The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-30
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Of Odd Fellows, is definitely fixed for
Thursday, June H. going by steamer Rein
deer from Burlington. Everybody will be
invited TO go. Further particulars later.
The grand chapter of Vermont, Order of
the Eastern Star, will convene in Masonic
Hall, Montpelier, next Tuesday evening
and continue through Wednesday. Rob
motifs chapter will give banquet on
Wednesday evening TO the grand chapter
and all visiting members
The house occupied by Albert Haggert,
situated about two miles north of Mont.
| pelier, was burned to the ground last Sun
day night. The contents Of the house were
nearly all consumed. The building was
owned by Oscar Vail and was partly in
sured in the Vermont Mutual.
JUBILEE-SINGER troupes are as thick these
days as candidates for office. The New
Orleans troupe will sing in the vestry of
Trinity church next Monday evening under
the auspices of Montpelier lodge of Good
Templars This troupe is known as the
Silver Lake and Chautauqua favorites.
THE Springfield Reporter is welcome to
use anything it finds in the columns of the
WAToHMAN, but when it appropriates an
| article bodily, as il did our write-np of
Summer Homes Among the Green Hills
OF Vermont" last week, and sets it as a
loaded leader, Brer Stiles might should give
us creditlfor the work Of his shears.
w. 7. DEWEY, o. d. Clark, c. S. Whit
tier, II. e. Slayton, G. F. Lowe, DR.. A. G..
Bailey, W. K. Laird, L. H. Green and G.
ii. Ferrin returned from Greensboro last
Saturday evening after an enjoyable week 8
outing. No phenomenal catches of fish are
reported, but the weather was superb, and
the party Jared sumptuously on the prod
ucts of rod and reel.
MONTPELIER furnishes liberal quota of
Memorial Day orators to-day. Rev. A. H.
Webb speaks at South Royalton, Hon. e. .
A, Huse at Glover, M. e. Smile at Stock
bridge, W. A. Lord at Brookfeld, j. A.
DeBoer at Waterbury Center, Hon. w. P.
Dillingham; at Westfeld, Captain HI. g.
Lull at Warren, n. H., and Rev. DR.. E. M.
Smith at Montpelier.
A SPECIAL to the Free Press from Morris
vile speaks in very flattering terms of the
colt Walter Stamboul," owned by G. G.
warren OF Waterbury, now in the training
stables of Utton Brothers. This animal is
by ,Stamboul," 2.071, dam by i" Prospect
Maid" 2:23t, and is considered by those
who ought to know best to be the finest
bred colt in Vermont.
The Idea Hunters" with invited guests,
will hold the graduating exercises OF the
class at Memorial Hall, North Calais, next
Friday. Teams will leave the home of Mrs
y. ID. Shipman at nine o'clock in the morn
ing. Should the weather be unfavorable.
the exercises will be held in the vestry Of
the Church OF the Messiah at two o'clock in
the afternoon of that day.
THE Barre Enterprise says the st. Johns
bury Academy boys have protested the
game played with the V. NJ. s. team at
Montpelier last Saturday because the latter
- persisted in playing professionals" This
is news indeed! Every member OF the V.
M. s. team is an enrolled student, as every
one knows who knows anything about it,
and such game Of bluff " won't work
worth a cent.
JAMES ALBIN, a familiar figure in police
court circles in Montpelier and Barre, was
arrested last Saturday evening by Officer
Hunt while in such a state of intoxication
as to be unable to navigate. Before Justice
NJ. E. Smile, Monday afternoon, he pleaded
guilty to third offense and appealed his
case to county court. Bail was fixed at
500, which was furnished by his father and
he was released from custody.
JAMES W. Brock and H. A. Huse have
within the past few days secured pledges
OF more than 1000 for the support of the
Montpelier Military Band during the COM
ing year. These gentlemen have made a
thorough canvass of the town, among the
business men, and, with very few notable
exceptions, have found everybody willing
to lend hand. About 81, 800 more will be
required, which it is sincerely hoped will be
raised in some way.
THE Washington County Convention of
Womans Christian Temperance Unions
will be held in the Methodist church, North
field, on Thursday and Friday Of next week.
Among the ladies from Montpelier who are
assigned parts on the programme are Mrs
e. NJ. Denny, Mrs. E. d. Putnam, Mrs. E.
G. Osgood, Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman, and Miss
Amy Fisk. An address will be delivered
on Friday evening by Mrs. j. X. Barney of
Providence, r. l., the national superin-
tendent of Jail and prison work.
THE fire at the Exchange Hotel last
Thursday night recalls the fact that on the
afternoon of September 81, 1866, twenty
eight years ago, fire of similar character
visited this ancient structure, which was
then known as Burnhams Hotel kept by
Lewis Burnham. The fire department at
that fire worked nearly all the afternoon
with their hand engines to get it under con-
troll, and then, as now, barrel of kerosene
in the cellar lent an element of danger to the
situation.
THE first of series of monthly meetings
to be held during the summer under the
auspices OF the Good Templars and Keeley
League occurred at the vestry of Trinity
Church last Sunday afternoon. Chief Tenn
plar Bruce Mcdonald presided. Music was
furnished by quartette. Miss Annie
Mayo gave recitation and remarks were
made by Hon. Joseph Poland, Rev. Mr..
L. Lyons, William Dillon and e. A. Mutt.
The attendance was surprisingly large.
The steam roller has been on trial on
State street during the past week when the
weather would permit. David Erter, an
agent Of the o. S. Kelly Manufacturing
Company OF Springfield, O., has had charge
OF the machine and has cheerfully answered
all questions in regard to it. Because of
the inability of the stone crusher TO turn out
material fast enough, the trustees have not
made thorough test, as yet, as to what the
roller is capable OF doing. They will hold a
meeting in day or two to decide as to
whether they will purchase it for the village
DR.. ARTEMAs N. PEARsoNs died last Mon
day at his home near Berlin Corner, aged |
about seventy"five years. Mr.. Pearsons had |
been in feeble health for a long time, al
though at the celebration of his golden we'd
ding anniversary. last winter he seemed to
take new lease of life. Deceased was a |
member of Vermont lodge of Odd Fellows, |
and was always highly respected in the |
community where he lived. His funeral |
will be held from his late home at half past |
twelve on Thursday, and at the church at |
one O'Clock. III. Q. Webster will have |
charge.
PANDEMoNIUM reigned last Wednesday
night when the Methodist Seminary base
ball team returned on the midnight train,
after having won three straight games at
West Randolph, Saxton's River and Rut.
land. A delegation of students met them
with tin horns both large and small, and
marched with them TO the seminary. where