The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-08


been engaged to fresco the parlors at
Colonel e. p. Jewett's residence, and will
return to Montpelier in short time for
that purpose.
THE following is list of the letters un-
called for at the Montpelier (Vt.) postoffice
April 4th, 1885: Ladies-Miss Fanny Brown,
Mrs: Gerrold Bliss, Mrs. Martha Carr, Mrs.
Bridget Hill, Mrs. Mary Kibby, Miss Sadie
Moriarty (2). Gentlemen-D. M. Bachelor,
Jos Duclos, The Lane & Bodley Co., G. ID.
Smith, w. ii. Smith, Johnny Il. Waite,
George II. Wagnor Parties applying for
any of the above must say advertised and
give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
w. w PARK is fairly settled in his new
store in Blanchards block, and his apart
ments are very convenient and attractive.
At the front are counters at which the re-
tail trade is conducted, and the shelves,
chests, and drawers behind these counters
are all made to order for the grocery busi-
ness. The rear is used for storage and is
not separate room. A large air-tght re-
frigerator, with butter room and ice-chest
is one of the most desirable conveniences
Perry motor to grind coffee completes the
equipment Of one of the most desirable
grocery stores in Vermont.
THE Golden Fleece polo team, through
Charles III. Fuller (manager) and o. w.
Chase (captan), issues the following chal-
team of st. Adams to play game of polo,
on skates, with the Golden Fleece polo team
of Montpelier upon the following conditions
First, game to be played within ten days
from this date April Sth] under the revised
New England rules, with seven men in each
team, in any rink in Vermont, to be selected
by the referee. Second, referee to be ap-
pointed by Mr.. Wright, of the firm of Wright
Il Ditson of Boston, Third, all the expenses
of the game to be paid by the defeated team
ana a sufhclent sum OF money to be placed
in referees hands by each team before game
is played to cover such expenses. Fourth
each team shall consist of the same men
who played in the aforementioned teams
at Montpelier on Friday, April 3, 1885,
AT the annual parish meeting of Christ
church, held on Monday, the following Off
GERS were chosen for the ensuing year
vestrymen,. j. w. Ellis, T. P. Redfeld
Hiram Atkins, l.. p. Gleason, Charles
George E.. Taplin, j. II. Lucia, Fred E.
Smith and K. ID. Blackwell; wardens,
Charles Dewey and Fred e. Smith; dele
gates to the diocesan convention, Hiram
Atkins, j. III. Lucia, Fred e. Smith and
Edward Dewey-aternates, l.. p. Gleason,
III. n. Taplin, George E. Taplin and T. c.
Phinney. The vestrymen elected j. H.
Lucia secretary and E. ID. Blackwell treas
urer. The diocesan convention will be held
in this place the second Wednesday in June
THE Golden Fleece club was beaten at
Burlington last week Wednesday by a
picked team from the Pioneers and Mascots
Thursday night they went to St. Albans
and won victory over the Crescents. Fri
day night the Crescents came to Montpelier
for return game. They brought their own
referee, and they could hardly have made a
worse selection of a man to fill that position.
SO unreasonable were his decisions and so
little did he know of his duties as referee
that the Golden Fleece club threw up the
game in disgust in the third goal, refusing
to play longer unless a change could be
agreed upon. The Crescents would not
consent to change and the game was de-
clared off. The Montpelier club and those
who were present blame only the referee
and cherish no hard feelings against the
Crescents. The Golden Fleece club pre-
sented very attractive appearance in their
new uniforms. There was large attend
ance. Music was furnished by the Mont
pelier military band.
WE have received the following commu-
nication from George b. Reed of Boston:
" Mr.. EditOr:-I notice in late issue Of
The WATCHMAN that the bailiffs Of Mont
pelier have recently purchased the mill
privilege of Mr.. Bullock on the Berlin Pond
brook, thereby securing the last of all the
water rights ON that stream. The bailiffs
are to be congratulated on the success of
their efforts in giving to Montpelier most
sure and abundant supply of water for all
time. The water-works just completed by
the town will rebound to the glory as well
as to the welfare and prosperity of the vii
lage, and the great head and supply of water
will enable the citizens to make display of
fountains truly grand, in height and size of
column of water. 1t is now twenty-five
years since Mr.. Foster and myself assisted
by class of young students, in surveying
from the high school of the village run the
ha of
the Benjamin Falls (at the point where the
water is now taken from the brook down to
the village, with a view of learning as to the
practicability and possibility of taking water
from that point to supply the village Great
was our anxiety and doubt as to whether
the brook at this point was higher than the
intervening Edmund Langdon hill, and
great was our joy and rejoicing, after ad-
justing the level and taking squint," to
find that we had some forty feet or more to
spare. The purchase of the lands adjacent
to and surrounding the reservoir at the
head of the falls will enable the town, at
very little expense, to lay out walks and
drives there which will make it delightful
place OF resort to strangers; in fact there is
no more beautiful and grand scenery in Cen
tral Vermont than that about these falls,
and at the pond, a mile or two away, and
on the hills east of the pond"
Mr.. AND Mrs. S. II. o. BoswoRTH have
JdhtH TOOIllS du lSUD East Broad avenue,
Richmond, Va, where they will remain for a
few weeks. - Hon. G. w. Porter went
to st. Johnsbury, last week, as counsel for
the Continental Life Insurance Company in
suit brought by n. X. Bruce Of Newark
- Professor Townsend teacher of elo-
cution has returned to his duties at the Ver-
mont Methodist Seminary. IT g.
Pearson of Cuttingsville has been visiting
friends in Montpelier this week - Mr..
and Mrs III. s. Town reached home on Sat
urday. - Eliza p. Holden of Middesex,
who has been for two years book-keeper for
the firm of Wetmore & Morse, Barre will
fill a similar position with Messrs. Cotton
* johnson. - Aaron Bancroft is in
Bridgeport, Conn, on business. He will
return on Saturday. - Hiram Atkins
returned from New Orleans last Wednesday
morning. - Miss Emma Grout has gone
to Essex Junction to live with her sister
Mrs. Bingham. 60 Mrs. ID. A. Slack has
been quite ill for several days with hard
cold and some attend ant lung trouble
- Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Marvin enter
tanned few friends very pleasantly at their
home Thursday evening. Mrs. Il. c.
Phinney left yesterday for Illinois, where
she Will spend few weeks visiting friends
and relatives. -= Edward s. Luce has
been engaged as organist at Trinity church,
and presided at the instrument for the first
time on Sunday last. Mr. Luce is pupil of
A. A. Hadley. - Dennis Lane has been
confined TO the house for several days, but
Is able to be out again. - Z. III. Hnk-
attend the funeral of IA brother, and again on
Saturday to attend that of another brother.
East Montpelier.-Mis Roena Batchel-
der, who has been i'll with heart disease
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