The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11

will be married this evening to Miss Mary
Earle OF Lowell, Mass. The ceremony will
be performed in Grace (Universalist) Church,
that city, and reception will follow the
ceremony at the home of the brides parents.
EUGENE A. SMITH has in his possession
curiosity in the shape of a letter written in
1874 from Jackson Township, Mo, bv Lewis
Churchill, Mid llesex. This was before the
days OF envelopes, and the postage ON this
two page )cument was twenty five cents.
THE music at Christ Church on Sunday
morning was excellent throughout. Miss
Nj iry Phinney sang an Ohertory solo, and
the quartette a Te-Deum, both of VIII ch
were worthy of all praise. The vested
choir of twenty-four voices are making
rapid progress under the thorough instruc-
ton of Mrs. Marsh, musical director.
A vINDIcTIvE fare pursues the Montpelier
Seminary football eleven. Their last game
with Goddard closed with very decided
disagreement, and their proposed game ith
st. Johnsbury yesterday was ca celed on
account of the illness of two of the St.
Johnsbury men. 1t is understood, how
ever, that another game with the Barre
eleven is being arranged.
DIR. W. SEWARD WEBB has wired that
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew can arrange to
speak in Montpeli on Monday afternoon,
November 49, and on that date he " i'll de-
liver ia Armory IL al the lecture before the
Sons of American Revolution that was to
have been delivered today in Blanchard
Opera House. Tue business meeting of the
society will be held to-day as previously an.
nounced.
THE members of Mount Sinai Temple,
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, had Armory
Hall engaged for Monday afternoon and
evening, November %, for a conclave to he
held at that time, bu5 they have co lrteously
given up the hall fer the afternoon, that The
lecture by Hon. Chauncey M Depew may
ha Ha1i f,,l
their part will allow nearly 1000 more peo-
pie to hear Mr.. Depew than could have
been accommodated in the opera house
THIS week is observed by all the evangel-
ical churches of the world as a sea .ou of
special thought and prayer for the CONVEX
sion OF young men. A union meeting of all
the churches Of this city will be held in the
Baptist church on Thursday evening at half
past seven o'clock. This meeting will take
the place of the usual prayer-meeings in
the several churches, and the public gem
orally is invited to attend and take part in
this combined effort for this great cause
All strangers in the city are cordially wei
coined to this union service.
JAMES YOUNG, the talented but youthful
actor, entertained good-siZed audience at
Blanchard Opera House on Friday evening
with an admirable presentation of David
Garrick." Mr.. Yong is well supported
and the play gave an opportunity for him
to display his talents, both in comedy and
pathos. The stage settings were effective
and the Istumes rich and appropriate.
The action takes place in London in 1742,
and the comedy is founded upon supposed
incidents in the life OF the famous player of
that name
Shakespearean scholar and actor, will az
pear at Bl ,nchard Opera House on hurs-
day and Friday evenings, Nov. 12 and 13,
supported by his talented company, which
won unanimous praise from critics and pub
lie at the Boston Museum last season. On
Thursday evening, Buwers sublime
tragedy. " Rlchelisu," will be presented
with appropriate scenery and costumes.
On Friday evening, :" II ,m,et," Shake
speare's masterpiece, will be produced
with all the accessories of appropriate
scenic effect, and rich and historically &C.
curate costumes.
THE city council met in Joint session. on
Saturday, with the Berlin selectmen, to act
upon the question of building steel bridge
in place OF the one now connecting this city
with Berlin, near the Wells River depot
A consensus iof opinion was in favor of
bridge 160 feet long, with a thirty-feet drive.
way and six-feet walks for pedestrians
The new structure will doubtless be placed
little farther east than the present one.
Active measures have been taken to ascer
tain the probable cost, time necessary for
building, and other details relative to the
erection of such a bridge. The present in
tention is to begin work upon it early next
spring.
IT was announced at the meeting of the
Sons OF the American Revolution that Hon.
Chauncey M. Depew would deliver the an
niversary Grafton before the society, on
Monday afternoon, November 23 The
Golden Fleece has been secuI ed for the oc-
casion, and DR.. Depew is assured OF an au-
dience OF at least 1000 persons. All tickets
issued for the opera house for November
will be good for the Golden Fleece on No
vember %. The stage will be reserved for
the party of society officers and state officials
forming the committee to meet DR.. Depew
and escort him to the Golden Fleece. The
floor OF the hall will be reserved for the
society and the legislature, and for those
holding orchestra tickets. Complete ar
rangements will be announced later.
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