The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-04

| OtpNtu lOr DdSShRb Ou any bioih VI Oi".Ni
road during the interruption of travel be-
tween the two cities.
MIR. AND Mrs. FRANK K. HOWE of Green
bush, N Y are visiting at the home OF A
o. Cummins. They were called to Mont
| pelier by the death and burial of the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Cummins.
THE opponents of the Charles street bridge
employed photographer, last Sunday, to
take several views of the flood at that point
| which tended to shov the impracticab,lity
Of bridging the Winooski at that point.
THE newly elected board of officers Of the
| High School Record are: r. l.. Hayford,
| editOt-in chief; Chester Wright, local editor;
Miss Alice Blanchard alumni editor; Ned
Wheatley, business manager; Charles Clark,
assistant.
SEVERAL OF the faculty and students of
the MontpelerIS Seminary will attend the an
nual and farewell banquet of the Boston
Alumni Association, to be held in the
| United States Hotel in that city next Satur-
day evening.
A DISTRICT meeting of the Daughters Of
Rebekah will he held in Montpelier on
Thursday, March II. The work will be ex
emplifed in the afternoon by Naomi Lodge
of Barre and in the evening by Social Lodge
of Northfed.
STEPHEN STEWART took cold bath last
Sunday afternoon while attempting to cut
away the ice in the mill-dam. He was
seized with fainting fit and fell into the
water. Fortunately help was at hand, and
he was promptly rescued.
MRS GEORGE A. MoCoBB was at Plain
field last Sa urday to attend the wedding of
Miss Emma Sanborn, her sister, and Ed
ward ID. Bartlett, which was solemnized by
Rev. j. Edward Farrow The newly.
married couple are to reside in Painfeld.
THE Ladies' Society of the Church of the
Messiah will present "The Courtship of
Miles Standish in their vestry on Friday
| itap Morp Tha of nhn /
den will be taken by f. w. Bancroft and
that of Miles Standish by j. Eli Goodenough.
AFTER keeping out of trouble for a length
of time that was commendable, Henry Bow
ers was arrested last week for intoxication
and was sent by Judge Smile to the House
Of Correction at Rutland. The case OF this
young man excites vastly more pity than
| blame.
JESSE SAwTELLE died last Wednesday at
his home on the Northfield road, after a
long illness with Bright's disease. He leaves
a wife, one son and one daughter. His fu-
neral was held from st. Augustne's Church
last Friday morning and the burial was in
the Catholic cemetery.
Lucy L. SHREDDER has sold to Mil ion E.
Bailey of Berlin, for 1000 that part of the
Taylor farm, so called, that lies west of the
highway leading from Montpelier past the
west side of Berlin Pond, and has also sold
to Frank Barney for $500, that part of the
same farm lying easterly of the highway.
In the absence of Rev. e. B. Earle, the
pastor, George w. Manning, a student at
the Montpelier Seminary, preached very ac-
ceptably at the Baptist chu cch last Sunday
morning and evening His theme in the
morning was "The Heavenly Way" In
the evening he spoke on Goods Require
ments and Our Obligations"
Box Is was turned in at midnight last
Monday, for burning oil stove in the
greenhouse of W. L Draper. The fremen
rallied promptly, but the blaze was extin-
guished with hand hose and their services
were not required The fire was discovered
by Policeman Demerritt and would have
reached large proportions in very few
minutes.
The Ladies' Aid Association has voted TO
receive, as honorary members, ladies or
gentlemen who pay from one to five dollars
into the treasury, not to exceed the latter
sum. All fees, dues or contributions in
money should be paid to Mrs. G. B. b.
Denny, the treasurer, or to Misses Margaret
Dewey, Laura Ropes, Harriet Huse and
Julia Allard, the collectors.
THE entertainment for the benefit of
Brooks Post, G. A. K , and Brooks Relief
Corps, given last Monday evening in Blanch-
ard Opera House by Professor Harrington,
did not attrac large audience, and the
performance, when compared with that of
Powell, and other well-known illusionists
who have been seen in Montpelier, had lit
AT the Church of the Messiah, last Mon
day ev ming, several Universalist ministers
gave brief accounts of their reasons for leav-
ing other denominations. Rev. w, II.
Faunce of Marshfeld described his progress
from CONGREGATIONS alism Rev. j. o. Bennett
of Bethel spoke of his leaving the sea for
the pulpit, Rev. Etfie K Jones of Barre ex-
planned her leaving the Baptist church and
Rev. Alonzo Chase of Richmond stated his
reasons for leaving the Episcopal church,
IHE gymnasium exhibition given in
Blanchard Opera House last Friday even
ing attracted a good-szed audience, and
the affair proved very much of success,
rejecting the highest credit upon Secretary
ID. NJ. Spence, the efficient instructor. The
programme as published last week was
carried out by the clerks, business mems,
boys High School and ladies' classes Ia a
manner that was thoroughly surprising
when the short time they have had for prac-
: tice is taken into consideration.
THE Vermonter for March has loca in
terest Its leading article is descriptive of
the Montpelier Seminary, and is fully illus
7 ira ed with views in and around the Sem
mary, and by excellent portraits OF Hon.
w. p. Dillingham;, president of the board
+ OF trustees, Rev. Dr. K. M. Smith, the
,, principal, Rev III. A. Spencer, the financial
agent Rev. W. r. Davenport, secretary OF
the board of trustees, and others. 1t also
contains timely articles and illustrations on
r maple sugar making, which carry with
t them the refreshing and invigorating breath
of the sugar camp. II is, altogether, a very
interesting number.
1 Mr.. AND Mrs. BERT A. CUMMINs have the
5 sympathy of this community in the death ol
/ Albert o., their bright little three -year-old
son, which occurred last Thursday at Pierre
S ID. The body reached Montpelier or
r Monday afternoon, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs Cummins. Brief funeral services were
!. held az the home of A. o, Cummins, Rev
! | L. Edward Wright officiating and the bura
was in the family lot in the Cutler burying
ground During the visit of Mr.. and Mrs
, Cummins in Montpelier last summer, this
= active, lovable child won the affections Of
" all who knew him, and his early death il
a sad blow to his afflicted parents.
4 The Consolidated Lighting Company will
n move today to its pleasant quarters in
q Lar gdon block, formerly the central tele
+ phone office and the rooms occupied by A
~ q. Brown & Son. These have been remod
eled, papered aud painted and fitted in
q very attractive manner. Into this mais
,I., IA, 1ffvht Rir ami