The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-02-06
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joyed the visits Of her friends at her own
home. The sunset OF her life was serene
and peaceful, and her circle OF mourning
from her late home yesterday afternoon oi
Rev. A. N. Lewis officiating and the body
was placed In the tomb at Green Mount
Cemetery.
AN important business change was made
In Montpelier, February 1, when b. M. Shep.
ard and A. G. Blanchard purchased the boot
and shoe store OF Abraham Long on State
street. Possession was given on the date
named. Both the members OF the new firm
OF Blanchard & Shepard are we'll and favor
ably known in Montpelier. Mr.. Blanchard
will still continue In charge Of the Mont
pelier Beef Company and will not take
active part In the m inagement Of the store.
Mr.. Shepard came to Montpelier In 1882 and
began work for II. A. Cleveland in the
store now occupied by K. K. Towner He
subsequently worked for K. II. Aldrich, aud
when chat gentleman sold out to Marvin &
Wilson In February, 1887, Mr.. Shepard began
work for Mr.. Long. At this time, when Mr..
Long purchased the store Of Will French,
both the stock In trade and the patronage
OF this establishment were at very low
ebb, but through the united efforts OF Mr.
Shepard and Mr.. Long IL has been built up
until to day 1t stands sec md TO none In the
state. As clerk Mr.. Shepard has always
proved accommodating, competent and
honest, and one whose word could be relied
upon, qualities that can confidently be ex-
pected Of him as q proprietor and manager
he will be the active partner in the new
firm and has employed Ellerton washburn
as clerk. We bsspeak for Blanchard &
Shepard continuance of the prosperity
that has characterized Mr.. Longs business
career In Montpelier.
The executive committee Of the Cham
plain Valley Association and the Vermont
State Agricultural Society met at the Pa
vilion last Monday to fix the time for hold
ing the state fair at Howard Park, Burlng-
ton. K. j. Booth, w. f. Hendee, w. K
4reene, and K. W. j. Hawkins of Burlng-
ton represented the former society, and Hon.
II. M Arms of Springfield, Henry Chase Of
Lyndon, and George Davis OF East Mo at.
pelier, the latter. Mr.. Arms was chosen
chairman and Mr.. Hawkins secretary. The
date OF the fair was fixed for September 8,
4, and 9, and 1t was voted that the Joint
association unite with the proposed trotting
circuit, which will include the Vermont
Horse Breeders ssociation. the Vermont
Agricultural Society, the Champlain Valley
Associ atiOn the Marsh Driving Park As.
ISOLATION, Of Enosburg Falls, aud the Gin
ton, franklin and st. Lawrence coun y,
New York, agricultural societies. The
officers for the state fair, elected yesterday,
are as follow: President, e. j. Booth, Bur
lington; secretary, e. w. j. Hawkins,
Burlington; general superintendent, w.
B. McKillip; superintendent of horses,
George Davis, East Montpelier; su-
perintendent of races, e. S. Adsit, Bur.
lington; superintendent of cattle, G. NJ.
Winslow, Brandon; superintendent Of
sheep, ID. @. Barber, Burlington; superin.
tendent of swine, Q. Laprese, Burlington;
supe rintende at OF poultry, G. f. Wheeler,
Burlington; superintendent of mechanics
hall, Fred Johonnott, Burlington; supern-
tendent of floral hall, Willard e. Greene,
Burlington.
THE service of song at the Church of the
Messiah last Sunday evening attracted a
congregation that nearly filed that edifice.
A fine musical programme was rendered
under the direction of f. w. Bancroft, and
the services were rend cred doubly enjoy
able by the brief comments by Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright on several of the hymns sung.
The circumstances under which some of our
choicest hymns were written were told by
Mr.. Wright, and were before unknown to
, very many OF his congregation. In speak
ing of the prospect of one universal church
in the future, Mr.. Wright said, while he
hardly anticipated that this state of things
would be brought about, he believed the
churches were much more likely to sing
themselves into harmony than to argue
themselves into unity. In closing, he
quoted from Rev. Alexander r. Merriam on
this point as follows: But it is in our wor-
ship, more than any where else, that we
come closest to the one universal church.
In the liturgies Of the churches the old
Romi,h forms have begueathed their
choicest prayers and praise, their Glorias,
TeDeums and anthems. We unconsciously,
in our devotions, use the unsurpas ,ed pas
sages OF the Litany and collects and prayers
of our Episcopal brethren. We sing Wes-
ley's hymns in Calvinistic churches, and
many devout Methodist breathes out his
faith in the evangelical hymn, My faith
looks up to thee We love t. raise our
voices to the W )rds OF st. Bernard and
Francis Xavier, found in our Presbyterian
hymn books. Lead, kindly light sings the
Catholic Newman; Nearer, my God, to
Thee, pleads in song the Unitarian Mrs.
Adams; In the cross of Christ l glory,
shouts Bowring, the Unitaris ; Angels OF
Jesus, prays the Catholic Faber; One
sweetly solemn thought sings the Univer
salist Phoebe Cary"