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

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Florence Shipman played a violin solo.
MONTPELIER LODGE No. 10, knights Of
Pythias, held its annual election last Thurs
day evening and chose the following officers:
Harold A. Fisk, chancellor commander; q.
M. Felt, vice. chancellor; G. A. McCobb,
prelate; j. w. Caustic, master Of work;
William Canning, X. Of r. and s.; Frank
liss Laffarty, M. at A. These officers will
be Installed on Thursday evening OF this
week. The ceremony will be public to the
families of members of the order.
THE movement started some time ago to
present to Miss Elizabeth f. Sweet some
kind OF q testimonial on her completion OF
third OF a century as teacher OF the primary
depar ment of the Union School met with
cordial response from those now living
in Montpelier who began their school days
under her forming hand, and from those
scattered through the country who were
once her pupils. Last "Wednesday evening
Colonel j. Fl. Lucia, chairman of the school
board, went to her home and presented
Miss Sweet with well fl led purse that
had been gladly contributed
Mrs. CHARLES V. SAGE, formerly Miss
Josie Robinson OF Montpelier, died last
Wednesday morning Of blood poisoning at
her home in Brighton, Mass, aged thirty.
Mr. and Mrs. George s. Robinson, and
sister of Mrs. Charles H. Ferrin and Mrs
George 4. Morse OF this city. She leaves an
infant child. Funeral services were held at
Brighton last Friday morning. The body
was brought to Montpelier and taken to
calais for interment Saturday. Mrs. Sage
had large circle Of friends in Montpelier,
who are sincere mourners over her un.
timely death.
THE annual meeting of the Church Of the
Messiah was held at the vestry Of that
church last Monday evening. The follow
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suing: Senior warden, A. G. Brown; junior
warden, Clark King; treasurer, j. G Brown;
clerk, Fred Blanchard; auditors, f. W.
Morse and A. W. Ferrin; pew agent, A. ID.
Farwell; executive committee, l.. W.
shedd, A. 9. Blanchard. j. B. Morse II.
Goodenough and Miss Emma Cutler; col
lector, Justus Batchelder; financial com.
mittee, George L. Blanchard, ]. g. Brown,
Mrs. r. X. Peck and Mrs. George W. Nc
Allister.
No more gratifying surprise could be
rendered the amusemsnt-loving people OF
this city than the announcement that Ed
ward e. Rice's popular "1492 " will be pre-
sented here next Friday evening. ! his
happy combination Of burlesque, comic
opera, and vaudeville, has carried its au-
diences by storm in the leading cities of
America for the past two years, anc its I'M
interrupted success stands unparalleled in
the history OF the stage. Many new faces
will be seen in the cast, and numerous i'm.
provements have been made in the detail OF
travesty, W hich, with the addition of strong
specially features, make the entertainment
OF greater magnitude than ever.
REFRESHING indeed was the clean, laugh
provoking comedy, 1.-THE New Boy" as
seen at Blanchard Opera House last Mon.
day evening. The interest in the play CEN
ters in the pranks of the new school boy
personated by Bert Coote. He is obliged to
learn to play football, sleeps with the
bully of the school and is allowed no priv
ileges by the princi ,al. But the young ras.
cal paralyzes the school and all concerned
with his wild exploits until 1t is discovered
that he is the newly married husband OF the
buxom matron whom the principal OF the
school and the villain Of the play are trying
to marry. The audience was not large, but
it was very enthusiastic and laughed at and
applauded continuously the excellent acting
Of " The New Boy " and his support.
AT the annual meeting O, Stannard Lodge,
No 1877, New England Order Of Protection,
held last Monday evening, the following
officers were elected: Warden, Frank E.
Grout; vice-warden, n. 0. Kent; secretary,
E. e. Towner; financial secretar., d. 8.
lain, W. A. Ellis; guide, M. W. Wheelock
guardian, Richard Blackall; sentinel,
George W. Wing; trustee for three years,
Hiram Carleton; medical examiner, DR.. d.
G. Kemp; representative to grand lodge,
Merrill Russell; alternate. s. W. Corse. A
| communication was received from Grand
Warden George II. Burch requesting Stan.
nard Lodge to meet him at Barre on
Wednesday, January 10, where he expects
to address the Barre lodge. The grand
lodge meets at Barre this year.
THE heavy rains last Monday night
brought the streams in this vicinity dan.
gerously near the high-water mark reached
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side and on lower State street were flooded
and the highway between Montpelier and
| Green Mount Cemetery was rendered i'm
| passable. At the rear of Holmes Block and
the store Of Adams the cothier the water
came up to the buildings, and W. l. Draper
to pump and dip fro n the basement of his
greenhouse to keep the water from putting
out his fires. Street Commissioner Roberts
kept force OF men on all night TO pro
tect Bailey Avenue; and even then tba
thoroughfare was badly washed. 1t wal
| indeed strange and unprecedented closing
of the old year in northern Vermont.
THE Kings Daughters held their Christ
mas meeting at Mrs. DeBoer's on Monday
evening. In spite Of the heavy rains, the
Daughters mustered with full ranks. II
was the tenth anniversary Of Mrs. DeBoer's
| marriage, and her sisters had quietly made
a note OF the circumstance. They assembled
| az the nelghboring residence OF Mrs 3. L.
Howe and presented themselves In body
to the hostess Of the evening Each was
the bearer of some useful gift of tin, and in
behalf Of the Daughters as body Mrs. X. NJ
Denny presented to Mrs. DeBoer silver
berry spoon The tree, which was the
regular order for the evening, contained q
gift for each member of the society, guaran
teed not to exceed the value Of twenty five
cents in the coin Of the realm Each mem.
Der presented her customary quotation,
refreshments were served and an exceed
ingly pleasant Christmas meeting came to
an end.
The annual conclave of Mount Zion Com.
mandery, Knights Templar, was held at
Montpelier last Friday afternoon and even
ing. A large number of applications for
membership were received, and the follow.
ing officers were elected: d. S. Wheatley,
eminent commander; s. r. Colby. general.
issimo; George d. Wheeler of Barre, captain
Of the guard; Rev. A. N. Lewis, prelate
Asahel H. Bell Of Randolph, senior warden
E. d. Blackwell, junior warden; #. A.
Dwinell, treasurer; q. Il. Heaton, recorder;
G. s Whittier, standard. bearer; j. g.
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