The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-18
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

On page eight the d. A Perry Real estate
Agency has an attractive advertisement.
Attention is called to the mammoth adj
vertisement Of M. w. Wheelock on page
one.
The condition of the venerable George s.
Hubbard, who is i'll at the Heaton hospital,
is reported as very critical.
Rev. j. Edward Wright returned Friday
evening from his Cuban trip He enjoyed
his journey very much but said he was
glad to be at home once more.
Hon. w. P. Dillingham; and Principal w.
M. Newton addressed the Vermont Confer
ence at Bellows Falls this morning in the
interest of Montpelier Seminary.
Mrs. G. II. Guernsey was called to
Springfield, Mass, Monday afternoon, by
the serious condition OF Mr.. Guernsey, who
is under treatment at hospital there.
William Noyes is recovering from his
recent severe illness. Mrs. Annette Love-
land, his daughter, who has been with him,
has returned to her home in Burlington.
The marriage of Fred Robar and Miss Ada
Hutchins took place at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday
evening at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. #.
Hutchins, parents OF the bride, at Foster
street. Rev. w. j. Cloues performed the
ceremony.
In city court, Friday afternoon, Thomas
Godsill pleaded guilty to the charge against
him of procuring liquor from the city
agency under false pretences and was fined
500 and costs. He took an appeal to coun-
ty court.
Mrs. Santiago Canales and j. Canales
were arrested Monday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Wedge and were taken into
county court to have bail fixed. They
recognized in the sum of $500 each, Marvin
s. Sherburne becoming surety for them.
Mrs. Mary O'Neil, who was taken from
Montpelier to the State Asylum for the In
sane at Waterbury about two years ago.
died there last FRIDAY night Overseer
Wheeler went to the asylum Saturday and
made arrangements for taking the body to
Moretown on Sunday for burial
George III. Smile Of this city has been
appointed general agent for this vicinity for
the "Boston" acetylene gas generator. He
is to equip the store OF 7. S. Brophy & Co.
with this system of lighting. The light Is
the same as that used in acetylene bicycle
lamps only more powerful.
Rev. j. Edward Wright makes an ap-
pointment for a meeting in the Morse school
house, East Montpelier, next Sunday at
2:15 P. NJ Fortnightly meetings may be
expected there from that date. Mr.. Wright
plans to give some notes from travel in the
tropics in the Church OF the Messiah next
Sunday evening.
A false alarm of fire was rung in from box
1913 about four O'Clock Sunday afternoon. A
fire had been started in the boiler at the gas
house, causing considerable smoke to issue
from the building. This smoke caused some
foolish person to believe the building to be
on fire and 80 he rang in the alarm.
During the past week extensive repairs
have been made on the interior of st. Au-
gustine's church. They were completed in
ample time for the Easter services. The
pews have been newly vanished, oil car
pets laid in the aisles, new carpet laid on
the steps leading to the communion table
and a settee provided for the accommoda-
tion Of the ten new altar boys who on Sun
day appeared in the sanctuary for the first
time.
Ten OF the fourteen county examiners in
the State were present at a meeting held at
four o'clock Friday afternoon in the office
OF NJ. S. Stone, state superintendent OF ed
ucation. Matters pertaining to the duties
of county examiners and necessary changes
in the school laws were discussee. A COM
mittee composed of Superintendent o. d.
Matbewson of Barre, H. ID. Ryder of Bel
lows Falls and Principal H. Dressell, Jr.,
of Springfield was appointed to prepare and
present to the next Legislature certain
recommendations relative to changes in ex-
listing school laws.
Vermont lodge of Odd Fellows will OBJ
serve the eighty-frst anniversary OF the es-
tablishment of the order in America at Odd
Fellows hall on Wednesday evening, April
%. A pleasing miscellaneous programme
is in process Of preparation, the principal
feature of which will be an address by Rev.
G. o. Judkins on "Odd Fellowship" Him.
self an active member of the order Mr.. Jud-
kins will be able to speak from authority
and experimental knowledge, and his ad.
dress is anticipated by Odd Fellows and
their friends. Admission will be by ticket.
The "Black List" and other like schemes
OF Rev. CIV. Morrow, president of the State
Anti.Saloon League, received black eye at
the hands OF Vermont Methodist ministers
during the closing hours of the Vermont
| Conference. A very animated discussion
arose as to the adoption of the resolution
in regard to the Anti-Saloon League
While its good work was generally con
ceded the methods by which it reached tle
desired results were very much criticised,
in other words it was not right for any OF
ganization to resort to low measures or to
do wrong. The work Of the league in pub
fishing the so-called "Black LIST was
severely denounced by many. 1t was stat
ed that the names of many conscientious
temperance men were on that list and tina
it was libelous to attribute low motives L
such. Some thought the State Anti-SalooI
League did not endorse methods adopted
by local leagues and on the strength of thi
argument the resolutions were finally adopt