The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14

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who, by his character has been an inspira-
ton to us, and by his generous service has
been potent factor In the educational in
terests Of the state" o. ID. Mathewson,
Mason 8. Stone. William P. Kelly.
T. p. BROOKE and his famous Chicago
Marine Band gave delightful concert to
very small audience in Blanchard Opera
House last Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Brooke Is captain Of a band Of splendid mu-
sioians. The music was exquisitely bal
anced, trained to the finest delicacy and
course It was natural to compare this with
Gilmore's and 6ousa's bands, that have
been heard at Montpelier within compar-
atively short time, and the superb aggrega-
not suffer from the comparison. Miss 81
byl Ssmmis, the vocalist, has q clearjand
brilliant contralto voice. She appeared In
travelling costume and gracefully responded
to persistent encore.
DURING the past four days the millinery
rooms OF Miss Meinecke in Hubbard build
| ing have been thronged with ladies to in
| spect the latest creations In millinery. The
reporters pencil Is lame in attempting to
describe some Of the many spring hats Miss
striking is an all red hat, which is at pres
| ent the fashionable craze. From bright red
there Is long list OF intermediate shades
including yermillion, poppy, brick and
| CHT0luHi. Inc new BDl0HCn green hAtH are
also decidedly chic and fetching" Several
new coral shades are shown which are very
pretty when combined with darker shade.
None the less dainty In appearance are the
all-violet hats, to be worn little later In
the season. Flowers are everywhere in
evidence and their artistic combination OF
color 10 describable only by the skilled mil
liner. The inevitable all-black hat is as
popular as ever and Ia shown in an endless
variety Of shades and styles. Many strik-
ing effects and attractive styles not men,
toned here, which must be seen to be ap-
preciated, are shown by Miss Meinecke.
DURING the trial OF the case OF State
against Emmons in Washington county
court on Tuesday morning the proceedings
took novel turn. A. l.. Weeks OF St. Al
bans. deputy collector OF internal revenue
was summoned by the state, and refused to
testify as to whether Norman o. Mcleod
had taken out government license to sell
Intoxicating liquor in the place commonly
known as the Soldiers Home" Mr..
Weeks also refused to produce his books or
doing he was acting under orders from Col
lector Page Of Portsmouth, n. H., his supe-
rior officer, that the record of such licenses
was kept in the collectors office at Ports
mouth, and that records kept by the deputy
collector could not be considered as official.
He admitted, however, that his books
would probably show whether such H.
cense had been issued. Judge Rowell COM
mitted Mr.. Weeks for contempt of court
and placed him in the custody OF Sheriff
Collins. 1t is understood that telegram
has been sent to Judge 81. II. Wheeler of
the United States circuit court, asking for
writ OF habeas corpus in Mr.. Weeks case
3 Judge Rowell proposes to make OF this a
| test case to see whether United States Off
Gals are exempt from testifying to such
facts in Vermont courts
PURSUANT to the resolution adopted at
the annual meeting of the State Teachers
: Association held in st. Adams last fall, the
semi-annual meeting f the Vermont School
i masters Club was held last Friday evening
/, at the Pavilion. A banquet was served at
nine o'clock at which Prof. W. E. Ranger
of the johnson Normal School acted as
POSTMASTER. Informal talks on school work
. were made by Mason s. Stone, State Super
intendent of Education, Rev. Allen D.
. Brown, President of Norwich University,
. Rev. DR.. e. M. Smith Of the Montpelier
. Seminary land Principal Comstock of the st.
= Adams High School. Twenty-six members
= Of the club were in attendance. 1t was de-
. | cided that the present officers should hold
u over until the next annual meeting of the
. State Teachers Association, when q more
= complete organization Of the club will be
u made. Among those present were Profes-
. sors P; 9. Hoyt, Middlebury; 8. Fl. Ers-
= field; Charles L. Curtis, Royalton; W. P.
: Kelley St. Johnsbury; P. A. Blossom,
Bradford; E. j. Winslow, Lyndon Center
e. W. Robertson, Woodsville; Francis Bag
nall, st. Adams; G. q. Hunt, Derby Line
. Stowe; o. d. Mathewson, Barre; W. E.
= Hopkins, Jr., South Royalton 8. r. Parker,
2 Waterbury, and Martin 8. Villas, Mont
pelier. Several of the after dinner speakers
made tender reference to the late Professor
! 8. j. Blanpied.
8 AT meeting of the officers OF the Grand
| Lodge OF Odd Fellows of Vermont, held last
a week in Burlington, the programme for the
8 grand encampment and grand lodge, to be
t held at Montpelier May IS, 10 and 20, were
s practically completed. On Tuesday, May
8 IS, the grand encampment will be held in
4 Odd Fellows hall in this city. The en-
Y campment degrees will be exemplifed dur
8 ing the day. and banquet, under the au-
o spices OF the Grand Masters, will be held in
the evening at the Pavilion. The grand
lodge will convene Wednesday morning,
I May 10. At two o'clock in the afternoon
i Col. L.. @. Grant and staff, assisted by
. Montpelier canton will confer the degree OF
a chivalry. This ceremony will be public
). At four o'clock Wednesday afternoon comes
: the grand parade of Patriarcbs Militant Of
the state, which will include the officers
q and members of the grand encampment Of
h Vermont At eight o'clock Wednesday
9 occur the celebration of the fiftieth ami.
}. versary exercises. The Montpelier Military
Band will head the parade in the afternoon
q and will furnish music in the evening. Or
+" thursday, may ~, business session OF the
a grand lodge will be held at which officers
will be elected. On Thursday evening the
). officers Of the grand lodge will tender re-
: ception to the State Rebekah Assem- bly,
a which holds it's annual session in Mont
8 pelier on Friday, May 81. The members of
Vermont Lodge are cooperating with the
E officers of the grand lodge to make this an
. nual gathering pleasant, successful and
!. profitable. The merchants and business
! men OF the city are very generally acceding
to the request to decorate their places of
business and residences on the line Of march
over which the parade Wednesday after
noon will pass, and the week promises to be
! notable one in the history of Vermont Odd
Fellowship.