The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13
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AT bnb annual mbbJlDR OF inc ADOllO |
Club held last Thursday evening, the fol- |
lowing officers we're elected: President, |
Abraham Long; Vice-Presidept, o. ID. |
Clark; Secretary, James T. Sabin; Treas
urer, Ralph b. Denny; Managers, Frank L.
Pratt Clarence s. Whittier, Charles III. |
Baldwin. The club now has 147 active
and six honorary members, and is in a
f1ourishiDg condition. During the eleven
years of its existence, eighteen members
have died. seventy resigned, and one has
been suspended. 1t has had eleven differ
ent presidents, thirteen vice presidents, two
secretaries and four treasurers.
AN Associated Press dispatch sent out
from Cleveland, o., last Monday regarding
the visit OF Senator Proctor to Major Nc
Kinley on Saturday to consult about the
New England member of the cabinet closed
with these words: =" As An outcome OF the
interview of Senator Proctor with the presi-
dent-elect two new cabinet possibilities
have swung into public view. They are ex-
Governor John ID. Long OF Massachusetts
and ex-governor William P. Dillingham; of
Vermont" Governor Dillingham; states
that he knows nothing about the matter ex-
cept what he had seen in the press report
In fact he did not even know for what place
in the cabinet Senator Proctor had recon-
mended him.
THE annual meeting of the Young Men
| Christian Association was held at the Asso-
| citation rooms last Friday evening. The fol-
lowing directors for four years were elected:
f. A. Sherburne, II. s. Cotton, A. e. Niles,
D. III. Dodge. Thomas Dewey was chosen,
from Christ church, as a director for two
years, to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of s. A. Moss. w. f. Adams was
elected trustee for three years, and Charles
II. Deming auditor for .one year. ID. #.
| Clark was elected clerk of the board. These
officers met subsequently and elected
Charles H. More, President; f. A. Sher-
| burne, Vice President and K. K. Towner,
Treasurer The report of the building com
mittee will be rendered at the next monthly
meeting.
SOCIETY of Children of the American
Revolution was organized in Montpelier
last week by Mrs. Jesse Burdette Of Rut-
land, State Regent OF the Daughters of the
has fifteen members and has been christ
ened Lafayette Chapter. The officers
elected are, President, Miss Nellie Barrows;
Vice. President, May Demng; Secretary,
Harry Moulton; Treasurer, Charlotte Ship
man; Registrar, Benham Walton; Historian,
Fred Bancroft; Standard Bearer, Jam 8
| Dewey; Color Bearer, Arthur Dewey; Gus
todian of the Colors, Florence Whittier.
The obj ,ct of this society is to teach pa
triotism to the rising generation. The coat
of arms of Vermont has been adopted as a
standard, and "For God and Country" as a
motto.
f. A. DwINELL, president, and George
w. Wing, treasurer of the Farmers Trust
Company, left last Saturday evening for
Sioux City, whore they expect to remain
several days. They carried petition to
the United States court of Sioux City,
signed by stockholders representing ninety
per cent of the stock. asking that George III
Holister late secretary of said company
be removed from the position of receiver OF
the company, and that Frank A. Dwinell
be appointed in his place, or, at least, that
Mr.. Dwinell be appointed co-receiveI
with Mr.. Hollister, with equal right and
power in the management of the affairs OF
the company. The petition states that the
stockholders had no notice OF the appoint
ment of receiver, and that they are moi
satisfied with the present receiver.
In the case of State versus Charles A
Wales for arson at Goddard Seminary the
closing arguments were made last Wednes
day by Frank Plumley for respondent an(
States Attorney Fred A. Rowland for thu
state. After charge of about three-quar
ters of an hour in length Judge Ross sub
mitted the case to the jury at about 3: Al
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The judg'
eliminated that portion of the indictmen
from the consideration OF the jury in which
the place was set up as the dwelling hous'
of Clarence Carr. The jury was out al
, night. On the coming in of the court Thurs
day morning they reported a verdict OF no
guilty. The respondent was discharged ant
the jury was dismissed. The final ending
: of the term was made by the proclamation
of adjournment by Sheriff o. r. Collins.
MARSH o. PERKINS of Windsor, Frank ID
White of Rutland, Henry c. Bates of st
Johnsbury, and l.. Bart Cross of Mont
pelier, Republican Presidential Electors TO
Vermont, met at the State House last Mon
day, pursuant to law, and cast their vote
, for William Mckinley and Garrett r. Ho
bart for President and Vice President of thu
United States Mr.. Perkins was elected
president of the college, and Mr.. White
secretary. One copy of the proceedings wa
sent by registered letter to Washington, ID
c., and - Bart Cross was chosen messenge
, to carry second copy to that city. Marsf
, o. Perkins was chosen to carry third cop,
, to Brattleboro to deliver to Hon. Hoyt a
, Wheeler, Judge of the United States Dis
trict Court for Vermont. Mr.. Cross will leav,
J for Washington next Monday morning.
: MRS. DAVID l.. FULLER died last Wednes
: day morning of nervous prostration, caused
3 by shock received year ago. Since tina
3 time she has been confined to her bed mos
of the time. Her sufferings, at times, hav'
been intense, but they were patiently
borne, and her faith and trust were brigh
to the last. Deceased was born in Plain
field in 1922. Her first husband was Edward
Stic&ney of Barre. In 1S47 she was married
to Mr.. Fuller, at Barre, and since that tint
r she has resided in Montpelier She leave
a husband and one son, 9. II. Fuller of th
city. For forty-nine years Mrs. Fuller wa
a member of the Methodist church in Mont
peller, anu lot more Judn quarter Oh
q century was teacher of the infant clas
\ in Sunday-school. For two years sh
was president of the state non-partisai
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and was superintendent of prison and jai
work in that body for several years. Sh
was also a life member of the Woman
Foreign and Womans Home Mssionar,
> Societies, in the work of which she took TIN
y liveliest interest. Possessed of command
, ing qualities of heart and mind, with com
pleteness and harmony of powers, Mrs
! Fuller leaves behind her an admirable
: record of service. To the courage an,
strength of leader in woman's reform
=, movements, was added the meekness ant
. trust of disciple, and to an astute intellect
. the Christian graces of faith and love. Sh
= will be missed, not only in Trinity church
= but by large circle of friends in the cit.
: : and throughout the state who appreciated
and admired her active abilities, and he
. rounded and full life. Her funeral wa
held from her late home last Friday after
noon Rev. A. IL. Webb officiating. Mr.
: Webb paid touching and tender tribute tt
r deceased dwelling particularly upon tn
. work she had accomplished in the churcl
I | and in rafnrm movamanta An a1da(