The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-16

a cobweb party, promenade and numerous
games, including tiddly-winks, post-office
and wood tag.
mo |" is the handsome new car just
put on the road for suburban service by the |
Montpelier & Wells River railroad. The
car has thirty-inch wheels, sets close to the
ground and is fitted with steam heat.
ALL Of the members of the Apollo Banjo |
Club excepting M f. Atkins, went to Wat
erbury last Saturday evening to attend the |
concert by the Boston Ideal Banjo Club. |
They report the plunking as out Of sight.
SEVERAL citizens evince disposition to |
build on Main street, but no land to build |
on can be obtained, although there is |
plenty that is suitable. This is an old |
story, rehearsed vigorously the past week.
A. W. BARNUM, loaded down with cash,
Winchester rifle, brace of revolvers, and
a bowie knife, went to Wells River yester-
day morning, as paymaster along the line
for the Montpelier & Wells River railroad.
COLONEL CHARLES s. FORBES was in town
yesterday, looking up democratic prospects
in the state campaign. He has discovered
choice and brilliant assortment of pros
pects-mostly for a fight in the state con-
vention.
FRANCIS GRAvELIN has sold his house and
lot to David l., Fuller, for $1,000. Loren
| Friend, house and land on North street to
L. Bart Cross fol- $500. Albert ALEX to
Thomas Burke, house and lot on North
street, for 81 200.
A SPECIAL train is to be run over the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad to Barre
this evening at the close of the Masonic
district meeting and probably one to-
morrow evening, after the St. Patricks day
observance at the Operahouse.
JouN 1. DUNN, representing the W. A.
Lombard Bank of New York, has been
spending few days at the Pavilion. Mr..
Dunn is an old friend of H. N. Taplin, with
whom he fraternized during the "bleeding
days" Of Kansas, back in the sixties.
THE water-pipe in the store of George 10.
Taplin burst, last Saturday night damaging
the stock of goods about 5000 Officer De-
merritt discovered the break, and summoned
Lee Tewksbury TO the scene, and betwixt
them any further disaster was averted.
THE sociable, last Friday evening,
crowded the Unitarian vestry. Supper was
served from five until seven, after which,
came juvenile theatricals by the children,
| under the supervision of Mrs. Thomas S.
, Brophy. Banjo music was furnished by M.
f. Atkins and George X. Putnam.
, RoLFE e. SLADE have an artistic abode
for their two cats, "Stub" and pad =
erewski," built by George NJ. Goss- 1t is of
t Queen Anne architecture, three stories,
a with means of entrance and exit. :" Pad
erewski" is a handsome Angora feline,
while old Stub" is just plainost.
) ONE Brunell assaulted Alfred Martin
near the Selinas building on Elm street,
last evening, robbed him Of a sum of money
, and made his escape before help could ar
rive in answer to Martin's cries. BruRell is
tough customer, and this rs not his first
offense. The officers were hunting for hin,
7 last evening.
SHENANDOAH" at the Gpera-house last
Z Monday evening, was enjoyed by large and
3, enthusiastic audience, and maintained its
reputation as drama of sterling merit-
c one of the few war plays that do not bore OF
y fatigue. The cast differed somewhat from
that of the plays previous presentation in
Montpelier and with few exceptions wss o.
q excellent quality.
THE Argsss and Patriots article, " Wha
+ was the ISSUE" is a complete giVe-away a.
a to the caucus to nominate town officers
'" Those who had the matter in charge hat
agreed upon John II. :Senter, Esq, forchair
! man." and Tom, Dick and Harry of tn,
u argus ring had been given their parts Il
perform. The information the 4rO,ss vouoh
: safes was needless, but the confession is in
y terestng.
GUY-RoPE at the gas works breke, las
:, Sunday evening, letting the retort drel
i over so that the gas escaped. Montpelie
was then plunged in gloom so far as gas
a light was concerned, and there WAS a scat
d tering for lamps AT the Episcopal churcl
services were closed. At Bethany the ex
, ercises were suspended until enough LAM p
. had been secured to light the space sur
rounding the pulpit.
ST. PATEuCK's DAY is to be observed il
. royal style, next Thursday evening at tn,
l'Opera-house. Rev. w. j. O'Suhvan will
=" i-deliver an address on " Ireland and he
J., Wonderful Vitality Fred w. Bancroft il
;. to interpret several o. Moore's melodies, Ra,
l. Huse will play violin solo, the choir of st
4Augustiue's church will sing, and the Mont
. pelier Military Band will furnish selections
y You want TO be there.
In the case of Josephine Yatter, who is t,
y be tried at the present term of court Josepl
Hatter wishes to make clear the point tha
e he warned the women to leave town before
=, he took any steps leading to her arrest
= She chose to stay and take the 'oonse
lfquences. The prosecution of her case will
be conducted by States Attorney STATION
q assisted by John III. Senter, while the de
. . fence is in the hands of Lord 4 BoyntoI
- and Dillingham; x HESe.
The laboratory for the inspection an,
u classification OF maple sugar, in the fedora
II building is the largest of its kind in tn
$ United States. 1t Ia the headquarters TO
the district of New England, and darinI
a the coming season will be busy hive AL
|, ready large nun1bero OF officials are in town
a The Inspector department is under the su
pervision of G. Il. Fletcher. During th
coming season probably 10 600 samples O
b sugar will pass through the laboratory.
u AS the WATcHMAN scribe was crossing tn,
muddy moat at the head of State street, las
Thursday evening, and,dodging pedestrian
y !
It citizen interrupted him want to pro
e test right here" said he. against the alb
sence of the electric lights My family in
tended to attend the lecture at the Units
6 rian church to night, but owing to the dark
J, ened streets, they abandoned the idea.
. The scribe hazarded the explanation tha
the moon was due.
PETER LEVINE, hostler at the Exchange
J. lives in the rear OF the hotel with a wife and
. three children. Peter says there has been
no domestic trouble; the neghbors say
k there has. Mrs Levine was found uncon
j. sciSus last Sunday night, with tumblel
- beside her containing some aniline dye;
some OF the stuff was also smeared on hel
lips. DIR. Chandler was summoned. He
8 administered an emetic, but no dye was
L brought to light. The woman was delrious
:. and it required several men to hold her
She WAS better the next day, aud her aber.
ration has pretty much disappeared.
! "YoU remember that case of William Sui
o zer of New York against Mary Maud Wat
5 son, my wife?" queEied Colonel Alfred r.