The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-26
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OoVh ~ Vne bACnange HOtel, gave party
at his home last Friday evening iu honor OF
the birthday Of Mrs Gardner. During the
evening, Major j. l.. Elder, in behalf Of the
employees at the hotel, presented Mr. and
Mrs. Gardner with a dozen silver knives
and purse OF money from the guests Of the
mouse. The affair was pleasant one.
GEORGE WILKINSON met with quite Sc
rious accident last Sunday. He was driv-
ing spirited colt up State street, and when
opposite the residence of j. w. Clark the
animal made break, threw Mr.. Wilkinson
out and plunged into the river. One bone
OF Mr. Wilkinson's left leg was broken
The horse went about half way across the
river and returned to shore Buggy and
colt were uninjured.
THE time Of Washington county court has
been taken up during the closing days with
hearing court cases. Those heard were
Giles Il. Durkee v. Mrs. Lizzie M. Spencer,
Mann Brothers v. Herlihy & McGlynn, and
the National Bank of Barre and Mann
Brothers v. McGlynn, all Barre cases, which
were decided in favor of the plaintiffs
Bills were refused in the divorce cases of
Jennie l.. Harrington " Edgar A. Harring-
ton, and Susie A. Loveland v. Eugene
Loveland. Judge Taft went home Satur-
day evening and the final adjournment was
declared Monday morning.
The appointment of Rev. A. II. Webb to
Trinity church gives general satisfaction to
the members of that church and congrega-
ton. Mr.. Webb is recognized as one of the
foremost pulpit orators in the Vermont Con-
ference and during the last ten years of his
pastorates at Brattleboro, Mortified and
Woodstock he has endeared himself to the
people to whom he has ministered and has
won an enviable reputation for himself.
Trinity church will extend to him and his
family cordial welcome.
THE anniversary services of the Odd Eel
lows of the seventh district OF Vermont at
hp bnnQp will ho
Quoted by l.. j. Retting Grand Master OF
the Grand Lodge of Vermont. The princi-
pal address will be delivered by Hon. Jo-
seph Kidder of New Hampshire, with re-
sponses by representatives of each lodge in
the district. Rev. A. j. Hough will de-
liver poem written for the occasion. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the Montpelier Or
chestra and a choir under the direction of
III. II. Scribner. The parade this afternoon
will be one of the features of the occasion.
MRS. G. B. B. DENNY entertained few
friends, Thursday evening, quite informally,
with very unique Punch and Judy show.
The figures were home made" and re-
fiected great credit upon the skill of the
artisan. They obeyed Mrs Denny's COM
mands and responded 10 her inquiries
danced to the music of Mr.. Putnams banjo
and for full half-hour entertained their
mistress friends by their graceful move
ments and by their eXli ntions of do
nestle felicity, with just enough of infelicity
to spice the proceedings. The manipulation
| displayed skill aud grace as well as good
powers of endurance in her management of
her petite proteges.
| CHARLES MCCARTHY and his company of
| singers, dancers and comedians drew a
| large audience to the opera house last
| Wednesday evening, when the drama One
| of the Bravest " was presented. The spec
tacular scenes won the loud applause of the
| gallery gods and pleased the large audience
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| snow-white Arabian horses that have been
trained to obey the fire alarm, and in the
second act they appeared on the stage at
| tached to a steamer and hose-cart. In the
| fire scene the life-saving nets, hooks and
ladders used by city fire departments were
| brought into use, and the scene was quite
realistic. The company carries a carload
of scenery and gives creditable perform
| ance
| MANAGER c. NJ. FOSTER of the Kelley
| Institute visited the institute at North Con-
way, n. H, last week, and later met DR..
| Leslie e. Kelley at Portland DR.. Kelley
assured him that if he is in this country at
that time, as he now expects to be, he will
surely be at Montpelier, June %, to attend
the reunion of the graduates from the Mont
| pelier institute. He also most emphatically
denied the associated press dispatch sent out
from Chicago, and since copied in the state
| and city press that he had sold his business
at Dwight. He says he has controlling in
| terest in the business, and says he intends to
retain it as long as he lives. The WATCHMAN,
last week, quoted Mr.. Foster as saying that
he did not believe the report but the state
press, almost without exception swallowed
the bait and copied it as gospel truth.
MRS. LESLIE REED formerly Miss Ella
Van Deusen, we'll remembered as former
teacher in the Union school, was so terribly
| burned last Saturday morning at her home
in Minneapolis that she died soon after.
Her clothing caught fire from a gasolene
stove she was using. Her face was so badly
burned that the body was not exposed to
view after it was prepared for burial. Mrs
Reed was daughter of DIR. j. M. Van
| Deusen of Watsfield Her untimely and
tragic death will be mourned by a very large
circle of friends in Montpelier, won by her
during the time she was here as teacher
Her life was rendered worthy of imitation
by her unobtrusive manners, her kindly
heart and her diigent labors for the best
| good of those under her forming hands
Those who were her pupils will mourn for
| her as true friend, and the good work ac-
compished by her will never be forgotten
THE Vermont Methodist Seminary Gee
and Banjo Club gave concert at Barton
Friday night, that was great success pro-
fessionaly and financially An audience OF
over 400 was in attendance, and exhibited
its appreciation of the efforts of the young
men in applause and unlimited encores.
Every number Of the Glee Club was en-
cored and the banjo performers were scarcely
less highly honored. Master Arthur Dewey,
the juvenile banjoist, was a favorite with
the audience and was heartily encored
The singing of " That Comical Waller was
popular feature of the programme. The
club was very handsomely entertained by
the people Of Barton for which the associa-
tion renders its hearty thanks. The club will
soon give concert at Waterbury under the
local Grand Army post. We desire very
heartily to commend this club of musicians
to the favor OF any community that enjoys
a varied and thoroughly good musical en-
tertainment
II. N. TAPLIN. president OF the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, returned
last Friday from Bennington and Burling
ton, where he met the agents and directors OF
the company in those localities for the pur.
pose of discussing the system of inspection
of risks now adopted by this company
Not only the agents OF the company, but al
those who had large mercantile or othel
risks, were invited to attend these meetings
and to participate in the discussions, the
sole object Of which was to lessen the fir,
risks. Although the total fire loss in Yer
mont in the past two years has been greater
than in any two years previous, by the can
ceiling of poor risks and thorough inspec