The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-13

Burlington have definitely decided to hold
their annual banquet at the Pavilion, and
the date will probably be selected from the
last week of the present month.
DURING the last week several inches of
snow have fallen. Good sleighing has been
restored and the mercury has fallen until
yesterday morning, when it registered as
low as thirty-one degrees below zero.
Mrs. e. BIcKFoRD Mrs. j. r.. Seaver and
Miss Eulie Eaton will leave Montpelier
together this week, the former for Wash
ington, ID. c., and the others for Lynch
burg, Va, to visit relatives in that city.
10. ADAMS Pavilion livery stable has
been placed in direct communication with
the central Office of the Montpelier tee-
phone exchange, and customers are no
longer obliged to call at the hotel to give
orders for hacks or teams
THESE officers have been elected by the
Sunday y-schoo of the Church of the Mes
siah: Superintendent, Mrs. G. II. Heath ;
assistant superintendent, f. L. Eaton; Ii
brarian, Charles Guernsey assistant libra
rian Miss Loa Hoyt; secretary, Miss Edith
Adams; treasurer, Harry Cutler; chorister,
MISS Delle Medu,
THE Ladies' Association of the Montpelier
Public Library have planned for the remain
! ing three of the series of entertainments
for the benefit of the library. They intend,
| if possible, to secure the celebrated Ruggles
! street quartette for one and Blaisdelps or
ohestra for another and the third will prob
ably be given by local talent
The long trestle on the Barre road has
been repaired and trains run to Barre regn-
larly, using the track of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad as far as Barre juno
ton. The Sabin trestle will be replaced as
soon as possible, and a good bridge will
probably span the stream at that point be-
fore the close of the current year.
The annual Sunday-school concert at
Bethany church, Sunday evening, was un-
usually interesting. The history of the
school from its organization was given by
Hon f. p. Walton and remarks were made
| by Hon. Joseph Poland, Hon. Hiram Carl
ton and Mr.. A. j. Howe the superintend-
ent. There was good attendance.
The stockholders of the Montpelier Ma
tional Bank have reelected these directors
James r. Langdon, II. S. Loomis, G. w
Scott, E. p. Walton, Clark King. The
following officers have been chosen: James
r. Langdon, president; E. ID. Blackwell
cashier; George w. Leslie, teller; Levi II
Bixby, teller; Andrew Hodgdon, messenger
"W. L. LADUKE, who has had charge OF
the rink during the past season, goes to Ply.
mouth Mass, in few days, where he has
an engagement to play as rusher with the
Plymouths of the Northern League."-
Free Press. Mr.. Laduke is well known as
first rush of the Association polo team OF
Burlington, and his departure will be ser
Gus loss to that organi zation
THE following are the more prominent
officers of Bethany Sunday-school elected
for 1886 Superintendent, A. j. Howe; as
sistant superintendent, James p. Scovill
secretary and treasurer ID. S. Wheatley
librarians, G. II. Shipman and Miss Mary
| Macomber Fifty-three dollars and seventy
| five cents worth of books for the library
have been purchased during the year.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-office January 8, 1886:
Miss Mary Byrne, ID. c. Brown,
Dame Francis Dodlin, Ernerst Bartram
Miss Alice V. Jenkins, Adoiph Dierkes,
Mrs Annette Lawrence, Jos. Mcdonnell,
Miss May +. Long. John ONeH
Parties applying for any of the above mus
say advertised and give the date,
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
The stockholders of the First Nationa
Bank met yesterday afternoon and elected
the old board of directors, as follows: j. A
Page Charles Dewey, j. W. Ellis, p. P
Pitkn and Fred E. Smith. At subsequen
meeting of the directors, these officers wer,
chosen for the ensuing year: President, j
a. Page; vice-president, Charles Dewey
cashier, f. l.. Eaton; teller, II. NJ. Cutler
clerk, A. G.. Eaton.
COLONEL FRED e. SMITH, j. w. Brocl
and e. p. Pitkin were elected trustees o
the Montpelier military band, Monda,
evening, and power was given them to elec
secretary and treasurer and use tn
money contributed by citizens for the bene
fit of the band as they shall deem advisable
A code of bylaws was adopted, and whel
articles have been filed with the secretary o
state the Montpelier military band will
duly become legal organization.
THE stormy weather interfered somewha
with the attendance at the Golden Fleece
Saturday evening, when the little fel
lers " of Montpelier and Barre competed TO
polo honors. The " Stars " were the repre-
sentative Montpelier team and comprise,
the following players: Henry K. Gero, cap
tain and first rush; John Adams, cover
point Richard Standish, CENTER; Will
Stowell, second rush Dell Sanders, hal
, back; Fred b. Shepard, goal They serve
the " Little GRANTEES " much as the Colder
Fleece team did the Concords, winning tn
game by three goals to one and taking TIL
two exhibition goals which We're playeC
after the game.
A DISTRICT meeting of the chapters o
Royal Arch Masons of the third district @
Vermont will be held in Masonic Hall
Montpelier, on Thursday, January 21st, ol
which occasion the work will be exempli
fed by comforting the degrees on thre
, actul candidates. NJ. f. Kittredge Haskns
grand high priest, and Companion Georg
w. Wing, grand lecturer, are expected to b
present as well as many other prominen
Royal Arch Masons. It's intended to max
the exercises interesting and profitable {
all who attend, and it is hoped a larg
: number may be present. A banquet will b
, furnished in rooms al jacent to the hall a
six P. NJ, free to all companions. Free retur
checks will be issued to those paying full
fare over the Central Vermont and Mont
pelier x Wells River railroads,
ALL who have attended the entertain
ments thus far given at Capital Hall by
Brennan & Quinn's Star Theater Compan,
speak in tlattering terms of the company
and there can be no doubt that the compli
ments are fully merited. The company doe
give a iirst-rate performance every evenn