The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-20
and Song. WRITER'S" delivered in that city
by f. W. Bancroft last week Tuesday

| ny z W. bdnCrO1J laSJ week tuesday
evening.
THE comptroller OF the currency has Of
hcially announced the election OF Albert
Iuttle OF Fair Haven as president of the
Montpelier National Bank, vice James X.
Langdon, deceased.
MISSES ALICE WING and Belle Martin will
entertain the Young Peoples Fraternity
connected with the Church Of the Messiah
at the home of Miss Wing on Main street
on Thursday evening.
LAWSON G. CUMMINs, president of the
Montpelier Gun Club, made score of
twenty.fi 7e straight birds at Riverside
range yesterday afternoon, the best score
ever made upon the grounds.
BARNEY RoURK and Jim Burke were ar
rested by Officers Wood and Demeritt yes
terday afternoon and Jailed for intoxica.
tion. They will be given hearing before
Judge Smile some time to-day
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet Thursday afternoon at
half past two o'clock. The duty OF mothers
in regard to tea hing temperance and purity
to their children will be discussed.
COLONEL GEORGE w Balm will lecture
on Boys and girls, nice and naughty, or
the pendulum Of life" in the Young Mems
Christian Association Star course at Banch.
ard Opera House next Friday evening.
A MISSIONARY meeting will be held this
afternoon with Mrs. Amy Hibbard on St.
Paul street, when the Baptist ladies will
pack Christmas box for Miss Annie
Young, missionary to China from that So
ciets.
w. 8. SMITH has resigned his position in
the choir of Christ Church for personal rea.
sons. Much to the qualification Of the wor-
shippers at that church Charles f. Lowe has
consented to return TO his old place in that
choir.
REV. A. N. LEWIS spoke on i" Practical
Religion y at the meeting for men held last
Sunday afternoon in the gymnasium of the
Young Mems Christian Association. Music
was furnished by the choir of Christ
Church.
WHEN Berlin water was put into the
Kellogg Hu ubbard Library, brass pipe was
used from the main. This was found made.
quate TO stand the pressure, as it burst last
week In several places. Iron pipe has been
substituted.
In place of the "preserve SALE" an.
nounced to be given by the Ladies' Guild of
Christ Church on Tuesday afternoon, the
members of that organization have voted to
each contribute sum of money for the ben
hit of the treasury.
MRS. L. n. CANFGELD of Burlington will
speak in Christ Church next Sunday after
noon at three and four o'clock. At the first
hour she will speak to young ladies', and
later to the ladies of the church on 1.-The
Woman's Auxiliary"
M. A KENT was at Calais last Monday to
sell at auction the estate OF Clara Burnham
Tne farm, known as the "Mason Wheeler
place." was purchased for S465 by Albert
Holt Of Woodbury.. The hay sold for fro N
$l1. 50 to S1325 per ton,
:. The first annual BANQUET given by the
Young Mems Christian Association Is to be
held az the Pavilion this evening. The
after dinner speakers will touch upon the
work OF the association, ami music will be
furnished by the Mozart Quartet.
BOX sociable will be held in the school
house at East Montpelier Center on Wednes-
day evening, December A. A literary and
musical programme will be rendered. The
gentlemen are expected to carry boxes,
which will find ready purchasers in the
ladies present,
MASON 8. STONE, state superintendent of
education, was elected president of the New
England Superintendents at the meeting
held last week In Boston. This organza-
ton is composed of city, district, county
and state suporintendents of education, and
meets semi-anpually in Boston
AN electric bell has been put in at the
railroad crossing at No. s bridge, just be-
yond Browns mills, which will be appre-
ciated by the travelling public. The old
road from the Scoville bridge to No.
bridge has also been closed to travel, as the
new road has been completed
TIE handsome sum of $;70 was realize
from the birthday party and supper in the
vestry of tho Church OF the Messiah last
Friday evering The reading of letters re-
coived with the money bags sent to absent
members OF the church and congregation
was pleasant feature of the evening
MASON S. STONE, state superintendent of
education, spoke on Teachers Response
| bilities " at the messing of theNew England
Superintendents OF Education held last
week in Boston, The papers OF that city
, speak TN very Complimentary and appre-
ciative language Of Mr.. Stones address,
TIE Central Vermont railroad will sell
| tickets from all stations on its line at re-
duoe1 rates for the Thanksgiving holiday.
For distances OF thirty-three miles or
| less the rate VIII be two cents a mile; for
other distances, fare one wav. Tickets will
be good, going, November ~ snd 28 return
ing, until Monday, December2.
THE sale of seats for the concert to be
given next Saturday evening in Blanchard
Opera House by Giimore's Band is sure to
the soloists are Miss Ida Klein (yocalisn
Mr.. Adds j. Gerry (autoharp), Signor De
Carlo (piceo eolo) and Victor Herbert (yielon.
cello) he band numbers fifty members.
AT the concert to be given by Gilmore 4
Band next Saturday evening Miss Klein
Will sing Cleopatra's song MY Angeline, -
from that opera, and Victor Herbert, with
L
of the Nile" This band did S12 900 bust
ness al the Casino, New York, last week
Standing room only was displayed every
night.
TWENTY members of Vermont Lodge of
Odd Fellows visited Northfeld Ledge last
Thursday evening. The initatory degree
was worked by Northfeld Lodge and a
team from Barre worked the first degree.
After the work of the evening was com
pleted the visiting brethren were royalty
entertained until the arrival of the night
train from the south.
woODsHED on the shore of Langdon,s =
Pond In Berlin, containing lot of Michi-
gan pine valued at $500, was burned last
Friday evening. The property belonged to
the estate OF the late James X. Langdon,
and the fire was evidently of incendiary
origin. No alarm was sounded, but sey oral
from this city went to the scene OF the fire
The property was not insured.
THE prospect is not bright for securing
the removal to Monspeler of the shoe man
ufacturing drm Of II. f. MeCarty & Co., of
Lynn Mass. The committee appointed
three weeks ago by the Board of Trade to as
certain what the prospects are for disposing
oi the $4,000 worth of stock required have
I'M Wit Hlff 4.