The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

vertsements are full Of "Old Jed's humor.
Jed is at the Opera-house tonight. Go and
hear him.
THE Free Press, with characteristic inaccu.
racy, bundles Rev. Mr.. Wright and family
off to Germany this month. Mr.. Wright
says there is no likelihood of his leaving
for Faderland" " in May, and perhaps not
until late in June.
SEvENTy-oNE of Barre denizens came
down, last Thursday evening, and took out
second papers for naturalization purposes.
An enthusiastic Barre democrat claims
that about five-fourths of the new voters
will vote the democratic ticket.
PROFESSOR ELMoRE's two dancing classes
closed, last Saturday, in a mild blaze of
glory and music. In the afternoon, from
four to six, the children held forth in the
hall in Blanchard block, and in the even
ing the elder class held reception.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is to meet with Mrs. E. ID Putnam,
next Thursday afternoon at three o'clock.
Subject: Young woman's work in the tenn
perance reform. A cordial invitation is
given to all friends of this movement.
REV. W. j. O'SULLIvAN collided with a
heavily loaded granite wagon, near the
electric-light station, last Wednesday, while
driving home from Barre. He was thrown
from his carriage and badly shaken up, but
fortunately was not seriously injured.
y. " ADAMS, WIN uouDle-teaIn, carrleu
a jolly party to the May-day ball at East
Montpelier last Monday evening. They
were George b. Walton and wife, A. G..
Eaton and wife, and Burt M. Shepard, r.
B. Denny and Carl Bancroft and ladies.
THE St. Albans Messenger remarks that
much of the musical talent in the Apollo
Club will be " ingutiliZed " at the coming
minstrel show. 1t would seem from this
distance that such is likely to be the case.
But, by the way, what is ingutilized?"
ARTHUR STRATToN, one of Montpelier s
rising amateur photographers, last Saturday
a took an excellent picture of Colonel Fred
a K. Smith, who was seated in his former
presidential chair in the office of the Yer
, mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
/, /, WHILE the anarchists of Europe were
planning death and destruction on May-day,
Vermont devotees of the gentle art of ang-
: ling were securing the surrounding coun-
try, and whipping the turbulent brooks
No catches of any consequence are reported
q Too cold and too much water.
i RAPHAEL LAUNIER, employed by the Sabin
Machine Company, was struck in the left
t eye by piece Of steel, yesterday, and quite
e badly hurt. A young man named McMa.
hon, stone.cutter at the Wetmore & Morse
q sheds, had the sight of his left eye destroyed
9 last week, by flying piece of stone.
GEORGE II. WILDER was flute soloist al
Il the music festival conducted by Henr
r Blaisdell, at Concord, N. H., last week
Speaking of one of the concerts, the Man
chester Union says " George H. Wilder''
! flute solo, An Italane Bouvuet, Boehm
IT was finely executed, some considering i
the best number on the programme"
a A RECENT advertisement for "girl fo
general housework " diverted to the hom,
of the advertiser rather undesirable do
e mestic. The applicant hailed from Mid
a dlesex, was OF uncertain age, and was dis dis
: treSsingy intoxicated. Work? Yol
hptpharlifa I wOrkN aha aYplaiTnpd
|. striking theatrical attitude. She was ex
D. cused.
" G. A. DAGGETT, whose fine tenor voice i
we'll known to many Montpelier people, ha
G. been in town for day or two past his frs
4 visit to Montpelier in about two years. II
is sang few of his old favorites, last Monda
evening, in the Apollo Club rooms, whic
r are getting to be quite stopping-place TO
=. about all the musical talent that visit
~ Montpelier.
THE school board held meeting las
- Monday evening, and passed a resolution
- making tuition in the grammar school fre
;, ~ to county residents. No money required
u" but simply the proper entrance eXamina
tion will be exacted after next fall, whe
4 action on the resolution begins. The boar,
Y will publish the annual school catalogue i
81 few weeks.
"ALL the signs indicate that whoeve
d wanders down to Montpelier next Thursda
N will receive their moneys worth in fur
l, and the right change back!' says the Hard
wick Gazette. "The democratic state cor
,s vention is bound to be the greatest shoy
c. that will visit Vermont this season." Thi
7. is slightly hyperbol.cal; still there vii
probably be some fun.
r FOLLOWING is brief statement of tn
T. business of the Montpelier post-office TO
W year ending March 81, 1892: Gross receipts
S16,013 rs; expenses, ST. ALL SO; net receipts
"A S8,572 90; per cent of expense to gross re
- paipfa az. apnunt of lapOeitq rapaiypH from
v fourth class postmasters, S27 ,326.2S; tota
amount deposited to the credit of tn
United States, S35, ,S9S.37.
II II MORE complaint, loud and strong, be
~ cause the corners at A. G. Stones an
George f. Taplin's are so blocked by gen
, tlemen of leisure that ladies find difficult
l. in getting by safely. The trustees shoul
l. build market place for the characters VIII
u have nothing to do except hang around
corner all day, or the poundkeeper shoul
At exercise the duties OF his office.
al REV. A. B. TRUAx preached last Sunda
s. at Swanton, his native place. One rose TO
prayers at the close OF the preaching sci
q, vice. He preached in the evening afte
< which twelve came forward as seekers. III
J. also preached Tuesday evening, when te
came to the anxious seat. He spoke by re
4 quest at an anniversary of Odd Fellows
n. Wednesday evening. though not membe
" ~ OF the order himself.
GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER, Daughter
q of the American Revolution, was ol
y, ganized at Burlington, last Thursda
~ night Among the charter members ar
III Miss Belle Fifed and Mrs. Mary Peck c
Montpelier, who are also on the board G
N management b. f. Fifeld was elected
Il member of the advisory board Steps ar
81 being taken for the formation of chapters i
Montpelier, Rutland st. Albans and Brat
or tleboro.
e, AN old chap who was making a spirite
t. dash for the Montpelier & Wells River raj
Of road train, yesterday afternoon, pause
long enough to exclaim to Policeman Hunt
n No flags at half-staff for General Wells?
e. " don't know anything about it," replie
t. Hunt. Haven't you any veterans here?
T. excitedly yelled the stranger. " l presum
so" said the officer "Then why in thuu
20 der don't you attend to it?" calculated tn
20 , o. c.. as he continued his rush for the station
Y, GEORGE II. GUERNSEY was called to 81
IS Adams, last week, to give his opinion as /
the construction of the building being pu
n. up by DR.. Waugh, the south wall of whic
Is nmbled down with bang, the other morn
n. ing. After Mr.. Guernsey had made thor
"a ough inspection, he reported results to