The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-12

hE bOIutu ltttt Will bc upon i'' o'N"'i'o
tomorrow Thursday evening at half-past
seven o'clock with the band in attend
ance, and a large number of skaters have
signifed their intention to be present.
JOHN vooDRY has sold his house and lot
on Jay street to Dennis Lane, and Mr. Lane
has also bought the Colonel Randall place
on Elm street. The consideration in the
first instance was 81 200; in the other, 81 800
AMONG the prominent arrivals in town
the past week were Hon. A. w. Beard of
Boston, Wendell z. Rice, formerly superin-
tendent of the Vermont state prison, and j.
E. Larkin, special agent of the internal rev.
enue bureau.
MONDAY, September Z, is the date fixed
for the presentation Of the opera, The
Bohemian Girl, at Blanchard's opera-house
by the company of Boston artists. The
occasion will be a rare treat for all lovers of
fine music and acting.
THE legal voters of the Montpelier Union
School district are notified to meet at Capt.
tai Hall this evening, at half-past seven, TO
act upon the report of the prudential com
mittee, and to elect committee and other
officers for the year ensuing.
GEORGE II. WILDER, flutist, assisted at a
concert in Burlington last Friday evening.
The Free Press says Mr.. Wilder is a
pleasing performer upon the flute, and his
selections were very cordially received, one
of them being repeated in response to an
encore"
VOLUNTEER HOSE COMPANY, No. 1, was out
for practice Friday. AT business meeting,
held the same evening, James NJ. Boutwell,
was elected first assistant foreman, in the
place of Charles f. Collins, resigned, and
Charles G. Ramsdell was chosen second
assistant.
The Sunday-school Of the Church of the
Messiah, together with that of the Univer-
salist church of Barre, will go to Queen
City Park tomorrow for it's annual picnic.
The party will leave on the accommodation
train at 6:25 A. M, and return on Halls train
at 7:00P.M
In last weeks issue an item announcing
that public meeting of the Washington
! County Good Templars' Union will be held
at the Methodist camp-meeting grounds, in
Northfeld, gave the date of the meeting as
Wednesday, August 18th 1t should have
read Friday, August 2lst.
REV. j. p. DEMERIrT of Bath, n. H., will
preach at Bethany church next Sunday
morning. The subject of his sermon will
be Scriptural Lessons from our National
Funeral" Mr.. Demeritt was himself a SOL
dier, and he cordially invites all of his COM
| in to ha
A REPORT has reached us that the teach
ers and students of the Sauveur School OF
Languages, Burlington, are much dissatis-
fed with that place, on account of there
being so much sickness there. Let them
come to Montpelier We can furnish ade
The school committee has decided tC
employ as principal of the Washington
County Grammar and Montpelier Union
Schools for the ensuing year Mr.. Joseph A
De Boer of Albany, N. Y Mr.. De Boer is
graduate of Dartmouth College, class of 'S4
and has been, during the past year, at the
head of denomnatonal school at Holder
ness, n. H.
Mrs. MARY r. DAY, wife of George w
Cobb, died in Chicago, July 81. Her dealt
was sudden, of neuralgia of the heart Mrs
Cobb was married at Burlington, Januar,
26, 1886, and came to Montpelier, where sh
resided until 1896 when the family remove,
to Chicago. This lady was highly esteemed
wherever she was known. For nearly
quarter of a century she had been membe
of the First Presbyterian church of Chicago
THE legal voters of the village of Mont
pelier are warned to meet at Capital Hall a
half-past seven o'clock on Monday evening
August oath, to see if the village vii
vote to instruct the bailiffs to purchase
building, or to purchase land and bull
| thereon building, for hose-house, store
} house, water office, or such other purpose
in connection Herewith as may be IT
quired," and to transact any other busnes
. that may properly come before the meeting
. The Vermont Universalists are holdin
grove meetings in Burlington. Rev. j. Il
r Applebee, Rev. II. W. Thomas, DID, l.
t Atwood, DID,, Professor w. II. Shipmai
DID,, Il. l.. Collier, DID, +. G. Bolle
g DID,, and Rev. A. Gunnison, DID,, al
, among the distinguished speakers announce
for the meetings to-day and tomorrow
Friday there will be an excursion to Au Sab
>. Chasm, and at eight P. NJ. a social reunio
: in the park pavilion, with readings by Re-
8 j. X Applebee and other entertainment
= Half-fare on the Central Vermont railroad
On Saturday of this week there will be
q basket picnic from Barre, Montpelier, an
points north as far as Williston, to Will
p boro Point, N. Y. The excursionists wi
n go by special train to Burlington, and then,
by the steamer "Reindeer" 10 Wllsbor
This place grows in popular favor with eao
succeeding season, and the picnic grount
= are among the pleasantest in Northern Ne
= England. The Barre oornet band will a
- company the excursionists. The train wi
leave Barre at forty-five minutes past sevt
" A. NJ, and Montpelier twenty-five minut
IL later.
dent on Friday last. She had been ridiI
with Mrs. Wright and Rebecca (Rev. j.
d Wright's mother and daughter), and hf
IL driven up to Mrs. Wright's door to g
something for the little girl While waitii
J. for Mrs. Wright, the horse began feedii
and succeeded in getting the bit out of
W mouth. When Mrs. Howes pulled on Il
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