The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-28


Mrs. GEORGE LAWSON died on last week
Tuesday night at her home on the Berlin
side OF consumption. The funeral took
place Thursday afternoon at one o'clock.
A CONVENTION of the Vermont State Holt
ness League will be held here at Trinity
church, beginning on the evening of Tues
day, February 10, and closing on the fol-
lowing Sunday evening.
THE Woman's Relief Corps held the first
of series of suppers and entertainments
at Grand Army hall on last week Wednes-
day evening. The proceeds are to be de-
voted to charitable objects.
THE reception of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pollard at Mrs. Polard's home on East
Liberty street, last week Wednesday even
ing, was attended by about seventy friends
A very pleasant evening was passed.
THE committee of arrangements for the
Vermont dinner at Boston last week Friday
evening received letters from General
Stephen Thomas and Hon. Charles Dewey
regretting their inability to be present.
WESLEY E. TAPLIN has been elected a
delegate to the national meeting at Port
land, Maine, February "a, which Is to OBJ
serve the anniversary of the formation of
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor.
AN interesting letter from Germany. pub
licatiOn of which has been long delayed,
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from former student at the Seminary and
will be read with interest, particularly by
the student class.
Mt. SINAI TEMPLE, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, goes to Rutla.d February 10 TO con-
fer orders on candidates belonging to Taft
Commandery al Bennington, Mt. Calvary
Commandery of Middebury and Killington
Cominandery of Rutland.
ONE of the workmen on the National Life
Insurance Company's building fell through
an open place in the floor one evening last
week, when about to begin extra work in
connection with putting in the safe. He
was seriously shaken up, but is now out
again. The building is now being slated.
CAPTAIN E. j. HARTsHoRN of Emmetts-
burgh, Iowa, cashier of the sergeant-at-
arms of the national house of representa-
tives, has been in town. Captain Harts-
horn is accompanied by his son John Ed
ward. His errand here is the interment of
Mrs. Eastman, a notice of whose death ap-
pears elsewhere.
A REGULAR meeting af Aurora Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons, will be held at
Masonic hall, Monday evening, February
2, Work on the second degree, after which
the brethren of Granite lodge, Barre, VT,
will confer the magnanimous and exalted
degree of Sir Knights of Birmingham on
several of the brethren present. Banquet
afterward.
MRS SUSAN S. EASTMAN, widow of the late
Charles G. Eastman of Montpelier, died at
the home of her son-in-law, Captain E. j..
Hartshorn, in Emmettsburgh, Iowa, on
Sunday, January IS. Captain Hartshorn
accompanied the remains to Montpelier for
interment in Green Mount Cemetery by
the side of her husband, daughter, sons and
grandsons. An obituary notice of Mrs.
Eastman will appear in the next issue of
the WATCHMAN.
HrIu httStt 20 nj lx-nr
tise by the ladies of Montpelier, seems to
be a scheme that combines business and en-
tertainment-and both in profitable and at
tractive measure. From the various places
where a similar " carnival " has been held
very flattering testimonials are shown from
the representatives of the trade which ap-
peared in the carnival. The management
is in good hands and will unquestionably
he great success Remember the date,
February 10.
THE Montpelier Association of Congrega-
tional clergymen met at Bethany church
yesterday. The general subject was
ChrSts second coming What does the
Bible teach respecting it, especially as to
its object and when it is to be?" Different
phases of the subject were discussed by
Rev. G. S. Smith, Rev. G. w. Longren, Rev
f.. w Cummings Rev. w. S. Hazen, Rev.
| j. j. Hall, Rev. L.. Tennev, Rev. l.. III
Elliot and Rev. p. II. Carpenter. There
was good attendance.
FIGURATIvELY speaking, he ladies of the
| Library Guild lecture course kept their best
wine for the last entertainment. The con
cert by the Temple quartette, with Miss
! Hale as dramatic reader, was in many re-
spects the most enjoyable of the series
and all have been exceptionally good
Enough can hardly be said in praise of
Miss Hale and her readings. Rarely has
one appeared on the platform here who has
so completely charmed her audience. As
reader she exelnplifies Hamlet's instruc
tons to the players. Very deftly she hold.
the mirror up 10 nature and so skillfully
catches natures expression that in the per.
fection OF her art one forgets that it is all an
artistic creation. And yet it is not all art
for nature has herself peculiarly endowed
Miss Hale with quail les that greatly assist
her and TO which she needs only to give
natural expression to be exceedingly inter
esting and entertaining. In their numbers
the Temples " were inimitable. Ger
tainly neither they nor Miss Hale can com
plain of lack of appreciation. Every mum
ber OF the programme was encored. The
ladies have managed well, labored with
well-directed zeal, and deserve warm com
mendations for their enterprise, and hearty
congratulations on their success.
THE missionary meeting at Bethany
church last week Wednesday afternoon ant
evening was one of great interest to thos,
attending. The afternoon meeting opened
with devotional service lasting about
half-hour and led by Rev. DR.. Edward
Hawes Of Burlington, who also presided
during the afternoon and made brief re
marks. Rev. DIR. n. G. Clark, secretary o
the American Board of Foreign Missions
also made few remarks after DIR. Hawe
had finished. To the disappointment of all
it was announced that Rev. DR.. e. b. Webl
of Boston was unable to be present ON ac
count of his health, his physicians having
advised him to go to Florida. Rev. Il
Winsor, a missionary in India for som'
twenty years, filled DR.. Webb's place OF
the programme most acceptably. Mr.. Win
sor gave a very interesting account of TIN
work of the industrial mission of which h,
had had charge for many years. Especial,
interesting was the story of the rescue 0
o irty African slaves from an Arabian
SLAYER. The young Zulus were placed il
Mr.. Winsor's industrial school and haC
made most remarkable progress in educa
ton and the arts of civilized life Rev
Daniel March, author of might Scenes il
the Bible" was the next speaker. Mr.
March gave many OF his impressions formed
during trip which he had made arounC
the world as a private individual. Stoppinl
at as many mission posts as possible, h'
gained a vast store OF information concern
ing the work. Mr. March in this address