The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17


| amateurs in Montpelier. { is as interest
ing as the famous book itself
THE question whether the income tax is
desirable thing for the citizens of the United
States was decided in the negative at the
Blanpied lyceum last Thursday evening by
the four young men from Rock Point Insti-
tute who acted as board Of decision.
SIX members of Eureka Encampment of
| Odd Fellows of Northfield are to visit
Thomas Wildey Encampment next Friday
night, when the Golden Rule degree will be
conferred upon them. Several members OF
their encampment will accompany them.
EVERYBODY who saw the AL G. Field
minstrels when they last appeared in this
city will remember the furore they created
| by the originality and novelty of their en-
tertainment, and will anticipate night of
solid fun at Blanchard opera house next
Monday evening.
A. A. STIMsoN has purchased three hand
some chestnut hOrses-one of Sumner Ki M
ball, and two of George W. Parmenter-for
John M. Fisk, superintendent of the house
of CORE ,tion at East Cambridge, Mass
They will be shipped as soon as railroad
trains are running with regularity.
HENRY e. HUNT and Thomas Osborne
| circulated subscription papers among the
business men, yesterday, and secured one
hundred and twenty-five dollars, which was
| presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Horace K. Bliss.
The funeral OF tn, ir son Carl occurs to-day,
at the Baptist church, at two o'clock.
The splendid matched pairs of horses H.
ID, Gates is now showing at the stables of
| E. l.. Putney on East State street are at
tracing the attention of all love ers of fine
horse flesh. Mr. Gates has brought hun.
dreds of fine western horses to Montpelier
in the last year, but these are the best yet
WHAT might have been big blaze was
averted in the drug store Of l.. II. Greene last
| Monday night. Some alcohol that had been
nj ad nn har oil nf hat
liquid caught fire and blazed fercely. The
prompt use of hose by Mr.. Greene pre-
vented an alarm sounding aud saved much
valuable pr )perty.
ROBERT j. WRIGHT of Newport was in the
city last Friday evening to inspect Mount
Zion Commandery, Knights Templar. Mr..
Wright is grand captain general of the
grand commandery. He has been for many
years cashier of the National Bank OF New.
port and was for several years teller in the
Montpelier National Bank.
STREET COMMISSIONER ROBERTS scraped
the winter accumulation of filth from South
Main street, Tuesday morning, and the
croakers who last year bemoaned the ex-
pense of putting in such permanent i'm
| provement5 are conspicuous by their ab-
sence This is a section of road of which
the whole city is pardonably proud
Hon. CHARLES DEWEY and wife left yes
terday for Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Kate Dewey
gerously i'll in that city, is convalescent.
During his absence of six weeks, Mr..
Dewey will visit st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Chicago, and other cities, in the interests of
the National Life Insurance Company.
The Good Templars served new sugar to
a goodly crowd of people last Wednesday
evening from six to eight o'clock, in their
hall in Blanchard block. Later, short
literary and musical programme was rem
dered. consisting of selections by aquartette
and male trio, song, Bruce Mcdonald, and
recitations by Miss Anna Mayo, G. d. Wells
and A ID. Silloway.
THURSDAY, Friday and Saturday of this
week will be opening days at the millinery
parors of Mrs. M <. Dickey in Holmes
block. The reputation already established
by Mrs. Dickey as an artistic millner as
sures display of spring headgear for the
fair sex, in the four general styles which
are equally in vogue this season, in correct
and prevailing colors.
THE first issue of the Montpelier School
Record, edited by the pupils of the Wash
ington County Grammar and Union Schools,
will be issued this week. Single copies
can be procured Tewksbury's. If the ini-
tial number is an earnest Of what future
editions are to be, those having it in charge
may well be proud OF it, and may expect
it to rank well with similar publications.
The executive committee of the Safe
Sunday. school Association met at Mont
peier last Thursday and selected j. b.
Miller of Syracuse, n Y. as field worker
Miller's support will come equally from
the two states, aud he will devote half his
time to work in New Hampshire. His
headquarters are to be at White River
| junction.
The members Of the city council wish to
voice in some way their appreciation of the
bravery of Luther P. Doeg in risking his
own life last Monday to rescue the body of
Carl Bliss A gold medal, suitably in.
scribed, was suggested, but it is probable
that gold watch, ON the case of which
shall be inscribed recor of his heroic act,
will be purchased and presented TO Mr..
Doeg in the near future.
AN enjoyable musicale was given last
Thursda evening at the home of Professor
ID. s. Blanpied on Seminary Hill, by sew
eral Of his pupils in the musical depart
ment. Profess or Blanpied made the pr J.
gramme very 81 joyable by giving a running
talk on the composers of the selections rem
dered. Among the performers were Misses
Hawkins, Smith, Post, Fish, Perry, Coch-
ran and Cross, and Mr.. Lance.
THE body of Mrs. Dr. G. A. Flanders of
Pittsford was brought to Montpelier last
Saturday night, and funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at the home of l.. M.
Buxton her father, in East Montpelier, Rev.
A H. Webb officiating. The body was
placed in the tomb at the Cutler burying
ground. Mrs, Flanders is remembered in
Montpelier as Miss Nettie Buxton, and her
early death in hildbirth, at the age of thirty
years, is sadly deplored.
AT the meeting of Mount Zion Com
mandery, Knights Templar last Friday
evening, the degree of the Red Cross was
worked AT the banquet that followed, re-.
marks were made by O. j. Heaton, grand
commander of the Grand Commandery of
Vermont. George W. Wing, past grand
commander of the Grand Commandery,
Solomon Story, Jr., eminent commander OF
Burlington Commandery and Robert j.
Wright, grand generalissimo of the Grand
Commandery OF Vermont.
THE VermOnt Graphic is the name of a
new weekly publication, hailing from Bur
lington. David A. Rowe is editor and John
I. Clapp is business manager. 1t is con-
ceived in lighter vein than the customary
newspaper. Its object is ID entertain and
help to drive duh care away" 1t has Il
handsome title page, on which the state
flower is the chief decorative feature. The
size OF the pages is we'll adapted to its pur.
pose, the paper is good, and the mechanical
work above criticism. Price So 90 year.