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MONTPELIER, WEDNESDAY, FEBUUAUY 12, 1896. NUMBER 7. 'em IP I SOME MONTPELIER AND VICINITY ournal. MAGEE AND GLENVOOD STOVES FRANCES RICHARDSON ARE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE EVERYWHERE. They carry the manufacturers' and our own guarantee of perfect satisfaction with proper use.

THE MACEE BOSTON HEATER FURNACE or combination cf Warm Air and Hot Water affords the most perfect heating and ventilation with gre atest economy of fuel. PLUMBING AND HEATING OUR SPECIALTY. PECK BROTHERS, No. 60 Main Street. til nine o'olook.

Tbe train struck truck-frame near Hartford, derailing the engine andtwooari. No one was injured, but It was a narrow escape from a serious disaster, as the point of derailment wai on a curve Just below a rook out and a iteep embankment. At the meeting of the Ladles' Aid Association of tbe Heaton Hospital, held last Wednesday aiteraoon, a report of tbe charity ball was given by the treasurer, which bowed that tbe sum of 8420 was cleared. The total expense was about 120. Mrs.

Blakely gave an account of tbe visit four of the ladles bad made to tbe hospital at St. Albans. It was voted to receive honorary members, both ladles and gentlemen. Tbe furnishing oommlttee was instructed to purchase material for the ladles to com-menoe work upon, and, when ready, to call the ladles together. The Boston Rivals gave a concert at Blanchard Opera House, last Friday evening, In the Young Men's Christian Association star course.

Miss Sigrid Lunde, vocalist, Miss Vora Burpee, reader, and Miss Jessie M. Downer, pianist, were all pleasing, but the honors of th evening easily fell to Mr. Felix Winternitz, the violinist. His deft touch held tbe audience almost breathless, and his hearers were unwilling tbat he should depart after playing the numbers announced on the programme. These were gracefully supplemented by others at the insistent demand of tbe bouse.

It was found to be impossible for the Apollo Club, at its meeting last Thursday evening, to act on the purebwe of the E. M. Irish house for a club house until the club is Incorporated. The secretary was Instructed to call a meeting of the club for Thursday evening, February 20, when action will be taken on incorporation, The incorporators nemd in tbe act of the legis WATCH THIS SPACE EVERY WEEK AND WE WILL TELL YOU WHY CERESOTA FLOUR MAKES THE BEST BREAD. xx Tried It? Have Blakely, treasurer of tbe Vermont Savings Investment Company.

A stated convocation of King Solomon Chapter, No. 7, Royal Arob Masons, will be held at Masoolo Hall on Thursday evening at seven o'clock. Work. The living tableaux, to be given at the Church of the Messiah next Monday evening for (be benefit of the Heaton Hospital, will be unique and enjoyable. A number of the former neighbors of Miss Melissa Elliott on East Liberty street, presented ber with a handsome chair on the occasion of her recent marriage.

Geoboe E. Towli of tbe New Hampshire Provision Company was in the city last week. Several of the local rueat-dealers are large customers of this company. The Watchman next week will contain a full report of the celebration to-day. Orders for extra copies may be left at the ofllcs, or with Mr.

Nutt at the reporter's table. The directors of the Voung Men's Christian Association met last week and reelected C. H. More, president, D. F.

Clark, secretary, and E. Towner, treasurer. Rev. J. Edward Wright has an appointment to preach In the Morse scbooi.house, East Montpeller, next Sunday afternoon.

Subjeot: "Photographing the Invisible," Charles F. Moore's interest in tbe Montptlier Hardware Company has been purchased by Edwin Lane. Mr, Mnore lias secured a fine posl'ion at Medfleld, Mass, Mrs. W. E.

Laird will entertain the Chautauqua Clas and Invited guests at her houss, 34 East Ltberty street, St. Valentine's day, at half past two In the afternoon. Rev. Fathers Shannon of Underbill, Donahue of Northtteld, Barrett of Fair Haven and Barron of Bennington were guests of Rev. Father W.

J. O'Sullivan last Wednesday. At tbe auction sale of tbe Clark Alexander property, last Saturday, the farm went to Mr. Hal 4, wbo now lives on tbe place. The family horse, twenty-two years old, was sold for 822.

More than 400 names are now on the rolls of the Montpeller Voung Men's Republican Club, and this vigorous organization will be beard from In the campaign days that are to come. The exhibition by the pupils in the gymnasium classes at the Young Men's Christian Association will be given in Blanchard Opera House on Friday evening, February 2s. Thk Bethany Hospital Band was organized last Monday evening at the residence of Dr. H. S.

