The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13

late home, Rev. j. Edward Wright oA6oiat.
fng, and the burial was in Green Mount
| Cemetery.
FRED A. Rowland and Arthur G. Eaton
| go to Burlington to-day to attend the meet
/ < OF the executive committee of the State
Young Mems Republican Club. At this
meeting arrangements will be made for the
annual meeting and banquet of the club on
| Friday, February IL, Gncoln's Birthday. !"
1t is probable that this meeting will be held
at st. Albans this year
AT the annual meeting of the stockbold-
ers OF the First National Bank held on
Tuesday, Charles Dewey, Fred f. Smith,
j. q. Houghton, w. e. Adams and r. A.
Dwinell were elected directors These di-
rectors met subsequently and elected
Charles Dewey, President; Fred e Smith,
Vice-Presdent, and A. G. Eaton, Cashier.
A DISTRICT convocation OF Royal Arch
Masons will be held to-day at Masonic hall,
commencing at three o'clock During the
afternoon the Mark Master and Royal Arch
degrees will be conferred, and banquet
will be served. Daniel N. Nicholson,
Grand High Priest, william j. Boyce,
! Grand Lecturer, and other grand and past
grand officers are exp ,cted to be present.
THE annual meeting of the Marquis De
Lafayette, Chapter of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution was held last Sat
!
elected for the year: Regent, Mrs. Mary f.
| Carleton; Vice Regent, Mcs Minnie j. V.
Adams; Secretary, Mrs. Ellen p. Smile;
Treasurer, Mrs. Emile r. Briggs; Registrar,
Miss Jennie p Phinney Historian Mrs. A,
n. Lewis; Chaplain, Rev. A. N. Lewis.
The fourth entertainment in the Young
Mems Christian Association course will oc-
cur in Blanchard opera house next Friday
evening. Rev A. A. Willis is the attrac-
ton. His subject will be "On the Wing,
or Summer Flight Across the Sea-" Mr..
| Willis IL pleasantly remembered in Mont
pelier. His lecture on Sunshine " at his
last appearance here, was considered one
of the best ever heard from the lecture plat
form
MRS. NJ. w. GOULD died last Monday
morning Of rheumatic fever at her home on
Berlin side, aged seventy-two years. Mrs.
! Gould has been helpless invalid for nearly
four years, but h sufferings have been
borne with fortitude and patience. She
| leaves husband but no children. Her
funeral with be held this afternoon at two
o'clock from her late home, Rev w. A.
Davidson officiating, and the burial will be
in the Cutler bnrying ground.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Montpelier National Bank was held
on Tuesday afternoon. Albert Tuitle,
George W. Scott, Horatio 8 Loomis, David
ID. Ranett and James W. Brock were re-
elected directors. Albert Tuttle was also
| Ec-cloCbcu pIobluouU, 66OEB6 w DCObN, NlC6-
President, and Levi H. Bixby cashier.
The statement Of this bank January l,
last. showed deposits OF S157 .39013, with
surplus and profits of Sill, ,S54.SS
THE Argus last week contained some
what lengthy account Of chicken thieving in
the vicinity of Cummins Square, in East
Montpelier. The inference would natur rally
| be drawn that 1t was recent occurrence
when in fact 1t happened last October, and
| mention was made of 1t in the columns OF
the WATCHMAN at the time. The guilty
parties settled, long ago, for the poultry they
had taken without the leave Of the owners,
and the Argus was little late in getting
hold OF the facts in the case.
THE North Montpelier Herald that has
been distributed in Montpelier and adioin-
ing towns. gives full particulars regarding
the third annual fair OF the Independent
Club to be held next week Thursday and
Friday in Union Vestry, North Montpelier.
The editors OF this attractive programme
have been freely patronized by Montpelier
merchants and business men, and the fair
will be we'll worthy OF generous patronage.
The Herald was printed at the WATCHMAN
office, and the work talks for itself.
A SPECIAL train was run to Barre last
Sunday noon to accommodate the member"
OF the knights Of Pythias, United Ord ,r n
American Mechanics. and the Odd '.nliow,
who wished to attend the funer"'. of A. r.
Glidden in that city. The f. .nsrai nroces
sion was one OF the Ion" Iest ever seen il
Barre: Ihere were th .afse hundred ant
Sly Sky msmpsIs Mn Sd9 81 different orders will
which a., Mr, Slid Gnd' "a was connected in line
the Knight. Il Pythiss and Odd Fellows.
%n4 9%hnrc'4 held "Red Letter Day Ia,
=, -tsdAy afternoon with Mrs. Lucy
T.oalton at her home on Main street. Abor
seventy-6ve members OF the club with IL
vlteu guests were present. Rev. George
Sutherland, rector OF St. Mary's chuEc
, Northtield, gave a talk on Labrador" M
l Sutherland was for two years missiona
+ in that country, and his descriptions OF Il
,, customs and habits of the people we're We
entertaining and interesting. Light refres
: menis were served.
AT the annual meeting of Marquis de 1
iayette chapter, Daughters of the Americ
+ Revolution, held last week, the followi
0 resolution was adopted: Resolved Til
: the members of the Marquis de Lsfaye
i; Chapter, Daughters of the American Re,
iutiop, unite in position to the Congress
the United States TO pass a law prOvidi
t penalties for any disrespect shown to I
IA flag OF this country; and making it m
d deneanor to place upon or attach to
: flag any political 'or other device of q
:, kind Whatever"
Il In speaking Of Miles Standish, who
centls signed with the New York Leag
u
Y New York Press says: " "Standish is a sho
l. stOcky chap only eighteen years old.
Il possesses two very desirable qualities
It cool head and good control He is rig
!, handler, and even last year when he
not have all his speed, he did some Ill
a class work in the box. He also show,
: more than ordinary promise at the bat al
n In 'heiding and in baseball running.
I was very popular here"
y TIE specifications of G. L. Currier. eli
a engineer of Barre for the abutments to u
;. new bridge to be built over the Winoosl
river called for much larger sum than WIS
Q anticipated. According to these specific
tons the cost OF the abutments would /
more than the cost of the bridge itself. III
!, this reason bids have been advertised for h
: the city council. they reserving the right /
reject any or all bids. These bids Will
opened Saturday, January 23, and until tba
Tune there will De no further developm ami
} in the bridge question.
, AT the annual meeting OF Company Fl
held last Thursday evening, COMMITTEES
were chosen as fol lows. to serve during tn,
current year: Applications, o G. Gis
borne, l.. r. Butterfly A p K.lIy. ~