The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
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THE second in the series OF dOCtrinal SER
mons now being preached by Rev. j Ed
ward Wright at the Church of the Messiah
will he next Sunday evening. His subject
will be " Man."
IN addition to the prizes already men
toned to be voted for at the Keeey fair
next week, is a $50 suit of clothes made by
| s. g. Woolson to the most popular railroad
conductor running into Montpelier.
AMEErtNG of the ladies OF ST. Augustine's
society is to be held on Thursday evening
at ST. Michael's school building to perfect
arrangements for a fair to be held some
time this month under their auspices.
THE special revival m settings, held every
evening this week at the Baptist church,
| have been well attended thus far, and good
results are expected. Rev. William WyeJh
Of New York IS in charge of the services.
DANIEL p. KERN and Miss Mamie Flan
igan of MoretOwn were married last
Wednesday in that town by Rev. Father
Douahue OF Northfeld. They went TO
Montreal, p. Q for a brief wedding trip.
THE Capital Question Club was organized
last Saturday with ID. e. Powers as pres.
ident and f. Il. Howe as secretary. +. II.
Deavitt is preparing constitution and by
laws to be acted upon at the meeting to be
held next Saturday evening
GEORGE II. WILDER has been engaged by
the RelpAth Lyceum Bureau as flute sooist
in an entertainment to be given in the Star
Course in Music Hall, Boston, some time in
January. This will be Mr.. Wider's first
appearance in public in that city.
MR.. AND Mrs. ASA P. KNIGHT of Wash
ingtOn ID g are guests of j. Wesley Hill
OF East Montpelier while on their wedding
trip. Mr.. Knight has held an important
position in the post-offce department at
Washington for the past twenty-five years.
FRESH from its successful run of twenty
weeks at the Park Theatre, Boston, comes
The Golden Wedding" TO Blanchard
opera house tomorrow evening. The cast
is almost identical with that during the
long run in Boston, and it promises to be
one of the theatrical events OF the season in
Montpelier.
OSE hundred and fifty tickets to Boston
were sold at the Central Vermont ticket
office last ednesday, and thirty-tive at the
Office OF the Montpelier * Wells River rail-
road. When the mail train over the Central
Vermont reached White River Junction on
Wednesday noon there were over 400 pas.
sengers aboard who had Boston tickets.
CLARENCE EDDY, a former organist of
Bethany church, played the funeral marches
of Chopin, Guilinant and Bee hOven at the
closing scenes of the Worlds Fair on Mon
day. What was to have been day of
great rejoicingl and elaborate display was
turned into a day of mourning because
OF the assassination of Mayor Harrison.
G.. r. DITTY, travelling agent for the
Watchman Publishing Company, and Miss
ALMA Newton Of Georgia were married last
Wednesday evening at the Methodist
church in that village, Rev G. s. Hurlbert
officiating. A reception at the home OF the
bride followed the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs
Ditty returned to Montpelier last Friday.
GEORGE G. STALEY and company of
fairly good actors presented Antony the
Trumpeter to a small audience in Blanch-
ard opera house, Monday evening. The
play abOunded in characters and incidents
taken from Washington Irving's Kuicker.
hnnlar Hiatnry of NaW Vnrl
with special scenery carried by the com
pauy The Pans Pixter dance, in the third
act, and the singing of Mr.. Staley were
among the most pleasing features of the
performance
THE supreme court reconvened Tuesday
morning after recess since last Friday,
and is now engaged in hearing cases from
Addison county. Those heard last week
not already mentioned were the Rutland
county cases of Backmer v. Blackmer and
the Peoples National Bank of Salem V.
Alexander Clayton, the Windham county
case Of the Town of Londonderry V. the
Town of Landgrove, and the Bennington
county cases of Verona f. Hoyt v. j. Nc
Nally and NJ. e. Burgess v.lPamer Nash
f. w. BANCROFT is TO deliver his new
song lecture entitled Irish Songs and
Song Writers" in Blanchard opera house
Thursday evening, November 16, under the
auspices of the ladies of st. Augustine s
church. Wherever Mr.. Bancroft has deiv-
cred this lecture he has been greeted by
large audiences and has received most cor
dial treatment at the hands Of the press
The date mentioned will be looked forward
to with no little int est by the people OF
| his own home, and large aud cultured au =
dience is already assured him.
A UNIQUE and interesting harvest festival
was held at the Church of the Messiah last
Sunday evening. The platform was prettily
decorated with the fruits and products of
field and garden, and briliant-hued autumn
leaves. Wallace G. Andrews, the Sunday
school superintendent, had charge of the
exercises, which consisted of singing by the
choir, carols by the children, led by +. w.
Bancroft responsive readings and singing
by a class OF little girls. Rev. j. Edward
, Wright spoke briefly on " Lessons from the
Leaves" and in an ingenious and original
way urged their claims to attention IN a
harvest service.
THE second entertainment In the Ladies'
! Library Guild lecture course will he Saiur-
day evening November 4, when Lydia Won
Fink lestein. now Mrs. MOuntford, will lee
ture on the " Homes and Haunts of Jesus"
, MIS-. Mountford is a native OF Jerusalem,
! and lived in Syria and Palestine until she
was twenty-five years old. She is thor
oughly familiar with the customs and man
ners OF the Inhabitants of that country,
, and, as she brings with her costumes and
other accessories, she is able to reproduce
picturesque and accurate representations of
scenes OF deepest interest in sacred history.
Hrr lectures are realistic and eloquent
The Boston press speaks very highly Of her
ability TO interest an audience
THE entire day and evening last Wednes.
day was taken up by the members OF the
Vermont Bar Association in discussing the
new code Of rules made necessary by the
, law, which goes into effect December /,
, next abolishing the holding of sessions of
the supreme court in the several counties of
the state, and providing for the holding OF
three or more general terms at Montpelier.
The rules as amended and changed by the
association have been submitted to the
bench for its approval. The officers of the
association elected for the ensuing year are:
, President, G. NJ. Wilds of Middlebury; vice.
| presidents. w. Il. Johnson of Woodstock,
l John III. Watson of Bradford, o. NJ. Barber
OF Arlington; secretary, George w. Wing
of Montpelier; treasurer, Hiram Carleton
| OF Mont rpeIier; executive committees f. G..
{ Swiuington OF Rutland, u. Ii. Albee OF
Bellows Falls, u. S. Stanton Of Roxbury
and ID. j. Foster OF Burlington.
, IN attempting TO explain away its own
shortcomings the Argls last week asked
? why the WATCuMAN Of the previous week
had suppressed the PrOuse case, the mid