The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03
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other things, new turbine wheels are to be
put in.
MEETINGS of the local Chautauqua circle
will be resumed this week. the first to be
held with Mrs. DR.. Bisbee on Saturday
afternoon at half-past two. Accessions to
the membership will be heartily welcomed.
THR reception given by Rev and Mrs.
Wright at their home on Baldwin street
Thursday evening was a decidedly pleasant
affair. Invitations were made to include
members of the Unitarian church and So
ciety, and there was large attendance.
REV. GEORGE r. RAYMOND, lately of New
Ipswich, n. H., who succeeds to the pastor
ate of the Baptist church, has entered upon
the duties of the new position and on Mon
day moved into Orrin Daley's house. hav-
ing assumed w. e. Lairds unexpired lease
of the place
j. WARE FOSTER, well known in this
place of old, now bank cashier at Doug
las, Wyoming, and Miss Ida W. Victor are
to he married to-day at the home of the
bride in Millersburg, Ky. They are eX-
pected here next week, to visit Mr.. Fosters
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Foster.
FOLLOWING is the programe of the band
concert to be given at the State street band
stand Thursday evening. weather permit
ting:
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overture, Poet and Peasant. Suppe
waltz Haunting Tobani
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Messrs. Wilder and 4. j. Roberts
March, Apollo Club Merrill
Mr.. II. S. CAswELL of New York, who
has charge of the Woman's Department of
the Home Missionary Society and is editor
of the Home Missionary Magazine, will speak
on the subject of Home Missions in Bethany
chapel on Friday afternoon of this week at
half-past two o'clock. All are cordially in
vited. At four o'clock the same afternoon
Mr. Caswell will address the children. Sub
iect, " Life Among the Seneca Indians"
To this meeting all children will be well
come.
THE presentation of Ben Hur by the
ladies of Bethany church, October Is, is to
be made under the direction of Mrs. T.. G..
Bradford of Washington. ID. c., pro-
fessiona in the art of tableauX Her pro
duction has been shown in the cities of
Maryland and Virginia, and has been seen
and highly approved by General Wallace
himself The tableauX are accompanied
with readings from Ben Hur, explanatory
of the scenes depicted. a rare entertain
ment is to he expected.
FRANK O. RANDALL, who forged the name
of William Durkee of Barre to a check for
$50 on the Barre National Bank a year ago
last August, was arrested in Lowell, Mass,
last week The circumstances of the affair
were brought to notice in this place by
Randall's disposing of the check to George
NoyeS. The forgery was suspected at the
First National Bank and verified at the
Barre bank, where the check was charged
to the account of Mr.. Durkee and shown
never to have been drawn by him.
ANOTHER deal has been made on the
Montpelier House. This time it goes out of
the possession of either of the former pro-
prietors, Irish & Sparrow, and becomes the
property of George Wheeler, who throws
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Mr.. Irish gains the ownership. Mr.. Whee-
Ter is to take possession December /. Mr..
Irish will rent or sell the Union House and
continue to live at the " old stand" Mr..
Sparrow will take needed rest from the
vigils in the hotel office. That mine host "
Wheeler is the lucky man this time speaks
well for the continuance of the popularity
of his newly-acquired possession, and he is
to be congratulated on the move he makes.
A SUPERIOR exhibition of glass blowing is
to be given by the original Bohemian glass
blowers, Woodruffe & Co. in the Union
House hall, the week commencing October
s for the benefit of Brooks post. Among
the attractions will be beautiful glass ma
Chinery model of the centennial Corliss
engine, horizontal engine, and Australian
quartz mills all in operation. Presents will
be given, Monday evening, to the fattest
man in the hall; Tuesday, the best lady
waltZer; Wednesday, the homeliest man
Thursday, the hest gent wdltzer: Friday,
handsomest man. Saturday, handsomest
man. Glass work is to he voted to the most
popular clergyman and clerk in town, and
most popular past commander of Brooks
post. a glass hose carriage is to be given
to the hose company getting the most votes.
There will he dancing every evening from
half-past nine to eleven o'clock.
BROOKS Posi- has for some time been cast
ing about for a permanent " local habita-
tion " under its own roof-tree. 1t proposes
to apply to the legislature, the coming ses-
! sion, for charter that will empower the
organization to hold property The Golden
! Fleece has appeared to be its " best hold y
and propositions have been received, both
| from the owners of the building for its sale,
and from S. S. Towner & Son for the dis
| posal of their business and stock in trade.
! The owners of the property offer to throw
off an even $500 from $4,000, the original
cost, as an equivalent for any depreciation
| from the value of the structure as roller
! rink and for their contribution to the eX-
chequer of the post. The Golden Fleece
and the land belonging is a desirable prop
! erty, and, in possession of the post, the hall
will be available for just such uses as were
/ lost when the Messrs. Towner took pos
session, and are now and will be a pressing
need until commodious hall is otherwise
provided. Thus the necessities of the
Grand Army post are identical with those
of the entire community and should be met
! by generous contributions-esp from
those loud in their expressions of regret
that the Golden Fleece should be with
drawn from public use. Brooks Post is de-
termined, in some way, to have hall and
now is the opportunity for helping the post
to help themselves.
TERENCE MCCAFFERY, the old-t me porter
at the Pavilion, was instantly killed Satnr-
day morning, at about four o'clock, The
morning express from the south had deliv-
cred to the house four passengers, one of
whom was Mr.. T. w. Wood of New York,
the well-known artist. AS usnal Terence
was on duty as night clerk and watchman.
He entered the elevator with the new ar
rivals to take them to their rooms. Reach
ing the third floor, on which he had as
signed room TO Mr.. Wood, Terence dis
covered that he had forgotten the key,
Bidding MIR, Wood to await in the hall his
return, Terence ran the elevator up to the
fourth floor with the other guests. The in
dcations are that upon returning TO the
door after conducting the latter TO their
rooms, the elevator was found to have set
tied considerably below the hall floor, and
it is also evident that, finding this to be the
case, Terence undertook TO board the car
backwards, probably thinking to hang by
his hands to the edge of the floor and then
drop upon the car-hoor. Before this could
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