The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-10

Perley, son of Frank E. Grout, while
scorching off OF School street Friday noon
ran into the rear end of Peck Brothers de-
livery team near the water tub on Main
street. The shock OF the collision threw
the lad into the air. He landed between
the forward and rear wheels of the team
the latter passing over one of his arms. He
was severely bruised about the face and
head and badly shaken up.
A large number OF the friends of Miss
Kate Blackwell gathered at her home on
Main street Wednesday evening to assist in
celebrating her eighteenth birthday. The
eve ing was passed with music and games.
huge birthday cake containing a ring,
thimble and silver coin was cut. Miss
Helen Brock secured the thimble, Miss
Alice Bates the ring, and Miss Florence
Cory the coin. Miss Blackwell was the
recipient of several pretty birthday gifts.
A. f. Lane of South Barre, assisted by
George Cayhue of this city, in the changes
they are completing in the Huntington
building for Collins Blakely has accom-.
plished mechanical feat which is worthy
OF mention especially as the building is an
old one. The entire floor of the store part
has been lowered eight Inches. The stills
rest as before. in the solid masonry
Furthermore a considerable sum has been
saved by planning the work so that the
plumbing and windows are left practically
undisturbed.
AT Christ church parish meeting held at
the church Thursday afternoon, the follow
ing vestrymen Were elected: Charles
Dewey, Fred e. Smith, Edward De- ey, l.
P. Gleason, Willard Holden, George b. b.
Denny, George Brsinerd, Joseph A. De-
Boer, Samuel A. Moss, william e. Adams
and Thomas Dewey. Charles Dewey was
appointed senior warden. The following
officers were elected: Fred e. Smith. junior
warden; o. ID. Clark, secretary; Thomas
Dewey, treasurer; the warders and Joseph
A. DeBoer and L. P. Gleason, music com
mittee; George Brainerd, pew committee.
George II. Wilder has been engaged as
futist in concerts to be given under the di-
rection of Carl Blaisdell, leader of Blais-
delPs orchestra of Concord, N. III at Ply
mouth, N. H., June 10, at Littleton, N. H.,
June is, at Bristol, June II aud at Rut-
land, June Is Mr.. Wilder is also to
furnish an orchestra under the drec-
ton of Mr.. Blaisdell to furnish music for
the commencement exercises at Goddard
Seminary which occur June %. Blaisdells
full orchestra OF ten pieces will furnish mu-
sic for the Norwich University commence
ment concert and ball to be held in Armory
hall, Mortified, June 90
State Fish Commissioner Horace w.
Bailey passed through the city Fridag Don
with 10000 lake trout fry from the ate
fish hatchery at Roxbury to be placed in
Willoughby lake in Westmore. The hatch
cry is now closed to visitors except on Sat.
urdays. Formerly it has been no unusual
thing for the hatchery to have an average
OF from twenty to thirty visitors day who
would remain from fifteen minutes to two
hours. The cutting in half OF the former
appropriation to the hatchery by the legis-
lature OF 1898 has nece 'sitated reducing the
number of employees there so that it is now
impracticable to extend the accustomed
courtesies to visitors.
The claims Of the ynamhara ~ tho IV,rat
Vermont Regiment for expenses incurred
by them for medical attendance, nursing
and other necessary things from the time
the regiment returned to Vermont from
Chickamauga to its final mastering out,
have been audited by State Auditor Barber.
The Legislature Of 1898 passed law pro.
viding for such payments, but no claims
were to exceed 800. Three hundred claims,
necessitating the payment OF about Sl4 900,
have been filed and audited. The receipts
for the money have been sent to the differ
emit claimants for signing and as soon as
they are returned the checks will be for
warded. The outlay is larger than it was
thought 1t would be, but the claims have
been carefully investigated and the State
will cheerfully pay the bill.
The people OF White River Junction and
adjoining towns in Vermont and New
hampshire gave Captain and Mrs. Clark
cordial reception when they passed through
the junction Thursday morning on their
way to Boston. The children OF the public
schools OF Hartford aud West Lebanon, the
Hartford band, the Junction drum corps,
and the chorus from the musical festival
met the train with rousing cheers. Captain
and Mrs. Clark were escorted to the park
opposite the station where the children and
the members OF the chorus sang. Rev. A.
y. Hough welcomed the visitors and recited
an original poem. Ex-Governor S. T.. Pin.
gree also ex tended the cordial welcome of
the assembled people, Captain Clark ap.
peared deeply touched by such an unex.
pected manifestation and briefly rendered
his thanks.
George ID. Wilder is arranging for min
strel entertainment to be given in North
field Thursday and Friday even 'ngs. June
and z under his direction. II will be
nnder the auspices OF the Union Universal
ISL society There will be thirty-three
trained voices in the chorus, comprising
male and female quartettes, eight end men,
four boy sopranos AMI four little girIs as
boys. The local talent will be
assisted by an orchestra under the direc-
ton OF Mr.. Wilder and by @. f. Lowe, Fred
Whittier, L. H. Leonard j. l. S,auyan and
l.. freeman Butterfly as soloists. One of
the features will be the illustrated song
sheet on which the treble staff OF the chorus
OF the popular song. "How Love my I.n.n
will appear with the BACKED faces of six.
teen OF Inc company appearing as the
bright, snappy and full of harmony and the |
whole promises TO be novel aud high class |
AT meeting OF the board of school com
missoners held Wednesday evening, the |
crowded and congested state of the several
departments in the Union school building
was discussed and 1t was decided that adj
titional quarters are a necessity. To as
certain the expense OF constructing an adj
fitional school building, the building COM
nittee was instructed to obtain plans. speoi6-