The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-19

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entertainment. There will be festivals at
Bethany chapel and the Baptist vestry Tues
day evening, and entertainment will he AZ
forded for the older people as well az for the
children.
DECEMBER % Ia the tenth anniversary Of the
crusade from which the Womans Christian
Temperance Union Ia the outgrowth The
various local unions throughout the country In
tend to celebrate by making Sunday temper
ance day This seeming impracticable In Mont
pelier, the two organizations here will COM
memorate this event by q sociable at the home
OF Mrs d l.. Fuller on Saturday evening, De-
cember % There will be refreshments and q
literary and musical programme, and all are
invited to come and pass pleasant evening.
A YoUNo MEMS CHRISTIAN UNION was or
ganized in the vestry Of Trinity church last
Sunday afternoon by twenty yonng men con-
! nected with the Baptist, Congregational and
Methodist churches They will hold prayer
meetings each Sunday afternoon, and express
| an earnest purpose To labor for the cause Of
right. Nv. James P. Hayes was chosen preei-
cent OF the union. secretary and treasurer
were also elected and committee appointed
To secure rooms for holding the meetings The
next meeting will be held in the vestry Of the
Baptist church at four o'clock on Sunday
| afternoon.
| EBENPzER GUNNIsoN. for the past forty-si
years resident OF this place, died OF pneu-
/
| last. Mr. Gunnison was born In Goshen, N a..
| Ia the year 1900, and the days of his childhood
and youth we're passed In that place. 10 1920
he moved to East Montpelier, where he lived
about year, when he moved to Plainfed
There he married "Polly" Mellen, by whom
he had eight children, five of whom were BOYS.
Mrs. GunnisoD died June IA, 1882. and Of the
children only three are known to survive their
father. Mr.. GuDnison has been quite feeble for
| long time but has been able TO 90 about until
Thursday OF the week previous to his demise.
when he was suddenly taken Ill. From the
following morning until the time Of his death
he remained unconscious, suffering severely
most OF the time. He was a firm believer In
Spiritualism and refused all medical attend
ance The funeral services were held at the
house at two o'clock Sunday afternoon, Mrs
Paul OF Morrisville, medium, officiating.
SOME weeks ago we made allusion to the
need In which Montpelier stood Of good mill
tary band, and we are informed that on Satur-
| day evening OF that same week several OF the
members Of the old band met together and or
ganized new band, with C. Nj Cushman as
leader. The organic ,tion is not the result OF
the efforts of any particular individual but Is
formed by mutual agreement OF a few who are
| willing to interest themselves In its success.
Hence the band is an entirely independent one,
and, in our judgment stands a better chance OF
success for that reason. Rehearsas are held
weekly and the boys" seem TO be prac,cing
a different class OF music from that heretofore
notony OF qncksteps and "trashy F" music Ia
relieved by first-class selections and overtures,
which are at present the subject of dilgent
study. We believe 1t Is the Intention of the
band to give open-ar concerts next summer, in
addition to the out-of-door work which cam
paign time will afford. The band now num-
bers about eighteen pieces, and 1t Is expected
that additions will soon be made to that
number.
SEVEN hundred tickets were sold by the chill
dren for the school entertainment on Friday.
Miss Webster's room carried IF the palm for
the largest number sold, her pupils having dis
posed Of one hundred and seventy-six. Eler-
ton Washburn, one Of Miss Webstets pupils,
was the recipient OF the school PRICE, having
sold thirty-four. Another, Clara Adams, took
the first OF the school prizes with tbir y-two.
The other rooms, with the respective number
of tickets sold by the pupils In each, the name
OF that pupil In each room who took the prize,
and the number Of tickets for which it was
! awarded, are "a follow: Miss Alvords, one
| hundred and fifty-two Fred WhitcOmb, twen-
ty-eight; Mis- Chamberlain's, one hundred and
forty-fuur, Annie Phinney, seventeen; Miss
Houehtons, eighty, Mary Poland and Bessie
Farwell, eleven each; Miss Sweets fftv-seven,
Nina Maeoon, eleven Miss Terlill's, fifty, Ger.
ty Clark, eight; grammar school, twenty-one,
, Belle Mead, eight. The prizes offered we're
. school prize, a Waterbury watch, by w. w.
Prescott General prizes, box Of stationery,
by Hiram Atkins; a history of the United
| ChtcS. ny L. " pOTle' ny
H. Sayton; an ivory paper cutter, by G. w.
Wilder; an ink well. by Hiram Carleton; a
horn papercutter, by Dr.. ID. G. Kemp, and a
vase by J c. Emery. Three hundred tickets
were taken at the door.
, THE ladies Of Bethany society have worked
) long aud faithfully to prepare for their fair
which was held in the chapel last Thursday
Matrons and maidens have devoted time and
energies to the cause, and their efforts to make
3 the enterprise success have been rewarded
: abundantly. The contributions Of fancy and
useful articles were numerous, and many OF
them quite valuable. The fair opened Thurs
day afternoon, and continued through thu
remainder OF the day and evening. Five booths
were erected, each devoted to the sale of some
particular articles. One Of Them where candy
WAS sold, was almost entirely stripped of Ii
Q contents. At another the sale opened with
: fifty aprons, among other articles, ranging In
! price from fifty cents to three dollars Only
/ five or six remained unsold. The refreshment
and flower stands were also literally patron
Q lied. The former waS, to the gentlemen pres
y. ent, the chief attraction, the principal induce
= ment to them to visit other booths being thu
1 attractive faces OF those in charge OF them
1 More than two hundred people visited tht
fair, and the entire receipts we're something
over 5000 With this the ladies' have beer
. enabled to settle every debt npon their hands
a including balance OF $115 due on their new
!. riano, and have something left in the treasury
They have earned some $500 during the year
| anu Ietlre IrOn inc duties Oh tnolE pOsltloI
with highest honors.
Q THE fall term Of the Union school closed las
t week with the usual examinations and an ex
n hibition Friday afternoon, Of which the follow
K ing is the programme:
Piano dust@ ,rii Gias 0aadriiies
V Alice r. Taft and Maud 4. Whitney.
< ROOM l-MIss SWEET.
Motion song" Raise your Hsnds".... ....... School
Recitation" The Mountain and the Squirrel,
Mabel Tanner.
Song" Sleep, Baby, Se-p,". School
9 ROOM miss HouGHros.
n Song" How Resuu he snow. School
n Recitation" Daft, Down iv,
Florence Collins and Edna Smith.
y Song" When the Dav with Rosy Light. School
u Plano solo" Taranelle" Observation-Disclosures r. IL yds
Y Room 3-MIss CHAMBERLAIN.
), Song" The Little Busy Bee" ...............S School
Rect ,tion-" Bngen the Rhtne,"...... Rose Lucia
Recitation" thildren's Hour. hoo
N Recaton-" Pussy and Ponto". .......H .rry Ovi,t
- Recitation Crooked specacts,...... Flora STONE
song" Good Night" .Schoo
p Motion song Roll Yonr il nds . Miss SWEETS schoo
= Song" The Old Black Cat" Boys of Nos and
r ROOM 4-MIss WEBSTER
10 Song" TIA Way Have" Schoo
10 Reel aon-" The Raby's Footpnot". Maud Phillips
recitation" he Rose and the waif."....Alce frini
Z Plano duet rht tci;: Flight
e Mel lie F. Hyde and Mabel Il. Mead.
D. Chatter, Clat,r. PHer Ia'ter, .,..,...'......,
N Miss lloughon's school.