The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-10

Sunday, nineteen of these being baptised
Nine were received by letter, making an ad
dition OF thirty-three new members In one
Sunday. Two were also received from pro
baton into full membership
At the fourth quarterly conference o.
Hedding Methodist church, held last week
Rev. W. r. Davenport, the pastor, was
unanimously invited to return for the NTH
year. OF the nineteen members OF the con
ference all were present but three, and two
of these were detained by sickness.
A district meeting of the seventh Odd
Fellows district will be held next Tuesday
with Hiawatha lodge. Randolph lodge will
work the initiatory degree, Hiawatha lodge
the first, Mentor lodge OF Waterbury the
second, and Arcadia lodge Of Plainfeld the
third degree. A banquet will be served at
six o'clock.
Purchasers of goods usually found in jew
elry stores are enjoying benefit in Barre
these days, while Perley Chandler and
Jeweler Lang are selling their stock at auc'
ton. The rival suctioneers attract large
crowds every afternoon and evening and the
people get the benefit OF the low prices gen.
orally realized,
William Bulls who works in the polish
ing mill OF w, A. Lane was the victim OF a
serious accident last Saturday forenoon.
His clothing caught on rapidly revolving
shaft, and before 1t could be stopped one
sicisns are OF the opinion that his injuries
will not prove fatal.
The following persons have been elected
as stewards OF Hedding Methodist church
for the ensuing conference year: Nathaniel
Chamberlain, DR.. Oramel ii. Reed, Lyman
A. Gale. James r. George, Thomas 81: Cave,
George P. Boyce, John l.. Beckley, Charles
H Kenerson, John Wilson, Fred l.. Page,
Ransom b. Vaughan, Clinton W. Hunting
ton.
Professor j. d. Cbavis, A. M, B. D.,
president OF Bennett College, Greensboro,
N. c., a colored orator Of ability and elo-
quence, and one of the foremost leaders Of
his race, will speak at Hedding Methodist
church next Sunday night on q" The Negro
Race in America" This Is one OF the most
important topics of the age, and 1t will be
treated by a speaker worthy Of the theme.
At the annual meeting Of the Barre En-
tertainment Association held last week, it
was shown that there was balance on
hand of S151,67, from the course during the
past winter, and total balance on hand of
S1,6i2.27. The officers elected for the en-
suing year are: President, o. d. Mathew
son; Vice-president, Professor o. X. Hol-
lister; Secretary, f. f. Gave; Treasurer, F.
G Rowland; Directors, w. f. Morse, K. S
Currier and K. W. Cummings. These direct
ors have appointed as executive commit
tee, w. II. Gladding, w. f. Morse and Pro-
lessor o. X. Hollister.
The presentation OF The Drummer Boy
of Shiloh " in the opera house Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings of last
week under the manage uent of Page Camp,
Sons of Veterans, was very much OF sue
cess, and the full houses it attracted each
evening gladdened the hearts of the boys
who had put weeks of hard work into its
preparation, A. f. Nail and Harry Nail of
Mansfield, o., who have won great success
in this drama elsewhere. took the paris Of
- Uncle Joe" and Johnnie Howard" and
the remainder of the cast was made up of
local talent. This drama has been pro.
duced in Barre before, but never with such
a strong cast and such attention to detail.
The presence of squad from the Spencer
Rifles gave a realism to the marching
scenes, and the physical drill as given by
these men won, as it deserved, loud ap-
plause. Between the first and second acts
on Friday evening Miss Nadine Nichols,
who is at home from the Emerson School of
Oratory, Boston, on vacation, gave a rec-
ton, Sunshine Johnson" that showed to
good advantage the Evolutionary powers
this young lady has developed. A good word
should also be spoken for the Barre Orches-
ira and the stirring music it furnished.
AT the annual meeting of the new City
Council held last week. Alderman L H.
Thurston was elected president OF the
board. The resignation of f. L. Cutler as
superintendent of streets was received and