The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-09

pull n heavily loaded cart out OF the mud
Monday afternoon. The injuries were very
serious and the animal was killed.
Miss CAROLINE CAMP, who has been spend
ing her vacation at her old home, has re-
office at Washington. Her many friends
will rejoice in her improved health.
THE excursion to Mountain House Park,
Lake Memphremagog, last week Thursday,
was attended by about one hundred people
from this place. The weather was favor
able and the trip was very pleasant one
for all.
CHARLES II. HEATH, Esq, was a member
of the Vermont senate in 1S6S-7O, but was
not chosen from this town, as would appear
from an item in our last issue. At the time
of his election Mr.. Heath was resident of
Plainfeld.
THE resumption of evening services in
the Church of the Messiah will be inaugur-
ated next Sunday evening with Service
of sacred song" largely devoted to congre-
gationa singing. All are invited-espe-
cially lovers of music.
Vermont Methodist Seminary will be given
in the chapel next Friday evening, by Mr..
Ferdinand Dewey, pianist, of Boston, as
sisted by Mrs. w. a. Briggs soprano, and
Mr.. George Wilder, flute.
ONE day last week large stone was
thrown by blast several hundred feet
over the state-house, and descended upon
the southerly gable of the Catholic church.
tearing away several feet of moulding and
crashing through the floor of the balcony to
the ground.
"YEs," said dealer to st. Adams re-
porter, "you may as well tell the people
that there is a decided upward tendency in
the prices of frst-cass goods. Sugar is up
about half dollar hundred, and good but
ter promises, according to reports from Bos-
ton, to bring better prices.
HENRY HowEs, chief of the pre-emption
division of the land Office at Washington for
number of years, who was removed as
an " offensive PARTISAN has opened an
Office in that city as soliciting attorney for
those having claims coming before that Of
flee. Mr.. Howes formerly lived in Mont
pelier
AS the employees of the Montpelier Car
riage Company were leaving work, Monday
evening, fire was discovered in large pile
of shavings in the boiler room. The COM
pany's private hose was promptly coupled
to hydrant and a stream of Berlin water
soon extinguished the flames and prevented
what might have been q serious conhagra
ton.
A CURTAIN in the rooms of o. NJ. Fisher
over Babcock & Barnards drug store, took
fire from gas jet Wednesday evening, ant
before the flames could be extingushed the
curtain and several breadths of new carpe
were destroyed and some other damage wa:
done The fire department was called out
but the flames We're subdued before any
hose could be laid.
A LATE number of the New York Miro
contains portrait of Willard Brigham,
brother of DR.. II. G. Brigham, and a forme
Montpelier boy, who has risen rapidly in tn
actors profession, and is now engaged t.
take heavy characters with w. e. Sheridan
company. The Mirror says that " few youn
space of three years.
j. B. RowELL, familiarly known as :" Joe,
was one of those who went to Newport o
the excursion Thursday. AS he was leavin
the boat at the Mountain House Par k, h
made misstep and fell head first through
hatchway into the hold. His colar-bon,
was broken and he sustained other serion
injuries. He was taken to the house of
relative at Newport, where he still lies, bein
as yet unable to be moved
GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS, Mrs. Luthe
Newcomb Luther and Stephen Newcomt
Rev. j. Edward Wright, Colonel and Mrs
Fred e. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs l.. p. Gleason
w. E. Adams II. n. Tapln, j. o. Living
ton and Arthur G.. Eaton will represer
Montpelier in the Sheridan's Veterans e,
cursion to the Shenandoah Valley neS
week. The party will leave here Tuesda
morning and will be absent ten days.
The entertainment of Gortons New o
leans Minstrels at Blanchard opera hous
on Wednesday evening last was attende
by about four hundred people, and wa
generally enjoyed. Some of the feature
were new and pleasing, and, as whole, IL
show was above the average. The instr,
mental music was especially fine, and ha
never been excelled by any travelin
show which has visited Montpelier. NJ
Franckum's euphonium solos at noon an
in the evening were vigorously applaude,
Mr.. THAyER of the supervising arch
tect's Office upon his return to Washingto
from his visit to New England in conne
ton with the site for the public building i
Montpelier, made out report favoring til
site recommended by the treasury con
mission, and the secretary of the treasury o
Tuesday of last week authorized its pu
= chase. District-attorney HasBns has bee
requested to make an examination of IL
titles of the property included in the pu
chase and is expected here this week f
that purpose.
, On Saturday evening of this week Mon
pelier people are to be treated to nov
thing in polo playng-a game between tw
g clubs composed entirely of ladies. TT
4 teams are the Boston Newports al
Nantaskets." The Syracuse, N. Y, Stan
y ard says; Nothing that occurred in Il
course of the game, dangerous an expel
= ment as it seemed to be, was calculated