The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs Guernsey went south few
weeks since, hoping the change of climate
would aid Mr.. Guernsey to more speedily
recover from his recent attack from the
same trouble.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company has just received a novel postal
scale, recent Improvement by the Fair
banks Scale Manufacturers. The invention
is very convenient for Office use, leing del
icately adjusted with a revolving beam on
which is gwen the weight and amount of
postage required upon the packages
weighed, whether letters, books, merchand.
Use, newspapers or periodicals.
The Cecilia Quartette has been engaged to
sing at a musical festival to be held at White
River Junction Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, May /, 2, 3, 4,
and g. H. G. Blaisdel of Concord, NJ II
will conduct. Among the soloists engaged
are Mrs. Caroline T. Shepard of Boston, so.
prano Miss Lillian Oarllsmith of New
York, contralto; ID. NJ Babcock of Boston,
basso; e. G. Towne of New York, tenor,
and Charles g. Grlley, impersonater and
entertainer.
The Blanpied Lyceum met Monday night
aud discussed the following question: RE
solved, That the city of Montpelier should
appropriate sufficient sum OF money to
support the Kellogg Hubbard Library"
Leslie, Dewey and Hunt spoke the af
tirmative; Flint, Doucette and Pitkin on
the negative. The question was decided in
the negative. No more me etines will be
held this school year, as it was decided to
dissolve the lyceum until next September.
A good sized audience gathered at he
Young Mems Christian Association gym
nasium Friday evening in response to an
invitation to witness an exhibition Of " hat
the girls gymnasium class had accomplish
ed. Twelve young misses gave an exhibi-
tion OF class drill, division work, running
and jumping, closing with sharply played
game OF basket ball. Secretary Merrill had
great reason to be proud of the proficiency
of his pupils.
Officials of the Consolidate lighting Com
pany deny the report given out on Friday
in regard to the accident TO the dynamo
while being moved to the power house at
Bolton Falls. The officials Of the company
state that one of the runners of the sled on
which the machine was transported broke
down, letting the load tip over about foot
and a half, but this was soon remeded
without injury to the dynamo.
Work has begun in earnest Monday morn
ing on the Langdon estate improvements,
George Cayhue, with gang Of men is en-
ployed in moving the Green's Syrup Of Tar
building on Elm street so as to give room to
build the abutment for the new bridge. The
Syrup of Tar Company will still occupy the
building. On the other side Of the stream
the men OF Ward ~ Douglass are setting the
steam derrcks to be used in the construc-
ton OF the abutments in position.
Cards were sent out Tuesday announcing
that George III. Wilder and Miss Genevie We
Holmes will be married at the home of G.
W. Wilder, father of the groom, at nine
o'clock Wednesday morning. The we'd
ding will be quiet one, only the imme-
diate relatives being present. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev. Andrew
Gillies. A bridal trip will be taken thro ugh
the White Mountains to Portland and Bos-
ton. On their return Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder
will be at home at No. 16 Hubbard street
until July.
A special examination by the United
States civil service commission OF candi.
dates for the position of post office clerk
and carrier will be held at the federal
building in Montpelier, on Saturday, May 6,
commencing at nine o'clock in the morning.
The age limitations are; for clerk, not less
than eighteen years; carrier, between
twenty -one and forty years. All applica-
tions must be filed on or before Saturday,
April 20, with d. f. Clarke, Montpelier,
clerk Of The board who will furnish applica-
tion blanks and any further information
| desired.
The international convention of the
| Catholic Order of Foresters is to be held in
Burlington June II to 10 inclusive. On the
latter date grand parade, comprising all
of the courts in Vermont aud several from
other states and Canada will be- held which
is expected to be the largest affair of the
kind ever seen in Vermont. St. Peters
Court Of this city has received an invitation
to participate in this function and special
meeting is to be held at its hall in the Law
renee building Tuesday evening to take
| action thereon.
#. w. Bancroft went to Northfield this
noon, where he sings this evening at Red
Letter occasion, give by The ladies reading
circle OF that village at the home of Presi-
ident A. ID. Brown of Nor wich University.
Mr.. Bancroft will give his song lecture en-
titled "Songs of Four Countries" The
many friends OF Mr.. Bancroft in Montpelier
are glad to hear OF the success he has at
tanned in his chosen profession since he
went to Boston to reside. He already has
a large number of engagements booked for
the coming fall and winter.
Lady Eleanor Fletcher Bishop Langdon
Nicholas is quite seriously ill with bron-
chitis at her home in Nicholas block. AL
though over seventy years OF age this lady
OF varied and changing fortunes is writing
a history OF her life and experiences. She
still has faith that her claim against an es.
tate in Mexico, now on file at Washington,
will yet be decided in her favor, aud that a
large fortune will be hers. She is at pres
ent living in seclusion and poverty. but her
imagination is as vivid and courage as un-
daunted az they were in her more prosper
GUS days.
Frank W. Robinson went to Boston Sun
day night to purchase goods for his new
fruit store and fish market, which he will
open wednesday noon AT No. School
street. Mr.. Robinson has had twelve years
experience in this business, and will carry
first class stock, including the celebrated
8. s. Pierce & Sons canned goods. The
store in Selina's block he is to occupy has
been entirely remodeled and fitted for his
use. Fred Labershire will be clerk for Mr..
Robinson. The new firm makes a strong
bid for public patronage.
Rev. Andrew GILES will attend the SEES
sions OF the Troy conference, to be held this
week at Burlington, Mr.. Gillies made no
reference in his sermons Sunday to the
closing OF his pastorate in Montpelier II
Bishop Goodsell, who presides at the Troy
conference, sanctions the present arrange
ment, Mr.. Gillies will be transferred to the
Troy conference and stationed at Troy. N.
Y. In that event he will not preach at
Montpelier next Sunday. The departure
from Montpelier OF Mr.. Gillies and his esti.
mable wife is sincerely regretted.
Since Friday afternoon, the plans for the
arraignment to-day OF Charles Doherty on
the charge Of numbering Fred Murphy at
Bolton Falls were changed. Instead of its
taking place in Waterbury, as announced