The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10

| DAY afternoon by Justice j. III. Lucia, at his
office.
MISS e. L. HARVEY has resigned her posi-
| tion as teacher in st. Michaels parochial
school and went last week to Buffalo, N.
T., where she has similar position. Miss
| Harvey's place In the primary department
is taken by Miss Mulqueen OF Burlington.
To interpret the story of "Gayest Man
haitian" that Is to be seen at Blanchard
opera house next Friday evening requires a
chorus OF sixty girls and the assistance OF a
dozen or more well known comedians. AS
relief from the "blues" or a remedy for
nervous headache, Gayest Manhattan is rec
commended.
THE inimitable comedians, George Rich
ards and Eugene Garfield, were we'll sup
| ported on Monday evening in their presen-
tation of My Boys" at the opera house.
For rousing, ringing rollicking comedy,
| In which good music vies with spontaneous
mirth to charm and amuse, "My Boys " is
hard to beat
AT the thirty fourth annual reunion Of
the Vermont Officers Association, held last
| week at Bennington, Col. Fred E. Smith
was elected secretary and treasurer, and l..
W. Shedd, Col. j. II. Lucia and Eli Holden,
executive committee. The next meeting of
the association will be held at Montpelier in
October, 1898.
| CHRIST CHURCH parish house was a very
attractive place last Thursday evening
/
rooms were very prettily decorated, and
the attendance was so large that the tables
were several times filed. The festivities
closed with dancing. The net proceeds
we're about $50.
THE trustees OF the Heaton Hospital are
building barn at the hospital, in which
the horses OF physicians, and others who are
called there, may be sheltered This is
what has long been needed and will be ap-
preciated by all who have occasion to visit
the hospital with teams.
SPECIAL meeting of the city council
was held last Thursday evening, when it
was voted to purchase OF G. III. More & Co.
an additional two-fifths OF an acre of land
for an approach to the new foot bridge, for
$3.50. This makes total of $1,000 which
the city is to pay Mr.. More for getting
right Of way to this foot bridge.
G. P. PITKIN, president OF the Lane Man
ufacturing Company has offered the city Of
building the foundry bridge. which has
been closed to travel for sometime. The
aldermen have the offer of Mr. Pitkin under
consideration and will probably take action
upon 1t at the regular meeting to be held
this evening
A MISSIONARY service was held at the
Baptist church last Sunday evening when
the work done by the Baptist denomination
in India was discussed. Miss Laura Clark
read paper on "Castes in India" Miss
Bessie Shay spoke Of "Women in India"
and Mrs. George Barber OF the missionary
work in India" Interesting remarks were
also made by the pastor.
EJECTMENT papers were served last Fri
day on George E. Scribner compelling him
to vacate the house on Berlin side occupied
by him and owned by Mrs. Fanny Alexan-
der. The case will be given hearing at
Berlin town hall next Friday before Justice
j. III. Lucia and jury. John G. Wing will
| for Mra Alavandar nd
Gordon for Mr.. Scribner.
PETER GRAY OF Philadelphia president of
the Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Company,
was in Barre and Montpelier last week
securing bids from several of the granite
manufacturers for public building to be
trance to this building is to be constructed
of Barrelgranite and will cost, alone in the
vicinity Of S250,000.
JOHN L. TUTTLE, deputy sheriff, was in
Vergennes ON Tuesday and accompanied
Leon Cady to Montpelier. Cady has been
confined in the State Industrial School for
a year or more since he was indicted by the
grand jury of the September term. 1896, for
larceny at Northfield. The case against
him will probably be tried at the present
term Of court.
UNLESS something unforeseen occurs the
trial OF Mildred Brewster for the murder of
Anna Wheeler will be begun in Washing
: IOu OOuuby SOuTJ utAJ lub
| WATCHMAN has made arrangements to se-
cure an extended report of this trial which
will be given to its readers up to the time of
going to press. 1t is thought the trial will
last three weeks or more.
A MEETING under the auspices of the so
cialists, or labor agitators, was held last
| evening in the hall of St. Peters Court
Catholic Order of Foresters, in Lawrence
building. Fred R. Gordon of Manchester,
N. H., spoke for two hours on "What is
Socialism" The attendance was not large
nor was any particular enthusiasm mani
fest. John j. Eagan presided.
The kinetiscope exhibition given last Fri
day evening in the hall of st. Johns Court,
Catholic Order Of Foresters, in Lawrence
Building, was the best ever seen in Mont
| pelier and deserved large audience. The
views as thrown upon the screen were in
| terspersed with selections on the phono
| graph, and a running lecture by the gentle
man in charge of the exhibition.
A NEW time table on the Montpelier Il
| Wells River railroad went into effect on
Monday. The mail train east in the morn
| ing now leaves at $40, and the accommoda-
tion train east in the afternoon at 4:15 The
| express leaves st 1:10 P. NJ. as heretofore.
| Several changes are made in the suburban
service, which may be found in the time
table as published on page three.
SIXTEEN large cans of lingering rainbow
| trout from the United States fish hatchery
at Washington were delivered at Mont
pelier this morning for distribution in
streams in East MonIp sier and Plainheld.
A, d. Farwell took charge OF them on their
arrival at Montpelier. They came via. Es-
sex Junction and were part of a carload
that was sent from Washington to Maine.
THE interstate commerce commission has
caused TO bs posted at the Central YER
mont station notice that the Central
| Vermont railroad has petitioned for an ex-
tension Of time beyond January l. 1898, to
| equip its cars with automatic couplers and
brakes, which must be done under the stat.
utes. A hearing on this petition will be
held at Washington, ID. c., Wednesday, De-
cember /.
INVITATIONS have been issued for a mu-
sicale this evening at the rooms of the
Apollo Club. 1t will be the first Ladies'
night" of the season, and among those who
will take part in the programme are the
Arion quartette, also Miss III. Julia Gross,
soprano; Miss Clara /. DeFord, contralto;
Miss Jennie M. Lawrence, violinist; r. L..
Lawrence, violincello. and Mrs Il. l.. Law
renee, pianist.
SEVERAL from Montpelier are planning to
attend the annual meeting and banquet Of
the Vermont Fish and Game League, to be
held next Wednesday at Rutland. The an
nual meeting will be held at halfpast seven