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VOL. 921748.
MONTPELIER, VTM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1897.
NDMBEIl 15.
EASTER WEEK SPECIALTIES AT
lYIOIMTPELIER'S BUSY CORNER!
Mastev GlOVes, Now, Beautiful and Roliablo.
Baster Ribbons, Zaces ancl Chiffons.
"Onyx" Hosiery, JFine Unclertvear,
Collars ancl Cuffs, NecMveav ancl Iiuchings.
Our buyor is in markot this wook solccting tho latcst and bost
things in Dross Goods, Silks, Garmonts, Suits, Trimmings, oto ,
especially for tho Eastor trado, atd many no . goods aro received
each day. Don't fail to see them.
BARGAIN &AY-EVEKY FJRIBAY.
L. P. & H. C.
Asbestos!
(TBADEMAKK)
IQTJIB PAINTS!
STRICTLY PURE. ALL COLORS MIXED READY FOR USE
40-Quart Creamery Cans with Soamless lNTeck. Quiok
Meal and Insuranoe Gasolene Stovos. Magee, Glenwood,
Aoorn and West Shore Banges. Plumbing, Heating.Steam
and Gas Fitting. Metal Roofing, Eave Spouting, etc.
ALL NEW WORK CUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR.
PECK BROTHERS, -
Steadilv 2
S-to,eLl-v 2
ONE, TWO - - - ONE MORE
ONE MORE - - - TWO MORE.
TWO MORE - - THEN THREE MORE.
DAY AFTER DAY, WEEK AFTER WEEK.
That ia tho way our 5c, 10c and 20c Tablcts go. They aro a won
dcrful bargaiu and people eoon flnd it out. Excellent, sinooth
finished, laid paper, for letter writing, in three sizes, only 5c each.
Call at our storo for the IIAUEBELL Tablet. Sold only by us.
EHLE'S BOOK STORE
32 State Street.
ECLIPSE GORN PLANTERS
"Victor" and '"76" Plows
Shovels, Forks, Eakes and other
Farmmg Tools at
BARROWS&PECK'S
64 Main Street,
Also Carpenter's Tools and Painter's Sup
plies of every description.
Golf and Bicycle Clothing
NOW READY
For your inspection. Also a
complete line of Spring Over
coats, Suits, Hats and Neck
wear. "We can give you a
better fitting, more genteel
snit or overcoat at less price
tlian many So-called Tailor-made Goods,
A. D. FARWELL.
L & M."
Costs less than $1.10 per gallon. Cheaper
ai?cl more durable than lead and oil. Better
than other mixed paint.
SAMPLE CARD AND PARTICULARS AT
BARROWS & PECK'S, 64 Main Street
CLEASON
- - 60 Main Street.
PAINT IS
THE WATCHMAN.
jssrAJiTjisimn jsoo.
Oltlcat l'nmlly l'niior In Ocntral Voriuont
I.imlliijr IteiMilillcun I'micr In tho Stntc.
Torms :
OnEDIT, CASlt IN ADVANCB.
OnoYcnr 83 OO I Ono Ycnr Sl SO
Slx Months 1 00 I ElRlitMontlia, 100
Tho dlacount for advauco payinent makes
a Just dlstinctlon betweon caah and credlt.
Wo profer S1.G0, caah In liand, to $2.00 on
tho credlt plan. Tlio Subscrlber, also, wlll
naturally profor to Bavo C0 centB by paylng
In advance lt ia very largo lntoroat on tbo
inveatment.
For tbo bonofit of any wbo may, for any
reaaon, negloct to renew on oxplratlon of
subscrlptlon, wo mako tbo aubjoined ar
rangement: For renewals one month afler ezptratton of
pald subscrlptlon for the year, Sl.BS; two
months, S1.G0; three months, $1.03; four
tnonths, 1.01; and so on.
Casli Systcm-Coupon Dooks.
Mercbants coupon books ln convonlont
denomlnatlonB. Fronounced by mercbants
wbo bavo UBed tbem tbe bost devlsed for
tbo purpose, Frinted from tastefully do-
slgned plates. SampleB farnlsbed and
prlcea quoted on applicatlon.
WATCUMAN PUI1LI8HINQ CO.,
Montpelier.
Town Liquor Agency Books.
Form approvod by County Commlsslonera.
Speclally adapted to keeping account of
aales. Well bound, good stock, good prlnt
lng. Order of
Watchman FuntisiiiNa Co.,
Montpelier.
Uuslness Mcre Mcntlon.
O. E. SiiErAitD, auctioneor, Marshfield, Vt,
To rent. Tenement of flve rooms. 7G
Barre street.
Thb best brands of flour at tbe lowest
caab pricea. Brooks & Berry.
1'KCK Brotuers call attcntlon on paeo
elgbt to tbe Lovoll Dlamond blcyclea.
