The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27

nave Deen nau tne mousse Oeen crowded.
The attendance has been much better this
week, and it is hoped that the remaining
nights of the week which closes the present
engagement will see the hall packed with
the old crowds
YULETIDE has called home many of
Montpeliers young people who are in bust
ness or at school elsewhere among them
Charles r.. Dewey of New York, George p
Dewey of Portland, Me-, E. r. Houghton of
Boston, Miss Grace Houghton of Miss Burn
hams school, Northampton, Charles III.
Cross, Jr., and Willard Emery of Boston,
Roscoe Grant of Wesleyan University
Charles Adams, Clifton Heaton and Julius
Dewey of Rock Point Institute, Burlington,
Miss Maud ShurtleH Of Lasell Seminary,
Auburndale, Mass, Miss Laura Ropes from
Miss Claggetts school, Boston, Miss Bessie
Farwell of Ashley Hall, Montvale, Mass, and
Miss Nellie Fifeld of Miss Capen's school,
Northampton, Mass.
THE annual business meeting of the
Church of the Messiah was held last Mon
day evening. The finances of this society
are in excellent shape, and it enters upon
the new year out of debt, with all bills paid.
The following officers were elected for the
year ensuing: A. G. Brown, senior warden;
Clark King, junior warden; j. G.. Brown,
treasurer; f. Blanchard, clerk; Il. K Peck
and f l.. Eaton, auditors A. ID. Farwell,
pew agent j. E. Goodenough, w. G.. An
drews d. p. Clarke, T. S. Brophy, Mrs F.
Blanchard, Mrs A. O. Cummins, Mrs. n. G.
Tabor, executive committee; Arthur G
Eaton, collector; A. JOhonnott, George w.
McAllister, 9. G Bancroft, Mrs. o. II.
Richardson, soliciting committee.
The following officers for the year ensuing
have been elected by Brooks Relief Corps:
President, Mrs Ella F. Leland; senior
vice president, Mrs. Emma NJ. Noyes; junior
vice president, Mrs, Lovina Peck; treasurer,
Mrs. Alice G.. Baker; chaplain, Mrs Mary
Mra
guard, Mrs. Emma A. Hunt; delegates to
state convention, Mrs. Lovina Peck, Mrs.
Alice c. Baker, Mrs. Dora j. Felt alter.
mates, Mrs. Jennie Bagley, Mrs. Clara H.
Fowler, Mrs. Emma NJ. Noyes; trustees,
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Seaver, Mrs. Clara II.
Fowler, Mrs. Alvira Young. These officers
will be installed in Grand Army hall, Tues
day evening, January 4, Mrs Ellen NJ
| Seaver, installing officer. All members OF
the corps are especially requested to be
| present.
FRED SMITH was arrested for intoxcation
last Wednesday night by Officer Hunt
| He disclosed on the ubiquitous stranger be-
| fore Justice NJ. E. Smile, Thursday morn
! ing, but the court was of the opinion thai
the story was little thin for this weather
especially in the case of that individual, anG
he was remanded to Jail to refresh his mem
ory. A stay with Jaior Dudley from
| Thursday morning till Saturday evening re-
freshed his memory somewhat, and wher
| taken before the court he disclosed on Mer
ton Bradford, who is in the employ of the
Standard Light and Power Company. Mr.
Bradford denies even having seen Smitf
on the day of his arrest, and the fact that {
certain person in town who is suspected o
selling liquor at his establishment near tn,
School street bridge promptly paid the fine
! imposed led those who cared anything
about the case to draw their own conclu
sions
THE annual district meeting of the sixth
Masonic district, which was convened by
District Deputy Grand Master NJ. ID. War
rem of Cabot was held last Thursday after
noon and evening in Masonic hall, Mont
pelier. The meeting was opened at hal
past one in the afternoon by Aurora lodge
j. A. DeBoer, worshipful master. The frs
degree was conferred by Green Mountain
lodge, No. 6S, of Cabot III. G. Williams, w
M, and the second degree was worked b.
Winooski lodge, No 40, of Waterbury, DI
ID. ID. Grout, w. NJ. AT seven o'clock
banquet was held at the Exchange Hote
which was attended by 100 brothers. l
the evening Granite lodge, No. 80, of Barre
n. o, Mcleod, w. NJ, conferred the thir
degree. All the other lodges in the district
Dewitt Clinton, No 10, of Northtield, Ma
River, No, H. of Waitsteld, and Wyoming
No. so, of Plainfeld-were represented b
large delegations. Most Worshpful Gran
Master John III. Whipple of Manchester Cer
ter, Grand Lecturer K. S. Weston of New
fame, and District Deputy Grand Master
Eugene S. Weston of Newfane and G. Il
Bgelow of Brookfeld were among th
, grand lodge officers who were present