The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-01
reputat ton and credit so long enjoyed by
Lhe old tirm OF Stafford & McGlYnn.

the old firm OF Stafford & McGlynn.
Mr. aud Mrs. Murray A. Kent gave q
pleasant whist party Thursday evening at
their home on Kent street. Five tables
Mrs. 9. A. Gale Mr.. and Mrs. Kent kept
from their friends until to-day the knowl-
| edge that the party was given in obser-
| vance of the twenty. ninth anniversary OF
| their marriage, an event that those present
| would undoubtedly have recognized in
| substantial way.
Mrs. Cowdry, an inmate at the city farm
| house, who recently became heir to several
thousand dollars, through the death OF
Chandler Paul, will shortly leave the farm
| aud take up her residence with friends.
| Mr.. Paul left an estate valued at $40, 900 10
| which Mrs. Cowdry il one OF four heirs
| She is eighty-seveD years old, but looks
| forward to several added years of, life un.
| der more favored circumstances than those
that have surrounded her for many years.
| C.L. Smith, George B. Peck and William
Blanchard went on Friday for a few
days GU ing at Groton pond, With their
| provisions, blankets, snow-shoes and the
| rest of their paraphernalia packed on a to-
boggan the outfit had the appearance OF
| Klondike party, as they passed through the
streets this morning They have a cottage
on the shore OF the pond. III wood Is plenty
in that section and they all like to work
there is no doubt but what they will have
| fine time.
John A. Call, a young man who resides
| with his mother in the rear OF the Union
House, was arrested by Officer Demerritt
| on Wednesday afternoon for creating dis
turbsnce in the house where he resides.
| This afternoon before Justice j. III Lucia,
| he disclosed on a keg OF whiskey which he
found about six weeks ago. Not having the
necessary funds with which to pay his fine
| he will probably serve q sentence in Jail.
This young man returned only short time
ago from the Industrial school at Yer
gennes.
G. 8. Hubbard, landlord at the Exchange
Hotel, went Tuesday evening to Vergennes
where he is negotiating with 5. s. Gaines,
proprietor of the well known Stevens
| House, for the purchase OF that property.
M. Gaines has SET u price of $4,000 upon
the hotel and livery stable connected, but
| will probably make some concessions from
that figure. Ii negotiations now in prog
ress mAterialize it is expected that Major
j. l.. Elder of White River Junction, will
become proprietor OF the Exchange Hotel
about March /.
| 1t was probably not the intention OF the
managers OF the Young Mems Christian
Association Star course to keep the best
ENTERTAINMENT until the last, but, in the
opinion OF many people this is what they
! did. The concert given Wednesday evening
by the Reconsideration Combination was
very much Of n success aud was enjoyed by
n large audience. Each member of the
company is a soloist of rare ability, and the
| programme was varied TO suit the most
cdptious critic. The male quartette was in
| fine voice and readily responded to repeat
ed encures. The solos by Mr.. Deane and
| Mr.. Walker were vocal gems, given with
remark able precision, and e4uty OF shading
! and expression.
Papers were served last Thursday after
noon in an ejecm mt suit broug It by w Nj.
| o d ay, through I K. Gordon, against the
| Company for ejectmen; from one of the
cars "t the company, with damages placed
a. $50. The case is returuable in Monl-
peller city court on Friday, March This
suit was bro, ght before Mr.. Ordway or his
attorney had knowledge of he mi motion
grained by Judge Start, OF which mention
was Ale in Thursdays RECORD. The in-
junction in question only covers the cases
Of K. NJ. Harvey, w. A. Shay, M. w.
Wheelock and V. l.. Slayton. Whether r.
A. Hoar, attorney for the FL ct.ic railroad,
v II secure an additional ujunct on cover
ing the case of Mr.. Ordway remains to be
seen.
Corporal Frank A. Gravelin, a former
Montpelier boy, who was with the Second
Massachusetts regiment at Santiago, and
who fought at e Caney and San Juan, was
in Barre last Sunday, visiting Mrs. W. NJ
Holden his sister. A reporter for the
Daily Times interviewed Mr.. Gravelin re-
garulng The beef that WAS served to the
troops. Among other things he said: at
smelled like glue when you opened one OF
the cans 1t was put up in. l only wish
thai those who put it up had to eat it. 1t
was put up i'll plain dark red cans and
smelled 80 b idly that none OF Us could eat
II as the very smell was enough 10 make
one sick 1t looked like beef that the Juice
had been ex raced from and had big
bunch of fat or refuse meat stuck on top
Of it,"
TIna h.. - 81, A
UOcdte contains an excellent likeness of
Hon. j. G Mccullough, with sketch of
his business career. In speaking of Gen. Nc
CulIough's It cent election ss a director OF
the National Life Insurance Company Il Q
ADVOCATE says: General McCullough's ex-
pc renee and high abilities, and his posi-
ton in the financial world, will make his
counsel extremely valuable to the National
Life, and the company Is to be congratulate
ed upon securing his interest and co-opera-
ton. W. congratulate him, also, upon maxi
ing his bow to tn life insurance world as a
director of company so staunch and so
highly regarded as the National Life Of
Vermont. This company has always been
leader in the liberalizing OF policy con-
trac's, and is wei and favoraby known in
every State in The Union It's management
has always been characterized by good old
Vermont methods-cOnservative and sure,
but by no means slow"
The musicale given by the students OF
the High School in honor of Washington's
birthday was one OF unusual merit. These
occasional musicales have come to be
most pleasant feature OF the school work
and under the direction OF Mrs. Minnie
Marsh bid fair to develop a good deal of
talent. They will be held once each month
during the remainder OF the school ear and
the friends OF the school are cordially invited
Following is. the programme rendered
with Mrs. Marsh as accompanies: Chorus,
Forth to the Battle" welsh melody; vi
olin solo, No. 3. "Gavotre." Fowler, Flor
ence shipman vocal colo, There's ever
Song" Brewer, Dean Slayton; three part
cho us, Calcott; piano solo. "Titania Ca
price" HALEY, Emma Lyons; vocal solo,
winter Lullaby" DrKoven. Shirley
Morse chorus, GAS Pants the Hart"
Spobr, soprano obigato by Miss Johon-
mott; male quartette, Juniata, Slayton, Bill
lings. Flint and Stratton; solo. "Clang OF
the Fo' ge," Rodney, Harry Weston; cho-
rus, "Lovely Appear" Gounod; whistling
solo, autoharp accompaniment, Margaret