The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

there would be large audience at the
Opera-house, but for some unaccountabe
reason this expectation was not realized
The views, about one hundred in number
| were very fine, and they alone were we'll
worth going to see. Supplemented by the
lecture, however, they made most delight
| full entertainment. Mr.. Lewis took his
| hearers from Boston TO Montreal, and
thence to the Canadian Rockies, the grand
scenery of which was reproduced with skill
and effect 1t is safe to say that every one
in the audience was more than pleased.
THE annual meeting of the Union Mutual
Fire Insurance Company was held at their
| Office in Montpelier on the 14th day of Oc-
| tober, 1891, and the following named gentle
men were elected as directors: Addison
county, ID. ID. Hemenway; Bennington
county, Thomas Hoxie Hall; Caledonia
county, g. M. Campbell, Francis Switser;
Essex county, G. w. King; Franklin county,
III. f. Brigham; Grand Isle county, George
| w. Beardsley; Lamoille county, Henry
M. McFariand; Orange county. Curtis S.
land county, w. II. Preston; Windham
county, Milon Davidson; Windsor county,
George Marcy; Washington county, j. w.
Brock, M. NJ. Cutler, A. d. Farwell, John
III. Senter, II. w. Kemp, T. j. Boy nton,
| Hiram A. Huse. At subsequent meeting
of the directors, Marcus NJ. Cutler was
elected presidents James w. Brock, vice.
president; John Senter, secretary; Harlan
w. Kemp, treasurer; Della A. Fay assist
ant secretary James w. Brock and Hiram
| A. Huse auditors.
WE notice in the Hampshire Gazette, of
Northampton, Mass, that d. d. Gorham
| has resigned as assistant principal of the
high school OF that city, his health not per-
mitting him to continue his school duties
Mr.. Gorham was principal Of the Mont
peler high school for eleven years, and
went to Northampton in 1871. He was
born at Rutland in 1819 graduated at Mid
dlebury college in 1S47, and has been teach
ing from that time to the present. having
been at Champlain and Malone, n. Y, be-
fore coming to Montpelier. At Northamp-
ton Mr.. Gorham was principal of the high
school until three years ago, when advanc-
ing age compelled him to give up the re-
sponsibilties of the principalship and to
take the position of assistant principal
Mr.. Gorham's life has been as completely
devoted to educational work as it was pos
sible for it to be, and the number of men
and women who have received instruction
under him are numbered by thousands.
Those of the number who are now living
and hundreds of other friends, will wish
him many years of well deserved rest now
that he has finally retired from active work.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company was held on
Wednesday afternoon of last week. when
the following directors were chosen: Addi-
son county, Richard H. Preble; Benning-
ton county, j. II. Walbridge; Chittenden
county, Henry Greene; Caledonia county,
w. G. Lewis; Essex county, George S. Rob-
inson; Franklin county, A: L. Galusha;
Grand Isle county, II. G. Hill Lamoille
county, w. H. II. Bingham; Orange county
Royal A. Hatch; Orleans county, j. n
Webster; Rutland county, George Briggs
Windham county, j. l.. Martin; Windsor
county, William W: Stickney; Washington
county, Fred e. Smith, Jabez w. Ellis,
. | HOratin Tan1ip Tonia u and
Melville E. Smile. The directors organized
by electing the following officers: Presi-
dent, Horatio n. Taplin; president.
Fred e. Smith; secretary, James I. Sabin;
: Fred E. Smith, Jabez w. Ellis, Louis P.
Gleason; auditor, j. w. Ellis. The board
OF directors voted to limit the lines on
steam sawmills and slate mills to $500.
The condition of the company is excellent,
OF course, and, while the losses of the past
, year have been large in common with those
of other companies, the volume of business
) has been very satisfactory to the directors.
} AT the adjourned meeting of the Educa-
tional and Benevolent Association the old
officers were re elected. The secretary s
2 and the treasurer's reports were interesting.
All bills are paid and few dollars in the
: treasury. The report of work done showed
7 that more and better clothing was given
| out last winter than during the winter be-
s fore. Several children have been clothed
l could not continue in school without help.
r Three cases were reported where children
came to the rooms with their stockings and
shoes so ragged that their feet were exposed
: to the snow. Many others in not much
+ better condition were made comfortable.
| Most of the destitution was in the families
of men who waste their earnings in the
. saloons, and for tobacco. By vsitations it
{ was ascertained that the mothers in these
families were working far beyond their
t strengthened they offer work for the ar
. tces given. New shoes, rubbers, over
/. shoes, stockings and underclothing have
\ been purchased to meet the urgent needs
: Contributions in money, or in clothing and
q school books, will be gladly received. The
( report of the industrial school for little
: girls was very encouraging Thirty names
\ are on the list. Rapid progress has been
made little things-apronS, pin-cushions,
and patchwork-have been the principal
, work. A few of the girls have been taught
at home, but as the work is for the benefit
, : of the school, or for the needy, these girls
: a~e welcome to assist in the charity These
children have the benefit of selections read,
and are taught in the kind and polite
courtesies of life. Children's magazines
: have been contributed, which are amusing
', and educational. Those who know most
of this work find that it is great good.
! The superintendent of schools, last year,
, gave kind mention of this work in his an
j, nual report