The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-24
Montpelier.

Orleans on Monday next.
THE Sunday-schools show the customary
annual increase in attendance.
Mrs. HOWARD f. HILL and daughters re-
turned from Concord last Monday evening
w. A. BRIGGS will give an organ recital
at Seminary chapel this wednesday, even
ing.
MANAGER PRATT has secured from Boston
the necessary scenery for use by the Pima
fore company.
Mrs W. A. BRIGGS assisted in a concert
given by local talent at West Randolph last
Friday evening.
MISS MARY A. PHINNEY closes her en-
gagement with the choir of Bethany church
on Sunday next.
THE MONTPELIER GLEE CLUB is rehears-
ing for minstrel show, to be given about
the last of January.
j. III. ENGELs went to Middlebury, Mon
day, to assist in a concert which was given
there Monday evening.
GEORGE b. WALTON was confined to the
house by illness, last week, but is again able
to be at his place Of business.
THE Owl Club of st. Albans, it is under
stood. propose to give minstrel entertain
ment here about the 10th Of January.
G. G. KING and George b. Shepard are
spending the holidays at home. They will
return to Harvard in about two weeks.
EARLY Sunday morning a heavy snow
storm set in and it continued until late in
the evening. About foot of snow fell.
Mr.. AND Mrs. f. G. CAMP have returned
to the rooms at the Pavilion which they
left at the opening of the session Of the
legislature.
THERE will be Christmas concert at
Trinity church next Sunday evening, and a
similar service will be held at the Church
Of the Messiah
A REGULAR communication of Aurora
Lodge No. %, Free and Accepted Masons,
will be held at Masonic Hall on Monday
evening, December 49, at seven o'clock.
THE Christmas concert which was to have
been held at Bethany church Sunday even
ing was postponed on account of the storm,
and no service was held in that church that
evening.
SOME one has maliciously broken the
street lamps in the Happy Hollow neigh
borhood but the bailiffs have set a watch
and will apply the law to the offender if he
is caught.
ATK1NsoN's COMPANY will give "The
Grocery Man at Capital Hall, January g.,
and Dion Boucicault, supported by Bos-
ton company, will appear at the same place
January 20.
THE general delivery and money-order
department of the Montpelier pOstoffice
will be open Thursday from eight to half
past ten o'clock, A. M, and from four until
six o'clock, P. NJ.
THE corporate existence of the First Ma
tional Bank of Montpelier has been ex-
tended, and the institution authorized to
have succession" " until the close of busi-
ness on December %, 1904.
| AS Mrs. Jabez Alexander, who resides on
| Cedar street, was passing down east State
street, Monday afternoon, she slipped and
FELL breaking her right wrist. DIR. ID. G.
,aI TO- ;,,t
| lady.
THE GOLDEN FIERCE is open to the pub
lie every afternoon. Special attention is
| given to beginners at such times. The rink
| is also open Tuesday Thursday and Satur-
day evenings, with music Tuesdays and
| Saturdays.
Brooks & DIxoN's COMPANY will present
" Enoch Arden " at Capital Hall next Mon
day evening. The company carries large
amount of special scenery and comes wei
recommended. They play in Montreal Sat
urday night
ONE of the foremost plumbers at the Capi
tai informs us that he never knew of nigh
when so many water-pipes burst as on Fri
day night of last week. The people were
not generally prepared for the extremely
| cold weather.
VERMONT LODGE, Independent Order o
Odd Fellows, is fitting up a beautiful suit,
of rooms in Blanchards block, which vii
be ready for occupancy about January l
when they will be publicly dedicated will
the interesting ceremonies of the order.
IT is quite likely that there will be
match game of polo at the Golden Fleec
between the Montpelier Polo Club and
Burlington team New Years night. Their
is also possibility that Professor c. w
Green may give an exhibition of fancy skat
ing on the same occasion.
FRIDAY night was the coldest of the sea
son. AT five o'clock in the afternoon TIL
mercury stood at eighteen degrees below
Zero and Saturday morning the thermome
terS registered from twenty to thirty degree
below. In very few exposed places tn
spirit thermometers registered forty degree
below zero
The first of series of Germans wa
attended by about twenty couples at tn
Pavilion last evening. The matrons wer
Mrs. L. ID. Hyde, Mrs. Charles Dewey an
Mrs. George G. Shepard. b. B. Bailey led
The second of the series will be held mex
week. when the matrons will be Mrs. C. w
Bailey and Mrs b. f. Fifield.
THE programme of the State Teachers
Association will be found in another co
umn. Montpelier has been again chosel
as the place for holding their annual meet
ings, and we trust the people of this villag
will show their appreciation of this fact an
their interest in the cause by attending tn
meetings and discussions in full numbers
On Friday of this week Mrs. f. l. Pitki
goes to Boston for brief course of specia
instruction, musical and dramatical, in tn
part of Josephine" which she is to sus
tain in Pinafore, in January. The large eS
perience of Mrs III. Il. III. Carter, who is t
be her instructor, will undoubtedly be q
great benefit in the preparation of her part
Two polo teams have been organized il
Montpelier and are diligently seeking L
acquire skill in the game. The officers o
the " Montpelier Polo Club " are: Captain
Will Jackson; first assistant and treasurer
Z. III. Cross, Jr. second assistant, JOIN
Bergen; secretary, III. 7. Moore. The Off
GERS of the second team, the 90. KS " are
Captain and treasurer, w. Chase; first as
slstant, Harry Cutler; secretary, Henr,
Hollister
In response to invitations issued by NJ
and Mrs. III, G.. Dewing, friends to tn,
number of about seventy-tive gathered a
their home on Elm street, Friday evening, tC
commemorate the sixth anniversary of theil
marriage. They were made the recipients
of a beautiful easy-chair, a folding sofa and
many other useful presents. The chair was
the gift of the employees at the Argus ana
Patriot office. The reception was a very
| enjoyable one.
REPAIRS have been begun at the postofiice
! The interior will undergo thorough over
hauling Special rooms will be set apart for
the money-order and registered letter de-
partments and for the postmaster's private
office. There will be a stamp window
! separate from the general delivery and an
entire case of new lock boxes will be put in.
making one thousand boxes and drawers in
! a fha