The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05
Fast-day visitation to the sugar orchard of
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i bloom in his garden last Sunday morning,
on which the icy breath of the north wind
that swept over this part Of the country
seemed to have no effect.
The public library will be closed for the
annual examination until April 18th. Sub
scribers who have not returned their books
| will please do so at any hour during the day.
The reading.room will be open as usual.
A CURIOUS coincidence in connection with
the drowning of Robbie Best is the fact that
several years ago Truman Best, his uncle
was drowned below the mill pond lust
above the place where the little fellow lost
his life.
j. ID. Brown shipped sixteen horses to
New York last Monday morning in one of the
Central Vermont palace horse cars. Frank
Felt went with them. A. A. Stimson also
shipped handsome matched pair to Sara
toga, N. Y, yesterday for Mr. Brown.
A MEETING for the purpose of organizing
a Junior Society of Christian Endeavor for
the children of the congregation will be held
at Bethany chapel at three o'clock this af-
ternoon. Interested parents or friends of
the children are urged to be present.
IT will interest mape-sugar producers
who have applied for government bounty to
know that the ruling of last year, permitting
packages of less than ten pounds net to be
Jumped in barrel or box, to make one
package for inspection, is continued this
season.
THE Boston Journal of last Saturday. in
| its society notes, has this pleasant notice of
the daughter of Hon. b. +. Fifield: " Miss
| Belle Fiheld of Montpelier, who is visiting
Mrs. Joshua Stetson of Marlboro street. has
been the recipient of a great deal of social
attention since her arrival"
IT will interest and probably surprise
many who have listened with pleasure to
Rev. Mr.. Tenney in his supply of Bethany
pulpit for the past few Sundays to learn
| bat he 10 qaupntv-piubt Of al
that he is still possessed of a tenor voice of
remarkable purity and steadiness.
BETHANY pulpit will be supplied next
Sunday by Rev. George II. Buck, graduate
of Amherst College, an acknowledged leader
of his class at Andover Theological Sem
| mary the latter distinction affording a
scholarship which enabled him to study
Philosophy for year at Harvard.
JOHN NEE, the well-known butcher for
| w. 0. Standish, died last Thursday of in
fammation of the bowels His age was
fifty. .one years. His funeral was held from
st. Augustines church Saturday afternoon,
Rev. w. j. O'Sullivan officiating, and the
burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
AT a meeting of the prudential committee
of the Montpelier Union district, last Thurs
day evening, General j. II. Lucia was
unanimously elected town superintendent
Of schools. General Lucia is deeply inter-
ested in the cause of education and in good
| SCUOOlS, HIS bltCllOu dS is
a peculiarly happy one.
DR.. CHAMPION, chief chemist of the
treasury department, and several deputies
from the testing station visited the sugar
place of Fri Morse in East Montpelier last
Thursday 1t was novel sight, especially
to DR.. Champion, as he had never before
witnessed the process of manufacturing the
article with which he has so much to do.
THE Exchange Hotel has been crowded
to its utmost capacity of late, cots in the
parlors and halls at night giving the house
the appearance of session" days. Mr..
Kelton and Mr. Libben, his affable and
good natured clerk, are demonstrating their
! ability to run a hotel as it should be, and
that too without a bar and its accompany
ing Objectionable features
A MEETING of the committee on legal his
tory and biography for the Vermont Bar
Association was held last Saturday at the
Pavilion. Hon. A. A. Hall of St. Albans,
Hon. Zed S. Stanton of Roxbury and f. w.
Baldwin of Barton We're present. Arrange
ments were made to have biographies pre-
pared of all deceased members since 1878
that have not already been written.
PROFESSOR LOUIS G. ELsoN is to deliver a
musical lecture in Seminary chapel to-mor-
row evening. Professor Elson has an envi-
| able reputation as a musical and literary
critic and lecturer, and has a tenor voice of
wonderful sweetness aud purity. His sub
iect to morrow evening will be " Scottish
Music" illustrated with several vocal selec-
tions, and those who attend are assured of a
rare treat
DIR. PERCY l.. TEMPLEToN has sold his
practice at Glover, where he has been for
several years, and is to locate in Montpelier.
Dr. Templeton is a successful practitioner OF
the eclectic school, and since the death OF
DIR. j. NJ. Templeton the only physician OF
that school in town has been DR.. II. f. Ten.
pleton, his father. " Percy" has many warm
friends in Montpelier, who will learn with
pleasure that he is soon to return here to
locate.
THE Odd Fellows from Montpelier and
Barre who went to Waterbury last week
Tuesday night had an unpleasant experience
in reaching their destination. The land
slide on slip Hill, just below Middlesex, de
tanned the express train for four hours, sc
that il was past ten O'Clock when they
reached Waterbury. The lodge was organ
lied, however, after their arrival, and the
banquet that followed was enjoyed with
sharpened appettes.
THE reference in the WATCHMAN of last
week to the closing of the William Miller
saloon was not intended to connect the per
son by whose direction it was said the place
was closed with the business of rum-selling
That was the direct opposite of the inteu'
tion. The act was regarded as commend
able, as an indication Of praiseworthy pur'
pose, and in this spirit the reference to il
was written and published.
The members of Mt. Zion Commando ry
Knights Templar through committee
of four presented Past Commander n. w
Frink with a choice collection of fresh
flowers last Sunday morning. In pre-.
senting them Commander f. l.. Eaton as.
sured Mr.. Frink of the high esteem in which
he is held by every member of the com
mandery, and, although the recipient was
too much surprised to make much of a re-
sponse, no one doubted his appreciation OF
the gift
AT the annual meeting of Aurora lodge,
No. %, of Masons, held last evening, the
following officers were elected and APP
pointed Master, j. A. De Boer; senior
warden, c. A. Lang; junior warden, G. II
Fuller; treasurer, Il. Il. Blakely; secretary.
Frank ID. Dewey; senior deacon, George NJ
Goss junior deacon, j. G., Brown; stewards,
Carl l.. Smith and G. X. Putnam; marshal,
A, G. Eaton; tyler, James A Erwin; or
ganist, w. A, Briggs; musical director, A
b. Bisbee; chaplain, T. C. Phinney.
RoCKwELL's THEATER COMPANY appears
each night this week at Capital Hall in a
repertoire of standard plays The company
is composed of ladies and gentleman of ex,
cellent histronic ability, and has appeared
thus far to crowded houses. Tonight The
Diamond Mystery" will be presented by
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