The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-29

village, wherein brltlSn soldiers, peasants
and Fenians play prominent part in the
development of the plot Mr.. Toole ap.
peared to good advantage as Conrad, in the
title role, and his support was fair.
THE marriage Of Miss Helen S. Kempton
to Mr.. f. w. Morse il to occur Wednes.
day evening, February 8, at the home of the
bride on Sta . street. A wedding reception
will follow the ceremony, TO which a large
number of invitations have been issued.
THE following weekly report W IS received
last week by Manager A. G. Bro yn of the
Vermont Telephone Il Telegraph Company
for the week ending January 10:
Nobody sick and nobody dead;
Nobody filed with bug juice or lead.
Therefore the telephones idly lay,
And, consequently, you get no pay"
CONSIDERABLE has been said in the news
papers and elsewhere of late regarding the
rare occurrence of two full moons in the
month of December last The statement
has been made that such a thing had not
occurred but once before in fifty years. and
would no; occur again for nearly a century.
The months of October, 1887, July, 1890,
and December, 1895, had two full moons,
and no reason is known why this may not
occur with more or less frequency in the
years that are to come.
HORACE NJ. FARNHAM of Williamstown
and Miss Lenora r. Stevens were married
last Wednesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas B. Stevens, parents OF the
bride. Rev. j. o. Sherburne OF Williams
town was the officiating Clergyman, assisted
by Rev. @. II. Farnsworth The spacious
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens was crowded
with invited guests The rooms were pref.
tily decorated and the wedding gifts were
numerous and valuable, including 500 in
cash from the parents Of the bride.
A. A. STIMsoN has recently purch ased of
j. B. Ryan Of Bethel his bay M are, I" Bessie
j." for DIR. N. q. King of Brockton, Mass
do hsan nj
"Kent" by Hambletonian; dam by
Woodstock" son Of "Old Morrill," The
mare was shipped TO DR. King last week.
Her record is not by any means the limit of
her speed, and the doctor will not be
obliged to take the dust OF anything in that
city. Mr.. Stimson is a careful and pains
taking buyer, and anyone who trusts pur-
chase in his hands will be the gamer in the
end.
APRoPos to our long drawn.out bridge
hearing, an octogenariaD, a long and honored
resident of Lowell, Mass, inquiries of an old
friend in this city as follows: When you
write, pray tell If the old Arch Bridge,
win in the twenties, still holds its own
identity-the red paint inclusive? 1 we'll
remember his appearance, model in hand,
exhibiting same to General Walton and the
boys, printers devil not excepted.
Baldwin, as contractor, you know, built the
neat stock-my honored father contribut
ing-a cowW
Miss MAY MANSFIELD died last Friday, of
consumption, at the home of James A.
Bowers, her grandfather, after ar illness
dating from last July. Miss Mansfield was
only seventeen years old. She was young
lady of rare promise, and her early death
from that dread disease is deplored by a
wide circle of friends. Although to) weak
to walk, last Christmas time, she was
tenderly carried to Christ Church to
attend the children's exercises on that
day. lSince that time she has failed
quite rapidly. Her funeral was held last
Sunday afternoon from the house, Rev. A.
N. Lewis, her pastor, officiating, and the
burial was in Green Mount Cemetery.
The third largest granite spire in the
world passed through Montpelier last
Thursday. 1t attracted crowds Of inter-
ested spectators while it was side tracked in
the yard of the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad This spire was Quarried and cut
by G. e. Tayntor & Co., Barre, and is to be
set in Greenwood Cemetery, New York. 1t
is four feet square at the base, Two feet
square at the top, is fifty-one feet long, and
weighs 300 pounds. 1t required three
cars to transport it, although the most Of the
weight rested on fifty-ton capacity twelve
wheel car. It's route was via Montpelier &
Wells River railroad to Woodsville, thence
via Concord Junction, Harlem River and
Long Island City railroads.
A LARGELY. ATTENDED convention OF the
Woman's Home Missionary Society for the
Montpelier district of the Vermont Confer
ence was held in Trinity church last
Wednesday evening and Thursday. On
Wednesday evening Rev. IL. P Tucker of
Mortified lectured on Columbia as a
Mission Field" The address of welcome,
on Thursday morning, was happily given
by Mrs. A III. Webb, and for the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society by Mrs. l. L.
Beeman, Mrs. g. 8. Richmond of North.
field responded. PAPERS were read during
the day by Mrs. W. R. Davenport of Barre,
Mrs. j. o. Sherburne of Wilamsto wn,
Mrs. William Palmer of Waitsfeld and
others. Ths exercises throughout were
profitable and interesting.
THE young ladies' debating club con.
nected with the public school held very
enjoyable entertainment last Friday even
ing with Miss Eva G. Clark at her home on
Barre street. The programme included a
four-hand duet by Misses Florence Ferrin
and Kate HUTCHINSON; songs, " Lethe and
1 Would Not If l Could" Miss Sallie
Oviatt; violin solos by Misses Florence
Shipman and Eva G. Clark; recitations,
Misses Eula w. Putnam and Edith Blanch-
ard; vocal duet, Misses Edi,h Blanchard
and Lucia Bailey; piano solo, Miss Jane e.
Bancroft; song, Miss Kate NJ. Hutchinson
slumber song and college songs by the
CluD. MrS. MINNIE Md1Sn, VINO acted as
accompanist gave two descriptive songs
which were thoroughly enjoyed.
THE Young Peoples fraternity of the
Church of the Messiah is 10 be congratu.
lated on the success of the celebration of
the thirtieth anniversary of the dedication
of that church, which was held last
Friday evening. About fifty of the seventy.
five invited guests were present. Regrets
were received from several from out of
town who received invitations, among these
a lengthy letter from Rev. Charles A. AL
len, the founder of the church. who re-.
lated many interesting events of the dedi.
cation Five tables heavily laden with
good things was the scene of interest from
half past five to about seven o'clock. The
programme consisted Of the relating of
events connected with the founding of the
church, interspersed with solos by Mrs.
Hattie Willard, mandolin solo by Miss Wini.
fred Ferrin, piano solo by l.. j. Hathaway,
and remarks by Rev. j. Edward Wright
and Harlow M. Smith, president of the
Fraternity. At the close OF the programme
social hour was enjoyed,
THE regular meeting OF the City Council
was held last Wednesday evening The
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