The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-06
ciating and the interment was in the Cutler
burying-grOund,


burying-ground.
THE Ladies' Literary and Adelph So
cieties connected with the Montpelier Sem
mary will hold their annual public meeting
this evening in the chapel at eight o'clock,
to which the public Is cordially invited.
Admission free.
THE Jessie Couthoui Concert Company,
with George II. Wilder as flute soloist, will
appear in Blanchard Opera House on Thurs
day evening, May ID, under the auspices OF
the Apollo Club. Popular prices will pre-
vail. Further notice next week.
BEAR in mind the meeting at Armory
Hall this evening, when the question as TO
whether the city shall purchase the Golden
Fleece building for city hall will be sub
mitted to the voters at special city meet
ing named for that time and place.
GEORGE E. MILLS is grading and beauti-
flying his spacious grounds on College
street. Among other evidences Of spring
cleaning are the residences OF Hon. Charles
Dewey, l.. Bart Cross and George e. White,
that are, or have been, in the hands of the
painters.
In addition to Miss Couthoui and George
II. Wilder, Miss N. Salome Thomas of Bos-
ton, soprano, and G. w. Francis Reed,
pianist, will appear at the concert to be
| given in Blanchard Opera House, Thursday
evening May IA, under the auspices of the
| Apollo Climb.
The interior Of the Union House has been
much improved in appearance of late by the
application of fresh paint and kalsomine.
Several of the rooms have been newly
papered and a general rejuvenation has
taken place under the direction of Land
| lord Griswod.
PoPULIsT GEORGE e. HOLDEN is devoting
his time these days to raising funds to send
to st. Louis the delegates to the national
| populist convention named last week This
task was put upon Mr.. Holden by the pop
tat hall lauf
week at Burlington.
CHARLES p. HAYDEN and Moses Shuttle,
his neighbor, are at swords points at pres
ent. The trouble is caused by hens owned
by Shuttle. They roamed at large over
Hayden's garden. and he has caught several
of them in steel traps. Suits and counter
suits are threatened.
G. j. GLEASON returned last Saturday
from Boston, where he has been for some
time, and since that time has been seriously
i'll with heart disease at his home at the
Riverside. Mr.. Gleason was reported a
little more comfortable on Tuesday, but his
case is considered critical.
JUDGES JONES AND LANCE we're in towr
on Tuesday to appoint a commission TO ap
praise damages for the Barre Water Com
pany. This company is to use additiona
water and applied 10 the judges OF Wash
ington County Court to appoint com
mission to award the land damages.
THE Washington county board of roaC
commissioners met at the courthouse OF
Tuesday and organized by the election of
II. Orcutt OF Northfeld, president, and e
j. Bartlett of Plainfield, secretary. An in
formal discussion of ro adj building was held
and the interchange of ideas was mutually
profitable.
The Chautauqua Glass will meet mex
. Friday afternoon with Mrs. Harlow M
Smith, No. 80 Barre street. At the las
meeting of the class the following officer
, were elected for the year eDsuing Presi
dent, Mrs. w e. Laird; vice-president
Mrs. George G. Pratt; secretary, Mrs. Har
low NJ. Smith.
A MILD excitement was caused on Barr
street last Monday, by the report that TIVE
married women living on that thoroughfar
had eloped, leaving their children behind
Up to last evening no trace of the missin
8 females had been discovered, although it
, claimed by some of their friends that the
have gone visiting"
d. THE democratic district conventions fo
8 the first and second districts, to elect dele
gates to the national democratic conventio
at Chicago, will be held at Montpelier
: Wednesday, May 27. the same day as th
state convention. The state convention
will be held in the forenoon and the distriC
u conventions in the afternoon.
AN intoxicated individual giving his nam
. as John Williams of Chicopee, Mass, wa
u u arrested last Sunday afternoon on Berli
side by Constable Dawley Before Justic
l. Lucia in Justice Court in Berlin Hall, Las
g Monday morning, he pleaded guilty an
Il was fined $10,51 In default of payment h
y was committed to county Jail for fifteen day
A PRETTY home wedding occurred lal
o evening at the home of s. B. Sbley, II
= Elm street, when Gilman 8. Bliss and Mi.
II Abbie III. Sibley were married by the Re-
A. H. Webb. Only intimate friends an
l., relatives of the contracting parties wer
/. present. The wedding gifts were numerou
o and valuable. The newly-married coup
70 will have rooms at the home OF DR.. D.
j, Kemp on Main street.
v THE Boston Herald of last Saturday speal
q in terms of high praise of the work
Miles Standish, pitcher for the New Yor
- Att ntic League Club in a game playe
y with the Wilmington's last Friday.
~ speaking of the game the Herald say
Standish, an eighteen-year-od boy fro
Vermont, pitched for the locals and was G
e fective with men on bases. He also hit IL
3 ball in great shape"
II GEORGE Fl. WILDER expects to remain
Montpelier until July l, when he will go
d the Profile House, White Mountains, f
10 fourteen weeks, with an orchestra made l
10 OF members of the Boston Symphony
chestra. From there he goes to the Pacii