The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-25
Err, VT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1885.
Montpelier.

A SECOND daughter was born to Rev. and
Mrs. j. II. Hincks last Friday
OWNERS Of dogs will save a dollar by hav-
ing them licensed before April 1st
Mrs. MARIETTE G.. KING slipped and fell
on the ice, Sunday, sustaining very serious
injuries.
THE ladies' sewing society of Christ church
will meet Friday afternoon at half-past one
o'clock at the chapel rooms.
THERE were forty transient boarders at
the Montpelier House over Sunday and
twenty new arrivals Monday.
THE members of Christ church Sunday
school will meet at the rectory this (Wednes-
day. evening at seven o'clock, to practice the
Easter carols.
The work of frescoing the new opera
house is progressing rapidly, and excites
many expressions of admiration from those
who have seen 1t.
The winter term of the Union School
closes this week with public examinations.
We hope Taxpayer " and other citizens
will be in attendance.
THE next religious service conducted by
Mr.. Wright in the Morse school-house, in
East Montpelier, may be expected on the
first Sunday afternoon in April.
A REGULAR communication of Aurora
Lodge, No. %, f. and A. M, will be held at
at seven o'clock Work, third degree.
VACATION, or Harvard Us. Yale" is to
be given at Capital Hall Tuesday evening,
April 7th, by Days company. The play is
very funny and will draw large house.
THE new Golden Fleece polo club is ar
ranging for games with the Crescents of st.
Albans and the Blues of Rutland. The lat
ter are professionals, and the Crescents are
said to be strong team.
IT is currently reported that stock COM
pany is to be formed to carry on the granite
business in Montpelier. The plan is to pur-
chase the Pioneer works and equip the
shops with the necessary tools for working
granite.
THE following are the current wholesale
prices in the Montpelier markets: Butter
20 to 25c per pound cheese, II to 12c per
pound; eggs, 20c per dozen; potatoes, 4C
cents per bushel: beef, &c per pound; pork
&c per pound; veal, 4 to &c per pound
chickens, 10 to 16c per pound.
AT the meeting of shareholders of the
Montpelier public library, held Monday
evening, code of bylaws was adopted and
the following were elected trustees for one
year; Rev. j. E. Wright, Rev, j. IL. Hincks
Rev. II. f. Hill, Colonel F. E. Smith, Nor
ton Marvin, II. A. Huse and ID. p Clark.
AN electric lighting apparatus was put
into G. H. Cross & Sons bakery yesterday
evening. 1t was very successful, but owing
to lack of time taken for preparation the
test was hardly a fair one. Arrangement,
will be completed to-day so that the ligh
can be shown to much better advantag,
this evening.
| l.. l.. DURANT has purchased the residenc,
of f. w. Hopkins, at the head of Loomi
street, and will take possession at once. L
is rumored that Mr.. Hopkins intends to g
West with his family. Harry Lowe has pur
chased of James r. Langdon the residence
of the late James G.. French, and A. G. Ston,
has bought one of Erastus Hubbard's houses
on the meadow.
THE Brown University Glee Club is t(
give a concert at Capital Hall next weel
known as one of the best college glee club
in the country. Mr.. Nicholson the favorit
among college whistlers, and Mr.. Dexter
warbler, accompany the club. forme
Montpelier boy Mr.. G. V. Roberts, is promi
nent member of the club. OF their last con
cert, when they sang in Providence to al
audience of two thousand people, the EUen
ing Ne,CS said; If the audience could hav
had their way, they would have stayed AM
listened to repetition of the programme"
ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected for
grand musical convention to be held at tn
Golden Fleece, May 4th, 9th, 9th and It'll
under the direction of the celebrated con
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orchestra will furnish the instrumental
music and it is probable that Mrs Marth
Dana Shepard will preside at the piano
The enterprise is very commendable on
and we are glad to be able to state that tn
festival is an assured thing. Mr.. Blaisdel
who is one of the chief movers in the maj
ter will be in town Saturday and we sha
be able to give fuller particulars next weel
THE following is a list of the letters un
called for at the Montpelier (Vt) postoffic
March 81, 1885, Ladies-Mrs. Nell Blake
Miss Mary Bradley, Mrs. Mary Blacl
Jennie Bigelow, Mrs. Flora Day, Mrs. Geri
Day, Miss Clara l. Dodge, Mrs. Haiti
Powers, Mrs. George Palmer, Mrs, Jane
Palmer, Miss Sere Teasdale. Gentlemen
G. ID. Aaron, Henry Bigelow, John Beant
Freeman L. Cobb, Thomas Conner, Willial
Gibson, Jotien Lefivre, Joseph LaFort,
p. f. McGrath, w. w. Williams. Partie
applying for any of the above must sa
advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
The lovers of bright and sparkling musi,
new and witty jokes and good burlesqu'
will doubtless attend the performances
the Montpelier Apollo Club on Saturda
and Monday evenings March % and q
The following is the cast of Mr.. Engel
burlesque on Pinafore":
Sir Moses Sehloper. +. Chausse
Skipper lake-ahorh' a; Gupti
Dick Deweye. {. Low
BOatswain. DIR. q. E Hun
boatswalns mate.,,.,.,.,. .E r. Biakele
mlushipmlte. .Heiry CoD'
Dale Corkscrew' w'''.''''''.'.'.........'A NJ Chene!
naranne. Charles Low
IneeIee' n hnap
Little Buttertub L. Pitk
The Golden Fleece club and the O. X.
have both disbanded, and new team hf
been organized under the name of I'll
New Golden Fleece" The membership
made up from the two teams first name
and is AZ follows, with POSITIONS o. W
Chase, left rush; Ed. Felt, right rush. {
W. Roakes, right half-back; George A
mon, left half f-back, f. A. Standish. cove
point; Arthur Felt, point; w. G. Peck, goa
tend. o. W. Chase was chosen captain au
G. III. Fuller will act as manager. The pos
tions have been assigned with a view
strengthening the weaker points in I'll
original clubs, and it is confidently a.
serted that this object has been accon
plished.
AT Phinneys store may be seen PoiC
No 12 issued by the Vermont Mutual FIJI
Insurance Company on the first day of i
corporate existence, tifty-seven years az
next Tuesday. The policy insures tw
stores and goods contained in one, the pro-
erty of Augustine Clark of Danville, Il
5000, and is signed by Chaplin Keith, pre-
ident, and Joshua Y. Vail. secretary. I'll
first policy was issued to the late Hol
Daniel Baldwin, who was the chief NOV,