The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-28
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basket ball in the Young Mems Christian
Association gymnasium last Friday even
lag by q score OF 10 to 8 The irst OF Sc
ries OF three games that have been arranged
between these teams will be played this
evening.
By vote of the Vermont Conference held
last week In Barre the third Sunday In May
Is designated "a Montpelier Seminary
Sunday" On that day every pastor in the
conference will preach on the subject Of
education and present the claims OF the
seminary.
REV. Dr.. e. A. BISHOP, former principal
Of the Montpelier Seminery, now at The
head OF the Chamberin Institute, Randolph,
N. Y, was in town last week, on his way to
attend conference at Barre. DR.. Bishop re-
ceived warm welcome from many OF his
old friends.
The city council has purchased Of o. 8.
Dodds of Burlington. for $4,000. the Lom-
bard farm on Worcester branch for q city
farm. The farm consists OF 100 acres
OF land, and the buildings are new and in
excellent repair. The old farm in Berlin
has not, as yet, been sold.
The faculty and students Of the Mont
pelier Seminary rendered a reception on
Monday evening to Rev. Dr. e. A. Bishop,
| former principal. II was pleasant occs-
sion and was very largely attended by for
| mer friends Of Professor Bishop both from
down town and on Seminary Hill.
THE Rock Concert Company will give an
| entertainment in the Baptist church next
| Wednesday evening. The musical stones
| on which they play are from the Cumber-
land Mountains, England and they are the
| only rock band in existence. Miss Mildred
| Tell Is contralto soloist, and Miss Esther
Tell elocutionist.
WHILE at Willamsto wn last week testing
| dairy cows, DR.. l.. G. Wakefield found
three horses owned by Alden p Martin
that were diseased with the mango. Mr..
| Martin had killed two horses that were
badly affected. 1t is a contagious, parasitic
| disease, and one In which the state cattle
commissioners have power to act.
| QUARTERMAsTER-GENE W. H. Gil
MORE was in the city last week to distribute
| the new fatigue caps and overcoats TO mem
| bers of Company II. These euuipments
for the use OF the state militia, and were is
sued in time to be worn by the members oil
the regiment at New York this week.
A ROCK weighing thirty tons fell on the
track of the Central Vermont railroad last
Friday afternoon in the cut near Browns
Mills. The Chicago express was obliged
| to wait until a derrick could be secured
from st. Adams and the obstruction re-
moved. This train passed Montpelier juno
ton about three hours late.
The Worlds Fair glass workers drew
fair audiences at Armory Hall every even
ing last werk. The prizes awarded Satur.
day evening were to Miss Nellie Lawrence
for the handsomest lady; John Flannigar
the best gentleman dancer; II. p. Wedge
the homeliest man, and Raymond Wedge
the handsomest baby in the city.
The base ball season will open next
Saturday on the home grounds, when the
seminary team will cross bats with a strong
team from Randolph-made up of theil
old players and college men. Richard
tal hngI l..
the team has been on the field and theil
old coach, E. n. Sanctuary OF Burlington, i:
expected Thursday. A practice game will
the second team has been arranged fol-
Thursday at $3.50.
WILLIS CLARK, the Free Press representa-
tive at the Vermont Conference, scored
clean scoop" over the reporters for al
other daily papers and associated press
men, by wiring the appointments to Burling
ton Sunday evening, so that they appeared
in the Free Press Monday morning severa
hours before they were read. How thi
was done is known only to Mr.. Clark and
Bishop Walden.
MAYOR JOHN w. GORDON of Barre re
| ceived last week letters from a law firm il
New York city, who claim that they repre-
sent relatives of John Fallon who died re
Gently at the Heaton Hospital. Since the
death of Mr.. Fallon, George Wheeler, over
seer of the poor, has received nearly on,
| HuuuTeu lelJerS from persons VINO claim re
lationship to the deceased. Whether these
last-named parties will be able to establish
their knship to Mr.. Fallon remains to bt
seen.
A meeting of the Citizens Committee ant
the Montpelier Military Band was called fol
last evening to consider the appropriation
for the support Of the band, recently voted
by the city council. None of the committee
put in an appearance, and the band voted
unanimously to leave the matter in thu
hands OF 1.-THE above named committee.
they see fit to provide good material tn,
Montpelier Military Band, of which all oul
citizens are justly proud, will continue il
its present efficient state.
DISAPPOINTMENT reigned in the hearts Of
those who expected 1.-THE Twelve Tempta
TONS" as seen at Blanchard Opera House
last Friday evening, would be off color. L
was gorgeous spectacle, with handsome
costumes, sumptuous scenery, pretty girls
and funny dialogue that kept the audience
in roar. Not even a photograph OF plot
was visible and no one was able to SET
where the temptations came in. The
two hours were filled with singing, dane
ing and first-class specialties.
Miss CATHERINE A. MCCLURE died early
last Friday morning, from pneumonia, a
the home of j. ID. Brown, aged seventy-five
years. Miss Mcclure was native o.
Chelsea and sister of the late W. f. Nc
Clure of this city. She had been at Heaton
Hospital for several months, but was re-
moved few days before her death to the
home Of Mr.. Brown. She was one of the
oldest members of tho Church of the Mes
siah, and her funeral was held from that
church Saturday afternoon, Rev. j. Edward
Wright officiating. The burial was in
Green Mount cemetery.
THE Montpelier Association Of Congrega-
tional ministers met on Tuesday in the par
Tors of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. 1t was a quarterly gathering and the
programme included papers on Nature OF
the Grace of God, what is it?" by Rev. III.
l.. Hartwell of Cabot; prayer as Means
of Grace" Rev. A. A. Smith of Waitsield
" The Word Of God Means of Grace"
Rev. j. Newton Perrin, Jr., of Williams
town; Meditation as Means of Grace"
Rev. M. I'll. Wright of Roxbury; "Alms-
giving and Benifcence as Means OF
Grace" Rev. j. j. Goodacre Of Berlin
THE regular meeting of the Ministerial
Union was held last Monday afternoon in
Rev. j. Edward Wright's study. Rev. b.
W. Jones OF Barre read carefully pre-
| pared, critical essay upon the book of Es-
Their. Among those present were: Rev. E.
G. Downey, Northfield; Rev. s. A. Parker,
Bethel Rev. B. W. Jones, Barre Rev.
| Walter Dole, Enfield, N. H.; Rev. A. NJ.
Smith, WILLIAMSBURG; Bev, DR.. /, p.
Booth, Morrisville Rev. III. A. Abbott,
Stowe; Miss Goldthwaite, East Calais.