The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-30

rector Joseph Yule and Mrs Minnie Marsh
The floor was in charge Of Joseph Yue and
John Stephens. Leslie p. Austin, Mas An
ME Cruicksha1k and Miss Gertrude Robin
son were the accompanies for the concert.
The concert ana dance were in charge OF
this amusement committee: Mrs. r. II.
Marion, Mrs. W. X. Grierson, Mrs. p. p.
Marion. Mrs. j. Duncan, Mrs. L. Ovens,
Miss Alice Blake, George Inglis, James
Smith, Robert Knox, James Ross, o j. L.
Matthews, George Cruickshank and John
Giovanelli.
number of business men OF this city
have petitioned the Connecticut Building
and Loan Association to ors anize a branch
in this city, and Friday evening they met in
the office OF j. W. Dillon and organized
M. L. Beardsley, general agent for Yer
mont, was present and explained tn OBJ
jects of the association Officers we're
elected az follows: President, II X Bush;
first vics-president, b. W. Hooker; second
vice-president, A. p. Abbott secretary and
treasurer, Charles A. Smith, attorr ey, e.
w. Bisbee. These officers with the follow
ing constitute the board Of directors: NJ f.
Burnham, G. j. Towne, ID NJ Miles, q. l..
Bugbee, DR.. j. Henry Jackson and r. l..
Clark. The organization will be known as
the Barre Branch Of the Connecticut Build
ing and Loan Association. A constitution
and bylaws were adopted.
The Clan Gordon concert and dance in
Armory hall Thanksgiving eve was the
most successful affair of the kind ever given
by that society. There were nearly LOCO
people present. The concert was pronounc-
ed by al to be the best ever given hg the
clan and was most thoroughly eui ed.
These persons Participated Qua iette,
Mrs B. W. Braley, Miss Grace Page, f H.
Dyer and Robert Mckenzie, entitled "The
Song OF the Tridant," with "Anuie Laurie"
as au encore, and was followed 10y 1.-The
Miller Of the Dee" by Mr.. Dyer; duet
Trust Her Not" by Mrs. Braley and Miss
Paige The next selection by the que t,tte
was "Ye Banks and Braes,' followed by a
solo by Mrs. Braley, "The Maid of Dnn-
dee;" duet, Mrs. Braley and Mr.. NJ Ken
ze Evening Twilight Gathers;" Creole
love song, Miss Paige; song, Mamie Wilt
Thou Gang With Me?" and waltz song by
the quartette.
WoBURN, MASS, Nov. 27.-Charles Hem
bricks of Barre VT, was arrested in this city
this morning on information from his home
that he was wanted for alleged bigamy.
Hendricks is a painter and came here "A few
days since and secured employment. Yester-
day he fell from a ladder receiving injuries to
his ribs. lie was accompanied to Noburn by
Anna Il. Arquette, also of farre Vt. She
was in trouble and sought counsel of Mayor
Feeney. She told him that May %, 1883. she
married Will Miner, that they lived together
eight years and that three children were born.
In December, 81, she. secured a, divorce from
him the ground of cruelty October '9S,
she married Hendricks, or went through the
form of marriage, after an acquaintance of one
week. Hendricks had known of Anna for a
year or more, having boarded with her sister.
Less than a week. from the wedding the
bride was told by a woman friend that Hem
bricks was married man and that his wife
was then living. Mrs. Hendricks, or Arquette,
then laid the matter before her husband who,
it is alleged, admitted that he was once mar
ried and had no divorce, but said his wife had
secured one. Mayor Feeney heard her story he
directed Chief McDermott to communicate
with Barre, Vt, and he did so. A reply came
instantly by telegraph: Hold him; wanted
for bigamy."