The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-18

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the announcement is made in lea aded edito.
RAJ that Virginia has wheeled into the line of
the wing army, and Is ready to battle for Uar.
rison and reform The entire sheet is an in.
tteresting relic of journalism more than a
half century ago.
>, THE members of Company A of the Good
Iemplars had their innings last Wednes.
Nay Moe evening, when the farce '' A Drop Too
Much was presented with the following
cast; Jeremiah Drinkwater, Fred Carr,
JOSIAH Drinkwater, eniamin Gates. Phe.
lin, an 1rishman, w. j. Taplin: Robert
Greenleaf, Bruce Macdonald Jernsha
Drlnkwater,, Miss Anna Mayo; Grand.
mother Drinkwater Miss Eula Cassavant.
Inc parts were all exceedingly well taken
for amateurs, and Bruce Macdonald bios.
somed out as professional in yarn winding.
IHE case against Charles A. Spauldinp
ior lntoxicatiOn, continued for two weeks
in which MIR. Spaulding pleaded not guilty.,
was heard last Saturday afternoon by Jus.
tice M. e. Smile The state was repre.
sented by j.. g. Wing, and Mr. Spaulding
conducted his own case. After hearing the
evidence, the court decided that, while it
was evident that Mr. Spaulding had been
drinking on the night he was arrested he
was not in such an intoxicated condition as
10 make him amenable to the statute cover
custody. 0"
sNPCoI -llNb IduleS were enter
talned at Mrs. j. A. DeBoers on Monday
evening, the occasion being one of the re.
ceptlons given by the Christ Church Read
ing Club, consisting of it's members and
guests, a fine discourse was given by Mr..
DeBoer upon the bright Side of Life" and
contained many apt expressions. His con.
sent to address the club is favor much
appreciated. Two selections were read bv
members, and the programme closed with a
poem read by the president, Mrs DeBoer
llght repast was served, and too soon a
delightful evening ended
INTELLIGENCE was received last Monday
that Daniel G. Carey died in Ireland the
last OF March Mr. Carey was in business
in Montpelier about twelve years, a part of
that time member of the firm of Stafford.
iMcGlynn q Carey. He was twice elected a
justice OF the peace, was staunch republi-
can, ana was always recognized as an up-
right, reliable citizen. He left Montpelier
TOR Ireland, July . last, hoping to find relief
from consumption with which he was snf-
ferlng. He was about forty-fve years of
age, and leaves a wife and one child in
Montpelier.
The young men of the Church of the
Messiah scored a success in the oyster sup.
per served by them in the vestry of that
church last Thursday evening, At eight
O'Clock the farce Poor Pillicoddv" was
presented, with Harlie Cummins as Pilli-
Miss Florence Ferrin as Mrs. CAPTAIN
O'Scuttle, Miss Edith Blanchard as Sarah.
and Robert Emery as Captain O'Scuttle.
This laughable skit was carried through
without break, and was received by the
large audience with manifest expressions
OF approval. Mr.. Cummins as Pillicoddy" "
easily carried off the honors, while the
and acting of the others mentioned
gave him an excellent support.
AT the close of the service at Trinity
church last Sunday morning, Rev. A. H.
webb announced that there was deficiency
OF S40O in the current expenses of the
chufch Tor the past year, and asked for vol
untary contributions to meet it. The sum
OF S40S was raised. 1t is the purpose of the
finance committee of this church t. secure.
If possible, on the first Sunday CT the new
conference year, pledges for the 100 nee
essary to run the church for year, and
thus obviate the necessity for an appeal in
the pubic congregation at the end of the
year for funds to meet any shortage. The
society starts the new conference year with
every dollar of its indie btedness paid-a very
happy state of affairs for both pastor and
people.
FROM the opening duet to the closing
number the concert given in Seminary
chapel last Friday evening by Mrs. Hattie
7. Willard, assisted by F. W. Bancroft and
d, hathaway, was musical treat. A
I,
that the efforts of the ladies of the Esthetic
Society, under whose auspices the concert
was gwen, were appreciated. Mrs. Will
ard's selections enabled her to use her
rich and powerful voice to the best advan-
tage, and in "Angus Mcdonald" those
lquld qualities which are so rare and so
much admired in Mrs. Wilard's singing.
were especially noticeable. Mr.. Bancroft's
soft and musical tenor is always enjoyed,
and Mr.. Hathaway, the pianist showed
great technical skill, and gave almost fault
ess renderings of difficult selections.
PAUL's New ENGLAND THEATER Con-.
PANY closed its engagement in Montpelier
somewhat abruptly last Saturday evening
after stay of three days. Their contract
With ii. b. Wedge, manager of Capital
Hall, was for nine nights, and stipulated
hat they should produce new play each
'vening. The first three nights the "chest-
luts y that were put on, coupled with the !
act that Mrs Paul, the only lady in the
company who even made bluff at acting, |
vas i'll, led Mr.. Wedge to cancel the bal |
ince of the engagement, and the company |
vent to Manchester, n. H., Saturday night. |
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY JOHN II. SEN
TER, Deputy Collector Weeks of st. AL |
)ans. Deputy United States Marshal j. A.
3uswell of Randolph and Deputy Sheriff |
Manly of Sharon met at White River june |
ion last Thursday and proceeded to the |
mountainous region of Thetford, where, al |
midnight, they arrested Eugene Ilsley. a |
lotorious moonshiner of that region The |
till where llsley was suspected of manu-
acturing cider brandy was located in an
I'D deserted house, mile and half from |
he travelled road, and over path so rough |
hat it would have been perilous even in .
daylight. The party surrounded the house,
md Ilsley, finding that the officers were
ully armed, admitted them. He confessed
hat he occasionally manufactured a little
ider brandy. The still was soon discov-
red in the cellar by Attorney Senter and
Collector Weeks. 1t was half full of cider
randy, which was spilled and The still was
destroyed. In the cellar were found eighteen
asks OF old cider and quantity of cider
randy. 1lsley admitted that he had been
istilling brandy for more than twenty
ears, but claimed that the liquor was for
is own use. He was taken to White River
unction and placed under bonds of 81 900
D appear before the May term of the United
tates court at Windsor He furnished bail
nd was released. Ilsley has been the ac-
nowledged lie ader of moonshiners in
,range county since the capture of Darling
Eastman in 1891.