The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
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labors, the result OF which is awaited with
intense interest.
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A PLEASANT custom was inaugurated Mon
dayleveniugwhen the Young Peoples Relig-
ious Fraternity, connected with the Church
OF the Messiah, entertained the members Of
the other local young peoples societies in
the vestry of the Church OF the Messiah.
Brief addresses were made by Rev. j. Ed.
ward Wright Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver,
Rev. Andrew Gillies and Rev. j. o. Ben
nett Of st. Adams, and the common cause,
for which the societies are laboring along
different lines, was informally discussed.
Refreshments were served.
THE Garnet Seal Circle enjoyed an after
noon with German composers last Friday at
the home Of Mrs Frank A. Sherburne.
Miss H. Julia Cross, vocalist, Miss Florence
Shipman, violinist. and Mrs. X. L. Cleaves,
pianist, interpreted the works of Schubert,
Haydn, Mendelssohn and Mozart. Mrs. A.
@. Blanchard read sketch Of the life of
Schubert, Mrs. Andrew Gillies of Haydn,
read by Mrs. f. r. Hayden, Mrs. L. P.
Gleason of Mendelssohn and Mrs. c. II.
Shipmsn of Mozart. Mrs. A. d. Farwell
read an article on THE Wagnerian festivals
at Beyreuth, and Nordica's part in them"
and Mrs. George G. Pratt told the story OF
Lohengrin. Light refreshments were
served.
THE first annual meeting OF the Vermont
Butter and Cheese Makers Association
will be held next week Thursday and Fri
day in Armory hall Music will be fur.
nished by the Arion Quartette. j. j. jack
son of East Montpelier is president of this
Association; A. o. Robinson of North I'm
derhill, vice-president; f. II. Bickford of
Bradford, secretary, and r. F. Jones Of
Ryegate, treasurer; with j. g. Trumbull of
Barton Landing, T. E. Donahue of Hines
htr ay,1 N 1t
committee. An interesting programme for
the two days has been arranged which in
cludes an address of welcome Thursday af
ternoon by W. e. Adams, president OF the
Montpelier Board OF Trade, with response
by Secretary Bickford, and an address by
President Jackson. Addresses on themes
OF interest to butter makers will be given
during Thursday evening and Friday, a
further mention of which will be made next
week.
BECAUSE of the fact that the WATCHMAN
went to press last evening before the adj
journed banquet OF the Barre Granite
Manufacturers Association was held at the
Pavilion, we are unable to give as full
report of the affair as would otherwise glad
ly have been done. This was the fifth an
nual banquet of the association OF which
William Barclay is president; H. K Bush
and j. A. Cross, vice-presidents 7. II.
Cave, Jr., secretary, and w. FL. Higman,
treasurer. An excellent menu was thor.
oughly discussed for an hour or more,
during which time music was furnished by
the Montpelier orchestra. j. X. SINNERS,
John Anderson, Alex Anderson, Sr., and
Alex Anderson, Jr., also contributed to
the entertainment Of the guests. Among
the speakers on the programme were May
ors G. II. Guernsey of Montpelier and J.
W. Gordon of Barre, ex.Msyor E. L. Smith
of Barre, James Mckay, G. A. G. Jackson,
Eugene Sullivan and James Ingram.
The festivities terminated shortly before
midnight.
AMONG the articles Of general interest in
the warning for the annual city meeting,
to be held at Armory hall next Tuesday are
the following: To see il the city will vote
to appropriate such sum OF money as il
shall judge necessary. for the support OF
the Heaton hospital, non.sectarian hospi-
tai established in the city Of Montpelier and
incorporated by act Of the General Assem-
bly,; To see if the city will vote to appropri-
ate money for the support OF the Montpelier
Public Library association; To see II the
city will vote to appropriate money for the
support OF the Kellogg Hubbard library;
To see II the city will tx compensation for
the mayor and aldermen for the year end
ing March 1, 1898, and vote that the same
be paid from the city treasury; To see IL
the city will vote to instruct its mayor and
aldermen to erect highway bridge across
the Winooski river near the stone sheds Of
Q. III. More q Co, at an expense to said
city not exceeding five thousand dollars in
addition to what said city had already ex-
pended in an attempt to build bridge at
this point.
A REPORTER for the WAToHMAN over
heard on Tuesday an amusing conversation
between two generally well-informed citi-
zens regarding the appointment Of judges OF
the Supreme Court to the different county
courts in the state. One suggested that in
all probability the judges meet in December
OF each year and "pull straws" or Flip a
copper" and that the losers take the hardest
aud least desirable counties. The other
thought the easy counties with short terms
were given to the older members Of the
bench, and cited as proof Of this that
Judge Rowell had just held court in Grand
Isle county. The newspaper man was able
to inform these gentlemen that no element
OF chance or favoritism enters into the ap-
pointment of the work of these seven
judges, but that each judge holds court in
every county in the state once in three and
one-balf years, the chief justice taking his
turn with the others. Judge Munson, who
is to preside at the March term Of Washing.
ton county court, has not held court at
Montpelier since the September term of
1894, and will not be here again until Sep
TENDER, 1901. Judge Tyler, who was the
presiding Judge at the last September term,
will reach Washington county again in
March 1901, and 80 on.
FRANCIS o. DEWEY, brother of Orville |
and Denison Dewey and Mrs. John w.
Clark of this city, died last Wednesday at |
his home in Reading, Mass, aged seventy |
four years. He was born in Berlin June |
20, 1928. For more than forty years he has |
been in business in Boston, supplying |
lamps. lanterns, etc, TO mills and railroads. |
The Boston Journal Of last Thursday said |
Of him: "In person and in social life, as in |
business, Mr.. Dewey was an ideal type OF |