The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-05

evening to large number of their friends.
PHILIP DEsILITs, an employee in the re-
pair shops OF the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad, was fined S11.01 in City Court last
Friday for can assault upon Lawrence j.
Foyer.
THE pupils OF the High School are prepar-
ing special programme in honor OF Me-
mortal Day, which will be rendered Friday
afternoon, May 2S, in the High School
chapel.
THE words and music of "McGinnis On
His Beat" sung by Brownie" Butterfly at
the presentations of Zephra, were written
by George H. Wilder, especially for that
occasion.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT has an appoint
ment to preach in the Morse school-house
East Montpelier, next Sunday at 2: Is p M
Subject: Appreciation of Christianity Pro-
gressive."
w e. O'NE1L, for many years plumber
for Fred Blanchard, will soon 60 into bust
ness for himself, and will occupy the
premises under Capital Hall, vacated by W.
III. Griffin.
EVANGELIST SHAW left last Saturday for
Roxbury, where with the assistance OF Mr..
Smith, his singer he is holding series Of
revival meeting this week in the Congrega-
tional church.
A SPECIAL conclave OF Mount Zion Com
mandery, Knights Templar, will be held at
Red Cross degree will be conferred upon
five candidates.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold its annual meeting with
Miss Eliza Rublee on Thursday at half past
two o'clock. Mrs. Anne Dillon will con-
duct Bible reading.
A j. HOWE, secretary and treasurer of
the Montpelier branch OF the Connecticut
Building and Loan Association, has moved
his headquarters to the Office Of Col. j. III.
Lucia in Langdon block.
THE Till family will give a concert this
evening in the Baptist church. This is said
to be the only Rock Concert Company in
existence. The net proceeds will be ex-
pended in repairing the church.
JUDGE RowELL is at Rutland this week
where the case against ex-States Attorney
Jones of Rutland county is having hear
ing Judge Taft takes Judge Rowell's
place in Washington county court.
Mrs. R. NJ. BREWER and daughter Eve
lyn returned last Friday from Cleveland,
o. Mrs. Brewer brought with her two
young children of the late Mrs. DR.. Lyman
Childs of Cleveland, her daughter.
R. w. AvER1LL and w. j. Frawley, his
assistant, went on Tuesday to Bellows
Falls, where Zephra is to be produced
Wednesday, May 10. Mr.. Averill will also
give it in Brattleboro, Friday, May 2S.
Mrs. A. A. OWEN, aged sixty-seven
years, had her left leg broken in two places
between the knee and ankle last Friday by
being struck by a runaway team, while
standing in her dooryard near Wrightsville.
SENATOR R. M LEWIS of Wells is at the
Exchange Hotel. Miss Genevive, his
daughter, who has been nnder treatment at
the Helmer infirmary for the past six
months will return to Wells with him to-
day.
The next home baseball game scheduled
hn ,,1n thn pQr II al or N
Seminary campus next Friday. The Rush
ers have been strengthened by profess
sional twirer and expect to play hard
game.
THE Ladies' Aid Association of the Hea-
ton Hospital desires to express its sincere
thanks to all who so willingly assisted and
took part in the beautiful musical spectacle
"zephra,' which proved such an enjoyable
and financial success.
OFFICER DEMERITT and John Magester
got into an alteration near the head Of
State street late last Saturday evening. AS
a result, Demeritt has been suspended from
the force. pending the action OF the city
council at its next meeting
E. E. TowNER, Collins Blakely, f. E.
Grout, Frank e. Smith and s. w. Corse at
tended the meeting of the grand lodge of
the New England Order of Protection, held
last week at St. Johnsbury. Mr.. Towner
was reelected Grand Treasurer.
THE adjourned thank-offering meeting Of
the Ladies' Missionary Society OF Bethany
church will be held in connection with the
regular monthly meeting, next Friday at
three o'clock, at the chapel. All envelopes
are to be handed in at this meeting.
REV. AND MRS. A. II. WEBB left on Mon
day morning for their new home in Brad
ford. A large delegation from Trinity
church gathered at the station to see them
off and to cordially wish for them happi-
ness and success in their new field OF labor.
The game of baseball played last Satur-
day afternoon on the Seminary campus be-
tween Montpelier Seminary and Randolph
teams was a very one-sided affair, resulting
in score OF IA to in favor of the home
team. Only eight innings were played. The
local baseball enthusiasts were out in force
MISSES II. JULIA Cross, Fannie M. Par
menter, Kate M. Hutchinson, @. f. Lowe
and George Fl. Wilder will assist in the
musical programme to be rendered at the
public Odd Fellows meeting to be held in
Blanchard opera house Wednesday even
ing, May 49,
FIVE indictments against DR.. W. III. Gid
dlngs, late superintendent OF the state asy
lum for the insane at Waterbury, were
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAaE.