The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19

whittier he was taken by Oficer OruWay
Monday.
Mrs. j. l.. PERKINS will speak in Wash
ington county as follows: Barre, August %;
Montpelier, August %; Worcester, August
"a; Roxbury, August % and 26 (at conven-
tion); Gouldsville, August 81; Berlin, Au-
gust %; Northfield, August 30; Moretown,
August 81; Waitsfeld, September 1.
A RIcHFoRD paper says: The Mont
pelier Savings Bank is a model of its kind.
1t was started in 1871 and up to August,
1884, had paid its stockholders eighty per
cent in dividends. And now the trustees
have declared a dividend of one hundred
cents on the dollar. No st. Albans man
agement there"
THE village meeting has been postponed
from next Monday evening to Friday even
ing, August 2Sth, and third section has
been added to the warning, as follows: "To
see if the village will direct the baiiffs to
draw orders in payment of the expenses
attending the memorial exercises of Sat
urday, August Sth."
THIS is the season of the annual rush +"
at the offices of the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, and Misses Boutwell,
Adde and Hattie Tromblee, Maud Rumsey,
Matte Holden and Mary Freeman, and
Messrs. G. C. King, c. NJ Thompson, c. j.
Hubbard, w. a. Briggs, w. a. Lord, E. l..
Smith and G.. A. Knapp are employed for a
few weeks as assistants in the treasurer S
office.
THERE is to be a grand band tournament at
memorial hall grounds North Calais, on
Friday afternoon of this week, under the
auspices of the Calais and Woodbury. cornet
band. The contest for prizes, boat race,
supper, vocal music and promenade con-
cert are among the attractions offered. The
Marshfeld, Hardwick, Plaintield and Calais
and Woodbury. bands will be present, and a
good time is expected.
"THE Bohemian Girl " will surpass any
thing in the opera line ever given in Mont
pelier, and promises to be largely attended
by out-of-town parties, as well as by the peo-
pie of Montpelier. The principal characters
will all be ably sustained and the chorus
and orchestra will be far above the average.
Excursion trains will be run on all the
roads. At Blanchard opera house, Monday
evening" September 7th,
THE Washington County Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union will hold conven-
ton at Roxbury beginning Tuesday even
ing, August 25th, and continuing through
the following day. Mrs. j. L. Perkins, sec
retary of the Vermont Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, will give an address
Tuesday evening, and will assist in the ex
ercises of the convention. 1t is desirable
that there be large attendance, as the an
nual election of officers will occur. Return
checks are expected on the railroads.
THE following is a list of the letters un
called for at the Montpelier (Vt.) postoff &C
August 10, 1885, Ladies-Mss Mabel Brown
Mrs. Mary E. Brown (2) Mrs. Julia A. Hub
bard, Mrs. Ella Moulton, Miss l.. NJ. Page
Gentlemen-F. Brannon & Son, o. A. Cum
mings, E. l.. COmings, Alonzo Dumas, Ii
ID. johnson, Harrison Mack, Mackie &
Simpson, Frank Person, Joseph Prousseau
Mr.. Wilcott. Parties applying for any Of
the above must say " advertised and give
the date. GEO. w. WING, Postmaster.
The new play, "7-20-S, or Casting tn,
has made a decided hit. From the rise o
the curtain till its final fall there is bust
ling, rapid succession of humorous incidents
The plot is just enough complicated to hole
the attention of the audience without calling
for any mental effort to follow it. The act
ing is so well distributed among the variou
characters that each has something cleve
to do, and everybody in the cast made til
most of his or her opportunities. The audi
ence was large, and the laughter elicite
was literally incessant.-NeW York Heratd.
The following is the corps of instructor
of Washington County Grammar and Mont
pelier Union Schools for 1886: Principa
Joseph a. De Boer; preceptress, Flora M
Terrill; assistant, Margaret ID. Stone
teachers in lower grades, Leila j. Webster
Eta S. Chamberlin, Alice NJ. Guernsey
Louie p. Clarke, Anna j. Chandler an
Elizabeth f. Sweet. These are given i
order, from the highest to the lowest, and
will be seen that there have been som
changes in the arrangement Misses Wei
ster and Chamberlin both having bee
promoted. George w. McAllister will COZ
tinue as janitor of the school.
AS Rev. j. f. Stone was coming dow
Main street, Saturday evening he was az
preached from behind by Steve Burgin, VIII
brought his fist down upon the top of Fathe
Stones tall hat and then struck him in tn
side of the head with his fist The ruffa
then passed on and Father Stone, who ha
been somewhat stunned by the blow, wa
assisted down street. A warrant was issue
for the arrest of Burgin, but he could not b
found. Tuesday noon he was arrested b
Officer Demeritt and taken before Justic
Hinkley, who fined him $500 and costs, ant
having placed him under $50 bonds to kee
the peace, released him, in order that h
=, might work out his fine.
The following letter from Frank H. Ba,
com, bearing date " Alexandria Bay, n. Y
, August 10, 1885," explains itself: " VI
Editor A copy of the WATCHMAN of Augu,
! 18th has been forwarded to me. The articl
copied from the Boston EceHing Record
false in every particular. | have never sal
that Mr. Wings official days were nun
: bered,' or that | expected to be installe
in the postoffice before the first Of October
nor have | offered TO furnish any money
= bet that such would be the result. So littl
anxiety have | had in the matter that tn
petition which was so generously endorse
by the Montpelier democracy is still in IN
= possession, never having been forwarded I
the department. | expect that the chang
will be made at the proper time, and wh'