The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-27

the members will pay their own expenses
The members OF Hedding church have hit
upon novel plan to pay portion OF their
church expenses. The members of the Con-
ference and their wives will be entertained
in Methodist families at one dollar per day,
and the proceeds will be turned into the
church treasury.
#. A. DwINELL, President, and George
W. Wing, Treasurer, OF the Farmers Trust
Company, returned last week from Sioux
City, Iowa, where they went about two
weeks ago to look after the affairs of that
institution. When they left Montpelier
they intended, If possible, to arrange mat
ters so that the company could be taken
out of the hands Of a receiver and its busi-
ness continued. But taking everything into
consideration, they decided, after an ex-
haustive examination Of the affairs of the
company, that it was for the best interests
OF all concerned that its affairs should be
wound up as fast as this could be done
without sacrificing securities. BY such a
course they hope, within two years, to pay
all debts OF the company except the de-
benture bonds, which are already secured
Mr.. Dwinell and Mr.. Wing are Of the opn-
ion that the affairs Of the company will be
prudently managed by Receiver Holister,
and that after all the obligations of the
company are discharged the stockholders
will receive substantial return. They be-
lieve they have good reason to hope that
sometime ia the future the company can be
reorganized and again do business. Finan
cial conditions in the West are at present
stringent and much depressed, and any at
tempt to realize cash on securities is sure
to +, sult in a great loss. The officers be-
lieVe that If the stockholders are willing to
wait until business conditions shall inn
prove, they will yet have reason to be glad
that their Investments are placed with this
company. The business of the concern will
be conducted by Receiver HOllister very
much as it has been heretofore, and he will
be ready at all times to furnish any informl-
ton 70 parties who have investments with
this company. Stockholders in Washing
ton county are cautioned against paying any
attention to letters they may receive from
attorneys in Sioux City, asking them to
send to the attorneys their claims, It will
only incur additional expense to them and
will not result benefcialy.
TEN of the thirteen members OF the Yer
mont commission on the Tennessee CEN
tennial exposition, to be held the coming
summer in Nashville, met at the Pavilion
on Tuesday for the purpose of organization.
The members OF the commission as finally
made up are: N. w. Fisk of Isle La Motto;
III. N Turner of st. Johnsbury; A b. Val
entine of Bennington; M. F. Allen of Fer
rsburg; n L. Boyden of Randolph; n. G.
Williams of Bellows Falls; j. N. Woodfn
of Rutland Fred II. Wells of Burlington;
G. G.. Warren of Waterbury; w. Tracy
Smith of st. Albans; G. w. Pierce of Brat
lleboro; A. NJ. Foster of Cabot; II. w Vail
Of PomfreU Mr.. Pierce, Mr.. Allen and Mr..
Woodfn were not present. An organiza-
ton was effected by the election of II. n.
Turner of st. Johnsbury, President; N L.
Boyden Of Randolph, Secretary; c. @. War
rem of Waterbury Treasurer; n. G. Will
liams of Bellows Falls, w. Tracy Smith
of st. Albans, II. w. Vail of Pomfret, f.
III Wells of Burlington and j. n. Woodfn
of Rutland. executive committee. Matters
relating to the exposition were informally
discussed and the secretary was instructed
to correspond with the representatives of
the manufacturing and farming interests Of
the state, also with the officers of the expo
sition, and to report at future meeting to
be called by the president when the execu-
tive committee shall request. The mem.
bers of the association assessed themselves
81 each for immediate expenses of the sec
retary. Capt Frank n. Kenfield and G. j.
Bell from the Sugar Makers Association
and @. w. Smith, president of the Dairy
mems Association, sp Ike in favor of an ex-
hibition of the products they represented,
and III. w. Vail suggested that the breeders
of Morgan horses and Jersey catt q would
like chance to exhibit their stock. Con-
siderable interest and enthusiasm was
shown by the members of the commission,
and, notwithstanding that the last legsa-
ture made no appropriation for the purpose,
ii is probable that Vermont will be credit
AMY TtDItstuJeu dJ lulb tADOslJlOD III bu6
sunny South.
The twenty. eighth annual convention of
the State Spiritualist Association opened in
Grand Army Hall last Friday morning
with brief address by Mrs. Janus Crossett
of Waterbury. Mrs. Eliza L. Turner gave an
address of welcome which was responded to
by Lucius Colburn of Manchester. On Fri
day afternoon DR.. e. A. Smith of Brandon,
President of the Association made brief
address, as did Lyman Weeks of Rutland,
! Bradley Newell Of Jacksonville and George
w. Ripley of this city. An address on
"Spritualism the Genuine and the Fraud,
was also given by Lucius Colburn. On Fri
by Mrs. Sarah Byrnes. Mrs. Sarah A,
| Wiley of Rockingham delivered the main
| address at the conference meeting Saturday
morning. At the afternoon session Mrs
Sarah A. Byrnes of Boston addressed the
| convention, and tests were given by DR..
W. b. Mills of Saratoga, n. Y The annual
business meeting followed the session Sat
urday afternoon, when the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, DR.. e. M. Smith of Brandon; Vice
Presidents, Mrs. Sarah A. Wiley of Rock
ingham, A. f. Hubbard of Tyson, W. b.
Parish of Stowe; Secretary and Treasurer,
Janus Crossett of Waterbury; auditor, A f.
Hubbard of Tyson: Board of Managers,
John II. Chapman of Fletcher, s. N. Gould
of Randolph, e. b. Clement of Bradford
Mrs. Medora Eastman of Winooski, Mrs. E.
M. Walker and l.. ID. Smith of st. Albans,
l.. G. Hammond of Ludlow, George
w. Ripley of Montpelier and Newman
Weeks OF Rutland. A communication was
received from Dandy, inviting the Associa-
ton to meet there in June, and the invita-
ton was accepted. DR.. II. ID. Burnett OF
Washington, ID. c., president OF the Ma
tional Association, addressed the conven-
tion Saturday evening. His address was
followed by tests by DR.. Mills Mrs. Janus
Crossett of Waterbury gave the principal
address at the Convention Sunday morning
In the afternoon Bradley @. Newell Of
Whitingham treated several patients for va
rious diseases, and the addresses were given
by Mrs. Byrnes of Boston, followed by tests
by DR.. Mills. At the closing session Sun
day evening, brief addresses were given by
Mr.. Parsons of Williamstown, Bradley G
Newell of Whitingham, Lucian Colburn o.
Manchester, Mrs. Sarah A. Wiley of Rock
ingham, Alonzo Hubbard OF Tyson, Mrs
Janus Crossett of Waterbury, and Mrs
Sarah A. Byrnes Of Boston. DR.. Mills gave
seance and resolutions Of sympathy
were adopted for j. Frank Barber on the re
cent death of his wife, also returning thanks
to the railroad companies for courtesies OK
tended, to Mrs. NJ 8. Davis of the Exchang,
Hotel, to the ladies OF Rrooks Relief Corps
to the members Of Brooks Post and to Brad
ley G. Newell for his assistance. On motion
of Mrs. Crossett of Waterbury, a resolution
sNf Ia.