The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-15
MONTPELIER VT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL I5 1896.

Shanks.
THE St. Jean Baptiste Society will give
a sugar-party in their rooms in the hall OF
st. Peters Court, Catholic Order of Forest
ers, on Thursday evening.
ANY one desiring information regarding
the pleasure of travelling in skiff between
Montpelier and Middlesex is referred to
Jesse 8. Viles for pointers
SEVERAL young ladies of this city are to
give leap-year ball at Miles Hall, Barre,
on Thursday evening. Supper will be
served at the City Restaurant.
MRs. ALEXANDER COCHRAN of Groton
visited Mrs. ID. #. Clark, her daughter, last
week, and attended the meetings of the
Vermont Conference at Barre.
Mrs. J. W. LELAND returned from Phila-
delphia last Friday, where she has been for
several weeks She was accompanied by
Mrs. M. e. Brown, her mother.
SHERIFF COLLINS took Fred Fortin to the
House of Correction last Friday. He also
took Henry Bowers, who was brought here
as witness, back to that institution.
EDGAR BOLTON was arrested last week for
beating his mother. Unfortunately an in
vestigation showed that there was not evil
dence enough to convict him. He was re-
leased.
CHARLES j. HUNT of New York city, an
electrical inspector for FIRE underwriters,
has been in town during the past week ex-
amning the electric wiring of several new
buildings.
THE body of Daniel K. Cross whose death
at Denver, Col, was NOTICED several weeks
ago, arrived at Montpelier last Monday
night and was buried on Tuesday in Green
Mount Cemetery.
MRS. MARTHA RIVERS, the oldest resident
OF Montpelier, has been seriously i'll with
erysipelas during the past week. Mrs. Riv-
ers will round out a century of existence If
she lives till the close of 1897.
n Ropupra loot uaaL ooIJ his ho,
work team to j. B. Sibley of Williamstown.
Mr.. Roberts went to Newbury and pur-
chased of f. e. Kimball as fine span of
draft horses as one often sees.
THE members of Montpelier Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, will give whist party
in Grand Army Hall on Thursday evening,
to which a general invitation is extended.
Refreshments will be served.
In the Business Mere Mention column
George r. Ehle has an important announce
ment regarding daily papers sold over the
counter. This does not affect regular
monthly or yearly subscribers.
THE members of Montpelier Lodge of
Good Templars gave sugar-party in their
hall last Wednesday evening, which was
very literally patronized. A fine literary
and musical programme was rendered
THE executors of the estate of the late
James X. LangdOn have sold to Benjamin
and Henry B. Daley the dwelling. house,
barns and lot on Nos. and St. Paul
street. The consideration was $1,000
THE Central Vermont railroad ran trains
to and from Barre last Sunday morning
and evening, to accommodate those wishing
to attend the Conference services. Three
coaches we're packed each way every trip.
THE German Brothers in " The Gilhooleys
Abroad" at Blanchard Opera House, last
Wednesday evening, attracted fair-sized
; audience, but the performance as a whole
had little to commend it to public patronage.
The last meeting of the Garnet Seal Cir.
Gle for the year will be held with Mrs. A.
, FL. " ebb next Friday afternoon at half past
two O'Clock. This is the annual business
meeting A full attendance of the members
is desired.
A. A. STIMsoN is driving handsome
span of dark bay horses that he purchased
last week in northern New York for s. E.
Peabody, president of the American Loan &
Trust Company of Boston. The animals
{ are valued at 5000.
TEAMS from the Young Mems Christi An
Association and Company II will play
basket ball in Armory Hall on Thursday
? evening. Game called at half past eight
o'clock. The public is invited A small ad-
r mission fee will be charged
: The Capital Hall property was sold at
anctlon last Saturday afternoon by NJ. A.
r Kent, auctioneer. 1t was struck off to
: James W, Brock for $4,000. In response to
an inquiry Mr.. Brock stated that he was
undecided what disposition he should make
OF the property.
PRosrERo TRUDA goes this week to
o Worcester, Mass, where he is to work in a
! carriage factory AS member of the
Montpelier Military Band and the Mont
pelier Orchestra Mr.. Truda has done excel
:. lent service, and his departure will be sin
: cerely regretted.
CAPTAIN HERBERT Z. TUTHERLY, brevet
a assistant adjutant-general and instructor OF
a military science, will inspect Company Fl
, at present making tour of the state, in
!, . specting the several companies of the First
. Regiment N. G. V.
THE pigeons that are so plentiful in our
!, city may possibly be nuisance to some
. people, but the attention of those who are
;" wantonly shooting and manning them for
Y sport is called to Sections 1895 and 1914 OF
Q the Revised Laws, which prescribe a heavy
s penalty for this cruel practice.
THE members of Mount Sinai Temple,
a mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, will make a
/. pilgrimage to St. Johnsbury on Wednesday,
4 April %, leaving the Montpelier & Wells
River station at eight o'clock in special
: car. 1t is expected that large class OF can
:, didates will receive the orders at this meet
ing.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL HARRIS was in
h the city last Monday night Yesterday
= morning he went to Barre and arrested Jo-
4 seph Lotti for selling Intoxicating liquor
without government license. Lott was
brought to Montpelier, waived an examina-
tion and gave bail for his appearance when
y wanted.
THE attendance at the game of basket ball,
last Friday evening, at Armory Hall, be-
U tween teams from Company III and the
5 Young Mems Christian Association, was
very large. The interest in this game is
rapidly increasing in Montpelier. The AS
' sociation boys won the game by score OF
( five to three.
: K. A. MITCHELL's melodrama, "The Ven.
delta, held the boards at Blanchard Opera
q House last evening The play abCunds in
= see ic display, including prison at Toulon,
: collision at sea and a scene at the burning
of Paris The gallery gods Kissed the vii
= proved style,
a THE members of Trinity Church and con-
gr, CATION and the man! friends of Rev. and
l. Mrs. A. II. Webb outside of the Methodist
i den ominaton are much gratified that Bishoy