The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-26

blies, by a number Of boys The young scape-
graces have attended meetings and made
themselves obnoxious by openly ridiculing the
services, and in other equally disgraceful
ways. They have repeatedly been admon.
ished and the annoyance at Christ church was
such on one occasion that Rector Hill made al
lusion to 1t in his sermon on subsequent Sum
day. But all this seems to have no effect, and
1t Is time that the power Of the law In such
cases be brought into use.
II there is in the village more execrable
piece OF sidewalk, or piece that Is more
visited with excavations, than that between the
Pavilion and the courthouse, it has not been
reported. Women and children, strangers and
| citizens have for week past floundered
through slush more than ankle deep. Some of
the AUDITORS display commendabe zeal in trying
! to drain the walk and make 1t passable, others
| do nothing and have done nothing all winter
1t is plainly the business Of the village to
| have this sidewalk made passable, to dig out
the cutters and open the sewers. 1t is dis
grace to the place. No piece Of sidewalk is
more used. Every stranger that comes to town
passes over 1t, and II unfavorable estimates of
| local official enterprise have been made, the
| fault Is not the strangers.
SINGULAR incident occurred yesterday
forenoon. While DIR. w. D. Reids horse was
standing in the yard at the residence Of Still
man Chase, he became frightened, and ran
down the street east OF the Union school
grounds. 1t is a curious fact that whenever
| IflRnIbueu lulS nOTSe Will run JOWdru Ln6 DrSC
person 1t sees, as though seeking assistance.
A lady was standing in the door Of the Gunni-
son house, and seeing her, instead OF turning
| the corner, the horse ran directly across LOOMS
street, and, leaping the ditch and snow bank at
the side OF the road, jumped upon the piazza
and disappeared through the door. He was
found standing quietly in the kitchen, still
harnessed to the sleigh, which was drawn
against the door-jambs on the outside. The
sleigh and harness we're uniDjured.
CALLENDER's MINsTRELs will give an enter
tainment at Capital hall next Saturday even
ing. The National Republican, Washington,
D. c., says of this troupe: Callender's famous
minstrels presented a very attractive pro-
gramme at Ford's last night, which was
thoroughly appreciated by the crowded house.
The attractions of the bill are 80 capitally done
that it is difficult to pick out any one thing for
special mention. Billy Kersands and Tom Nc
Intosh, the end men, deserve the blacklist
honors in the sable field. The fine voice Of
Mr.. Burch Stanton was prominent feature Of
the programme. Mr.. Burrill Hawkins, as the
negro-lrishman, made an excellent hit. The
} most artistic part of the performance, however
! was The Black Z0uaves, whose brilliant evo
lutions and clog tournament surpsss anything
Of similar kind on the minstrel stage. 1t is i'm
possible to conceive of anything more realis
ticay artistic than this superb scene"
3 REV. MR. HNcKs exchanged pulpits will
1 Rev. j. II. Babbitt Of Swanton on Sunday last
3 Mary and Jennie Phinney came home from
D Boston last Saturday evening. The former ha
finished her studies in that city Mrs c.
I Doty of Bradford is visiting with her daugh
Q ter Mrs. F. A. Carter. Lucy Jacobs Of Bos
@ ton is visiting relatives and friends in thi
: place. :. Conductor S. X. Colby has moved t
b Wells River ...J. II Burpee returned last Fri
day from an extended tour through wester
q cities, in the interest of the Montpelier Car
riage Company. . Mrs. T. Taylor Ranney i
i going to her old home in Claremont, N. Ii
u next Friday. =. Mrs James p. Hayes and Chi
i dren are going to Brooklyn for visit the las
- of this week. Wallace Newcomb, clerk !
A. G. Stones jewelry store, was called to hi
/ home in Bratteboro last Friday, on accour
% of the sickness of his little daughter. Georg
E Dunnipg has returned from Boston to his wor
y in Welch's furniture shop Mrs. Hibbar
!, ! and about twenty of her boarders had joll
L. good time pulling candy, at the residence {
n S. S. Towner, last Friday evening. .WilliaI
l. 7. Dewey will move into the DR.. Pell hous'
II on Terrace street, very soon. George New
ID ton, formerly a Montpelier boy, has CON
" from Cincinnati to take charge OF the cand,
D.. making department of c. ii. Cross & Sons o.
N tablishment Andrew Glysson, who for ii
!. past three and one-half years has been
O. Lynn, Mass, returned last Thursday :. .Marb
ID Russell, for more than forty years residel
re- OF this place, is about to move to Springfield
ar Mass ,...J. V. Morrow has had his pensiC
" raised from SIS to $24 per month, commencir
i, March 1st. Alice Drew entertained a fe
IN friends at her home last evening. The visit
-; IN Miss Jacobs was the occasion of the gatherin
~ .... Belle Watson is on short visit at h
) home in ST. Albans. =. Fred Standish has 8
.s p, cured employment in cigar mandatory
10 Brattleboro. james Herring has purchase
of Mrs. W. f. Dunwoodie the house and lot {
as North Main street, where he now reside
ks The price paid was S400. Nellie Kane,
az former table girl at the Pavilion, goes to S
It Albans to-day to accept like position in Il
fe Weden house. =. Hon. Bradley Barlow W
IN in town last Monday. "A little four-years-o
nd son of Henry Biggs has been very sick for
number OF days, and is not expected to liz
x. go. Mr.. and Mrs DR.. Brigham gave pleasa
IL sugar-party on Saturday evening, and Mr. a
mt Mrs. c. A. Best have q similar gathering Il
he evening. .. Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Bowman
to Newport registered at the Pavilion yesterday
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