The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-17


Mrs. A. III. BAKER, formerly Of India will
speak in the large vestry of Trinity Church
on Thursday evening Mrs. Baker has been
engaged in missionary work in India for
several years and will relate incidents from
her own experience which cannot fail to
interest an audience.
REV. L. l.. BEEMAN, presiding elder OF the
montpelier district of the Vermont confer
ence, Is in the southern part Of the state
holding the last quarterly conference Of the
year with several Methodist churches. He
of1cated on Tuesday at the funeral OF Mrs.
s. 2. Fairbanks at Olcott.
A CONCERT exercise called "Tbe Shep-
herds Voice." will be given in Trinity
Church next Sunday evening at seven
Sunday-school. The children will then de-
posit their offerings for the memorial room
to the late Mrs. d. L. Fuller.
FREDERICK W. BANCROFT has resigned
his position as solo tenor at the Church OF
the Advent, Boston, to accept a similar one
at DR.. De Normandie's church, Roxbury,
where Philip Hale, the eminent musical
tet choir at this church is considered one OF
the best in the city.
BETHANY Reading Circle observed Red
Letter Day" in the chapel last evening to
which the reading circles OF the several
churches In town were invited. Music was
IurnisIeu ny mr' ana Mrs' W. a. Briggs
and IL. ID. Hopkins. Rev. DR.. Norman
Seaver gave an interesting address on "The
Madness Of Crowds" Light Refreshments
were served.
ABOUT fifty friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. N. g.
Tabor gave them a surprise party last Fri
day evening in honor Of the thirty-fifth an
niversary Of their marriage. The party
found Mr.. Tabor ready for bed, but he sud-
denly changed his mind and decided not to
retire. A handsome extension dining table,
and many other gifts were left as souvenirs
OF the happy occasion
A FEW young men who are deeply inter-
ested in the COrbett- -Fitzsimmons fight to
be pulled off to-day at Carson City, Nevada,
have hired Capital Hall aud made arrange
ments with the Western Union Telegraph
Company to receive report Of the fight by
rounds. The first report will be received at
half past one this afternoon, when the hall
bell will be rung.
A CIRCUMSTANCE which shows the kind
and generous heart of the young man and
also the esteem in which the pupils OF the
late Mrs. ID. l.. Fuller held her, was that
during William II. Stowell's short and
painful illness, he called his mother to him
and charged her to see that q sum of money
was given as his share toward the memorial
to his former Sunday teacher. 1t is
needless to say that his wish has been car
ried out to the letter.
AN oAulUlb VI kluubTBdrt6n WOrK anu ma
terial will be given from Thursday noon to
Saturday noon OF this week at the kinder
garten rooms, No. 121 Hubbard street. The
rooms will be open all day and evening
and it is hoped that many will avail them
selves OF this opportunity to see the work
that is carried on. Miss Fisk will be as
sisted by her training class in showing the
work and answering questions.
AsPIRANTs for the Office Of postmaster at
Montpelier are interested in the announce
ment made on Monday by Postmaster Cen
eral Gary that the President has decided to
adhere to the four-years tenure Of Office for
all postmasters. Mr.. Gary stated that ex-
Cept in few cases where removal for cause
is required because OF delinquency, incom-
potency, or other unsatisfactory conduct or
administration of the Office all postInasi ers,
fourth class as we'll as those of presidential
appointment will be allowed to serve out q
term OF four years.
The New York Press OF last Saturday
morning had this to say regarding Miles
Standish: miles stsndish, pitcher, is the
latest Giant to report for duty. Standish
put in an appearance at the New York Base
ball Club headquarters yesterday, having
come direct from his home in Maine. Stan
dish looked to be pretty nearly as tall as he
is broad. He weighs one hundred and
It is all solid flesh, with no superf1uous fat
He is bronzed like an Indian, having been
doing outdoor work all winter"
SHERIFF COLLINS and Deputy Sheriff
Graves again raided last Saturday evening
the places on Clay Hill kept by Ida Mar
shall and Emma Butterfly, the rooms in the
Argus block occupied by Henry Msckin.
and the ranch near Barre Transfer. At the
Mackin place quantity of whiskey and
beer was secured. Mr.. Mackin's case has
not yet been before city court. On Monday
evening Sheriff Collins, with Deputies
Graves and Chase searched the premises OF
Ida Read, on the road off Clay Hill, leading
to the Catholic cemetery. The warrant
with which they were armed commanded
them to search for Intoxicating liquors.
They found none-but plenty OF electric
lights, etc.
SHERIFF COLLINS and his deputies have
had their hands more than full during the
past week in caring for the crowds that
flock to the county court room to listen to
the evidence introduced in the Marsh-Buz-
zell murder trial. The patience OF these
officials Is sometimes sorely tried but ex-
cellent order is maintained, and any at
tempted expression by the spectators is
promptly suppressed. AS the trial pro-
crosses the attendance increases and stand
ing room in the aisles was at a premium on
Tuesday. 1t is impossible, as yet, to esti-
mate when the case will 60 to the jury, but
appearances would indicate that it will not
be much, II any, before April /.
PEOPLE who braved the snow storm of
last Sunday morning to attend church prob
ably had little idea that between the hours
of ten and eleven o'clock the atmosphere
was so overcharged with electricity as TO
make it perceptible. At the central tele
phone station the annuuciator drops on the
metallic circuit trunk lines to Burlington
and st. Johnsbury snapped as though the
wires were crossed by an electric light wire.
A thorough investigation Of the cause of
such disturbance failed to give any light on
the matter at the time. Col. Brown made
inquiry Monday morning of the operator at
Burlington as to whether anything OF the
kind made its appearance in that city. He
was informed that similar electrical dis
turbance affected the trunk lines entering
the Burlington Office from Rutland and st.
Albans, as well as from Montpelier. AT
Burlington, as at Montpelier, this atmos-
pheric electrical disturb bance ceased with
the cessation Of the snow storm.
SOME additional facts regarding the jury
in the Marsh-Buzzell murder case are of in
terest at this time. Alonzo Batchelder is
father Of A. A. Batchelder, and both are
from Plainfield. Cornelius Eddy of Water
bury is seventy-one years old, and Is the
Oldest man on the panel, while @. j. Green
OF Waitsheld, twenty.six years old, is the
youngest. Mr.. Green Is unmarried, as Is
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