The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07

To facilitate the delivery of mail to men,
bers of the legislature and state officers,
proprietors of hotels and boarding houses
are requested to leave at the post-office u
list OF those they are entertaining.
w. T. DEWEY returned last Saturday even
ing from Boston, where he has been for sew
eral days prosecuting the search for Il. ID.
Blackwell. No tangible clue to the where
abouts of Mr.. Blackwell was obtained, and
the belief is gradually gaining ground that
he is not in Boston. The pine box, of which
so much has been said, that was carried by
Mr.. Blackwell was traced to Boston by Mr..
Dewey, but what became of it afterwards is
still mystery. The search for Mr.. Black
well Is by no means abandoned, but il still
kept up by the police and detectives of Bos-
ton who have the matter in charge.
WHILE in an intoxicated condition. last
Monday evening, John Bowen, a discharged
employee of the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad stole hat and coat at the store of
A. ID. Farwell, making his escape through
the back door. Later that evening he was
arrested and lodged in Jail by Sheriff Ban
| croft. In city court, Tuesday morning, he
pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was SEN
fenced by Judge Smile to three months in
| the House of Correction at Rutland where
he was taken that morning by Sheriff Ban
croft. In less than twenty.four hours from
| the time the crime was committed, he was
serving his sentence.
MELoDRAMA will be the attraction at
Blanchard Opera House on Thursday even
| ing Saved from the Sea-" which has
been the success of the year at the Princess
Theater, London, will be produced with a
strong cast and splendid equipment Of
scenery, costumes and so on. Saved from
the Sea " is said to be highly sensational
but at the same time realistic to an ex-
traordinary degree. The scenery will be
the same as used on the original production
| of the play in this country at the Bowdoin
| Suuara Thnatpr. BOSTON. where it for
many weeks to audiences limited only by the
capacity of the theater
A LOCAL paper advertised last week that
the excursion through the White Mountain
Notch to be run by the Montpelier & Wells
| River railroad would be Saturday, October
10, and that the fare for the round trip
would be So. This excursion is to be run
Friday, October 8, the train leaving Mont
peier at $40 A. M, and the round-trip fare
will be $50. The foliage through the
famous Notch is now most brilliant and
these excursions have always proved de-
lightful. Take your lunch-basket next Fri
day morning and go. The run will be to
Upper Bartlett, and the train will reach
Montpelier on the return trip about eight
o'clock in the evening.
The musical convention to be held at the
village hall, East Montpelier, October IA,
Is and 16. bids fair to be grand success.
Hours for rehearsal: Wednesday at 200
and 100 p. M Thursday at 1000 A. M, 2. 90
and 100 P. M. Friday at 1000 A. NJ. and zoo
p. NJ. Concert at 500 p. NJ. Free entertain
ment will be provided to singers who come
to assist in chorus and apply to Mrs. Clark
Sibley by October II. Dinner and supper
will be furnished in the dining room of the
village hall, making it very pleasant So
cially as we'll as unsteady for those attend
ing. Special train after the concert to
Montpelier and Barre. Free carriage from
station to hall and return.
BERT SMALLEY, hostler for I'll. P. WEIGH
was seriously injured early last Sunday
morning. He was coming from Barre
where he had been to take a passenger
from the midnight train, and while driving
down Barre street at a lively clip ran ntC
an electric-light globe that had been low.
cred by some mischievous individual. Mr.
Smalley was badly cut and bruised about
the face and head and was partially insensi
BILE for several hours. The night was dark
and he saw nothing of the obstruction unit
city electric lights merits the severest pun.
ishment The result might easily have
been much more serious than it was.
AT the annual meeting of the Educational
and Benevolent Society, held last Friday
evening with Mrs. Anna Dillon on Barre
street, the committee of last year made
their reports and the accounts of the society
were audited. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are as follows President
General j. III. Lucia; vice-president, Mrs
G; B. B. Denny; secretary, Rev. j. Edward
Wright; treasurer, Mrs. Anna Dillon
finance committee, Joseph Poland, A. w
Ferrin, Mrs. o. H. Richardson; executive
committee, Mrs. o. l.. Watson, Mrs. F. M
Cory Mrs. w. A. Stowell, Mrs. Joel Eos
ter, Mrs. S. L. Howe, Mrs. j. B. Sinclair
, Mrs. @. w. Guernsey and Miss Adelaide l.
Griswold
THE marriage of Timothy E. Callahan
the popular postman, and Miss Nellie G
Kelleher, which occurred on Tuesday morn
ing at nine o'clock, at St. Augustine
Church, attracted a large audience. j. E
Flanagan acted as best man, and Miss Mel
lie Allard as maid of honor. P. j. McAvoy
James Kelleher and William Terriaut per
formed the duties of usher. The bride wa
; gowned in becoming gray travelling sui
and was the cynosure of all eyes as sh,
marched up the main aisle on the arm o
Mr.. Flanagan. Rev. Father W. j. O'Sul
Ivan was the officiating Clergyman and HI
supplemented the marriage ceremony will
timely and fatherly remarks upon the sane
, THY and perpetuity Of the marriage contract
, After the nuptial mass, a wedding break
, fast was served at the home of Mr.. anC
/ Mrs. Michael Kelleher, parents of the bride
at 81 Court street, and the newly
: couple took the noon train for New York
where they go on brief wedding "trip. Oh
, their return they will keep house, at IL
, Ell street, in the house recently purchased
, by Mr. Callahan.
! THE public is quick to appreciate any
! thing OF unusual merit and to give its EN-
: phatic approval to any talented artist VIII,
can offer something out of the ordinary
Such an artist is Charles f. Underhill tn
monologist, who gave in Blanchard Oper
House last Monday evening the first of
series OF entertainments under the auspice
OF the Young Peoples Fraternity of tn
, Church OF the Messiah. Admission to thi
, first entertainment was by cards of invita-
ton and large audience was present
The Rivals was produced. The task at
tempted on this occasion by Mr.. Underhil
, was prodigious in its aim, but was accom-
plished with most remarkable success. MI
Underhill is dramatic but not STACEY, an
his impersonations of the various character
were the perfection of art. His art ha
! reached that happy point where art is hid
: den, and his work is finished, forceful an
: magnetic. People whose prejudices kee
them away from the theater can get. in MI
Underhill's entertainments, what is good i
the drama without its denominations. TIL
other three entertainments, to be given i
: the vestry Of the Church of the Messiah, ar
: as follows: Wednesday evening, October Il
rip Van Winkle"; Saturday evening
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