The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-28

0uuu VI OuTlbJ CnurCn, D6l0 last thursday |
with Mrs. Frank A. Adams, the following
officers were elected for the year ensuing:
President, Rev. A. n. Lewis; Vice President,
Mrs. l. O. Vail; Secretary and Treasurer,
Mrs. Frank A. Adams; Chairman Of Work
Committee, Mrs. Fred X. Smith; Chairman
OF Social Committee, Mrs. g. II. Baldwin.
The Guild voted to accept the proposition Of
the wardens OF Christ Church to take the
rectory building. The lower part OF this
building will be converted into a parish
charge OF this work is Mrs. g. L. Howe,
Mrs l.. p. Gleason and Mrs. f. A. Adams.
The intense interest that prevailed during
the trial OF the murder case Of the State
against Isabella Marsh and William q. Buz-
zell having subsidized, 1t is Of interest to note
what was the appro ximate cost to the state
OF the trial In round numbers the bills
the state had to foot are as follows: Wit
ness fees, 50, 800; counsel fees, $1,000; other
expenses OF the court, jurors, &C., not in
Guiding the salary Of the presiding Judge,
$1,000. making total Of $500. This
covers oily the expenses of the trial in
Washington county court. The preliminary
hearing at Mortified and the investigation
OF the case before the grand jury will swell
the total expense OF the case to the state to
nearly $4,000. The trial OF the case in
Washington county court occupied one day
less than four weeks.
A BRANCH OF the Connecticut Building
| and Loan Association OF Hartford. was Or
| ganized In this city last week, with the fol-
lowing officers: President, NJ. e. Smile;
| Vice Presidents, r. X. Peck and L. b.
Brooks; Secretary and Treasurer, A. j.
Howe; Attorney, j. II. Lu cia; Directors, @.
| p. Pitkin, Robert Whelan, r. W. Morse, f.
A. Sherburne, d. ID. Nelson, NJ. W. Wheel
ock; Advisory Board, George II. Gurnsey,
ID. g. Kemp, George W. Parmenter, II. o.
Johonnott, II. A. Bowman, d. s. Blanpied,
L. A. Flint, George G. Pratt, A. G. Blanch-
ard. This association has assets of 800, 900
and has had successful business in Bur-
| lington for the past two years. Its pur.
pose is to help in the building Of homes and
furnish plan of systematic savings, with
life insurance. Mark l.. Beardsley, State
Manager, has been in the city during the
past two weeks interesting the business
men in such an association.
COMMENTING on the manner in which the
prohibitory law is administered in Wash
| ington county the Randolph Herald and
Ne,os said last week: 1.-THE authorities are
beginning to discover that there is no
dearth OF law intended to prevent the sale
OF liquor in Vermont. States Attorney How
land OF Washington county asked the court
to grant an injunction against John Mooney
OF Montpelier restraining him from using or
leasing his building for use as saloon.
The court granted the injunction. This is
the first time that this statute has been in
voked. Fear was expressed when Fred
Rowland was nominated for states attor.
ney that tbs liquor law would not be ad-
ministered with the same rod OF iron as had
been the case during Mr.. Stautons regime,
but there was no foundation for it. Fred is
all right, and no fear need be felt that the
judge will not honor his salary certificate"
THE annual meeting of the State Council
OF the Junior Order, United American Me-
chanics was held on Tuesday in Grand
Army hall, with twenty nine delegates
| from the thirtv II U pouppila in ha
State. The following officers were elected;
Allen L Pease, Hartford, p. S. c.; f. w.
Alexander, Montpelier, s. c.; N. LCleverly
North Hartland, s. V. c.! F. w Hawley
Burke, S. c. T.; willis e Dunbar, Bethel
S. G. c.. G. o. Farr, Springfield, s. c. W..
w. II. Kinney, Randolph, c. I. s.. A. Fl,
Silsby, West Burke, S. G. o. S.; E. G
Austin, Windsor, s. G. Chaplain; Trustees
Charles Hinkley, Royalton, for three years
s. III. Kent, st. Johnsbury, for one year
National representative for five years, e. f
Starkey, Lyndonville; for two years, S. Fl
Kent, st. Johnsbury. These officers were
installed by National Deputy Councillor
George d. Wood, of Hartland, The next
session will be held at St. Johnsbury the
first Wednesday in October, preceded the
day before by field day and parade of the
order. This order is only year old in Yer
mont but has 80 councils with membership
of 1900. 1t has been in existence in the
" ulltu cldltS years, anu has over
100000 members. George W. Kibbie and
Don III. Dodge were delegates from Green
Mountain Council of Montpelier.
NEVER in the history of Montpelier has
an advance sale Of seats reached the high
water mark of Tuesday morning when tick
cts for the three performances of Zephra u
went on sale at Ehle's bookstore. The sale
was advertised to commence at nine o'clock
in the morning. Before seven o'clock peo-
pie began to congregate, and long before the
hour named, several hundred people were
packed in the store, and in a line that ex-
tended four deep far out on the sidewalk.
Not until after twelve o'clock were Mr..
Ehle and Miss Carpenter his assistant, able
to see the end of the line, and by that time
nearly every seat in the Opera House was
sold for Friday night, and hundreds for the
Saturday matinee and Saturday evening
performances. The demand for tickets by
mail, telephone and telegraph is very heavy,
and the indications are that standing room
will be at premium at both evening per-
formances Those who have not already
secured seats and desire to witness this
beautiful presentation are advised to visit
Mr.. Ehle without delay. The desire to see
Zephra" is 80 universal that the manage
ment has decided to repeat it at Blanchard
Opera House next Monday evening. The
p Ms are E. a %aw
Mrs. F. l. Pitkin; Flora" Mrs. George E..
Morse "Unis," Miss Nellie M. Dewey;
"Autha," Miss Salie e. Oviatt; "Decius, )"
G. A. Lang; "Juns," r. W. Averill;
Alexis" DR.. H. A. Fisk; Solon," Arthur
A. Tiffany; Thomas" Ralph H. Wiley;
Hendricks" W. 8. Smith; "Olaf," Clar-
ence E. Lowe; clarence O'Toole Nc
Fadden," Freeman Butterfly; Nitha,"
Mics Kate M. Hutchinson.
| Cabot.
Rev. j. A. Dixon returns to his pastorate
for the coming year.
Myrtle Boyles has returned to Berlin to
teach for the coming summer.
Mrs. II. l.. Hartwell who has been very i'll
for the past week is convaescent
Miss Flora Atkins went to Groton to
teach the village school this summer.
Aunt Hannah Morse, past eighty years
old, is slowly recovering from the grip.
j. f. Dutton of Montpelier placed an
Iver's & Pond piano in the home of Swerd-
feger.
Mrs. Abbie Smith was called to Barre on
Thursday by the serious illness of her
daughter Mary.
Mrs. Abbie Smith has purchased the
house recently owned by George Swerd-
feger known as the Allen Perry place.
Mrs. e. A. Collins would call the ladies'
attention to her new stock OF millinery
goods Latest styles and lowest prices.