The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-14

will meet at Blanchard opera house, Thurs
day night at hal past seven. A large mum.
Der Of candidates are to be,initiated. They
are requested TO meet at seven o'clock. A
banquet wi be served at the Montpelier
House. The temple has 327 members, and,
out Of sixty-uine in the United states,
stands fourth in age
CHRIST CHUHCH was crowded at both
morning and evening services. Bishop
Hall was a. his best, and his earnest fervid
discourses will not soon be forgotten. At
the morning serv ce a collection Of Sl32.G4
was taken for the Mission of the Good Shep-
herd in Barre. A special train was run
from Barre last evening to accomm ldate
those Who wished to hear the bishop.
The King Daughters on Monday evening
appropriated $50 to start a hospital fund.
This may seem a small beginning, but it is
q beginning Rev. DR.. Muhlenberg of New
York city took a collection one Sunday to
" start a hospital" and received $50. "We
will lay this aside" he said, " for hospital
fund" The result was ST. Luke's hospil al.
Miss Ella Bailey and Mrs. S, i, Howe were
appointed trus ees of the fund.
BERLIN street school closed on Friday.
OF the fifty-two scholars in the primary de-
partment, nineteen had no absent marks
namely, Lizzie Lee, Howard Adams, Laura
Bancroft, Jesse Crossett, Henry Cannon,
Daisy Dawley, Willie Emery, Della Hill,
Maude Hughes, Jessie Jacobs, Harold Nc
Donald, Edith Roberts, Raymond Surte-
want, John Thomas, Nathan Thomas, Liz
zie DeColaines, John Crossett, Harry Hill,
Harry Hughes,
ALvAH WAITE, who has heen employed
for some time as clerk at Huntngton's res
taurant, closed his labors for Mr.. Hunting
ton in hasty manner on Thursday after
noon. He asked the proprietor if he could
be out for an hour, and, m -eting with IA
vorabe answer, proceeded to the Central
depot and took the train for the north. He
has not returned. 1t is supposed that his
sudden departure is due to the fact that he
was to have been married to a Montpelier
girl the very day he skipped, but, no doubt,
changed his mind,
F. E. HOWE, for two years local editor of
the Argus and Patriot, has secured an in
terest in the Rensselaer, Herald, a weekly
paper published at Greenbush, n y. Mr..
Howe will leave for his new position De-
cember /. During his connection with the
Argus Mr.. Howe has shown all the excel
lent qualities W lich make a successful
journalist, and he has only to show the
same hustling ability in his new field to
win success. He is an all'around newspa-
per man, and we CONNIE nd him to the citi-
zens of Greenbush. He has "A large circle
of friends here who will regret his de.
parture.
In Justice to the St. Johnsbury Academy
foot ball team, it should be stated that the
report OF the game on November 3 that was
wired from Montpelier to the Boston papers
was incorrect, and was due to misstate.
ments and misrepresentation made to the
representative of those papers by members
of the V. NJ. S. team. Neither side made a
touchdown. The score was o to 0, and was
so declared by Referee Marshall at the close
of the game. The V. NJ. S. team imported
| two players, one of whom demonstrated his
ability as 'lugger. With this assistance
they could not win the game, but they
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NATIVE of the Boston papers.
MUCH to the regret Of the directors and
/ all others connected with the First Ma
/ tional Bank, Colonel Fred g. Eaton, who
| has for man years been the efficient and
| popular cashier, is soCn 70 leave Mont
pelier for wider field ami to enter a more
| lucrative position with large business enter
prise at Sioux City, Ia. During MIR. Eaton :
connection with the First National Bank
/ he has exhibited many excellent qualities
as a banker and won the universal esteem
/ of the directors and tOwnsmen, who will re-
gIet his departure; bui they ami all his
. friends will rel ii e that he is 10 g ~ the
benefit of larger salary and wider field in
which to show his abilities. MIR, Eaton
will also be missed by the social organza
ton with which he is connected Assistant
Cashier Eaton and Teller Denny will re-
main at the bank in charge of affairs.
AT a wellattended meeting of proba {
judges, held at the supreme court room OF
| Thursday afternoon and evening, Hiram
Carleton of Montpelier was chairman and
w. p. Smith of ST. j )hns bury secretary
Those present were James NJ. Slade of Ad
Olson district; j ID. Smith of New HaveI
district; j. " Carney Of Bennington dis
tTict; W. P. Smith Of Caledonia district
Torrey E. Wales of Chittenden district; ID
S. Storrs of Essex district; NJ w. Bailey o
Franklin district w. Haynes OF Crane
Isle district w. II. Nichols of Randolph
district; f E. Alfred of Orleans district
T. c. Robbins of Rutland district; Hiram
Carleton of Washington district; l.. NJ
Read OF Westminster district; 7, o. Seave
of Hartford district; Hugh Henry OF Wind
sor district. Another meeting will be hel,
here again next year to discuss matters per
tanning 20 their duties.
THE following article, taken from tn
Canton, Ohio, Eyening Repository of Novem
Der 6, will be of interest to many in this vi
cinity: Mrs. Maria E. Upham died OF
Monday evening at her home, at No. .
West Tuscarawas street, of general debility
Mrs Upham was an estmable and highl
res spected lady, well known to the older res
idents here, having lived here sin e 1858, o
for thirty-siX consecutive years. She wa
, born in 1924, in Hardwick, VT, and was a
the time of her death over seventy years O
age. In 1874 she was united in marriag
, with Mr.. William X. Upham in Danville
VT. Mr., Upham preceded his wife to tn
great beyond number OF years. lie wa
at one time leading attorney Of this city
Five children We're born to Mr.. AMI Mrs
Upbam, three of whom survive thei
mother. They are VIII X. Upham c
Cleveland, Mrs. b. l.. Meredith Of Va
Vert, and Attorney Charles G. Upham o
this city. Mrs Maria L. Upham was a
invalid for a good many years She was
: member of the First Presbyterian church
The funeral will take place at two ocloc
: Wednesday afternoon"
a MEETING of those interested in tn
! formation of Young Mems Christian AssC
} citation wa held in Bethany chapel las
. evening. The committee appointed to sc
licit subscriptions reported the am un G
. $500 subscribed so far. This was secure
! mainly from the young men who signed til
first call, together with some Of the busines
men affiliated with the evangelical chu urche
in the town. This was to enable the con
, mittee to go before the older and wealthie
business men of the town with a list {
names which would show, to some extent
the interest manifested in the movement
4 That this interest is steady and increasn
was shown by the expressions OF those,pres
ent, and 1t was unanimously voted TO cor
tnue the canvass until the bal lAnce of tn
81, 900 was secured A committee Of seve
3 was ected to attend the interstate conveI
A tion TO be held at Keeue, N H. the 2ltl