The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

ciety held a very interesting literary meet
ing last Wednesday evening. The general
tonic was the Persian empire, and the
themes treated had special reference TO the
Sunday.school lessons Of the present month.
The following officers were elected by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church
at their annual meeting last week: Presi-
dent, Mrs j. w. Moody; first vce-pfesident,
Mrs G.. ID Robinson; second vice president,
Mrs. g, &c. Moody; secretary, Mrs. g; K.
Moody; treasurer, Mrs. w. II. Elliott. The
society voted that hereafter the weekly
meetings he an hour long. with the first half
hour devoted to literary exercises.
The past year has been an unusually sue
cessful one for the Methodist Ladies' Aid
Society. They have received from enter
tainments, S19215; from membership fees
$117 SO; from gifts toward cushions, 1921,
making total OF S54l. Besides this, the
Lend-a. Hand Society has earned from its
fair the sum of 1891. 80 thus making grand
total earned by both societies of S8I2 W.
Thus far the ladies have contributed the
magnificent sum of 81 1855 toward the new
church in addition to the furniture bought
by a part Of the funds of the Lend-a-Hand
Society.
Inez Moody, from the University Of Yer
mont, is In town for a short time. -
Grace Wheeler, from the Montpelier semi
nary, spent the Sabbath at j. A. Burleighs.
- Mr.. Darby, from Burlington. has been
visiting at Postmaster Moody's. - Mrs
Addie Westcott- Harris Is visiting at South
Rovalton, q change OF scene having been
ordered by her physician. - Hart
Moody's familiar face il seen on the streets
again. He is visiting his son. - Burnie
Fullerton, from Clinton, Mass, has been
spending school vacation with his parents
Mr.. and Mis-. j. X. Fullerton. - K f.
Savage and wife are visiting at Proctor.
- r. II. Anterior has been home on a
visit - Mrs. Alfred York contemplates
going to New Hampshire to reside with
grandson who ia visiting her at present.
- Truckman James Il. Greene is spend
ing a fortnight in Boston. - Mrs. Rand,
from Montpelier, is In town. summoned by
the illness of Belle Henry. - Mrs. Ma
thaniel Moody is i'll. - Belle Henry has
been much worse, but Is now little more
comfortable.
Waterbury Center.
The donation, Friday evening, for the
benefit of Rev. Robert Christie was pleas
ant affair, and over $40 was received
The school at the seminary closes on
Thursday. February 90. On Wednesday
evening there will be speaking by Profess
sor p. II. Dale's class; and on Thursday
evening calisthenic exercises by the class,
followed by promenade.
Mortified.
The ladies' reading circle met last Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Sylvester Donaldson.
A meeting of the Juvenile temple was
held last Saturday afternoon in Good Temp
lars hall.
The local Epworth League will hold a
Dickens party this evening in the parlors of
the Methodist church.
Fred T. Austin of Brockton, Mass, drum
major of the Montpelier military band, was
at home last week and took in the Company
r fair.
Mrs. Wallace Plastridge and Miss Jennie
Moore are the captains in the Good TIE up
lars competitive system for the present
quarter.
A supper was provided at Good Templars
hall last Friday evening by company A, the
defeated side in the competition for the
quarter ending February l.
The village trustees have decided to allow
coasting on Main street Friday aud Satur-
day afternoon and Saturday evening of each
week. Special police will be in attendance
to prevent accidents.
The senior class at the high school has or
| ganized by the election of Joseph Watson
president Miss Minnie Hurley, vice presi
dent; Miss Mary Orcutt, secretary and Miss
Dora Plumley, treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Blood attended the funeral o
| Miss Roxanna Silloway, her sister, al
Montpelier, last Wednesday. This makes
two brothers and two sisters that she ha
buried within thirteen months.
Several Of the trustees, faculty and cadet,
at Norwich University expect to attend th,
fifth annual banquet of the Alumni Asso
citation of Boston, to be held next Wednes
day evening at the American house in tina
| city,
The members OF company r, who hav
received meritorious badges in accordanc
: with recent orders from brigade headquait
! ers, are j. I. Celley, Fred Downing, Wi
Allen, Il. j. Griffin, Willard Springer an
g. G. Bates.
j. w. Jones of Burlington and +. "
q Bancroft Of Montpelier have been engage
as soloists at the musical convention to
held March Ia and 10 at Mortified. Pre-
: ent prospects point to the most successfl
gathering of the kind ever held in town.
Cannon & Smith shipped the large NOM
- ment on which they have been at work Il
the past five months to New York la
week. The entire structure stands ov'
Z fourteen feet high, and the spire is su
o mounted by bandsomely-carved statue
Rev. Homer White, rector Of St. Mary
x church, has received a call from st. John
n parish, at West Randolph. but has not as y
o decided whether he will accept. His paris
at Mortified will be decd sorry to o
T. him, but he has already rendered his resi-
It nation.
a The village trustees are to purchase sevt
new rubber coats for the members of Engil
a company No. 2. Chief Engineer Moseley
II circulating paper for the signatures
Il those who wish to join the new Wat
Witch engine company. The signers a
a numerous and the company will be form
at once.
q Mrs.. Judith Houston died last Frid
morning at the home of Mrs. Richard Silst
20 her sister, aged fifty years. She had be
70 an invalid for many years, and death W
~ to her glad release. Her funeral was
IL tended BY Rev. l. p. Booth last Saturd
morning, and the burial WAS in E.mwo
20 cemetery.
d A branch of the Granite State Provide
DO Association OF Manchester, N. H., "
probably soon be organized in town. T
In organization has branch at Barre that
ne doing excellent work, as Charles A. Sni
az the well-known druggist there, and 9th
can testify. Its object is to enable persC
n, of small means to own their homes, and
,c- In no sense an " endowment or bench
ay organization.
Joseph d. Marble of Gouldsville, a '
he eran soldier, who left one leg on South
a soil died Last Thursday evening. B
rk services were held at his late home
sa- Sunday morning, Rev. w. s. Hazen offic
ing. aud the body was taken to Fayst
81, where the funeral was held. The memt
~ of Boynton post, Of which deceased wa
| mann har aftanda6 tha aaryiCas tfOul