The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-24

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THE majority of the lady visitors in town
have given G. II. Cross & Son CALL where
all the sweetmeats Of the se ison can be
seen One thing every representative has
to do while here is to purchase a box OF
Cross candy.
COLONEL w. G.. HoLBRooK of New York,
adjutant of the Fourth and colonel of the
Seventh Vermont regiments, attended the
ofhcers' reunion Wednesday evening and
the gathring of the Fourth regiment on
Thursday.
THERE seems to be a tendency among
certain people to stop their teams on street
crossings, compelling foot passengers to
step in mud. This is, no doubt, thought
less on the part of drivers and il is hoped
will be remeded.
BROOKS PosT, G. A. r., will give grand
campfire at Grand Army hall in Blanchards
block on Tuesday evening, October 49, 1t
| Is hoped that all visiting comrades in town
al that time will " fall in " to talk of the
camp and march.
CATHERINE, little daughter of W. G.
Berry, fell from a bicycle last Saturday, dis
locating her right wrist and fracturing the
small bone of her right arm DIR. G. N.
Hunt reduced the fracture and the little
sufferer is doing well.
The anniversary of the Vermont Bible
Society will be held on Tuesday evening
October 30, at half-past seven o'clock in
Iue nall OF representatives. AuuCbSS Dy
Rev Norman Seaver, ID. ID. Subject, "The
Bible the Educator of the People"
THE body of Charles E whitcomb was met
at the Central Vermont station last week
Wednesday by delegation of his old neigh
bors and taken to tha Cutler buryng
ground for interment Rev. A. III. Webb
performed the committal ceremony.
THE young sons of S. R. Colby and w.
w. Foster, while riding bicycle last even.
gt at mn N nj nj urifh u
team driven by A. s. Sparrow The colli-
sion was purely accidental and did not re.
suit seriously, although the lads were some :
what bruised.
WHILE Dayton P. Clarke was engaged in
painting the cap to one of the chimneys on
| the federal building on Friday, he tipped
over his paint and it ignited from the blaze
| Of a small furnace he had with him. The
damage was nominal but the mid-air
hustling was great.
A SPECIAL session of Mount Sinai Temple,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will be held at
the opera house Thursday evening, No
vember 10. The work will be rendered on
the stage, and there will be ample room in
the body of the house for the members of
the Temple and invited guests.
A FEW days ago, E. w. Bailey was in
town from Chicago, and, while inspecting
his grist mill, accidentally lost his balance
and fell into the meal pit, being almost lost
! lO SlBHt MI Ddllty was lnuutuldltly res
cued from his uncomfortable position, and
the meal which covered him would have
been sufficient for several horses.
THE John Thomas Concert Company will
| appear at the opera house next Saturday
evening, October 27. The company is COM
posed of John Thomas, humorist, Miss
Annie Webster, violinist, Miss Salome
Thomas. soprano. and Albert HOPKINS. cor.
net virtuoso and pianist. They will present
| a varied programme of a most pleasing
character, and are all artists with well.
earned regulations.
Mr.. w. A. MARTIN, special agent of the
pension department, who has been stationed
in this section of Vermont, has been trans
ferred to northern New York with head
quarters at Ogdensburg. Mr.. and Mrs
Martin have been residents of Montpelier
for the year past and have many friends
here who exceedingly regret their depart.
ure. The best of all good wishes go with
them to the wind-swept city on the ST.
Lawrence. Mr.. elliott, transferred from
Altoona Penn, succeeds Mr. Martin
THE annual reunion of the Fourth Yer
mont Regiment was held at the hall OF
Brooks Post on Thursday, with about sixty
members in attendance. The meeting was
called to order by President w. E. Bliss OF
Calais. The following officers were elected
! President, w. w. Morton of Rutland; sec
! retary, T. T. Farrell of Waterbury; vice
president, L. D. Harris of Lyndonville
The next reunion will be held at Lyndon
vile, the third week in September. Reso
lutions were passed on the death of Colone
s. M. Pingree.
AT the request of the Ladies' Lbrar,
= Guild, Mr.. f. W Bancroft has kindly con
sented to give his lecture upon Englisl
Ballads" at the Blanchard opera house
Monday evening, October 29th. This lee
ture has been changed since he first gav
it and many new songs added. Those tha
have had the pleasure of hearing Mr.. Ban
croft will gladly listen to him again, ant
those that have never heard the lecture
. with its many quaint ballads will miss on
of the finest entertainments of the season /
t they stay away.
THE Maple Leaf published by the Pacif
Coast Association, native sons of Vermont
r has this to say of well-known son O
= Washington county: "Our president, Nh
f. Dillingham;, has been actively engage,
! for several weeks, as member and vice
} chairman of the regular non-partisan con
: vention, in trying to select suitable an,
worthy candidates to be voted for at tn
coming election He was rendered the in
dependent republican nomination for con
gress from the fifth congressional distric
but declined the proffered honor"
The last lecture in the course by Rev.
j. Lewis was delivered in the opera hous
Thursday evening before large audience
! including hundreds of strangers who wer
Lewis theme was From Lake Thun to TIN
{ Tiber, with glimpses of Berne, Geneva
q Chamounie, Glacier du Rhone, Lakes Como
, Lugano and Maggore, Milan, Genoa an
= Pisa" 1t was as entertaining and instructiv
as any former lectures have been, and tn
people of Mon pelier see the close OF thi
. delightful course with genuine regre,.
The autumn issue of The Idle Hour,
n magazine of fashion, literature and tn
home, published by the Barnard, Sumner
/ Putnam Company of Worcester, Mass, ha
been received. This attractive little per
D odical not only contains the very latest an
' correct fashion news from all quarters {
the world, wi h descriptions of dry goods c
every reliable character, but has also
= choice array OF literary matter of the hgl
. est excellence. BY sending sample orde
for good 4, any one will receive two year,
subscription to The Idle Hour free OF a
charge,
= THE vestry of the Church of the Messia
u was scene of beauty Thursday Afternoon
9 it being the opening of the art exhibition
The exhibit included large collection {
decorated china which is the work of Mrs
I A. o. Cummins. The display was especial
Z noticeable for the variesy of design. Mrs
y of ha1 ~