The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-12

TIL nine o'clock. The train struck a truck.
frame near Hartford, derailing the engine
and two care. No one was injured but IL
was narrow escape from a serious disas
ter, as the point OF derail nent was on a
curve just below q rock cut and steep en-
bankment.
AT the meeting of the Ladies' Aid Asso-
citation OF the Heaton Hospital, held last
"wednesday afternoon, report OF the char.
ity ball was given by the treasurer, which
showed that the sum OF 1920 was cleared
The total expense was about $50 Mrs
Blakely gave an account OF the visit four OF
the ladies had made to the hospital at st.
Albans. II was voted to receive honorary
members, both ladies and gentlemen, The
furnishing committee was instructed to
purchase material for the ladies to COM
mence work upon, and, when ready, to call
the ladies together.
THE Boston Rivals gave a concert at
Blanchard Opera House, last Friday even
ing, in the Young Mems Christian Az So
citation star course Miss Sigrid Lunde, vo-
calist, Miss Vora Burpee, reader, and Miss
Jessie M. Downer, pianist, were all pleas
ing. but the honors OF the evening easily
fell to Mr.. Felix Winternz, the violinist.
His deft touch held the audience almost
breathless, and his hearers were unwilling
that he should depart after playing the
numbers announced on the programme.
These were gracefully supplemented by
others at the insistent demand OF the
house.
1T was found to be impossible for the
Apollo Club, at its meeting last Thursday
evening, to act on the purchase of the e.
M. Irish house for a clubhouse until the
club is Incorporated The secretary was
instructed to call meeting of the club for
Thursday evening, February 20, when &C.
tion will be taken on Incorporation The
incorporators nemed in the act of the legis-
lature giving the club power to incorporate
will meet at the same time, to see II the
club will accept the articles of iDcorpora.
ton and organize club under them.
Should this be done, action will then be
taken on the purchase Of the Irish property
named
BY invitation of Rev. T.. b. Earle, the pas
tor, the members of Vermont Lodge, No. 2,
Odd Fellows, and Ivy Lodge, Daughters of
Rebekah, attended divine service in body
at the Baptis' Church last Sunday morning
The interior of the edifice was very prettily
decorated in honor of the occasion. Over
the pulpit was suspended Welcome, Ver-
mont Lodge, No. g." in white letters on an
evergreen background, and at the rear of
the choir gallery the symbolic three links,
worked in evergreen. hung over the caballs-
tic letters " F. l.. T." Mr.. Earle preached a
sermon especially prepared for the occasion,
taking as a text these words " Thou shalt
love thy neighhor as thyself " and seek
not yours but you" 1t was an interesting
and elcq quent unfolding and enforcement of
the tenets of the order Of Odd Fellowship
Friendship, Love and Truth-as applied to
spiritual things, and closed with an earnest
appeal that applied to everyone present.
"IN OLD KENTU cKY," ss seen at Blanch.
ard Opera House last Saturday evening, at.
tracted an immense audience. The play
abounds in stirring scenes and dramatic
situations, and is brisk in action. The
heroine disarmed criticism by the natural
l., oh. ala
played the role of the young Kentucky girl.
The famous pickaninntes caught the fancy
of the audience, both in their grotesque
negro dances and in their playing upon in.
struments nearly as big as themselves. The
play includes perilous swing over cha 'm
"Queen Bess," the thoroughbred mare is
rescued, and horse race in which Madge
Brierley rides the thoroughbred in place of a
drunken jockey. "In Old Kentucky" is of
the County Fair " style of plays, and its
success in the larger cities of the country
has been phenomenal Eleven hundred
people witnessed its production at Mont.
pelier and the box office receipts were $3.50.
AN interesting home wedding was cele.
brated last evening az the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Stowel. Their daughter
Miss Lillian A Stowell, and Henry l.. Far.
we'll OF Omaha, son of John g. Farwell OF
this city, were married, Rev. A. h Webb,
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forming the marriage ceremony. Miss
! Bessie Farwell, sister of the groom, as maid
OF honor. w. H Stowell, brother of the
bride, as best man, Miss Lotta Farns worth
of San Francisco, Miss Emma Cutler and
Mr.. w w. Brock of Montpelier, composed
the bridal party j. p Adams, R. B Denny
and G. q. Bancroft were ushers. The cere
mony, attended by the immediate family
friends and relatives, was performed al
eight o'clock, and from haltpast eight Till
ten the bride and groom received theil
friends. The rooms we're tastefully trimmed
in pink and green. Many presents, rare
and beautiful, testified to the high place
these young people held in the esteem OF
this community. Miss Stowell is an ex
ceedingly attractive young lady, leading
favoIite in the young society OF the town
and her many estimable qualities have
! greatly epdeared her to a large circle o.
friends. Mr.. Farwell is a rising younl
business man occupying a responsible po
sition in the foreign exchange department
Of the Omaha National Bank. The younl
couple left on the midnight train. They hav'
the sincere good wishes Of this community
LARGE share of the time of the Cit,
Council, last Wednesday evening, wa
taken up in paying bills. Among those ap
proved are the following: Joel Foster
salary, $40 10; expense Of water department
for January, S14676; Fred Blanchard
S15 40 Lane Manufacturing Company
Slbo w; estate OF II. VI, irish, 80; y. w
Brock rent OF hose house No. 4, SO; Capi
tai Hose Company, 500; Brooks & Berry
$1179; Emily NJ. Sabin, S3S; George w
Parmenter, S66.1S; United States Clothe
Pin Company, S33 80; George L. Blanchard
tile, SIS 90; Peck Brothers, supplies, S15.33
j. A. Converse, lumber $780, Peck Brothers
supplies for fire department S31 96; Bar
rows & Peck, S112S0; Corliss Butterfly
flushing drains etc, Sl72 so; Vermont Mu
tual Fire Insurance Com Dany, insurance oil
steam roller $S.75; f. II. Mcclure, sketch
ing, 81 so; I. r. Merrill, taking school cen
sus, $43 80; Charles #. Jones, clerical work
S12; q. Def. Bancroft, collector, $l5.14; {
Whittier, police service, $40; d. W
Dudley, light at Jail, $1620; DIR. d. g
Kemp, health officer, salary, $50; buris
permits, S10.75 registration OF births AM
deaths, SS75. Licenses were granted t
George Roberts and Oughtney ShaInbo q
do general tru cking and to l.. II. Bruce tt
sell meat. The council refused to gran
permission TO e. j. Enright to give a
athletic exhibition. 1t was voted TO pur
chase two hose jackets, at an expense O
$50, and to pay G. w Parmenter, the over
seer Of the poor, for that part of the year h
has served, pro rata. The salary of the cit
liquor agent was fixed at $500 per annum