The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-10
Montpelier and Vicinity.

MIR. JAMES X. LANGDoN and party have
returned.
f. w. BANCROFT attends the choir festival
at Mddlebury this week
Mrs. l.. ID. TAFT and Miss Hattie Ladd
have returned from Boston.
JAMES L. SABIN is singing bass in the
choir of Trinity church for the session.
MANAGER V1LEs has placed a concrete
driveway just west Of the Pavilion Hotel.
Mrs. GEORGE SHEPARD is to sail for Europe
the 26th with friends from Cleveland, Ohio.
THE meeting at Wrightsville next Sunday
will be conducted by Rev. j. E. Wright, at
two o'clock.
THE ladies' union prayer-meeting this
week will be held in Trinity vestry Friday
afternoon at three o'clock.
CAPTAIN l.. A. ABBOTT, who has been at
the Pavilion for some weeks, leaves for
Washington, ID. c., this week.
The survivors of the Fourth Vermont
Regiment will hold reunion at the capital
on Friday evening, October 10.
James McGUARE, formerly telegraph mes
senger boy here, is assistant operator at the
telegraph Office during the session rush"
Mrs. w. c. EVANS of st. Paul, Mimi,
and her one year old daughter are visitors
of Mr.. j. G. Emery, the father of Mrs.
Evans.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON railway officials
have been in Montpelier considering
schemes to run their line to the capital
just what the town needs.
COMMENCING Monday night the express of
flee will be closed at eight O'Clock each even
ing instead of at nine O'Clock, which has
been the closing hour in the past.
CHARLES S. CORNELL, Malone, n. Y,
basso of the Schubert Quartette of which
Mr. Bancroft and Miss Phinney are also
members, was in town on Tuesday.
COLONEL +. f. SMITH, one of the trustees
of the Vermont Episcopal Institute at Bur-
lington, has contributed the inscription
stone for Bishop Hopkins Hall at Bur-
lington.
THE amount of business done at the
Montpelier post-otfice Monday was slightly
metropolitan. The number of letters sent
was 2,31; received, 2,697 papers sent, $50;
received, jG2.
THE jury in the case of State Us. Stephen
p. Black wish to express their hearty
thanks to Frank j. Martin, deputy sheriff,
for the kindness and courtesy shown them
during that long and tedious trial.
f. w. BANCROFT is under engagement to
sing the part Of Gontran de Solanges " in
the Musketeers," to be given at Rutland
week after next by large local company
and orchestra, under the direction of j. II.
Engels,
TAKE notice of the changes of time on
the Central Vermont and the Montpelier x
Wells River railroads The Central has
put on the White Mountain Express train,
which WILL undoubtedly, be kept on during
/ the session of the legislature
/ THE crop reports received from our CORE
/ spondents during the past week are to the
/ effect that, owing to the prolonged rain,
crops are being harvested in poor condition
Oats are poor; wheat and rye, fair; apples
plenty but not of good quality, selling al
n - mot OF nng
| plenty but in some sections affected by
the rot.
ONE of the motors at the electric light
station recently showed signs of distress
and was opened up. The disturber was
found to be horned pout. This is pretty
bad, but is not quite SO extreme "A trouble as
atilicts sanity st. Johnsbury" " that " sees
snakes in its water. On examination al
the reservoir a hole was found between the
| frame of the strainer and the sides of the
well into which it is set. The hole has beer
fixed and free delivery of fish will probably
stop.
JOHN II. HILLS of Chicago, H., has beer
in town during the last week attending tC
the opening of the legislature Mr. Hills
it will be recollected, was foreman of the
grand jury which found a bill against the
anarchists concerned in the historic Hay
market outrages, and while the police have
been called upon to guard from harm the
hitherto passed along as usual without i'm
pediment. His turn may come some time
but we think not
FOLLOWING is the meteorological repor
of United States signal station at Mortified
for the month of September: Mean bar
ometer, 30.065 highest barometer, 80 $50
lowest barometer, 29.560; monthly range o
barometer, 1.09O; mean temperature, 52.1
highest, 75.0 lowest, 252; range of TEN
perature, 1915; greatest daily, 1913; loves
daily. 40; mean daily, 1873; prevailing di
rection of wind, SOUTH total movement
DPS; total precipitation, 6.27 dates Of kill
ing frost, 9th and 7th.
ONLY pressure Of other matters prevents
publication of letter from Grand Army
man who has recently paid visit to tn,
state soldiers home at Bennington. 1t il
thoroughly commendatory in its tone, botl
of the institution and its officers. The fol
lowing excerpt has local interest: "Tht
place is presided over by Captain and Mrs
Cotfey. 1t was affecting to hear the boys
talk about them. She is mother to III
all She couldn't do better by her owl
boys ) He is the best man for the place il
the United States, are some of the ex
pressions which l heard"
THE performance of 81 Plunkard at tn,
opera-house Monday evening was LITERAL,
bowling success. Every part in th'
comedy was well sustained and the au
dience showed its appreciation by liberia
applause. The songs, whistling, and mu
steal performances of ST. and the clog
dancing and storytelling of his friend
1.-THE inventor of the Ganziephone," wer
the chief attractions. The bandying o
jokes between these same worthless KEEP
the audience convulsed with laughter an,
every one departed satisfied that he ha,
obtained the worth Of his money.
Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Regu
lates the Regulator. Largest Sarsaparill
bottle in the market. Manufactured b.