The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02
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and DIR. T. j. Batchelder of Machias, Me.
ERNEST g. WELLS and Miss Ella M. |
Waite, both Of Cambridge, will be married |
Wednesday, June o, at the home OF James |
I. Sabin, on Bailey Avenue, brother-in-law |
Of the bride. Both these young people are |
we'll and favorably known in Montpelier. |
Miss Waite graduated from the Montpelier |
High School seven years ago, and Mr.. |
Wells was in the employ OF l.. b. Hunting
ton several years ago. The congratulations
that will be showered upon them will be
many and sincere.
IT has been reported that at the time Miss
Brewster and Miss Wheeler were taken to
Heaton Hospital last Saturday, a promscu.
GUS crowd was allowed to enter the hos
pital and watch the work OF the physicians
wholly without foundation and does an in
justice to the matron in charge. 1t is true
that morbid curiosity drew a crowd to the
hospital that morning, but only the physi-
clans and nurses, and the parents Of the
wounded young women were allowed in
the operating room, in the ward where they
were laid or even inside the building.
THE happiest sort Of good feeling is bound
to exist at Blanchard Opera House on
Thursday evening, when Hoyt's phenom-
enally successful comedy-his latest work
" A Stranger in New York." will receive
Hoyts various comedies have always
pleased amusement lovers here, and all
have been literally patronized. GA
Stranger In New York." coming as it does
for the first time after its big run in Boston,
announced as being better than this clever
authors previous best, and presented by
cast which Mr.. Hoyt stakes his reputation
on, as being the strongest ever organized, it
is not surprising that this engagement is
commanding more than ordinary attention.
By invitation of Rev. A. N. Lewis, the
rector, the members of Brooks Post attend
ed divine service in body at Christ church
last Sunday morning, where sermon APP
proprate to Memorial Day was preached
from these words Seeing, then, that we
are compassed about with 80 great q
cloud Of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight and the sin that doth so easily beset
us, and let us run with patience the race
set before u.s." In the service Mr.. Lewis
made tender reference to the fact that thir-
teen years ago Memorial Day the Post at
tended in body the funeral of Major
James s. Peck at that church. special
musical programme was rendered by the
choir and the services throughout were OF
special interest.
The City Council met the men who COM
pose the electric railroad syndicate last
evening to listen to a proposition made by
them-namely, that the franchise be so
amended that they shall not be required to
construct and operate said railroad below
the State House grounds on State street, or
on Main street farther than from the intersec
ton OF Main and State streets to Barre street;
also that the concession be so amended that
the railway may be constructed and op-
Grated on Barre street from its junction with
Main street to Berlin line. In other words
this cuts off the branch up Elm to Vine
street. but leaves the branch up Sibley
avenue over College street. Ex-Governor
Dillingham;, j. j. Kennedy, and V. T. Nash
explained that the reason this was asked
was because the Boston capitalists insist
upon it, for the reason they believe it
will not pay with the Elm street branch,
and refuse to put their money into it unless
the concessions asked are granted. The
board took the matter under advisement.
HENRY j. KENDALL, steward at the Union
House, died suddenly early last Sunday
morning. Mr.. Kendall had been suffering
for long time with heart disease and had
been unable to work for the past seven
weeks He slept in folding bed with
George Wade, and about one o'clock Sun
| day morning the folding bed collapsed. j.
e. Hamilton, who occupied an adjoining
room, heard the noise made by the bed as il
closed, rushed into the room and released
| the men. Mr.. Wade treated the matter as a
| joke but the accident brought on an attack
| of heart failure with Mr.. Kendall and he
| died in fifteen minutes. DR.. 9. N. Hunt
| was hastily summoned but Mr.. Kendall
| died soon after he arrived. Deceased came
| to Montpelier from Barre with cara Girls.
void when he purchased the Union House,
| and had been connected with that house
ever since. He leaves one daughter, Maud
who has been attending the Union School
and boarding at the Union House with her
father. Funeral services were held at the
| Union House on Tuesday afternoon, Rev
j. Edward Wright officiating, and the body
was taken to Barre for interment.
| The steadily falling rain of last Saturday
necessitated abandoning the Memorial Day
parade. In the afternoon very large au-
dience gathered in the opera house, where
the programme published last week was
carried out. Mayor Guernsey presided
and on the stage with him were General
Stephen Thomas, N. G. Peck, commander
of Brooks Post. Captain L. M. Hutchinson,
T. L. Cassavsnt and the board of aldermen.
The Grafton by Hon. Frank Plumley Of
Mortified was model of brevity and elo'
quence. In opening, Mr.. Plumley paid an
| eloquent tribute to General Stephen
Thomas, which was received with loud ap-
plause by the assembled veterans. The
speaker strongly deprecated the growing
custom of devoting Memorial Day to secu-
| lar sports, making of it holiday when il
should be sacredly. kept as holy day, in
memory Of those who at the call OF duty,
went forth to battle for the right. Mr.
Plumley graphically summarized the lead
| ing events of the civil war, laying special
stress upon the part taken by Vermont
troops, and referred particularly to the cost
| of that war in men aud treasure. In closing
he urged the veterans before him to forever
keep Memorial Day day of holy memory
that IL may be constant inspiration to the
performance of present duty, for those who
| shall come after us. The closing recitation
1.-THE Veterans Last FAREWELL" by Lotte
Dillon, was 80 enthusiastically received that
the young miss was obliged to resppear and
repeat the last verse.
EXERCISES by the Junior class of the
High School were held in the hall last Fri
day afternoon. These exercises were In
the nature of brief review Of the impor-
tant events of the civil war, embodied In
original essays. interspersed with music
and declamations, All who took part
showed that they had given to the subjects
assigned them careful attention, and the
programme was thoroughly enjoyable. It
was as follows. Song, "Our Country"
class; reading, "Our Dead Soldiers, Reb-
ert Phinney; John Browns Raid" Lucia
| Bailey; Bombardment of Fort Sumpter,"
ElAlice Callahan; Movements Of the Union
army before Mcclellan assumed command"
Anna Cummings; Under General McClel-
Ian in 1861" Mary Mcdonald; defamation,
1.-THE Volunteer Soldier" Martin Peck
"The Events of 49," Charlotte Dodge; "The
Emancipation Proclamation" George Dea-
witt; "The Vicksburg Campaign" Minnie
Malone; singing, 1.-THE Ark OF Freedom, !"
Katherine Hutchinson; 1.-THE Death OF
| Lincoln" Clarence Senter: Events Of 1868
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