Boardman, by a number of tbe young ladies connected with Bethany Church. The thirty-third anniversary of the establishment of the order of Knights of Pythias in America will be celebrated by Montpeller Lodge, No, 13, at tbelr hall next Wednesday evening, George L. Lane and Miss Florence Marie Eacott, who have been gueats of Mrs. Dennis Lane, returned to Lowell, last Friday. Mr.

Lane expects to be absent until about April 1. D. M. Spencb, general secretary, led the meeting for young men at the rooms of tbe Young Men's Christian Association last Sunday afternoon. He spoke on "The Characteristics of Sonsbip." The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet with Mrs.

Polly Sorlbner on Thursday afternoon at half past two. Subj-cf, 1 Readings on the department work of the national organization." The caucus for Ward 4 will be held at Capital Hall next Tuesday evening at seven o'clock; Ward 1, at eight o'clock, at the sameplHce; Ward 3 at No 4 engine-bouse at seven o'clock Tuesday evening. 8eats will be reserved for ladles on the stage of Blanchard Opera House this afternoon. Their presence is desired and they are respectfully requested to be there before the exercises open at two o'clock. Willis Clark, of the staff of the Morning Courier of DuBols, made this office a pleasant call on Tuesday.

Mr. Clark is the guest of J. M. Jlealey of tbe Argut staff, and will be in the city for several days. A citizens' caucis, far the nomination of Mayor aud all other officers to be voted for on tbe general ticket at the annual March meeting, is called to nient at Capital Hall next Monday evening at half past seven.

in OPPORTUNITY 4 Only four days left of our Special 30 Days' Sale! We shall be obliged to bring out many new goods, but we shall fulfill our promises as stated at the beginning of this sale. Follow the crowd to 24 State Street I gpSee Flyers. IVTIIjEJS cfe PRATT. TOWS TOPICS TOLD IS TERSE pjRiQRAPna. W.

O. Chapman is ill with tonsllltls. George H. Bennett is ill with neuralgia. A ion was born last week to Mr.

and Mra. H. N. Brown. John J.

Eaoan Is confined to the house with the grip. A. A. Stimson was In Canada last week, buying horses. L.

Bart Cross was at Wells River on business on Tuesday. Frank Whitney of Shelburne Farms was in the oity last Thursday. L. 0. Tiwkshurv has been confined to the bouse by illness for several days.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Woodward gave a whist party last Thursday evening.

Easter Sunday this year will be April and Shrove Tuesday on February 18. Wallace W. Noyes is attending the Grand Army encampment at Rutland. Miss Lizzie Brown, who has been serl ously ill with the grip, Is convalescent. Barnum Bailey's Circus will exhibit at Montpeller on Wednesday, August 12.

John Stone is dangerously ill with disease of the liver at bis borne on Berlin street. The W. E. Laird Eleotrical Company will have its headquarters In Wbltoomb block. Mrs A.

W. Slocdm bad her right hand badly scalded with hot water last Monday. T. R. Rvle had his right eye seriously injured, last Monday, by a flying granite chip.

Mrs. Betsey Loom is, who has been seriously 111 for some time, is slowly convalescing. Henry Camp, a brother of Mrs. Fred Blanchard, died last week at Minneapolis, Minn. The Methodist Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met on Tuesday with Mrs.

E. M. Smith. Miss Mary Jacobs of New fork, a professional nurse, Is caring for tbe Misses LoomiB. 8evrral firemen from this city attended tbe fireman's ball at Randolph last Friday evening.

Fred Martin eau of Bellows Falls is working in the barber shop of Ougbtney Jangraw. The National Life Insurance Company bad in a bid for $200,000 of tbe ne United States bonds. M. A. Bradford returned last week from Hyde Park, where he has been employed for some time.

The Mozart Quartette assisted at a service of song at tbe Church of the Messiah last Sunday evening. Miss Adelaide L. bis wold was tbe guest of Mrs. George W. Kennedy at Burlington last week.

The Mozart Quartette has been engaged for tbe musical convention to be held next Friday at Groton. The Ladies Reading Club of Christ Church met with Mrs. G. B. B.

Denny on Tuesday afternoon. J. E. Flannigan has resigned as clerk of Company and W. A.