Note the Eaater week anecialtlea adver.
tlaed on tbla page by Ij. V. & II. C. Gleaaon,
Tus tlme for sprlni! clotblng bas arrlved.
See wbat Adama, tbe clotbior, has to aay on
tbls page.
Losx. Laat Saturday in Montpelier post-
ofUco or on tbe stroet a roll of paper money.
Tbe flnder pleaae leave aame at Watch
man oflice.
KOn nace flvo tbe Conaolidatod Llgbting
Conjpany advertiaea gas at reduced rates
after May 1.
Nuksb. Hospital oxperience. Medical
recommendatlona. Carollne Meredltb, 107
Main street, Montpelier.
For Sale. Two Burlington wagons. one
Gilman carriage, one beavy oxpreBS wagon.
recK lirotuers, w waiu Btreot.
Herb. Welch is prepared to do all klnds
of beavy teamlng and trucking. Leave or
ders at the Excbange Ilotel stableB.
Kid oloves for Easter in endless variety
and at low price are advertised on page flve
by tbeBarnard, Snmner & Putnam Co.
J. Rankin Cole of Barre, manager for P,
E. Stone & Co., wbolesale wall paper doal
ers, hau a new advertiBement on page Qve.
Thb Mibses Fisk cordially invite tbe la-
dies of Montpelier to inanect tbeir trlmmed
millinery next Tuesday and Wednesday,
Aprii iss anu n.
The piace to buv No. 1 hay is at Y. O.
Lowe'a No. 7 Barre street. All goods or
derod by telepbone promptly delivered to
any part of the clty.
H. W. Johns " ASBESTOS " Liqoid
I'AiNTa, All tbe latest colors. Call or Bend
for Bample color carda and see our deslgna
for comblnatlon of colors. Peck Bros., C0
Main street.
You can learn bow and where you can in-
vest your monoy in gold mortgagea at bIx
per cent lnterest, by writlng to C. U. Eaton,
Montpelier, Vt. Thls is better than depos
itlng ln Savings Banks at four per cent.
For Sale : Bay mare. eood size. eood
traveler, gentle and kind : excellent for
famlly drlving or beavy work. Also an ex
presa wagon and aleigh ln good condltlon.
Enqpire at the Montpelier Hardware Btore.
jf. i. uwineii, ABsignee.
Frbb nlano recltala wlll be eiven at G.
W. WUder'B mnslo Btore every week day
afternoon at three o'clock. One of tbo fa
inous Everett pianos contalning tbe wonder
ful plectropbone attacbment wlll be uaed.
The newest popnlar mualc wlll be rendered
by the well-known planiBt, Q. H. Wilder.
Get a good rate of interest wben you can
without lettlng your deslre to do so eet the
better of your Jadgment as to ;the satety of
the investment. Tbe securltles ol tbe
Fierre Savings Bank are of tbe kind that
bear the blgbest rato compatlble wltb Bafo-
ty. fuu particuiars oz a. u. untnmloB
Montpelier.
The bulldlng on State street heretofore
occupied by George B. B. Denny as tallor
sbop on firat floor and dwelling above, is
now for rent. Any one desiring a llno busi
neaa location and convenlent rooms wlll do
well to sacure tbem. Apply to II. J. Gur
tls, lanltor,' or to tbe wardens of Cbrlst
Episcopal cburcb.
The Rev. W. H. Weaver, pastor of tbe
U. B. Ghurch, DlllBburg, Pa., recognizes
tbe value of Chamberlaln's Cougb Remedy,
and doea not beaitate to tell otbers about it.
" I bave UBed Chamberlaln's Cougb Rem
edy," be Bays, " and flnd It an excellent
medlclne for cougbs, colds and boarseneas."
So does overyone wbo glves lt a trial. Sold
by 0. Blakely, Montpelier, Vt.
Rheumatism Cureo in Three Hours.
Ltwla Parkhurst, a promlnent cltlzen of
Danlelsonvllle, Ct., saya, "After BufTering
deatb for two weeks wltb Rbeumatlam, un
able to walk or even turn myself ln bed, af
ter tbe doctora bad falled to give me evon
rellef, I was cured in three boura by Dr. R.
O. Flower'a Qulck Rheumatlc Oure.1' Price
S1.00, For sale by B. A. Slado and all
other leadlng druggista.
Pbnbionb of SO to $12 a month aro paid
Boldlers, ricb or poor, wltb sllght dlsabll
ltios, contracted ln or out of service, under
act of Juno 27, 1800. Those now pensionod
under tbls act can complete any suspended,
delayed or reiocted clalm under tbe old law,
and recelve tbo arrears. Wldows ontltled,
without regard to cause of eohllor'a death.
