The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-24

new cap, with SOLD gold trimming Dut ne
won't tell where the fire was.
REV. V. NJ. HARDY of West Randolph
preached at Bethany church last Sunday, in
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Hincks.
THE Rome IN. W Sentinel says; Miss
Hunt charmed her hearers with her splen-
did soprano voice and artistic singing"
Hon. JOHN j. DEAvITT of st. Adams on
Tuesday, the 10th instant, made his maiden
speech before a Washington county jury
and won his case.
MR.. j. S. WILKINS of San Francisco, form
ery located here as agent of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York. is in
town for few days.
EXCELLENT portraits of the Harvard Quin-
tet Club may be seen in the show windows
of the Phinney bookstore and A. d. Far
wells clothing store.
A DISPATCH from New York says the
steamer on which Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Dewey sailed for Europe safely arrived at
Queenstown yesterday morning.
AN enjoyable occasion is promised those
who attend the De Witt Talmage lecture the
18th of May. 1t is expected that railroads
will furnish excursion trains where wanted.
Mrs. J. ELLEN Fosters lecture, which
was announced for March 3d. is of necessity
postponed. Due notice will be given when
it is ascertained on what date she can fulfill
her engagement in Montpelier.
Mrs. A. c. HARLOW has returned to
Montpelier and to her former home on East
Liberty street. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Dale,
who have occupied the Harlow house for
several months, now board with Mrs. ID. A.
Slack.
IT is expected that large number of
Montpelier people will accompany the
Apollo Club on its trip to Wells River this
afternoon. A special train will leave here
at six o'clock, arriving in Wells River
at half-past seven.
ALBERT Young was thrown from the
Barre train near the place where the track
crosses that of the Wells River road on
Thursday of last week, and quite badly in
jured. He has since been confined to the
house, but was improving at last accounts.
A COMMITTEE of Congregational ministers
from different parts of the state met in
Montpelier on Tuesday to prepare pro-
gramme of exercises for the annual confer
ence of Congregational churches of Ver-
mont, to be held at West Randolph next
summer.
The members of the Golden Fleece polo
team have been furnished with five gold
duplicates of the one which they
secured at the recent polo tournament in
Burlington. They were procured by Cap
tain A. A Mead and were made in New
York city.
ALL interested in the Montpelier Public
Library are reminded that the annual meet.
ing of the association was adjourned to
Thursday, March 25th at half-past seven
o'clock P. NJ, to act on the report of the
committee in reference to establishing
permanent fund
The Apollo Club gave a minstrel enter.
tainment at Barre last night and will show
at Wells River this evening. They go on
the express train this afternoon and will re.
turn by special train at the close of the per.
formance. The Montpelier Military Bant
will accompany them.
THE firm of Blanchard Brothers has dis
solved by mutual consent and the business
will be continued by Mr.. F. Blanchard
Mr.. Willis Blanchard will we understand
| leave for the West as soon as the affairs O.
the firm can be adjusted. Mr.. f. Blanch
ard is an enterprising business man, and a;
sole proprietor is deserving continuanc,
of the large patronage which he has shared
as member of the firm.
THERE ought to be a new piano in tn,
Washington County Grammar School, in TIL,
place of the old one which has been in us,
there for so many years. The pedals ar
defective the action of the keys miserable
there is no volume to the tone and the thin,
can't be made to stay in tune. A new one, o
a first-class secondhand one, could be renteC
at low price-though it ought to be owned
by the district-and it is certain that tn
benefit in various ways would be great.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelie
(Vt) post-office March Goth, 1886;
Mrs Joseph Brunell, Harold Courtney,
Mrs Ida G Blair, Prof j. B. Campbell (2
Miss sarah j. Heath, Frank Goqyo,
Mrs. Nora Keith, T. ID. Macdornt,
Mrs; Peter Lynch, A. n; elson;
Mrs. ii. j. Stone, j. L. Wincheii,
Thomas Tho Bayard, Joseph e. Wilson.
NIl tur1dn
Parties applying for any of the abov
must say advertised and give date
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster
WHITMoRE & CLARK minstres played t
a fair house Saturday evening, in spite G
the storm, and gave good deal better shoy
than at their last previous appearance here
Johnnie Stiles and Hank Whites eccentrci
ties, DeForrest Vests female impersonf
tions and soprano solos, the various feats c
the Henesseys, the harmonica solos by {
III. Falk, cornet solo by Theodore j. ALE
and the wonderful acts of NJ. Cheltra cor
, tortionst, were all we'll received and keT
! the audience roaring" The closing coined
was funny and introduced some amusin
local hits.
The GILBERT OPERA COMPANY will pr,
sent Gilbert & Sullvan's latest and grea
, est operate craze, The Mikado," wit
the aid of new and beautiful costumes
japanese scenery and accessories, at til
Blanchard Opera-house, Monday, April 5tl
The Springfield Repubiicdn called it " til
best Mikado company that we have had /
Springfield" The Monitor, Concord, \
H., says: The Gilbert Opera Compan
made the greatest hit in the history of I'll
opera-house." The Argus, Portland, Me
says; No opera company that has visite
us equals the Gilbert Mikado Company.
The sale of tickets will commence at I'll
, | phinneV bookstOre Saturday March D7tl