Ellis has been appointed in bis place. Oilman B. Dodge is able to be on tbe street, after a two-weeks' illness with the grip and rheumatism. The Garnet Seal Circle will meet with Mrs. O.

H. Richardson next Friday afternoon at half-past two. Henry Deavitt returned to Boston last Monday, to continue his studies in the School of Technology. Amos P. Cutting, the architect of tbe Kellogg Hubbard Library building, died reoently in California.

Hon. Albert Tuttlb of Fair Haven was admitted to membership in the Apollo Club last Thursday evening, Hands Across the Sea," Friday evening, February 21, Is the next attraction at Blanchard Opera House. Mrs E. A. Ndtt was at Randolph, last Friday and Saturday, as stenographer at a commissioners' hearing The Ladies' Guild of Christ Church is to meet at Mrs.

J. Houghton's on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. The Ladies' Guild of Christ Church will meet with Mrs, J. C. Houghton on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bissell of Lowell. are guests of Mr and Mrs. W.

A. Stowell, sister of Mrs. Bissell. Mrs. C.

B. Richardson of Essex Junction has been visiting Mrs. W. L. Draper, ber daughter, during the past week.

Mrs. E. B. Pike of Pike Station, N. has been visiting Miss Mamie Trombley, her sister, during tbe past week.

The plant of the Lane Manufacturing Company baa recently been equipped with tbe Sturtevant system of heating. Dwioht E. Mason, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office in this city, was In Boston several days last week. Francis Smith and wife of Swanton and Mrs. Henry Hill of Buffalo, N.

visited Mr. and Mrs. Brock L. Flint last week. A special meeting of the Ladles' Aid Association is called for this afternoon at two o'clock at their ball in Heaton's block.

The opening concert in tbe hall of the Kellogg-Hubb-ird Library building will be given about February 20 by Boston artists. A daughter was born last Thursday to Mr. aud Mrs. T. J.

Keegan aud a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lindsay last Monday. The Green Mountain Girls enjoyed a sleigh ride to Watf rbtiry last 8a'urday. J.

Q. Adams took the party in the Monitor." The house and lot belonging to tbe Horace Maybe estate, near the electric light wot ks, has been purchased for $400 by John Roach. Because of the continued Illness of Rev. W. J.

O'Sullivan there were no services at St. Augustine's Church last Sunday morning. Colonel A. C. Brown Is out this week on a general tour of Inspection of tbe lines of the Vermont Telegraph and Telephone Company.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Poland have generously donated about forty volumes as a nuoleus for a library at the Heaton Hospital. Frank W. Carver and Frank Pereau gave a dance at the Exchange Hotel dining-room last Monday evening to a party of their friends.

The Baptist young ladies, members of tbe newly-organized Mite Society, will give a supper in the vestry of the Baptist Church this afternoon. A special train for Groton will leave the Montpeller Wells River depot at half past six next Fridav evening, returning after the concert. George H. GuERNSsy attended the semiannual meeting of the exeoutive hoard of tbe Baptist State Convention, held last week at Rutland. Mrs.

H. C. Campbell slipped on an Icy sidewalk, last Sunday morning, and broke ber left ankle. The fracture was reduced by Dr. A.

W. Rioe. The members of Bethany Reading Club will observe red-letter day" at the borne of Mrs. S. C.

Slitmleff next Friday af er-noon at two o'clock. The rooms In tbe RUlto block vacated by B. C. Alexander are to be occupied by E. E.

Town Reports. Bead your order for printing your town report to the Watohmax Publmhino Com favt. The work will be done with neat neii, dispatch end acouraoy. The mlller'e rule la observed in filling order. So it desirable to put in your order at ai early day ai possible.

Town printing of any other kind solicited. Watchman Publishing Montpeller, Vt. Caucus. Tbe legal voters of Ward 2, in the City of Montpeller, are hereby warned to meet in oauouj at Capital Hall on Tuesday, Feb. ruary 18, 189(1, at seven p.

to transact tbe following business: First, to elect a mod-era' or tor said caucus; second, a secretary; third, to eli'Ot some person to serve as a candidate (or alderman at tbe coming city election; fourth, to nominate a candidate for school commissioner; fifth, to transact any other legal business that may oome before said cauous. Paa Okdbr Ward Com. Business Mere Mention. B. Shkpard, auctioneer, Valentin as at tbe Montpeller Book Store.

