The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-03
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Trust Company has been one of the prin.
cipal themes OF conversation in Montpeljer
during the past week. Many Of the reports
OF large blocks OF the stock held by citizens
ated although it is true that considerable
Is held here, as well as in Barre, Mortified,
West Randolph and Nashua, N II. A well,
known gentleman from Montpelier who is
IN the west mas visited Sioux City since the
failure. A letter received from him states
that the assets of the company are 81. BOO
600 and the direct liabilities amount to
$4,000, besides the liability of the com
pany as guarantor of paper. In his opinion,
If the property was now sold at forced sale
the result might be disastrous, but he does
not think the assignee intends to force a
sale. The assignment was made as a mat
ter of protection to prevent the forcing of
collaterals. The company had paper com
ing due that could not be IN {, and the
assignment was made to secure a uniform
treatment OF all creditors. 1t was also ru-
mored that the Sioux Bank had gone down
in the failure, but the cashier OF that usti-
tuition says 1.-THE Sioux Bank is not cred
itor of the Trust Company or connected
with it. We have foreseen the stringency
in the money market this failure would
cause and were prepared to meet it. There
were no signs OF run on the bank, but we
were ready for one" A. s. Garretson, one
very confident that it will get on its
feet again. He says: "It was all the re-
suit of the general financial strngency. At
no time siuce 1873 has money been so hard
to get as now, which made renewals of
loans difficult. ! am affected with the rest
but shall not assign. propose to stand
by the deal and take my share of the loss"
A COMPARATIVELY small audience was the
only thing with which the most cautious
critic could find fault in the presentation of
d" Magazine Vivant by the young people
at the opera house last Friday evening for
tbp hppptt nj tba ,a1iaa3
The charm Of novelty which was thrown
around the affair added to its endowment
and il there were any shortcomings, the
generous applause given each number on
the programme indicated that minor defects
were willingly overlooked by the pleased
auditors. The programme opened with a
frontispiece to the magazine entitled A
Five O'Clock Tea" arranged as tableau
from the painting by Gelhay. "My Unces
Will" was illustrated by Frederick w.
Bancroft as Charles eastman. j. Eli
Goodenough as NJ. Barker and Miss Jessie
Sabin as Florence Marigold. Miss Sabin's
piquant impersonation of the gay and
naughty maiden, the nonchalant independ-
ence of eastman as shown by Mr. Ban
croft, and the willy scheming of Barker,
brought out by Mr.. Goodenough, were cap
ital, and made great hit. The acting was
worthy of professionals. Miss Margaret K.
Shanks, instructor of elocution at the
Methodist Seminary, read The Strategy of
stranger to a Montpelier audience, but her
success was none the less marked. She is
an interesting little artist, refined and sym
pathetic, with unmistakable talent and nat
ural genius as an elocutionist Her vivac-
ity and versatility showed her to be thor
oughly in sympathy with her work, aud she
was at once en- rapport with her audience
In answer to a persistent encore, she rem
dered darkey lullaby with pleasing effect.
Tho poem, " Pauline Pavlovna," by Thomas
nnsl Il ~ oh. IL.
by George A. Viles as Count Sergius Paw
lovich Panshine, and Miss Lillian j. Smith
as Nastasa In the last scene, Queen
Summer" read by Miss Shanks aud illus
trated by twenty-five young ladies and
queen, the display of bright costumes,
rhythmic dancing and faultless marching,
was fitting close to an entertainment that
reflected the highest credit on all participat-
ing
THE streets Of Montpelier were bright
with the uniforms of visiting and resident
Odd Fellows last Wednesday when the
seventy-fourth anniversary of the establish
ment of that order in America was cee-
brated by the members of the various
lodges, cantons and encampments in the
seventh district of Vermont In the after
noon parade was formed under the direc-
ton of c. F. Collins, marshal, with T. J.
Keegan, l.. Wiley, Lafayette Myers, Will
liam Strong, Eber Huntley, w. d. Minard
| and j. B. Eldredge as aids. The procession
was made up of the Montpelier Military
Band; Canton Montpelier, w. A. Taylor,
captain; grand officers, speakers and Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah in carriages; Canton Vim
ton of Barre, f.. f. Smith, captain; men,
bers of subordinate lodges of Montpelier,
Barre, Northfeld, West Randolph, Cabot
and Waterbury. The line of march was
! through the principal streets of the village,
| and after it was dismissed a social gather
! ing was held in the hall of Vermont lodge.
! The evening exercises were held in Blanch-
/ ard opera house. and were conducted by
L. j. Retting of BrattleborO, grand master
of the grand lodge of Vermont, as noble
grand, G. ID. Edgerton of Mortified as vice
grand, and Rev. G. S. Nickerson of Barre
. as chaplain. George w. Wing, president of
the board of trustees of Montpelier village,
! extended cordial welcome TO the visiting
Odd Fellows and their friends, which was
briefly responded to by Grand Master Ret
ting. Music for the evening was furnished
| by the Montpelier Orchestra, and by choir
composed of Mrs. w. A. Briggs, Mrs. Laura
Oviatt, Herbert S. Chapman and Charles +.
Lowe, with III. II. Scribner pianist and di-
rector The principal address was deliv-
cred by Hon. Joseph Kidder of Franklin,
n. H., past grand master OF New Hamp-
shire. Mr. Kidder sketched the rise and
| progress of Odd Fellowship from its incep-
ton in Baltimore, Md, in 1919 TO the pres =
ent, and answered many of the objections
urged againstit He spoke at some length
! on the great charitable work the order is
doing and cited the fact that in the past
seventy-four years over fifty millions of dol
lars have been expended by the Odd Eel
lows lodges of this country in that work
Hon. o. b. Boyce of Barre responded in
behalf of Hiawatha lodge. In bright
speech, j. III. Senter presented District
Deputy e. F. Smith of Barre with hand
some jewel from his brethren of the seventh
district in appreciation of the faithful work
performed by him. The jewel is engraved
with the different offices Mr.. Smith has held
in the order. The festivities of the day
closed with a dance in Blanchard hall.
SEMINARY HILL.
PROFESSOR BISHOP was in northern New
York last week.
REV GEORGE L. STORY was on the hill
last Thursday.
MRS RooD of Swanton visited her daugh-
ter over Sunday.
Miss CoRRUrH and Miss Cochran visited
friends on the hill last week.
Miss TAFT of Burlington was the guest OF
Miss Grace Hawkins on Sunday.
A CHORUS OF about twenty-five voices has
been organized for commencement under
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