No cbarge unleaa auccoaaful. Addreas, T,
J. Deavitt, Montpelier, Vi.
Thb Lincoln Foontain Pen: Buy it.
and you will aavo the cost ln tbo item of
penB alono, In a short tlme. You wlll bave
a flne gold pen that will laat for years, al
ways loadod and roady to go. Prico only
81, and every pon warranted, Ily mall,
froo of poatage. A moat dealrable gi(t for
Cbriatmaa or any other aeaaon. Sold by
Watchman Pnbllabiug Company, Mont
pelier, Vt.
Do you want anytblng ln the line of
drugs and medlcineB no matter wbat? If
so call on Fred A. Alnswortb, proprletor of
tbe new Williamstown drug-store, on Depot
strjot, ono door east of J. K. Lyndo's Btoro
If, porcbauco, be may not bavo exactly wbat
you dealro, bo wlll alm to supnly it in tho
abortoat poaalblo tlmo. If good gooda and
bonoat prices and squaro doallng wlll do'lt,
bo la bound to aecuro a fair nharo of publtc
patronago. Sowlng-macblno supplloa and a
popular line of Btatlonery aro apeclaltloB.
Glvo lilm a call.
Files Cureo Quiok. Suffor no longor
now that Neurotlo Pllo Ointment bas been
roducod from ono dollar to flfty conts, and
ovon tbls r in all amount wlll bo promptly
refunded if it falla to curo, otthor by your
local drugglat or by tbo Neurotlo Company,
Burlington, Vermont. Bad caaes of long
standlng bavo boon cured by tbls remedy.
It is dlflorcnt from tbo otbers and seems to
got tbere so to apeak. Enoloao flfty conts
to tbo Neurotlo Co., Burlington, Vt., and
recelve by return mall, carefully wrappod
so that no one can tell wbat la in tbo
package, a large box of tbia new remedy,
If lt does not curo ln Just one weok writo
and receivo your money back. Tho pub
liabera of the Watchman will voucb for tbe
rellablllty of tbe Neurotlo Co. If posslblo
buv of II. A. Blado who baa luat received a
freab supply.
Two years aco R. J. Warren, a drugglst
at Floasant Brook, N. Y., bought a small
supply of Chamberlaln'B Cougb Romody.
Ho sums up the reBult aa follows: " At that
time the gooda were unknown In tbla aec
tionj to-day Chamberlaln's Cougb Remedy
1b a bouaohold word." It la the same in
bnndreda of communttles. Wherever tho
good quallties of Chamberlaln's Cougb Rem
edy become known tbo peoplo will bavo
nothlng elae. For salo by C. Blakely,
Montpelier, Vt.
" Ron Rot " baa a speclal lnterest ln lta
hlstorio cbaractor. Tbo blood of tbo true
born Illgblander leapa ln his velns to tbls
day aa be recalla the gallantry of tbat pa
triotio band tbat rlsked llfo and all tbat ia
beld doar in tbeir cblvalrlo devotlon to
" Bonnv Frlnce Charlev " in hla honoleBB
attempt to regaln tbo throne of hla fathera.
And who that baa read tbe proae and poe
try of Scotland but lovea and admirea tbe
self sacriflce of Flora MacDonald, the
aplrited Scotch lasslo who wllllngly offored
heraelf np as a sacriflce to the man and tho
oauso she held moat dear. Around this
aubatance tbere baa been woven an attrac
tive atory by Harry B. Smith, surrounded
with the catchy musloil numbers ln De
Koven'a moat taklng voin. Seemingly "Rob
Roy " is superior to the averago operatlo
production, and tho taatlly interwoven
plalda of the Hlghlanda makes an effoct bor-
derlng on tbe apectacular. F. C. Wbitney's
excellent organlzatlon wlll presont tbia ro
mantlc work at Blancbard Opera Ilouao on
next Haturuay evenlng.
A card. I bave luBt received a complete
line of tbe lmnroved Knlckerbocker Sboul-
der Braco for men, women, boys and girls.
Tbe cbeapeat and only rellable combined
brace and suapender in the market. Call
and examlne tbem. Leater 11. Greone,
drugglst.
Lkttkub to Montpelier Feofle. Mna.
Allen. Montpbliek. Vt. Madam: Phl-
loaophera say all men and women are lu
natica. Wbat la your pet dolualon7
Bo you buy low-pnced soap and call tliat
econotny?
Look at your blll by tue year. Tne aoap
tbat costs moat by tbe pound costs leaat by
the year.
uo you iook at your aoap our.
Turn to your blll for towelB, abeeta, nap-
kina, all waabable clotbes, trouble and ex
penaeof maklng, etc.
Sane economy ia to know wbat aoap is
for do you know wbat soap ia for? Moat
people tblnk lt's aomething to buy cbeap.
Wo aro wlse about aoap, whatever i-lae
we are crazy about. Let us belp you by
furnlabing you with a aoap made mild and
beavy bodled; a soap tbat will coat you
more by the pound but leaa by tbe year (for
you'll uao leaa of lt), and that won't rot tho
clothes our Harmleas soap. Yours truly,
0. H. Post & Co., Newburg, N. Y.
lienutlful Zephra.
