The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03


pelier Is already large, and the prospects
are bright for the largest audience Of the
season.
The elegant new store of William Miller,
in Miller's Block, was opened last week.
IL is one OF the best-equipped and hand
somely appointed stores in central Vermont,
and is credit to the city.
| The first of a series of mpromptu dances,
given by George II. Wilder, was held in
Whitcomb Hall last Monday evening. The
music for the order OF dances was fur.
nished by Mr.. Wilder on the piano.
1T Is rumored that O. p. Pitkin is to re-
model the residence on Main street, re-
Gently purchased by him of DIR. A. W. Rice
into double-tenement house, one part OF
which he has rented to g. N. Arms.
The Montpelier Juveniles were beaten by
| the lBethels at Bethel last Saturday by a
score OF rs to 10. They were not, however,
Obliged TO walk home, as insinuated by the
Montpelier correspondent of the Free Press
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union will meet this afternoon at half past
two O'Clock with Miss Eliza Rublee. Sub
| Ject, Is temperance taught in our public
schools, or do we need the old law with a
penalty?"
The graduating class at the High School
and the faculty will attend service in a
Dody az trinity church next Sunday moru-
ing, when the baccalaureate sermon to the
class will be delivered by Rev. A. II. Webb,
the pastor.
HE authorities propose to put a stop to
sunday baseball playing on the Heaton
Hospital grounds. 1t has become very
much OF nuisance to jewellers in that To-
cality, who have entered protest and com.
plant of this desecration.
DIR. l.. @. WAKEFIELD was in Williams
town last week to test the dairy herd of j.
M. Stone. He condemned and killed four
out OF twenty-four head. He also tested
| M ALI A.
tirely free from tuberculosis.
THE clerks and business men of Main
and State streets played their third annual
game of ball on the Seminary campus last
Saturday forenoon. Six innings were
played, resulting in score of!thirty-two to
eleven in favor of Main street.
TEDDY TERRIAULT has purchased the
barber shop of Charles Limoges, in Hub
bard block. He will thoroughly repair IT,
put in new furniture and equip 1t with cleo
trio lights. G. B. Pratt, formerly with l..
David Moss, will work for him.
THE annual graduating exercises of the
Montpelier High School will be held in the
Opera House on Friday evening, June H.
Contrary to the usual custom, no flowers
will be received on that day. The class has
special reasons for desiring this
g. B. ROBERTS, superintendent of streets,
is experimenting with a bad strip of road
on upper Main street by laying founda-
will obviate the mud-holes that are always
found there every spring and fall.
HE Lowe brothers returned last Monday
from Canaan, where they have been on a
fishing trip. They brought back plenty Of
trout ana luxurlant growth of whiskers
that caused their friends to look twice at
them before they were recognized.
G. A. DAaGErr of Boston, G. III. Wilder.
William Fisher, John Dobbs, Antoine Ga.
laise, Freeman Butterfly and the Mont.
pelier Banjo and Guitar Club furnished mu-
SIC for an impromptu sacred concert given
last Sunday afternoon in Armory HALL
GEoRoE r. EHLE now has exclusive sale
OF all the Boston and New York dailies at
his store on State street. This enables him
to systematize his delivery service, which
will in the future be even more prompt and
satisfactory than it has been in the past.
The Kings Daughters will meet next
Monday afternoon with Miss Mary G.
Dewey at half past two o'clock. Plans for
the Kings Daughters room in the Heaton
hospital Will be presented, followed by an
exercise with Decker's educational cards.
Mrs. s. B. POPE, Mrs. Hayward and Miss
Maud e. Pope, who have been the guests
OF Judge and Mrs Hiram Carleton for the
past two weeks, left last Monday for Lafay-
cite Ind, en- route to their home in Oakland,
Cal. Mrs. Pope is sister-in-law of Mrs,
Carleton.
IHE trustees of the Heaton Hospital met
last evening and appointed committee to
draft bylaws, consisting of H. A. Huse, f.
A; .Sherburne and George E. Taplin. An
adjournment was made to next Friday
evening, when the bylaws will be pre-.
sented for the approval of the board.
The June drill and inspection of Com
pany ii, n. G. ", is to take place at North
field on Friday, June u. The companies
from Barre and Montpelier will go to North
field by special train at half past six that
nd thn do, N.iIl 10
battalion drill, target shooting and dress
parade.
HE Montpelier Seminary baseball team
defeated the Randolph High School nine on
the Seminary campus last Saturday after
noon by score of nineteen to fourteen
The spectators were, however, almost
unanimous in the opinion that the result
would have been different with an impair
tial umpire.
BETHANY CHURCH choir was REINFORCED
last Sunday by G.. A. Daggett of Boston
tenor, and George H. Wilder, futist. The
attendance was very large at both morning
and evening services. AT the close of the
latter W. A. Briggs gave an organ recital,
in which he was assisted by Messrs. Dag
gett, Wilder and III. D. Hopkins.
REV. FATHER O'NEIL, for some time past
assistant to Rev. Father W. j. O'Sullivan of
st. Augustine's church, went last week to
Bennington to take charge of parish.
During his stay in Montpelier Father O'Neil
has made many warm friends and has
proved himself courteous Christian gen.
tleman, as well as an earnest worker.
The Montpelier Gun Club held its an
nual meeting at q. H. Ferrin's store last
Monday evening. Lawson c. Cummins
was elected presidents G. HI. Ferrin, vice.
president; George B. Walton, secretary;
U. Il. Lowe, treasurer; G. o. Barrett cap
tain. These, with f. II. Dawley and w. w.
Brock, constitute the board of directors
THE City Council will give a public hear
| ing this evening at half past seven, in the
small hall in the Golden Fleece building
when an opportunity will be given any one
who objects to granting the petition of the
Consolidated Lighting Company for per-
mission to build an electric railroad in the
City of Montpelier to present his objec-
| lions.
THE Hardwiok Gazette of last week con-
tanned the following editorial squib:
when L. O. Platt ran against a Yer.
monter he found man he couldn't buy or
bribe His rebuff by t. j. Deavitt, pres
dent of the Capital Savings Bank of Mont
pelier, was merited. The methods of the