The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-19
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OF the iDsovent Mon pelier Hard ware Com
pany, be authorized TO sell the building on
Berlin street that was used by the company
as headquarters for the wholesale DEPART
ment. On this building the savings bank
has mortgage OF $1,000. Many citizens OF
Berlin are anxious TO have the town pur-
chase this building, that 1t may be convert
ed into scbool-house, and the warning for
the March meeting In that town will con-
tain an article to see II the voters will au-
thorize the selectmen to purchase the plant.
GEoRoE W. VINO, past grand master, in
stalled last week the following Ulcers Of
Rob Morris Chapter, Order OF Eastern s ar:
worthy patron, @. II. Heaton; worthy mat
Mrs. W. Day, 8. cretary, W. P. Day;
treasurer. Mrs. Amanda Newcomb; coz.
ductor, Mrs. George e. Morse; associate
conductor, Mrs. d l.. Sanders; chaplain,
Wheatley; Ruth. Mrs. Marion Fisk; Es-
Their, Mrs. W. B. worthing; Martha, Mrs.
W. E. Laird; Elects, Mrs e. A. Mutt
warden. Mrs. Ruth Wiley; sentinel, ID. L.
Sanders; organist Mrs. f. Waterman.
THE sale by the city to Kelleher Broth
just east OF the new idge for SO 900 holds
| fire, because OF the inability OF the city TO
give clear title deed to the property. Part
OF the land Is now occupied by the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad, and this
| corporation does not propose to surrender
any Of its rights. The city is ready to give
aquit claim deed, the same as it received
from K. W. Bailey & Co., when 1t purchas-
ed the property, but this the KelleheF
Brothers do not consider sufficient while
| part Of the land is occupied by the railway
company.
| THE subject OF the sermon in the Church
OF the Messiah next Sunday morning is to
| be "The Difference betw cen Unitarianism
and Universalsm." In the evening there
will b. service OF sacred song, at which
In nhrt- wuVtI1 -. IL
lions: Organ voluntary" Prayer and Cradle
Song" OPP. q, Guilmant; anthems, II am
| Alpha and Omega" Stainer; "As Pants
the Hart" arranged by James Simpson;
The Holy City" Stephen Adams; The
Lord is My Shepherd" Smart; violin solo,
by Miss Lawrence, with organ accomp AMI.
men), "Andante from Concerto" Men
delssohn; Hear NV Pray err" Mendelssohn;
organ postlude, 'Marche Religieuse," Gi.
| govt
THE forty-eight annual meeting OF the
National Life Insurance Company was held
directors: Charles Dewey, j. T. Phelps,
George w. Reed. W. G veszey, d. G. Deni.
SOD, George Briggs, Edward Dewey, G. @.
Benedict Fred e. Smith, W. P Dilling-
ham, j. g: Houghtou, w, Seward Webb
and j. DeBoer These directors elected
Charles Dew y, president; J. c. Houghton.
vice president; j, A. DeBoer, secretary and
actuary; III. M. Cutler, treasurer; DR.. A. B.
Bisbee medical director; Q. e. Moultop,
assistant treasurer; o. d. Clark. assistant
secretary; j Estee, superintendent of
agencies. G. w. Reed, d. G. Denison and
j. A. DeBoer were elected directors to fill
vacancies caused by expiration of service.
THE annual meeting OF the Ladies Auxil.
larry to the Heaton Hospital held last We'd
nesday afternoon in the rooms of the Apollo
club was largely attended. The rep r. Of the
treasurer showed a balance of S632 40 on
| Tho QnCiatv 10 in r;a h, a g.
tion, while 1t Is constantly doing good along
philanthr pic lines. The following officers
were elected for the year ensuing: Presi-
dent, Mrs. G. II. Heaton; vice. presidents,
Mrs. Collins Bakelv, Mrs: L. Howe,
Mrs. l. Bart Cross, Mrs. G Fl. Flu Ter, Mrs
Q. L. Watson, Mrs. John Miller; secretary,
| Mrs. A ID Farwell; treasurer, Mrs Eli
Goodenongh; managers, Mrs. G. II. Heath,
Mrs. j. w. Brock, Mrs. Florence Porter,
Mrs. F. M. Cory, Ms w. A. Briggs, Mrs.
W. o. Chapman; auditors. Mrs. s. j. Blan-
pied, Mrs. Clark King, Mrs. Mary Rein
hart.
THE collar and elbow wrestling match for
the state championship, between Edward
Desc OF st. Adams and r. e. Henderson of
Wells River, in Blanchard Opera House
last Friday evening, drew large contin-
gent Of the sporting element in Northern
Vermont. Seventy five friends OF Desc
| from st. Adams and Swanton came down
on the evening train and special train
| lTOm WtIlS hlVbT anu Intermediate Sta
tons brought two well. filed coaches Both
sides were well supplied with money and
many hundreds of dollars changed hands
Sheriff G. F. Smith Of Topsham was master
OF ceremonies and Edwaid Doheny OF
| Mortified acted as referee Henderson
| won the first fall in thirteen minutes, Desc
! the second in tifty-tive minutes, and the
| third and the match in fifteen minutes.
| Henderson's hackers were loud in their de-
nunciation of the referee. claiming that
fair fall was declared foul in the second
| bout. Henderson weighed 139 pounds and
Desc 100. The box Office receipts, amount
| ing to $3.50 and purse Of 500 went to
Desc.
A MEETING OF the Montpelier Association
| OF Congregational Preachers will be held in
the rooms OF the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION next Tuesday. The general sub
| ject for discussion will be Modern Meth
| DDS OF Church Work" under the following
divisions: The Institutional Church )" Rev
DR.. 8. Jackson; THE Sunday Evening
Service" Rev. B. B. Sherman; d Reaching
Elliot; The After Meeting" Rev. DR..
w. 8. Hazen; young Peoples Societies"
Rev. E. Ladd; Reaching and Holding
Young Men," Rev. J. Newton Perrin;
E. 8. Fiske; The Cottage Prayer Meet
ing" Rev. w. Water; "Womsns Work"
Rev. K. W. Cummings
THE attendance at the annual meeting
Of the State Spiritualist convention, held
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Grand
Army hall was not as large ss in former
years, but those present pronounced il one
OF the best conventions in the history of the
association. Among the speakers fr m
abroad were Mrs. Janus Crossett OF Dux-
bury, Mrs. Sarah A. Wiley of Rockir CHAM.
H. d. Barrett OF Boston. A. r. Hubbard Of
Tyson and DR.. s. N. Gould OF Randolph.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: President, Dr.. EA. Smith OF Brandon;
vice presidents, Mrs. Sarah A. Wiley OF
Rockingham; A. F. Hubbard OF Tyson, and
George w. Ripley Of Montpelier; score airy
aud treasurer, Janus Crossett of Duxbury;
auditor. A f Hubbard OF Tyson; board OF
managers. d. II. Chapman OF Fletcher, DR..
S. N. Gould OF Randolph, Newman Weeks
OF Rutland, e b. Clement Of Barnet, Mrs.
Medora Eastwood of Winooski, Mrs. E. M.
Walker Of 81. Adams, Mrs. L. @. Hammond
OF Ludlow, L. ID. Smith OF St. Albans, and
George W. Ripley of Montpelier. The clos.
ing conference meeting, held Sunday even
ing, was addressed briehy:by a large num-
Der Of prominent workers.
THE following cases have been heard in
Supreme Court during the past week; State
apainat / H p ROwall. Deriurv. from