The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-26

THE Chautauqua class will meet with
Mrs Thomas Marvin on Barre street next
Friday at quarter-past two o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Thanksgiving service at the Church
of the Messiah will be this "wednesday
~ ming, in the vestry. The service will
begin at seven.
The regular meeting of the Non-partisan
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
he held at Mrs. ID. L. Fuller's this afternoon
at three o'clock.
Mr.. NJ. o. EDsoN, the WATCHMAN's legis
lative reporter has been elected chronicler
at the cass.day exercises of his class at
Dartmouth college.
Mrs. c. IL. HEATH has sold her home
stead on Barre street to DIR. o. l.. Watson
of Topsham and will give possession De-
cember /. Price, $1,000.
THE Leland property on Barre street was
bid off Saturday afternoon by Charles
Smith for S1,705. A part of the household
effects also was disposed of.
THE Womans Christian Temperance
Union meets with Mrs. f. ID. Putnam next
week Tuesday afternoon at half past three.
Temperance teaching in Sunday-schOol will
be discussed.
OUR old friend and former townsman,
Henry X. Field Esq now of San Francisco,
received an injury in the Yosemite five
months ago, from which he has now so far
recovered as to be able to be at his Office.
GEORGE NEWTON of the Seminary read an
interesting paper at the Montpelier district
convention of the Epworth League at West
Randolph on Wednesday. His subject was
" The Advancements of Young Men in
History"
ABOUT twenty-five members OF the Young
Peoples Religious Fraternity attended the
sociabe at the home of Rev. j. Edward
Wright on Thursday. A very pleasant
evening was passed in playing games and
listening to piano music by Louis j, Hatha-
way.
PROFESSOR f. A. BISHOP of the seminary
has been appointed committee to solicit
subscriptions for putting heating apparatus
into the buildings. Already quite sum has
been raised, and it is now certain that either
steam or furnace heat will be supplied next
winter.
THE post-office will be open on Thursday
from eight to ten o'clock in the morning
aud from four to six in the afternoon.
Carriers Brown and Miller at eight o'clock
in the morning, and the collections will be
as usual.
THE semi-annual meeting of the trustees Of
the Vermont Methodist Seminary was held
hrre Thursday afternoon. Reports were
made regarding the financial condition OF
the institution, the recent improvements,
every respect was made. The fall term
closed on Friday.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON of Waterbury was
granted ID pension of St a month on the 10th
instant. This is the first in Vermont, we
believe, under the act of June q, 1890. I.
j. Deavtt was his attorney. Horace w.
Love of New York city, formerly of Rut-
land also has been granted a pension Of IS
month and 81 1868 arrears.
teachers was continued at Capital hall last
Wednesday, when six more applicants fol-
| certificates presented themselves, making
the total number just one hundred. Four OF
! these sought tirst-grade certificates. Super
| visor Booth said the number of young men
applying was much larger than it was last
year. During the first part of last year the
number was about five per cent of the total
number of applicants, while at this examina
| tiOn the number was from fifteen to twenty
per cent. This increase the supervisor at.
tributes to the better pay which teachers
now receive. During the oral eXamina
ton Mr.. Booth made an address ON The
Teacher and Hen Work. in which many
helpful suggestions were given.
THE funeral of the late f. II. Bascom oc
Cured Wednesday, at TO- 80 o'clock A. NJ.
| from the home of the deceased, No. ~
State street Nearly two hundred member:
| of the different organizations OF which Mr.
Bascom was member We're present. These
| organizations included Vermont Lodge o
Odd Fellows, Canton Montpelier, Wabur
Tribe Of Red Men, Aurora Lodge, Noun
Zion Commandery and the Grand Com
mandery of the state, the last named Ma
sonic body having charge of the funeral
Rev. S. a. Parker of Bethel was the oitici
ating clergyman, and Rev. Mr.. Walker o
Bennington, grand prelate Of the GranC
Commandery conducted the burial service
while w. f, Lewis. of Rutland, grand com
mander had charge of the ritudlisUic cere
mony. The bearers were &. a. Barnard, j
I. Sabin, George w. Wing, &. IL. Heaton
j. Il. Curran of Montpelier, w. f. Lewis .
Rutland, Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor anC
George o. Tyler of Burlington. The re
mains We're taken to Bethel for interment.
The senior exhibition at the Seminar
occurred Thursday evening, when ldrg
audience was present TO hear the interest
ing exercises. The programme consisted
OF essays by the ladies and orations by th
young men upon the following subj cts
Learn to Labor and to Wait" Eta G
Parmelee " Air Castles, Sadie l.. Humph
rey; " Success" Frank w Elliott; Mat
ter and Manner" Edith Guerrier "Spec
tacles," Katie NJ. Davis; Practical Pro
Build the Ladder by Which We Rise,
Mary A. M ody; Sunny Side of Life,
| Josephine NJ Taylor; Build Well" E
dred l.. NJ. Barnes (who was excused iron
speaking); " We Girls" Nettie j. Norris
Paintings" Edith II. Barnes; Era c
Political Revolution" Earl X. Davis
Memory" Clara b. Chalmers; Rom
Was Not Built in Day." Edward j, Gale
Cobwebs," Clara NJ Folsom 9th
West" Milo S. Eddy. Music, selections b.
} Misses Scribner, Pierce, Donaldson an
Livingstone gave pleasing variety to tn
programme.
The Washington County Good Tempar'
Union met at Red Mems hall Friday
The following lodges were represented
Roxbury, Plainfeld, Gouldsville, Mon
pelier, Moscow, Mortified, Watstield an
Cabot. Three temples also sent representa-
! tives. The attendance was about seventy
five, which was larger even than was e'
, pected An address of welcome was give
by Rev. w. A. Evans of Montpelier lodg,
which was responded to by j. S. Batche
der of Waterbury. The following officer
, were elected Chief templar, G, ID. Edgel
1 ton, Northield; vice templar, Mrs. q. "
Orcutt, Roxbury; secretary, G. l.. Pervie
q Northteld; treasurer, John A. Foss, Plail
| field; chaplain. Rev. j. Edward Wrigh
Montpelier; representative to other unions
| w, Arther Jones, Montpelier; ma
. shal, l.. l.. Provost, East Calais; guar'
| n 4. ..w.e