A. D. Farwrll advertises bargains in clotblug on fifth page. Johonnotts Hall have a new advertisement on this page. Picturis framed as tbey should be at tbe Montpeller Book Store.

E. Graham pays tbe highest price for good second-growth white ash logs, Ira H. Edson, Marsbfield, Vc. 8quare butter-boxes. Send for price-lists.

A large line of embroidery silk and narrow ribbon for fancy work at tbe Misses Flsk. THRTare closing out thermometers at cost at the Montpeller Book Store. Attention is called to the advertisement on page eight of a business plant at West Randolph. Don't forget that bill you oweD. W.

Temple as it must be settled to olose our accounts. Thb celebrated Ceresota flour is adver tised on this page. Watch this space from week to week. To Rent In Plalnfield, a store in new building. First-class location.

Apply to O. Benjamin. Special sale of trimmed hats and chil dren's bonnets this month at tbe Misses Fisk, 27 State street. Odd suits for men and boys at greatly re duced prices are advertised on this page by Adams, the Clothier. D.

A. Guptil can furnish safes of all sizes for farmers, merchants ai bank vaults at tbe very lowest prices. Good Land Cheap. Forty acres of good land for 820. Write for Florida Facts.

Free. E. F. Greene, Dade City, Florida. There is a refreshing breath of swing- time in the of the Barnard, Sumner Putnam Company on page five.

The Maeee and Glenwood stoves and ranges, tbau which there is none better, are advertised on this page by Peck Brothers. An entertainment will be given at the Church of the Messiah next Monday evening for tbe benefit of tbe Eeaton Hospital. Special bargains in cloaks, blankets and linen goods are advertised for this week on this page by Tbe Richardson," Burlington. The special thirty-days' sale at tbe dry goods store of Niles Pratt is drawing to a close. See thulr advertisement on this page.

To sent at No. 20 Hubbard street, with or without board, desirable rooms, with bath accommodation, and hot and cold water in bath-room. No publicity. Send your do lar by mail aud get a box of Dr. LeBrun's G.

G. Cure Cures in three days. Never fails. L. H.

Greece, sole agent, Montpeller, Vt. The annual marked-down sale of boots and shoes at store of the B. M. Sbepard Company lasts only two weeks more. See the bargains they offer on this page.

Dairy Farm, with stock and tools, to rent on shares. First-class in every respect. Good chance for tbe right party. No loiters need apply. Ada L.

Town, Calais, Vt. E. Knott, whose predictions in regard to the stock and grain market have been molt remarkable, gives our readers some pointers in a new advertisement in this issue. Read tbe advertisement of tbe Bradley Feitilizer Company on page six and then send (or their book on Feeding for Eggs and Growth," which will be sent free to any address. Only a few days left of our closing-out sale, as we wish to get our stock down as low as possible by tbe 20tb.

We have made one morn grand mark-down on all lines of goods. D. W. Temple Co. The special values in ladies' skirts and black figured wool advertised as Saturday bargains this week by Gille; Abbott, Barre, ara sure to attract wide attention among the lady readers of tbe Watchman.

Thr prompt payment of every dollar due from sales or mortgages in New England by the Pierre Savings Bank is not due to chance, luck or accident, but to conservative management. An equally desirable assortment always on sale by A. 0. Cum mlns, vice-president, Montpelier, Vt. Our people are growing more and more in the habit of looking to C.

Blakely, Druggist, Montpeller, for tbe latest and best of everything in the drug line. He sells Chamberlin's Cough Remedy, famous for its cures of bad cok's, croup and whooping-cough. When in need of such a medicine give this remedy a trial. You will be more than pleased with the result. The new woman, with all her boasted physical advancement, will in this New England climate be subject to throat and lung troubles as of old.

Do not place too much dependence on your strength. If you have a cough that threatens weak lungs or bronchitis, take the sure remedy, Angler's Petroleum Emulsion, called tbe Pleasant Food-medicine. It is the greatest cough-stopper, lung-strengthenerand body-builder known. Its power of building up new sound flesh is well known to the medioal world. This preparation can be purchased of your druggist at fifty cents and one dollar.

In this week's paper we give a brief synopsis of the thirty-sixth annual statement of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. It is a remarkable statement in many ways. It is the largest accumulation of assets the world ever saw gathered In thirty six years by an Insurance oorpora'lon. Its surplus of over 40,000,000 is uuequaled. It has a strong hold on tbe people, having Introduced into the business almost every reform offered the publio to day.

