The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-03
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.


ting up drama ic entertainment was In
formally discussed
Edward Viaux, aged eigh'y-four years, !
died Wednesday evening from artetiAl |
sCerosis at the home OF his daughter, Mrs. |
Marshall G. Wood on Mechanic street. The |
remains will be taken to NOrthteld en- Sat |
urdsy for burial.
Sheriff Graves has taken Orrin Richard !
sou and Mrs. Sarah Hiedeurich to Rutland. |
The former was recently sentenced to |
term in the house of correction Tor attempt-
ed rape in Worcester aud the latter Tor con
Quoting a house OF i'll fame in Marshhsld.
About sixty fowls of ffereut varieties
have been shipped TO Barre from this city
by loSal fanciers for the purpose Of com
peting for prizas vt the annual exhlolton
to be held in that city next week by the
Granite City Poultry, Pigeon aud Pet Stock
Association.
The thirty-fourth annual meeting and
rollcall Of the First Bsp ist CHURCH will be
held next Thursday. Roll-caI, business
meeting and annual reports ~ 2: 30 M.
Supper will be served ut six o'cocK aud
public services at 7; 30 o'clock with sermon
by the pastor.
Amouy those from Montpelier who at
tended the wedding of Ernest Il Eustis OF
Boston and Miss Martha Johonuott At Bur,
lington Wednesday evening we're Mr. ana
MIS-. Albart Johonnott, Misses Martha anu
Cora J1honnott, Arthur Johonnott, Miss
Julia Peck Miss Pettingill, and Martin
PECK.
Mrs. G. c. Bennett and children left
Tuesday evening for their home in Pierre,
y. ID. Mrs. Bennett came east several
weeks ago to visit relatives in Calais and
elsewhere and has 81 ice been dangerously
ill., Shs was taken to Montpelier June ion
in rack and carried to the Chicago sleep
er. Her husband accompanied her on her
journey.
At the annual meeting of Ivy lodge,
4. - 4 II. 1,aI.t llu
ing, Mrs. +. &c. Grout was elected noble
grand; Mrs. w. l.. GOodale, vice grand;
Mrs Edward Baker, secretary, and MRS.
Arthur e. White, treasurer. These, with
the appointed officers, will he installed on
Tuesday evening, January 9.
The officers elect of Vermont lodge of
Odd Fellows for the year ensuing are:
Noble grand V L. Slsyton; vce-grand, A.
K. White recording and permanent secre-
tary. K ward Baker; treasurer, IL. o Kent
These, with the apponrive officers, and the
officers OF Thomas Widely encampment,
will be publicly installed on "Wednesday
evening, January 3.
Quite a number from this city and Barre
went by special train to Woodsville, N III ,
Thursday evening to attend the sparring
match. IL l. reported that the ma tch wound
up With free hSht over decision of The
referee in which he, one of the CONTESTANTS
and young man from this city, b-c tme in
volved. As an outcome the referee aud the
loo Al sport were arrested anu nubu.
The annual meeting of ST. Peters Court,
Catholic Order of Furesters, held
Tuesday evening when the following Off
cars were elected: Chief ranger, A Gal
aise; vice chief ranger, j. j. Bergen; past
hief ranger, w. N. Theriault; recordin ,
secretary, e. A. Sweeney; financial secre-
tary, j. E. Flannagau; treasurer, II. A.
Dubuc; medical examiner DR.. NJ. f. Nc
CURE; gra III marsh Al, f J. Dcisc1ll; trust
tees John Mack, John d neen, Paul Ther.
iault.
Mrs. E vra Averill D)ton died Thursday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Eliza Cros-
sett her niec1. C 4ased was eighty-two
years old, and was ill only three days.
For the past two wears she had made her
home with Mrs DR. 1 II. Flske, h 81 daugh-
ter. Brief services wore held from MRS.
Cro54ett's hom4 SIrurd Az moruingA eleven
o'clock, conducred by R,v. J. Edward
Wright. rhr body was taken ON the
noon train to RDx bury, wnere services were
held from the church at half past one,
conducted by Rev. j. A. Sherburne of
Ba re-.
Rev. Frank L Good-peed, pastor of the
FIRST Congre Iaional church of Spring64 d,
Mas, received on Christmas morning an
envelOp con aiming $1,000, contributed 10y
ten of his p4rishioners He Is on tue eve
OF depar ure for "A journey To the Holy
Land. Mr.. Goodspsed is well remembered
in MontJelier and vicinity. He is a naive
OF Warren and graduate of MouipelieI
Seminary about twelve years ago. During
his course of study al the 5, miu4ry he sup.
y led the pul pits at West Berlin and Other
adjacent villages
the annual meeting and election of Of
hiers of Montpelier lodge, Heights Of
Pvthias, occurred Thursday evening The
officers ell, ced are: Chancellor commands
or, j. w Caus'ic, reelected; vice chancel
lor commander, Frank Wing; prelate, u
w. Luce; master of work, Frank Pratt
keeper of records aud seals, " iiliam Can.
ninl; master Of finance, George Archer
master Of excheq ler Arthur Alien; master
at arms, NJ II, F4rrar; trustees, w. e
Terrill, Dr. II. A. Flske. L. l.. CASA ant
These officers will be Installed next Inu g.
day evening. The lodge Is III th- BEST cOu-
dition it has been since it, organization
During the past year plueteen new mem
beers have been admitted.
Chairman j. H. Lucia of the school board
has communicated with the city cOuucll IN
regard TO the issuing Of the 10 20 bonds fol-
the $50 600 voted 10 DO raised ny the city
for det,aA ing the expens of coustruc z
the new sch lo building. The Hnduc3 co IL
mittte, in whose hands he III AtJor has been
lief does not expect 10 issue The bonds III
PRESENT as no large sum Of money IN this
connection will probably be needed for sew
erdl months. The city can save pay ing iu.
teTest on the bonds during the Time wbi IA
will elapse before the issue il really neces
Bary.
The Capital Saving banks quarters mar
rOwly escape d another scolchlng from hrt
Tuesday evening Alter supper Frank n
Smith, the treasurer, visited The banking
rooms and upon entering detected smok,
and the odor of b rning wood. Upon III
vestigation he found the smoke pipe lead
ing from the furnace in the basement u
the CHI mney had become 80 heated as u
set lire TO the sils Of the 10 Ir of the bank
ing looms. The fire was Diazlug IN a dan
gerOus manner and hut for the timely ar
rival OF Mr.. Smith might have cauS sell
Gus damage. Mr.. Smith, however, succeed
Ell in OK iuguishing the II mes with few
pals If water, This is tue second tim
within d few weeks tire has broken out II
this basement. On each occasion II Wa
fortunately discovered before 1T had gainet
much Roadway.
County Clerk Smile was the victim O
All unprecedented shower bath the othe
day, the circumstances of which have jus
leaked olG, although what he Thought an
stid at the time is sun "A state secI oI
When the court house was equipped VIII