The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
MONTPELIER And VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
#. W. Morse was in Boston last week.

THE Baptist society netted $50 from the
concert by the Rock Band last Wednesday
evening.
The net proceeds for the Heaton Hospital
from the four presentations OF "Zephra"
were S34487.
Hon. A. s. BATcHELDER OF Littleton, N.
H., has been the guest Of N G. Tabor dur
the past week.
The Junior class at the Montpelier Sem
mary gave au exhibition in the chapel last
Thursday evening.
IT is expected that Mary Howe Levin and
her company will give concert In MONT
pelier about Juue l.
THE next attraction at Blanchard opera
house is Z" A Stranger in New York, " booked
for Wednesday, June 2
j. EDWARD BAILEY, local ticket agent for
the Central Vermont railroad, has been IN
Boston during the past week.
M. s. STONE, State Superintendent of Ed
ucation, attended meeting OF the Normal
School Commissioners at Burlington last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. N. w. FRINK takes the place Of Miss
Mary e. Gleason, in the dry goods store OF
L. p. & II. G. Gleason. The latter has gone
to her home in Waitsfield.
A PETITION to the city council has been
circulated by E. w. Jordon, asking that the
proposed Blanchard street be extended to
the old Sta slaughter house, off Middle
sex street.
GEORGE II. WILDER will assist r. w.
Averill in the presentation of "Zephra" at
Bellows Falls and Brattleboro. Mr.. Wilder
has also been engaged to play in concert
at Shoreham, May IS, and to assist the Mary
Howe-Levin Concert Company in several
concerts in Vermont later in the summer.
In Bethany church, last Thursday after
noon, Patrick Cory and Leslie Hayford
competed in defamation to see which
tIn
peler schools in the interscholastic contest
TO be held Friday, May 28, at Burlington.
II. A. Huse, s. G. Shurtleff and j. II. SEN
ter, the judges, decided in favor of Mr..
Cory.
In the report of the hearing before the
state railroad commissioners in the Des-
rochers case, in the WATCHMAN last week,
the reference to the 81 Sam Smith crossing"
was misleading. The crossing where the
accident occurred was opposite the Ed.
Smith house, and not at the Samuel Smith
crossing which leads to Mr.. Smiths resi-
dence on the fair ground.
AT the semi-annual meeting of the Ep-
worth League, held last week, the follow
ing officers were elected President. d. f.
Clark; yice-presidents, Henry Holt, Mrs.
L. L. Beeman, Charles d. Birtel, A. e.
Niles; secretary, Miss Myrtle Whitcomb;
treasurer, James r. Mcdonald; superinten-
dent of Junior work, Mrs. Henry Holt; mu-
steal director, Rev. Andrew Gillies organ
list, Mrs. +. j. Tracy.
Two weeks ago e. A. Cummings of East
Montpelier inserted two line advertise
ment in the business column of the WATCH
MAN, mentioning the fact that he had sew
eral COWS for sale. Within two days after
the advertisement appeared, Mr.. Cummings
had sold his cows and since that time has
been visited by numerous would. be pur-
chasers The plain moral attached to this
is, if you have anything to sell, advertise
it in the WATCAMAN.
The reception rendered last Wednesday
evening to Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Gillies in
the vestry Of Trinity church, was largely
attended both by members of that church
and congregation and by pastors and peo-
Pile of other denominations. The vestry
was very prettily decorated with bunting,
palms and potted plants. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
e. Niles assisted Rev. and Mrs. Gillies in
receiving. Solos were rendered by Miss
H. Julia Cross which added much to the
enjoyment Of the occasion.
A YOUNG man of some twenty summers,
from the rural districts, approached the
general delivery window at the post office,
one day last week, and enquired of Charles
Converse, the attendant, how to get in
Thinking the young man was DESTROYS of
finding the money order department, Mr..
Converse directed him where to go. He
soon appeared again at the delivery win
dow and startled Mr.. Converse by the en-
The explanation that followed showed that
the young man thought he was in the State
house, and was looking for Mr.. Perry's col
lection in the State cabinet. The accom-
modating post Office clerk left his work to
point the youth from the backwoods the di-
rect road to the Capitol.
The jurors who have been in attendance
at Washington County Court since March
were paid off last week and conditionally
discharged. II it is possible to secure the
services of a judge, court will re-convene
Tuesday, June /, when the civil docket will
be taken up. Ninety-four jurors in all have
been summoned at this term of the court,
and the entire time since March has been
taken up with the criminal docket, which is
not yet cleaned up. Something like one
hundred civil cases are ready for trial, some
Of them of much Importance, and appear
ances would indicate that at some time in
the not distant future it may be necessary
to keep Washington County Court in ses
sion the year round to dispose of the bust
ness.
NEXT week will be distinctively Odd
Fellows week at Montpelier The annual
held Tuesday, May IS, and on Tuesday
evening the reunion and banquet of the
Past Grand Masters and Past Grand Pa.
triarchs association will be held at the Pa.
vilion at halfpast six. The Grand Lodge
will meet Wednesday morning, and, after
comforting the grand lodge degree, hearing
reports, and transacting preliminary bust.
ness, will take a recess until Thursday
morning. At four o'clock Wednesday
afternoon will occur the parade in honor
of the fiftieth anniversary of the Grand
Lodge of Vermont, comprising the First
Regiment Vermont Patriarchs Militant as
escort to distinguished guests, and Grand
Lodge officers in carriages, and members Of
various encampments and lodges. This pa
rade will be led by the Montpelier Military
Band. At eight o'clock Wednesday even
ing exercises will be held at Blanchard
opera house appropriate to the observance
of the fftieth anniversary Of the establish
ment OF the State Grand Lodge. The fol
lowing program will be carried out:
!. Overture, "Joliy Robbers" Supp,
Miss hutchinson and Mr.. Wilder
2. Welcome to the Capital City,
Mayor Geo. IL. Guernsey.
8. Song Fiona" ADAM
Miss II. Julia Cross.
4. Welcome in behalf OF Vermont Lodge, No. 2,
John w. Gordon, Mayor of Barre.
5. Flute Solo, Fleurs ITALIA" PopI
Mr. Geo. H. Wilder.
8. Historical Address,
Past Grand Master Henry L. Stillson.
7. Duet, :. Romance" Langey
Miss Parmenter and Mr.. Wilder.
8. Address
Rev. DIR. Norman Seaver. pastor of Bethany churcl
0. Violin Solo, Melody in II, RubensteiI
Miss Fannie NJ. Parmenter.
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