A Slarvcl of Sccnlo Splendor Produccd in
nll IU Iioauty at Ulniichard Opern
nouae, Aprll 30 and Mnjr 1. Tho Ktory.
King Declus, tbe storm klng, whilo pass
lng through bla klngdom one day, dlscovera
ln tbe but of an old wltcb a beautlful orpban
giri, wbom be adopts, and glving her tbe
name of Neyera, decroes tbat she sball suc
ceed bim to his crown and kingdom. Be
tween the clans of King Declus and Frince
Juna, who are botb subjects of Zephra, tbe
queen of Mytb, tbere bas oxisted for years
a bitter feud, but Juna, belng a true type of
noble manbood, endeavors to effect a recon
clliatlon wltb the banghty Declua; but sucb
overture is repulsed, untll at laat the
doughty prince dona dtiguiae, entera tbe
Btorm klng'a castle determlned to so ingra
tlate blmaelt lnto his affections as to wln
his favor. He falla in tbla, but lnstead
meets the beautlful Neyera. who baa now
grown to be a bandaome malden. He wins
tbe promlse of her band in marrlage, goes
back to bls own country, and at tbe grand
annual fote of tbe queen, at wbich tlme are
held all tbe dances, games and revels of tbe
queen's subjects, he preaenta blmself at
court and demands tbe hand of Neyera in
marrlage. Enraged at tbls, Declus baniahes
away tbe prlncesa to the Ice cave of North
land. Jnna is acqualnted of tbls by tbe
falrv eodmotber of Neyera. He hastens to
Zephra, obtalns aaalatance from her and af
ter many perllous attempta, rescues tbe
prlncess from her captors and reveals the
fierfldy of Declus to the queen, wbo ban
shea bim forever from ber presence.
Some one nundreu and nlty youne ladles
and gentlembn partlcipate ln tbe perform
ance. Tbe entertainment is made up cblef
ly of muslo, dancing and spectacular lncl-
uents. xnere are aongs anu cuoruaes, anu
Intereating eplsodea. Tbere is tbe " Dance
Plctureaque the Merry-go-round;" tho
"Statuesque Drlll of tbe Royal Guard;"
tho "Danae Exquialte the Naiada:" the
"Danae Patriotique tbe Gracea," and many
otbers, ln whicti young ladles, rlculy and
approprlately costumed, are the actors.
Tbere aro tbe " Nlxles " wltb tbeir nranks.
chevallera. cavaliera. and a 11st of dramatls
personm that promtaisan evenlng ol varlod
anu exceeuingiy intereating entertainment.
The partlcipants are all drawn from tbe
ranks of tbe bome talent wblcb la so abun
dant and of so promlsing a quallty ln tbls
town, as prevlous entertalnments bave
shown. Mr. R. W. Averill of Cblcago, wbo
wrote and arranced " Zenhra." Is conduct-
lng tbo reboarsals, whlcb are belng indus
triously puabed. Rlcb coatumea and appro-
firiate acenery are provlded, Tbe lnterest
n tbo drama is helgbtened by those scenlo
eueots inat coutnuute so mucu to tuo suc
ceaa of a performance of tbla deacrlntlon.
Aa ia gonerally undorstood, tbe proceeds be
yond the cost are for tbe beneflt of tho
Ileaton Hosnltal. Pronrama 'and other
prlntod matter wlll ln due tlme glvo full ad-
vertiaement oi au tne uetaiia, Tho uatea
are Aprll SO and May 1, with a matlnee on
tho afternoon of Ithe fattordato. Mr. Aver-
lll's sklll and energy in conductlng the re
bearBals and ln tbo general management,
wltb tho quallty of tbe materlal be baa to
work wltb, glvo tbe blgheat aaauranco ot
tne compioto aucccaa or tne vanoua per
formancea, in goneral and in detall.
In tbo Ontarlo lectlslature at Torouto. laat
Tliuraday nlght. FremlorUardy moved. and
Mr. Wbltuey, leader of tbo oppoaition, seo
ondod a patrlotio reaolutlon congratulatlug
her majeaty tbe queen upon ber long relgn
and pledglng coloulal aupport to tbe liritlsh
empfre. Tbe roaolutlou waa carried unanl
moualy and tbo membera roae to thelr feet
and Bang tho natlonal antbem wltb great
energy,
MONTPELIER AND YICINITY.
hOCAI. JlAlWJlXIXaS.
A column of freab local nowa and tbo
prococdings ln Washington county court
last wook may bo found on pago two.
Citt councll meeta to-nlgbt.
T. S. Brofhy 1b ln tbo Boston markets.
II. C. Glkason Is in tho New York mar
kets tbls week.
MissLizzieStimson andMlss Bollo Martln
aro .n Now York.
Mrs. Minhib Maksii ia bulldlng a bouso
on Harrlson Avonuo.
