The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-15

indications are that the company will be
formed for business and will be an impor-
tant contributor to local prosperity
Mrs. L. w. RIKER, widow of the late cap
tain Isaac Riker is ninety years old to-day.
She is in good health and in the possession
and enjoyment of her faculties. She lives
with her niece, Mrs. Hiram Pierce. Not
long ago she was in one Of the carpet stores
of the village assisting in the work of Sc
lecting carpet. Captain Riker commanded
a company at Tippecanoe, and named one
of his children in honor of the hero of that
historic fight Colonel r. r. Riker, Frank
Riker and Mrs. Holmes OF this village are
children Of Captain Riker.
THE " "Cosmorama of Professor Bartlett
of New York was presented at the opera
house on Thursday and Friday evenings OF
last week, under the auspices of the Ladies'
Library Guild The programme presented
was new each evening, and as the partici-
pants had been carefully rehearsed under
the direction of Professor Bartlett the en-
tertainment was most enjoyable one.
The various scenes, pictures, tabeauX and
pantomimes were admirably presented, and
the variety of the programme held the at
tention of the audience throughout The
groups of statuary, including Victory
" Vengeance" Ceres" Silence" etc,
were particularly well received. Perhaps
the most attractive feature each evening
was the grand march by Mrs. Bascom's
class of juvenile dancers. This was fol.
lowed Friday evening by beautiful fancy
dancing, consisting of waltzng, Military
schottische," and the Newport" by little
Kate and Grace Bascom, aged respectively
six and four years. Friends in the audience
presented them with beautiful flowers
which were acknowledged by the little
ladies by graceful bows. 1t is not toe
much to say that the audience was capt.
waited and greeted them with continued ap
plause. The ladies desire to express theil
thanks to Mrs. Fred Lang who presided SC
acceptably at the piano.
THE complimentary banquet given by tn,
Denison pilgrims to Mr.. Wendell p. Rice a
the Revere house, Boston, last week Tues
day evening, was attended by nearly TIVE
ent We're j. W Brock, Hiram ma Atkins &
George Atkins, II. NJ. Cutler, j. G, Brown
VI. W. Kemp, 7. l.. Wood, l.. Bart Cross, j
II, Burpee, NJ. NJ Cutler and A. w. Fer
rim of Montpelier; b. r. Seymour and j
G.. Reed of Burlington; Albert Chapman o
Middlebury; Ex-Governor S. e. Pingree anC
A. f.. Watson of Hartford; Colonel Juliu
j. Estey, f. w. Childs, A. w. Childs, +. p
Carpenter, G. a. Briggs, T. b. Cudworth
I. f. Burnett and o. A. Marshall of Brat
tleboro; Colonel T. c. Fletcher and w. L
Pearl of St. Johnsbury; w. III. II. Walker
f. r. Jones, f. w. Oakes, r. L. Jones anC
G. Stone of Windsor; G. L. Spear, j. ID
Wheeler and Willard Gay of West Ran
dolph; G. f. Hadley and II. E. Pol
lard of Chester; Charles p. Thatcher anC
c. w. Fletcher of North Bennington 4
pleasant feature of the occasion was the
presentation to Mr.. Rice of an elegant golC
watch-chain, with pencil on one end, anC
gold diamond studded locket inscribe,
with the initials "W. p. r." IncloseC
with this, in a beautiful satin-lined casket
were diamond collar-button and pair o
gold, diamond studded sleeve-buttons.
DIR. o. ID. BEMIs of Jonesville came t.
Montpelier the first of last week, and starte,
in to have a prolonged toot. Thursda,
morning the festive doctor was picked VI
on the street and brought to DR.. Lance
Office to secure his assistance in dressing
two ugly knife-w ounds in the left leg. TIL
cuts were several inches in depth and bloc,
was flowing profusely. When asked t.
name the person who had stabbed him, o
explain how he received the wounds, tn
doctor declared that he had absolutely NJ
recollection of the place or time when h
was injured. The fellow doubtless knew
more about the affair than he was willing
to tell, but if he did, no one succeeded il
getting him to say anything. Officer Eel
took the case in hand and endeavored t.
trace the man up during the successiv
stages Of his jamboree and learn, if posi-
Bile, who did the cutting. He ascertaine'
| the doctors whereabouts during the nigh
up 20 six o'clock Thursday morning, bu
from that time till his appearance in DR.
Lance's Office he lost track of him. Bemi
told Officer Felt of certain individual whor
he suspected of being his assailant, but a
he could bring no positive proof to sub
stantiate the charge, refused to accuse hin
openly. Bemis was certainly in a yer,
dazed and bewildered condition Thursda
morning, and had probably been indulgin
in opium as well as the regulation mixeC
drinks.
SEMINARY HILL.
| Two travelling musicians made their az
pearance on the Hill Saturday noon, and i
the evening entertained the students in tn
chapel - Miss Northey and Mr.. Rigg
gave song recital at Waterbury MonGa
evening. - Miss Fish returned to schoo
Saturday. - President Beeman spen
Sunday on the Hill. - Mason Beema
played ball at Burlington with the God
dards. - The students were excused t
attend the meetings in the village Sunda
evening. Nearly all went to the Bapts
church to witness the baptism. - TIL
Band and Hsthetc societies held join
session Monday evening. 60 Severa
couples went on fishing excursion to Bel
lin pond Monday.