The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-06
Montpelier and Vicinity.
I" The melancholy days have come
The saddest of the year."
For dealers in the ardent here.

DIR. e. b. GLEASON of Philadelphia was in
town Monday.
THE afternoon mail was nearly six hours
late yesterday.
THE first snow-hakes of the season fell
Saturday forenoon.
PROFESSOR CHARLES DOLE of Northfeld
was in town on Monday.
AN arc lamp is to be suspended from the
flagstaff on the state house.
Mrs. S. G. HAYFoRD returned last week
from visit to friends in Philadelphia.
Miss GERTRUDE PARK has returned from
visit to friends in Boston and vicinity.
EDWARD S. Luce has gone to Boston
to obtain greater advantages in the study
of music.
REV. II. f. Hill expects to preach in the
school house in Irasville Waitsfeld, next |
Sunday afternoon
MARTIN WHEELocK intends to move his |
book bndery to the second floor of the new
electric light building.
AT Trinity church last Sunday, two per-
sons were baptized and five admitted as
members of the church.
A GENERAL term of the supreme court is
called to be held in Montpelier, commenc-
ing Tuesday, October Goth.
REV. DR.. Sheldon, the well-known mis-
sionary, is expected to speak at Bethany
church next Sunday morning.
GEORGE l.. LANE has nearly completed a
very attractive house on his lot on Mechanic
street which he proposes to rent.
THE clock in the Central Vermont rail-
road depot tower will be illuminated nightly
during the session of the legislature.
WE understand that Mr. Blanchard will
hang red, white and blue arc lamps in front
of the opera-house. The effect must be
pleasing.
Young Mems Christian Associations of Yer
mont opens at Barre Thursday evening and
will continue through Sunday.
MEssRs. OwLER & SCOTT will again set up
their wonderful mechanical castle target in
the Armory rink and the gallery will prob
ably be open to the public Saturday even
ing.
THE Willing Workers will meet at Trim
ity vestry on Thursday at four P. NJ, and
the Ladies' Union prayer-meeting will be
held at the same place at three o'clock Fri
day afternoon
STORM -BEATEN" was not largely at
tended but it gave general satisfaction to
those who did attend. The company was
fairly good one, and some of the scenic
effects were grand.
CAPTAIN III. c. LULL has gone into the
marble business on his own hook in the
shops of II. b. Cross on South Main street.
The captain and his ability to perform good
work in his line are too well-known to need
further introduction.
THE Montpelier Public Library Associa-
ton has just published a complete catalogue
of all the books in its possession. 1t will be
great convenience, and each person who
patronizes the library should own copy.
The price is only fifteen cents.
THE Golden Fleece is to be open We'd
nesday evening, October 6, for skating and
dancing with music by the military band
and the Montpelier orchestra. The bowl
ing alley in the basement will also be open
for all who enjoy its privileges.
f. j. WOODBURY. has purchased an extern
sive tract of quarry land from Nathan Morse
of Barre and will commence the extraction
of granite at an early day. Considering
who is the purchaser there is likely to be
lively work when the quarry is fairly in
running order
H. S. Towns Auctioneer," favorably
noticed in the last issue of the WATCHMAN,
won the stallion race at Northfeld last week
in three straight heats, taking the third
| heat in 2:;6, the fastest time ever made on
the grounds, and this after being without
shoes or harness for several years.
MDDLEBURY sent quite delegation to
Montpelier on Monday. Among them were
Messrs. George Hammond, George McCue
and Harvey Smith, who are summoned to
appear before the Washington County Court
as witnesses for the plaintiff in the case of
Charles Selinas rs. The State Fair Assoca-
ton.
THE roller-skating season opened most
auspiciously at the Golden Fleece Saturday
evening. There was a large attendance,
the floor being almost crowded with skaters.
The hall was brilliantly lighted by two arc
lamps and the excellent music of the
band furnished abundant inspiration and
pleasure.
GUsTAvUs SHEPARD, third son of the late
Jonathan Shepard and half brother of the
late George G. Shepard of Montpelier, died
in New York city Friday, October 1st. His
remains were brought to Montpelier for in
terment and the funeral occurred on Sun
day afternoon. The deceased was seventy
nine years of age.
COMPLAINT has reached the ears of the
electric light company that boys have been
repeatedly seen rneddling with wires in
various parts Of the village. Parents should
warn their children of the terrible injury
which may result from such carelessness and
all should remember that entire safety is
assured only TO those who leave the wires
and everything that has to do with electric
ity entirely alone
THE following persons were sworn as ad-
ditional jurymen at the county court Octo-
ber 4th Levi Strong and w. f. Waterman,
Berlin; b. j. StoclSwell Duxbury; j. b.
Thompson, Fayston; Joseph Fisher, Mont
pelier G. A. Edgerton, Waitsfeld; George
Whitcher, Plainteld; George H. Hall and
G. s. Ellis, RoXbury T.. W. Bisbee was ap-
pointed by the court AS attorney before the
grand jury in the absence of States Attorney
Kemp.
MONTPELIER is now lighted by electricity
and now that the success of the enterprise
is manifest there is more demand for the