I general agent, W. H. 8. Whitcomb of Burlington, is now second in length of service with tbe Equitable and has distributed over for It, never having bad any litigation or delay as to payments. The Equitable needs no commendations from us, and we can only wish for It and its general agent a continuation of the record.

We are showing some Beautiful Novelties in Fancy Silks for waists and entire dresses, for street and evening wear, at very moderate prices. These goods are this year's importations, and are very rich in appearance. This line is not only handsome, but serviceable as well. Only the best material used in weaving. SPECIAL BARGAINS In the Cloak Room at the Blanket Counter in the Linen Department.

Call and see how we have marl ed goods in these different departments. McKILLIP SMITH CO. THB BIOKABPSON DKPABTMSKT STORM, Head of CM Street, Burlington, YL AAAssesesss-AAAAA A. A. A A a a a WW ''T WW WWW ffffffff WE have taken from our regular stocks of Men's and Youths Suits all the broken lots, out-sizes and one-! of a-kinds." All told, there; are about fifty suits.

These! suits have been sorted out. and put into four and marked to sell at $6. $7 and respectively, $5 THE suits in this class were originally sold at $7.50 to $12.00. Cfi THIS class includes suits of about yU the same range of original prices as tbe KB class, but of a better selection 7 COMPRISES suits that were sold I I at 812.00 to $18 50. MADE up of about the same-priced suits as the 97 class, but of a choicer selection.

WHY do we make these great reduc- tlons, which in some cases are more than sixty per cent? Understand us. These are odd suits, not regular stock, and we must get rid of them to make room for spring goods. THE Lamson Hubbard Spring Style Stiff Hat will be on sale February 15th. ADAMS We have a full line of Garden, Farm and Flower Seeds, All new stock, and will surely grow. Send Name for Our Catalogue.

Our line of Pulois, Bed-diusr Planta, Hardy Shrubs aud Il')c8 is the best. SEEDS FOB THB FIELD GOVE, NOTT TAYLOR 45 Church Street, BURLINGTON, VERMONT The Four Per Cent Bond Issue. Nearlt four-fifths of the entire amount of the new four per cent bonds, or J78.004,-670, are taken In New York city. The following were allotted to Vermont: F. W.

Chllds, Brattleboro, 82000 at 112; Granite Savings Bank and Trust Company, Barre, 82,000 at 114.06; Montpeller Savings Bank and Trust Company, $5,000 at. 111.84; National Bank of Newbury, Wells Hirer, (50.000 at from 111 to 112; L. B. Harris, Lyndonville, $5,000 at 112.50; John F. Buggies, Newbury, 81.500 at 112; Baxter National Bank, Rutland, 820,000 at 112.7-114; Vermont National Bank, Brattleboro, $5 000 at 11125; William B.

Wright, Orwell, $1,000 at 114; National Bank of Orange Countv, Chelsea, 815,000 at 111; Mrs. Florence J. Wheat, Putney, 82,000 at. 112; Lucius P. Barry, Saxton's River, $300 at 113; People's Ni'ional Bank, Brattleboro, $5,000 at 111.60.

A Modern Improvement. Saves Time, Labor and Money. Rubber Stamps made to order by the Watchman Publishing Company. Bon Ami Visit Us IF IT IS SHOES lature giving toe clun power to incorporate will meet at the same time, to see if the club will acoept the articles of incorporation and organize a club under them, Should this be done, action will then be taken on the purchase of the Irish property named. By invitation of Rev.

E. B. Earle, the pastor, the members of Vermont Lodge, No. 2, Odd Fellows, and Ivy Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, attended dlvtue service in a body at tbe Baptist Church last Sunday morning. The interior of the edifice was very prettily decorated In honor of the occasion.

Over the pulpit was suspended Welcome, Vermont Lodge, No. 2," In white letters on an everereen background, and at the rear of tbe cboir gallery tbe symbolic three links, worked in evergreen, hung over the cabalistic letters F. L. Mr. Earle preached a sermon especially prepared for tbe occasion, taking as a text these words: "Thousbalt love tby neighbor as thyself and I seek not your's but you." It was an interesting and eli quent unfolding and enforcement of the tenets of the order of Odd Fellowship-Friendship, Love and Truth as applied to apiritual things, and closed with an earnest appeal tbat applied to everyone present.