A dauohter waa born on Mondav to Mr.
and Mra. E. E. Dodge.
A DAuanxER waa born laat wook to Mr.
and Mrs, H. A. Brown.
Rodbrt Emrrt was at bome from the
Unlverslty of Vermont ovor last Sunday.
Mr. ahd Mrs. R. W. Turnbr of Lako
port, N. H., aro guests of James T. Babln.
A 1'etitioN ls ln clrculatlon aaklnc tbe
clty councll to macadamlzo Bt. Paul stroot.
Rot CnossETT fractured hla collar bono
last Wednesday whilo playing ln tho kltchen.
Wallace 0. Halb waa called to Under
hill on Tuesday by tbe deatb of his motber.
Mias Ida Folet has resumed work ln tho
store ot II. E. Blayton, after a serious lllneaa.
Mrs. Susan A. Rav of Burlington ls tbe
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Daley for a few
daya.
Govermor Grout was at the Pavlllon
last Frlday nlght on his way to hla bomo ln
Derby.
L. B. Brooks baa beenannolnted aaalcneo
of tbe estate of George II. Wbitney, insol
vent dobtor.
Z. 8. Dutton. father of J. F. Dutton of
tbls clty, is recoverlng from a severe attack
of pneumonla.
A bpecial edltion of tbe Iltah School
liecord is soon to bo Issued as a memorlal to
Prof. S. J. Blanplod.
Miss BiasiB L. Stearns of Burllnston bas
boen vlaltlng Mra. F. G. Brewater, ber aunt,
durlng the paat week.
Henrt J. Curtis returned last Saturdav
from Denvor, Col., wbere he has been with
Mrs. Curtis for two months.
Georqe Macombbr roturned last Mondav
to Albany, N. Y., to contlnuo bls Btudles in
the Albany Bualness College.
Mr. and Mna. A. W. Ferrin left on Mon-
day for a trlp through tbo west, expecting
to be abaent a montb or more. '
John E. Bentley. tbe eenlal and efflclent
oxcuralon agent of tbe Central Vermont
rallroau, waa ln town laat weeK.
E. E. Towner returned laat Saturday
from Washington where he plloted a Royal
Blue Line excuraion of 700 people.
Theron F. Colton left on Tueaday for a
aouthorn and weatorn trlp in tbe intereata
of the Colton Manufacturing Company.
Georob B. Robbrts haa nurchased for
$1,000, tbo Rlker houae on lower State
atreet, bo long occupied by C. P. Hayden.
Mrs. H. C. Sturtbvakt of Center Ilar-
bor, N. H., has beon visitlng M. S. Davis,
ber brothor, at the Excbange Hotel, durlng
tbe past week.
Tue last of the current ssries of mid-
week Bervices in the vestrv of tbo Cburcb
of tho Messlab wlll be held on Tbursday
evenlng at 7: 10.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blodqktt bave re
turned from Rvecate. where they bave
spent tho wlnter montba with tbe parents
of Mrs. Blodgett.
Dr. 0. E. Chandler, asalated by Dr. M1
L. Chandler of Barre, removed a tumor
from the eyelid of Mrs. A. G. Whlcber of
Barre last Saturday.
Misses Oarrib and Lena Hall of Bur-
llncton. and Mlaa Tbompaon of Iraaburcb.
daugbter of Judge L. H. Thompaon, wore at
tue Pavlllon last saturday.
Tue Montpelier Publio Library ia agaln
open. Mlaa isvelyn lease, the llbranan, ls
aettled in ber remodeled quartera, and ready
to serve patrons of the institutlon.
J. A. DeBoer started on Monday for a
trlp througb the West ln tbe intereat of the
Natlonal Llfe Insuranco Company. He ex
pects to be absent a montb or more.
Attbntion is called to tbe plano recltala
glven every week-day afternoon at three
o'clock at tne muslo Btore of G. W. Wilder,
as advertised in tbe businesB column.
An EaBter concert will be beld by the
membera of, the Sunday-school and the
cholr of the Oburch of tbe Mesatah, ln the
vestry at slx o'clock next Sunday evenlng.
Miaa Lillian Staples. table clrl at tbe
Excbange Hotel, baa gone to her bome in
Williamstown, wnero sne ia soon to do
marrled to Cbristopher Elllottof Northfield.
Alvin F. Sortwbll of Cambridge. Maaa.,
Preaident of tbe Montpelier and Wells
River rallroad, and T. J. Boynton of Boston,
poBt-oflice inapector, were at tbe Pavlllou
over Sunday.
Thb flrst nnmber of the Montpelier Tran
script appeared on Monday evenlng. It ls
gubllshed at Northfield, and the name ot
larry M. Graves, a former reporter for tbe
Argus, appeara aa edltor.
