The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-08

whose voice on all leading questions, moral
or spiritual, would have no uncertain sound.
HARRY @. DIVING of the Messenger wss
one OF the candidates for the prize billiard
@ 10 offered by the Montcalm Club OF St
Albans at Its fair last week. and polled
nearly one thousand votes. His Montpelier
friends sent up two hundred and ten votes
for him, bat the combination was too strong
against him.
WILLIAM p. REDFIRJD, son OF the late 5.
p. Redteld Of Montpelier, died suddenly OF
heart disease January q, at Oak Harbor,
Wash. His home was In Seattle in that
state, but few months ago he purchased
rancho of eight hundred ares at Oak Har-
Dor, and had passed much of his time there
looking after improvements that were being
made. At the time Of his death he went to
well to get pail OF water and fell dead
upon the ground. He leaves a wife and Two
sons, W N and Robert 8. Redheld. He
has two sisters residing in Chioago-Mrs.
Newell s. Lord and Mrs. Sarah Perrin. Mr..
Redheld was well and favOrably known in
Montpelier. He was here last summer on
business connected with the settlement OF
his fathers estate and while employed az
bookkeeper for Jordan, Marsh 81 Co. OF
Boston was accustomed to spend his summer
vacations in Montpelier. He was assistant
postmaster at Montpelier IN 1859, GO and 81,
and his many friends at the capital and
elsewhere will learn with sincere regret Of
his sudden DEATH
The reception given last Wednesday and
Thursday afternoon and evening by Mr..
and Mrs A. ID. Farwell in honor OF Rev. j.
d. Weeks was as thoroughly eDj yable
it was entirely free from any Stiffness or
fOrmality. The object was to bring together
the pastor and members of the congrega
CATION who are not regular attendants at
ihe church services that they might become
better acquainted and the large attendance
! OF snch people testified that the bright idea
OF Mrs: Farwell met with great favor. Miss
JAMIE Bancroft welcomed the guests at the
door, and Mr.. and Mrs. Farwell were as
sisted in making them feel perfectly at home
by Mrs. Il. ID. Hyde, Mrs. A. o. Cummins,
Mrs. R. X. Peck and Mrs. Collins Blakely.
Misses Emma Cutler, Jessie Sabn, Anna
| Webster and Alice Wing assisted in serv.
ing refreshments The occasion will long
be pleasantly remembered for its social Ell
| loyments, and IL will be productive of much
good No one enjoyed the affair more than
did Mr.. Weeks, who, with pleasant, apt
word for all, contributed to the success that
| crowned the undertaking.
THE annual meeting Of the Board of
! Trade was held last evening in the Forest
| ers' hall. l.. Bart Cross the president,
called the meeting to order. The report Of
! A. @. Eaton. the treasurer, show q bal
ance Of Sl62 IS on hand, with 1910 uncol-
| lected dues. On motion of NJ. r. Smile the
| past dues of j. q Brown, the secretary.
and A G. Eaton, the treasurer, W re abated.
| IL was voted that the treasurer employ some
competent person to collect the unpaid as
sessments and report the names of all de-
| liDquents at the next meeting. The presi-
| dent and directors We're empowered to pay
the secretary reasonable compensation for
his services. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, II
! W. Kemp; vice. president, l.. p. Gleason
Eaton; directors, NJ. w. Wheelock, G. j.
Gleason, G. H. Shpman; committee on real
estate and manufactures, w. Z. Adams, +,
NJ. CORY, Thomas Marvin, A. j. Sibley G,
| l.. Blanchard; on transportation, L. Bart
Cross, f, l.. Eaton, Fred Blanchard, l.. b.
Brooks, a. ID. Farwell; on finance, j. a,
DeBoer, NJ. E Smile, II. NJ Taplin.
Ri. REV. BIsHoP HENRY A. NEgLkY OF
Maine, acting for Bishop Bissei of bafiug-
ton, who IL still seriously i'll, conducted ser
vices in Christ church last Sunday morning
and advanced to the diacOnate Forest Fl
Blunt of Richford and Simon b. Blunt, the
missionary in charge of the Mission Of the
Good Shepherd at Barre The candidates
were presented by Rev. A. N. Lewis, rector
of Christ church, who invested them with
their stoles Bishop Neeley preached q
trenchant and eloquent sermon on the
theme OF the Christian ministry. At the
close the candidates stood and were al.
dressed by the bishop. A large number OF
the Barre congregation came down on a
special train TO witness the ordination o
their pastor. The music for the occasion
by the sweet-voiced choir of Christ church
under the direction of II. Ii. Scribner, wa,
unusually fine, the arrangement of tht
hymn commencing Awake, my soul, q
joyful lays" being especially effective. IL
, the evening Bishop Neeley preached at tb,
mission in Barre and confirmed class o
, five. A large delegA alton from Christ church
, went up on a special train to witness th'
interesting services.
> SEMINARY HILL
Miss HAWKINS was quite sick last week.
! MRS. f. A. BISHOP is improving quite fast
: OUT OF four seminary items last week, th
r Argus had one right.
= MISSES COCHRAN AND WHEELER visite,
7 at Waterbury last Monday.
, MARY of the students attended the socia
at Mr. Daley's last Friday night.
PROFESSOR BLANPIED and his son Ralpl
: have been sick during he past week.
. PROFESSOR BISHOP was at Waterbury las
: week al much as his work would permit