In Old Kentucky," bs seen at Blanchard Opera House last Saturday evening, attracted an Immense audience. The play abounds In stirring scenes and dramatic situations, and is brisk In action. The heroine disarmed criticism by tbe natural grace and ingenious manner in which she played tbe role of the young Kentucky girl. The famous pickaninnies caught the fancy of tbe audience, both In tbelr grotesque negro dances and in tbelr playing npon instruments nearly as big as themselves. The play Includes a perilous swing over a cham bv tbe heroine, a burning stable, from which "Queen Bess," tbe thoroughbred mare, is rescued, and a horse-race in which Madge Brlerley rides the thoroughbred In place of a drunken Jockey.

In Old Kentucky Is of tbe County Fair style of plays, and Its success in the larger cities of the country has been phenomenal. Eleven hundred people witnessed its production at Montpeller and the box office receipts were $750. An interesting home wedding was celebrated last evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W.

A. Stowell. Their daughter, Miss Lillian A. Stowell, and Henry L. Far-well of Omaha, son of John G.

Farwell of this city, were married, Rev. A. Webb, assisted by Rev. J. Edward Wright, performing the marriage ceremony.

Miss Bessie Farwell, sister of the groom, as maid of honor, W. H. Stowell, brother of the bride, as best man, Miss Lotta Fame worth of San Miss Emma Cutler and Mr. W. W.

Br.ick of Montpeller, composed the bridal party. J. Adams, R. B. Denny and C.

C. Bancroft were ushers. The ceremony, attended by the immediate family friends aud relatives, was performed at eight o'clock, and from halt-past eight till ten the bride and groom received their friends. The rooms "ere tastefully trimmed in pink and green. Many presents, rare and beautiful, testified to the high place these young people held iu the esteem of this community.

Miss Stowell is an exceedingly attractive young lady, a leading favorite in tbe young society of the town, and her many estimable qualities have greatly endeared ber to a large circle of friends. Mr. Frwell Is a rising young business man. occupying a responsible position In the foreign exchange department of tbe Omaha National Bank. The young couple left on toe midnight train, ney nave the sincere good wishes of this community.

A large share of the time of the City Council, last Wednesday evening, was taken up In paying bills. Among those approved are the following: Joel Foster, salary, $711 16; expense of water department lor January, Fred JVanchara, $16 40; Line Manufacturing Company, estate of E. M. Irish, 825; J. W.

tfrock, rent, of nose bouse No. 4, $75; Capital Hose Company, 8100; Brooks Berry, 811.79; Emily M. Sabin, $38; George W. Paruienter. S6U18: United States Clothes Pin C'mnanv, 833 89; George L.

Blanchard, tile, 818 09; Peck Brothers, supplies, 815.33; J. A. Converse, lumber, $ou; recK nrottiers, supplies for fire department, 831 96; Bar rows Peck, Corliss Butterfly, flushing drains, 8172 8U; Vermont mu-tuul Fire Insurance Comoany, Insurance on steam roller, F. H. McClure, sketch- tn ttl KA.

Muvwill talrtntv anVw.nl nan. bus, $43 80; Charles F. Jones, clerical work, $12: C. DeF. Bancroft, oollector, O.

8. Whittler, police servioe, $10; D. W. Dudley, lieht at iall. $1620: Dr.

D. G. Kemp, health officer, salary, $50; burial permits, registration of births and deaths, $8.75. Licenses were granted to (Jeorge Koberts ana uugntney atiainoo to do general trucking, and to L. H.

Bruce to sell meat. The council refused to grant permission to E. J. Enright to give an athletic exhibition. It was voted to pur chase two hose jackets, at an expense of $50, and to pay G.

W. Paruienter, the overseer of the poor, for that part of tbe year he has served, pro rata. The salary of the city liquor agent was fixed at $400 per annum. Adjourned, It is rumored that Gould Nichols of Barre Intend to open a branch musio store at Montpeller In the not distant future. To our knowledge no dealers in musical Instruments in the state have forged ahead so rapidly in popularity anil success as have the proprietors of this flnn Their headquarters are in Barre, where tbey have undoubtedly the finest warerooms In tbe state, which were especially modeled for tbe seeds of such a business, Gould Nichols opeued their new store In Barre last winter witu a stock seldon seen outside of larga cities, anil this baa been constantly kept up in slzn, style and quality, Tbey now have local repreeentaMves in St, Albans, Burlington, llmitl 1 1 ill and o'her smaller towns.

They are agents for the state of the Instruments they handle and they do a large business In supplying small dealers. It would Indeed he strange it the buxlness of Gould Nichols wai anything but successful. CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAO. B. M.

