The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-13

JCycu puite an extended Urlp tnrOuRn VIZ
glnia. Among the cities at which they
stopped were Richmond, Petersburg and
Norfolk. The last place visited was Fort
ress Monroe, where the party took steamer
for New York.
SPECIAL conclave of Mt. Zion Com
mandery of Knights Templar was held last
night at Masonic hall to make ARRANGEMENTS
Tor attending the funeral of the late HAL o.
Hatch of Barre, which occurs at three
o'clock to-day. Mr.. Hatch was a prominent
member of Mt. Zion Commandery and a
charter member of Mt. Sinai Temple No
bles of the Mystic Shrine.
In its list of the cleft" " at the election
last week the Argus studiously omitted to
mention the name of j. II. Senter, the
dark-lantern candidate for member of the
county board of education. Mr.. Senter is a
democrat. Hon. Clark King was not a
candidate for selectman. He persstently
declined to have his name used, and it was
used in spite of his earnest protest.
THE Montpelier Union and Washington
County Grammar Schools close on Friday
of this week. On Thursday aftern )on and
Friday forenoon the regular examinations
occur. At half-past two o'clock Friday
afternoon an exhibition, consisting of rhe-
torical and musical exercises by the pupils,
will be given in the chapel. The exercises
will be of a most interesting character, and
and every one is invited.
L HE DeduJlIul 1nOnOtOny and Qulet rpDOSe
OF MontpelierS streets is occasionally d-
versitied by strange and unwonted scenes
The gravity OF pedestrians in South Main
street was seriously disturbed last Satur-
day afternoon by the ludcrous spect Gle
presented by horse and calf gambolng up
and down the thoroughfare as though on
their native heath. The horse occasionally
made desperate attempt to eat the head
off his companion; in which endeavor the
calf naturally failed to concur, and both
seemed to be enjoying themselves in spite
OF their imposing metropolitan surround
ings.
IT is asserted by the individuals who
furnished the wood cut by Engineer Whelan
and paid for the delivery of the same at his
house that Robert is not the mighty chopper
he would have the public believe himself to
be- Those four cords of beech wood were
not all cut, as they say, by Mr.. Whelan
himself, with his own little hatchet. He
worked some Of the time :" by proxy" hiring
man to keep the business rushing in his
absence. Any way, Robert has the wood,
proxy or no proxy and, even if his strategic
achievement failed to establish for him
stunning reputation as a od-chopper, it
certainly showed that he had ga great
head"
AT the recent annual meeting of the
stockholders of First National Bank of
Pierre, Dakota, A o. Cummins of this
place was elected one Of the directors and
at subsequent meeting of the directors he
was chosen vice-president. G. c. Bennett,
formerly of Calais, is president of this insti
tuition. These gentlemen are also officers
of the Pierre Savings bank, whose securi-
ties are advertised in the WATCHMAN. Both
are excellent financers and men of high
integrity. Investors or stockholders need
no stronger guaranty that their interests
will be protected as completely as it is pos
sible for competent men to protect invest
ments.
THE thirteenth annual convention of the
Vermont State Dental Society will be held
at the Pavilion, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of next week The executive COM
mittee has been fortunate in securing an
unusually large list of speakers to address
the meeting, among whom are: DIR. G.. III.
Wells of st. Albans, DR.. F. T. Van Woert
OF Brooklyn, n, Y, DR.. b. c. Russell of
X enc, n. H., DR.. e. B. Davis of Concord,
n. H., DIR. G. II. Swift of Manchester,
DR.. James Lewis of Burlington, DIR. H. A.
Baker of Boston, Mass, aud DIR. j. A.
Parker of Bellows Falls. The board of dem
tai examiners will be in session at the Pa
vilion, March 20, at two o'clock in the after
noon
FOLLOWING are the members of the COM
mittee of the Bethany Christian Endeavor
Society appointed at the meeting held
March D. Lookout, Lillian Smith, Hattie
Sargent Clara Macomber, Kate Harring-
ton; social, Mary Macomber, Mrs Hatch,
Anna Chandler, Flora Terrill. William
Smith; prayer meeting, Mrs. T.. T.. Towner,
Roscoe Grant, Lucy Hutchins, Olive Sar-
gent, May Scoville; Sunday school. S. S.
Ballard, Mary Freeman, Alice Perry, Laura
Smith, Carleton Osgood; musical, Mrs. III.
ID. Hopkins, Jr., Mrs. b. F. Reed Alice
Dewey, Myrtle Curtis, Fannie Osgood. Mrs.
S. S. Towner, Lizzie Stimson and Mrs.
Hatch We're chosen delegates to the coming
convention of the Washington County
Union at Northfield.
CORPORAL JAMES TANNER of BROOKLYN. n.
Y, has been engaged to deliver his famous
lecture, Grave and Gay" at Blanchards
opera house on Friday evening, March %.
Corporal Tanner is a soldier who lost both
feet in the war. He is admitted to be the
most eloquent and popular lecturer since
the days of Beecher. He can lecture at
but few places in the state, and all the
towns in Central Vermont will have
chance to hear him at this place. Mr.. Tan
ner is prominently mentioned for the Office
OF commissioner of pensions under the new
administration. OF his ability and quality
as lecturer. one qualified to judge says:
lie carries an audience wonderfully from
rollicking laughter to tears, and most elo.
quently describes scenes in different parts
of the country in the times of the war and
since"
SOME of the awfully, excruciatingly funny
p'yo db AhC SEMINARY Itttullg NlCllulZtu
an innocent and lamb-lille fellow disciple in
a very naughty fashion. The aforesaid dis
ciple was tormented with fear lest that
dread disease of childhood, the mumps,
should swoop down upon him for two
weeks seance. These wicked companions
informed him that there was system of
vaccination which was "A sure preventive
against the bumptioIs disease and advised
him Ia seek a doctor and get vaccinated at
once. The guileless youth accordingly
wended his way about town in search of a
doctor, who could vaccinate for the mumps.
1t is needless to say that he failed to find
such physician and returned to his nest, "A
sadder and wiser man. Now, we would
advise that injured youth to loa his little
shotgun, lay for those naughty boys, and
when he gets the drop on them, give no
quarter.
The Apollo Club decided at the close of
the meeting last Thursday night to give
minstrel entertainment at the Blanchard
Opera House. The exact date has not been
fixed, but will probably be about April %
and %. The entertainment will probably
be given for two evenings The best talent
available will be engaged for the solo work,
and the chorus will be second to none that
has ever been heard at the opera-house.
A. j. Sibley was elected stage manager and
will have the aid OF corps of competent
assistanta f. w. BanCroft ia the com