The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-07

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The letters uncalled for at Montpelier
(Vermont) postoflice January 3, 1885, were
as follows
Charles Andrus, Johnnie Gerard,
L. L. Bartholomew, Dr. Frank Howard,
DR. II. T. Brigham, Jeremiah J. Horgan
Joseph Blake, Chas. johnson,
X. =. Brown Joseph Roll,
Alfred Comeau, John Rock,
Parties applying for any of the above must |
say " advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
REV. j. ID. BEEMAN preached at the Bap-
tist church on Sunday last, and his sermons |
awakened an unusual religious interest in
the hearts of his hearers. The morning SER
mon was addressed more especially to the
church members. In the evening he spoke
to the unconverted, and the meeting lasted
until nearly ten o'clock Some who had
hitherto been wholly Indifferent rose for
prayers, and the scene was very Impress
i've one. The present week promises TO be
one of great profit to the church.
Mrs. CATHERINE TABOR, widow of the
late Spafford Stevens of East Montpelier,
died on Wednesday last at the residence of
Eliza " Guernsey. Her remains were
placed in the cemetery at North Montpelier
on Friday She was sixty-three years of age.
Mrs. Polly NJ. Chadwick, mother-in-law of
Captain II. G. LGll, also died on Wednes-
day. Her age was eighty-six years On
Thursday occurred the deaths of Celia Ann
Johnson wife of David Mayo, and Almira,
wife of Peter l.. Gay. The former was born
in Rochester, VT, in 1S45. Consumption was
the cause of her demise. Mrs. Gay was
thirty-one years of age. The latest death
which we have to record was that of Charles
e. Huntington, which occurred shortly be-
fore midnight Friday night.
To Mr.. j. j. Pratt, the manager of Capital
Hall, this community is indebted for many
excellent entertainments The pleasure of
an evening under the spell of Remenyi's
bow, the recollection of lifetime, is due to
Mr.. Pratt. Entertaining operas, comedies,
plays and concerts of high order, have
been performed here through Mr.. Pratt's
agency AS manager, he has shown good
judgment and high regard for public de-
cency. He has received many oral marks of
appreciation. In many cases these have
been the extent of the benefit he has derived
from his efforts to entertain the public. 1t is
now proposed to give him some substantial
token of the fact that this community is not
unmindful of its obligations to him For
this purpose Thursday evenings perform
ance of Pinafore, notice of which is given
elsewhere in these columns, will be for his
| benefit The entertainment is one of un-
usual excellence and attractiveness, and
this fact, with the commendable object of
the performance, should fill Capital Hall.
| Give local talent packed assembly and
/
PEDESTRIANS needed no injunction to
keep in de middle OBJ de road yesterday.
| The only alternative offered was the proba-
bility that they would drop something" if
they trod the paths appointed for foot
passengers. One of our well-known citizens
attempted to enter one of the hardware
| stores. From the road he must ascend bit
of sloping sidewalk. With careful eye he
studied the situation, and then made a bold
attempt to gain the desired haven. He was
unsuccessful. He carried an umbrella, for
it rained. An idea popped into his head.
lie would fold it and use it as staff. He
essayed to put his theory into practice.
There followed a gymnastic exhibition which
was the source of great amusement for the
| lookers-on from store-doors and windows.
He rushed up the ascent as far as possible
and then attempted to stay there, with the
aid of the umbrella, and, if possible, to push
himself farther up. The umbrella got a
grapevine " on him, laid him fiat and he
went skating on his pants After repeated
unsuccessful attempts to reach the store the
proprietors, who had enjoyed the scene,
threw him a rope and hauled him in, allow
ing him to pause on the step to bid Farwell
to the crowd who had gathered to witness
the performance.
THIS community was shocked on Satur-
day morning by the announcement that
Charles E., son of l.. B. Huntington had
! committed suicide by taking morphine on
the previous evening and had died during
| the night. During the day Friday he had in
timated to the employees of his fathers res
taurant, of whom he was one, that he should
not be alive on the following morning. Fri
day evening his father was with him in his
rooms over the restaurant. About half-paSt
nine o'clock the young man requested him
to step down stairs and get him drink of
water. This he did and, on his return, his
son informed him that he had " liked HIM
self" Seeing evidence that his father did
not credit his statement he repeated the re-
mark, at the same time pointing to bottle
of morphine pills which was kept in the
house and the contents of which had been
greatly reduced. Mr.. Huntington at once
summoned DIR. Brigham, who arrived at
twenty minutes to ten o'clock. In less than
half an hour young Huntington became un-
conscious. DIR. Chandler was called and all
in their power was done to save the young
man life, but their efforts were unavailing
and he died at twenty minutes before twelve
o'clock. His funeral was held Monday af-
ternoon, Rev j. Edward Wright officiating
In this their second bereavement within a
few months, the parents and relatives have
the sympathy of the entire community.
THURSDAY and Friday evenings January
10 and Ii, have been fixed upon as the dates
for the presentation of H. NJ. S. Pinafore al
Capital Hall. Three of the principal char
acters will be sustained by artists of con-
siderable experience and talent. Miss Bar
rell OF Lynn, Mass, VINO taxes tne part oil
" Buttercup," is vocalist of exceptional
ability. The Messrs. Tromblee of Port
Henry, n. Y, have sung their respective
parts at several previous performances OF
the opera and have won many admirers
The other principals are well known 10
most of our readers. The following is the
cast: The Right Honorable Sir Joseph
Porter, X. G. B., II. ID. Hopkins, Jr. Cap
tain Corcoran, G. e. Roleau; Ralph Rack
straw, Theodore Tromblee; Dick Deadeye
Frank Tromblee; Bill Bobstay, Charles f,
Lowe; Bob Beckett T.. Il. Blakely; Tom
Tucker, Master Charlie Adams Sergeant OF
Marines, G.. A. Knapp. Chorus: Sopranos,
Misses Lizzie Wing, Edith Adams, Clara
Mead and Maud Rumsey; altos, Misses
Euie Eaton, Kate Park, Belle Mead and
Eta Richardson; tenors, f. NJ. Owler, f.
f. Chaussey, G. A. Knapp and q. c.
Wheatley; basses, f. |. Pitkin, G.. II.
Wilder, j. V. Sprague and e. Il. Blakely
The sale of seats for the opera will begin al
Phinney's store Saturday morning, The
regular prices of admission will be thirty
five and fifty cents; children, twenty-five
cents.
THE attendance at the Golden Fleece on
New Years day was unusually large anC
much interest was manifested in the mattel
games of polo, which We're played in tn,
afternoon and evening. The Burlington
boys arrived on the morning mail train ant
their appearance justified the very genera
impression that they would easily win
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