The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-26
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w WlllldIu AudllS, unuer Une SUPERVISION VI
Mr.. Hoyt.
Mr.. GRAHAM, who recently purchased
the shop opposite the Jail, has connected
Berlin water with the water-wheel that is to
furnish power for running his woodworking
machinery
CAPTAIN G. T. SUMMERS has been on the
sick list for two or more weeks past but has
so far recovered as to be out on the street
again. Mrs. Summers has been quite i'll for
a longer time.
WE are informed by Mr.. Dunton that he
has the permission of Manager Hobart to
locate the band-stand (now on the Pavilion
common) on the vacant space in front of the
Central depot.
MT. zion CoMMANDERY will probably turn
out more men at the parade Decoration day
than ever before, if the weather is fine. 1t
is expected there will be between forty and
fifty men in line.
DURING his sojourn in Montpelier the
coming summer Rev. DIR. Spalding will
preach on Sundays in the College street
church, Burlington, and his own pulpit in
Syracuse will be supplied by Rev. Mr..
Carter, formerly of Manchester, N. H., but
now of Burlington.
The Young Mems Catholic Union elected
the following officers on last Monday even
ing: President Rev. William j. O'Sullivan;
first vice-president p. Medlar; second
vice-presdent, M. Malone; secretary, e.
Wheeler; financial secretary, j. Mooney,
Jr. treasurer, j. Spellicy.
MRS. FOUNTAIN mother of the child killed
by the cars near Wheelock's Mills, April
23d, requests us to say that the statement in
the Argus that the funeral expenses were
paid by the railroad management was in
correct, but that she has paid the same from
the avails of her own labor.
AT recent concert given in Windsor, fol
the benefit of the local band, the boys
were assisted by Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Brigg,
of Montpelier; and pleasing episode of the
occasion was the presentation of a gold
headed ebony cane to Captain r. j. Coffey
by the band, as token of appreciation OF
his favors to the organization.
F. H. BAscoM, 33o, Rev. H. F. Hill 800
and G. A. Barnard 800, attended the an
nual meeting of Delter Chapter of Ros,
Croix at Burlington, Friday evening last
At the election of officers Mr.. Hill wa'
chosen senior warden in the place of Mr.
Bascom, who declined reelection, and Mr.
Barnard grand master of ceremonies.
SLIGHT changes in the time table of tn,
Montpelier & Wells River railroad wen
into effect on Monday. The mail trail
leaves for Wells River at s: 10 A. NJ, the ex
press at L. 30 P. N. and the mixed at 4 90 P
NJ Leave Wells River at 3: 40 A. M, 10: 3
A. NJ. and 3: 10 p. NJ. arriving in Montpelie
at 8: 55 A. M, II: 20 P. M. and 8: 25 P. M.
THE Messenger says: Colonel A. T. Dun
ton, who has been running hotel il
Florida the past winter, will assist hi
brother, E. A. Dunton, at the Pavilion
Hotel, Montpelier. 1t goes without sayin
that the combined ability of these tw
gentlemen will bring about state of thing
very satisfactory to patrons of that hotel"
PAUL VANDERvooRT, ex-commander-in
chief of the Grand Army of the Republi
delivered an address at Blanchard Opera
house last Friday evening, under the aus
pces of Brooks Post and the Woman's Re
lief Corps. His account of his war exper
ences, and particularly of his years con
fnement at Andersonville, were yer
interesting.
In accordance with the general request o
Mary H. Hunt, national superintendent O
|, scientific instruction of the Woman's Chris
, tian Temperance Union the union in thi
place held praise meeting in the vestry
the Church of the Messiah on Sunday afte
noon, in recognition of the passage of TIL
national temperance education bill by con
gress.
DURING the past year there have bee
seven deaths in the state in the Knights
Honor, none occurring in Montpelier. Sine
the organization of the order in this state
viz, December 10, 1877, there has bee
twenty-nine deaths, including three VIII
,, were residents of the capital-Dr. j. 1
Woodward, October 4, 1879; Moses o. Pir
gree, July %, 1880, and DIR. G. r. Pei
: March A. 1881. The benefit in each case wa
$4,000, which has been promptly paid. Tt
order was never in more prosperous col
dition than at present.
AN exchange sounds warning note
follows: A cheap advertising dodge
being worked in the state just now. A gil
young man goes into town, and by mil
4 representations obtains the advertisement
of business firms which are to be finished
pen-work and hung permanently in TIL
post-ofice of the town. He obtains permi
sion TO have the daub which he produces
/ the post-ohce for few days, and in I'll
3 meantime collects from those who can
induced to pay, and with chuckle of d.
light seeks a new field of operation"
The musical festival in Burlington opene
!. yesterday, with a large number of singer
The chorus promises to be of more tina
e usual excellence. The leading soloists al
v Miss Kehew, soprano; Miss tia Welch, col
y tralto; Mr.. George j. Parker, tenor, and i
M. Babcock, basso, ali of Boston; Blai
a dells celebrated orchestra and Miss Ka
4 Macomber, pianist. There will be matine,
on Thursday and Friday afternoons, an
grand concerts on Wednesday, Thursda
and Friday evenings. A number of Mon
pelier people will attend the festival.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpeli,
(Vt) post-office May 22d, 1886;
Miss Anne Bliss, j. y. Francis
: Mrs. Ettie Baker, w. w. Montgomer
Mrs NJ. j. Baker, W. ID. Merlin
I Miss Mary H. Cummings, VIM Murphy,
Mrs Lucela Dodge George II. Fierce,
. Mrs Gray, o. q, Phelps,