The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-03

the old Vermont Brigade, of which several
of the Third band were afterwards mem
bers. All persons who have the desired
knowledge will confer great favor by com
municating it to Mr.. Herrick or to G. b.
Putnam of Montpelier.
WILLIAM YEATTER died at his home in
this village Thursday evening, aged about
forty years He was born in Montpelier
and has always made this his home. He
served during the Rebellion in the Third
Vermont Battery, and during the time con-
tracted the disease which resulted in his
death. Only last June he married Miss
Kate Pembroke and the two had hardly
become settled in their home when he was
Frustrated by what proved his fatal Illness
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(vt.) post-office, October 80, 1886:
Mrs. Martha Carr. Harry b. Daniels,
Miss Mary Fitzgerald, J. q. Gordon,
Mrs l.. S. Gordon, Rev: Jeremiah Clifford,
Mrs MIS- safsh sS9 %'f T. Hubbard, Z EiII t. Howell
Miss Rosa Mcconnell, Napoleon st. Laurent,
Mrs Josie Magster, Z: ID; Nye n Co,
Xldrch & Jonson, John Rooney,
w. H. Childs G. G. Smith.
DIR. f. H. Ciliey,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised" and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
THE next attraction at Blanchard Opera
house will be Myra Goodwin in Kidder's
sparkling comedy " Sis" Tuesday evening,
November Q. The New York World says:
Miss Myra Goodwin has attracted sue
cession of large audiences at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre during the past week. She
is pretty and clever, and is received nightly
with much applause and numerous calls be-
fore the curtain. Her speciaties are ex-
ceedingly pleasing, and her makeup in the
many characters which she assumes is ar
tistic." Miss Goodwin will be supported
by strong company, and an evening of
real enjoyment is assured to all who attend
Sis"
CONCERNING the very evident difference
of opinion as to Mr.. Bascom's chances for
appointment as postmaster that gentleman
informs the WATCHMAN that during his re-
cent visit to Washington he was informed by
Postmaster-general Villas that it had been
officially decided not to remove Postmaster
| Wing, whose commission expires July 1st,
1888. Mr.. Bascom states that he was advised
! by the postmaster-general not to withdraw
| from the contest but to allow his papers to
remain on file, as his endorsements are so
numerous and of such a character as to in
dicate that he stood the best chance to sue
ceed Mr.. Wing. Under these circumstances
he is yet candidate for the position.
AT meeting of the Young Mems
Catholic Union, held Friday evening the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing six months: President, Rev.
William j. O'Sullivan; vice-presidents,
James F. Mahoney and Michael Malone
recording secretary, j. w. Mooney; fnan-
cial secretary, f. A Catie; treasurer, James
Spellicy; janitor, James Conlon; executive
committee, Ed. f. Murray, o. w. Roakes
and Peter Badord. At its next meeting the
Union will discuss the following: Resoiced
| That prohibition is better for society than
high license" The rooms occupied by the
Union have been newly furnished and the
society is reported to be in afiourishing con
dition.
THE attention of our readers is directed tc
a change in the running of certain trains OF
the Central Vermont railroad, which wen
into effect Monday The local passenger
train, due to leave Montpelier at 9:03 A. NJ.
runs as a passenger train from White Rivel
Junction to st. Albans. II leaves White
River Junction at 6:D A. NJ, reaching st
Adams at 12:40. A passenger train south il
place of the mixed, heretofore reaching
Montpelier at 7:25 P. NJ, leaves st. Alban.
at 400 P. NJ, reaching Montpelier at 630
taking passengers from the Rutland road
Passengers for the south will leave Mont
pelier at $40 p. NJ, for White River June.
ton and way stations. These changes vii
greatly accommodate people south of Mont
pelier and enable them to come to Mont
pelier on regular passenger train, spenC
the entire day and return home early tn,
same evening.
THE Chill trophy" just won by tn,
blue" rifle team from the gray" a
Winchester, Virginia, was exhibited at tn,
grand union banquet of the First Vernon
Cavalry and the Eighth Vermont Infantry
at the Golden Fleece Tuesday evening
consists of one of the most complete an,
perfect pieces of miniature artillery eve
constructed. The artistic perfection of tn,
design, as well as the mechanical construc
ton, elcits enthusiastic admiration. Every
part of the gun is of solid silver, the barre
being plated with gold. The carriage, ap
I rts.taa LOT. hill
shield of silver, leaning against the carriage
contains the inscription: " In 1885, thi
trophy was shot for by teams of the blue
and of the gray at Harrisonburg, Va
During the last month it was again shot fo
by the same teams and the blues won. S,
it will remain theirs till similar contes
next year, decides whose it shall then be.
Another trophy, which was on exhibition
was the Wellington trophy, won by til
rifle team of the Eighth Vermont in tn
New England contest last month. This is
magnificent solid silver pitcher, beautiful
embossed and engraved. These two trC
phies cost nearly $500.
SEMINARY HILL.
! WEDNESDAY evening Professor Fay CAV
us "A short talk on " Oxygen" - Mis-
Smelling left for home Thursday. - Fri
day evening the Young Peoples Temper
, ance Society met. The following officer
We're elected for the next term of school
PRESIDENT Miss cooper; vice-presldents
Professor Morey and f. Il. Smith; secretary
, Miss Davis treasurer, Miss Wedgewortl
, The programme consisted of music, rec
tation, and discussion of the question: Il,
soiced, That the use of alcohol is not neces
sary for medicinal purposes. Dsputants-
Affirmative, w. n. Newton and Miss Can
roll; negative, Miss Poland and Mr.. DIV
, nell. Decided in the negative. - SUI
! day night the Seminary hill branch of tn
/, , Woman's Foreign Mission Society gave a
entertainment in the chapel. With goo
music and highly instructive essays, tn
! evening was passed very pleasantly. -
! The last compositions for the term wer
passed in Friday. - Mr.. Town and Nj
Durham are rapidly recovering from thei
sickness. - Mr.. Cocoran, being sicl
started for home Monday. Mr.. Atherton i
at home for the same reason.