The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-10


will exhibit a collection of paintings and
china.
EDWARD H. MOORE of Shoreham visited
Mr. Charles f. Moore his brother, last
week. Mr.. Moore is musician Of more
than ordinary ability, having spent four
years in Germany as pupil of some Of the
greatest instructors of the age. II is prob
able that he may be induced to give recta-
40 the Apollo Club rooms during his stay in
Montpelier.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont His
| torical Society for the election of officers
and transaction of business will be held at
/ the Historical Society room at the State
House on Tuesday, October 16 The adj
dress in Representatives Hall will be on
/ the evening of October 20, 10y Hon. IL. o.
/ Houghton Of the firm of Houghtou, Mifilin
/ & Co, Boston.
| MEMBERS of schools and the seminary can
| obtain course tickets TO the Lewis lectures,
Through Holland up the Stored Rhine, to
the Vale of Lauterbrunnen," Through
/ the Canadian Rockies, the Wonderland Of
| America" and "FrOm the Heart of Swift
zerland TO the Tiber," for thirty.fve cents,
/ by carrying card with name of their
| teacher to Longs bookstore.
THE boys of the high school organized a
branch of the Lyceum League of America
last Monday and elected the following
officers: President, George ID. Osgood; vice
| president Robert Emery; recording secre-
tary, Ralph w. Putnam corresponding
secretary, w. n. Terrieo; treasurer, ii. A.
| Cummins; standing committee, II. Waite
Sabn Robert Emery, Chester w. Wright.
THE Emergency chemical hand fire ex-
tinguisher, Of which two trials have recently
been made on Haymarket Square, is evil
IDENTIFY of practical value, and a most de-
sirable thing to have in every business
house, manufactory and private residence.
1t is thought that Mr.. f. S. Charles, the
for fnnliA md Nrin intt hu
induced to give another trial of the ex-
tinguisher before the members of the legis.
lature.
THE Montpelier Educational and Benevo-
lent Association appeals earnestly to the
public for assistance. Seventy-two persons
were aided by gifts of clothing last year,
! and forty names were on the roll of the In.
dustrial School maintained on Saturday
afternoon at the house of Mrs Dillon on
Barre street. Gifts of money, clothing,
school books, and magazines for the chill
drens circulating library, may be left at
! Mrs. Dillon's
Mrs. MARY HURLEY, who was taken to
the insane asylum at Waterbury several
months ago, died at that place on Friday.
The funeral was held Monday morning at st.
Augustne's Church. The services were
conducted by a st. Albans priest, assisted
by Rev. Father Brelivet of Barre. The in
terment was in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs
IluTlty was tlHuly years Olt, anu leaves one
daughter, Mary Hurley, former compost
tor on the WATCHMAN.
Miss EMMA DUMAS died Thursday even.
ing of leart trouble and consumption at the
home of Mrs. George White, her sister, on
Elm street Deceased was also a sister OF
Mrs. Raphael Lanier and NJ IS. w. Ii. Moss
and has been a patent sufferer for many
years. Her age was twenty-three years
Funeral services were held at st. Angus
tines Church at nine O'Clock, Rev. L. Don
ahue of Nor 'hfeld officiating, and the body
was taken to Northfeld for interment.
The semi-annual election of officers of the
Young Peoples Fraternity of the Churct
of the Messiah occurred Monday evening
and resulted as follows President, j. Ed
ward Wright; vice-presdent, Miss Bessie
Pit6in; secretary, Miss Alice Wing; treas
urer, Louis j. Halfway; programme com
mttee, Mrs. Fred X. Hastings, Miss Mabe
Silver, Miss Rebecca Wright, Louis j
Hathaway and Harlow NJ. Smith; fraternity
committee Miss Anna Webster Miss Mel
lie Colby, Fred L. Peck and George T
Archer.
The Montpelier Educational and Benev
olent Society held its annual meeting will
Mrs. Richard Dillon on Friday afternoon
aud elected the following officers: Colone
j. H. Lucia, president; Mrs. f. NJ. Denny
vice president; Rev. j. Edward Wright
secretary; Mrs. o. L. Watson, Mrs. F. NJ
Cory, Mrs. G. c. Dudley, Mrs. s. L. Howe
Mrs. w. A. Stowell Mrs. Joel Foster, exec
utive committee; Joseph Poland, A. w
} Ferrn and Mrs. S. M. Ferguson, tnancia
committee.
The twenty-first reunion of the Eight
Vermont Regiment Association will be hell
at Montpelier on Tuesday, October 16 A
! one o'clock in the afternoon there will be
roll-call with greetings at the court house
The business meeting will be held at tw
o'clock, followed by an address by Captain
, S. E. Howard and a humorous poem b.
Captain George N. Carpenter. The annua
, banquet, campfire and entertainment vii
be held in the evening under the direction
of General Stephen Thomas, the old colone
of the regiment, and Colonel Fred K. Smith
, A RAILROAD accident occurred at North
field, on Thursday evening, which delaye
the mail train two hours. The way freigh
was standing on the long sidetrack near tn,
freight station at Northtield last evening
and, owing to the msplacing OF a switch
the mail train from the south ran upon tn
/, siding instead of keeping upon the mai
: line to the depot. The engineer of the pas
senger train saw the freight, and brough
his train almost to a standstill when tn
collision occurred. The baggage and mai
car were damaged, and also both locomotive
to some extent. No passengers were in
jured.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont Stat
Medical Society will be held at the count
court house in Montpelier on Thursday an
3 Friday, October II and II. An interestn
} and varied programme has been prepared
? Cn the evening of the first day DR.. A L
7 Bisbee, the president, will deliver an az
3 dress on "SOme of the Conditions whic
r Favor Tuberculous Infection" This will b
further discussed by DIR. A. p. Grinnell c
; Burlington and Dr. j. Henry Jackson {
4 Barre The annual banquet will be held a
the Pavilion at the close of Thursday even
ing's session. During the morning sessio
OF Friday, DR.. ID. g. Kemp will discuss 9Th
. Surgical Treatment of Uterine Neoplasms.
THAT strong and sterling institution, tn
3 National Life Insurance Companv, ha
1 passed the ten million mark, in its aggrt
A gate assets. On the first day of the preseu
: month its net ledger assets stood at $40
! Ola 900. II has some thirty thousand poi
Q cies in force, distributed all oyer the nortl
ern half of the United States, and is payin
, its policy holders on claims and in div
I deuds, at the rate of over million dollar
= a year. Its business has steadily increase
. through the hard times, and it is to-da
: stronger and heavier than ever. Vermont
. ers should be proud that our state possesse
company which holds so high a ran
among the great life insurance compauie
y of our country.
!, YESTERDAY was an anxious one fC
!. eighteen bright looking young men, VIII