The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14

WE have received No. 1, Volume l., OF
tn e Loyalton (Edmunds county, Dakota
Journai published at Loyalton, October I'd,
by w. p. johnson. Its local columns CON
tain items of interest concerning many indi-
vduals formerly well known in Vermont.
MIR. AND Mrs. S. l.. HOWE left yesterday
afternoon for four or five weeks visit to
friends in the West In the meantime the
Central Vermont passenger and freight
business in this place will be in charge of 5.
S. Ballard, Mr.. Howe's efficient assistant.
w. II. PINGREE mas been in town for a
few days and expects soon to go to Florida,
where he may remain for some time. Mr..
Pingree and Will COnnoT, the Pavilion por-
ter, spent Sunday last with Fred Hayden at
the Trotter House in Bradford, where the
latter is clerk
CHARLES f. GILMAN, who has charge of
the G. c. Eaton farm, in Middlesex, has
harvested five hundred eighty bushels of
oats, threshers' measure, which weigh
thirty-three and one-half pounds per bushel,
from seven acres of ground, three of which
were greensward.
THE next attraction in the theatrical line
at Blanchard's Opera-house will be John Il.
Raymond as " Colonel Sellers" November
10Th. cover the Garden Wall and +" The
Honeymoon" will come later, to be followed
on December DIST by Denman Thompson as
" Josh Whitcomb."
THE young ladies of Trinity church will
give sociable at the residence of Mrs. ID.
l.. Fuller this "wednesday evening. An
excellent literary and musical programme
has been prepared for the occasion, and re-
freshments will be served The invitation
to attend is general and very cordial.
GEORGE G. WHEATLEy, for some time
past in the employ of Howe & Wheatley,
has gone to Boston to work for George T.
Conner Il Co., manufacturers of spring
beds, etc. A part of his time will be spent
at the Boston Office and the rest upon the
road as travelling salesman. His prospects
in his new undertaking are considered
excellent.
WILL CARLEToN's poem-lecture, to be
given at Blanchard's Opera-house, the 29th
instant, offers the people of Montpelier and
vicinity rare treat lions Herald, Boston,
speaks of him as 60 comb ming in his own in
imitable way the humorous and the pathetic,
and provoking smiles and tears at will"
1t is expected that the usual special railroad
facilities will be arranged.
"SKIPPED by the Light of the Moon 4"
drew good house, Monday evening, and
everybody seemed to enjoy the perform
ance. Messrs. Harrison & Gourlay are in
imitabe in their respective parts, and kept
the audience in continual uproar of
laughter in the first act. Some of the other
characters were very good. though all
might have been better. The company
played in Burlington last night.
The Washington county Good Templars
Union will meet with the lodges of North
field on Wednesday of next week at the
Methodist church. Sessions at 9: 80, 200
and 7: 90 o'clock. Morning session private
Afternoon and evening sessions public, to
which all are cordially invited. An address
will be given by Rev. A. b. Truax of Bel
lows Falls in the evening. Dinner and sup
per will be furnished free to all visiting
Good Templars in the vestry of the Metho-
Rptnrn
railroads.
THE eighth annual excursion to Boston
over the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
occurs next week. Tickets will be sold at
$500 for the round trip, good to go on any
train Monday or Tuesday and return not
later than Saturday night, October "a. Pas
sengers Will go on regular trains by through
cars from Montpelier to Boston without
change. Sunday morning, October %, a
special train will leave Woodsvlle, on ar
rival of train leaving Boston at seven p. NJ.
Saturday night, arriving at Montpelier at
three A. NJ.
| WASHINGTON county court reassembled
yesterday, when the case of Alice McMur-
ply u.s. Joseph W. Harvey was taken up.
This was an action, under the statute, to
charge the defendant with the support of
an ilegitimate child. j. A. and j. G. Wing
for the complainant; w. p. Dillingham; and
T.. f. Palmer for the defendant This will,
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tried by the jury. The states attorney has
made the assignment of state causes, which
will be reported next week. The court will
probably finish the Jury trials this week
THE grand opening for the season of the
! Golden Fleece will occur on Friday even
ing of this week on which occasion there
will be game of polo between the " Stars y
of Rutland and the Golden Fleece club OF
Montpelier. The " Stars " are the champion
team of Western Vermont, and the re-
organized Golden Fleece team are in first.
rate shape for contest, having spent a
great deal of time in practice lately. The
game will undoubtedly be very close and
exciting Music will be furnished by the
military band. The front row of seats in
the gallery has been reserved, and tickets
are on sale at the Phinney bookstore.
AFTER the entertainment Monday even
ing, the special scenery carried by the com
pany was set out in front of the Opera
house, to be taken to the depot. While the
truckman was away with the first load some
sneak devoted the time to slashing up the
rest, to its complete ruin. The showmen are
confident that they know the guilty parties
but have no proof, There is rumor cur
rent to the effect that Mr.. Walker, manager
of the Howard Opera-house at Burlington
who brought the company. promised free
tickets to the entertainment in return fol
the privilege of hanging Autographs in Ger
tain windows, and that, having failed to keeT
HIS dSTetuleHl, some OF tnt disappointed
parties sought revenge in this malicious
manner.
" The MUsKETEERs sang to good-sized
audience, Thursday evening, and it is SAT,
to assert that if it had not been for two
other powerful attractions the Opera hous,
would have been packed. AS it was, til,
affair was grand success and the Clefs ,
are entirely free from debt. The repre-
sentation of the opera was decidedly su
perior to those which it had in July last
The principals, without exception, per
formed their parts much better, and tn,
chpruses were more perfectly given. Strang
ers who We're present were surprised tha
such an entertainment could be given il
Montpelier with company composed ex
clusively of local talent. But few OF III,
audience had any difficulty in hearing til,
words of solos and dialogues, and the youn,
people speak of the new Opera-house as al
excellent place in which to speak and sing
There is talk of giving another opera in TIL
spring, but it is not likely that anythin,
will be done about the matter at present.
THE following is a list of the letters un
called for at the Montpelier (Vt.) postotlic
October 10, 1885:
Mrs. G. u. Andrews, Mrs W H. Kimball
Mrs. q. A. Armstrong Mrs w c. King,
Mrs. Thomas Buck, Mrs. o. larn
Mrs. J., BRADY, Mrs j. Lam,
Mrs. Ed Buck, Mrs j. LaF Iuntan,
: Mrs. Frank Brown, DR., Mrs V. LamOia
Mrs. Herber Chapman, Mrs. Horace Mears,
Mrs. =. Chaplin, Mrs. Corde!ia Robinson
Mrs. &. Cutler, Ida u. Rogers.
Mrs. II eastman, Mrs Grace 4 smith
Mrs. J.. g. Colt, Miss GeOrgianna Smitl
Mrs. J. Garter, Mrs, olive sleeper,
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