The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

Singers from out OF town who come to sing
at rehearsals and concert, and notify @. II.
Wilson of Danville before the first day of
the convention, will be entertained free.
For the conservation OF Rev. DR.. Hall at
Burlington, February 2, the Central Yer
mont railroad has arranged to sell round
trip tickets at fare one way from all stations
on its system, good going February and 2,
and good returning until February 8, in
elusive. Also special train will leave Rut-
land 81 40 A NJ, White River Junction 800
A. NJ. and Richford 8 90 A. NJ, stopping at
all intermediate stations, arriving at Bur
lington at about 9: 10 A. NJ, in time for the
ceremonies
The following officers of Ivy Rebekah
lodge were installed last week by District
Deputy Grand Master w. A. Taylor: No.
BILE Grand, Mrs. s. W. Corse; vice grand,
Mrs. d. L. Sanders; secretary. Mrs. Ed
ward Baker; treasurer, d. w. Dudley;
conductor, Mrs. III. A. Bowman; warden,
Mrs. K. p. Richardson; h. s. N. G., w. A.
Taylor; l. s. N. g., r.. III. Whitney; II. s.
V. g., S. w. Corse; L. S. V. G., Edward
Baker; 1, G., Mrs. E. s. Camp o. G., w. P.
Hadley chaplain, Mrs. r.. II. Whitney.
Mrs. MARIA JANGRAw, widow of the late
John Jangraw Of Montpelier, died last week
in Burlington of paralysis of the throat, dis
ease with which she has been afflicted for
four years. Two years ago. Mrs Jangraw
went to Burlington to reside with Mrs. j. =.
Meron, her daughter. She was STEP mother
of Oughtney and Frank Jangraw and Mrs.
Telesphor Allard, and a sister of Louis
Smith and Alexander Campbell, Sr. Her
body was brought to Montpelier last Thurs
day morning, and funeral services were
held at st. Augustine's church, conducted
by Rev. w. j. O'Sullivan. The burial was
in the Catholic cemetery.
THE Womans Club of st. Johnsbury
netted snug sum last week from lecture
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OF General Custer. Her subject was Gar
rison Life in Winter" and, judging from
the reports of the st. Johnsbury papers, her
hearers were more than delighted. She de-
livered this lecture before the students of
Lasell Seminary at Auburndale, Mass, last
week, and received pleasant notices from
the Boston papers. There was talk ofjget-
ting Mrs. Custer to come to Montpelier last
year. Why not have her this winter or
spring? This is suggestion to some of the
young women's clubs or societies in town,
and is gratuitous.
PRESENT Indications point to large. sized
success at the musical convention to be held
in the village hall, East Montpelier, COM
mencing next Monday and continuing
through Tuesday and Wednesday, closing
with grand concert on Wednesday even
ing, at which +. w. Bancroft of Montpelier
is to be one Of the soloists. Mr.. G. F. Dud-
ley is to be conductor and Miss Hattie Fos-
ter accompsnist. East Montpelier in years
past had the reputation of getting up and
carrying to a successful termination the
best musical conventions that were held in
northern Vermont, and the young blood OF
the present day that is attempting a revival
of these old-time features deserves and is
receiving hearty encouragement.
The storm of Tuesday prevented a large
attendance at the preachers meeting oi
the Montpelier Association, which was held
at Bethany church. Rev. G. w. Longren
OF Barre read an interesting book review.
The theme for discussion was " The Church
in Its Activities" with addresses on different
phases of church work, as follows: Z" The
Church in Relation to Its Own Member.
ship" Rev. l.. Tenney; "The Church in Its
Mid. week Meeting" Rev. F. H. Whitman
" The Church ia the Sunday-school," Rev
M. II. Wright The Church in the Y. p. S
| G. E." Rev. II. d. Williams; The Church
| in Its Social Life" Rev. j. n. Perrin; The
tricts," Rev. A. A. Smith, " The Church il
the Work of Moral Reforms" Rev. G. s
| Smith.
THE time OF transit of mails from Mont
| peler to several of the larger cities in the
countryis officially given as follows: To Bos
ton, seven hours; to New York, ten hours
fifteen minutes; to Philadelphia thirteer
hours, five minutes; to Baltimore, Md.
sixteen hours, thirty-fve minutes to Wash
ington, d. g., seventeen hours, thirty-hvt
minutes; to Pittsburg, Pa, twenty-five
hours; to Chicago, thirty-nine hours, twenty
minutes: to Charleston, S. c., forty-foul
hours twenty minutes; to cincinnati
thirty one hours, thirty.five minutes; t
st. Louis, No. forty-eight hours, twenty
five minutes; to Omaha, Neb., fifty-seveI
hours, thirty minutes; and to San Fran
cisco, one hundred twenty-one hours, forty
five minutes. This is from station t.
station, and not from post-office to post
office.
FIFTY years ago last Thursday, Thomas c
Barrows and Miss Caroline Phinney wer
married in East Montpelier by Rev. Sher
man Kellogg, and the golden anniversar,
of that occasion was celebrated last Thurs
day afternoon and evening by family gath
ering at the home of Mr.. Barrows, No 10
Elm street. Three children and five grand
children were present. and an excellen
photograph of the party was taken by 5
w. Corse. Since his marriage, Mr.. Bar
rows has always lived in Montpelier, wher
he has enjoyed prosperous busines
career. His name has always been
synonym for rugged honesty and squar
dealing and both he and his estimable wifi
can enumerate a very long list of warm pei
sonal friends. Mr.. Barrows will be seventy
FIVE years old in February and Mrs. Bal
rows in April. Both are hale and hearty
and enjoying the fruits of a well-spent life
A large number OF their friends and az
quaintances called on the worthy cOupl
last Thursday to offer warm congratulation
: on their reaching the tiftieth milestone {
their welded life. The wish, so often 81
J pressed that day. that they may yet enjo
J many years Of life and health, will surely b
reechoed by every citizen of Montpelier.
THE time of the supreme court, last Wee
nesday, was occupied in hearing the Orlear
county case of Pike Brothers v. A, A. NJ
Mullen. The latter was arrested as an al
sconding debtor, and the claim is made tht
the arrest was illegal. The Orleans count
case of Nathan Kenniston V. ID. G. Steven
an act Of replevin of five cows, was ais
heard. On Thursday, the case of Burleig
w. Bodwell " Ida A. Bodwell, an appei
from the probate court of Orleans count,
was heard, and the trover case of jaime
Patterson v. Luman #. Smith. An attemI
was made in this case to introduce new ev
dence. In the case of A. p Childs V. ,
Edward Merrill, for false represen ntations
to property, plaintiff obtained a verdict fC
, $3.50 in Bennington county court. Case wei
up on exceptions. The Bennington count
: cases heard Thursday afternoon and Frida
were as follows: jerome Still V. Clar
Snow; Ella j. Rudd V. Merritt #. Rudd,
divorce case in which there was a questio
to the admissibility of certain evidenc
Francis A. Prudy V. Estate of John Prud
, an appeal from the findings of commission
ers; the pauper case in which the towns