The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
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THE glimpse of military life on the west.
ern frontier, pictured in the romantic play
" The Girl Left Behind Me-" at the opera
house last Friday night, was enjoyed by
large audience. The drama has comedy az
well as carnage, and abounds in love scenes,
Indians, soldiers, ballroom costumes, and
Indian war councils. 1t demonstrates the
vicissitudes OF life on the frontier in
graphic manner, and affords ample oppor-
tunity for the display of dramatic genius by
individual actors. The scene is laid at
Post Kennion in the Blackfoot country. The
company was evenly balanced and gave an
admirable performance.
THE Ladies' Society of the Church of the
Messiah will open their vestry for series
OF cooking lectures to be given by Miss
Charlotte Wills, teacher in the Boston
Cooking School. The lectures will be given
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Sep.
TENDER "a, 26 and %, commencing at half
past two P. M. Miss Wills will prepare
several different dishes at each lecture
soups, fish, meats, bread puddings, cakes,
etc. She will also give instruction in the
use Of the chatting dish. Each lady in the
audience will be given chance to test the
prepared food. Admission to single lecture,
fifty cents; course tickets, S1.25. On sale
at Longs bookstore on and after Wednes-
day, September IS.
A LARGE number OF the friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Baker gathered in Grand
Army Hall last Saturday evening to con-
gratulate them on the fifth anniversary Of
their marriage. The affair was planned
without the knowledge OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ba-
ker, who knew nothing Of 1t until hack
was sent for them. Their friends from
Brooks Post Brooks Relief Corps, and the
different Odd Fellows organizations, had
purchased a handsome couch and French
clock. which were presented to them by K.
A. Mutt. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Baker re-
sponded in happy manner to the presen.
tation speech. Miss Nelia Gould, sister Of
Mrs. Baker, gave a vocal solo, Home,
Dearie, Home" Refreshments were served
and drive whist followed.
LAST Sunday was the first day Of the open
season for cartridges, and among those
from Montpelier who went hunting were
George McGraff and Harry Smith. While
roaming over Berlin hills, they spied what
they thought was partridge on stump,
and Smith blazed away at it, filling the
head arms and back of Giacomo Lonardi
full Of bird-shot. They at once realized
that the close season was still on for Ital-
ians. The wounded man was taken to the
residence of H. S. Smith, where Dr. G. e.
Chandler picked the shot from his anatomy.
Mr.. Lonardi Is a stone-cutter and lives in
Dudley's block on East State street. The
affair was purely accidental, and it is not
thought that legal proceedings will be insti-
tuted in the case, although it came danger
ously near being fatal accident.
THE service Of song at the Church of the
Messiah last Sunday evening, which was
| the rst evening service held at that church
since last June, attracted a large congrega-
| ton. A fine musical programme was rem
| dered by the choir and Rev. j. Edward
Wright, the pastor, gave short talk on the
question whether high Christian expedi-
| ency demands the introduction of more
| gayeties and festivities into our New Eng
land Sunday. He pointed out that the NOR
alist, the political economist, and the physi-
| ologist advocate the observance OF one day
in seven as day of rest, and that we need
rather to employ agents that speak Of God
and duty and the development of religious
and moral culture and works OF charity
than to multiply anything in the nature OF
gayety and festvity. We have gone far
enough from the ways of our fathers in re-
Taxation, and from the precious and hal
| lowed ways in which our ancestors en-
ployed the hours OF the Lords Day, wisely
| and we'll.
THE members of the entertainment COM
mittee for the legislative reunion, which
convenes in Montpelier, October /, Of which
| l.. Bart Cross is chairman, are hard at work
perfecting arrangements for this event, and
thus far everything points to its being very
successful In every particular. The heads
OF private families who would like to enter
tain visiting members should communicate
at once with Mr.. Cross, that he may assign
places to the hundreds who are applying
for accommodations. The invitations have
| oil Dccu ocub Out anu VIC IcopOubCo thuo
far have been very gratifying. The Mont
pelier Military Band and Montpelier Or
chestrs have been engaged for the two days.
NJ s. Davis, of the Exchange Hotel, has
been engaged as caterer for the banquet at
the Golden Fleece building on Thursday
excellent one, as both Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
have had large experience in such work,
and the fact that they have it in charge
guarantees that the banquet will be sue
| cess.
NOTHING except routine business was
city council last Wednesday evening. 1t
was voted to instruct Joel Foster to survey
for drain from the residence of George E.
Mills on College street. L. Bart Cross was
given permission to single his block on
Elm street. E. E. Davis to build an add.
ton to his house on North street, Joseph
Perkins to build a wooden frame house on
Kent street, and M. A. Kent toIbuild shed
| fifty feet long, in the rear of HaZen block;
COrlss Butterfly was licensed to do truck
ing, and j. Woodbridge to sell goods on
| Haymarket Square. Several bills were Or
dered paid. A favorable report was re-
ceived in regard to building sidewalk on
| Cliff street, which report was accepted. 1t
was voted to instruct the chief engineer to
purchase 300 feet of linen hose and fifty
| feet of rubber hose. The city treasurer was
authorized to accept $500 from d. p. Clarke
in settlement of his shortage, as per re-
cent vote at the special city meeting. The
city attorney was instructed to ask the
board of railroad commissioners to construct
gates at the railroad crossings at the Mont
pelier & Wells River and Central Vermont
depots.
e. NJ. IRISH died early on Tuesday morn
ing, after painful illness Of several weeks
with complication OF diseases. Mr.. Irish
was fifty.seven years old. He was born in
Shelburne, November /, 1888. When he
was two years old his parents moved to
Hinesburgh, where he lived until 1860 In
1860 he was married to Sarah Jane Cutler
Of Huntington. For the next nine years
he lived in Huntington, Stowe, Fairfax and
Morrsvlle, and in 1869 moved to Mont
pelier, where he has since resided. His
only child, Mrs. W. e. Harlow, died Sep
TENDER H. 1894, and, six months later,
March 10. he buried his wife. He is sur
vived by his aged mother Mrs Lucy l.
and granddaug liter the little daughter of
W. e. Harlow. Mr. Irish has always been