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

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A SPECIAL dispatch to the Boston Evening
Record has this of Mr.. Frank II. Bascom,
one of the candidates for the office of post
master here: "He says that Mr.. Wings
official days are surely numbered, and,
although not the only candidate for the
place, still he expresses his certainty of sue
cess. The other day he offered to furnish
money to any one who would bet for him
500 to $50 that he would be installed in
the Montpelier postofiice before the first day
of next October" And still Mr.. Bascom
does not wish to interfere with Mr.. Wings
tenure of the office, but only asks chance
to succeed him " in case of vacancy"
The following is a list of the letters un-
called for at the Montpelier (vt.) postoffice
August s, 1885: Ladies-Mrs. Ellen Baker,
Mrs. E. Clarke, Mrs. Sally Hunt, Miss Julia
Hayes, Mrs. James III. Kelley, Miss Nellie
Lawrence, Mrs. Bess Sturdafont and Mrs.
f. l.. Taplin. Gentlemen-Percy ID. Barnes,
Frank b. Davis, o. NJ Donaldson, Willie
Deforist, William p. Fay, Hiram Fuller, Ed
f. Gunlip VIM III. Hart, f. L. Hutchinson,
Zephirian Lafountain, Lord & Stone, Henry
Murray, James McKeoughe, Milo A. Mel
son, George H. Wagner, George w.
Whitney and e. j. Whitcomb Parties
applying for any of the above must say
" advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
ELIZABETH M. MOORE, daughter of a. O.
Cummins of this place and wife of Charles
II. Moore of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died of con-
sumption on Thursday of last week. aged
twenty-six years and nine months. A short
time since she came here from the South,
where she had gone some months before for
the benefit of her health and in her former
home, surrounded by loving friends, she
passed away. The notice of her demise,
though not unexpected, causes burden of
sadness to rest upon many hearts in this
community. Rev. j. Edward Wright Off
ciated at her funeral which was held on
Friday, and music was furnished by quar-
tette of her own choosing Her remains
were placed beside those of her mother in
the Cutler burying-ground.
THE Canadian Press Association of the
Province of Ontario arrived here on Wednes-
day of last week. en- route to the White
Mountains, and had dinner at the Pavilion.
The party, including ladies and invited
guests, numbered about sixty. The follow
ing is a list of members and the papers rep
resented: l.. w. Shannon, Kingston Ne,cS;
j. j. Cave, Woodville Adrocate; j. A. Davi-
son, Guelph Mercury; G. A. Bouton, Hamil-
ton Times; NJ. King Bellevile Gazette; Dan
iel Rose, Rose Publishing Company, To-
ronto; c. G. James, Coburg Kosmos; j. E.
Davis, Mitchell Adcocdte; William Weld,
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Beleville Journal; H. 2. Moore, Acton Free
Press; William Hough, Toronto Grip; Will
liam Watt, Jr., Branford Erpositor; w. b.
Cline (secretary) Bowmansville sun; p. E.
w. Meyer, Berlin Ne,cS; f. Howard Ames,
Whitby Chronicles; j. G. Drewry Napanee
r. Patnulls, president of the association.
The members of the party expressed them
selves as highly pleased with their enter
tainment at the Pavilion.
Puck speaks of the play "7-20-S " as the
best entertainment in America to-day" and
the San Francisco Examiner, one of the
leading papers of that city, says of it, as pro.
| duced by Arthur Rehan's combination: " A
most delightful piece of unadulterated fun
as ably written as it is cleverly conceived
as refined as it is amusing. The play is
acted with as near an approach to absolute
perfection as it is possible to imagine
Montpelier people are to be afforded two
opportunities to witness the presentation OF
this popular play by the same company
Mr.. Blanchard has secured it for three
nights and "7-20-S" will be given on Mon
day, August oath, the opening night, anC
again on Wednesday evening, the 26th. Or
Tuesday evening different play will be
presented. The seats will be reserved fol
Montpelier people on Monday evening, ant
tickets will be on sale at the Phinney book
store next Monday evening at seven o'clock
I,xr and WaIt t.lnx ,tV,fFc .tn
trains will be run, to accommodate out-of
town parties who may wish to attend. Lei
the people encourage Mr. Blanchard by
large attendance on the opening night.
THE day of General Grants funeral was
appropriately observed by the people o
Montpelier. During the latter part of TIN
week many who had not already done S,
draped their residences and places of busi
ness in mourning, and by Saturday nooI
the display of emblems of mourning was
very general upon the principal streets. A
nine o'clock A. NJ. salute of sixty-thre
guns was fired on Capitol Hill, and this wa
followed by half-hour guns until five o'clocl
p. NJ, when the firing closed with tn
national salute of thirty-eight guns. Bell
were tolled for two hours after nOon o
until the services at the Golden Fleece ha'
commenced. AT a quarter past one o'clocl
the Montpelier military band marched to tn
headquarters of Brooks Post, G. A. r., AM
then to the armory of Company III, n. q. V
Followed by these organizations, the ban
proceeded across Court street to the Pavilion
/ where procession was formed in the fol
lowing order: General Stephen Thomas
marshal; Montpelier military band; Com
pany II, n. G.. "; Brooks Post, G.. A. r.
and citizens on foot. All the organization
appeared with full ranks and the column
of citizens on foot, which was long at tn
| start, received constant accessions until tn
Golden Fleece was reached. Company
then returned to the armory, while the pos
and citizens were conducted to seats in tn
3 great hall The decorations at the rim
were very elaborate. The flag over tn
entrance was at half-mast. The entir
front of the long gallery was hung wit
5 black and white Grape, while the chandt
' liers were wound with clematis and SUI
ported baskets of white flowers suspende
by white satin ribbons. Portraits of tn
dead general were placed at regular inter
a walls along the front of the gallery. At tn
4 easterly end of the rink was erected stage
and in front of and behind the speakers
stand were placed the flags of the natio
: and of our commonwealth. Upon the pla
r form were seated the speakers, the choi
and several distinguished gentlemen Th
i exercises opened with prayer by Rev. III. A
| Spencer. A chant by the choir-consstin
t of Mrs w. A. Briggs (soprano), Miss Mar
=, A. Phinney (contralto) II. W. Bancro
: 0enor) and H. ID. Hopkins, Jr. (baritone)-
9 and Rollinson's funeral march, " Our Illus
$ trous Dead" followed, and then came
. special memorial service, conducted by til
, officers and members of Brooks Post. Th
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