The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-24

scheduled. The personnel of the home
team is as follows Edwin Wilder, pitcher;
Carroll Lance catcher; Robert Emery, first
base; T. b. Alexander, second base; George
Parmenter, third base; Bert Smith, short
stop; f. Greene, left field; w. B. Lance,
center field; III. Whitcher, right field. The
new suits are com bnation Of gray and
green and give the boys very smart APP
pearance.
THE semi.annual examination under the
civil service rates for the grades Of post
Office clerk and carrier will be held at Mont
pelier, Saturday, June l, applications to
close Monday, May 13. These examinations
are open to all reputable citizens who may
desire to enter the postal service, without
regard to their political affiliations. APP
pcants will be examined, graded and cer-
titled without regard to any consideration
except their efficiency as shown in their ex-
animation ApplcA alton blanks, with full
Instructions and information relative to the
| duties and salaries Of the different positions,
may be had by applying to d. f. Clark,
secretary of the board.
| MONTPELIER people will be interested in
the following from the Bellows Falls items
in the Brattleboro Pheni1 OF last week:
Much interest centered in the marriage
of Miss Barry, from the long public service
which she has given to the younger portion
OF our citizens, and the deep feeling of love
for her in the hearts Of hundreds Of pupils
| who have passed under her IL Instruction in the
nlku Jut pdSb s6Ntubcon JbdIb'
Her marriage to Rev. A. III. Webb, Meth
odist pastor of Montpelier, occurred at the
residence of the late d. X Barry, her uncle,
with whom she has always lived at eleven
O'Clock, Wednesday, and they went to
| Philadelphia on the mail train that day"
Hon. H. w. VAIL OF Pomfret married a
Montpelier girl, and Mr.. Vail is himself
quite at home at the capital SO any item
Of interest relating to him comes properly
under the head Of "Montpeliet and vicin-
ity.' MI Vail is in the nursery for few
days. The playful piternal head Of his
fine family of Jerseys recently caught him
in an unguarded moment and in an excess
Of hellarity drove hi through board par
tition. He has game leg and an assorted
lot of bruises and scratches as a result of
the frolic. His partner in the jig seem, to
be in healthy conditi IN, and Mr.. Vail is
| enter tanning genuine admiration for his
strength and vigor. He asks no testimony
from tuberculin as to 10 animals physical
salubrity.
AT the annual meeting of the Bethany
Ladies' Reading Club, held with Mrs ID.
g. Kemp, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs G. III.
Shipman; vice president, Mrs. G. H More;
secretary, Miss Mary Cleaves treasurer,
Mrs. II. G. Gleason; study committee, Mrs.
M. E. Smile, Mrs. T. j. Deavitt, Mrs n.
S. Boardma l, Mrs. j. V. Babcock, Miss
Nellie Barrows; social committee, Mrs. A G.
Eaton, Mrs. f. A. Dwinell, Mrs d. s. Wheat
ley, Mrs. II. D. Hopkins, Miss Gertrude
Drew; guild committee. Mrs. L. Bart Cross,
Mrs. G. G. Field, Mrs 81. s. Cotton, Miss
Martha Long. Miss Maud Shurtleff. An
adjournment % the first Tuesday in Octo-
Der next was made. This club has men,
bership OF seventy.
THE question, :" Who stole the rooster?"
that has been propounded from the win
dows Of half the business places in town
during the past three days will be answered
at Blanchard opera house Monday evening,
May 6, when prominent citizen OF this city
will be- tried for practicing a habit peculiar
to Uncle 'Ras us" and purloining the said
chanticleer from his neighbor's hen-yard.
The entertainment is to be. under the au-
spices Of the members of Company 81, V. N.
G and some Of the best legal talent of
Washingt IN county bar has been retained
for the prosecution and defense. Enter
tainments of like character have been the
largest kind OF successes in several OF the
principal WINS of the state, and the names
of those having this in charge are guaran-
tee that it will be the local event OF the sea-
son.
THE furnishing committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association is getting in
readiness for furnishing the new rooms in
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Com
panys building. They are assisted by
committee of several ladies from the differ
ent churches. The committee would be
very thankful for any gifts the friends of
the Association would be willing to donate
and Ghus help in furnishing the rooms and
making them attractive to young men
G fits of parlor chairs, rugs, etc, would a.
this time be very acceptable. Word may be
sent to any of the followingname gentle
men and they will at once see that the arti-
cles reach their destination: Messrs. Towner.
that many lends OF the Association viii
take this opportunity in helping to furnish
the rooms.
REV. GEORGE E. HOOKER is to give an ad-
dress upon college Settlements" un Ter the
auspices of the Young Peoples r ,ligious
Fraternity. in the Church of the Messiah
next Tuesday evening at 7: 80. Mr. Hooker
was for three years connected with the
"Yale Washington Band" TO which our
townsma1, Rev Edward l.. Smith, be-
longed He then spent winter in the
Andover II use in Boston, after which
he visited England, and studied the social
conditions there under peculiarly favorable
auspices, making the widely known Toyn-
bee Hall in l. 'ndon his home for some ten
months. Thus he is especially qualified to
describe this interesting and novel method
of uplifting the Submerged " in large
cities, and an en- ertain talk on a live
topic may be expected. There will be no
admiss ion fee or collection; and, while all
are invited, the young are esp ecially urged
to attend.
GEORGE o. BROWN died last Su nday even
ing at nis home on upper Main street, aged
sixty six years. About four weeks ago,
Mr.. Brown received a partial shock, and
has since failed rapi lily, although he was
confined to his bed only week. Never
since the tragic death of his only son George
in the Richmond disaster has Mr.. Brown
been the same man he was before. 1t was
a terrible ow to both the parents of the
young usn, from which Mr.. Brown never
fully rallied. He was born in Marshfield,
October 30, 1929 and was the eldest son OF
Benjamin and 1ulda Thurber Guernsey
Brown. He was skilled carp nter, and
for more than quarter OF century has
had charge OF James R. Langdon's work in
this line. Until this spring, he has lived
for thirteen years on the Samuel Town
farm at the top of Clay Hill. January l,
1865, he married Cara Harvey of East
Montpelier, wh) survives him. The pleas
ant celebr alton of the thirtieth anniversary
Of their marriage, last New Years night, is
fresh in the minds Of those present. At
that time there were no premonitions Of the
disaster so soon coming. His funeral was
attended by Rev. j. Edward Wright yester-
day afternoon at two O'clock and the burial