Collinb Blakely was ln Rutland laat
Wednesday to attend tbe meotlng of tbe
Stat Board of Pbarmacy, of whlcb be ls a
member. Tbe board examlned several can
dldates for reglstered pbarmaciata.
Thb pbotograpb gallery of I. L. Wel
come on Barre street bas been cloaed and lt
ls stated the proprletor has gone to Wells
River. Itumors of several flnanclal mourn
ers left beblnd are rife upon tbe atreet.
Rev. Fathbr W. J. O'Sullivan is to aa
alat in Iloly week servlces at tho Catbollo
catbedral in Burlington next Frlday and
Saturday. For thla reaaon St. Augustlne's
Cburcb wlll be cloaed on thoae daya,
A barn ln Eaat Montpelier vlllage otrned
by Mra. Martba Mallory, waa burned to tbe
ground laat Saturday evenlng. Inaured for
$S0 In the Vermont Mutual. G. E. Stratton
went up on Monday and adjuated tbe loaa.
A cuiMNEY burning out at tho resldenco
of George Abalr on Fuller street last Sat
urday mornlng caused a Btlll alarm to be
sounded. A company of badly frigbtened
inmates of tbe bouae waa tho only damage
done.
On page two may be found an Intereating
artlcle written by MrB. 0. M. Gilletto, de
acrlblng in an entertalnlng manner aome
acenes and incidenta tbat oame under ber
obaervatlon during a recent vlslt to St.
Paul, Minn.
S. R. Colby, worsblpful maater of Aurora
Lodge baa appolnted tbe followlng ofllcora:
M. 8. Roaenburg, 8. S.i W. M. Ordway, J.
8.; G. L. Klnaman, cbaplaln; W. A. Brlgga,
organiat; C. A. Lang, marabal; A. P.
Kelly, tyler.
Clifton IIbaton. Georce Oacood. Jullua
Dewey, Ray Huae and Oharlle AdamB re-
turneu last juonuay 10 ino euucauonai in
alltutlona wltb whlcb they are at preaent
conneotod. E. A. Colton roturna to Ain
berBt Colloge to-day,
Dr. L. 0, Wakbfibld oxamlned laat
week the stomacb of tbo pot dog owned by
W. A, Lord, wbich it was auapected bad
boun polsoned. A quantlty of strycbnlno
waa found, ahowlng oloarly tbat the das-
taruiy act waa inienuonai,
Ernbbt Jacobsbn, tho Montpelier llorlst,
la maklng preparatlona for an elaborate flo
ral diaplay ln tbe sbow wlndow of Ehle's
book Btore noxt Saturday and Bunday. Eas
ter ilowers wlll be dlaplayed in proluslon
aucb aa never beforo wasseen ln Montpelier.
Nbwton Bbbrb, the dramatlo Impersona
tor, wlll Interpret "Roger, the Vagabond"
at Odd Followa' hall on Tliuraday ovenlng,
for tbe bonofit of Ivy Lodgo, Daughtora of
Itobokah. In tbla recital Mr. Iieora lmpor
sonatos nlno cbaracters, and bo ls overy
wbero doclared a maator of bla art.
Bkthany Churcii Sunday aorvlcea, morn
lng: Ilalf.paat ten, Easter mualc; Eaater
aorinon, by Norman Soavor, paator. Even
lng: nalf-paat aeven, Eaater mualcal fea
tlval of Sunday-school, cloaing wltb tbo
cantata. " Gatoa Ajar." Notlco tbo bour,
Boven r. m. Como early. All lnvlted and
wolcomed.
Charles Frbdrrick Ward and Mlaa
Olara Benedlct Layton were marrled laat
Wodneaday at the home of Judge E. K.
Foater, In Sanford, Fla. Rov. Lyman
Phelpa waa the ofllclatlng clergyman. Mr.
and Mrs. Ward arrived in Montpelier ou
Monday and wlll bo at homo to tbeir friends
at 176 Main street after May 1.
Somb mlacroant baa beenamualng himaelf
of lato by defaclng aereral plate-glaaa wln.
dows on South Main atreet. He evldently
baa a dlamond or somo aubatance tbat wlll
Bcratcb glaaa, and If tboBO who aro on tbe
lookout for him aucceed ln landing hlm, he
wlll learu aomething of atatuto law regard
lng malicloua mlacbief.
Invitations have beon laaued to tbe pub
lio lnatallation of tho ofllcors of Aurora
Lodgo, F. and A. M., whlcb la to occur tbia
evening at half paat aeven at Masonlc hall.
Rtgbt Worahlpful Doputy Grand Maater,
Daniel L. Nlcbolaon of Burlington wlll be
tbo Inatalling ofllcer. Muaio wlll be fur
nlahed by tbe Cecllia Quartette, and re
freahments will be sorvod.
