The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-22
Montpelier.

CLARK W. SANDERS was taken to Windsor
by Sheriff Atherton on Monday.
JOSEPH FISHER is making extensive re-
pairs at his residence on Loomis street.
THERE will be e public examination of
teachers at the Union school building, Sat
urday.
JUDGE AND Mrs. REDFIELD have returned
from Chicago, where they have been visit
ing their daughter.
GEORGE II. WILDER goes to Boston this
week. for brief sojourn with relatives and
friends in that city and vicinity.
THERE was pleasant surprise party and
social dance at the residence of A. p. Hum
phrey on Berlin side Monday evening
A MEETING of old soldiers, and others in
terested in forming a colony that will locate
in California, is to be held here to-day
QUARTERLY MEETING was held at Trinity
church Sunday morning. The sermon was
preached by Presiding Elder Ii. A. Spencer.
STEPS are being taken for the organization
of "a lacrosse team in this place. Charles
Pratt and Frank Owler are the principal
movers in the matter.
ID. f. Long has purchased the stock Of
Phinney's bookstore and taken possession.
Miss Jennie Phinney and Arthur G.. Eaton
will remain in the store for the present.
FRANK w. HATCH, formerly of this vii
lage, is now employed in machine shop in
it is his intention to remain for the present.
THE head of the large bullock recently
slaughtered by G. S. Whittier has been set
up by G.. w. Graham, taXidermist of St.
Johnsbury, and now adorns the wall of Mr..
Whittiers market.
REV. Mr.. MATTHEWS, pastor of a colored
church in Portland, Me-, is in town solicit
ing money to aid his people in purchasing
church property in that city He comes
with good credentials.
A COMMITTEE of the board of under writers
of the New England Insurance Exchange
met in this village yesterday to confer with
the local committee and with them to pre-
pare a new rate book for the use of agents
in this district.
The attention of taxpayers of Montpel-
! ier is called to the fact that the time for re-
! turning inventories is not extended beyond
April %. The listers will be at the town
clerks Office until six o'clock of the after
noon of April %
III. G. COTTON of the firm of Cotton <
Johnson left yesterday for an extended trip
in the interest of the firm. He intends to &C
as far south as Baltimore, and as far west
as Cincinnati, and will be absent until about
the first of June.
The carpenters have begun the laying Of
the floor in the opera house and when that
work is finished the setting of the chairs
and of the scenery will be about all that re-
mains to be done. The drop curtain is tc
be selected by the well-known artist, T. w
Wood.
THE annual communication of Aurora
Lodge, No. -, Free and Accepted Masons
for the election of officers for the ensuing
year, will be held at MasonioHall, on Mon.
day evening, April 9th, at seven o'clock
Brethren will take due notice thereof ant
govern themselves accordingly.
The band intends to begin the season o
outdoor concerts very soon and may pos
| sibly appear in public on Saturday night o
the present week. There have recently beer
some valuable acquisitions to the member
ship and the prospects of the organization
for the present season are very bright.
AT the meeting of the " Clefs - last weel
Tuesday evening it was voted to lay asid,
the opera of " Pinafore " for the presen
season and begin at once the rehearsal o
"The Musketeers." The original chorus il
somewhat broken up by the removal o
some members and the prolonged absence
of others. and several changes are found t,
be necessary.
THE following is the list of letters un
called for at the Montpelier (Vt) postoilice
April Is, 1885: Ladies Miss Alice j. Carr
Mrs. Maria Hawse, Miss Sarah Nichols an,
Mrs. Hattie Powers. Gentlemen--Georg
Carr, Frank Gilman, Il. ID. Maley, Geiri
Paupa, Milo Silloway, Charles Stewart, He
man Straw and NJ. p. Wallan. Parties ap
plying any VI liit dDoNt say d'l
vertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
The ice has gone from both streams with
out doing any damage in this vicinity, saw
that done to the trestle on the Barre railroa,
near G. Il. Sabins residence. The action o
the ice necessitated the removal of the rail
and trains have run to Barre junction OF
the Montpelier and Wells River track. |
is the intention of the Central management
to build covered bridge at the point abov,
named and the stone for the butments is al
ready on the ground.
THERE will be a special meeting of Com.
pany III next week Tuesday evening, for til,
election of captain and the other comnis
stoned officers, in case a vacancy is cause
by the election. The election is made nee
essary by the resignation of Captain Kemp
1t is probably that First Lieutenant o. ID
Clark will be chosen captain, and we believ
his election to the highest position in tn
company would be satisfactory to all
George w. Wing, ESQ, will preside at tn
meeting
THE prospects for the success of the Ma,
musical festival are very tattering. Abou
one hundred were present at the first re
hearsal, held Thursday evening, and tn
choruses taken up at that time were handles