Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-20
MONTPELIER.


Laura Smith. Sadie Wing, William Smith
and Charles Davis.
The Vermont Savings Investment COM
pany will soon be established in their new
office at Sc State street. They are now
waiting for the safe and fixtures, which are
expected from Chicago in about 10 days.
Fire broke out in the outbulding used as
sleeping quarters for employees Of the Union
House December II The hose companies
promptly responded TO the alarm, and the
Volunteers got first water, although the
blaze was partly extinguished by two small
streams from the hotel and Miller's store be-
fore they arrived. The furniture, bedding,
and clothing in one room were destroyed
and the woodwork injured but $50 will
probably cover all losses
Henry Libbcn, an employee at the Fabyan
House, White Mountains, the past summer,
is clerk at the Union house. Electric lights
have been placed in the stables connected
with this establishment.
The annual meeting of Mt. Sinai Tenn
pie, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, was
held at Montpelier Friday evening.
These officers were elected Grand DO
tentate, Collins Blakeey; chief rabbi, Geo.
l.. Lane; assistant rabbi, James Z. Cur
ran: high priest Stephen h. Colby; orr
urer, f. II. Bascom, recorder, Charles
Heaton; trustees, j. w. +. Washburn,
Henry Lowe, George w. Wing. There
was large attendance and banquet was
served at IL o'clock.
Montpelier instituted lodge of tho New
England order of Protection Friday
evening, with charter list of % members.
The name adopted was Stannard Lodge 1877.
Officers were elected and installed as fol
lows: George w. Wing, G.. NJ. of F. .and
A. NJ. for Nermont Collins BlaSely, iu-
Nor past warden James L. Curran war
den: w. o. Standish, vice warden: E. f.
Towner, secretary d. S. Wheatley, fnan-
clal secretary; w. b. Smith, treasurer
George b. B. Denny, chaplain; c. c. Pierce,
guide; L. +. Stevens, Guardian; William
Blanchard, sentinel: Arthur Ropes, c. NJ.
Hambln, S. W. Corse, trustees
Brooks Woman's Relief corps elected
these officers: Mrs. Stella Burpee, president
Mrs. Clara Holden, senior vice president
| Mrs. Susan Morse, junior vice president
Mrs Belle Peck, treasurer; Mrs. Abba
Smith, chaplain; Mrs. Emily Roberts, con
ductor; Mrs Olive Wheelock, guard; Mrs
Jennie Bagley, Mrs. Mary b. Peck, Mrs
Margaret Cory and Mrs. Alice Richardson,
delegates to the State convention at Rut
land: Mrs. Clara Fowler, Mrs Susan Dewey,
Mrs. Caroline Wilder and Mrs. Fannie
Wheatley, alternates. This corps was or
gained in March, 1886, now has 1876 mem
bers in good standing, ana meetings are
held the second and fourth Fridays of each
month. The members are to give public
entertainment sometime in January.
The capitol guard reading room is open tt
members every evening The company
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Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Bethany. THE pastor will deliver two
Christmas sermons next Sunday, "Christ
mas Thoughts in the morning and 'Am
my Brothers. Keeper in the evening. Or
the following Wednesday evening there il
to be tree and Santa Claus in the chapel
for the Sunday-school scholars. The chill
dren's Christmas concert VIII be held Sun
| day evening, December 30
Trinity. Christmas services will be held
next Sunday morning, and the pastors text
is to be The Angels Message, and why ii
was delivered to the Shepherds" There
Will he a tree in the vestry Tuesday evening
with speaking, singing and other exercises
| by the children.
Baptist. THE Gift of Gifts is to be
the subject of Rev. G.. T. Raymond Christ
mas sermon next Sunday morning. Dur
ing the Wednesday evening following q
| tree with literary ana musical exercises are
to be enjoyed in the vestry.
| Unitarian. On Tuesday evening will be
a Christmas operetta by the little folks,
with various other exercises, in the vestry
4 Christmas sermon will be given by the
pastor Sunday morning, December 20 and
and special music will be rendered By the
choir. There is also to b. Christmas fes
tivites at the Morse school house.
Episcopal Rev. j. p. Flanders will de
! liver a Christmas sermon at 1890 a. IN.
next Wednesday, and children's service
will be held al 4 p. M, with tree, caro
by the children, and an address by the pas
tor.
Catholic Midnight mass at | 80 p. m.
/ Tuesday, and high mass at 1890 a. IN.
| Wednesday.
Barney Ring was arrested in East Gran
Vile and brought to Jail Monday, for con
tempt OF court. Tuesday he appeared be
fore Justice Smile and gave bail TO appear
at County Court.
There is a new hired girl in one of ON
Montpelier families, and as the man of the
house lighted the gas during her first even
ings stay she stared at the fixtures and
blaze for several minutes, did likewise tn,
said, Il wish you'd tell me how you get tn,
kerosene into them pipes.
The Montpelier Educational and Benevo-
lent ASSOCIATION are to have room at til,
home of Mrs. r. Dillon, in which they ex
pect to meet every Saturday during the win
ter, to receive gifts OF miscellaneous arti
cles and make distributions to families il
need.
There are 1870 students registered at tn,
Vermont Methodist seminary. \ skating
association has been formed and Prof. T.
c. Morey elected president; Prof. +. l.
Durham, vice-president \. c. Stevens, sec
rotary; l.. NJ. Beeman, treasurer The RIM
is to b. ENLARGED, and the lady students made
| honorary members.
The Young Folks Whist club met Wed
nesday evening at he home of l.. H. Green
Mrs. +. II. Bascom is to open II dancing
school for the little ones, at 2 p. M, Satur
day, at the Pavilion.
Personals: Misses lnez and Ivs Blanch-
ara started Tuesday to visit relatives il
Washington, u. &C. W, Bailey, grain
merchant, of Chicago is in town. H.
Newton, dentist, is now located in his new
residence on Park avenue. Mortimer Mar
fin who was iniurpd bV fha ,,o vino, pC a al ,