The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13

90 on the ID lowest 2, on the 9th; greatest
daily range, %, on the 1st, 7th and 9Th;
least daily range, 3, on the 29th; mean tenn
perature for the month for seven years, 33:
total deficiency in temperature during the
month, 2; prevailing direction OF the wind,
south; total movement of wind, 6 203 miles;
maximum velocity of wind, 36 miles, north,
on the 9Th; total precipitation, 1.9S inches;
number OF days on which .01 inch or more
of precipitation fell, 10; average precipita-
tion. OF the month for seven years, 2 90;
total deficiency in precipitation during the
month, 1.12; number of clear days. 4; partly
clear days, 9; cloudy days, II.
.ABoUT forty members of Vermont lodge
OF Odd Fellows, with their wives and
friends, gathered last Thursday evening at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert IL. Whit
ney, on East State street, to celebrate the
! twenty-fourth anniversary of their mar
| rage The affair as planned was a COM
plete surprise to Mr.. Whitney, but he soon
recovered his equanimty, and he and his
estlmable wife entertained the company in
most cordial manner. After refreshments
had been served f A. Mutt, in behalf of
those present and others who had contrib
uted, presented Mr. and Mrs Whitney with
beautiful china tea set complete, hand
some lamp, an easy chair, and other arti-
cles. Mr.. Whitney was hardly as prompt
IN his response as he is in the chair OF the
chief patriarch of Thomas Wildey encamp-
ment, but what he said gave the best of
evidence that the kindness and good will
Inc affair was as pleasant as it was entirely
informal
The music-loving people of Montpelier
and vicinity read with a feeling Of very
pleasurable anticipation the names of Miss
Gertrude Edmands, contralto and Mr., j.
q. Bartlett, tenor, on the programme of the
Bay State Concert Company in the next
entertainment Of the Ladies' Library Guild
| course on Friday evening of this week.
Both have delighted Montpelier audiences
naGt and I,,f h,th tI. L..
lections of the delights exquisite melodies
| inspire are entertained. Both have sung
| themselves into the hearts of this people,
Recollection has slumbered during the
years that have passed since their voices
have been heard here but it has not died
out. Its embers are famed into lively
lame by the announcement of their coming.
Mrs. E. Humphrey Allen, the soprano,
is well and favorably known here and the
! quality OF Mr. Frank " Nash, accompanist,
and Mr.. Fritz Giese, violoncellist, is amply
vouched for by cloud of Witnesses. For
two reasons give the Bay State Concert
Company a bumper on Friday night-the
unsurpassed merit and excellence of the tai
ent and the good cause in which it is en-
listed.
The fifteenth annual session of Mount
| Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
was held at Montpelier last Friday. A
large number of Mobiles were present from
all parts of the state also members of this
Temple who are residents of New Hamp-
shire, and visiting Mobiles from Aleppo
Temple of lewiston Me. The work at
Capital Hall, at seven o'clock in the even
! ing ELECTED much praise from the visitors,
and reflected much credit on G. III. Fuller,
the director. At the close OF the work in
Capital Hall, the Mobiles assembled in the
Masonic hall for the annual election of
officers. The official divan for 1894 is as
| follows: K. o. Hibbard, West Randolph,
Illnstrious Potentate Charles r. Allen,
Fairhaven, Chief Rabban; S. r. Colby,
Montpelier, Assistant Rabban George w.
Lowery, Burlington, High Priest and
Prophet; George d. Wheeler Barre, Orien-
tai Guide Frank A. Dwinel, Montpelier,
Treasurer; Charles Fl. Heaton, Montpelie
Recorder; F. L. Eaton, Montpelier, First
Ceremonial Master; James NJ. Herman, St.
Albans, Second Ceremonial Master. P.
Fletcher Chapman, Middlebury, Marshal;
Charles II. Fuller, Montpelier, Director;
Fred w. Sherburne, Barre, First Alchemist;
James B. Henderson, Burlington, Second
Alchemst; Fred Funke, North Dux bury,
Architect; ID. S. Wheatey, Montpelier,
Captain of the Guard; Russell S. Collins,
Montpelier, Outer Guard; George H. Shin
vile, Fairbaven, Master of Wardrobe; j.
W. F. Washburn, Montpelier Musical Di-
rector; James A Irwin, Montpelier, Stew
ard; Evan l.. White, North Duxbury, Cap
tain of the Arab Patrol A banquet fol-
lowed the election of officers. This Temple
now has a membership OF 29S. Past Illus
trious Potentate Collins Blakely was
elected representative to the Imperial Coun-
Gil, which meets in Denver, Colo, July II,
1894. The following members of Mount
| Sinai Temple have died during the past
year: e. r. Blackwell, Montpelier; David
Trull, St Johnsbury; James f. Walker,
Montreal, P. O.. Harvey S. Calderwood,
st. Johnsbury; Norman w. Frink, Mont
peier Jerome B. Smith, Burlington.
A REPRESENTATIVE of the WArCHMAN WIS.,
tied the spacious home of Mrs. A. O. Cum
MINIS, last Friday evening, for the purpose
of looking over the beautiful collection of
hand painted china that was on exhibition
and sale. A newspaper reporter is sup
posed to be equal to any emergency, and to
be able, without hesitation, to write an accu-
rate description of runaway, a revival
meeting, a political convention, or a dis
play of hand-painted china. In this case,
however, had it not been for the kindly as
sstauce Of Mrs. Cummins, any description
OF the exhibit that might have been written
would have fallen very far short of the
ality. On every side the work of the hand
and brain of an. artist were to be seen, and
it is not to be wondered that Mrs. Cummins'
parors were crowded during the two DAYS
that the exhibit lasted, or that the sales
were surprisingly large. The most notice
able feature of the exhibition was the line
of vases, rare bowls. and jardinieres vary
ing in price from SO to Sl5 each, with an
aggregate value of S75. A set of soup
plates attracted much attention. They
were painted in fish, she'll and seaweed de-
!
collection was teted-tete set of ten pieces
the smaller pieces in delicate tints and gold
and large design of wild flowers upon the
tray. Royal Worcester pieces were shown
in various tints of shaded browns, cream,
celedon and turquoise blue. The raised
gold work was exquisite and showed pa
tience and close application. While the
bric-a- brac occupied prominent place,
there seemed to be no lack of useful pieces
for the table. The housekeeper could Sc
lect almost anything from celery dip TO a
salad bowl or a chocolate pitcher. Plates in
all sizes, coffee cups and tea cups in all
shapes, sugar bowls and cream pitcher bon
bon and ring and pin trays, were all there
in great variety of design and decoration.
Six brush and comb trays were also upon
the tables, In all there were more than
two hundred and twenty-five pieces and it
is pleasing TO know that the exhibition was
appreciated by good attendance and that
the sales were satisfactory. Refreshments
were served in the dining room, whtr re all
the china was decorated the handiwork of
| Mrs. Cummins. She has kiln and fires
her own china, and has made il possible to