The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-01

| Will be at cOrrespOndingly low rates. No
stop-over privileges allowed.
THR piano-forte lecture and recital given
| last Thursday evening in Seminary chapel
by Edward Baxter Perry, the blind poet
and composer, was an enjoyable and finished
performance. Mr.. Perry Is a delightful
talker and an enthusiastic artist. He is also
| a player of high rank, with clear tech.
! nique, wonderful accuracy for one who has
| been totally blind since he was three years
OF age, and his brilliant execution Of some
| OF his difficult selections completely captured
| his audience and stamped him as an artist
OF high rank. His playing might without
exaggeratiOp, be described rs hAwless, and
it delightfully supplemented the interest
excited by his remarks.
THE domestic drama Wife for Wife" as
presented at Blanchard opera house last
| Thursday evening, was strictly tirst-Class i'm
actors, costumes and scenery. A series OF
| effective tabeaux and startling situations
| was presented, while the comedy was bright
aud refreshing The story OF the play is full
of interest and the strongest passions that
stir the human heart are handled by the
| dramatist with master hand. The tragic
story is frightened by the humorous
| troubles OF a pair OF young lovers and the
witlcisms OF two darkey characters. "Wife
for Wife " is entitled to be classed among
the melodramatic successes OF modern times.
II will be indeed surprising il the opera
house is not crowded this evening when the
testimonial concert to T. II. Merrill, Jr, the
efficient leader of the Montpelier Military
/ Band, occurs, This benefit is rendered nv
the band and orchestra. assisted by f. W.
Bancroft. vocalist; g. E. White, cornet solo
list; w. e. Dufur, clarinet sOlOst, and the
Apollo Banjo Club. The people of Mont
pelier are Justly proud Of the organization
OF which Mr.. Merrill is leader, and appre-
Ciate his Willingness to assist at entertain
ments under other auspices. They have a
most excellent opportunity tonight to ex-
press that appreciation by packing the
opera house. A programme OF new music,
prepared especially for the occasion, will be
| rendered.
WHAT grudge can rough Old BOreas owe
so genial hostess as Mrs. II. g. Fullerton,
who had invited some one hundred fifty
friends to her hospitable roof on Wednes.
day? The stormy divinity seized the oppor.
tunity to put on one OF the worst OF his
very bad moods. The story OF his miscOn-
duct was the weather sensation of the
week. Some fifty guests, however, braved
the fury OF the storm, and the pleasures Of
the social hpur were heightened by the
rawlings OF the tempest without Mrs.
Fullerton received her guests unssssted.
Mrs. G. A Smith and Miss Lillian Stowell
presided at the coffee aud chocolate tables
Miss Mary Mcclure and Miss Charlotte
Ropes assisting in serving lunch elegant
in variety and quality. When Mrs Fuller
ton receives again, may the elements be
propitous
IN pursuance OI fEeSld6uJ HARRISON S or
! der Of January 3, 1893, extending the civil
service law To all iree-delivery pOst-Ofiices,
the Civil Service Commission at Washing.
ton has ordered that an examination be
held at the pOst-ottice building in Mont
pelier on Tuesday, March Z, 1898, commenc-
ing at nine O'Clock A NJ. for the grades OF
clerk, carrier and messenger in the post.
office. Only citizens OF the United States
can be examined. The age limitations are
as follows: For clerk, not under eighteen
years; for carrier, not under twenty-One
nor over forty for messenger, stamper etc.
not under sixteen nor over fortY-fve. No
application will be accepted for these exam.
nations unless filed with d. F. Clark on
the proper blank, before four o'clock P. NJ.
Thursday March 2. For application blanks,
duties and salaries Of the different positions
apply al the pOst-oftice to ID. +, Clark, sec
retary Of board Of examiners
The energetic and well-directed work put
into the preparation for the supper and en-
tertainment given last Friday evening in
the Yestry OF the Church of the Messiah by
the young ladies Of that society was re-
warled by very large attendance and
financial receipts that were most CRAFTY ing
: About thirty young people came down from
+. Barre, and the supner WAS literally patron
. lied by Montpelier people Of all religious
I denominations. The entertainment thai
followed was opened with q song by Rev
' | j. II. Weeks, which was so enthusiastically
. applauded that Mr.. Weeks was obliged Il
= respond with an encore. Albert Il. sup
man OF Goddard Seminary gave vlohI
solo, with l., j. Hathaway as accompanist
; and the song by Miss Emma cutler wa
cheered to The echo Miss Cutler sang {
: second selection in response to numerous
y calls. " A Summers Evening" represented
by fourteen young ladies IN costume, was one
q OF the features ut the evening, and the au
dience would have been glad TO have seeI
: it repeated. A recitation 10y Miss Ros
y Lucia was captally rendered, and sonl
= nv Mr.. Weeks, with accompaniment by +
= w. Bancroft, closed the pleasing pro
y gramme The receipts OF the evening wer
i iu excess of sixty five dollars.
II EXERCISES commemorative OF the birth D
Washington were held last Wednesday b.
8 the pupils of the Union and Gramma
y schools. Grades six and seven, under th
Il management of Misses Lease and Stacy
IS i lined their forces aud gave most inter
q esting literary aud musical programme ap
II propriate to the day. The pupils OF tn
!. High school, with those OF grade eight a
= their guests, rendered the following pro
n anime; Recitation, nat Makes
Il day." Nettie Wade; Birthday OF Wash
a ington," by Choate, Willie Whalen; Uniol
n and Liberty" by o. w Holmes, May Care
q ton; Washington aud the Schools au'
n Cummins, "Washingfon's Farewell Ad
!, dress To the Army" Anna Guernsey
= Washingtou's Characterization, Ruber
l. Emery; "Graves OF the Patriots" Alic
}. Perry; Centennial Birthday of Washing
- ton," Earle Smile; The Farewell Ad
% Dress" Faunie OsgOod and Marian Dewey
% "Vision of Liberty" Mabel GrOut; ES
" tract from an Address of Chauncty NJ DE
y pew" Ray Huse; Washington, posr
D." by Eliza Cook and Minnie Smith, Remark
D. were made by Prof, S. j. Blanped and j
y A, DeBoer The exercises were thorough
u u enjoyable throughout. The progrsmn
" took the place Of the regular fornig ltl
u rhetoricalS, the only difference being tina
the principal selected the subjects.
- WHILE the storm OF last week Mouda
" was the severest OF The winter up 10 thH
. time, il was an infant when compared wit
7. the tempest of Wednesday. From seve
~ o'clock in the morning uutil dark, full
a. eighteen inches OF snow fell, and sti
e west wind raked aud cooked it in a manne
u that brought dismay 10 railroad manager
!, and all who were obliged to bAtlle with II
: The highways and country roads were rer
= dered impossible and trains from all direC
tiOns were completely knocked out {
schedule time. Several passenger train
e were stalled at Midllesex and Montpele
At junction, and the Barre train over the Ctu