Dr. L. 0. Wakefibld waa at Hartford
laat week, wbere bo condemned and killed
four cowa afTected wltb tuberculoals, be
longlng to dlfferent partiea. Dr. Wakefleld
tbla week lnapected tho dalry herd of Hoaea
Brown, tho mllkman on tho Sabln farm, and
was able to givo Mr. Brown a clean blll of
bealtb. Ho is to return to Hartford this
woek to inspect other herda.
It 1b expectod tbat Blahop Walden, who
la to prealde at the annual sesslon of the
Vermont Conference next week at Barre,
will preacb at Trlnlty cburcb next Sunday
mornlng. Sbould tbe Bishop f all to arrlve
Rev. A. H. Webb, tho pastor, will preacb
an EaBter aermon. The cholr, under the
dlrectlon of Mlaa Anna R. Johnson, will
render a speclal programme.
A fine portrait of Hon. Charles Dewey,
preaident of the Natlonal Llfe InBiiranco
Company, adorna tbe flrst page of the March
number of tbe Underwrlters' Jlcvlew, pub
llahed in Dea Moinea. Iowa. In the com.
plimentary aketch of Mr. Dewey accom
panylng thls portrait, botb ho and the in
stitutlon of whlcb be ia preaident are re
ferred to in very flattering terma.
Althouoh " Rob Rov." to be nroduced
next Saturday evenlng at Blancbard Opera
House, 1b a Scottlah opeta, tbe local color
haa been lald on Bparingly so aa not to be
wilder American audlencea with unfamlllar
dlalect and coatumes. Tbe mualc ia tuneful
and catcby, and tbe succesalon ot atage plc
turea afTorded by tbo rich beauty of tbo con-
iraating acotcn pialds ls brllliant and e(
feotlvo.
One of tbe attractlona of Eaater tliln la tlm
sbow wlndow of tbo jewelry store of C. II.
uaiuwin. it is irimmeu witn pinK anu
white ailk. and baa for tbe center nteca a
ailver candelabra wltb chryaanthemum
auaues. Among tne eweia acattered in
profuaion over thia background are mount
ed dlamonda, omeralda and rubiea, and tbe
medal won by tho team from the Montpelier
Gun Club at Burlington last Frlday.
Teams from tho Montpelier, Barre and
Burlington gun cluba competed at Burling
ton laat Frlday for a cold hadpo and tlm
cbamplonship of tbe state. Tbe tourna
ment waa held under the auapicea of the
Rod and Gun Club of Burlington. Each
team ahot at 000 blrds and the score was as
follows: Barre 403, Burlington 408, Mont
pelier au. xno names ol thoae composlng
tbe Montpelier team were given laat week.
T." n . l. i
X. tUU pUSllilUIJ, TUCUlV a
aevere electrio shock laat Saturday mornlng
whilo collectlngmall from tbe box on Bailey
Avenue, wbich is attached to an electrio
llght pole. The current .was strong enough
10 ourn nia giove, anu it ls no exaggeration
to say that Mr. Callahan waa thoroncrhlv
frigbtened. The contlnued rain of Frlday
nlght, caualng water to run down the pole,
bad probably carried tbo electrio current to
the mall box.
Games already acbeduled to be played by
tbe Montpelier Seminarv baae ball club arn
aa follows: Aprll 24 and May 4, with Barre
Rushers: May S, U. V. M. team, at Mont
pelier; May 10, St. Johnabury Acadomy,
at St. Johnsbury; May 11, Wells River, at
Wells River; May 15, Goddard Seminary,
at Barre; May 17, Brigbam Academy, at
Bakersfield; May21,St. Johnabury Acad
emy, at Montpelier; May 29, Brlgham Acad
emy at Montpelier; June 4, Goddard Sem
inary, at Montpelier. Arrangements are ln
progresB ior omer conceata.
Rev. A. H. Webb, having expreaaed hla
purpose to ask for another appolntment at
the coming sesalon ot the Vermont Confer
ence, the ofBclals of Trlnlty cbnrch bave de
olded to ask tbe Blahop to aend to them tbe
Rev. Andrew Gllllea of White River Juno
tlon. As it Ia underatood that thla appolnt
ment would bo agreeable to Mr. Gllllea and
also to the preslding elder of the dlstrlct, it
ia probable that it will be made. Mr. Gll
llea la a acholarly young man of great energy
and rare pulplt ablllty, and will enter npon
bla paatorate under moat favorable condl
tlona. Followinq la the order of Iloly Week
servlces at Gbrlat cburcb: Monday, Tuea
day and Wednesday evenlngs, evenlng
Srayer and addreaa. 7:30; Maundy-Thurs-ay,
addross and Iloly Communlon at 10: 30;
Good Frlday, mornlng prayer and addreas
at 10:30: evening prayer and addreas at
7:30; Eaater-Even (Saturday), evening
Srayer, addreBa and baptiams at 4:00 r.M.;
aster Sunday, mornlng prayer, aermon,
and Holy Communion at 10:30; Bunday
achool festlval at 4:00 r. m.; annual pariab
meetlng, Monday, Aprll 10 at 10: 30; sale of
pewa, Monday, Aprll 19 at 2: 00 r. m.
