The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-26

the stars was even. The absence at muster
OF the Montpelier Orchestra was felt on |
every hand, A combination OF four people |
from Barre supplied alleged music.
A aLEE-oLUB and orchestra from the
Pioneer Industrial Home for the Blind,
Hartford, Conn, will give concert and |
entertainment, also an exhibition of the
work done in this institution, at Trinity
church this evening at eight o'clock. Sew
enteen blind pupils will take part The
proceeds Of the entertainment go to assist in
establishing an industrial home, where the
young blind people of New England will
find a refuge from life of idlenes5 and de-
pendence and be taught to become self
reliant, self-supporting and useful members
OF society.
JOSEPH LoNawAY, son OF Levi Longway,
was before Judge Smile last Saturday on
complaint issued by Grand Juror #. p. Car
Teton, charging him with the larceny of 50 %.
The case was continued for four weeks,
which practically paroles the lad during
his future good behavior. 1t appears
that II. G. Holmes has been missing
small sums OF money from his cash drawer
OF late, and, last Monday, he locked Special
Officer Whittier in his market when he
went to dinner. The lad obtained an en-
trance through a rear door, aud was caught
in the act of robbng the till. He has twice
before been arrested for vagrancy.
MRS. MORRIS Il. ATKINS luVlJeu u mum
ber OF young ladies to bicycle tea on Sat
urday afternoon. Mary Carleton, Anna
Guernsey, Daisy Peck, Juliet Day, Harrie
Huse, Clara Adams, Maria Hill, Rose
Lucia, Mary Poland and Laura Ropes
composed the party. AT about four o'clock
and led by Mrs. Atkins took a spin to
"three-mile bridge " and return. Moving
through the streets in single file, the com
pany presented an exceedingly attractive
appearance. A dainty lunch was served,
and silver bicycle shck-pin was pre-
sented to each guest as souvenir of very
delightful meet"
THE Universalst Convention, now in ses-
sion in Barre, bids fair to be unusually in
teresting. The occasional Sermon " by Rev.
L. E. Marggraf OF Bellows Falls, is assigned
to this "wednesday morning, while this
afternoon and evening are to be devoted
to the Young Peoples Christian Union.
Thursday morning and afternoon will be
occupied mostly by addresses upon Univer
salsm, It's Value, Its Extension, etc, and
q woman's centenary meeting will be held
in the evening. Friday will be given up
niversary Of the organization of the Uni
versalist church in Barre, and will be an
occasion of peculiar interest
MRS. JULIA A. THoMPsoN, widow OF the
| late Clark Thompson, died last Saturday at
the Heaton Hospital where she was taken
August 10 suffering with stomach trouble.
! For the past three years Mrs. Thompson
has been housekeeper for Mrs. j. G. Emery.
Deceased was twice married. Her first
husband was Thomas Fisher of Montpelier.
| She leaves one son and one daughter, nei-
ther of whom was present at her funeral
also brother, II. B. George of Morrisville,
and one sister, Mrs. George Pember of Ran
dolph. Her funeral was held last Sunday
afternoon from Trinity church, OF which
she had long been a member, Rev. S. L..
Putnam officiating, and the burial was in
Green Mount Cemetery.
THE twenty-third reunion of the Eight d
Vermont Regimental Association will be
held at Montpelier on Friday afternoon
September II, in Grand Army Hall. Gen
eral Stephen Thomas will be present, and
particularly desires that every one of his
old boys who can will come and see him al
this time The business nesting will be
held at four o'clock, P. NJ. Colonel Fl. f
Dutton and Major II M. Pollard are ex
pected to be present and give addresses
Lieutenant G. S. Cooper will give an ad
dress on "reminiscences of the war The
banquet will he served by the ladies of the
Woman's Relief Corps in their hall, to be
followed by a camp fire under the direction
of Colonel Fred E. Smith.
ABOUT S75 was realized from the concert
given in Armory Hall last Saturday evening
by the combined Montpelier Military BanC
and Barre Cornet Band. Among the solo
lists who appeared were Signor Jacq Bena
vente of the Germania Band Boston, fol
several years clarinet and saxaphone solo
ist to the king of Holland; o. Wheaton o
Blasdel's o chestra, Concord, n. H, fiut
soloist; Walter Booth, late of the Yves
Point Military Band, cornet soloist; W. b
Cook of Manchester, n. H., bass horl
solost, and Adeland Pigeon of the Montrea
City Band, saxaphone soloist. An excelen
programme was rendered and each SOLOS
was enthusiastically applauded. L. h
! Merrill led the combination in his usua
mastery manner. The object OF the con
cert-to pay the extra men engaged for tn
. muster-was not fully met, but the boy
8 are not disposed to complain.
, FIVE republican flags were raised in Mont
peler last evening amid great enthusiasm
from hundreds OF citizens who followed tn
band to the different parts of the city. A
, the corner OF Elm and Court streets tn
= Young Mems Republican Club put up
handsome Mckinley and Hobart and Gror
! and Fisk banner, and f. A. Rowland mad
z a ringing five-minute speech. AT the res
dence of Louis Barney on Clay Hill, Pro
a j. A. DeBoer was the speaker, and at til
a home of o iver Dolby, close by, Judge n
; L. Smile addressed the crowd. The
: marching to the corner of Vine and Eli
: streets, where E. M. Guernsey and A.
Il Stone had large flag ready to run out,
A. Mutt spoke briefly, At the residence
n f. X. Hastings, Hon. II. A. Huse, who wt
II master OF ceremonies, closed the speecl
If making with an earnest appeal to ever
= republican to be at the polls next Tuesday
u u A GOOD joke is told at the expense eith'
u of the Berlin democrats or the speaker wi
:, addressed them at their recent caucus.
. j. Esgan, chairman of the democratic tow
y committee Of Berlin, invited j. II. Sent
D. to attend the caucus and give them fe
=, words Of advice and encouragement, ar
al the invitation was accepted In the cour
OF his remarks, Mr.. Senter told the vote
" of Berlin if they wanted bridge over u
10 Winooski at the foot of Charles street
lg vote for Mr. Crandall, the republican nol
st inee for representative ; il not, to vote I
le Arthur l.. Hewitt, the democratic ca
IT didate. When it is known that Mr.. Eaga
/. as chairman of the democratic town col
E. mittee, first introduced and piloted throuG
ly town meeting resolution favoring brid
e. at this point, IL is inferred either that q
ne speaker uuintentially gave his democrat
IN brethren misleading advice, or that he W
getting a drive at ths chairman of the del
tn ocratic town committee,
a GEORGE II BENNETT died last Monda
st at his home on Cliff street, after an illne