The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-02
low M. Smith made the highest score with
fourteen out of possible fifteen answers.


Thursday afternoon at half past two o'clock
A Bible reading, conducted by Mrs. Dillon,
will follow the temperance quotations. A
cordial invitation is extended to those not
members.
In it's report of the Patterson case last
week, the argus said that James Patterson
left property valued at between $4,000 and
$4,000 The man who writes the court re-
port for that paper must be a poor judge of
the value Of real estate in Caledonia and
Washington counties.
GEORGE w. BAKER, for the past year
travelling agent for the Keeley Institute,
severed his connection with that institution
May /, and intends to 60 to Massachusetts,
to engage in business. 1t is reported on
good authority that he has recently received
a windfall of several thousand dollars.
THE trout-fshing season opened n Tues
| day, and these columns have been specially
strengthened to stand the strain of stories
that may find their way into them. Reports
from Niger Head" " pond in Marshtield
| Tuesday afternoon, and from adjacent
brooks, speak of good fishing, but with two
| fishermen to every trout.
THE Ladies' Reading Club of Christ Church
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year at their annual meeting, held last
Monday evening: President Mrs. G. A.
Best; vice epresident, Miss Mary G.. Dewey;
secretary, Mrs. 1. r. Moulton treasurer,
Mrs. 5. l.. Howe. An adjournment to the
second Monday in October was made.
A CASE of wife-beating, in Reeds block
last Sunday, disturbed the quiet of the day
in that locality and necessitated police in
reference. From all that can be learned,
it was a most unsavory mess; but although
the husband was evidently deeply sinned
against, it was no excuse for him to strike
defenceless woman, and she his wife.
THE school officials of Washington
county will meet in Montpelier at the Ex-
change Hotel, next Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock State Superintendent Stone
will be present, and it is the intention of
those interested to form a permanent Or
ganization, appoint several committees,
and discuss the duties of various school Off
cials.
POSTMASTER GooDENoUGH has again dem
onstrated that he is alive to the interests of
the business men of Montpelier by obtain
ing permission to send closed pouch from
Montpelier to Boston daily on the 10 PM.
train over the Montpelier q Wells River
railroad. This pouch will carry mail for
Boston, southeastern New Hampshire, Con-
necticut and Rhode Island.
YES, the WATcHMAN reporter did shear
fourteen large grade sheep one forenoon re-
Gently, and got pretty well lamed up in so
doing. But he didn't begin shearing at the
tail or hind legs, as the argus man would
} have been bound to do had he made bluff
at the Job. The WATCHMAN man voted for
Harrison in 1892, and is not ashamed to look
an honest sheep in the face.
A LARGE audience witnessed the panto.
| mime performance of Humpty Dumpty'
, at the opera house last Friday evening. In
his creation of "Humpty Dumpty" Mr.. j
r. Adams was great clown, and his equal
is rarely seen. His work on the stills was
; really wonderful. The singing, music and
specialties were all first-class, and the music
by the clown band in the street parade was
excellent.
THE Lyle & Cooney theater company
which opens weeks engagement at Cap
4 ital Hall next Monday evening, has beer
drawing crowded houses in Barre and else
Q where, and is altogether of different char
: acter than some Of the cheap shows that
have been here of late. They give a first
class performance by ladies and gentlemen
. who make acting profession and are wei
worthy OF patronage.
MT. ZION CoMMANDERY of the Valiant anC
: Magnanimous Order of Knights Templa
will attend Christ church next Sunday after
i noon, at three o'clock, in full uniform, tC
g celebrate the festival of the Ascension, ant
n listen to a sermon by Rev. and Sir Knigh
: A. n. Lewis. All Masons and the public gen
orally invited to be present. A special traiI
U will bring the Knights from Barre, anC
II delegations from Randolph, Northteld
Is Waterbury and other places will be present
PROFESSOR BARTHoLoMEw's Equine Par
n adox opened a two-nights' engagement il
n Blanchard opera house last Monday even
IS ing before a large audience. The per
- formance was divided into four acts, ant
the various tricks and evolutions show
:; would convince the most skeptical that ther
- is such thing as positive equine intelli
- gence. The movements of the whole CON
pany in military drill was remarkable, a
st was the work OF " Grant" and Washing
N ton " on the balancing plank The sho,
10 was both entertaining and instructive.
THE seventysecond anniversary of tn
y birthday of Edward Everett Hale was celt
St hrat OF ha Cburph Of the Messiah las
1t Sunday evening, when service of Ten
O. perance and Purity was held. The exel
A. cises consisted of singing by the choir an
Of Sunday school; responsive reading by tn
,e school; sketch of Mr.. Hale's life, Edit
Blanchard; essay, Ten Times One Ar
u, Ten" Nette Wade; selection, Alc
~ u Blanchard; essay, " Look up and not dowi
a. 90 look forward and not back, look out an
., not in, and lend a hand" Miss Minnie His
'n gins; recitation, " Be Ye Faithful" Luci
Bailey; closing services and responses b
1s Leslie Hayford and Rebecca Wright. Th
IN services were of marked interest, and wei
's greatly enjoyed by the large congregatio
'u present
THE date for the long-expected and ant
X, cipated children's carnival, TO be given
1y Blanchard opera house under the drectio
le of Prof. and Mrs. George Elmore, is tixe
r. for next week Friday evening, May l
Those who are not intimately connecte
IN WIN tub dHdlI nave llubic iuSa Whap q
,y amount of patient and skillful training
ic required to make of it such brilliant su
tx cess as Prof Elmore scored last year. I'll
beauty and attractiveness of that perform
- ance, and the smoothness with which
% %, passed off. is not yet forgotten. From pre-
on a ent indications it is safe to say that the ca
.a' 1s nival this year will eclipse that Of YET
w w ago. The work of all nations is to be pr
lS' duced in costume, and no pains, labor
ey expense will be spared to have it correc
ay even to the minutest details. Further N
ch tice will be given next week.
'r- GABRIEL GHooR, a Syrian peddler wi
10 lived last winter in Nicholas block, was a
rested last week at Burlington, charge
at with the murder of John Abbott in u
sh woods near Groton last December. He lie
,s- Montpelier at that time in company wi
an Abbott, they tramping from Barre to Groto
of The story of the disappearance of Abbo
has already been told in these column
nd He was last seen in the company of Ghoo
he and it is known that Abbott had quite
of sum of money with him at the time. Sher
tn Sulloway of Caledonia county is contde
| hot ha haa N