The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-11

pointed to serve during the current year.
MRS FRED II. STEVENS was called to
Waterbury last week by the death OF Ed.
ward Seabury, her brother. Mr.. Seabury
formerly lived in Montpelier and worked
in the Touring mills of James X. Langdon.
FRANK ENos and Miss Helen II. Sander
son were married last Saturday afternoo
at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. An
drew Gilles. They left that evening for
East Middlebury where they are to reside
REV. w. M. NEWTON, principal of the
Montpelier Seminary, conducted the meet
ing held Sunday afternoon at the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Violoncello solos were rendered by Prof. l..
M. Paul.
MISS ELLEN CRAM, who has been seriously
i'll for the past three months, was moved
last week from her residence on Seminary
Hill to the home Of Mrs. A. N Batchelder,
her sister, in Plainfeld, where she is to be
cared for during the winter.
AT the annual meeting of the Hook and
Ladder company held last week, o. b.
Cross was elected foreman; John Hill first
assistant; Humphrey Campbell second as
sistant; Henry B. Daley, clerk and treas
urer: David Pattee, steward.
SEVERAL from Montpelier are planning to
go to Barre next Sunday evening to hear
Judge l.. FL. Thompson Of the Vermont
Supreme Court, " no addresses a union tenn
persnce meeting to be held under the aus
pioes OF the Anti-Saloorl league.
A WRESTLING match to occur at Blanch-
ard opera house on Thursday evening, Jan
uary 10, has been arranged between Rich
ard K. Henderson Of Wells River aud
William L. Downing OF Barre for purse
Of 500. III. M. Dufer will referee.
G. e. BLISS. whose advertisement may be
found on the first page, is having mar ked
success with his vapor baths. Mr.. Bliss
can be consulted at Room ID, Lawrence
building. These bath cabinets he is handl-
ing are endorsed by leading physicians
A DISTRICT meeting of the Knights Of
Pythias is to be held in this city on Thurs
day evening, January 10, at which lodges
from Marshheld, Barre. and Montpelier will
furnish tt ans for work A banquet will be
served at the conclusion of the exercises.
GEORGE G. PRATT is one OF the ncorpora-
tors of the DR.. B. j. Kay Medical Company
of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. This concern is
organized with capital of $3.50, 600 to man
ufacture patent medicine. MIR. Pratt has
been elected secretary of the new concern.
f. HopKrNsoN SMITH will lecture this
evening in the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation Star course. His subject is "Col.
Carter of Cartersville." A large number Of
people are anticipating hearing Mr., Smith
lecture On this book which has made him
famous.
REV. G. L. JACKSON of Melrose Highlands,
Mass, we'll known evangelist will begin
series of revival meetings in Trinity
church. on Sunday, January 22.s The Con-
gregationalists, Baptists and Methodists
! will unite in these services, which will con.
| tinue two weeks
THE annual meeting Of the Apollo club
was held last Thursday evening. Frank L..
Pratt was elected president; j. W Brock,
vice. president; James Il. Sabin, secretary;
r. B. Denny, treasurer; Thomas Marvin,
j. B. Morse, George b. Peck and w. e.
Harlow, managers.
MRS. ARTHUR BAILEY was seriously
burned last Saturday evening at her heme
on Winter street by her clothing catching
fire from an exploded lamp. The flames
were extinguished bv neighbor, but not
| before one of Mrs Bailey's hands had been
painfully burned.
THE thirtieth annual convention of the
| Vermont Spiritualist association will be
| held in Grand Army hall in this city on
| Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 20,
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outside the State will be present, among
them Mrs. Helen =. Resseque OF Hartford,
Conn.
THE funeral of Thomas Stafford was held
"Wednesday morning from St. Augustine 8
| church, Rev Father w. J. O'Sullivan Off
ciating, and the body was taken 10 Thomas
ton, Me-, for burial beside the remains OF
his first wife. The stone sheds were closed
TO the deceased.
The Ladies Auxiliary tolthe Young Mems
| Christian Association is to give a reception
l. to II Hopkinson Smith at tie association
rooms this evening Immediately following
the lecture in the opera house, to which the
public is invited. This will be- rare op-
portunity for book lovers TO meet a popular
and charming author.
CHARLES A. SMITH, the marble dealer,
was in Windsor last week on business, and
while there called on j. Sherman Carswell,
who is serving a life sentence in the State
Prison. During the interview Mr.. Smith
sold Mr. Carswell a monument to be made
/ OF Barre granite, to be placed over his fam
lily lot in East Mon peiier.
NJ. s. STONE, State superintendent of edu.
cation, attended the annual meeting OF the
Vermont Dairyman's association held last
week at ST. Johnsbury and went from there
to Boston where he delivered an address
before the American Teachers Institute
Mr.. Stone spoke on Monday evening at an
educational meeting held in Cabot
The Congregationalsts, Baptists and
| Methodist5 united IN a service at Trinity
church last Sunday evening. Rev. DR.,
Norman Seaver preached o strong and
scholarly sermon from the words "Ye are
| not your own, ye are bought with price.
These three societies will hold union
prayer-meeting at Bethany chapel this even
| ing at seven o'clock.
A PAIR OF horses owned by Edward En-.
mis- OF Middlesex got frightened last Satur'
day afternoon while standing in front Of the
United States Clothes Pin company's works
and ran into the Central Vermont railroad
bridge near at baud. Both horses fell be.
tween the ties aud were extricated with
considerable difficulty Neither OF the ami
mails were badly injured.
THE Central Vermont railroad will sell
round trip tickets from all stations between
Waterbury and Windsor to Randolph al
greatly reduced rates to Accommodate those
wishing to atten the the third annual mu
scal festival to be held in that village Oh
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 23, "a, 20 and 26. For full
particulars see posters that have been dis
tributed throughout the city.
AT the annual meeting OF the Sunday
school board connected with Trinity church
held last Thursday evening, A. W. Slocun
was elected su .'erlntendent, with O. ID
Wells and A. Il Niles, assistants; Mrs. #
A. SheT burne,. superintendent OF primary
department. Miss Myrtle Whitcomb, super
intendent of the Intermediate department
Richard Fitzgerald, secretary; Bruce Nc
Donald, treasurer, and Miss Ethel Whit
comb, librarian.