The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-24
Montpelier and Vicinity.

LUMBER is being drawn for building the
w. e. Adams tenement block on Elm street.
e. s. CAMP had one foot quite badly in
iured, last Thursday, caused by a log roll
ing on to it.
r. S. FURNEss has moved his blacksmith
business into shop on Elm street, oppo-
site the Jail.
meet Mrs. Garfield at the rectory on Thurs
day at two p. NJ.
WARNINGS are posted for the regular an
nual town meeting, to be held in Capital
Hall next week at ten o'clock A.. M.
HIRAM ATKINS was present at a meeting
held in the Old South church, Boston, last
Monday, in observance of Washington s
birthday.
A SUBSCRIBER at Barton Landing, in re-
newing his subscription, writes that he
learned to read in the WATcHMAN almost
seventy years ago.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is to hold re-
ligious service in the Morse school-house,
East Montpelier, next Sunday afternoon at
quarter past two o'clock.
IRISH & SPARROW have purchased the
American House of w. f. Braman for S10,-
600. No definite arrangements as to its
future occupancy have yet been made.
Mrs. r. j. CoFFEY' will visit Montpelier
March 4th, to organize Woman's Relief
Corps as auxiliary to Post Brooks, c. A. r
The meeting for that purpose will be held al
Hnl n ha
THE difference between the superintend.
ent of the Montpelier Gaslight Company
and the bailiffs has been amicably settled
and we are permitted once more to enjoy
the convenience and luxury of lighted
streets.
THE second social dance given by Post
Brooks, G.. A. r., this season will take place
at the Golden Fleece tomorrow evening
Music will be furnished by the Montpelier
orchestra and a banquet will be served al
the Capital Cafe.
AMONG the arrivals at the Pavilion, the
past week, were Hon. Henry Mott, Alburgh
Hon. w. ID. Crane, Hon. j. e. Dickermar
and John Young, Newport Mrs. Mary A
Livermore, Maiden, Mass; w. b. G. Stick
ney, Bethel, and Elisha May of st. Johns
bury.
"RoBERT EMMETT" will be presented a
Blanchard Opera-house Wednesday even
ing, March II, st. Patrick's day, under tn,
auspices of the ST. Augustine society, 10y
members of the society. The rehearsal
are under the direction of James +. Ma
honey.
OUR people should not forget the extri
concert and assembly to be given by tn,
Montpelier Military Band at the Pavilion
next week Monday evening. Everything
will be done to make it as enjoyable a
those of the series just finished and ther,
should be large attendance.
WE learn by telephone that "Guptil'
babies," who played the Association poll
team in the Burlington rink last evening
won three straight goals in forty-five min
utes They then played a game with tn
| Newports, which also resulted in victor
for the Golden Fleece club, they securin
three straight goals in forty minutes.
THE Montpelier class of the Chautauqu
Literary and Scientific Circle go to North
field, Friday. by invitation of the Mortified
class, to assist in the appropriate observanc
of Longfellow's birthday, together with tn
other classes in the county. An origin6
poem has been prepared for the occasion b
Mrs III. b. Cross, and other Montpelier ladie
will take part in the exercises of the day.
NEXT week the Norman Dramatic Con
pany will appear at Blanchard Opera-hous
in several of the popular plays of to-day
Their engagement here lasts one week an
a matinee will be given Saturday afternoon
March 9th; The company comes highl
recommended and will probably draw goo
houses here, as they have elsewhere. TIL
prices of admission, which are to be foun
in their advertisement, are very low.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpeli,
(vt.) post-office February Goth, 1886:
Mrs, H. c. Dodge, B.w. Carpente
Rose Mase, Austin A. Cove
Mrs. j. A. Wheeler, s. S, Pierpoint
o, $. Barnes, Geo. w. Stack,
John Cormea, B Taylor
John Corners E. T. Wade.
Parties applying for any of the above mu
say " advertised and give the date.
, GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
APPRECIATING the demand of visitors
the carnival for some substantial souveni
the Burlington Free Press Office has issu,
an edition of the paper beautifully illustrat,
and filed with choice and appropriate rea
ing matter, original and selected. The pap
, is the shape of Harper'S Weekly and h
twenty-five pages. 1t has already h;
an immense sale and about one hundr,
] seventy-fve copies have been taken
I Montpelier.
t Mr.. HENRY HALL will give his three lt
. lures on the early history of Vermont
e follows: First, Vermont as an independe
: republic, at eight P. M, this evening; secon
Early travel and roads across Vermont
: forts, garrison life, etc, at half-past sew,
p. NJ, Saturday, February 9th; third, h,
les and Indians, at half-past seven P.
the vestry of the Church of the Messia
t These lectures will be of great interest.
> NEXT Friday evening at half-past sew
: o'clock, in the Unitarian church, there W
be a lecture upon the subject of " Now al
S Then" by Mrs. Mary III. Hunt of HydepaI
+ Mass, national superintendent of scient
temperance instruction of the NatioI
Woman's Christian Temperance Unio
L She is said to have perfect control of an q
h dience. The Bradford Ecening Star ca
her the most eloquent lady-speaker W
/ graces the platform. 1t is hoped that ma
a will avail themselves of the privilege
2, hearing her.
). ABOUT year ago the Newport polo tei
d of Newport, n. H., defeated the Gold
= Fleece team by three straight goals. Ii
Monday evening the order of things was
actly reversed and the Newports W,
d taken into camp" by the home tea
/, The game was brief, and the result was
l. ceived with great applause. Three ex
40 bition goals were played, and the first a
- third were also taken by the Montpel
d boys, the former being made by Chase, W
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