The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-23
doubtful whether they will be in working
order by tonight.

gress. Rev. B. w. Jones of Barre preached |
for Mr. Wright at the Church Of the Mes
siah last Sunday.
AN alarm was turned in from box "a last
| Thursday noon, caused by a chimney burn |
| ingI out in the residence OF H. b. Wedge |
on Berlin side. The department rallied |
promptly, but the services OF the fremen |
were not required.
J REV. A. N. LEWIS had charge OF the
/ meeting for young men at the rooms of the
Young Mems Christian Association last
Sunday afternoon. His theme was "In-
stability" Music was furnished by the
choir OF Christ Church.
REV. A. b. EARLE, the Baptist pastor, has
been delivering course of illustrated lee.
lures on Bible subjects on Sunday evenings,
for the past month"; which have met with so
much favor that they are to be continued
for several weeks to come.
THE Silver King" at Blanchard Opera
House last Thursday evening, attracted
fair audience. The Wilfred Denver of Carl
A. Haswin was powerful characterization,
and the play itself is story with a healthy
moral, which enlisted the sympathy Of the
auditors.
MARTIN e. HILL was arrested on Berlin
side last Wednesday by Constable Dawley
for breach OF the peace He was given
trial in the town hall before Justice j, Fl.
Lucia found guilty and fined So and costs.
j. G. Wing, his counsel, appealed the case to
county court
AT Bethany chapel, next Wedne sday af-
ternoon and evening, the d" Festival OF
Days will be strong attraction. In this
| unique entertainment the five arts that Of
ten trouble housekeepers peace of mind
will be illustrated, namely, washing, iron
ing, cooking, sweeping and busting.
The Catholic fair that opens next Tues.
day evening in Armory Hall will continue
two weeks and promises to be the feature
OF the season, 80 far as fairs are concerned.
| attractions ut har ruuioa
will be numerous and varied, more ex-
tended notice Of which will be given next
week.
d. L. CARTER and family and Mrs. f. V.
Spencer of st. Louis have been at the Ex-
change Hotel during the past week Mr..
Carter represents the Wrought Iron Range
Company OF st. Louis, and will soon have
force of men at work in this vicinity. He
expects to remain at the Exchange during
the winter.
WALTER BURKE was taken before Justice
j. II. Lucia several months ago on charge
of traancy, and on his promise to attend
school in future, the case against him was
not pressed. His promises have not been
kept, and he will be taken to the state in
dustrisl school this morning by Special
Officer Whittier.
STANYAN's Orchestral Club appeared
for the first time in public at the Exchange
banquet last Saturday evening, and fully
demonstrated its ability to furnish music Of
high order of excellence. 1t is composed
: of Prospero Truda and Fred l.. Wakefield
, Carver and James Jerome cornets, Otis
M. Marshall trombone, Harry K. Freer bass
viol, and Dean Edison drummer.
: FROM the Riverside Press Cambridge,
Mass, has just been issued little book en-
titled /" Life Insurance Sayings" by James
7. Phelps, state agent for Massachusetts Of
,, the National Life Insurance Company of
Montpelier. In this little volume are treas
ured hundreds of the uniqne advertise
ments of Mr. Phelps, which have come to
be so familiar to readers of Boston news
papers, with much other interesting reading
7 regarding life insurance.
LUTHER NJ. PARMENTER died Tuesday
afternoon after long and painful illness
3 with brights disease extending over the
= past four or five years. Since his wife died,
3 two years ago last winter, he has gradually
failed and death was to him glad release
D Mr.. Parmenter was one of East Montpeler's
q subs antial citizens, always honored and
A respected by all who knew him. He was
eighty seven years old last November. His
funeral will be held from his late home in
! East Montpelier on Thursday afternoon at
, two clock.
THE postponed semi-annual election of
officers of the Young Peoples Society of
: the Church of the Messiah was held last
1 Monday evening, resulting follows
President, Harlow NJ. Smith; vice president,
MIS- ricl ~ IdSuinSsB scbIoldIy, MISS
Mabel Silver; treasurer, Louis j. Hatha-
: way; programme committee, Miss Loui
Clarke Mrs Viola j. Billings, Miss Nina
Holt, Fred X. Hastings, Miss Maude Phil
, lips; fraternity committee Louis j. Hatha-
= way, Charlie Stoddard, Miss Bessie Far,
3 WELL Mss Addie Phillips, Miss Belle
Martin
: PARTIAL list of the newspapers spread
before the public for the free use of all in
, the reading room of the Kellogg Hubbard
7 Library includes the VERMONT WATcHMAN,
Argus, Free Press, Nation, Public Opinion,
Harper's Weekly, Puck, Judge, Life, Scien.
I titc American, Pilot, Electrical World
d Forest and Stream American Agriculturist
Chicago Tribune, New York Tribune, At
L lanta Constitution, Memphis Appeal, Louis
vile Courier. Journal, New Orleans Pic
: ayune, San Francisco Call, London Times,
= New York World. Youths Companion and
r the Boston Transcript.
SOME time since. the residence of Ephraim
w. Jordan on Terrace street was entered
l and robbed of barrel of -four and other
Z, provisions, lot of crockery, etc. Suspicion
l was aroused that Henry Wheat, who is
. now serving sentence of two months in
the house OF correction for indecent ex.
posure, was the guilty party. Wheat's
. home was searched last week by Constable
Dawley, and enough of the stolen goods
were found TO warrant a conviction. On
his release from the house of correction
o Wheat will be brought to Montpelier and
, trltu uub ldlCtHy VI tue blOlen property
ANTOINE LABoUCHERE died last Saturday
at his home near the top of Clay Hill, aged
sixty nine years, He has been in poor health
, for several wesks, hut his death was has
i tened by a fall the day before. His wife
> died several years ago. de leaves one
' brother, Francis, and one sister, Mrs, Theo-
phile Cayhue, both of Montpelier. For
many years Mr.. Labouchere has been en-
ployed at Green Mount Cemetery. He was
always a hard working, honest and in.
dustrious citizen. His funeral was held
from 81. Augustne's Church on Tuesday
morning, and the burial was in the Catholic
I Cemetery.
THE home OF W. II, Lombard in Berlin
was the scene of very pl asant gathering
last Wednesday evening, when about fifty
Of their relatives and friends gathered to
celebrate with them the twenty fifth ami
versary of their marriage, Mrs. Laura b
Bo!ce read an original poem, written for
the occasion, after which refreshments we-e
3 served. Many serviceable and valuable
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