The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-30

THE United Opinion, published weekly by
the pupils Of Room 8 at the Union School, is
said to be a bright sheet and able to give
its namesake at Bradford straight pointers
on editorials.
AMONG those i'll with the grip are DR.. A.
b. Bisbee, Mrs. Dayton p. Clark, Miss
Grace Clark, Mrs. Fred X. Hastings, r.
r. Stevens, II. g. Fullerton and the family
Of John Anderson.
II. M DUFUR and w. r. Dufur are to
attend the meeting and banquet of the
agents of the New York Mutual Life In.
surance Company, held on Thursday at
Manchester, N. III.
ion will meet Thursday afternoon at half
past two with Mrs. Charles W. Guernsey,
50 Loomis street. Subject" Reviews of
the School Physiologies"
MISS e. V. GUERNSEY came from Burling.
ton last Friday to the home f William
| Noyes on St. Paul street. Soon after her
arrival she was stricken with paralysis, from
which she has since been unconscious.
The county Christian Endeavor execu-
tive com mittee met at the Baptist church in
Montpelier last Friday morning to arran ye
a programme for the semi-annual county
convention, to be held in March at Barre.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is to lecture
this evening in Stowe, tomorrow in North
field, and on Friday afternoon before our
Union School. On February 9th he goes to
East C)rinth, and on February 10Th to
Cabot.
THREE new members were init ated into
M ontpelier Lodge, Knights OF Pythias, last
Friday evening. A vote of thanks to all
who assisted in their first public entertain
ment, the previous week, W As unanimously
adopted.
THE day of prayer for schools and col
leges will be observed Thursday at Mont
pelier Seminary. Rev. Fl. A. Spencer, Rev
G. o. Webster and Rev. A Fl. Webb will
assist the faculty at the meetings to be held
throughout the day.
CT. DUDLEY OF East Montpelier is to di-
rect musical convention at Danville, COM
mencing Tuesday evening, February 8,
and closing Friday evening with q grand
concert. Miss Sylvia Bliss OF East Calais is
to be the accompanst.
The members of Mt. Sinai Temple, No
bles Of the Mystic Shrine, will make a pill
grimage to Laconia, N. H., Friday morning,
February 8, leaving Montp slier at eight
o'clock in special car over the Montpeli IT
and Wells River railroad.
THE executive committees of the Yer
mont State Agricultural Society and Cham
plain Valley Fair Association are to meet at
Montpelier next Monday to fix the time for
holding the joint exhibition at Howard
Park, Burlington, next fall.
N. G. PRICK represents Brooks Post at the
department encampment of the Grand
Army at Brattleboro this week. Mrs. Ell
len M. Seaver, Mrs. Alice G. Baker, Mrs.
n G. Peck and Mrs. Ida Brown are dele
gates from Brooks Relief Corps.
A MOCK session of the state senate was
held by the high school lyceum last Thurs
day evening. Carl Gourley was president
and Ned Wheatley secretary. At the next
meeting the advisability of abolishng capi.
tai punishment will be discussed
THE announcement last week that the
Montpelier orchestra had been engaged to
play at Barre on Friday and Saturday even.
ings Of this week was premature. The
WATCHMAN reporter was misinformed by
the management of the operetta.
The rural comedy, Alvin Joslin," with
Charles L. Davis in the title role, will oc.
cupy the boards at Blanchard opera house
next Friday evening. His supporting CON-
pany has been selected with great care, and
is In every way very capable one.
WALLACE A. ANDREWS, formerly clerk
for H. A. Bowman, and later night clerk at
the Exchange Hotel, left last Monday fol
Minneapolis, Mimi, where he has good
position as inspector of lumber for II. G
Ackley, a large dealer of that city.
THERE will be meeting of the board O.
civil authority for the abatement of taxei
| on Wednesday evening, February 6, at the
grand jury room in the court house. One
week later, at the same time and place, tht
board will meet again for the revision of tht
check list.
FANNY CARTER KNAPP, wife of Chauncey
l.. Knapp, died last Sunday at Lowell
Mass. She was born in Williamstown il
1917. A few years later Colonel Abel Car
ter, her father, moved to Montpelier, where
he lived many years. Mrs. Knapp had re-
sided in Lowell since 1874.
A GooD-sIzED audience listened to the
concert given last evening in the opera
house by the Glee and Mandolin Clubs o
, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn
The entertainment was given for the beneh
of the seminary baseball team, and quite
, handsome sum was realized.
! THE subject of the lecture delivered las
Friday afternoon before the Washington
County Grammar School by Rev. G.. o
Webster was Westward Ho or the Mes
sage of the Poets to the Young" Rev. j
Ed ward Wright will deliver the next lee
l ture in the course next Friday afternoon.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM 81. DALEY, the fam ou
. life-saver, was at the Exchange last week
Captain Daley has rescued thirty-three per
sons from drow ming in the Atlantic Ocean
and wears with commendable pride hand
some gold medal, appropriately inscribed
|, which was presented to him by congress.
HENRY W. DREW was in Boston las
week to attend the meeting and banquet o
a agents of the United States and Canadf
express companies who have completed
twenty-five or more years OF service. Genia
Dick Davis of St, Albans had charge o
the local express Office during Mr.. Drew
absence.
DAVID e. POWERS, for the past three year
the efficient and accommodating deput.
county clerk, leaves Friday for Denver
Colo, where he will locate for the practic
of his profession if the outlook is favorable
= Few young men have more friends in Mont
pelier than has Mr.. Powers, and they will
l watch his future career with no little in
? terest.
= For the purpose of providing amusing
and instructive entertainments in the form
= of debates, Montpelier Lodge Of Good Ten
a plars has organized a mock form of stat
4 government. Rev. j. Edward Wright ha
been elected governor, w. q. Tapli'
/. speaker of the house of representatives, an
Bruce M Donald clerk, Other officers will
be elected this evening
"SoMEBoDY suggests that the politics
a salvation of the state depends on the trans
n planting of John w. Stewart from Middle
J. bury to the east side Of the state and his in
sertion into the chairnow filled by Justin
Morrill,. All this will come simultaneousl
= with the election Of Hon. George Holden c