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

run over the center field fence, and the
Haverhill team won the game by score OF
20 to 3.
TEAMS driven by II. d. Gates and John
Benjamin were In collision on South Main
street, Saturday Afternoon, resulting In a
wrecked road cart belonging to Benjamin.
Mr.. Gates acknowledged that he was at
fault and promptly settled the matter for
$3.50.
BALDWIN BROTHERS, brokers aud com.
mission merchants OF Boston, have gone to
the wall, and many spectators in every
New England state are heavy losers. This
concern has branch offices at Montpelier
and Barre under the management of Hector
A. Dubec.
III. A. BOWMAN attended the funeral OF
Edwin N. Bowman, his father, at Water
bury on Tuesday morning. A more ex'
tended obituary OF the deceased may be
found in Waterbury items. The burial was
in Barre, Tuesday afternoon, conducted by
Crandall Post, G. A. R.
THE postponed case of W. A. Rice against
W. o. Standish aud wife, to recover for
granite horse. block, was tried last Monday
in I. r. Gordon's Office before Justice p. III.
Hinkley and jury. A verdict for plaintiff
TO recover $50 and costs was rendered. I.
r. Gordon for plaintiff; W. A. Lord for
defendants.
Mrs. WILLIAM FITzarBBoNs died last
aged about sixty years. The cause OF her
death was tumor from which she had long
been suffering. Her funeral was held from
st. Augustine's Church last Saturday morn
ing, Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan officiating. The
burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
CHARLES M. FOSTER returned last week
from Florida much benefited by his three
months stay in the land Of fruits and flow
ers. Mrs. Foster is visiting in New York
and will return to Montpelier som, time
this week. Mr.. Foster Is in Maine this week
in consultation with the other directors of
the Green Mountain Keeley Institute.
THE first game OF base ball of the season,
played last Saturday afternoon on the semi
nary campus be the Montpelier Semi
nary team and the Barre Rushers, resulted
in victory for the former by a score of IL
| to 3. The home team showed up in good
form for an opening game, and gave promise
Of excellent work after a little more practice.
MISS ELLA BAILEY and Mrs. L. p. Gleason
| are committee from the Kings Daughters
to make preliminary arrangements for pro-
ducing the cantata Ruth " for the benefit
Of the hospital fund. This worthy society
has recently assisted two needy families in
the city, and has sent relief to a home in
the lumber region in Northwestern Michi'
gan.
" Friend Fritz" with Marian Manola Mason
as "Suzel," at Blanchard opera house on
Wednesday evening, May 8. "Trilby
will hold the boards on Saturday evening,
May 4, with A M. Palmer's company under
the manage ment OF w. A. Brady. Robert
McWade in Rip Van Winkle," Tuesday
evening, May IA.
THE type-setdng machines now in use in
the Free Press Office are fully as erratic in
| orthOgraphy and syntax as is the average
compositor. An amusing error crept into
the Montpelier items in last Monday morn
t.avta vhar, l. 49,
from Little Women" the machine said
that bet veen the cats DR.. X. L. Cleaves
played several violin selections" What q
trio that must have been!
HARMON P. Brown died last Sunday OF
cancer at the home OF Herbert E. Brown,
his son, near Wrightsville, aged sixty six
years. For the past thirty two years, Mr..
Brown has driven one Of c. c. Putnam 8
four-horse teams between Putnamsvills and
Montpelier, very rarely missing trip. He
was also the father OF Albert II Brown oi
this city. The funeral was on Tuesday and
the burial was in Lewis cemetery.
THE Colby Wringer Company has recently
of its business to the American Wringer
Company Of New York city, who will, after
July next, assume the manufacture OF the
Colby wringers. The Colby Company will
continue the sale of wripgers and house
furnishing goods at Wholesale and retail Al
ing their general office at Montpelier.
In the write-up of the flood in the Argu,
last week. the description Of the antics Of
the logs from Browns mills as they wen
over the Winooski dam at Montpelier wa
most eu ertaining. If the waters were high
enough to float logs from Browns mills ove
the dam at Montpelier, those that came
down the North Branch may have been, fol
all we know, from the boom at West Berlin
fioated across country via Worcester Cor
ner
THERE is but one Sol. Smith Russell il
this world, and the announcement that ht
will appear at Blanchard opera house OF
Thursday evening as Noah Vale, in "a Pool
Relatiol," has caused a large advance sale
Of seats. 1t is seldom the opportunity Ii
offered 10 theater goers in Montpelier tt
witness performance of this character
Mr.. Russel's supporting company IS supe
rior to any that has travelled with him in
former years, and crowded house is as
sured A special train will run to Barre
after the performance.
The earthquake last Wednesday forenoon
was felt quite perceptibly in Montpelier
Dishes were ratified brio a-brac fell to the
floor, and plant stands rocked. The dis
turbance did not last more than five sec
onds, and was comparatively slight In the
court house, j. W. Gordon OF IRE was
addressing the jury at the time in the as
sault case of Durham against FL srnon. The
WiuuOW Dtuluu tn6 jury pOx rdutleu III d
lively manner, and for a brief time the
thread Of Mr.. Gordon's argument was lost
on the twelve men before him.
AL. G. FIELDS MISsTRELs are always
prime favorites, and they attracted a large
audience to Blanchard opera house last
Monday evening. A genuine novelty has
been added in the spectacular pantomime
of Aladdin" The company is composed
of some of the best burnt cork artists Of the
day, headed by Mr.. Field, the proprietor
who has few superiors on the stage as a
negro delineator. Despite the rain, the
street parade was given as advertised, and
the fact was demonstrated that Mr., Field
carries one OF the best bands and orchestras
that ira eel.
The funeral Of Carl Bliss, at the Baptist
church last Wednesday afternoon, called
out very large congregation. The pupils
of Mrs. w e. Terrill's school, of which he
was member, the Junior Christian En-
deavor League, in which he was active, and
the members OF Brooks Relief Corps, at
tended in a body. Rev. G. o. Webster was
the officiating clergyman. In his remai ks
he referred, in terms of warm commenda
tion. to the bravery of Luther P. Doeg,