The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-09

DEPUTY SHERIFF f. L. HOWE of North
field brought Samuel Craig, Frank f. Miller
Thursday and lodged them in Jail. They
were accused of burglary in Northfeld
THE Central Vermont Association of Uni
versalists is to meet in Montpelier, in the
Church of the Messiah, June 6 and 7. A
portion of those days will be devoted also
to mass meeting of Young Peoples Chris
tian Unions.
DAVID /. SANDERS, Grand High PRIEST
and ID. w. Dudley, Grand Treasurer, of the
grand encampment of Odd Fellows and H.
III. Scribner were at White River Junction
last Thursday to assist in instituting a new
encampment there.
III. M. DUFUR of West Randolph is to
transfer the headquarters OF his insurance
business to Montpelier and is fitting up the
rooms in the Ralto block recently vacated
by Arthur Allen Jr., for an office. w. e.
Dufur, his son, will have charge of the
office.
In addition to the delegates to the grand
lodge OF Odd Fellows, mentioned elsewhere
f. A. Sherburne, grand chaplain, d. w.
Dudley and ID. l.. Sanders will attend both
the grand lodge and the grand encampment,
which meets next Tuesday.
On and after Thursday evening, when
the electric light moon schedule for May
takes effect, there will be no street lights
burning, whatever the weather may be, un-
til needed repairs to the engine at the sta
ton can be made, probably a week OF ten
days.
THE Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet in the vestry of Bethany Church next
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock All in
terested old or young, are invited to be
present. Badges, of the Maltese Cross, were
pinned on thirty members last Sunday.
Fifty names are on the list.
CHARLES f. STONE of Laconia, n. H, who
bod h.
Cleveland to the position Of naval officer at
the port OF Boston, is a son of the late Rev.
Levi III. Stone, well remembered in Mont
pelier and Northfeld, and nephew of the
venerable Rev. John f. Stone.
A TRIAL of new road machines was made
last Wednesday by the trustees and road
commissioners on Barre str, ct and Berlin
side The Champion " and the " Weston ("
were given thorough test, and the supe-
riority of the Weston " was so apparent
that it was decided to purchase one at a
cost $3.50.
Mr., FREDERICK A. WooD, a former efii-
Cient local editor of the WATCHMAN, took
the degree of Phi. D." at Columbia Col
lege, where he has held the Seligman fell
lowship. His graduating Grafton was on
the theme of taxation in Vermont and has
received very warm words of praise from
those who heard it.
LYLE & CooNEYs players opened a week 8
engagement III OdplJdl 1all laSJ MONDAY
evening with the sensational drama, " I'm
justly Accused" Mr.. Lyle and Mr.. Cooney
are evenly supported by talented company
OF ladies and gentlemen, and attractive bills
with new plays are to be presented every
evening during this week.
j. f. WATERMAN, the well-known piano
and organ dealer of tkis place has arranged
with Webster Hall & Taplin to place line
of his finest pianos and organs on exhibit
tion and sale in their warerooms on South
Main street, where the music-loving public
and those desiring to purchase are invited
to call aud examine them.
THE meeting held at Bethany church last
Wednesday evening unanimously voted to
call Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver to the per-
manent pastorate of that church The So
ciety will doubtless ratify this call, and,
should DR.. Seaver accept, it is probable that
he will be installed next January, when his
present engagement terminates.
PROFESSOR S. j. BLANP1ED and his assist
ants have in preparation memorial exer-
Glses by the pupils of the Grammar and
Union schools, which will be held in the
hall of the high school building on Tuesday
afternoon, May 30. Each room will be rep
resented on the programme by music, reci
tations, essays, etc, and brief address will
be delivered by Hon. II. A. Huse,
! MONTPELIER literary societies are many
and varied, and as the warm weather APP
four " have disbanded after hard but very
! pleasant winters work. The closing exer-
cises were held last Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. G. III. Shipman, when an
| elaborate programme was carried out. We
! hope to hear more'of this club another sea-
| son.
TICKETS for the dancing carnival by the
little ones to be held in Blanchard opera
house next Friday evening, are on sale at
| Longs bookstore, and are going rapidly,
1t will be the event of the season in this line
! OF entertainments, and a large audience is
already assured, Professor and Mrs Ell.
more have their pupils in constant training
for the event, and the degree of perfection
which they have attained will he a surprise
| to very many people.
THE body of Mrs. James Scoville arrived
from Chicago last Wednesday noon and
was taken at once 10 Green Mount Gene.
| terry, where the burial service was read by
Rev A. n. Lewis. Mrs. Scoville died al
Ridgeland, a suburb of Chicago, last week
from the effects of a shock. MIR and Mrs
Charles Scoville of Hartford, Conn, and
Miss Belle Scoville of Manchester, n. II.
met the remains at Montpelier and accom-
panied them to their last resting place.
The Epworth League held a Pudding
Sociable " in the vestry of Trinity Church
last Friday evening that received a very
! liberal patronage. The supper was followed
by literary and musical programme which
| Included several selections by the V. NJ. s
Banjo Club songs by Mrs. w. G. Taplin
Miss Julia Cross and John Doherty, violin
solo by Miss Fannie Parmenter, recitations
by Misses Annie Mayo and Myrtle Whit
comb, and a cornet solo by w. c. Taplin.
THE game of baseball advertised TO take
place on the Seminary campus last Monday
afternoon was tizzle. The Goddard team OBJ
| jected to Lance playing with the V. NJ. S
team on the ground that he is not student
at the seminary, and refused TO play unless
| some other man was substituted. Mr.
! Lance is a regular student in the music de.
partment and his name appears in the cata-
logue. Manager Whitehll, of the V. NJ s.
team, refused to accede to the Goddard j
demand and no game was played.
The change of time that went into effect
! on the Central Vermont railroad last Mon
| day does not affect the arrival or departure
| of Montpelier trains. The running time of
| the express trains between Boston and
| Montreal is shortened thirty minutes, and
! the sleeper to Boston is put on the night
| express via Rutland and Fitchburg. By
! tins arrangement, passengers from Mont
| pelier can take the $500 p. NJ. express and
reach Boston at much earlier hour the
next morning than by taking the midnight
| train over the Central division
The progressive and wideawake Boston
.IolrD0l has accommodated a foot Il, ,o.,,