Thb ateadtly-falling rain on Faat Day
prevented moat of thoao wbo bad lntended
vlaltlng neigbborlng augar orcbarda from
dolng bo, and tbe facttbat tboopening exer
clses of the dedlcation ot the xoung Men'a
Chrlatlan Aaaoclatlon occurred ln Trlnlty
cburch tbat evenlng accounted for the fact
tbat no union Fast Day aervlce waa held ln
the mornlng, as ls cuatomary. The banka
were cloaed all day and moat of tbe stores
and ofUcea oloaed tbeir doora after dinner.
About twenty-flve people braved the atorm
to attond the annual Fast Day augar party
given by N. 0. Tabor, and tbe day waa
pleaaantly paaaed at hla home,
Commbncino Tueaday, May 4, and con
ttnulng throucb tbe aummer. tbe Central
Vermont rallroad wlll run a weekly ventl-
latou car service irom JNew xorlc, via JNew
London, to Montpelier, Barre, Burlington,
St. Albana, Housos Polnt, Malono, Ogdena
hurc and Montreal. for frult and other ner-
lsbable property. By thla arrangement
auipments uenvoreu at t'lor M, East utver,
Tueaday, wlll be acbeduled to roacb tbe
tlrat alx named statlona early Tbursday
mornlng. There wlll bo no oxtra cbarge
ior inis service, nui u ia one mai will oe ap
preclatod by dealers in perlabable gooda ln
inia aection.
At tbe Beml-annual meetlng ot tbe
Scboolmaater'B Club, beld laat Frlday
evonlng, tbe followlng roaolutlona in mem
ory ot tbe lato Prof. Saurln J. Blannied
wero unanimoualy adopted: "In recognl-
uon oi tue worru anu inuuenco oi one wlio
ia not vialble wltb us to-nlgbt, we, tbe
memborB ot the Vermont Scboolinaater'B
Club, bereby expreaa ourappreclatlon ot bls
signai niorua aa a teacner anu a man, anu
aaaert that we ahall always cberlab bim,
roOKTIXBBD OU VOUBTB rASB.
"The Richardson."
Tho Largcst and Handsomcst Storo
in tho Stato.
Our Muslin Undorwoar
Is vory much nt homo in its now rooma
and oyery ono is mado welcomo. Just
a little back from tho main aialos a
rcstful placo for tlred ehoppers.
Dross Trimmings.
Ilavo you soen tho now deelgns for
thls Bcaaon's wear, with the handBomo
jot and braid cflects. A vety new and
stylish decoration for dresses is tho
Russlan Lace woven as Boleros Col
lars, Girdles or Skirt Trima.ing8. We
aak you to see them. Seo tho new
Laces never were prottier and wo
have the beat. Wo shall show veiy
cliic things thia season in Noveltics,
lovely Voilings, handsome Belta, Gloves
to match, dainty Ribbons and jaunty
Tailor-made Suits. They put on aira
like a queen and feel just as good.
McKILLIP & SMITH CO.
THB BIOHARDBOlt DKPABTMXNT BTOBBS,
Head ol Chnrcli Street, . . Burlington, Yt.
Spring Clothing:
Our stock of Men's and Boys' ,
Clothing 1b now complete and
we aro rcady to show the very
' latest and best slyles in ready-
to-wear suits and overcoata.
The clothiug was bougbt early,
I the cloths carefully aelected and
itosted and tho garment3 madei
I espressly for us. By doing this .
way we .know exactly what kind
;o materiah and what class of
1 workmansbip is put into every '
article.
We continue to mako a spe-
cialty of S10 Buits and overcoats
jand ne have some surprieingi
l values at that prico.
For the higher-priced goods, ,
we are showmg suits and over-
' coats mado by A. Shuman & Co. '
Nothlng need be said in regard'
I to " Shuman's " clothing. Thel
name " Shuman " attached to u(
I garment is the best guaranly that (
, can be offored to the wearer.
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60 Stale Street.
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Blanchard Opera House
Saturday, April 17,
Flrat tlme here of the Famoua
WHITNEY OPERA CO.
Preaentlng in an Elaborate Manner tbo
Highly Succeaaful, Romantlo Opera,
ROB ROY
By De Kovon and Smith, authers of Robin
Ilood, oto. The preaentation glven ln tbe
aame perfect mannor aa durlng tbe run ot
bIx montba at tbe Herald Squaro Tbeatre.
New York. A Superior Singing Caat, Full
and ElHclent ChorUB, Augmented Orcheatra,
Tricos, 91,00, 75,50 and 35 Cents.
OnoBU your envelopoa, note heada, blll
heada, statements, etc., ot the Watciimam
ob omoe, Stock and workmanablp always
the beat, prlcea tbe lowest.
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