The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

Hon. CHARLES DEWEY has left on three
weeks trip through the West on business
connected with the National Life Insurance
Company.
Hon. AND Mrs. j. A. PAGE, who have oc-
cupied rooms at the Pavilion during the
winter, have reopened their State street
residence.
INSPECTOR JAMES j. SMITH, who has been
making an inspection of the government
buildings in Vermont, visited the one here
last week,
GEORGE LESLIE visited his mother in
Newbury on Fast day. The old lady, al
though in her eighty-fourth year, is in per-
feet health,
Mr. AND Mrs. GEORGE H. WILDER were
called to Shamrock, II. T., last week, to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Wilders grand
mother, Mrs. Clark.
Mt. Zion CoMMANDERY has as yet taken
no definite action in regard to the proposed
services at Christ church on the Sunday fol-
lowing Ascension day.
THE second story of the Union house is
being connected with that of the rink build
ing by covered passage-way, built over the
road leading to the stables
GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS was one of
speakers at the anniversary exercises of
William Wells Camp, Sons of Veterans,
held at Burlington Friday night.
REV. S. G. HAYFoRD is to preach in
Middlesex next Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock, and in the evening in the Brick
church in Waitsfield at seven o'clock.
THE Montpelier Union and Washington
County Grammar schools reOpened Monday
for term OF ten weeks The old corps of
teachers is on duty in the various depart
ments.
Mt. SINAI TEMPLE, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. will meet Friday evening for work,
and on Tuesday evening, April 16, Gamaliel
Washburn Lodge of Perfection holds regu-
lar meeting.
CHARLIE WAH, the urbane washee-manee,
has removed his establishment from the
basement of the old Montpelier house to
the rooms recently vacated by the reed and
rattan shop, in the next building,
AT the meeting of Thomas Wildey en-
campment of Odd Fellows on Friday even
ing the Patriarchal and Golden Rule de-
grees were conferred on two candidates, and
the seance closed with a banquet.
THE regular prayer-meeting was omitted
at Trinity church Sunday evening. There
was a mission service for the children in
the vestry at six o'clock, and the Christian
Endeavor meeting was held at seven.
f. II. BAscoM arrived last night from
MunCe, Indiana. Mr.. Bascom has identi-
fed himself with the Muncie Natural Gas
Land Improvement Company for term
of three years and offers his drugstore for
sale.
JOE BROWN, Harry Cutler and Joe Yatta
went rabbit-hunting Fast day. The two
Joes each bagged bunny, but Harry failed
to hurt anything, although he bored two
very symmetrical little tunnels in the
balmy atmosphere.
THE members of the band were measured
last Thursday for their new full-dress uni
forms, to be worn at the Washington CEN
tennial. The opera-house has been en-
gagged by them for Saturday evening, April
27, when they will give grand concert.
REV. j. o. SHERBURNE will be absent at
conference Sunday, April 81, and Trinity
pulpit will probably be supplied by some
student from the Hill. The annual Easter
concert will be given in the evening under
the auspices of the Christian Endeavor So
cety.
HARRY NJ. CUTLER has resigned his po-
sition as assistant cashier in the First Ma
tional Bank to accept a situation in the
treasurer's department at the office of the
National Life Insurance Company Mr.
Cutler will begin work in his new position
about May /.
TELEGRAM was received yesterday
morning announcing the death, at Atchison,
Kansas, of Mrs. Spalding widow of the late
Hon. Azel Spalding, former well-known
resident of Montpelier The body will
eventually be brought here for burial in
Green Mount cemetery.
REV. DIR. ANDREW p. PEABODY of Cam
bridge, Mass, will preach at the Church of
the Messiah on Easter Sunday In the
evening DR.. Peabody will address the chill
dren at special Sunday school service.
Special music appropriate to the day will
be furnished by the choir.
THE carriers report for the Montpelier
post-office for the month of March shows
the following amount of mail matter to have
been handled: Delivered-number of letters
and postals, 20,259; papers, 10, 2S5; registered
letters, "a. Collected-mail letters and post
ais, 1904; local letters and postals, 1916;
papers 2,252
Hon. WILLIAM CHAPIN of Middlesex not
only sees money in Vermont maple sugar,
but he extracts money from the sweetenirg.
From March 10 to March 30 he had sold
Sll3 worth OF sugar from 800 trees and had
the cash in hand. We have experimental
knowledge OF the fact that Mr.. Chapin's
sugar is in the front rank.
THE work of repairing the state house
walks and steps will commence soon, under
the direction of Sergeant-at-arms Phinney.
The steps are to be taken apart and the
blocks relaid. The loose stones in the
broad walk leading to the portico will be
removed and the walk concreted. New
blocks will be put in the steps where the
old ones are Clipped and damaged.
THERE seems to be considerable interest
among the local admirers of the national
game in the proposed organization of base
ball nine. None Of the other towns in Ver-
mont are to support professional teams dur
ing the coming season, and as the state
teams are to be composed entirely of " home
talent" Montpelier should be able to fur
nish as good a nine as the best of them
In the notice OF the organization of the
Sons of Revolution, in last weeks issue, the
following names should be added to the list
of officers; Treasurer, W. III. Zottman of
Burlington; registrar, Hiram A. Huse of
Montpelier; historian, Rev. Howard f. Hill
of Montpelier; members of board 7. s.,
Peck and G. G.. Benedict of Burlington, l..
X. Fuller of Brattleboro, ID. w. Dixon of
Grand Isle, w. A. Chaplin of Middlesex.
A COMPANY of over thirty was entertained
Fast day at the sugar-place OF n. G. Tabor.
The party arrived about ten o'clock in the
forenoon, and after walking about inspect
ing the landscape, sat down to a regulation
dinner of baked beans and appropriate fix
ings. Drive whist followed at which Mrs.
Kent and Mrs. Joel Foster won the first
and last prizes, respectively. Sugar on
snow was then served, and at six o'clock
the company returned TO town.
SEVERAL individuals observed Fast day
in manner not precisely in harmony with
the spirit of the governors proclamation
William Murray and William Robertson of