The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02

During the last i've seasons this young lady
has appeared in nearly all the largest cities
on this continent, visiting many OF them for
the second and third time. K yerywhere
she has received the most fiatterng notices
from clergy, press and the public generally.
A wELL-KNowN citizen of Montpelier
writes to the WATCHMAN thusly: "Some
time in the month of November last very
intelligent and energetic lady called upon
the veteran, honest and square. dealing
marble and granite dealer in Bristo Conn,
Mr. George G. Arms, soliciting his adver-
tisement for souvenir publication, and the
advantage Of thus advertising was readily
acknowledged. But aftt rward, 10 the said
dealers amazement, the said souvenir was
published In the interest OF dealers in
Christmas and New Years goods. Now
the question arises as to the propriety OF
purchasing a monument or gravestone to
present to a friend as a holiday gift"
A CHEERFUL evening was enjoyed by the
Kings Daughters last Wednesday at the
home Of Mrs. George e. Hunt After the
| usual order of exercises, gifts were dis
! tributed from handsomely decorated
! Christmas tree. A bea itiful piece of silk
| embroidery, with other rticles, brought SO
into the treasury, Quotations on Christ
mas and music added to the interest of the
occasion. Mrs. Hunt then invited the
! thirty members present to the dining room,
where delicious lunch was served amidst
boughs of holly Suspended above the
table shone the slvered cross of the order.
Good byes were said BY hearts in harmony
with the blessed season Of loving and
giving"
THE annual Christmas gathering of the
Chautauqua class and the Garnet Seal
Circle was held last Friday evening with
Mrs. A. d Farwell and proved to be
most enjoyable occasion. After the guests
has assembled they were disguised by the
aid of sheets, pillow cases, and mas rs, until
| they presented very ghostly appearance.
| Thew hen gathered
| curtains being drawn, Mrs Frank A. Hay
den was seen as gypsy foriu le teller,
dressed in fantastic costume. From rus
tic kettle she presented each member with
a gift, and told their fortune. After un-
masking a social hour enjoyed. Light
refreshments and lemonade were served.
Thus closed one of the most pleasant occa-
sions of the class year.
AT the annual meeting of Mount Zion
Commandery, Knights Templar held last
Friday evening, the following officers were
elected: Edwin o. Hibbard, eminent COM
mander; d. S. Wheatley, generalissmo;
s. R. Colby, captain of the guard; Rev.
A. n Lewis, prelate;, George D. Wheeler,
senior warden; Asahel II. Bell, junior
warden; f. A. Dwinell, treasurer; q. II.
Heaton, recorder; E. L. White, standard
bearer; L. E. Heath, sword bearer; e d.
Blackwell, warder; A. G. Blanchard first
captain of guard; E. L. Williams, second
captain of guard; j. F. Hunton, third cap
tain of guard; G. S. Whittier, sentinel Af-
ter the business of the evening the knights
repaired to the Exchange Hotel and par
took OF banquet under the supervision of
Sir Knight John j. Hyde, one of the pro-
prietors of that hotel.
A PLEASANT picture was seen in the din
ing.room of Mrs. Dillon last Saturday after
noon, when twenty-three bright-faced little
girls of the Industrial School listened to
Rev. j Edward Wright with eager atten-
tion, as he told them of the Christmas tree
in Germany, with its sparkling decoratio us,
and OF the cradle with " tn Christ child "
in it under the evergreen bo lghs The ten
or twelve ladies present, represe nting the
different churches, loaded the table with
cakes, oranges. popcorn, nuts and candy.
After the girls had given their undivided
attention to the table, they enjoyed au ex-
hibition of Punch and judy" followed by
the bestowal Of Christmas gifts of mittens,
handkerchiefs, books and toys; also TO each
one pretty Christmas card. A. they with
shining faces said their thanks and good
byes, they we're handed pretty bag OF
candy. Many of the gifts showed much
kind thought and loving care given to This
work by the ladies of the association; The
Kings Daughters gave $40 to help the
nee DIS Of the winter,
EARLY risers last Friday morning in the
vicinity OF Sabin block on South Main
street were startled by piercing female
shrieks, and a moment later by seeing
woman, clad only in her night clothes,
, Jump from the window of Haley's tailor
shop to the pavement, some fifteen feet 1t
appears that Mrs. Carrie Champlain, who
lives with her sister in that block, while
suffering from a Christmas hallucination,
, imagined that some one was pursuing her,
ran down one flight of stairs into MI.
J Haley's shop, and sprang through the WIN
dow. An electric fire alarm wire on which
she jumped broke her fall and she was not
seriously injured She ran screaming up
the street and was finally caught in the
store of II. A. Bowman. She was take
home and DR.. G. f. Chandler was called to
attend to her injuries. No bones were
broken, and, although the temperature was
fifteen degrees below zero at the time, the
unfortunate woman did not appear TO be
seriously injured 1t is worth the price OF
admission to hear Mr.. Haley tell the story.
II you don't believe 1t, call on him ana ask
him for the particulars. The breaking Of
, the fire alarm wire caused the alarm to
l strike and, for moment, fears of an early
morning fire in that arctic temperature
added to the excitement.
3 II. n. TAPLIN, president of the Vermont
3 Mutual Fire Insurance Company, calls our
D attention to the following from the White
| River junction Landmark; Nearly every
barn that burned this winter in Vermont
4 has its destruc ion attributed to lantern
that burst or broke, What's getting into
lanterns anyway? They are harml ess
; enough about the house, but the moment
, they get into hay loft they eem possessed
. of an evil spirit that is not satisfied until a
conhagration is started. 1t would be worth
the while OF the various insu 'ance c,'n-
panies to investigate this puzzling question
and invent a lantern sufficiently safe to
$ trust about barns. The deadly variety
e ought to be stamped out at short notice "
The truth of the first sentence in the above
clipping can be verified by applying TO
any fire insurance agency or company in
the state. For service, the regulation
Q tubular lantern, used by almost every
I, farmer. is way ahead of the old-fas hioned
D.: tallow candle tightly enclosed in perfor-
, ated tin case that was carried by our faith
; ers, bui so far as safety is concerned, ii is
. not to be compared. The man who invents
+; a non-explosive lantern will make bis eter-
:. nal frtune, and, until that happy time shall
l. come, any one who uses a lantern around a
. barn or hay NOW cannot be too ca 'eful'
i A JOYOUS company, that crowded the
i home of Mr., and Mrs. George o. Brow a 70
a its utmost capacity, gathered there last
evening to assist them in celebrating the
v thirtieth anniversary of their marriaf o