The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-02

WnlSJ anu uanClllP ldue une OCCASION an en-
joyable one for all.
A REUNION of the former students and
friends of the Orange County Grammar
School and State Normal School is to be
held at Randolph Center June %.
SATURDAY was remarkable for the alti-
tude attained by the mercury, local ther-
mometers registering temperature of
eighty-six to ninety degrees in the shade
MONDAY, Tuesday and Wednesday, May
21st, 22d and 23d, are the dates announced
for the appearance at the Opera-house of
Professor d. NJ. Bristol's Equescurriculum.
REV. e. d. MASON is visiting his mother
in Passumpsic, and will leave the last of
the week for his future home in Somerville,
Mass. He will begin the duties of his new
charge on Sunday next.
Mr.. EDWARD PERRY the blind pianist,
whose playing delighted so many Mont
pelier people two years ago, is announced
to give another recital at the Seminary at
an early day-probably within two weeks.
SHERIFF F. II. ATHERToN and Deputy
sheriff j. l.. Tuttle went to Hog Island
Monday to look over the scene of the
struggle between officers of the law and the
offending fisherman which occurred in 1884.
WE are in receipt of "A copy of the Denver
Colorado Republican of April 25th, con-
tanning opinions upon the political situation
elected by an "interview with Hon.
Joseph Poland of this place, who was in
that city at the time.
Mrs. CARL n. BANCROFT of Columbus
has been elected president of the Ohio
Woman's Relief Corps. Mrs. Bancroft is
sister of Mrs. E. p. Walton and has many
friends in Montpelier who will be inter-
ested to know of her election.
\ MAY-DAY tea-party was given at the
vestry of Trinity church Tuesday evening
under the auspices of the Ladies' Library
Guild The supper itself was a decided
success, and the short literary entertain
ment which followed was no less so.
w. c. PRATT, accompanied by Miss An
ME Cooley of Rutland, was in town Monday
to attend the party given on the occasion
of the twentieth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Pratt, his par
ents. Both returned to Rutland Tuesday
FRED NJ. BLANCHARD of Williamstown is
coming to Montpelier to live and will be
the solo cornetist of the Montpelier Military
Band. AS cornetist the young man has
no superiors, and few if any equals in the
state, and the band is most fortunate in Sc
curing him for a member.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt) post-office April so, 1888:
Miss vina Bell Ira Gray,
Miss Susie Higgins n. w Kibbee,
Miss May Mccoy, l. i. Mace Il Son.
J., Birmingham, VIII A; fierce,
A. D. Ewing, Albert Roberts,
G. A. Flint II. 4. Scott.
Welfred Greaux,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING Postm aster
A SUBSCRIPTION paper was circulated on
Tuesday for the purpose of raising purse
to be presented to j. G.. Smith, the veteran
expressman, with view to making good
the recent loss sustained by him of some
$50. The appeal to the generosity of the
business men met with a most cheerful and
substantial response, and it goes without
saying that the faithful servant of the eX-
press company and the public was greatly
touched by the entirely unexpected but very
II. d. HOPKINS, Jr., has the agency for
Montpelier of the Home Market Club OF
Boston, which is the only popular organiza-
tion which all protectionists may join, and
which is pushing the agitation in favor OF
the policy of protection and of preserving
home markets to home manufacturers
home capital and home labor. Believers in
| this policy can scarcely find a better means
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| by becoming members of this club, which
although but one year old, now numbers
! over fifteen hundred members.
REV. L. ID. MASON preached his last SER
mon as pastor of the Baptist church in this
place on Sunday morning last. 1t was al
able and most interesting one and was
listened to by very large congregation
At its close six persons Gncluding one
whole family-father mother and two
daughters) were baptized, and all received
the right hand of fellowship at the com
munion service subsequently held. Tn,
church was tastily decorated and the mu
steal portion of the exercises gave evidence
of unusual care in preparation.
THE democratic caucus at Capital Hall
Thursday evening, was attended by three
hundred fifty to four hundred persons
of whom prominent republicans formed
very considerable minority. The per
formance was late in commencing anC
did not, as a whole, fill the bill. Harr.
Dewing was interlOcutor, and j. III. Sen
ter, Hiram Atkins, j. o. Livingston, +
ii. Bascom, Horace Mills and John O'Grad,
made up the corps of lend men" Tn,
Jokes were mostly stale, and Part ii
was stereotyped throughout. Harry rea,
the "call and John Senter began tn,
"agony." John had announced his "pur
pose then and there to tell the democrats o
Montpelier just what kind of a man " Bas
com is, and to "eXplain to them his stand
ing in the party and in the community,
but, contrary to the general expectation
contented himself with briefly reviewing
Bascoms part in the post-oflice war, intro
ducing extracts from a personal letter
Bascom to Atkins-in which the forme
announced his willingness TO leave tn
field of battle for 81 200. John believe,
that the great and glorious occasion had ar
rived when Bascom should be eternal!
squelched and thought it would be tn
proper caper to elect an anti-ISascOm dele
cation to the state convention. To max
this possible he wanted the right sort o
man for moderator and nominated eX
Governor Shurtlam .John WAS frpoupntl