The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11

IN be assured they will receive few "re-
grets" from newspaper men who are in
Mortified that day on business or pleasure.
The ladies society of the Church of the
Messiah bel its annual meeting on Mon
day afternoon. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. Wall ace G. Andrews; vice presidents,
Mrs. George II. Smile, Mrs. A. Q. Blanch-
ard, Mrs. George II. McAllster secretary.
Miss Grace Clark; treasurer, Mrs. Justus
fair which will probably occur the second
week in December.
At noon Thursday an alarm was rung
| in from box 81 at the corner of Main and
| Franklin streets. The cause was the burn
ing Of a chimney on house on the latter
| street owned by Paul Terrio and occupied
| by Jesse King. The fire department ar
rived promptly on the scene and laid hose
but it was not needed as the extinguishers
had got in their work and the call out"
alarm was sounded within five minutes
| from the time the first was given. The
damage was slight
| Many counter attrac ions prevented a
large attendance at the concert given Tues
day evening in Trinity church, in which G.
II. Wilder fiutist, L. l. Leonard, cornetist.
Mrs. Fannie Parmenter Sheldon, violinist,
Miss Bliss accompanist. and Rev. 9. o.
| Judkins, impersonator, appeared. Each Of
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| selections were cordially received The i'm
presentations by Mr.. Judkins met with great
| favor, and the programme throughout was
Thoroughly enjoyable.
The throngs of ladies who on Thursday
and Friday attended the opening display at
the millinery store OF Mrs. nj. X, Dickey
have there found beautiful display of all
the latest novelties in head wear for ladies',
in pretty designs and attractive colors
Hats and bonnets for all ages are displayed,
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| too much to say that more complete col
| lection OF millinery has never been shown
| in Montpelier. Mrs. A. =. Belcher is trim
mer for Mrs. Dickey this season. and the
rare good taste of her fashioping hand is
seen In many of these latest creations
! The committee ON fireworks for Dewey
day state that the reason Langdon meadow
was selected for setting them off was be
cause the set pieces could not be seen TO
good effect at an angle as they would have
to If placed on a side hill because of the Pc
cul arity of their construction. The Lang
| don meadow 10 the most feasible and &C.
cessible Of any level plot of land in the city
| for the purpose The committee believe
! that changing the location to a side hill
would ruin the beauty Of the display and
for that reason it will not be changed.
Capt E. N. Wright, as yet, has been I'M
able to secure the req uired number Of tents
for the use OF the Vermont regiment while
encamped in the city on the occasion of the
Dewey celebration. Only enough blankets
are available to Issue one to each man. The
shortage is due to the fact that large
amount OF these supplies were turned over
to the government at the beginning OF the
| Spanish-American war. II this deficiency
is not relieved, the soldier boys will not be
in any danger from prostraton from ex-
cessive heat while in camp under the pres.
ent weather conditions
The construction Of the bonfire on Cap
| itOl hill ia DrOprAaaiuU raniuly npdar tha
direction OF j. K. Almon and his six assist
ants. 1t is forty feet in diameter at the
base and is to be built cone shaped. The
structure has been built today to over six
donated by the Consolidated Lighting
Company for center pole to support the
structure, has been covered with metal in
order that 1T may longer withstand The
action OF the flames and will be strongly
guyed with wire rope. Two heavy teams
are engaged in transporting railroad ties to
the spot, and the club has today received a
donation OF three cords Of wood.
Col A. G. Brown recently sent to Mrs. Ira
@. Bickford OF Camden, Me-, a cousin of
Mrs. Brown, blanks upon which to insert
proof Of the death Of her husband who held
a policy in the National Life Insurance
Company. Mr.. Bckford, who was a resi-
dent OF johnson, died September %, and
held policy No. SO which for several years
has been self-supporting. This policy is
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pany, the other two being No. 6, held by
Hon. Charles Dewey president Of the COM
pany, and No. 10. held by Thomas 8. Hub
bard Of Rochester. These three policies
were among the 200 original policies which
were required by law to be taken out be-
fore the company cauld begin business in
1850
Among the many show windows about
town that are blossoming out with decora-
tions for Dewey day, none attracts more at
tentiOn than that at Ehle book store. In
the center Is mammoth papier mache
golden eagle, four feet high, and measuring
seven feet from tip to tip OF its wings.
| Around this bird of freedom Is artistically
draped material OF every kind to be used in
decorating the exterior or interior OF stores
or residences. Patrons of this store who
purchase material for decorating to the
value OF $l0 or more will have their houses
| decorated free of cost to them. Inside the
store Mr.. Ehle also has bronze statue OF
Admiral Dewey of heroic sizs which is at.
tracing much attention.
The unpleasant weather. e. lay did not
prevent large attendance at the millinery
store Of the Misses Fiske, where occurred
the first OF their opening days, The dis
play continued through Satur lay. A
description Of all the fashionable hats and
bonnets shown will not be attempted. The
interior OF the store Is decorated in the
national colors, and fine line Of silks and
velvets for material is shown, with an at.
tractive case Of ornaments and buckles.
The Misses Fiske make specially Of hats
and bonnets for little folks and many smart
| and catchy ideas in these lines are shown.
Elderly and middleaged ladies need not go
without bonnets after viewing the case