SHEPARD 21 STATE STREET, IS THE PLACE THIS MONTH. Our Annual Marked-Down Sale lasts only two weeks more. This week we are offering Men's Calf Shoes, Nos. 6 and 7 only, Blucher cut, Regular Price $4.00, Closing- Price $2.00. Three pairs of $5.00 No.

6 closing at $2 00. They are dead cheap. Our best advertisement is to have a man buy one pair. Then we see his friends. Still ire have Ladies' Boots closing at One Dollar per pair.

Sizes, 2 1-2 and 3, Ladies' Slippers, No, 2 1-2 only, four pairs left, 60 cents. Misses' Button Boots, only seven pairs left, 60 cents. WW WWW WWW WW WW at Once THAT YOU WANT. WW WWW WWW WW www Mnntnolior Vt HiUllipuilUIJ III POOR FIT. EYE SPECIALIST Street, Montoelier, Vt.

THERE IN A TIME FOP A I I 14 IN HQ 'was mm mm )l So it is said, and now is the time to buy Furniture. )i Through the month of February we will sell at such M. 8. Davis of tbe Exchange Hotel and Zera Griswold of the Union House attended the meeting of hotel men at While River Junction last Thursday. Mr.

Davis was elected chairman of the executive committee. Hon. A. Huse will respond to the toast, Early Days of Vermont," at the banquet to be held Saturday evening. Feb ruary 22, at the Van Ness House, Burlington, by the Vermont 8ociety of Colonial Wars.

Mrs. Lewis Cormier, mother of Mrs. E. P. Richardson, died last Monday, after a long illness with Bright's disease.

She was sixty-five years old. Her funeral will be held from St. Augustine's Church this morning. The Young People's Fraternity connected with the Church of the Messiah will meet on Tuesday evening of next week, because of the entertainment for tbe benefit of the Heaton Hospital to be given in the vestry Monday evening. Hot ashes started a lively blaze among some banana crates at the rear of F.

M. Corry's store last Wednesday night, But for the timely discovery of the fire by the Union House stable men the results might have been serious. THnEpwortb Reading Circle at Its next meeting, to be held with Miss Ida Putnam, East 8tate street, next Friday evening, will discuss the question Whether intemperance is productive of more misery than all other evils combined." Mr. and Mrs. George Wheeler gave a progressive whist parry of eleven tables at the Montpelier House Monday evening.

Mrs. C. P. Pitkin and J. W.

Dillon had the higheat score, and G. B. R. Denny and Mrs. W.

E. Laird the lowest. The stewards of Trinity Church have granted permission to tbe city authorities to remove tbe shutters from the belfry, provided the same is properly tinned without expense to the society. This will cause tbe fire alarm to be much more effective. The carload of World's Fair excursionists wbo left Montpeller on the evening of October 6, 1893.

will hold a reunion at the home of A. C. Blanchard on Thursday evening. Letters from absent one) will be read, and reminiscences of the trip will be enjoyed. Frank Milrs was tried before Justice J.

H. Lucia, last Saturday afternoon, on a charge of a breach of the peace, alleged to have been committed some time ago on Berlin Bide. H. B. Wedge, grand juror, appeared for the state, and T.

R. Gordon for tbe respondent, who was acquitted. A number of the friends of Mrs. Bitsey Bates gathered at. the home of K.

R. Bates, ber son, on East Liberty street last Monday evening, to congratulate Mrs. Bates on her elgh'y-eighth birthday anniversary The evening passed delightfully and the venerable hostess was the reoipieut of several gift. It Is believed that the leak In the bed of the dam at the electric light plant of J. 8.

Viles at Middlesex has been stopped. A large qnintiry of hoy, brush and stone has been dumped Into the river where the leak was supposed to be, and the fact that there Is at present, a good fl iw of water over tbe dmn gives Mr. Vlles encouragement to believe that this serious trouble has been remedied. The Boston night express train due at Montpeller at three o'clock In the morning did not reach Montpeller last Monday, un prices as win secure oargains to tnose wno may De wanting anything in our line of goods. J0H0NN0TTS HALL, RQ Main StrPP.t.

WW IIIUIII wiiuvij A A A A wwwwww wwwwww wwwwww wwwww ww GOOD FIT. BEMIS, Residence, No. 140 Main Dr. Beinia will be absent in Jacksonville. Florida, until May 1st.

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