The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-07

THE people of Montpelier are cordially
invited to attend service at Christ Church
tomorrow evening at half past seven
o'clock, when RI Rev. A. g. A. Hall, the
newly-COnSeCrated bishop OF the diocese OF
= ermont, will preach.
A COPY of the ballad, Sweetheart, when
you are far away" the words and music of
which are written by Bert l.. Taylor, and
dedicated to f. w. Bancroft, has been re-
ceived from g. II. Kimball, Manchester, N.
H., the publisher. 1t is on sale at George
W. Wilders.
THE musical convention now in progress
at East Montpelier is already a gratifying
success. The grand closing concert takes
place this evening, in which g. Il. Lowe,
b. M. Shepard, II. ID. Hopkins and f. w.
Bancroft will take part. Quite large party
will go up from Montpelier.
HENRY MAcKIN, who has been confined in
the county Jail for several weeks on a
charge of selling Intoxicating liquor in Mid
dlesex secured bail of $500, last Thursday,
and was released from custody. His free.
dom was short-lived, as he was rearrested
the same day for selling without license.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Anna Dillon on
Thursday afternoon at half past two o'clock,
when Mrs. Dillon will conduct Bible
reading. AT the meeting two weeks ago the
members of the Union put together and fin
ished bedquilt for the Home for Friendless
Women.
THE musical convention which is being
held at East Montpelier opened on Monday
afternoon at two o'clock with a good cho-
rus, and those attending the concert to-
night may feel assured OF a rich treat.
Mendlessohn's Forty second Psalm is to be
given, which shows the grade of work to be
done by the chorus.
The hotel porters and hack-drivers gath
cred at the Montpelier House last Wednes-
day evening and presented Meder Martin,
the Pavilion porter, with handsome silver
mounted fruit dish as wedding gift. The
presentation speech was aptly made by Ma
lor j. l.. Elder, porter at the Exchange, to
which an appreciative response was made
| by Mr.. Martin.
THE notorious Fred Smith purloined a
package containing several bottles of in
toxicating liquor. last Thursday, on which
he Immediately filed up. He was jailed by
| Officer Hunt and, before Justice Smile,
Friday evening" was fined S15 and costs for
a second offence. He was taken to Rutland,
Saturday morning, to labor forty days for
the benefit of the state.
DR.. A. n. PEARsoNs and wife of Berlin
| will celebrate their golden wedding at their
home in the afternoon and evening of Tues
day, February 20, invitation to which will
| be given through committee composed of
Colonel A. G. Brown of Montpelier, DR.. 1.
A. Pearsons of Barton, Al NJ. Reed of Ber.
IL,
| DR.. A. A. Minott of Northtield
THE well-known Montpelier physician
who went to the Baptist church last Sunday
evening expecting to hear Robert j. Bur
| dette speak, while disappointed in his ex-
| pectations, was doubtless well repaid for
the attempt when one of the lady members
of the church, mistaking the doctor for the
humorist, expressed her pleasure at seeing
him, and her expectation of a treat in what
| he might have to say.
| ABOUT twenty members of Christ church
attended the consecraton of Bishop Hall at
Burlington last Friday, Among them were
Rev. A. n. Lewis and wife, Colonel Fred E.
Smith, w. II. Cowell and wife. l.. P. Glea-
son and wife, FL. II. Scribner, Hon. Charles
Dewey and wife, j. A. DeBoer and wife, e
ID. Blackwell and wife, Mrs. G. A. Best
| Miss Gertrude Meinecke, Mrs. N. Gourley,
Mrs. S. l.. Howe, Mrs Kate Squires, Mrs. I.
K. Moulton, Mrs. Edward Dewey, Mrs f
A. Adams, Miss Helen Dewey.
DIR. b. f. BEARDsLEY is to deliver a course
of five public lectures to ladies and gentle
men on Practical Physiology in Blanchard
opera house, commencing next Friday even
Blood and Lungs" Saturday evening his
subject will be " Food and Digestion; Mon
day, "The Human Eye; Tuesday, The
Nerves and Temperaments." These lee
! lures will be illustrated by manikins, models
and paintings, and are spoken of as scien
titic, instructive and amusing.
The old Marsh dwelling on South Main
street has been taken down. The house
was one of the old landmarks. At its
southerly gable the destructive fire of 1877;
was stayed in its northward sweep on that
side OF the street. AT this point, among
other resolute opponents, the late Rev. DIR
| Lord, in silk hat and clerical garb, at mid
night withstood the fire fend and checked
his advance. The parson emerged from the
conflict with badly demoralized tile and
an exceedingly unclerical appearance but
his standing as =" a fireman brave" had
| been established.
IRA c. DODGE a well-known farmer o.
East Montpelier, died suddenly last Satur
day night, aged tfty-eight years. He was
at Montpelier on Saturday afternoon, and re
tired at night in his usual health. Shortly
after, his wife noticed his unnatural breath
ing, and attempted to rouse him. Before
assistance could be summoned from
another room, he was dead. A physician
was summoned, who pronounced the cause
OF death TO be heart failure. Mr.. Dodge
was native of Marshfeld, but haC
lived in East Montpelier for many wears
His widow is daughter of the late " Uncle
Billy " Templeton of East Montp 3lier. His
funeral was held from his late home OF
Tuesday afternoon.
ROBERT j. BURDETTE has the rare power
to render his hearers utterly obliviouS {,
the passage of time. His lecture in Ladies
Library Guild course, on Friday evening
was far and away one of the best the friend,
of the library have ever met to hear. Tn,
bright robust, registering, rOwdy-dowd,
American boy is Mr.. Burdette's favorit,
theme He has studied every phase of tn,
existence of such a boy, and he depicts
those phases with humor and pathos that
alternately move TO laughter and excite I,
tears. Mr.. Burdette's humor is not of tn,
conventional kind, IL is always bright
fresh and original, and behind the words
that move to laughter there is always
moral that is never intrusive but is alway,
very strongly enforced and very wholesome
Put Mr.. Burdette down FOR the next course
ladies'.
Mr.. EDMUND j. SHATTUCK, of the firm o
George ii. Morrill, * Co., printing inks
Boston, renewed his acquaintance will
Montpelier and its printing houses ON Mon
day. Itis some fifteen years since Mr. Shat
tuck last visit TO the town. He looked il
vain Tor the WATCHMAN office on its old site
now occupied in part by the federal build
ing, and noted with interest the changes anC
improvements made in decade and half
Mr.. Shattuck is a welcome visitor to print
ing office, both by reason of his bonhomit
and OF the fact that his firm sells the bes
inks in the market at fair prices aud has al
! lutplllpnnt annrapiation of IA IN,