The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-20

on the missionary work in these and foreign
lands in Bethany church on Thursday
afternoon and evening of this week. The
meetings will commence at half-past two
in the afternoon and at half-past seven in
the evening. At four o'clock p. NJ. there
will be special meeting for ladies', to be
addressed by Mrs. Rand a missionary from
Micronesia. These meetings will be of deep
interest. They are free to all and a gem
eral attendance is cordially invited.
AN individual in sem-bibulous condi-
ton recently entered the Office Of a Mont
pelier attorney and embarked in friendly
discussion Of the tariff question and kindred
topics. As he waxed eloquent the fumes of
the ambrosial nectar, with which he was
loaded, began to ascend heavenward and
eXerted such " moral suasion" over his
befuddled brain as to cause him to become
touchingly confidential In the course of
his observations he remarked, feelngly, to
his legal friend, who was the democratic
candidate for states attorney at the last
election "Tm (hic) awful shorty, my fren',
you (hic) didn't get 'lected last (hic) fall
It's great pity you (hic) got left. If they'd
all been (hic) like me (hic) you'd been 'lected
sure, wouldn't you, boss?"
THE second meeting of the stockholders
in the Wetmore q Morse Granite Company
was held Monday evening in the rooms of
the water commissioners. The code of by
adopted. I. j. Deavitt, J. G.. Brown and
Thomas Marvin were elected an auditing
and finance committee. A meeting of the
directors was held at the close of the stock
holders meeting at which Mr.. Wetmore
presented a statement of the property taken
by the corporation, and a fifty per cent as
sessment on the capital stock was levied.
The subject of the location of the sheds and
other matters pertaining to the workings of
the company were discussed, but no definite
action was taken. The directors have the
refusal of two lots-the Hubbard meadow
and the Tabor meadow-but have not yet
decided which to take.
THE school for the commissioned officers
of the Vermont National Guard meets here
to-day and tomorrow. The entire time
during the two days and Wednesday even
ing will be devoted to the purposes of in
struction and drill, under the direction of
General w. L. Greenleaf. First-lieutenant
Ralph w. Hoyt, Company F, Eleventh In
fantry, United States Army, of Plattsburgh,
who has been detailed as instructor in rifle
practice, is expected to read paper on that
topic. First-lieutenant Peter Leary, Jr.,
Fourth Artillery, United States Army now
stationed at Fort Preble, Maine, is to be
instructor of ordnance practice. The ques-
tion OF attending the centennial celebration
of Washington's Inauguration in New York
next April will be considered by the cap
tains of the various companies, and the de-
tails of the excursion will be arranged in
behalf of those companies who are to go to
New York
THE st. Albans Dramatic Club will give
the comedydrama " Our Boys " at Blauch-
ard opera-house Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 23. The club has kindly given its
services for the benefit of Brooks Woman's
Relief Corps. The Relief Corps will use
the proceeds of the entertainment in fur
nishing Montpelier room at the Soldiers
Home in Bennington. The play is mod
ern comedy-drama by Henry j. Byron
first put on the boards in 1879 in London,
where it had run of over fifteen hundred
nights. Sir Geotfry Champneys and Mr.
Perkyn Middlewick, baronet and retired
butterman, plan careers for their sons, " oul
boys" "Our boys have other views, and
Joining fortunes, or want of fortunes, with
Violet Melrose and Mary Melrose break uT
the paternal plans and carry out their own
Time, the present; places, Middlewick'
house. Sir Geoffry's country-seat; lodgings
in London. The cast of characters includes
Misses Nellie E. Davis, Mary c. Morton
Maud " Kemp and Clara l.. Hoyt, and
Messrs Stephen f. Royce, f. l.. Greene, j
w. ellison, G. d. Clark, G. A. Bostwick anC
NJ. n. Buck.
SEMINARY HILL.
GEORGE NEWTON preached in the Baptis
church at West Randolph one week age
and at Shady Rill last Sunday - Pro
fessor Hillery gave very interesting lee
ture on " Hamlet" to large and apprecia
tive audience last Friday evening. -
Miss Culver spent part of last week al
home. - An arr angement has beer
made by which the persons passing the
best examinations in each If the towns o.
the county can have free tuition at the Sem
mary for one term. - Will Newtor
preached at the Baptist and Methodist
Episcopal churches at West Randolph last
Sunday. 60 The Adelphis now perform
their mysteries by electricity.