The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

the audience in constant uproar of good
| humor. Parsloe as "Wun Lung" fully
! justified his reputation as " inimitable," +" and
the parts of Septmus Ruffies," " Erasmus
Spook and Harry Tresham " were well
sustained. Miss Ella Gardiner was also
very satisfactory as " Mrs. Letitia Barnes"
the widow-and was, moreover, very pretty.
The other ladies were, to use common
phrase, mortal homely." The attempts at
artistic rendering of familiar songs were
miserable failures.
READ the press notices in the first columns
of Miss Tuttle and Miss Carle, who appear
at Blanchard Opera-house tonight and to-
morrow night with the Mariana Opera
| Company; then call to mind the talent, mu-
sical and dramatic, of Messrs Bartlett,
! Cornell, Brine and Clark, and you will form
some conception of the treat in store for
you you attend one or both of the enter
| talnments. 1t is safe to predict that who
ever goes tonight will be seen again to-
morrow evening in the audience.
G. W. SKINNERs jewelry-store was the
scene of a most unfortunate occurrence on
Monday. Mr.. G. B. Burleigh, with the
electric light company, was wiring the
store for incandescent lamps, and accident
! ally knocked wrench from the steps on
which he was standing on to the top of the
largest showcase. The large plate of glass
! in the top of the case, an unusually clear
and beautiful one, was badly shattered for
at least half of its length, but most fortu-
nately sustained the weight of the wrench,
which would otherwise have dropped in the
midst of case of elegant gold watches,
with vastly greater damage. The case, the
original cost of which was $50, was shipped
to Boston yesterday, and Mr.. SINNERS
contemplated business trip to the =" Hub"
was hastened by the occurrence. He left
for the city yesterday noon to attend to the
matter of repairs.
In New York city on Friday last occurred
the death from dphtheria of Hugh, son of
j. X. Kinney, formerly of West Randolph
and for time a resident of Montpelier
! This death removes one who, though in
years scarcely more than boy, yet DOS
sessed in an unusual degree the qualities
which are essential to the truest manhood
and which are all too rare. His circle of
| acquaintances in this vicinity was limited
but those who enjoyed his acquaintance,
here as elsewhere, could without excep-
tiop be counted as his sincere friends. He
had given evidence from early boyhood of
the possession of especial talent in the di-
rection of painting and crayon work, had
devoted a great proportion of his leisure
time to the use of brush and pencil and
when Frustrated by the illness which proved
fatal was studying in one of the leading
schools of art in New York. His illness
was brief. His death is the cause of I'M
feigned sorrow in the hearts of every one
who knew him.
A BILL in chancery was filed on Saturday,
j. III. Lucia Us. Village of Montpelier,
Bailiffs, Water Commissioners and Treas
urer-setting forth the alleged illegality of
the recent overwhelming vote of the vii
lage in favor of the laying of an additional
Waterman from the reservoir to this vii
! lage to convey water for manufacturing
purposes, and enjoining the officers named
| fha hoe nrt tl,
terial. The bill is returnable at the March
| term of court, and in the meantime matters
are thus brought to stand-stll. 1t is not
| proposed to attempt here a discussion of
the merits of this case. The action, even
If unsuccessful will delay matters until a
carrying out of the instructions of the vote
referred to will be attended with largely in
creased expense to the village, and may re-
suit also in the loss to the place of mpor-
tant manufacturing enterprises; while in the
event OF its being successful il is almost
equally certain to blast the hopes of the
people that Montpelier will ever become
| busy and thriving manufacturing town.
! The officers propose to eight" and have
retained Senter & Kemp as their attorneys.
A DELEGATION of twenty-five members of
Mount Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
| Shrine, leave here to-day via the Central
Vermont railroad to attend the meeting OF
Aleppo Temple at Boston to be held to-
morrow evening. Many of the mobiles will
be accompanied by their wives Among the
party are Frank III. Bascom, 33o, past grand
! potentate and emeritus member OF the I'm
perial Council of the United States; Charles
II. Heaton, 33o, past grand potentate; Justus
w. f. Washburn, 33o, past grand potentate
and active member of the Imperial Council
of the United States; j. Henry Jackson, 33o,
elect and first ceremonial master of Mount
Sinai Temple, and Mobiles William H. Her
rick, recorder; Henry Lowe, past recorder;
James E. Curran, second ceremonial mas
! ter; James L. Sabin, marshal: Norman w.
Frink, captain of the guard; James A.
Erwin, outer guard: Daniel S. Wheatley,
master of the wardrobe; f. w. Bisbee,
Collins Blakely, b, w. Braley, Charles A.
Barnard, Charles f. Abbott of West Ran
dolph, Dr. w. ID. Huntington of Rochester
and others: Many of the mobiles, who are
also knights Templar, will visit Boston
Commandery at Masonic Temple this even
ing and pleasant time is expected.
THE eighteenth annual meeting of the ver-
mont Dairymen's Association begns this
afternoon and will continue through Thurs
day and Friday. Announcement is made OF
the following exercises "a full report of
which will appear in the agricultural depart
ment of the WATcHMAN): General Stephen
Thomas will deliver the address of welcome
| this afternoon, to which President o. NJ.
Iinkham will respond, followed by the
regular business of the association. Will
lam Chaplin will speak on the Merits and
Faults of the Jersey Cow" l.. T. Hazen on
" Ensilage;" a. w. Cheever, editor of the
Nelc England Farmer, on Fertilizers" w.
r. Sessions, secretary of the Massachusetts,
Board of Agriculture, will speak tomorrow
on the subject of " Breeding;" Homer W.
Vail on Wastes of the Dairy" w. W.
Cooke on g Feeding" and Lieutenant-gov-
ernor l.. X Fuller on the Inducements
Vermont Offers for Farmers Homes"
Henry e. Alvord of the Massachusetts
Agricultural College will speak Friday on
" Creameries," followed by A. II. Fitch of
the New England Milk-producers' Union
The afternoon session will be devoted to an
address by G.. III. Whtcher of Hanover, N
H., on Methods of Testing Milk at
Creameries and Cheese Factories, :" the ses-
sion concluding with various reports and
general discussion.