The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-01

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combustion Is supposed to have been the
| cause.
The lecture on College Settlements"
by Rev. George e. Hooker of Barre, de-
livered in the vestry Of the Church of the
Messiah last evening, was ins ructive and
enjoyable and deserved a larger audience.
Those who stay away from Blanchard
opera house next Monday evening, when
the mock trial for the larceny of rooster
comes off, will miss the funniest thing of
the season. The boys deserve a crowded
house, and they'll have it, too
! MANAGER COTTON, of the Montpelier Sem.
mary base ball team, has received notifca.
Academy mines that they do not desire to
play with the Montpelier team this season
because Of unfair treatment last summer.
MRS. AISvIN II. ROBIN SON died last week
at her home on Main street from the effects
of the grip. She was daug lter Of the ven-
erabe George s. Hubbard Her funeral
was held last Saturday afternoon, Rev. j.
Edward Wright officiating, and the burial
was in Green Mount cemetery,
GEORGE BANCROFT of New York city died
recently very suddenly of heart disease,
aged thirty-eight years. He was the son of
Daniel Foster Bancroft Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
| formerly of Montpelier, and was cousin of
Sheriff Bancroft Of this city. He had re-
Gently buried his only son George.
The meeting of the Garnet Seal and
! Chautauqua classes with Mrs e. f. Rand,
last Thursday afternoon, was pleasantly en-
tertained by Rev. j. Edward Wright with
talk on Tombstone Literature" Mrs. +.
A. Hayden read an original paper, and
Mrs. A. o. Cummins poem written for the
occasion.
GEORGE A. KNAPP returned from New
York last Monday evening, acc )mpa MED by
Mrs Arthur Mawson, his sister, who arrived
at New York from Newport, England. on
Saturday, on the steamer City of Nav
York" She was accompanied by her friend
Miss Williams, and will remain in Montpe.
lier the greater part of the summer.
THE ice business takes on a new phase
this summer. The Montpelier Ice Company
will furnish ice, instead of Parmenter and
Kempton as heretofore. Any one desiring
stock in said company can take share aud
have voice in making rates. All will be
served alike this year, at reasonable rates,
and it is hoped that general satisfaction will
be the result.
THE delightful presentation of Friend
Fritz" by the Manol T. Mason Opera Com
pany, two years ago last March, is not for
gotten by very many people in Montpelier
aqd an overflowing house is sure to greet
them at Blanchard opera house next We'd
nesday evening, when Marian Manola. Ma
son will again be seen as "Suzel" and John
Mason as "Fritz"
HENRY A. BURT, JR., of Swanton and
Miss Nora E. Wakefield formerly Of Mont
pelier, were married last Wednesday even.
ing at st. Padl's Church. Boston, by Rev
DR.. John 8. Lindsay. Mr.. and Mrs. Burt
visited in Montpelier and Barre on their
way to Swanton, last Saturday and Sunday,
and are to be given reception at their
home, 5 Liberty street, Swanton, tomorrow
evening.
THE close season is off on trout fishing to-
day and several parties were intending to
start at an early hour this morning for sup
posed good fishing grounds. The warm
weather of the past two days has bettered
the prospect somewhat, but previous to that
time snow water had been still running
"Ngger Head Pond " only few days.
We shall wait anxiously for the returns OF
the " big one that got away"
GEORGE j. BOND, town clerk of Sears
burg is something o. wit, as his return of
the vital statistics of his town to the secre
tary of states Office gives evidence. His re-
turns show one birth, and no marriages or
deaths in that town during 1894. The ac-
companying note speaks for itself: " With a
tax Of 1856 cents on the dollar OF the grand
list of the town, we cannot afford to die or
get married, and births are avoided as much
as possible"
AMONG the creditors of T. w. Donahue,
who left Montpelier about two years ago,
was George d. Butler, to whom Donahue
was indeb S9 So for groceries. Mr.. DON
ahue appeared on the street last Friday
with the Concord minstrels, who gave a
performance in Barre that evening, and a
body writ was served on him by Mr.. But
Ter. Officer Hunt accompanied him tC
Barre, and, after good deal of squir ming
and the use of many lurid and kissing adjec
tives, the bill was paid.
THE BlaDpied lyceum resolved itself into
a court of justice last Thursday evening
when James English was rried for the lar
nj Of Nhnn 20,
Wright. Will Terriault was Judge, Car
Gourley clerk, and James Kelliher sheriff
Robert Emery and Harley Cummins ap
peared for the plaintiff, and Ralph Putnam
and Clayton Boyce for defendant The
boys carried the thing through in credit
able shape, and devel ped the fact that they
are possess sd of no little legal knowledge
THE attendance of more than twenty five
young men at the store of G. II. Ferrin last
Friday evening, n response to call fol
those interested in forming a gun club
evinced somewhat the interest that is fell
in the matter. A committee composed o.
Q. o. Barrett, L. G. Cummins and W. o
Lowe was appointed to draft constitution
and bylaws, and to see what can be done
in the matter of securing grounds; also tc
get estimates on building for the use Of
the club. The meeting adjourned subject
to the call of the committee named.
THE first meeting for men at the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms will be
held next Sunday afternoon at half past
four O'Clock. The meeting will be in charge
of General Secretary d. M. Spence. Sub
ject, Of the meeting will be Walking with
God" All young men are invited. Be
gin aing with next Monday, the rooms of
the Association will be open every week
day from 8; 80 A. M to 8: 30 P. NJ. An invi'
! tation is most heartily ex tended to all young
men to visit the rooms at any time between
those hours and get acquainted with the
secretary.
HARRY SoNDERMIRR, German pedes.
trian, was at the Montpelier House last
Thursday. He has wage red $1,000 that he
will visit on foot, inside of three years,
every capital city in Central America,
Mexico, Canada, and the United Stai es.
de left Augusta, Me-, one hundred miles
from Montpelier, Monday morning, and
covered the distance before Thursday noon.
He Is under contract TO earn his own living
during the three years, and is selling
pictures OF himself. He has visited every
New England capital and left for Montreal
on Friday morning.
Tbs Montpelier Seminary base ball team
went TO Northfied last Monday afternoon
and took the Norwich University nine into