The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-10
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESD

Clnlty is called TO the auVertlSement Ot ii.
d. Gates of Iowa in the business column.
Mr.. Gates has demonstrated during the past
year that he is square aud responsible
business man, and he is always ready to
buy or sell horse
In spite of heavy losses in membership
and the general financial depression during
the past year, the Baptist church has paid
all current expenses and an Old debt of five
years standing. The society enters the
new year with no arrearages, and with
snug balance in its treasury.
f. w. BANCROFT has engagements to de-
| liver his song lecture on Irish Songs and
| Song Writers" " during the remainder of
this month in Albany, n. Y, January 16
and II, the first night in publ. the second
before literary society; Rut I'd, January
pa; Greenfield, Mass, Januar. -.
REV. A. j. HoUGH of Brattleboro, for
mer pastor of Trinity church and the poet
laureate of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows
| of Vermont has recently written a frater-
nal poem, entitled, Progress and Frater-
nifty" that is winning universal praise
| among his brethren of the ord u wherever
| it has been distributed
THE receiver of the Peoples Five Year
Benefit Order has settled with the members
| of that order in Montpelier by sending them
! checks for S6h per cent of payees' claims for
assessments paid for the reserve and bene.
! fit fund. This was much more than was
| expected, and those who recently sold their
! claims for nominal price refuse to be COM
! fOrted.
The first session of the supreme court
under the new law convened at Montpelier,
| Tuesday morning with full bench and
! about sixty members of the state bar in
attendance. Prayer was offered by Rev.
! A. n. Lewis. The docket was called and
the first case considered was that of e. X.
! Ward and Wife V. The Congregational Soci-
ETY. of Underhill and others.
Ant tha of+ OF bnl
ers of the First National Bank, held yester-
day afternoon the old board Of directors,
namely, Charles Dewey, f. K. Smith, j. G.
HOughton, w. f. Adams and f. a. Dwinell
were elected. These directors elected the
old board of officers. as follows Charles
Dewey, president; Fred T.. Smith, vice
president; F. l.. Eaton, cashier.
Miss JESSIE C. WATSON, only daughter of
| DR.. o. l.. Watson, and Dean C.. Hayes of
| Waterbury Center were married last Wed
nesday afternoon by Rev. g. o. Webster at
the home of the bride on Barre street. Only
a few immediate relatives and friends were
present. They left that afternoon for a
brief wedding trip, and will be at home at
Waterbury Center after to-day.
JAMES TRUMBULL was arrested last Fri
day afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Dudley on
warrant charging him with an assault
Berlin, last Wednesday night, He was
taken before General j. II. Lucia and bail
was fixed at $500, which he was unable to
obtain, and was lodged in Jail. His case
will be given hearing next Monday.
THE annual meeting of the directors and
stockholders of the Montpelitf National
Bank was held yesterday afternoon in their
banking rooms. The officers elected are
as follcws James Il Langdor president;
George W. Scott, vice-presdent; HoratlO
Loomis, Clark King and Albert Tutte, di-
rectors; Levi II. Bixby, cashier; w. H.
GEORGE SMITH of Calais w as arrested last
Monday by Deputy Sheriff Tuttle on a war
rant charging him with selling Intoxicating
liquor. He was given a hearing before
Grand Juror j. H, Lucia at Sodom, Monday
afternoon, States Attorney Stanton pros.
ecuting. He pleaded guilty to two offences
and, being unable to pay his fine, was
lodged in Jail at Montpelier Tuesday after
noon.
THE announcement that Luclers' Min
strels are to hold the boards at Blanchard
opera house next Saturday evening has in
duced lovers of tirst-Class minstrel perform
anCes to secure their seats. This troupe has
already an established reputation in Mont
pelier and is said to be stronger and better
than ever this season The company carries
an excellent orchestra of twelve pieces.
THE annual meeting of the Apollo Clul
for the election of officers was held las
Thursday evening. T. l.. Wood was elected
T. Sabin secretary; II. b. Denny. treasurer
j. A. DeBoer, r. g. Bowers, c. c. Bancroft
and Nj. f. Atkins were elected managers
: The past year has been a prosperous one fo
the club, and it has at present cash bal
ance of S955 in its treasury.
AT the annual meeting held last Thursda,
evening the Kelley League elected the fol
lowing officers for the year ensuing Levi
Wood, president; William Stevens, frs
vice-president Richard Dillon, second vice
president; p. S. Prior, treasurer; G. T.
Lawson, recording secretary; DIR. o. l.. Wat
son, corresponding secretary; Lewis Wood
William Tierney, w. A. Lord and j. Nc
7 Cormick, executive committee.
A GREAT deal of work and thorough prac-
tice and drill is being put into the enter
3 tainment to be given in Blanchard operi
house on the evening of January 30 unde
the auspices of the Kings Daughters, and i
will be worthy of a most liberal patronage
The programme will be a varied one, th
} special features Of which will be musica
r numbers by our best local talent, pla,
with very long name, and the Columbian
1 drill by thirty young ladies'. The latte
alone would be worth theprce of admission
. The officers of Bethany Sunday-schoo
. for the year ensuing are as follows G. IL
: More, superintendent; Miss Mary Macon
, Der, assistant; ID. S. Wheatley, secretar,
and treasurer G. II. Shipman, librarian
Miss Alice Taft and William Ellis, assis
3
! Mrs. Ellen Osgood, Mrs. j. " Babcock anC
= Miss Mary Macomber, committee on library
Mrs. G. II. More, Mrs. Rhinehart, Mis-
! Knapp, A. j. Howe and Harry Cotton com
mttee on finance Rev. G. S. Smith, William
I Smith and Miss Amy Fisk, advisory com
, mttee.
. THE excellent report of the farmers meet
: ings held at Washington last week unde
the auspices of the state board of agricul
ture which may be found elsewhere in thi
= issue, is from the pen Of SolOn T.. Carpen
" ter, the WATCHMAN's esteemed correspond
{ ent from that town. Mr. Carpenter
i weekly budget of news from Washing
{ ton is always lively and interesting an,
is widely read. The WATCHMAN's repre-
r sentative recalls with pleasure the courte
Q sizes and valuable assistance rendered hin
!. by Mr. Carpenter at the time he was gather
/; ing the material for the write-up of that lc
/, calty in October.
The following officers of Thomas Wilde
@ Encampment No. II, of Odd Fellows, wer
n installed last Friday evening by Dstric
: Deputy Grand Chief Patriarch f. e. Smith
o Chief Patriarch, j. III. Senter; senior wal
= den, A. Q. Templeton; junior warden O. G
Harris; high priest, H. A. Bowman; treas
urer, ID. w. Dudley scribe, Frank E. Smith
first watch, E A. Mutt: second watch, j