The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-30

field lodges respectively. Among the WIS.,
itors were Grand Master II. w. Hall of st.
Albans, Deputy Grand Master o. III. Hen
derson of st. Johnsbury, Grand Warden G.
f. Eddy of Bellows Falls, Grand Sentinel
II. f. Parker, Grand Treasurer G. p.
Arthur of Bradford and Grand Recorder
w. ID. Wilson of st. Adams
BELOW is programme of the annual con-
vention of the diocese of Vermont, to be
held in Christ church next week: Tuesday,
at Z: 30 A. M, evening prayer; sermon by
Rev. d. 9. Roberts of Concord, N. H.,
formerly rector of Christ church. Wednes-
day, at 8: 30 A. NJ, morning prayer; 900 A.
M, organization of the convention; 10; 30 A.
NJ, litany and holy communion; conven-
ton sermon by Rev. Thomas Adams,
Dol, of Lennoxvlle, p. O.; 3: 90 p. NJ,
reading of the annual address of the bishop,
| followed by business meetings 1880 P.
M, missionary session of the convention.
Thursday, at s.: 30 A. NJ, morning prayer
300 A. M, business meeting.
THE grand list of Montpelier for 1888 foots
up total of 33991-a gain over last year
of $500. The polls number 944, decrease
of five from last year. New Taxpayers re-
turned $4,000 in personal estate, and there
was loss of $57,0 in personal property
by removals from town and division Of
estates One hundred ninety taxpayers
showed gain of S144 600 in personal estate
and one hundred eighty-seven loss of
| S136,000. The increase in value of personal
estate from last year is about S27,0OO and
in real estate about S23,0O0 The increase in
the valuation of real and personal estate
in the last four years has been over 500 600,
On Thursday last A. o. Cummins re-
ceived from A S. Garretson, president of
the Sioux City National Bank and of the
Sioux City Loan and Trust Company dis.
patch requesting Mr.. Cummns to send
Bert to Sioux City by June 1st. Bert
was summoned home from Boston, and un-
fortunately was thereby compelled to leave
his studies at Bryant & Stratton' s CONNER
cial College within three weeks of the time
when he would have graduated and re-
ceived " sheep-skin." He will leave for
Sioux City tomorrow night, expecting to
arrive there Sunday at $3.50 A. NJ. 1t is not
known as yet what work Mr.. Garretson
wishes to assign him, but Montpelier friends
wish the young man abundant success in
whatever field of labor he may enter
ABOUT one hundred Sons of Veterans
including representatives of nearly all the
camps in Vermont-attended the sixth
annual encampment at Montpelier last
Wednesday. The morning and afternoon
sessions were chiefly devoted to routine
business and the following officers were
elected and installed: Colonel, f. l.. Eaton
of Montpelier Northumberland, E. T.
Griswold of Bennington; major G. A.
Searle of St. Albans; council, o. r. Leon
ard of Brattleboro, H. O. Bixby of Chelsea
and F. l.. Thomas of Burlington. o. r.
Leonard was also made the delegate-at-large
to the commandery-in-chief From the re-
port of the adjutant it appeared that the
| order in Vermont now has total member
ship of about six hundred seventy-ive
Nine camps have been organized during the
past year and the gain in membership in
that time has been over one hundred.
Bennington was chosen as the location Of
| the encampment next year.
THE delight which Henry E. Dixey's
visits have caused elsewhere was fully ex-
perienced by Montpelier people on the oc-
casion of his appearance here. No such
reception has been accorded any actor who
has yet appeared upon the boards at Blanch-
ard Opera-house and no comedian ever
visited Montpelier who could claim equality
with him in any respect. "Adons is a
decidedly original and exceedingly funny
piece burlesque on almost everything
and evidently written with the one object
of revealing to the fullest extent the won
derful versatility of the justly-famous Dxey.
And this it certainly does, while affording
ample opportunity for other members of the
cast to distinguish themselves. Dixey' s
support is hardly less than perfect and every
member of his large company seems to
share the spirit of his acting. Among the
number are some who are possessed of
wonderfully pleasing voices and many of
the musical selections of "Adonis " are
among its most pleasing features. AS was
expected from the great advance sale of
seats, the Opera-houSe was filled on the
night of the performance and the audience,
which included some two or three hundred
people from neighboring localities, was
generally appreciative.
FRIDAY afternoon Stephen G. Black OF
Berlin was brought before Justice John Fl.
Senter at the Office of Senter & Kemp to
answer to complaint charging him with
attempting to burn the parsonage of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Berlin
Corners on Monday, May 81. The facts, as
testified to, were substantially as follows
The lower part of the parsonage is rented
and occupied by Almon St. John and wife
the upper rooms by the respondent. Mrs.
st. John, who was at work washing in the
kitchen, thought that she smelled smoke
coming from the room occupied by Black.
She Immediately went up 10 his room and
discovered fire issuing from hole in the
partition. This hole is near a chimney.
She put the fire out and informed the nearest
neighbor of the occurrence. She testified
that Black left the house at half-past
eleven A. NJ. that the fire was discovered at
fifty minutes past eleven A. NJ 1t appeared
therefrom paper which smelled strongly of
Kerosene They also found a number OF
partially-burned matches and potato
Some of the paper was produced in court,
including a poster of Professor Bristol's
horse-show, which recently exhibited in
town. The hole was originally cut in the
wall to let a stove-pipe through, but had
been boarded up on the back side. This
board did not show any marks of fire. The
front part of the hole, which had been
covered with cloth and wallpaper, said
paper and cloth having been torn off by
Black the preceding Friday, was burned a
little around the edges 1t appeared that
Black had obtained S175 insurance on his
property in the parsonage some six weeks
previous to the fire. Witnesses thought
that at the time of the fire he had not more
than S25 in value there, though they had no
accurate means of judging. Black was seen
at halfpast twelve p. NJ. walking past the
house of e. III. Bloss which is some seventy
five rods from the parsonage. Mrs. st.
John has two children, the oldest five years
of age. AS there is only one way up to
Blacks room, and as that leads from a
hall oppOSita the kitpban door which shp