The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-15
Montpelier.

THE Good Templars held q sugar festival
at their hall Monday evening.
GENERAL w. w. CIRCUIT of Barton will
deliver the address at Montpelier on Me-
mortal Day.
THE stockholders of the Montpelier pub
lie library are requested to apply at once to
Mr.. f. l.. Eaton, treasurer, for certificates
of stock.
THE services in the Westinghouse at
Wrightsville, next Sunday afternoon at
half-past two o'clock, will probably be con-
Quoted by Rev. Howard +. Hill.
A SPECIAL communication of Aurora
Lodge, No. %, f. and A. M, will be held at
Masonic Hall on Monday evening, April 20,
at seven o'clock. Work on the third degree.
Dispatch we are indebted to S. II. o. Bos-
worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Bosworth have
changed their address to 800 West Main
street
THE listers will be found at the town
clerks Office daily, at half-past nine A. N.
and half-past three P. M, prepared to con-
slider all matters relating to the inventories
for 1885.
THERE is to be social assembly at the
Pavilion Friday evening Of this week.
Dancing from eight to one o'clock, with
music by ellison & Cushmans orchestra.
Free carriage list at the Pavilion.
d. F. LONG of Ely has bargained for the
stock in the store of T. c. Phinney, recently
purchased by Colonel Fred K. Smith, and It
is expected that he will make the purchase
as soon as an invoice can be TAKEN
L. w. SHEDD of this place, deputy col
lector Of internal revenue for the district of
Vermont, goes to Chicago, ILL.,, May LIST, as
general agent of the State Mutual Life As
surance Company of Worcester, Mass.
THE remains of the boiler and engine de-
molished by the recent explosion at Groton
.-.lxA Al
load and sold to the Lane Manufacturing
Company, to be melted over for use again.
THE sociable at the Pavilion, last week
Tuesday evening, given by the ladies of the
Church of the Messiah, was quite well at
tended and an enjoyable time is reported.
Gibson & Cushmans orchestra furnished
the music.
f. III. BAsCoM has purchased of the Nicho-
las estate strip of land with five rods
front and twelve rods deep, from the vacant
lot adjoining his land and between his resi-
dence and the Riverside We understand
that the price paid was 81 800
MEssRs. COTTON & JOHNSON have been
making some desirable repairs at their store,
thereby enabling them to more satisfactorily
display their stock and transact the business
of the store with greater convenience to
themselves and their customers.
THE following are the current wholesale
prices in the Montpelier markets. Butter,
10 to 18c per pound; cheese, II to 12c per
pound; eggs 13c per dozen; potatoes, 40
cents per bushel; beef, &c per pound pork
5ac per pound; veal to 4ac per pound.
f. c. CAMP intends to go to Glens Falls
N. Y, in a few days, to fill position in
prominent hotel in that city. Other changes
are likely to occur at the Pavilion, necessi-
tated by the assured appointment of Mr.
Sibley to the Office of deputy collector of in
ternal revenue.
The Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society for the New England and Middle
States and the District of Columbia holds
its annual meeting on April 10Th and 10Th, in
the First Baptist church., Boston. Mrs. e.
ID. Mason, the state secretary, presents the
report for Vermont.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE WHITNEY cele-
brated their wooden wedding last Thursday
evening. They were presented with a
handsome easy chair from the employees of
the Montpelier Carriage Company. They
were also the recipients of other useful arti-
cles, and the affair was very enjoyable to all
present.
A MEETING of the "Clefs " was held at
Henry loves residence, last evening, to
consider the practicability of again present
ing the opera of Pinafore" " or beginning
the rehearsal of new opera. The result of
as the lateness of the hour makes it i'm
possible to report the same in this ISSUE
| CHARLES A. BARNARD has purchased of
| Mark Cutler the latter's interest in the drug
business of Babcock & Cutler for $500.
Mr.. Barnard will continue on the road, as
heretofore, and will furnish man to assist
| Mr.. BabcOck in the business OF the store. 1t
is also his intention to fit up suite of
rooms over the store for his future place OF
residence.
| THE Golden Fleece polo team went to
Barre, Saturday night, for game with the
GRANTEES. The Montpelier boys were vic
torious, by score of three to two. The
game is said to have been very exciting
and hotly contested one, and an unusual
amount of skill was exhibited by both
clubs. A large party of Montpelier skaters
accompanied the Golden Fleece team.
THURSDAY evening, April 23d, has been
fixed upon as the date for the fancy dress
carnival at the Golden Fleece. An orchestra
| of ten musicians has been engaged for that
affair on grand scale. A prominent attrac-
ton will be a game of polo between the fat
and lean clubs, both teams to be composed
OF prominent Montpelier business men.
THE subcommittee of the state library
commission has reported in favor of a sepa
rate building, to be located at the west end
of the Capitol building. The commission
held meeting at Rutland last week, but did
not take any definite action upon the repor,
OF the committee. Another meeting win be
| held at Montpelier on Friday, when IL is
probable that the report of the committee
will be adopted and some plan for the build.
ing decided upon.
THE only leak in the pipes Of the Mont
pelier water-works during the past winter
was that which was discovered in front OF
the residence OF II. II. Deming, few weeks
since, and which has been discharging quite
a stream of water until Saturday last, wher
1t was uncovered and found TO be small
hole in the lead joint.ng between the maI
and branch pipe to Hon. j. A. Pages resi-
dencc. The leak was easily stopped anC
the whole trouble corrected in less thar
half day.
THE following is the list of letters un
called for at the Montpelier Vt.) postoffice
April II, 1885: Ladies' Mrs. John w. Avery
Miss H. Jane Clark, Mrs. Katie Cornen
Miss Ollie b. Clark, Miss Eliza N. Bowling
Mrs. Ora Hill, Miss Lucely Sealy, Mrs N
S. Smith. Gentlemen-Robert II. Barnum
A. j. Batchelder, S. j. Curtis, Fred G
Graves. III. S. Goodwin, w. Gerard, l.. ID
Hadlock, II. H. Harvey, w. b. Launn, III
c. Pease. Parties applying for any of tn,
above must say advertised and give tn,
date GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
THE Easter sale held by the ladies ol
Christ church at the Golden Fleece last
Thursday afternoon and evening was il
every way successful, being especially 81
from a financial point Of view. Besides tn,
articles mentioned in former issue, man,
of useful or ornamental character wer,
disposed of. The entertainment consisted o
a farce by the young people entitled, an,
Turn Next, piano solo by Mr.. Engels ant
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