The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

should not prove to be unreasonable, cleo |
trio lighting is quite likely to be generally |
adopted by business men in that town.
Why should not the same thing be done in
Montpelier
The sale of seats for "The Shaughran "
at Capital hall tomorrow evening is very
large, notwithstanding the high price at
which they are placed. The raised seats
are nearly all sold and many of those on
the level floor are also taken A large
number of orders for tickets were received
on Saturday by mail, telephone and tele-
graph from adjoining towns.
THE decision of the Franklin county SUI
preme court, that the stock of the St. Al
bans Trust Company cannot be assessed,
was rather agreeable to the National Life
Insurance Company which held two hun
dred thirty shares of the stock as collateral
at the time of the failure. Messrs. Pitkin
and Huse attended to the interests Of the
Insurance Company in this case.
BosToN JOURNAL: Montpelier recently
had revival OF Pinafore, the opera being
presented two nights by local talent in
very creditable manner. The first night
Manager j. j, Pratt OF Capital Hall received
a benefit from the company and citizens Of
Montpelier. The leading roles were ad-
mirably sustained and the chorus were ex-
ceedingly well drilled. The presentation
was pronounced success"
THE Clefs i" will soon begin the rehearsal
of the French opera, Les Mousquetaires, :"
if they can obtain the right to give it. That
right is now possessed by the Boston Ideal
Opera Company alone, and can only be OBJ
tained through them. The opera is exceed
ingly humorous, and abounds in brilliant
music and splendid harmonies. 1t requires
elaborate costumes, and judging from the
success of the Ideals" it is bound to
please the general public.
THE concert by the original Nashville
Students will be given at Capital Hall next
Monday evening for the benefit of the Mont
pelier public library fund The company
will appear in a programme replete with all
the latest novelties in jubilee singing, pre-
senting social, plantation, river and cabin
| songs. A portion of the programme will be
rendered in plantation costume. The ex-
cellent character of the entertainment and
the merits of the object for which it is given
ought to call out large attendance.
The following are the current wholesale
prices in the Montpelier market: butter,
| fifteen to eighteen cents per pound, new
milch, twenty to twenty-five cents per
pound; cheese, eleven and one-half to
twelve cents per pound; eggs, twenty-five
cents per DOZEN potatoes, forty cents per
bushel; beef five to six cents per pound F.;
lamb, four to five cents per pound; pork,
six to six and one-half cents per pound
| chicken twelve to fourteen cents per pound,
THOSE who have put in the Tuerk motor
in this village have received notice that suit
| VIII De commenced against tne1n at once ny
| the Backus Water Motor Company, for
using what they claim to be an Infringement
on their patents. AS the agents of the
Backus have tried to sell that motor here
and have failed, but said nothing about any
infringement until the Tuerk motor was put
in, it looks as though they hoped to ac-
complish by threats of prosecution what
they failed to do on the merits of the motor.
AS Willie E., son of N. G. Lawson, was
sharpening tools the other day hot point
bounded, striking him in the eye, which it
burned severely. 1t was at first thought
that the eye was destroyed, but under care
full treatment at the hands of DR.. Charles K.
Chandler, that organ is being restored and
will be cured. DIR. Chandler made a spe-
cialty of the eye in the course of his medical
studies, and his success with this patient az
we'll as in the case of the lad whose eyes
were burned with oil of vitriol last July, is
abundant evidence that his time was well
employed
IN our notice of the performance of Pima
fore " at Montpelier we inadvertently neg
lected to speak of the whstling solo by j,
V. Sprague, which followed the stanzas of
" Hebe's" song, "Jack is every inch a
sailor" The purity of the tone produced
by Mr.. Sprague's lips and the rapidity and
accuracy of his execution would compare
favorably with the performance of the best
piccolo player we have ever heard This fea-
ture of the entertainment, which was novel
ana uneApeCueu ndu Il pledSlnp eHeCUtOH
the large audiences.
MONDAY evening we were shown hand
some pair Of horns taken from a steer raised
in Richmond, and elegantly finished and
mounted by T. j. Keegan of this village
For symmetry, beauty of shading, and fine
ness of polish they surpass any we have evel
seen they are mounted on wooden
plush-covered shield, to the center of which
Just below the horns, is fastened hoof OF
the same animal from which the horns were
taken. The hOof is also highly polished and
the CLASSY surface closely resembles piece
OF Isle La Motto marble. Mr.. Keegan has
sold his work to ID. G. Sloan,
THE following is list of the letters un
called for at the Montpelier (Vt) postoffict
January "a, 1885:
Lois Durfey Mrs. Louise johnson
Mrs Julia Hatch (2), Mrs. Russell Moore
Mrs NJ. l. Howe, Mrs. N. B. Warner.
Gentlemen.
A. L. Aller. VIM. C. Harris,
Robert H. Barnum, Il. NJ. Priest
W. II. Cushman, J. Henry Zachanis.
Halle Hopkins,
Parties applying for any of the above mus
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
THE air is still blue with Pnafore" st
Albans wants the company, Burlington mus
have it, Waterbury is enthusiastic over the
prospect of visit, Northfield is getting eX
cited for fear that they will skip that town
North Montpelier won Z take " NO " Tor al
answer, and Windsor guarantees tempting
sum. Montpelier can't put up with the two
nights OF the opera which it has already
had There is prospect that the company
with some changes in the cast will visi
some Of the above named places during tn,
month of February. In such an even
Montpelier will be favored with Saturday
afternoon matinee and one evening per.
formance.
On Wednesday last Mr.. j. c. Houghtor
was presented with an elegant gold watch
the gift of one hundred depositors of the
bank of which he has so long been cashier
Brief remarks were made by George w
Wing, Esq, at the time of the presentation
Mr.. Houghton was taken completely by
surprise at the unexpected token of esteem
and his earnest "thank you " was salts.
factory evidence of his appreciation of the
kindly act. During the fourteen years in
which Mr.. Houghton has been connected
with the bank the business OF the institution
has increased about three fold, fact which
is largely due to his personal qualities and
his efficiency as a cashier.
In the suit of l.. S. Drew of the Van Ness
House, Burlington, against Henry Oviatt OF
this village, and the Free Press as trustee
mention of which was made last week, iudg-
ment was rendered in favor of Mr. Drew
and the Free Press was held rs trustee foI
$500. This amount was found to be due
by the Free Press TO Mr.. Oviatt for work
done during the late session. Inasmuch as
Mr.. Oviatt distinctly agreed with the pub
Usher of the Daily journal that he would
not write for any paper outside OF Montpe