The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

Wright.
A LARGE delegation of members of Mount
Zion Commandery, Knights Templar at
tended the funeral of the late II. o. Hatch
of Barre last week Wednesday.
A LARGE number from here attended the
concert at Plainfeld last week Thursday
evening. About half of the audience was
composed of Montpelier people.
The members of the Virgil class of the
grammar school were entertained last
Wednesday evening by Professor j. A.
DeBoer at his residence on Vine street.
The Loomis farm and large quantity of
live stock, farming tools, etc, belonging to
the estate of the late j. G. Emery, are to he
sold at auction next Saturday, March 90.
ARTHUR LovETT, who departed with the
Jennie Calef company, which was here sew
eral months ago, has become weary of the
atrical life and fitted back to the paternal
nest.
J. ID. DUTToN who has for some time been
travelling agent for the Bailey Organ Com
pany of St. Johnsbury, has bought the Cap
tain Mead place and will take possession
soon.
REV G. w. GALLAGHER preached two elo-
quent sermons to large congregations at
Bethany church last Sunday forenoon and
evening. He will preach there again next
Sunday.
PRESIDENT GEORGE HOLDEN gave the
members of the law students association
quiz Saturday evening on intricate points of
law. The practice will be continued during
the summer.
LAST evening Gamaliel Washburn Lodge
of Perfection worked the l4th degree of that
rite, and at a later hour Mount Calvary
Council conferred the 10th degree, Princes
of Jerusalem.
THE Right Reverend w. w. Miles, ID. D.,
bishop of New Hampshire, will visit Christ
church parish on Monday evening, March
25 for confirmation. Service at half-past
seven o'clock.
"WoMENs WORK AND WAGES" is the
title of the lecture to be given by Rev. j.
Edward Wright in the Universalist church
in Washington next Monday evening, at
seven o'clock.
FRED MORSE of South Ryegate is clerking
in Marvin & Wilson's shoe store, taking the
position vacated by Merton Curtis The
latter has begun work in Gleason & Co. s
dry goods store.
JAMES A. MURRAY, who has been very
sick for some time, died last Thursday The
funeral was held Sunday at St. Augustine
church and the remains were taken to
Moretown for interment.
ID. MAYO is inventing new foot and hand
power hardwood saving machine for light
work. Some time ago he invented a very
serviceable hand wood boring machine and
SnOW-Scraper LOT sidewalks
| THE Hobo club has added a new hanging
lamp to the furnishings of its rooms on the
! Berlin side. The club has organized base
ball team and is ready to paralyze all COM
ers, as soon as the season opens.
Much dissatisfaction is EXPIRE sed among
| the patrons of the electric light company
| with the character of the light furnished
The electric lighting apparatus has been
taken from the law-office of j. A Wing and
gas fixtures put in.
THE directors of the Wetmore & Morse
| Granite Company have levied an assess
ment upon fifty per ceut of the capital stock
| The entire capital stock has now been as
| sessed, the first assessment being upon fifty
| per cent of the stock.
THE assembly at the Pavilion last Wednes-
! day evening was attended by nearly forty
couples, including six couples from Barre.
| The second hop of the series will be held
| this evening. The floor managers will be
w. c. Berry, A. G. Eaton, and j. p. Adams.
JOIN p. EDDY arrived in town yesterday
morning for a short visit. For the past
fourteen months he has been an inmate OF
the Soldiers Home in Bennington. His
health is partially restored, and he says the
doctors have given him renewed lease OF
| life for two years
THE Montpelier truckmen conceived the
| idea last week that it would be a good
scheme to have their pictures taken in a
group and after hunting up a dOuble-ba
! relied camera that wasn't afraid of the cars
| they ranged themselves before the instru.
ment and were sized up.
THE Apollo Club has already held two
rehearsas for the coming minstrel enter.
tainment, on Friday and Monday evenings
The next rehearsal will be on Friday even,
ing of this week. 1t is evident even at this
early date, from the way the boys are tax.
ing hold in the rehearsals that the affair is
bound to be a success.
THE board Of civil service examiners fol
this district will meet at the custom-houst
at Burlington, Tuesday forenoon March 26
at nine O'clock for the purpose OF eXamin
ing applicants for appointment in the Gus
toms service in this district. All persons
desiring such appointment will have to pass
a civil service examination.
THOMAS WILDEY Encampment of ODD
Fellows will give literary and musical en-
tertainment at their hall on Friday evening
A cordial invitation is extended to the Off
GERS and members of Montpelier and Barre
lodges to attend with their wives or ladies
together with any friends whom they may
desire to introduce to social amenities o
odd Fellowship. New sugar will be among
the attractions.
PROFESSOR BISHOP has been travelling
around town during the greater part of the
past week trying to find quarters for some
OF Ine oelnlnarN students during lHe spring
term, as the clearinghouse on the hill il
entirely inadequate to accommodate the in
creased number of pupils, The indications
are that the attendance during the coming
term will be the largest ever known in tn,
history of the school.
a UNION business meeting OF the thre,
local Christian Endeavor societies was hel(
in Bethany chapel last week Tuesday even
ing to take some action in regard to tn,
management of the Berlin Sunday school
After considerable discussion the following
committee was appointed to take charge o
the matter; Mrs. d. w. Leland, Miss Heller
Burpee, NJ. l.. Burnham, Miss Annie
Streeter, Miss Fannie Knapp and Miss Ma
comber.
WE received yesterday the order for the
renewal of his subscription from the vener
able Enoch Howe of Williamstown, in his
own handwriting. Mr.. Howe is ninety
seven years of age and has been asubscribel
to the WATCHMAN since its earliest publica
ton. The WATCHMAN, and prompt re
newal of subscriptions, tend to length o
days. We trust our friend may attain to d
century OF existence, with well-preserved
mental and bodily powers.
THE campfire of Brooks Post of the Grand
Army of the Republic on Monday night was
well attended, though not so well as il
| ynulI hava haau had thara NOT hoan nt no,