The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-17
Montpelier and Vicinity.

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hearsal of Easter music.
JUDGE FISHER of Cabot is detained from
court by illness in his family.
Mr.. III. G. GLEASON is back in his former
position as bass of Christ church choir
TALMAGE has been engaged by the lii
brary Association to lecture here in May.
f. BIxBy has been admitted to partner
ship in the New York firm for which he has
travelled so long.
THE residences of A. ID. Farwell and Dr.
S. Putnam were the scenes of pleasant whist
parties last evening
CHARLES A. BARNARD, who was severely
injured last week by being thrown from his
carriage, is slowly recovering.
The second volume of the Personal Me-
mors of General Grant will be delivered to
subscribers the first of next month.
A sHooTING-GALLERY has been opened in
the store in Hubbard's block formerly oc-
cuped by George L. Nichols, clothier
WILLIAM MILLER has recently finished
new traverse ofthe style in use in Burlington,
which he has named the Mkado, No. l."
on Monday which weighed dressed 721
pounds, and yielded ninety pounds rough
tallow.
THE coasting during the past two weeks
has been excellent, and large numbers have
indulged in the sport every evening on the
various hills of the village.
Mrs j. ELLEN FOSTER will deliver tenn
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Montpelier, on the evening of March 30th.
The members of the Apollo Club have de-
cided to give minstrel entertainment at
! Woodsville, n. II. The date is not fixed,
but will probably be some time next week.
TUESDAY, April 6, you will have chance
to see Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, Poo
Bah, Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo, Katsha and all
the rest of the characters in The Mikado."
Mrs. JENNIE WAITE STEVENS of Maiden,
Mass, is on visit to friends in Vermont,
and has been spending the past week in
Montpelier with her sister, Mrs. j. T. Sabin.
The national senate, in executive session,
on the 9th confirmed the following post
masters: II. l.. Kenyon, Northfeld, w. ID.
McMaster, Woodstock, and G.. W. Morse,
! Waterbury.
III. L. SLAYToN, c. II. Fuller, Will. Pratt
and two or three others were more or less
injured while coasting, Monday evening, by
the capsizing of the traverse ON which they
were riding.
Mr.. j. BRAINERD HALL, a genial gentle
man connected with the editorial staff of
the Worcester (Mass) Gazette, has been
visiting Manager Waterhouse of the Pa
vilion for a few days.
The marriage is announced of Norman
w. Frink of Montpelier and Mabel l.. Gran
dali of Berlin, the ceremony having oc-
CURED on Monday, at the residence of the
brides parents in Berlin.
Miss MARY A. PHINNEY has completed her
engagement as alto of Bethany choir and
Miss Jane Kimball will succeed to that DO
sition. Miss Phinney expects to go to New
York soon to continue the study of music.
The Mission Band will have a concert
and social in the vestry on Friday evening,
including the opening of the mission boxes
The exercises will commence at half-past
seven, and at their close refreshments will
! be served.
REV. j. f. RHoADEs of Barre is to preach
in the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
morning, in exchange with Mr.. Wright.
There will be a service of sacred song in the
evening" to which all lovers of sacred music
are invited.
AT the knights of Labor meeting, held
last Friday evening, an address touching
the purposes of the organization was deliv-
cred by Mr.. p. f. Lyons. A charter is ex-
pected this week and formal organization
will probably be effected Saturday evening
THE Ladies' Library Association has en-
gagged the Harvard Quintet Club to give an
entertainment, for the benefit of the library,
at Blanchard Opera-house on Friday even
ing of next week. The club consists of
male quartette and whistler, and is as
sisted by yodeler soprano and lady
reader, All come highly recommended.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt) post-oflce March 13th 1886:
Mrs. Hattie Alexandra, David Davis
Miss Maria r. Williams, Milo Nelson,
Miss Carrie A. Whitney, Levi Raymond,
Henry Briggs, Dana II, Smith
Parties applying for any of the above
HuSl say duNeruseu anu give uate'
GEORGE w, WING, Postmaster.
THE annual meeting of the Montpelier
Public Library Association was held on
Monday evening, when the reports of the
president and treasurer were read and
adopted aud the old board of trustees was
reelected, The subject of permanent
fund for the library was brought up, and an
adjourned meeting will be held on Thurs
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consideration.
WHIrMoRE u CLARK's MINsTRELs will APP
pear at Blanchard Opera-house on Saturday
evening of this week, March 20th The com
pany has been completely reorganized and
with several desirable acquisitions, is said
to be stronger than ever before The
Hennessey Brothers, Representative Hank
White and the great male soprano Mr..
DeForrest West, are all with the company