The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-16
MONTPELIER, VT. WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER

leave the same depot at 700 o'clock in the
evening" returning at 10: 30 o'clock. Trans
portation will be free and all are cordially
invited.
GODDARD SEMINARY begins its winter
term with between ninety and one hundred
students, the largest number for the winter
term the school has had for ten years. The
number of students increases every year and
the prospects are flattering for the continued
prosperity of the school,
THE Montpelier orchestra is favored with
an unusual amount of business the present
season, and the fact may well be taken as
evidence that the excellent work which the
organization does Is widely appreciated.
The musicians have engagements for five
nights of the present week.
THE Golden Fleece team will 90 to Bur-
lington Friday evening, for third game of
polo with the Association team of that CITY,
A large party of friends will doubtless ac-
company them, and half-fare rates will be
offered. Each team has won a game, and
the third will probably be very exciting.
MEssRs. IRISH & SPARROW have sold the
Union House property to George Wheeler,
the present occupant The transferred
property includes the building, such furn-
ture as was left there by Messrs. Irish &
Sparrow, the barns and the armory rink
building. The sum of $4,000 was the con-
sideration.
M. LEON FLoREsTAN, who gave recita-
tions from noted French and English plays
in Montpelier some two years ago, is in
Burlington, and proposes to recte selec-
tions from Racine's Phedre " in French,
and from the " Merchant of Venice " in En-
pl a N hn
recitation will be at the Van Ness House.
THE Boston Traveller says Oscar G..
Barron, the well-known proprietor of the
Crawford, Twn-Mountain, Fabyan's, Mt.
Pleasant and Summit hotels has taken a
five years lease of the new Putnam House
at Palatka, Florida, which will be opened
on January 10, 1886. About $4,000 worth
of furniture is being purchased in Boston
for the house.
IT has come to the knowledge of the
school board that there is some demand for
an evening school. Probably suitable ar
rangements can be made if the number who
would attend will warrant Persons wish
ing to avail themselves of the advantages of
such a school are requested to leave their
names with some member of the board be-
fore January 1st, 1886.
THE following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year by Post Brooks, Grand
Army of the Republic: Commander, Will
ard Holden; senior vice-commander Ed
ward Baker; junior vice-commander, b. A.
McKenna; quartermaster, G. r. Bagley;
surgeon, j. @. Newton; chaplain, II. G.
Lull officer of the day, D. Dunham officer
of the guard, Harvey Brown; delegate to
department encampment, G. Il. Bagley; al.
ternate Edward Baker.
AT the citizens meeting in the interest OF
the band, held Friday evening, Colonel Fred
E. Smith, George w. Wing and C. P. Pitkin
were appointed a committee to draft by.
laws to be submitted at an adjourned meet
ing, to be held on Monday evening next
when permanent citizens association will
be formed, in accordance with the report o
the committee The meeting will be held
at the Savings Bank, and everybody inter
ested is requested to be present.
SEVERAL hundred subscribers who are il
arrears for this paper, one full year or more
can do the fair thing by including the
WATcHMAN office in their list of Christina.
remembrances and New Years calls. The
close of the year is a good time to settle old
scores. A year. subscription to the WATCH
MAN will be an acceptable Christmas pres
ent to relative or friend. See our clubbing
list on this page. We add to the list this
week the National Tribune, paper devoted
to the interests of ex-soldiers and sailors.
DENMAN THOMPSON will entertain the peo
Pile of Montpelier and vicinity at Blanchard
Opera-house, next Monday evening, in hi
inimitabe character of Josh Whtcomb.'
Everybody who has ever seen him viii
want to go and everybody else ought to
He brings his original company and or
chestra and the music will be an attractive
of ha kafS Wi
be on sale at the usual place tomorrow
morning. Special trains will be run t,
Barre and Wells River at the close of tn
entertainment at half-fare rates. The sam
rates will be given parties coming fror
points north and as far south as West Ran
dolph, and orders for seats by mail, tele
graph or telephone will be given promp
attention.
THE second social assembly given at tn
was largely attended, there being presen
nearly twice as many people as were in a
tendance upon the first of the series. Th
concert programme included Missud'
march, "Captain Abbott" selection froI
Iolanthe," a duet for cornets, the gavott
"Secret Love-" a set of waltzes by Gung'
and galop. The playing was a decide
improvement upon that of the first evening
The shading was much more perfect an
the heavier passages were performed wit
greater regard to the size of the hall. Th
order of dances contained fourteen number
and music for one waltz and the galop wa
furnished by the full band. Sixty couple
were on the floor at one time during tn
. evening.
THE lecture by Rev. Henry Ward Beeche
at the Opera-house, on Thursday evening
! was not largely attended, and his manage
lost money here. Mr.. Beecher has change
much in personal appearance in a few year
His face has heavier aspect, his NOV,
ments are less active, and in other respect
/ he shows the effects of advancing age. Th
subject of his lecture was "The Reign
| the Common People," and it was descriI
tive of the progress of mankind from r.
mote antiquity through the centuries to til
present time. He maintained that the be-
illustration of the reign of the common pee
pie was to be found in our own countr.
| The address was instructive and entertain
! ing and greatly enjoyed by all presen
, Mr.. Beecher was introduced to the audien(
by c. III. Heath, Esq.
I Posi- Brooks, No. 13, G. A. r., al
4 busily engaged in perfecting arrangement
, for the production of the war dram
g "Newbern or The Old Flag" on Decen
Y Der 80 and 81 and January l and 2, at IL
Opera-house, to which we referred la
week. The post will have the assistance
: the Capital Guard in an exhibition dri
4 each evening, and an enlarged orchesti
: from the Montpelier military band an
: members of the Apollo club will also appea
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