The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-25


amply fits him to perform the duties of a
cashier in a manner that will satisfy both
the officers of the bank and that portion of
our community that does business with it.
The annual meeting of Thomas Wildey
Encampment of Odd Fellows was held last
week Friday evening, when the patriarchal
degree was conferred on three candidates,
and the golden rule and royal purple de-
grees on five. Later there was a banquet.
The following are the officers for the ensu-
ing year: Frank A. Sherburne, chief patri-
arch; George Tromblee, high priest IRE
electeD; William A. Taylor, senior war
den II. b. Wedge, junior warden; G. o.
Foster, scribe (re-elected); ID. w. Dudley,
treasurer (re-electedD
For several years the Baptist church has
been accustomed to have an annual meeting
on the Thursday before the first Sunday Of
the new year. This meeting has been an
all-day meeting, with a dinner served in
the vestry, and has partaken of a social as
well religious and business character This
year there will he the additional feature of
a rollcall. 1t is expected that every men,
Der of the church will be heard from, either
by letter or spoken word. There will also
be a reception of new members. The
meeting occurs on January 2.
THE committee appointed by the conven-
ton of members of county school boards, to
recommend list of text books for use
throughout the state, met at the Pavilion
ltiSu NFth llhdNs Alttl Il lOuE StSSlOu, INC
following books were approved: "Arith-
metic, Greenleaf's New Inductive Series;
grammar, Reed and Kellogg's geography,
Harper's seres history, Barnes series;
civil government, no report; writing, Els
worth's series; spelling, Normal course /;
drawing, Prang's. The report on read
ers was referred back to the sub-com-
| mittee, with instructions to consult the en-
tire committee by letter and report to the
! secretary Of the state committee by January
! l. The Lippincott and Franklin readers
were discussed at the meeting.
THE committee appointed at the recent
village meeting to make negotiations look
| ing to the exchange of Capital Hall for the
! Golden Fleece property finds itself unable
to do anything at present Mr.. Towner,
the tenant of the building proposed to its
owners to sell them his furniture at cost
and freight, with $500 added for damages
incident to the surrender of his lease, which
has yet about three years to run. Consid-
ering the fact that there is no store in town
into which he could move his large stock,
Mr.. Towner thinks his offer was reasona-
BILE one. The proprietorS did not so regard
the offer, and so negotiations for the ex-
change came to a halt before they had fairly
made a start. The new store begun by Mr..
Blanchard may afford a solution of this
part of the problem.
The Christmas festival of the Christ
church Sunday school will take place at
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| the church. All are very cordially invited to
be present. In the morning, at half-past ten
| o'clock, there will be a service, with the holy
communion. The exercises at Bethany
and the Baptist churches occur this evening.
At Bethany church there will be singing by
the children and the presentation OF gifts
from trees by Santa Claus, after which
games will be enjoyed by the children. The
usual gift-making from trees, with music
will delight the children and older people
of the Baptist church. At Trinity church
and the Church of the Messiah the exercises
were held last night. Presents were dis
tributed from trees at the former and can
tata was sung by the children at the latter
CHRISTMAS services will be held at nearly
all the churches next Sunday Rev. G
T. Raymond will preach a Christmas ser.
mon at the Baptist church in the morning
and Rev. A. j. Hough will also speak or
a theme connected with Christmas. Al
Bethany church the following programme
of music will be rendered in the evening
There Were Shepherds" Briggs; tie
Deum in c." Dressler; offertoire, Beth
any" Gounod. In the evening there will
be Sunday-school concert. The choir of the
Church of the Messiah, with the organist
will present the following selections in the
morning: Prelude, "Andante," Merkel
Festival Te Deum in D." Marston
"While Shepherds Watched, Best; "Hark
the Herald Angels Sing" Mozart; "Tht
cato, Shelley" Hark, While Harps of Gold
Hanscom: prelude march from Coca.
sional Oratorio." Handel. The evening
service will be planned especially for the
children.
IT was one of those curious coincident:
that frequently occur that Rev. G. w
Gallagher and wife should each meet with
a painful accident, while riding last week
. Very fortunately neither was seriously in
jured, although each accident was of such q
kind as to make the breaking of bones re
suit TO be expected. Mrs. Gallagher was rid
ing with one of her little girls on Thursday
and when crossing the railroad track at the
Junction the horse became frightened a
some freight cars that were being shifted
about. Shying to one side OF the road, the
animal threw Mrs. Gallagher from the
carriage, and few steps further on, shyinl
to the other side, he threw the little girl ou
also. Mrs Gallagher was seriously bruised
but the little girl escaped unhurt. On tn,
following day the horse on which Mr.
Gallagher was riding slipped on the ice and
fell, at the corner of State street and East
ern avenue. In falling the horse caugh
one of Mr.. Gallagher's legs, which wal
badly lamed, but was not broken.
THE kindergarten closed its fall term will
Christmas tree exercises on Friday morn
ing of last week. The popularity of thes,
exercises is that all the presents are giveI
by the children to parents and friends anC
themselves. Paper boats, boxes, cornu
copias and books filled with designs anC
sometimes with drawings and simple paint
ings, covered the little tree at Miss Fisk
schoolroom. There were thirteen children
in the school last term, and all but one wa
present Friday. Parents and friends cam,
in to see the exercises and receive the gift
of the little folks. A little singing, and /
few words of explanation of the kinder
garten system and the progress of tn,
school by Miss Fisk, preceded the gift
making. One totally unfamiliar with th'
system could not fail to see evidences of I
natural and happy training that commend
it to the parents whose interest in the edu
cation of their children is progressive. Th'
school is having vacation this week.
BUSINESS men on our streets were agaiI
sorely disappointed that there was M
sleighing during the two weeks befor,
Christmas. The volume of trade woulC
have been perceptibly swelled had a few
inches II ore of snow fallen. Yet there il
little complaint. Nearly every one say
his business has been fully as good as las
year-possibly little better. Some have
noticed demand for cheaper-priced arti
cles, but the number of separate purchases
in gifts is as large as last year. Monday ant