The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20


an excellent supper was served.
Mrs. G. B. WILSON started on Thursday
on her return to her home in st. Paul.
Mrs. Wilson has wide circle of friends
here among all classes and ages who well
come her visits to the place of her birth and
sincerely regret her departure.
A HORSE attached to carriage contain
ing two ladies fell in front of the post-office
on last week Friday afternoon, and the
carriage would probably have been over
turned had not Il. e. Bakely held the
horses head until he was unharnessed
The ladies had a narrow escape from a rum
away.
AL. G. FIELD & Co, S minstrel entertain
ment, Thursday night, was a bright, clean
affair, full of variety and wholesome fun.
In stage arrangements and general plan
the company has made n decided innova-
ton on the conventional minstrel show.
1t was a thoroughly good entertainment in
general and in detail.
A sCHooL-MEETING was held at Capital
hall on last week Wednesday evening,
when it was voted to raise a tax of twenty
five cents on the dollar The following Of
cers were elected; Collector, Il. NJ. Irish
clerk, Hiram Carleton; treasurer, A. j.
Sibley. Thomas Marvin was elected a meff-
ber of the prudential committee in place of
l.. p. Gleason.
A PICKED nine from the granite works
Of the Wetmore & Morse Company and
Stafford & Lynch played ball with a nine
from the Excelsior Granite Works, Saturday
afternoon, on the Nicholas meadow, for a
half barrel of beer, the latter winning by a
score of q to TO-" So says the Free Press,
ard it may readily be believed, for beer
usually does win when taken in sufficient
quantity.
THE rear of the old Sloan building on State
street has been torn down, and the remain
ing part is being moved back. The old
Montpelier house stands out in bold relief,
and is not pleasing spectacle. The ell of
the house has been clapboarded and other
wise repaired recently. When the Sloan
building is out of the way lawn will be
laid and the grounds about the church will
be made as neat as possible.
THERE is war in the precincts of Spring
street. Neighbors at the westerly section
have come into hostile conflict along bound
ary lines, over fences and stone-walls. The
gentle sex have enlisted for the war, and
borne the wounds of war. There are suits
for trespass and counter suits threatened
for assault and battery. All this occurring
so soon after the military has left for the
muster, shows the necessity for the militia,
for its moral if not its physical effects.
! COLONEL AND Mrs. CARL n. BANCROFT of
Columbus, Ohio are the guests of Hon. E.
p. Walton. Colonel Bancroft, who is well
| known in Montpelier, is native of Wash
ington county, and is now chief clerk in the
| United States pension agency at Columbus,
Ohio, the largest in the country. He re-
turns home this week. Mrs. Bancroft, past
department president of the Woman's Re-
| lief Corps OF the Buckeye State and one of
| its most prominent members, will spend
| several weeks here.
THE ffty-seventh annual convention of
! the Vermont and Province of Quebec Uni
versalist Association will be held at st.
| Albans on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, the 26th 9th and 2Sth instanis. The
annual sermon will be preached by Rev.
| Myra Kingsbury on Wednesday morning.
A large number of interesting topics will be
discussed. The Central Vermont railroad
will sell tickets on these three dates to St.
a. bans and return for fare one way, and
t?ese tickets will be good until the 30th
instant.
THE infant daughter of Rev. j. c. Flan-
ders died suddenly at about half-past twelve
o'clock on Saturday morning last of cholera
infantum. She was taken sick early Fri
day morning. A service was read by the
grandfather of the little girl, Rev. x. B.
Flanders of st. Adams, at ten o'clock Sun
day morning, and on Monday the remains
were taken to Manchester for interment
The child was about three months old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flanders have the deepest
sympathy of parishioners and friends in
their affliction.
THE Montpelier Educational and Benevo-
of clothing which it is not able to supply
| and contributions are again solicited
Secondhand articles of wear of any kind
are wanted, All who have such and are
willing to give are requested to leave them
at Mrs. Dillon's, on Barre street, on any
Saturday. or at Mr.. G.. B. B. Denny's store
on State street, on any day of the week
The object of the association is worthy
one, and we commend it to the goodwill OF
Montpelier people
AT the annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union the reports OF
the secretary and treasurer were very graft
flying Officers elected for the coming year
are: President, Mrs. E. M. Denny; vice.
presidents, Mrs. A. b. Truax, Mrs. o. II
Richardson, Mrs. G.. T. Raymond and Mrs
Ellen Osgood; secretary, Mrs. j. NJ. Durant
treasurer Mrs. NJ l.. Ellis; auditor, Mrs. K.
p. Jewett. The board of superintendent
will be elected at the meeting next Tuesday
afternoon, in the parlors of Bethany church
at four o'clock. The delegates to the state
meeting in Middlebury are Mrs. e. ID. Put.
nam, Mrs. j. NJ. Durant, Mrs. NJ. L. Ellis and
Miss Goodwin
CAPITAL GUARD and the band left for the
camp-ground at Bradford yesterday morn
ing by special train. The company turned
out with about thirty men, and the band
had the same number. Unfortunately fol
the company, no less than seven of its mem
bers are also members of the band, so that
while the latter is on duty the company'S
ranks are thinned to that extent. Seven
other members had been detailed to go tC
Bradford on Saturday to assist in putting
the camp in readiness for the regiment
These members were Sergeant william
Woodward Corporals Benjamin Sloan ant
Charles Smith, and Privates Ned AleXan
der, III. A. Hayward Charles Hathaway
and Charles Roa6es. The special train OF
which the company left brought with it thu
st. Albans, Richford and Northtield com
pauies, and the Barre company also wen
on the same train, which was composed o
eight cars. Friday is governors day at thu
camp, and many Montpelier people will
probably be on the grounds that day.
} THE Central Vermont railway has ar
ranged an excursion to Ausable Chasm
N Y, for points on its line between Mont
peier-including Barre-and Williston
The day is tomorrow Thursday, and the
fare for the round trip, including admission
to the Chasm, is only $1.50 from all stations
, The excursion train leaves Barre at s: 90 anC
, Montpelier at s: 2S A. NJ. The ride from Bur
lington is by steamer " Reindeer " to Por
Kent, thence by rail to the Chasm, arriving
at 80 Returning, leave the Chasm at 4: On