The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22

thus doing the work OF from thirty to forty
men. Since the machine has been in opera
ton in this city its working has been wit
MESSED by large number Of our citizens,
and all have been led to marvel on the
great amount of work it will accomplish.
A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council
was held last Thursday afternoon. The pc
tition of Mariana Tomassi as it now stands,
to build an addition to her fruit store on
South Main street. was refused, Philip
Roberts was given permission to single his
house Alderman Eaton was appointed a
committee on the fire department, vice j.
W. Peck resigned. The Council voted that
the city pay one-half the expense OF two uni
forms for Policemen ID smeritt and Wood
and for hat, cap and belt for the chief of
police. The invitation of Brooks Post, @.
A. r., to the Council to participate in the
Memorial day parade was accepted. DR..
Harold A. Fiske was appointed inspector of
plumbing Adjourned.
MRS JOHN w. SEVERANCE died early last
Monday morning of congestion of the liver,
aged fOrty-three years. Deceased had been
i'll for several weeks, but not until very
few days before her death was hope sbsn-
doned. Mrs. Severance was born in Frank
lin, VT She leaves husband, three sons,
three brothers, two sisters, and an aged
father and mother to mourn her death. In
the prime of life she was called but tn
summons found her ready. Her funeral
was held on Tuesday afternoon from her
late home on Cedar street, Rev. l.. L. Bee
man officiating, and the interment was in
Green Mount Cemetery, The bearers were
John Peao of Barre and Frank #. Peao of
Cambridgeport Mass, brothers Of deceased,
and her two sons, Henry and Oscar @. Rus
sell OF Barre. In this repeated affliction Mr..
Severance has the sympathy of a wide cir
Gle Of friends.
In response to the call issued in the
WATCHMAN last week, meeting OF the
I..1.
pelier was held at Capital Hall last Saturday
evening, j. A. d ,Boer the president in the
chair. The president announced the resigna-
ton of Frank K. Smith as a member of the
executive committee from ward and James
Canning was elected to fill the vacancy.
sho we'd that 1927 was raised by subscrip.
tions and sale of banquet tickets for the
celebration OF LiDcoln's birthday by the
State Club on February IL last, and that the
expenses we're $82627, leaving balance OF
thirteen cents in the treasury. The call for
showing that the club was entitled to
eighteen delegates to the meeting of the
State Republican League at Montpelier
next Tuesday On motion of r. A. How
land it was voted that the club elect the
requisite number of delegates, and that
these delegates be urged to oppose any action
looking towards coalescing of the Young
Mems Republican Clubs of the state with
the old State Republican Club. On motion
Of j. Eli Goodenough it was voted that the
club elect three delegates. at-large and three
from each war and that the nominations
be made from the floor. The following were
elected: Delegates-at large, F. A. Rowland
j. e. Goodenough and Robert Whelan
from ward one, j. M. Boutwell,, j. B. Morse
and e. d. Blackwell; from ward 2, Charles
A. Smith, 1st., W. A. Lord and Harlow M
Smith; from ward 8, Marshall G. Wood
James Canning and w. r. Weston; from
ward four, +. l.. Laird, r. B. Denny and
Peter Badord; from ward 5, j. G. Brown
George o. StrattOn and w. A. Briggs
These delegates were empowered to choose
their own alternates. j. A. DeBoer, presi
dent, and e. A Mutt, secretary of the club
are also delegates eI O1tcio. At the close oil
this meeting the executive committee met
in the Office Of II. w. Kemp to make further
arrangements for the state meeting mex,
week. 1t was decided to engage the ser
vices of the Montpelier Military Band fol-
Tuesday afternoon and evening and Wed
nesday.
WORDS OF genuine and well-deserved
praise drop easily from the tip of the re-
porter's pencil when speaking of the enter.
tainment given in Blanchard Opera House
last Monday evening for the benefit of the
Heaton Hospital by the young lady mem
bers of the High School Debating Club 1t
was far and away the best entertainment
given by local talent during the past season,
and, on its merits alone, to say nothing OF
the worthy object for which it was given,
deserved the large audience that it attracted,
The comedy, "Anita's Trial" in three acts,
was admirably presented by eleven young
ladies, and between the acts, Miss Alice True
gave catchy recitation, Miss Katherine
Hutchinson sang Angels Serenade," with
violin obligato by Miss Eva Clark and pi-
George Fl. Wilder charmed the audience
with his matchless, bewitching mastery OF
the flute. Mr.. Wilder was obliged to re-
spond twice to persistent and appreci-
alive encores. The cast of characters in
this comedy was as follows: Anita, an
Pippin, with an eye for business, Alice
Blanchard; Lurella Ann Pippin and
Dorothy Pippin, daughters of Mrs. Pip
pin, with a taste for yellow.covered litera'
ture, Eula Putnam and Cora Johonnott;
Aunt Matilda, everybody's aunt, Jane Ban.
hand, Julia Peck; Ethel Manning, ready for
anything, Edith Blanchard; Kate Fortesque,
bride of three months, Eva Clark; Nan
FOrtesque, victim of the camera, Nellie
Moulton; Mary Hyde and Helen Joy, our
athletes, Mary Stevens and Lucia Bailey.
Without break, and with snap and
sparkle that was refreshing, the three acts
were presented, and many preJentiOus So
called professional troupe that has trod the
stage Of this Opera House during the past
ers" from these vivacious young ladies.
Every one was a "star," and they sur
prised their friends much, and the public
more, by the manner in which they took
their several parts. 1t seems invidious to
particularize, but by common consent, the
difficult part of Anita, the italian waif, as
taken by Miss Sallie Oviatt deserves es-
pecial mention. Many professional actress
might we'll envy Miss Oviatt the talents she
displayed. The entire entertainment richly
deserved the words OF praise that were
heard on every hand as the large audience
filed out of the Opera House. The net re-
ceipts were about $3.50.