The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-07
has all the accessories for producing the
play in the most approved style.

the meeiing TO he held in rhe opera house
November 10, also to the presence uf a large
class. Governor Woodbury. and several
members of the senate and house are Sir
Knights and will be present on that oc-
CasiOn,
AT The business meeting % the Life Un
derwriters. held at the Pavilion Thursday
afternoon, the following new members were
added TO the roll: George f. Patch, A NJ
Snhnach. David Rove OF Burlington. E. n.
Ladd NJ Mnntpelirr, ID. Camp Of New
port. r. Il. Ganmel Of Danville, w. w
Spragur of ST.. Johnsbury.
THE Methodist Seminary and ST. Johns
bury Academy foOt hall teams played on he
campus Monday afternoon The Semin ty
team n tead of playing 'huol team, were.
assisted hN Newton. Recently of W rsleI an,
aud MOslry OF Norwich University The
game resulted IN II score II Zero for both
teams. Much bad blood was shown
throughout the game.
THE members Of the legislature and his
troops Of friends outside will congratulate
w. A. Lord, the representative from Mont
prlier, on his approaching marriage with
Mss Mabel l.. New comb of Montpelier,
- hiCh Is to he sole rized next Saturday
evening by Rev. DR. Norman Seaver. The
wedding will be private, attended only by
the immediate relatives OF the contracting
parties.
The district encamrment of Odd Fellows
ntIu I'D MOuI prleT on rIlihN dIltfU DOn hOtl
evening, WAS largely attended aud very en-
jnSable. in the evening the team from
rhomas Wildey Encamptnent worked the
Golden Rule degree, and the Roy Purple
", rk was exrmpltied in splendid shape ~
Minnehaha EuCau pnent of Barre. A sup
per was served in the hall shortly before
midnight
RI RE. ARTHUR G. A. HALL opened his
course Of sci nous ON the Great Truths of
Our Religion" at Christ Church, SUNDAY
morning. The course i'll continue through
the week and next Sunday. Holy com-
munion will b, held Wednesday and FIJI
day at seven A. NJ. on Tuesday, Thursday
aud Saturday at nine A. NJ; evening prayer
at four Bi Ne exposition at half past
four and preaching service at half past
even. The Holy and Apostolic Rite of
Confirmation will be administered Sunday,
November IL.
THE V. M S. football eleven suffered
their third defeat OF the season on W-dnes-
dav afternoon, when the strong aegrega-
tion representing Norwich University sue
creded in making twenty points, while V.
NJ S. could only make four points. Tie
best play ing was done hy MOseey, Story
! Gordon, Hinkley, and Lance There was
! considerable unnecessary sluggiug, but one
| team was as much at fault as the other
| The game was called b fore the conclusion
of the second half, owing to the serious in
jury to Ho' ffi4r Of V. NJ. S.
! A LOCAL physician calls the JoURNAL's s
Att nii"n 10 an explanation, in the New
| York Medical JOurH H. Of the recent seI,sa
| tioDal report in the New York papers of Dr.
! A Nj. Phelps appearance in the Jefferson
| Market police court. DIR PHI .lps, it appears
WAS the victim of the ilwill of IA New ork
new spaner and Tam uHny police njustic-
| cCmblned. He was assaulit d and Iubbtd
| while in The performances of professional
work. Az The Medicnl journal says, The ex.
culpating tesiinon, Dc Phelps can produce
! is not Iced, d for his vIuuicatiOn her. Yer
he is known This eminent physician is H
! lee urer at the medical college AZ Buriing.
! ton, and is well kuow n and highly esteemed
| among the rOfes sion in this state.
BERLIN PoND is fast bpconing a favorite
rrso Tor Sunday excursions from the
/ Granite City. Last Sunday party Of Young
! men ro ming about the pond endeavored to
/ tiud amusement in btaiing jme ducks
oAned b K. G. Ptarsons over the head With
an oar. Another boat, loaded with w j,
| Iimmons, Thomas Gibbons and Leander
Burlram, all of Barre, took one OF the ducks
aud were running away with them when
discovered. They admitted having the
d cks and were placed under arrest Y
/ Constable Barney aud given lodsing in the
/ local Jail. GA Monday, before Justice +.
p Carleton, at the Office Of Diling ia IN,
Huse 4 Howland, each respondent was
| fined So and costs. The men who beat the
ducks will also be arreste =.
! CHARLES f. COLLINS was in Burlington
lasl Fiiday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Louise Collins, his aged mother. Mrs. Coll
lins was born in Morrisrown ia tS06, and
went 10 Burlington TO reside in 1921 max
ing her one of the oldest residents OF thai
city. AlouzD Coli Is, her husband, was a
pensioner OF the war Of 1872. Mrs. Collins
was kind and devoted mother, and an
earnest Christian. She leaves Two sons
Charles f OF Mon pelier, and II. A. Col
..S 81. "A.
Q. K Collius oi Burlington, Miss n Il Col
lns of Bos o and Mrs j. L. Blodg-tt Of
| Fl chhurg, Mass, also one gr-at-graudsou.
Mrs. ) ,rah Collins. her sisier-in' law, died
| in Burlington within two hours after the
decease OF Mrs. Collins. Iu life they were
devoted TO each other, and in d-a'h they
were not divided. Chaplain Spoor Off cat-d
al the iuueral a al the nterment WAS in
Burlington.
UNDENIABLY the Cotton Manufacturing
Company lis doing 'od business. and is a
! well managed concern; and we sincerely
hope the chickens the Argus is prematurely
counting Will all be batched and that lis
" ifs " may all become realities. While il
was indulging in speculation, why did not
the coutt mporary say-which is more prob
able than any thing it did say-that il IL had
not been for democratic tariff folly this
comp my We uld now be emplo ing 100 men
"A matter that the 4rQus now pr, jects
into "the dim shadowy future" and eu.
cumbers with big "if." Furthermore,
when the Argtis says that even the degree
OF prosperity the company in question is
enjoying sis a genuine reflection of tue
general business condition OF The country -
whatever this may mean-we know that
it is merely employed in the prevailing di
! version OF democrats and mugwumps, that
Of trying to extract sunbeams from cucum.
bsrs
A BRILLIANT society event was the recep-
/ tion, thursday evening, nv Mr.. and Mrs, L
| s. Brophy at IN ir home, No. 126 Elm street.
More than 600 invitations were issued, aud
the number who sent their cards was small
| The arrangements were perfect and the
dense crowds were admirably handled. The
receiving party was composed OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Brophy and Mrs, Dennis Lane NJ. +
Atkins, Fred j. McCuen. j. J.. Adams and
Arthur e. Lane accrptably performed the
duties OF ushers. The guests were met 10y
them as they de- cended the stairs, aud
pr, sented TO the receiving party. Every
room Of the spacious house was fra raul
with lavish decorations of roses, pinks and
cbry san hemums. The mantels in the par
lors attracted much attention for their ar
tistic al, cor atoms. Many beautiful Towns
and elaborate toilets were noticed, de
tailed description OF which Soud require
large 4pAcA a. fertile brain and rete I've mem