The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-14

the bodies Of six fine deer, which, with
those brought in Saturday by the other
members of the party, make an even dozen
OF these animals as trophies OF their expe-
dition into that wilderness
THE entertainment to be given in Blan-
chard Opera House on Tuesday evening,
October 20, by the Jessie Couthoui Concert
Company, is looked forward to with much
pleasure. Miss Couthoui az reader is a host
in herself, and other star attractions are as
follows George II. Wilder, flute Elizabeth
r. Levings, soprano; Jessie McGibney, cor
net and piano. This combination comes TO
Montpelier under the auspices Of Bethany
church, and the entertainment furnished
will be gilt-edged
The Montpelier Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club reorgaDized last Thursday
evening with the following membership:
Alfred Temple, mandolin and musical di-
rector; Harry Oviatt, banjeaurine an man
dolin; Miles Standish, bonjeaurine and man
dolin; Clarence Lowe, banjo and mandolin ;
Arthur Dewey banjeaurne; Walter Wash
burn, guitar and business manager; Waite
Sabin, guitar. They assisted in the ben
eft entertainment for the Heaton Hos
pital at the Blanchard Opera House last
evening.
w. N. PECK, a substantial and esteemed
citizen of Montpelier, and an old time Jack
sonian democrat, accosted a reporter of the
WATCHMAN, last Monday, and stated that,
while until within the past ten days he
had been somewhat in doubt about the
presidential election, he was now morally
certain OF Bryan's triumphant election. All
doubts of the matter are dispelled in Mr..
Peck's mind. The newspaper man has
"date " with Mr.. Peck, at noon of Wednes
day, November 4, for a comparison of the
returns.
T,Ytr otlta - thn N1nta
ligous Fraternity of the Church of the Mes
siah for the next six months, as elected last
Monday evening, are as follows: President,
G. T.. Ayers; vice-presdent, Viola Billings;
secretary, Bessie Pitkin; treasurer, Mrs.
Henry w. Gate; programme committee, j.
r. Wright, Lucia Bailey, Matte Demeritt,
Edith Blanchard and Earl Billings; Fra
ternity committee, Evelyn s. Lease, X. H.
Wylie, Bertha Slayton, Maud Ordway and
l.. j. Hathaway.
THE mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of e. ID. Blackwell is no nearer solu-
tion than it was four weeks ago. An inquiry
among relatives OF Mr.. Blackwell elicits
the information that positively nothing is
known of his whereabouts. The police and
detectives of Boston, who still have the
matter in charge, say they never knew a
case, so thoroughly advertised as this has
been to prove so barren of results, with the
exception OF the Charley Ross affair. Little
can be done now but wait and hope that
some of the many advertisements that have
been sent broadcast may yet find the miss
ing man.
THE thirty third annual reunion Of Yer
mont Officers in the Civil War will be held
at Montpelier on Thursday, October 30
Members of the society, officers and non
commissioned officers of the army and navy,
with ladies, are cordially invited. The
business meeting will be held at three
o'clock in the afternoon at the room OF the
committee on elections at the State House.
AT half past seven in the evening Maj jor C.
A. Woodruff, U. s. A, of Governors
Island, N. Y, will deliver the annual
address in Representatives Hall. His sub
| ject will be War and Peace" The an
nual banquet will be held at the Pavilion a.
nine o'clock.
The fall excursion to Boston via the Cen
trail Vermont railroad will be run Wednes
| day, October 81. The round-trip fare from
| Montpelier and Barre will be So, with cor
respondingly low rates from all points be
tween Highgate Springs and Hartland
Tickets via Boston and Maine railroad will
be good going on No. 67 night express, ar
irving in Boston the morning OF October
21st, and on Nos. 50 and 81 trains October
21st. Tickets via Windsor and Fitchburl
railroad will be good going on No. 81 nigh
express, arriving in Boston the morning o
October 21st, and on Nos. 81, SO, and O.
| trains October 21st. All tickets will be good
returning, to arrive at the starting poin
until November I'd inclusive, Tickets will
not be good going on No 81 arriving in Bos
ton the morning of October 22d.
THE October term of the supreme cour
conveyed at ten o'clock on Tuesday
large number OF attorneys were prese mt
and before the forenoon ended the entir
bench were in court. Prayer was Offered
by Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver, pastor o
Bethany church, and the court was thel
formally opened by Deputy Sheriff Johi
L. Tuttle. The docket was then called anC
about the usual number of cases continued
In Charles Booga v. Henry Blake, fr IN
Bennington county, judgment was affirmed
Joseph w. Davis v. Lewis G. Coty ct al.
| from Addison county, was discontinued
In re Sally Brghams Estate, Russell III
Davis, apt, Judgment was affirmed and t,
be certified to probate court. The first cas-
argued was j. w Cramton, Assignee
Apt, V. j. B. Hollister, Assignee, iron
Bennington county.
BRIEF mention was made in the WATCH
MAN last week of the death of Mrs
Charles K. Booth, on Tuesday evening
Oct. 6, at her home on Berlin street. Mrs
Booth was twenty-eight years old. an,
leaves two small children and a de
voted husband to mourn her early death
More than two years ago, consumption
claimed her for its victim, and ever sine
that time she has bravely battled with thi
fatal disease. Mrs. Booth was a woman O
many rare qualities Of heart and head, an,
her death makes wide circle of genuine
mourners. She was the daughter of Juliu
Selinas of St. Johnsbury. She leaves tw