The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-02-18
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IHE most worSh1pful grand master OF tne
grand lodge of Vermont, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, recently received commu
nication from the grand secretary of the
grand lodge of the District of Columbia, in
vitng the officers of the grand lodge of
Vermont and the officers and members of
all the constituent lodges in this jurisdic-
ton to participate in the dedication of the
Washington monument. A large gathering
of the fraternity at Washington upon that |
very interesting occasion is expected.
The Baldwin dry-air refrigerator manu-
factured by the Baldwin Manufacturing |
Company OF Burlington, took the gold medal |
for superior excellence over all competitors
at the New Orleans Exposition. The lead
ing manufacturers of refrigerators from all
were represented at the exposi-
ton, and in every case, except that of the
Baldwin Manufacturing Company, the
had been especially prepared
with the greatest care for the expected tests.
The Baldwin Manufacturing Company alone
put their refrigerators upon exhibition in
precisely the shape in which they have put
them upon the market. Their success is
gratifying to all who are interested in Ver-
mont's standing at the exposition.
THE Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Evening Journal, writing of distin
guished congressional baldheads, says:
Senator Edmunds, the presiding officer of
the senate, has fallen into the habit of late of
wearing black-silk skull-cap. He is very
bald, and the air of the senate chamber is un-
comfortably cool to the exposed cranial sur
face, causing colds and the consequent in
conveniences. So he wears this little black
cap all the day-in the committee rooms, in
the vice-president's chamber, and in the
chair of the senate as its presiding officer
1t looks odd to see the presiding officer Of
the senate sit in his official seat with his
head covered, while all others of that body
uncover their heads in his presence"
THE following cases are noted for trial
by jury at the February term of the United
States circuit and district courts, which
open February "a: William b. Jarvis Us.
Mason Ingram; Bradley Fertilizer Company
Us. Hiram A. Cuttings Edward Bradley Us.
ID. Noyes Burton; Adler, Goodman & Co.
u.s. New England Fire Insurance Company;
George Burns, ct. al, Us. Hartford Fire and
Annuity Company; Celluloid Brush Com
pany Us. New England Fire Insurance Com
pany. The following are the chancery
cases noted for hearing: Heman Austin, ct
ais, Us. The Rutland Railroad Company, ct
ais; Daniel Roberts, receiver, etc, Us. Ed
ward A. Sowles and Margaret b. Sowles,
and Daniel Roberts, receiver, etc, uS. Ed
ward A. Sowles, executor, ct ais
DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY HAsKINs began at
St. Albans, on Thursday of last week, an ex-
animation of witnesses in the case against
f. A. Sowles, president of the suspended
First National Bank, who is charged with
making false report to the bank examiner
regarding his personal debt to the wrecked
bank The hearing was concluded for the
present Friday. Mr.. Sowles asked for a
postponement of the case until March 25th,
and this was granted, he being held in
$1,000 bail for his appearance before the
commissioner at tnat time. III. K. Lewis
was summoned before the commissioner to
answer to the charge of aiding and abetting
the officers of the bank in deceiving the
bank examiner, and the evidence was
deemed sufficient to warrant the commits
sioner in holding him in $4,000 bail to ap-
pear before the United States court.
THE Rutland Herald makes a column de-
fense of Mr.. Benedict, the military historian
of the state, from personal onslaught by the
Argus. The Herald thus gives faint gild
ing of respectability to what every one tool
for granted, because it appeared in thu
Argus, was a malicious personal attack
having no basis of truth or fact. Mr.. Ben
edict in the Free Press, gave the Argus
screed short, dignified and conclusive
answer. In compiling the history he ha
acted under the advice of competent coun
sci, like Governor Proctor, as well as il
accordance with his own judgment; and il
what he has done and is doing to discharg
the duty entrusted to his hands he is sus
tanned and commended by Governor Pingre
and all soldiers and citizens, official or I'M
official, who know the facts and are con
cerned for the reputation and interests o
the state, and whose judgment is not biase
by petty personal spite or partisan prejudice
THE following is the programme of tn
fourth annual festival of the Burlington
Philharmonic Society, to be held in Howar,
CPoioi ~, II, IL, III anu IL lhoh
day evening, Tuesday-daytime and even
ing-and Wednesday, regular rehearsals
Wednesday evening, public rehearsal, wit
selections by orchestra and soloists; Thurs
day afternoon, matinee, consisting OF a mis-
cellaneous programme; Thursday evening
/ selections from the oratorio of elijah
and miscellaneous programmes Friday al
ternoon, matinee, " Fair Ellen, or the Re
lief of Lucknow" and miscellaneous pre-
gramme; Friday evening, oratorio of 9Th
j, Messiah" The previous festivals of tn
society have been quite largely attended b
people from other counties, good proper
ton of whom have been members of tn
: chorus. We are assured that those VIII
, attend the approaching festival will be rt
paid even better than in former years. Flu
particulars concerning the festival will /
i furnished to singers and others intereste
> upon application to f. II. Fisher, secretar
of the society.
GENERAL STEPHEN THOMAS and Colon'
: Fred e. Smith of Montpelier were in Bostol
), last week, the guests of Colonel Herbert
- Hill at Young's Hotel. These gentlemen
with Captain George N. Carpenter of Bo
y ton, Captain +. ii. Buffum of the BOsto
l. Herald, Captain Howard and Chaplai
Williams, were in consultation Regarding I'll