The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18


Miss Sophia Robins, ID. L, willcutt (s).
Miss Mary d. Stone,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
DILLON & STEADMAN's New York Company
will give the well-known play Esmer-
aida " at Blanchard Opera-house on Satur-
day evening of this week, and tickets for
the entertainment are now on sale at the
Phinney bookstore. Esmeralda " was
presented at Capital hall by the Madison
Square company, some two or three years
since, and was received with the same fa-
vor which attended the presentation of
throp." Dillon & Steadmans com pany is
said to be a strong one in every way, and an
excellent representation of the play may be
expected.
ADELAIDE TAPLIN, aged forty-tive years,
wife of Wilson S. Wolf of New York city
and sister of Mr.. George E. Tapln of this
place, died at her brothers residence on
State street on Monday of last week. Mrs.
Wolf came to Montpelier about ten weeks
ago, hoping that the change would prove
beneficial to her health. She had intended
to return to New York this week, and her
death was wholly unexpected a short time
before it occurred. Funeral services were
held from Christ church Wednesday morn
ing Rev. II. f. Hill, the rector, officiating,
and her remains were inferred at Green
Mount cemetery.
THE iron fence around the Gould prop
erty, recently purchased by the government,
was removed Monday, and the first steps
thus taken toward preparing the property
for work on the new government building,
which will probably begin early in the
spring. A workman has been digging in
several places on the site, under the super
vision of Mr.. G. T. Sabin, for the purpose of
ascertaining the depth of the gravel-bed
which is known to be covered by the sandy
soil of the surface. The average depth was
found to be about nine feet and the eXcava-
tions for the foundations of the building
will be of corresponding depth, but can be
easily made on account of the quality of the
earth.
OUR people will have the pleasure or
Monday evening of next week of attend
ing lecture to be given at Blanchard
Opera-house, under the auspices of the
trustees of the Montpelier public Ii
brary, by Mr.. H. II. Ragan, whose al
Illuminated Tours have acquired an en-
viable and worldwide reputation. The sub
ject will be The Rhine and Switzerland,
and the lecture will be illustrated by some
eighty magnificent views. The proceeds o
the lecture will go to the Montpelier public Ii
brary. The object is a worthy one and all VIII,
attend will have the double pleasure of con
trbuting to it and attending an exceedingl,
instructive and enjoyable entertainment
The prices of admission will be twenty-five
thirty-five and fifty cents.
YESTERDAY was the occasion of the " sec
ond annual grand display of winter gar
ments " at the store of l.. p. Gleason & Co
and Mr.. j. Asher of the Manhattan Cloal
and Suit Company of New York was pres
ent with samples of the entire stock of tina
company, which is the largest in America
Never before has there been shown i
Montpelier such an assortment of ladies
winter garments. Plain, brocaded, fur an
feather-trimmed circulars, dolmans, new
markets, visites, sacques and wraps {
every description were arranged upon cour
ters or conveniently suspended from tn
ceiling, and one might have easily passe
the whole day in the store without seein
half the novelties there shown. The affair
, which afforded the ladies of Montpelier an
vicinity an opportunity to select from
stock equal to that shown by the be.
} houses in Boston or New York, and, for re;
, sons that are obvious, to purchase at price
even lower than could be made by cit
dealers-was another instance of the ente
] prise and business ability of Messrs. Gleaso
4 Co., and they were kept busy with visi
ors throughout the entire day.