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

fair way to fully regain their usual health |
in due time. They are at present at the |
home of Mr. Prescotts parents in North |
Berwick, Maine, and expect to remain in |
New England until about the 1st of August. |
THE Eau Claire (wis.) Weekly Free Press of |
April Sth, in describing a large and costly |
residence recently completed in that city,
after giving the architect credit for his part
of the work, says: And next, as a gentle |
man whose mechanical skill and fidelity to
his work entitle him to first place among
builders, is the superintendent, Richard Dill |
Ion of this city" This compliment will be
received with pleasure by friends of Mr.
Dillon in Montpelier and vicinity, He is a
former Montpelier boy and a son of Mr..
William Dillon, who is highly esteemed
resident of this place.
TICKETS for the lecture upon " The Bright
Side of Things" to be given at Blanchard
Opera-house Thursday evening, May 18th,
will be placed on sale at the Phinney book
store this morning The price is fixed at
fifty cents to all parts of the house. The
opportunity of hearing Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage, who is one of the most noted and
attractive pulpit orators in this country, is
one never before offered to the people of this
vicinity and all should avail themselves of
1t. The lecture is given under the auspices
of the Ladies' Library Guild, for the benefit
of the Montpelier Public Library, and ought
to be largely attended for this reason if for
no other, Special rates will be given by the
railroads to all wishing to attend.
DURING the past week the Pavilion Hotel,
which, since the death of Mr.. I. o. Bailey
has been owned by the G. w. Bailey estate
has been sold to Mr.. f. A. Dunton, formerly
OF st. Albans, the price paid being under
stood to be a little short of $4,000. Mr..
Dunton is widely known by the travelling
public, having been for twenty years pro-
prietor of the restaurant in the depot at st.
Adams, which has had the reputation of
being one of the best in New England. I'm
der his proprietorship the present excellent
reputation of the hotel can hardly fail to be
maintained, and we certainly trust that Mr..
| Dunton's venture may prove in every way
successful. The services of Mr.. G. 1. Water
house, the efficient manager, will be retained.
MONDAY afternoon there arose an alterca-
ton between Thomas Moriarty Jr., and AL
bert Jerry, who serves Mr.. William Brown
(resding on the Shepard farm near the juno
tom in the capacity of hired man. The dis
putants came to blows and it is said that
jerry struck Moriarty over the head with a
manure-fork. AT all events, the latter was
badly used up. Timothy Sullivan, one of sew
eral friends who were with Moriarty, made
numerous threats of vengeance and even
started after jerry with a crow-bar. He
also threatened to stab Mr.. Brown, who was
Ill no way connected Wltl Jne aHalr. Jerry
had disappeared, and little later Officer
Tuttle arrested Sullivan and one of his COM
panions. Both appeared for trial yesterday
and were sentenced to the workhouse, the
former for one hundred seventy-one days
and the latter for ninety-siX days. They
will be taken to Rutland this morning
ANOTHER most successful affair in the
line of church fairs was the Easter sale
held last week Wednesday afternoon and
evening at the Golden Fleece by the ladies
of Christ church. There was good at
tendance in spite of the rainy weather, and
the articles offered for sale found many
takers. In the evening there was a musical
entertainment, in which all who partici-
paeed did so with credit to themselves and
- &c enjoyment of all listeners. Mrs. f.
/. Pitkin and Miss Jane Kimball sang a
Ray Huse showed ability as a pianist
which may be considered rather remark
able for one so young. Messrs. Sprague
and Cochrane, the whstlers, received an
encore, and Mr.. w. G. Berry, who appeared
in character songs, was enthusiastically
received. The music of the Montpelier
Military Band, too, was splendid and con-
tributed greatly TO the evenings pleasure.
At the close of the fair it was announced
that the doll and dolls chamber-set had
been voted to Sallie Oviatt, and that the
dolls carriage had in the same way become
the property of Mollie Dixon. The sale
| netted a little more than $500, and the ladies
are to be congratulated upon the result.
SATURDAY afternoon about three O'Clock
a number of youngsters were amusing them
, selves transporting each other across Wor-
' cester Branch on a raft below the Rialto
bridge. One load consisted Of Joe Peter
, son, Eddie Spenard and "Mack" Sever.
ance, of ages ranging from ten to eight years
the last named being the youngest. When
) | thpV the milIlp of the stream the
raft capsized and all were thrown into the
water. Young Peterson swan ashore and
. the Spenard lad rescued himself by seizing
hold of the raft, but little "Mack " was un
r able to do either and went to the bottom
: The catastrophe was witnessed by some o.
the ladies at work in the tailoring establish
ment of Woolson Brothers and O.W. Roakes
u who is employed there, hurried to the
Q rescue. BY the time he had run down
{ the two flights of stairs leading to the ground
: in the rear of the Union block and had
: reached the water the unfortunate lad had
gone down for the third time. Mr.. Roakes
saw him at the bottom of the stream cropping
along and rapidly moving downstream
: with the current, and, rushing into the
water, he went under, seized the little fel
low and quickly swan ashore with him
{ The lad was treated in the way common in
: the case of drowning persons and after g
, time was able to walk about. Saturday
q evening he was pretty sick, but he viii
u |, probably only suffer temporarily from the
effects of his dangerous bath. Too mucl
praise cannot be bestowed upon Mr.. Roakes
+ whose heroic action alone was the means OF
), saving the child's life. The accident form,
. another of long list which argue agains
II the too common fault among parents of per
s mitting young children to engage in such
q dangerous sport.
e SEMINARY HILL,
g Mr.. n. L. SARGENT, now teaching in New
Hampshire, spent the Sabbath on the Hill.
= REV. III. A. BUSHNELL visited his son, Ed
= ward, while on his return from conference.
PRESIDENT BEEMAN, Professor Bishop ant
l.. p. Tucker were in attendance at thu
y Vermont Conference at Chelsea.
o THE following prize-speakers have beer
g elected; Misses Carrie A. Whitney, ROs'
a NJ. Cooper, Jessie Sabin, Lola Bixby an1
Il Ida Norris, Messrs. G.. II. Bickford, III. j
J. Bickford ID. A. Graves, III. S. Eaton and j
$ w, Spencer.
A MATCH game of baseball was playet
II between our boys and the Norwich Uni
versity nine at Nortbfeld, on the grounds o
the latter, last Saturday. Good feeling pre-
vailed throughout. Our nine was beaten b,
a score of twenty-seven to fourteen. Anothe
h., game is to occur this week on the Seminar,
grounds.
THE senior class was organized last weel
and the following officers were elected
. President, II. S. Eaton; vice-presdent
" Mabel Taylor; secretary, Lola BiXby; clas
orator III Il Rickford. salutatorian w. s