The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-02

ing. Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon, and the body was inferred at
Green Mount cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones desire us to express sincere thanks to
friends, and members of Brooks Womans
Relief Corps for kindness and sympathy
shown them during their sad bereavement.
THE next annual reunion of the Vermont
Officers Reunion Society will be held at
Montpelier November Sd. The grafton will
be delivered by General Francis A. Walker
Of Boston, and 1t will be on the life and
military services of Major-general Hancock.
General Walker is widely known as the
efficient superintendent of the census in
1870 and also in 1880. He has been super
intendent of Indian affairs, a professor in
the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale Col
lege, and is now president of the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology in Boston.
THE " country week." conducted by the
Boston Young Mems Christian Union, has
given since 1875 more than $1,000 poor chill
dren of the city the pleasure of a ten days
visit in the country. We are in receipt of a
circular from the Union, which says: Work
for the present season has already COM
menced. The children are ready, the homes
are Wdnted. If you are willing to invite one
or more children to visit in your home dur
ing the summer, address Miss Ellen II.
Bailey, secretary, 18 Boylston street, Bos-
ton, who will furnish any further informa-
ton desired. Fares will be paid by the
committee"
For the convenience of parties in towns
along the line of the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad who may wish to attend the
first grand concert of the musical festival in
this place, which is to be given Thursday
evening, special train will leave for Wells
River and way stations at its close. A
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same performance. Return checks may be
secured of the secretary at the Golden
Fleece. With these and regular trains eX-
cellent opportunity is offered to the people
of the whole surrounding country to attend
the grandest musical convention ever given
in this section at comparatively small ex-
pense. The Golden Fleece will accommo-
date all who come and those who avail
themselves of the privilege above referred
to should be numbered by hundreds.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont
State Homeopathic Medical Society was
held here Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. In the absence of President DR.. G.
A. Bemis of Craftsbury, Vice-president DR..
w. B. Mayo of Northfield presided. The
treasurer reported S110 in the treasury.
| These officers were elected for the ensuing
year: DIR. w. B. Mayo, president; DR.. G. p.
Holden of Windsor, vice-president DR.. f.
| ". OUeele OI 6dySNlle, bcCreldryj Dr. H. Il.
| Packer of Barre, treasurer. Censors, Drs.
K. b. Whitaker, Hinesburgh; III. S. Board
man, Montpelier G. A. Gale, Rutland. Au-
ditors, DIR. g. " Lynde, Stowe; G. S. Bray,
White River Junction; d. A. Whittlesey,
West Randolph. Drs. w. G. Tillotson,
field were admitted as members of the So
ciety. There was large attendance and il
| proved one of the most successful annual
meetings that the society has held for sew.
eral years.
AFTER long interval without dramatic
entertainments of any sort, Montpelier peo
Pile are to be afforded chance to attend q
series which promises to be first-class in
of all. The Helene Adell Comedy Com
pany will hold the boards " for one week at
| Blanchard Opera-hOuSe, commencing Mon.
day evening, June 7th. New plays, well pre-
| sented fine costumes and good orchestra
are among the attractions offered. and SC
great is the confidence of Manager Blanch-
ard, who has seen them play, that the com.
pany will please, that he offers to refund
the price of admission to each person who
attends the first performance and leaves al
its close with any feelings of dissatisfaction
at the manner in which the play of the even
ing is presented. The prices of admission
are given in the advertisement of the com
pany in this issue, and due announcement o.
the plays to be given will be made by hand
bills. The company ought to have large
patronage and probably will.
TUESDAY evening of last week was a red
letter day in the annals of Scottish Rit,
Masonry in Montpelier, it being regular
meeting for comforting the several grades
The Lodge of Perfection was opened by
Thrice Perfect Grand Master Henry Lowe
800, at half-past seven o'clock p. NJ, and
select class of five presented themselves TO
the perfection grades. Grand Master Lowe
32o, conferred the various grades in yer,
impressive manner He was ably assisted
of ceremonies, j. w. f. Washburn, 800, pre-
siding at the organ. AT half-past nine tn,
brethren repaired to Capital Cafe &c. w
Locklin, 32o, proprietor) and partook of
sumptuous banquet. AT eleven O'Clock
Mount Calvary Council was opened, ant
the degrees of Knight of the East, 15o, an,
Priuce of Jerusalem, 16o, were conferred
The brethren departed in peace and har
mony, feeling that Scottish Rite Masonr.
at the capital was in the most prosperou
condition, and, with the unanimity of goo,
feeling shown bright future is in prospec
for this most ancient and honorable rite
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
Thursday afternoon, there were II ,402 share
of stock voted on and the old directors wer
unanimously reelected, as follows: d. r
Sortwell of Cambridge, Mass. president
S. S. Thompson of Lyndon, vice-president
Joel Foster of Montpelier, secretary an,
treasurer; W. A. Stowell of Montpelier
general superintendent f. w. Morse c
Montpelier, cashier and general freight an,
passenger agent; e. +. Rand of Montpelier
master of transportation. The annual re
port shows that the debt of last year, whic
was S54 $50, has been reduced Sl4 ,342. TIL
: gross earnings of the year were S94 747; op
Grating expenses, $S6, ,485. Out of the gros
earnings S14 ,342 of the roads debt has bee
paid, and also temporary loan of $1,000
and there is a surplus in cash and supple
ON hand of $11 ,532. The average earning
per month have been 81 ,S95, an increas
over the previous year of $16l per montl
making the gross increase for the yea
81 1872. The damage to property has bee
less than S125, and there has been no loss
l life by accident.
AT about ten o'clock in the forenoon
Thursday last Mr.. Hiram Atkins pleasar
cottage at Camp Watson was entered b
a tramp, evidently from over the borde
who accomplished the act by breaking
pane Of glass in window and raising tn
, sash. From a case containing about tw
, hundred dollars worth of fshing-tackle, til
= fellow selected from twelve to fifteen dollar
i worth of the most valuable kinds, and aftt
. plundering the larder and cooler and tho
:, oughly ransacking the building, made o
with his booty. 1t happened that Mr. A
: kins was intending to visit the camp thf