The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-20

stores on the ground floor, with Offices
above, similar to the present Blanchard |
Block. 1t will have frontage Of sixty feet |
and will be pushed to completion as fast as
practicable.
THE adjourned meeting of the City Coun.
Gil, held last Friday evening, was to con-
slider proposals for plans for a new City
Hall. The proposals of Austin & Brigham
of Boston were accepted. Mr.. Fred T. Aus
tn, the senior member Of this firm, is we'll
known in Montpelier and Northheld, his
former home. For several years he has
been bugle jor of the regmental band at
the muster of the state militia. This firm
will submit to the Council plans for City
Hall to be erected on the city lot on South
Main street, the building to be of brick and
granite. IT the plans are accepted. they will
be paid for, otherwise they will be no expense
to the city. The plans will probably be sub
mitted within three weeks.
A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council
is called for next Friday evening" at which
time a petition for permission to build an
electric railroad in Montpelier will be pre-
sented by the Consolidated Lighting Com
pany. This company has a charter from
the legislature to build such road, but the
| law provides that they shall name the loca-
tion of the road before they begin work,
and the proposed route is stated in the pc
tition to be presented, namely, from Green
| Mount Cemetery to the stone sheds on Barre
street, over Seminary Hill and down Clay
Hill, and through certain streets on Hub
| bard's meadow. 1t is not thought that any
opposition to su IN a scheme will be devel-
! oped, but should such be the case, the mat
ter will be referred, by law, to the state rail-
road commission. The projectors of this
road will guarantee to have 1t inl operation
within sixty days from the time their pc
ttion is granted.
THE public is quick to appreciate any
| thing of unusual merit and to give its EN-
t.l. ,Nn1
can offer something out of the ordinary.
For this reason the Shakespearian recital in
| Grand Army Hall last Monday evening by
John f. Howard OF Boston was treat to
the surprisingly large audience that gath
cred to witness bis impersonation of Ham
let. Mr. Howard's work is finished, force
full and magnetic. People whose prejudices
keep them away from the theater can, by
attending, these recitals, get the acting
without the drawbacks. In the constant
contrasts of the characters in the play the
ability Of an artist-actor TO portray widely
different phases of human nature was strik-
ingly exhibited. Next Monday night Mr.
Howard will speak of the Beauties of
Shakespeare" illustrating the same with
selections from different plays, and the fol-
lowing night will give Macbeth" ," the last
in the series to be presented in this city.
MISS JESSIE CoUTHoUI was the guest OF
9. w. Wilder during her stay in this city.
She returned to Chicago last Friday even
ing. Miss Couthoui was suffering from a
severe cold when she appeared at the Opera
House last Wednesday evening, and in re-
spending to the repeated encores and addi-
tiOnal selections not down on the pro-
gramme that her delighted auditors almost
insisted upon having, she overtaxed her
strength and was confined to her room the
next day. The day of her departure, she
said to reporter of the WATCHMAN that her
cordial reception at Montpelier was grate-
fully appreciated Accustomed as she is to
all kinds and conditions of audiences, this
talented artist was not slow to perceive that
her work last Wednesday evening created
an enthusiasm--almost furore-that found
expression every time she appeared on the
stage. To the newspaper man she said
with such an audience her work was a
pleasure and she felt like giving them all
they asked for or wanted. Had he little
lady attempted literally TO do this she
would be yet reciting
IT has been made known during the past
week that w. K. Adams, as trustee of the
Young Mems Christian Association, bid off
. the K. NJ, Irish residence on State street for
, the association, and that as soon az exten-
. sive repairs of the property can be made it
will be occupied as the home of the associa-
tion. This property will be turned over to
President More and his associates June l,
after which the work of repairing and
Transforming the property will be at once
begun The garden will be fitted up for an
: athletic field, and the barns and carriage
, house for gymnasium. 1t is estimated
that the expense of putting the property in
shape for the use of the association will be
: from 81 800 to 50 ,00O The members of the
7 association are jubiant over the prospect o.
, such pleasant change of quarters. The
I association not having funds at present tC
D purchase and maintain such an establish
ment the first question that naturally arose
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