The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-20

Mr.; Dewey has been as far west as Omaha
and Lincoln Neb., and has visited several
Of the large cities of the Northwest.
AT the seventy-frst annual business
meeting of the National Academy of De-
sign Of New York, held last week, Thomas
w. Wood, our honored towDsman, was
again reelected president Of this institu-
ton
MRS n. d. Ross, mother of e. E. Ross, a
former proprietor of the Exchange Hotel,
died last SUNDAY at Middlebury For the
past fourteen years she has been a patient
sufferer, confined to her bed with rheuma-
tism.
j. j. BERGEN returned last Saturday
evening from Philadelphia, where he at
tended the annual meeting of the National
Foundrymens Association, as the repre-
sentative of the Lane Manufacturing Com
pany.
THE funeral of Mrs Eugene Bonbriant,
who died last week Tuesday night, was
held Thursday morning from st. Angus
tines church, Rev. Father w. j. O'Sulliuan
officiating. The burial was in the Catholic
cemetery.
THE womans Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Anna Dillon
Thursday afternoon at half past two o'clock.
Delegates will be elected to the annual
county meeting, to be held in Plainfield the
last of June.
THE democratic voters Of Montpelier will
hold caucus in the grand jury room at the
Court House next Saturday evening to
elect delegates to the state and district
democratic conventions, to be held at Mont
pelier next Wednesday.
The members of Mount Sinai Temple,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, go to White
River Junction on pilgrimage next Friday
morning. A large class of candidates will
be initiated in Gates Opera House and a
banquet will be served in the junction
House.
BECAUSE Of other social events next Fri.
day evening, the rehearsal of the Choral
Union will be held on Thursday evening of
this week. The series of rehearsals is just
half completed and has been a source of
much pleasure and instruction IN those who
have attended.
EXTENSIVE repairs and improvements are
in progress at the freight depot of the Cen
tral Vermont railroad. The Office is to be
enlarged so as to occupy the entire eastern
portion of the building, change that will
| be appreciated by the occupants of the pres
ent contracted quarters.
ABOUT twenty-five Odd Fellows from
Montpelier are attending the dedication Of
the Gill Odd Fellows Home at Ludlow to-
day, A. G. Templeton and Frank e. Smith
are delegates to the Grand Lodge, and w.
A. Taylor to the Grand Encampment, now
in session at Rutland.
The Washington County Republican Con-
vention, TO nominate county officers, will
be held in Capital Hall on Wednesday,
June "a. The Second Congre essonal Dis
trict Republican Convention, to nominate
congressman, will be held in the same
place on Tuesday, June 10.
THE Epworth League connected with
Trinity Church celebrated its seventh ami
versary at that church last Sunday morning.
A sermon appropriate to the occasion was
preached in the morning by Rev. A, II.
II. Al. 4 Al.
was in charge of the Senior and Junior
leagues
THE members of Brooks Post, G. A, h o.,
and Brooks Relief Corps, and the Sons Of
Veterans will attend di zine service in a
body at Trinity Church next Sunday morn
ing, when Rev, A. III. Webb, the pastor,
will preach the memorial Sunday sermon
specially prepared musical programme
will be rendered.
A "DoLLAR" social will be held by the
Epworth League in the vestry of Trinity
Church next Friday evening. The mem
bers of the league are each trying to earn a
dollar in some unusual way, and the man
ner in which this money was earned will be
illustrated by tableaux. A straw berry sup
per will be served from five to seven o'clock
A MOVEMENT is on foot, that has not al
yet taken definite shape, towards having
grand Fourth of July celebration in Mont
pelier. It's good thing; push it along
Not for good many years has the Capita
of the state celebrated this anniversary o
the nations birthday. With united actor
it can be done on big scale this year.
THE local members of the Woman Suf
frage Association of Vermont, assisted b,
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will meet with Mrs. Anna Dillon at hal
past three o'clock, Thursday afternoon, t,
make arrangements to receive Mrs. Julii
Ward Howe, who is to be the principa
speaker in the convention to be held Jun,
10 and II in the Church Of the Messiah.
THE Free Press of Tuesday tells an anus
ing story at the expense of w. A. Stowell
general superintendent of the Montpelier
x Wells River railroad, who was a victim
OF the train puzzle at Essex junction las
Monday, and who spent the afternoon in
Burlington when he expected to have beeI
in Montpelier. Mr.. Stowell has hundreds
of sympathizers from actual experience i
their names were only known.
NEXT Sunday morning in the Church O.
the Messiah an appeal will be made in be
half of the suffering Armenians. In the
evening, in connection with service o
sacred song, the pastor will repeat by re
quest a sermon delivered on Memorial Sun
day two years ago upon :" The Nation Look
ing Death in the Eye" In place of tn,
usual lessons the Sunday, school will have
special service appropriate to the day.
THE Vermont Homeopathic Medical So
ciety will hold its forty-sixth annual meet
ing at the Pavilion next week Thursday ant
Friday. A banquet will be served Thurs
day evening The business sessions will
open Thursday morning at nine o'clock anC
continue through the two days. DR.. II. 8
Boardman will read paper Thursday
afternoon on Peritonitis, to be followed
by general discussion of that subject.
THE Rutland Herald of last Friday had the
following; Miss Mary A. Phnney has re
signed her position as teacher of vocal music
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close of the present school year. She will
rest for year, during which time she will
live at her home in Montpelier. Miss Phn
ney has taught vocal music in the Rutland
schools for seven years and introduced The
normal system, which has attracted 80 muct
attention"
JOHN NoY, who resides on Elm street
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Tuttle las
Wednesday for violation of the United
States postal laws He is charged will
opening letters not directed to him and ap
propriatng their contents He was taker