The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-17

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COLONEL LORD died in Cincinnati about
the 1st of October, 1885. An obituary notice
of him appeared in the WATCHMAN of Octo-
Der 2Sth. Will the Free Press please give us
the date when it last saw Colonel Whiting
at his home in Michigan?
ABOUT forty couples attended the military
ball at the Pavilion, Thursday evening, and
report pleasant time. The concert pre-
ceding the ball, given by the Montpelier
orchestra, was well attended and very en-
ioyable, and the selections, which were all
good, were performed in manner which
showed the effects of diligent rehearsal.
The banquet was fully up to the standard
which has made the Pavilion famous. Cap
ital Guard should be favored with larger
attendance at its ninth annual"
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(vt) post-office February 18th, 1886:
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Miss Minnie Smith Henry A. Phelps (2),
Mrs Miss 6osi M sTR,Wy% TRo%yne, T. T. II SssfiS1n siSSa1
Miss Ethel Urtb, Edd woodworth,
Edward Brown, A. K. Wicker
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised" and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
BURLINGTON CARNIVAL NeTEs dedicated
to the Free Press and Cyipper): Snow fell to
the depth of one-sixteenth of an inch Sun
day, and the people felt much encouraged.
- The hotels are rapidly filling up
| with emptiness. - A considerable num-
ber of people from Canada and elsewhere
arrived on Saturday and Monday to attend
the carnival. Probably some of them will
be well cared for-by the police. - Jack
Frost probably missed his connections at
| Essex Junction - The carnival number
of the Free Press will encourage the people
! to renewed efforts to get some weather from
Manitoba. -" Hope deferred maketh
the heart sick" - To speak seriously
it is a serious matter; and the people of the
Queen City have our profoundest sympathy.
FEBRUARY 25th is the date set for Neil
Burgess appearance at Blanchard Opera
house as Widow Bedott." He comes here
under the management of Mr.. w. X.
Walker, manager of the Howard Opera
house at Burlington, who recognizes the
common demand of theater-goers for some
thing funny" and plays him in Montpelier
in connection with an engagement in Bur-
lington. The " Widow " is too well-known
to need any introduction and those who
have never met her will find her an easy
person with whom to cultivate an acquaint-
ance. She will have many Montpelier
friends in the audience ready to introduce
her to strangers, if need be, but we have our
doubts if the formality will be required.
The play, as given by Neil Burgess, is
funny, very" and next week Thursday
evening can nowhere be more enjoyably
spent by lovers of pleasure than at Blanch-
ard Opera-house.
THE loan exhibition held under the au-
spices of the ladies of Trinity church, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings of last week,
attracted good attendance. Nice refresh
ments were served, and there were several
stands for the sale of articles both useful
and ornamental. The most interesting fea-
ture was the large display of family relics,
consisting of furniture, tableware, articles
of domestic manufacture, etc, which have
come down from former generations. Some
of the articles were from one hundred to
one hundred fifty years old, and in a good
state of preservation. In one corner was
reproduced the contents of an old-time
kitchen, with ancient fireplace, crockery
spinnng-wheel, cradle, etc. There were
also many curiosities gathered in our own
and other lands; and among modern-made
articles loaned for the occasion were merito
rious specimens of ladies' work. 1t must
have required very active efforts on the part
of the ladies to make up such varied anC
interesting exhibition, and all who saw i
were greatly pleased. The net receipts
were about $40.
THERE will be a formal opening of thu
Montpelier Public Library on Tuesday even
ing next in the library room and connecting
room adjacent in Blanchard's building. Th'
library will be open for inspection from
seven to eight o'clock, and at eight o'clocl
public exercises will begin. These will con
sist of a statement by the president of th
board of trustees, Colonel Fred E. Smith
an address by Hon. e. P. Walton; an ac
, count of the formation of the present asso
citation by Rev. j. e. Wright, and a state
ment of what the library contains by II. A
Huse, Esq. All who are interested are in
vited to attend. The library will be opel
for the drawing of books for the first tim
the following day, Wednesday, the oath, a
!, narily on Wednesday and Saturday after
moons, from two to six o'clock, and on Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday evening
from seven to nine o'clock. The annua
> charge for the use of books to non-stockhold
ers will be 81 year, or sixty cents for 81,
= months. Stockholders or contributors o
{ an amount not less than So will be per
mitted to take books without charge up t,
: July, 1886, and after that date will pay fift
cents year. Stock subscriptions are re
ceived at any time by Fred L. Eaton at tn
z First National Bank
WILLIAM VINCENT WALLAcE's charming
opera, in four acts, Mariana" will b
given at Blanchard Opera-house this even
. ing by the Mariana English Opera Com
pany Of Boston The opera is familiar +
many, but it is a long time since it has bee
: given in Montpelier and it will be as goo
r as new. The scene of the opera is laid il
. Spain and the argument is a romantic stor
u of regal and gypsy life in that kingdom, Ii
s it humor and pathos are happily combines
= and the music in which the story is told i
n pleasing throughout. That the company i
o an unusually good one is assured by the fac
Q that when they have sung on several succes
S sive nights in the same place their audience
from the first have usually been limite
only by the capacity of the house. The cit
$ press, too, speaks in fiattering terms of thei
# rendition of the popular English operas il
) their repertoire. Tomorrow evening 9TH
Rose of CASTLE" will be given and Frda
u evening the company will appear in Flo
Y tow's delightful opera, " Martha" 1t is
: long time since Montpelier people have bee
Il treated to season of opera by any company
It and even longer since one of such merit ha
II sung here. They should show, by liberf
> patronage, that the opportunity is apprec
z ated, and encourage repetition of the veI
n ture in seasons to come. The sale of seaso
y tickets has been gratifyingly large and ther