The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-22

IHERE Will be celebration OF tne nOly
communion at Christ Church next Sunday
morning az seven o'clock. The offertory at
the confirmation service at ten o'clock will
be for Bishop Halls missionary fund
THE marriage of Horace M. Farnham,
town superintendent OF Wlliamstown, aud
Miss Lenora, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas b, Stevens, will occur this evening
at eight O'Clock at the home Of the bride.
The illustrated Sunday evening lectures
that have been delivered of late by Rev. e.
r. Earle, the pastor of the Baptist church,
have met with 80 much favor that he has
consented to continue them for the present.
DURING the past week DR.. l.. G. Wake
field has tested the dairy herds of Leland
| Brothers, A. j. Stone, w. O. Walker and
ID. 8. Blanpied. 1t is a pleasure to note that
he pronounced them all free from tubercu-
losis.
Miss ANNIE e. PRIDE has resigned her
position az stenographer and bookkeeper
for the Capital Granite Company and has
| gone to her home in st. Johns. Miss Flor
ence A. Hill of East Montpelier takes her
place.
TIE Kings daughters have, since Christ
mas, expended S51 in small sums, where it
was very much needed. This does not in
clude the loving service performed In His
Name" which cannot be computed in dol
lars and cents.
TIE address OF Bishop Hall in the Young
Mems Christian Association gymnasium,
next Sunday afternoon, will be for men
only. Should the gymnasium prove too
small an adjournment will be made to
Christ Church.
Mr.. MCBRIDE, who works for $. L Staples,
fell down the CELLAR stairs last Saturday
evening with lighted kerosene lamp in
his hand. Mr.. Mcbride struck on the lamp
chimney and was badly cut in one leg with
the broken glass.
THROUGH the courtesy of d. A. Guptil
the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Asso-
citation will enjoy spacious place to show
their exhibits in the basement of the Golden
Fleece building, warmed, lighted and
heated, free of charge.
e. II. AVERY an employe of the Capital
Granite Company. who has been in the hos
pital in Boston several weeks for treatment,
| has so far recovered az to be able to go to
Nova Scotia, the former home of Mrs.
Avery, where they will remain for some
time.
WHEN the sluice gates at j S. Viles' dam
at Middlesex Narrows were closed for the
first time, last week, an underground pas
sage leading from the upper end of the dam
to point below it was discovered. 1t will
| be necessary t. build a crib over the en-
trance to the outlet.
CAPTAIN Fl. G. LULL will give the first of
a series Of practical talks before the mem.
bers of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion this evening. His theme will be
Army Reminis cences and Prison Life"
At the conclusion Of Captain Lull's address
social sing will be held.
The WATCHMAN next week will contain
full report of the proceedings of the Yer
mont Maple Sugar Makers Association, the
annual session of which opens this morn
ing in Armory Hall. The headquarters of
the association to-day and tomorrow will
be at the Exchange Hotel.
The committee appointed at the organic A.
tto. - t1, ID y l.,.. nI,.l.
last Wednesday evening, mentioned else.
where, will meet this evening at Z. 30
o'clock at James NJ. B5utwell's office, TO
confer and make further arrangements for
the rally to be held in Montpelier Febru
ary u
The thirtieth anniversary of the dedica
tion OF the Church of the Messiah will be
celebrated next Friday evening by the
members OF the Young Peoples fraternity
OF that church, who will give five O'Clock
tea to the members of the society and in
vited guests In the evening a literary and
musical program ne will be given.
THE kind courtesy of the officials of the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad, in al
lowing good literature to be placed in the
waiting room Of their station in Montpelier
is appreciated by the Kings Daughters, a,
is shown by the hearty vote of thank,
passed at their last meeting The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union joins heartily
in this yote.
CHARLES e. KINGsBURY and Miss MARY
Park were married last Wednesday morn
ing at the home of Mrs. W. W. Park
mother of the bride. Rev. j. Edward
Wright was the officiating clergyman. II
a hack gaily decorated by some of their fun
loving friends the newly-wedded coupl,
were driven to the Central Vermont station
i. where they took the noon train for Boston
REV. N. NEWTON GLAzIKR, pleasant,
, remembered as the soldier orator and for
mer preacher of the local Baptist Church
has recently resigned the pastorate of thu
First Baptist Church of Greenfield, Mass.
his resignation to take effect April / next
Since leaving Montpelier, in 1878, Mr.. Gla
! zier has been located at Westboro an,
Greenfield, Mass, at the latter place sine
1887.
THOMAS G. CHENEY of Morrisville, th
popular assistant clerk of the House of Rep
rssentatives, was married last week a
Middletown, Conn. to Miss May Terrill
daughter of Hon. M. w. Terrill of that city
: The many friends in Montpelier of Mr.
Cheney will extend to him cordial congrat
ulations upon this happy event The newly
welded pair returned to Morrsville, where
Mr.. Cheney is building up lucrative Law
, practice.
The hearing on the proposed bridge owe
the Winooski river at point near the foo
OF Charles street occupied the attention o
8 the commissioners all last week and wa
resumed on Tuesday morning. There arr
about 700 signers to the original petition
t only small portion of whom have as ye
testified. When the hearing will be con
cluded is not known to finite minds. IL il
thought the evidences for the petitioners will
be concluded this morning.
: THE finest showing of maple products
ever seen in the state is now on exhibition
at Armory Hall, under the management O
the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Associa
! ton Hon. Josiah Grout Of Derby will
, address the association this evening a
eight o'clock and all are invited to attent
these meetings. Interesting topics. eaci
session, Ladies and children especially
, invited. Meetings open at half past one to
day and close Thursday afternoon.
The ann lal meeting of Bethany Sunday
school was held last Thursday evening
The regular standing committees were ap
} pointed, and tle following officers were
t elected: Secretary and treasurer. ID. 8
1 Wheatley; librarian, O. III. Shipmau; assist
ant Librarians, Misses Alice Tafr. Gertrude
Drew and w. A. Ellis. q. III. More, the
superintendent and Miss Mary Macomher