The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-14

THE anniversary meeting of the Vermont
Branch of the Woman's Board of Missions
will be held in the Baptist church Thurs
day, the 10th, at ten o'clock A. NJ. Mrs.
Gumbai Kaumarkar, Hindu lady, re-
cent graduate from medical college in
Philadelphia, will address the meeting.
She dresses in the native costume, never
having adopted the American dress, is an
interesting speaker, and one whom no one
should fail of hearing.
MARVIN j. HALL, for more than thirty
years past resident of Montpelier, died in
Cabot last Friday of pneumonia. His age
was fifty. y.siX years. Mr.. Hall was member
of Company d. Second Vermont regiment,
and was detailed as sharp-shooter. He
was a pensioner and a member of Brooks
post His body was buried in Green Mount
cemetery last Sunday afternoon, delega-
tion from Brooks post acting as escort.
Deceased was brother of Mrs. Charles e.
Ainsworth of Montpelier.
The Pavonia," with Rev. j. Edward
Wright and family on board arrived off
Boston Light at half-past two last Sunday
afternoon and reached her docks at East
Boston at seven o'clock in the evening.
She was eleven days out from Liverpool,
and experienced moderate weather Mr..
Wright and family are visiting this week at
the homes of w. l.. Whitney of Cambridge
and w. L. Whitney, Jr., of Newton, father
and brother of Mrs. Wright, and will reach
Montpelier next Friday or Saturday.
BARLOW BROTHERS, minstrels played to a
good house last Thursday evening The
company is strong one, including several
specialists not often seen with travelling
companies. The aggregation is endorsed
by the press as one of the best companies on
the roads and their vaudeville and operate
talent justfes such endorsement. The
company disbanded for the summer at
Plattsburg, n. Y, last Monday evening,
after a successful season of forty-fve weeks,
spent mostly in the southern and western
states.
EVIDENCES are multiplying that the ex-
ecutive committee of the trustees of the
Vermont Methodist Seminary made no mis-
take when they elected Rev. Il. Nj. Smith,
DID,, as principal. DIR. Dunton, the princ
pal of the Troy Academy at Poultney, fell
citates the school on his election, and SAYS
"a any seminary is fortunate which secures
DIR. Smith" Rev. 7. p. Frost of Baltimore
says in a private letter sending his congratu-
lations on DIR. Smiths election that he was
his tutor in mathematics at Wesleyan, and
IS " first-class."
JAMES NJ. BOUTWELL, II. w. Kemp, T. l..
Wood and j. II. Dillon have purchased for
$4,000 the granite polishing plant of w. l..
Stafford at South Barre. This establish
ment employs twenty-five men, is equipped
with steam and water power, eighteen pol
ishing machines, etc, and is very desir-
able piece of property. Mr.. Boutwell, knows
d
he sees it, and the purchase of this plant
was left largely to his judgment. Those
who are best informed in the matter are
sure that the purchasers of this valuable
plant have made no mistake.
A. ID. WHEELER of Boston, agent of the
Gamewell electric fire-alarm system, ar
rived in town on Monday, and the work of
putting in the system at Montpelier will be
commenced at once, as the contract calls
for its completion within ninety days from
April t. The material and supplies have
been here for some time. Mr.. Wheeler was
busy on Tuesday with the management of
the Standard Light and Power Company,
closing the contract with them for running
the wires. When the new system is in
working order it is hoped more satisfac
tory alarm can be sounded than that of yes
terday morning.
The annual banquet of the alumni of the
Vermont Methodist Seminary will be held
at the Pavilion next Thursday afternoon at
half past one o'clock The exercises will be-
of unusual interest from the fact that this
commencement marks the twenty-ffth an
niversary of the location of the school at
Montpelier. Great pains have been taken in
| the selection Of he post-prandial speakers
and large attendance of both alumni and
citizens is expected. Among the speakers
will be His EXcellency Governor Fuller, eX-
! Governor Dillingham;, General I. j. Boyn-
ton, j. A. DeBoer, and the principal-elect,
Rev. II. M SlnlJn, D,D.
REV. A. n. LEWIS went to Boston, Tues
day noon, to attend the meeting of the Cen
eral Society of the Cincinnati, which is to
be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of this week in the senate chamber at the
| capitol This society was founded in 1888
in the American army by Generals WASH
| ington, Steuben, La Fayette and others
The general society is composed of branches
| in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania
and South Carolina Mr.. Lewis is the chap
lain and acting secretary of the Connecticut
branch. During the three days there will
be excursions to Lexington and Concord.
THE convention of the Congregational
churches of Vermont began its annual ses-
sion in this village yesterday afternoon
The proceedings were of business character,
Hon. III. f. Field of Rutland in the presi-
dents chair The evening was devoted TO
a social greeting and to the convention SER
mon by Rev. G. r. Seymour of Bennington
followed by the communion. The exercises
| to-day are of a business and UNCONVENTIONAL
character. The evening opens with song
| service, followed by various addresses and
! discussions On Thursday forenoon at ten
o'clocl there will be an address by Mrs
Grembai Karmarkar, Hindu lady, ending
! the session.
Mrs. PERKINS having retired as pre-
! ceptress of the Vermont Methodist Sem
mary at the close of the school year, the
executive committee of the trustees have
been fortunate in securing the services of
Miss Anna NJ. Knapp, Ph.B. of Bingham
ton, n. Y. Miss Knapp is a graduate of
! Syracuse University, ranking among the
first of a large class. She has taught for
three years with flattering success, and will
come to Montpelier with the best of test-
monials from the faculty of the college from
which she graduated the principal and SUI
perintendent of the school in which she has
taught, and also from those who have
! known her from childhood. She seems TO
have every qualification for success.
COMPANIES IL of Montpelier, F of North
! field and Il of Barre, under Captains Eaton,
Bates and Mudgett, mustered at Montpelier
last Thursday morning for the annual June
training and inspection The companies
turned out with full ranks and made a very
creditable appearance. They were inspected
on the state house grounds by General W.
! w. Gilmore, General L. 5. Peck and Cap
tain III. E. Tutherly, assisted by Major o.
ID. Clark and Battalion Sergeant-Major g.
| G. Grout The battalion drill on the Mich
olas meadow was under Major Clark. The
inspecting officers complimented the cap
tains highly on the fine appearance of their
commands. Target practice, at the range of
Company II, occupied the time of the after
noon.
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