat, and had stated that h
WAS present in the interest of John G. Wing
but should vote for Cleveland. The first bal
| lot was as follows: Whole number of votes
+ three hundred and thirty-seven; necessary 70
choice, one hundred and sixty-nine; Mi
Brock had one hundred and thirty-six; MI
Smith, one hundred and tyenty-eight; Mr.
,. Wing, fifty-two; ii. A. Huse, twenty, and j.
, Houghton, one Mr.. Smith withdrew his nam
, from the contest, and Mr. Brock was elected ol
the second ballot, receiving two hundred an
iifty-five out of a total OF two hundred an
ninety-seven votes. On motion of George L
Lane, the nomination was made unsnimous
Mr. Brock thanked the caucus for the homo
conferred. A committee, consisting OF j. A
Page G. W. Wing, G. ii. Guernsey, p. II
Mccormick and ii. W, Kemp, was appointed
to act with like committee from the demo
. cratic caucus in selecting a justice ticket. Tn
committee submitted the following names late
in the evening, and their report was accepted
/ III. A. Huse, O. ID. Clark, W. G. Ferrin, Clar
King, Charles Def. Bancroft, Medad Wright
! 7. II. Hinckley, S. c. Shurtleff, H. w. Aeator
, G. M. Hale, II. w. Drew, Henry Lowe. Tn
|, caucus then adjourned.
The democrats held their caucus In tn
grand jury room at the courthouse Monda
/ evening. The caucus was called to order q