The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-05

vigorous and still engaged in the practice of
his profession.
PRESS of work in the shops of the Mont
pelier Carriage Company has necessitated
the recent employment of several new
hands
ANOTHER festival rehearsal at the Golden
Fleece on Friday evening of this week. Let
all the singers be in their places on that
occasion.
THE adjourned general term of the SUI
preme court began its sessions Tuesday.
There is nothing of particular interest to re-
port in this issue.
Mr.. BAscoM is cutting away the gigantic
elm trees which have grown upon the lot on
State street recently purchased by him of
Mrs. A. Nicholas.
BLAIsDELL's orchestra of twenty-five mu-
sicians goes to Petersburg, Va, Saturday
to play at the state musical festival which
will be conducted by Carl Zerrahn.
THE Golden Fleece bowlng.alley has been
closed for the summer and is now occupied
by L. w. Welch, whose rapidly increasing
foldng-bed business is constantly demand
ing more room.
T. R. MERRILL, Jr., the popular leader of
the Montpelier Military Band, has been en-
gagged as instructor of the Waterbury Cornet
Band, and devotes one evening each week to
the duties of that position.
Mrs. F. X. DeLottinville and children
went to Craftsbury, last week Tuesday,
where they will spend the summer with her
parents. Mr.. DeLottinville accompanied
them, returning on Saturday.
ALL the judges of the supreme court are
at the Pavilion; and among the attorneys
are Hon. Daniel Roberts and Hon. E. r.
Hard Burlington, Elisha May, st. Johns
bury and j. p. Lamson, Cabot.
On account of the recent sale of the Pa
vilion Mrs. c. w. Bailey will return to her
former residence on Main street. The house
has been thoroughly renovated and will be
ready for occupancy this week.
Hon. j. j. DEAvITT has reopened his
house at st. Albans but will attend to his
duties here during the week, returning home
each Saturday night. Mrs. Deavitt will re-
main in st. Albans in the meantime.
HE ATulOTy TlDh SllOOllUB-BdlltTN, Wlll
the wonderful mechanical castle target, will
be kept open one more week, and additional
and larger prizes are offered this week fo1
exhibitions of skillful craftsmanship.
Mr.. C. II. WARD of Orange Park, Florida
formerly of Montpelier, has leased a ,00t
bearing orange grove at Winter Park, Flor
ida, for a term of twenty-five years and will
60 To- TO
Mr.. 1. n. CAMP, for several years of Chi
cago but formerly of Barre, has been in towr
during the past ten days, having come Eas
with Mrs. Camp to attend the funeral of hel
mother, Mrs. Carlos Carpenter, late of Barre
Hon. AND Mrs. CHARLES DEWEY were tC
have sailed from Liverpool yesterday or
their homeward trip, but as the steamer die
not reach Liverpool until Monday they vii
probably be detained in England day OIL
two longer.
AT the benefit reception and ball rendered
Manager A. A. Merrifeld of the WeldeI
House, ST. Albans, by the guests of the
house and citizens of the village, Friday
evening, Montpelier was ably represented
by Mr.. f. III. Puffer.
w. n. PECK has sold his house on Barr,
, street to w. A. Stowell and purchased o
Dennis Lane lot on the north side of Me
, chanic street, upon which he will at one,
: begin the erection of the new house whicl
will be his future place of residence.
, Mrs. LOUISE LADD is moving into G. II
, Shipman's house at the corner of Elm anC
Court streets, having rented one-half of tn
n, ;o to b,,i1
house Just west of that in which he nov
lives and will move into it immediatel
upon its completion.
AS will be seen by the list of appointment
made at the Methodist Conference, held a
: Chelsea during the past week, Rev. T. F
Frost has been returned to the pastorate G
Trinity church in this place for anothe
g year. The fact is the cause of great rejoiC
, ing among his people here.
t A PUBLIC installation of officers of Auror
g Lodge, No. %, F. and A. NJ, will take plac
= at their hall on Friday evening, May 7th, a
: s: 80 o'clock District Deputy Grand Mas
r ter A. A. Hall of St. Adams will deliver tn
+ address, after which a collation. will b
n served. Admutance by cards only.
= THE uniforms and trappings of the Mon
= pelier Military Band have been sold to tn
t Plainfeld cornet band during the pas
r week. The former organization have III
s der consideration the early purchase of
; new uniform, which will probably be {
dark blue cloth and much less snowy tina
}, the one which they have disposed of.
- Mrs. MARY A. LIvERMoRE will delive
y her popular lecture, The Boy of To-day,
:, at Northfeld on Wednesday evening
= next week. If sufficient number of ticket
- are taken in this place, half rates on tn
y railroad will be given and special car /
l. run for the accommodation of those wishin
n to return at the close of the lecture
g THE Rutland Herald has this pleasant n,
t tice: " Mr.. e. A. Dunton, who has bougl
1t the Pavilion at Montpelier, is a cousin of e,
e Judge Dunton of Rutland. He is widel
IS known as for many years proprietor of tn
n railroad cafe at st. Albans, which was on
of the best in the United States. He is
very prince of Bonifaces and the neat an
elegant Pavilion will now become famous
Mrs. Dunton is as good in her place as he
in his"
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelit
=, (Vt.) post-office May /, 1886:
Mrs. NJ e. Brainard, Mitchell Carter
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