The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25

the children of the vicinity, are cordially
invited to enroll themselves as members of
the school,
GUESTS of the Pavilion were pleasantly
entertained at musicale given Saturday
evening by Miss Frank NJ. Dunton, daugh-
ter of the proprietor. Miss Dunton was
assisted by Messrs. George Divoll of Boston
and f. W. Bancroft, tenors, Mr.. f. j. Smith
of Boston, pianist, and Miss Bailey of New
Haven, Conn, who played two piano solos.
Hon. HoYT II. WHEELER has consented
to hold a session of United States court in
Montpelier some time next week for pur-
poses of naturalization, and an opportunity
will thus be afforded our foreign-born
brethren in this vicinity to become legal
voters of this country. The exact date for
the holding of the court is not yet announced
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-office August 2l, 1886:
Mrs. Frank W. Brown, Walter T. Cutler,
Mrs. Wm L. Foster, John Cameron,
Miss Miss AnSs AnSe K Kety @ ossph S fsrRsT
Adolph Book, Maekam Suensran.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say " advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster
DENMAN THOMPSON will appear next week
Tuesday at Blanchard Opera-house in
his new play, entitled "The Old Home
stead" 1t is a continuation of the play of
Joshua Whitcomb," and those who have
seen Mr.. Thompson in his well-known role
as the old-fashioned farmer will know what
to expect in this play Those who haven't
should certainly see him in his new play.
THE Julian Comedy Company, Gin a
magnificent repetoire of successful modern
plays" will open weeks engagement at
Capital Hall on Monday evening next,
August 80. Reserved seats at twenty cents
each may be obtained at the Phinney book
store The price of admission without such
seats will be ten cents only, The company
comes under the local management of j. j.
Pratt.
On account of continued ill-health Mr.. e.
A. Dunton has sold the Pavilion property to
Mr.. j. S. Viles of Boston, who will have
competent and experienced assistants in the
management of the hotel. The new man.
agement will endeavor to maintain the first
class reputation of the house and make
prices acceptable to persons who desire to
| engage accommodations for the Legislative
session or at other times.
DURING the past few days Misses Mary
Boutwell,, Addie Tromblee, Hattie from
bee Jane Kimball, Lila Slack, Ella Waite,
Clara Mead, Mary Freeman, Addie Phillips,
and Messrs. j. A. DeBoer, A. Long, G. G..
King, f. L. Smith, w. A. Briggs and G. NJ.
Thompson have been assisting in the work
of preparing and distributing the receipts
for 1886 at the Office of the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
A LARGE number of our subscribers in this
vicinity have during the past week received
"fyers announcing the Saratoga excur.
sion, which occurs to-day. The timetable
announcing the departure of the special
train from various stations furnished us last
week was entirely wrong, and at the re.
quest of the managers of the, railroad the
bills were sent to such as might be likely 10
attend the excursion, and who would be
cleft " il they should follow the timetable
published in the last issue of this paper.
NOT caring to be outdone in the furnish
ing of desirable light to the public, Mr.. E
r. Skinner, superintendent of the Mont
peler Gas Company, has made arrange
mentS to equip the mandatory on Ber
lin side with apparatus for lighting by
electricity. The Edison system, of which
such a satisfactory exhibition was given il
Montpelier few months SINCE will be tn,
one adopted and new engine will be pu
in to run the dynamos. The work will b,
begun at once and pushed rapidly to com
pletion
"WELL, Den Thompson has got anothel
dramatic bonanza" was the universal com
ment of the audience that crowded the exi
of the Boston Theater last evening, ant
popular opinion was right. The Old Home
stead " is simply n large amendment t,
Uncle JOSH" the central character of tn,
latter being preserved intact, but with new
environment. The piece is replete will
musical numbers, some of which are very
successful. The support is very even anC
without weak role, and the chorus work il
admirably done.--Boston Post.
MONTPELIER people who attended the per
formances of " Pinafore in January, 1885
by home talent will remember with delgh
= the manner in which the role of Littl
Buttercup" was sustained by Miss May G
Barrell of Lynn, Mass. All such, an,
especially Miss Barrell's more intimate
friends in this place, will receive with pleas
ure the announcement that she is to b
married at the home of her parents in Lynn
on Wednesday of next week, and will wisl
for her long and joyous married life. Mr.
Ritchie o. Woodward is the happy maj
whose fortune she will share.
! The work of the Montpelier Standar,
t Electric Light and Power Company in pre-
pairing for the lighting of Montpelier b,
electricity is progressing, and poles are fas
wall for the new building is completed an,
carpenters are at work upon the frame
? Men at the shops of the Lane Manufactur
ing Company are engaged in the manufac
ture OF the six water motors and other ma
chinery to be used for producing the light
There seems to be now no reason why al
may not he in working order several day
before the assembling of the legislature.
{ THURSDAY of next week is the date fxe,
upon for the grand operate excursion t.
5 Newport and Mountain House Park, LAX
4 Memphremagog, and 500 o'clock A. NJ. i
: the hour at which the special excursion
train will leave Montpelier. At the park
company of first-class artists, selected from
the leading opera companies of Boston, will
= present Auber's charming opera, FRI
y Diavolo," with full orchestra and chorus
from the Boston Ideal Opera Company. Tn
fare for the round trip, including the boat
$ ride of thirty miles on Lake Memphrema
cog and admission to the opera, will be onl
S1.5O from stations on the line of the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad west of Grotol
Pond and Sl.25 from all stations east q
: Lanesboro. The combined attractions o
= the ride to Newport, the trip on the steame
+ 4" Lady of the Lake" and the opera will