The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-30
MONTPELIER VT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 80 1885

pot on the arrival Of trains Tuesday, to look
after the comfort of strangers and assign
accommodations TO such as have not already
been provided for. Any assistance which
they may receive at the hands of our citizens
will be greatly appreciated
THURSDAY evening of next week will
| probably be the time for the presentation of
the Musketeers by the Clefs." The young
people hope for patronage sufficient to en-
able them to free themselves from the debt
incurred by their trip to st. Albans, and
they certainly deserve good house Visit
ors will have an excellent opportunity to
see the new opera house, as well as one of
| the most charming of the comic operas by
company in every way competent to give an
excellent presentation and Montpelier peo-
pie will go for reasons equally important.
Many of them have not seen the opera yet,
and those who have will want to see IL
again. The prices for seats will be within
| the means of all.
THE weather of Wednesday last was al
most without precedent, considering the
time of the year. Tuesday evening was
warm and summer-like and thunder
shower passed over this village in the early
part of the night. After that the tempera-
ture fell rapidly-some thirty degrees in six
hours-and the rain, which continued dur
ing the night, changed to snow during the
forenoon of Wednesday. BY the middle of
the afternoon the surrounding hills were
white and their wintry mantle did not
wholly disappear until Thursday. The
storm was quite general in this state, having
been the heaviest in Corinth, where, it is re-
ported, eight inches fell. Between two and
three inches fell at the Summit, on the Wells
River road.
THOSE who didn't go to Blanchard's Opera
House, Monday evening, to see Arthur Re-
hans company in 4" A Night off, missed a
rare treat. With all the good actors who
appeared here in "7-20-S" and equally good
ones in the place of those who were deficient
in that play, Mr.. Rehan was able to present
the strongest company which has been upon
the boards in Montpelier for "A long time.
Had it been equally as good at its first ap-
pearance here, the audience Monday even
ing would have been very much larger. In
many respects the play is very like "7-20-S,
but is considered by most people to be de-
cidedy superior to it. For one possessed of
a keen sense of the ridiculous there is not a
serious moment during its entire presenta-
ton. Music was furnished by an orchestra
of picked musicians and part of the mill
tary band
AMONG the arrivals at the Pavilion, the
past week, were j. p Sawin, Gardner
Mass: G.. w. Harman and wife, Benning-
ton; j. NJ Dyer West Salisbury; c. NJ
Wilds, Middebury; Amos Sherman, Woon.
socket; S. A. Carpenter Minneapolis; DR.
, and Mrs. Morse, Clinton, Mass; Mrs. Hay
ward Walpole; w. A. Reed, wife and
daughter, New York; S. E. Thompson, Buf
, falo; Miss McFane, Pembrook, Me-; G. E
Perkins, Syracuse; c. o. Howe, Springfield
H.. q. A. Putnam, Fargo, ID. T.; w. l.
l Wilson, Brooklyn; G. A. DiclIey, Larned
: Kansas; E. A. Casey, Peoria, Ill; r. NJ
+ Bell, Brockville, Ont; Mrs. o. G. Buzzell
, Kilborn Wis; Baron d Ostre, Bordeaux
France; +. S. Douglass and wife, Worces
ter, Mass; G.. A. Sawyer and wife, Malone
, N. Y. several members of Arthur Rehan',
company: Mrs. A. j. Lang, Miss E. A
Markham, Mrs. E. j. Benedict, Miss Nellie
} Benedict, St. Albans j. l.. Mason, Rich
mond; G. G. Dawson, Lowell Mass; II
Brainerd c. S. Forbes, Rev. e. w. Culver
St. Albans Mrs. H. j. Biddle, Miss Biddle
Philadelphia: A. Allison, Boston.
OWING to the unfavorable condition of the
: weather, Wednesday, the game of base bal
! between the " Daisies " and the " Lilies
did not come off until Thursday afternoon
5 which was clear and cool and in every way
3 favorable. John w. Peck was captain o
= the Daisies and DR.. II. G. Brigham cap
= tain of the Lilies" The clubs were com
: posed of some fifteen members each, whit
a played in the following positions, the eXtri
men acting as substitutes: Daisies''-W. +
i Harlow pitcher; \. H. Baker, catcher II
5 Cobb, first base; A. NJ Cheney, second base
e G. S. Whittier, third base; f. f. Bradish
r right field; f. b. Willard center field G.
+. Hunt, left field; G. II. Rolfe, short stop
.tg .l.nt.. teal.
t Kemp, catcher; o. \. Slade, first base; NJ
Cobb, second base; f. III. Puiler, third base
, ID. A. Guptil, right field; W. Berry, cente
K field; A. w. Ferrn, left field; b. b. Bailey
h short stop. Howard f. Hill was chosei
. umpire and 7. l.. Wood and II. G. Dewinl
kept the score. An account in detail of tn,
, game, with all its funny features, would re
y quire much more space than we have at on
/ disposal There were several plays tha
would have been credit to professional
players, and the game (Which was clos
o throughout, as a whole was played will
remarkable skill, considering the entire in
experience, during recent years, of the par
4 ticipants This WILL however, be partly ac
y counted for when it is remembered that il
/. former years some were very skillful play
n ers of the " national game" The following
- is the score:
; Innings"'...
- e {" Raiis'" Riihs: ) =: 8 = 8 7 I 3:
i The game was for roast pig supper, and i
= was originally intended to stop at half-pas
:. four o'clock The score at that time 9TH
l. end of the sixth inning) stood fifteen T.
= thirteen in favor of the Lilies" but b,
mutual consent it was voted to play out tn
nine innings, which was done, with the re
u suit above stated. Quite large company
a including several ladies', witnessed the game
h and applause was frequent and enthusiastic
In the evening the contestants, with fey
invited guests, met at the Montpelier Hous