The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-11

the late Hon. Edward j. Phelps. Another
instalment OF Vermont's fair daughters,
with portraits of John B. Corliss, II. O. Ide,
Porter H. Dale, Kittridge Haskins, Frank
Plumley and W. P. Stafford make the illus
trated features OF more than passing inter-
est. Sketches of the lives Of each of these
gentlemen are given, and Frank O. Par
fridge Of Rutland contributes an interesting
article on Morocco" Rev. A. N. Lewis Of
Montpelier, contributes paper on 1.-THE
Order of the CINCINNATI and tn entire
number Is replete with matter Of special in
terest to Vermonters.
AT the annual meeting of Aurora lodge
of Masons held Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected and installed
by Past Master W. @. Berry: Arthur w.
Prescott, w. M; Dwight e. Mason, s. W.;
Frank L. Pratt, j. W.. Lester ii. Greene;
treasurer; Frank d. Dewey, secretary,
Dean W Edison, s. D.; Mark l.. Beardley
j. D.; Harold A. Fiske, s. s.; Ion W.
Park, j. s.. G. Walter Scott, chaplain; @.
Alfred Lang, marshall; William G. Berry,
musical director; William A. Briggs, Or
ganist; Ed. K. Robinson, tyler.
w. H. Farrsr, proprietor OF the hotel at
Middlesex village, was arrested this MORN
ing by Deputy Sheriff Chase, on informa-
ton issued by States Attorney Hosr
charging Farrsr with intoxication and
keeping a hotel without a license. He
pleaded guilty to both offences. In regard
to the latter he stated to the court that he
applied to the selectmen OF Middlesex for
a license end they informed him he did not
need one. In the intoxication case
Judge Tyler sentenced him to pay a fine of
S. and costs with the alternative sentence
Of ton days in Jail. For keeping hotel
without license he was sentenced to pay
a fine of 800 and costs with the alternative
sentence. Both fines were paid.
Marquis de Lafayette Chapter Daughters
OF the American Revolution, met with Mrs.
Joseph DeBoer at her pleasant home on
Bailey Avenue Monday evening, A paper
on "Women Of the Revolution" prepared
by Mrs. Mary Peck was read by Mrs. Clar-
ence G. Moulton. Mrs. George G. Alber
read bright article on "Abigial Adams"
describing the trials of life in Washington,
even for the Presidents wife, in the early
days of the century. Mrs. T. j. Deavitt
read an interesting paper prepared by Mrs.
Flag" and poems were read by Mrs G. III.
More and Miss Mary b. Carleton. Owing to
illness the article on "Martha Washington
which was to have been given by Mrs. j.
K. Lynde of Williamstown, was omitted.
Light refreshments were served.
A. d. Harris has invented novel device
in compact, simple and practical form for
the "truing" up of grindstones after they
have become worn from service which will
be especially appreciated by granite man.
ufacturers. Patents are now pending upon
the device. The granite firm OF Ryle &
mccormick have given the machine prac-
tical test, and stone five feet in diameter
with four and one-half inch face YVES
turned down half inch in four minutes
time. Ryle & Mccormick say the device
is the best thing of the sort manufactured
and that while they have in their employ
one of the best men for doing this sort OF
work, they estimate the device will save,
in time alone, $31 20 per year over the old
way OF doing the work. Mr.. Harris has
charge of the annex Of the Lane Manufact-
uring Company.