The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-09-05

mante and croaked, Aha, you little d--n
fools, you've been swearing again, haven't
you?''
THE following is the programme of the
praise service at the Church of the Messiah
Sunday evening. ." The Lord is Exalted"
(West; duet from st. Paul, Now we are
Ambassadors" tenor and bass; "And |
saw the Holy City," (Sulivan), alto solo
and quartet; There is a Green Hill
(Gounod), soprano solo; % Say, Watchman,
What of the Night (Sullivan)?
IT was the subject of some comment
Thursday evening that, amid the general
blaze, no ray of light shone from the resi-
dence of Mr.. James II. Langdon on Main
street. 1t certainly was not Mr.. Langdon's
fanlt, who was away from home, or the
fault of others who thought they understood
what would be his wishes on such an oc-
casion. 1t is quite safe to say that such
thing is not at all likely to happen again.
On Saturday evening, the first opportu-
nifty after Mr.. Langdon's return from Block
Island, in recognition of his many favors to
the organization the Montpelier Military
Band rendered him pleasant serenade at
his home on Main street. The serenade was
also intended as a testimonial of the interest
| felt by the musicians in Mr.. Langdon's re-
| turn in renewed health and the selections,
Home Again" " Greeting March" " and
Home, Sweet Home" were therefore es-
pecially appropriate
SCHOOL commenced Monday, with the fol-
/ lowing attendance in the different rooms:
In Miss Sweets, fifty-four; Miss Chandlers S,
| fifty-seven; Miss Smiths, fifty-one; Miss
| Graves, fifty-four; Miss Higgins, forty:
| Miss Tarbell's, forty-three; in the grammar
school, taught by Mr.. DeBoer as principal,
| Miss Terrill as preceptress and Miss Alvord
! as assistant, forty. BY dint of grading the
pressure of numbers on some of the lower
rooms has been relieved and the scholars
more evenly distributed. This arrange
ment, the capabilities of the teachers for
instruction and improved facilities for
| library work are earn est of a successful
| year.
FORMAL announcement to Montpelier
friends has been made of the marriage of
George II. Wilder and Miss Mary j. Chase,
at the home of the bride in Shamrock, Il. l.,
on Monday last. Private advices state
that the ceremony occurred at three o'clock
in the afternoon of that day and that the
young people intended to leave at once for
New York city, and, passing up the Hudson
and through Lakes George and Champlain,
to reach Montpelier on Saturday next.
| Until the completion of their future place
| of residenCe-the house now building at the
corner of Barre and Hubbard streets-they
will make their home with Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Wilder,
The meteorological summary of observa-
tions taken during August at Northfeld by
Sergeant William Line, United States oh
server, is as follows Mean barometer,
29.93O; highest barometer, 3O.3l, on the 1lth
lowest barometer, $3.50, on the 22d; monthly
range of barometer, II mean temperature,
$50; highest temperature $40, on the 4th
lowest temperature, 41.0, on the 21st;
monthly range oftemperature, 4.0; greatest
daily range of temperature, 33.2, ON the 2lSt
least daily range of temperature, 80, on the
18th; mean daily range of temperature, 19.1i
mean temperature for this month in 1887
Clio: 1883, $50; mean daily dew point, IS S6
mean daily relative humidity, 50; prevail
ing direction of wind Is A. NJ, and P. M
SOUTH total movement of wind, 6,033 miles
highest velocity of wind, direction and date
33 miles, northwest on the 22d; total pre-
cipitation, 3.43 inches; number of days on
which 01 inch or more of precipitation fell
-; total precipitation Gn inches and hun
dredths) for this month in 1887, 4.53 lSSS
343; number of clear days, o. fair days, 9
number of cloudy days, II; dates of frosts
none.
+. w. FUTILE of Nergennes is in town
having been summoned on Friday 10y a
telegram announcing the serious illness OF
his mother. -; Mr.. James Il. Langdon
greatly improved in health, returned from
Block Island Friday evening. - The
Military Band at Thursdays rally had most
valuable assistance from Phil. Chapello
leader of the Plattsburgh On. " band and
acornetist of unusual ability. - Edward
L. Smith is expected home from Newport
~. l., llllS week. MISS l4lLIlt DlllllSOI
is building a veranda upon the front of hel
residence on First avenue, - Captain
j. II. Minms was in town Friday. -
Mr.. a. \. Hadley, who was formerly prom
inent in musical circles in this locality, and
has given enjoyable organ recitals at diff
fercnt places in the state this summer, passed
through here Monday on his way to Boston
Thence he goes to Birmingham, Ala, where
he has engaged to give recital. He vii
remain in that place to take charge of a
mission school. - Miss Alice Kinney
went last week to Georgetown, Mass, tC
take position as teacher in the high schoo
there, instead of returning to Newport, n
H., where she has been teaching during the
past two years - Frank f. Carr o
Calais has begun work as clerk at Hunting
tons restaurant. - Laura, daughter O.
Rev. G. S. Smith. returned on Saturday
from visit in Warren. c. NJ. Cush
man has been confined to his home for
few days with an attack of cholera morbus
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Waterman leave
, to-day for a visit of ten days among rela
tives in Rutland and Windsor counties
- Miss Meinecke's departure to New
York and Boston for the purchase of fal
millinery has been necessarily deferred
until this week. - Lillian, eldest daugh
ter of James " Morrow, has gone to Sara
nae Lake, with the hope that she may bt
benefited by the change. - Mrs. p. II
Hinkley is quite i'll. M. j. Cobb o
! Boston was in town over Sunday. - ID
w. Dixon and L. l.. Robbins, formerly o
the WATCHMAN, were in town yesterday Il
vote. - George w. Wilder returned
, Tuesday evening from Shamrock, r. |.
whittier he went to attend his sons wed
ding = Ex-Governor Pingree, Colone
Albert Clarke of Rutland, George Ham
mond of Middlebury, Hon. A. L. Foster o
Derby Line and Rev. ID. G. Roberts of Con
cord n. H., are among the large numbe
, registered at the Pavilion during the pas
! week. - Mr.. II. G. Gleason, accom-
, panied by Mrs. Gleason, goes to New Yorl
and Boston to-day to purchase fall stocl
of goods.
SEMINARY HILL.
1 w. NJ. RoBBERTs, class of ~, and paste
of the Methodist church at Barton Landing
r conducted devotional exercises Thursda
morning. - Miss Josie TruaX, who ha
been sick for several weeks, left last wee
Q for brief visit at Bellows Falls. - j
w. Willis secretary of the New Englan
Conservatory, with his bride, has bee
spending several days on the Hill as CUES
7 of Professor Blanpied He was present a
a chapel exercises Tuesday morning and eS
+ pressed himself as Inuch pleased with tn
! work being done here. == n, e. Sargent
/ pastor of the Methodist church at Browns
= ! Vile, was present at the opening of schoC