The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-08

MISS NELLIE HYDE gave Pheasant lawn
party at her fathers residence on Loomis
street Thursday evening.
Hon. G. S. DANA and wife are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. Deming. They have
a very cordial welcome from their Mont
pelier friends and the number is not small
A wATER-CoLoR picture Of the residence of
G. H. Cross on East State street has re-
Gently been completed by j. f. Gilman, and
is on exhibition at the Phinney book
store.
THE semi-annual statement of the First
National Bank of Montpelier shows that in
stitution to be in a very prosperous tinan-
cial condition. The deposits have reached
$780, 1886.
DIR. f. A. KnBoURNE, superintendent of
the northern Illinois state insane hospital
at Elgin, has been visiting friends in town
for few days. DR.. Kilbourne was former
resident of Montpelier.
COMMENCING this week the millinery and |
dry goods stores of this village will close at |
six O'clock Wednesday and Thursday even
ings. Other evenings they will remain open,
as usual, until nine o'clock.
JULIA, wife of John Lawrence, died at
her home on East State street Thursday |
night about midnight. Funeral services
were held at the house Sunday afternoon,
Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating.
THE marriage of Hon. G. w. Porter, sec
retary of state and Miss Florence NJ. Bailey, |
daughter of the late Charles w. Bailey, is
announced to take place at Bethany church
on Thursday of next week, July 10th.
DR.. n. G.. CLARK of Boston, secretary
of the American Board of Commission
ers for Foreign Missions, has been in town
for few days, visiting his sisters, Mrs.
S. j. Y. Vail and Mrs. J. V. Babcock
COLONEL NJ. II. SESSIONS, former resi-
dent of this county, has been in town for a
few days on his way from Portland, whittier
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Grand Army of the Republic, to his home
in Minneapolis. MINI.
AT the annual meeting of the trustees of
Washington County Grammar School the
following officers were elected for the year
ensuing: President, Charles Dewey; secre-
tary, Fred f. Smith treasurer and agent,
Hiram Carlton; committee on library, j. G.
Houghton.
A VACANCY has been caused in the corps
of teachers of the Montpelier Union School
by the resignation of Miss Lucia NJ. Alvord
who has accepted desirable position in
school at Ridgetield, Conn. Miss Alvord
has done excellent work here and her resig-
nation is regretted by all friends of the
school.
MEDAD WRIGHT returned last week from
five weeks trip through Massachusetts and
Maine, where he has been making sales of
machines and looking after infringements of
his patents. Monday night he left for AL
bany, New York city and other places in
New York state. He will be absent two
weeks or more.
The lawn party given Thursday evening
by the ladies of Bethany society was a very
successful affair in every respect. The
grounds were tastefully decorated with
Japanese lanterns, and refreshments were
served from booths erected at convenient
points. Excellent music was furnished by
the Montpelier military band.
The first of Barnum's advertising cars was
in town yesterday, and the place was thor
oughly posted. Three other cars will reach
here between this and the oath and the great
show makes its appearance here on the lat
ter date. 1t will be the last visit to Ver-
mont for long time, as the entire show
will go to Europe before another season.
MESSENGER: Conductor Carl McAllister
is again at his post on the Pullman car run
| between Montreal and Boston. Thirty-one
months ago he was badly hurt in the Mont
pelier Junction accident and nobody thought
| he would ever resume his place on the road /;
but he was well supplied with pluck and
grit, and responded so persistently to medi-
| cal treatment that at last he is wearing the
uniform again. Macs friends heartily
congratulate him on the result of his grit
THE following is a list of the letters un-
called for at the Montpelier (Vt.) postotfice
July 4, 1885:
Miss Joseph Blake, Mrs. Emma s March
| Mrs. w. II. Brown, Mrs. Dudley Sleeper.
| Miss Lettie Darling,
GENTLEMEN.
asi'asae Gso wsnGs Carpenter Frank an Hfnsa saey
Geo. Martin,
Parties applying for any OF the above mus
say " advertised - and give the date.
GEORGE w. Wing, Postmaster.
ERNEST A. LOWE was the winner in tn,
bicycle race at st. Albans on Saturday
There were seven entries for the race, bu
only three men appeared upon the track a
the appointed hour. The race was a quar-
ter-mile dash, two in three for three prize
of 500, $40 and s.. AT the start of the frs
heat Lowe took a header and as a result los
the heat, which was won by young maj
from Burlington. The second and thirC
heats were easily won by Lowe and h
brought home the first prize. The tract
was poor and no opportunity was afforded
to make a record
FRIDAY and Saturday evenings the Clefs
will appear at Capital hall in g The Mus
keteers," one of the most brilliant an,
sparkling of the comic operas The follow
| ing is the cast: Nareisse de Brissac, captain
in the red musketeers, Ii. II. Hopkins Jr.
Gontran de Solanges, his comrade, +. w
Bancroft; Abbe Bridaine, ex-tutor of Con
tran and visitor to the convent, G. r. Lowe
governor of Touraine, j. T. Sabin; Rigobert
sergeant in the red musketeers, +. NJ Owler
Pichard, landlord of The Grey Mus
keteer,'' C. A. Owler; Simone, waitress a
Pichard's inn, Mrs. f. /. Pitkin; Marie, tn,
governors niece, Miss Alice Love- Louise
her sister, Miss Edith Adams; Superior o
the ursuline convent, Mrs. George l.. Lane
Sister Opportune, Miss Mary A. Phinney
musketeers, citizens, monks, pupils, flower
girls, candy girls, peasant girls, servants
pages and trumpeteers. The principals ar,
eleven in number and the chorus number,
nearly thirty. Special scenery has beer
painted for the opera by the Messrs. Owlei
and elegant costumes have been obtained
from Boston houses. Reserved seats are on
sale at the Phinney bookstore and the hal
ought to be filled both evenings. Pima
fore by the same company drew crowded
houses and " The Musketeers " has the de
cided advantage of being new. 1t is alsC
considered by many superior to " Pinafore
from musical or dramatic points of view
presented each evening to holders of re
served seats.
A. f. AUSTIN, an employe of the Ar9u
and Patriot office, who has made himself
for some time past, conspicuous by his con
nection with polo matters at the capital and
neighboring towns, has suddenly left town
A story has been current to the effect tina
Austin has a wife and child in Massachu
setts, and, as his behavior here has beer
very inconsistent for man of such rela
tions, the story has placed him in "ho
water" He has been rooming at the Union
House with Fred L. Egerton, another of the
4gguS force. Saturday morning the latter
went to Camp Watson. and on his return