The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-11

The Ladies' Guild of Bethany church
has sent out invitations to the other
denominations of the city to join with
Bethany people in q reception to be
rendered Rev. Lucius +. Reed in
the chapel from eight to ten O'Clock
on Wednesday evening.
Mrs Olive Eta, wife of lillian Gilbert,
aged thirty years, died on ~aturday at
her home on the Kimis place in erlin
after II weeks illness from diphtheria
Burial was in the neighborhood cemetery
Monday The three surviving chill
dren are confined to their beds with the
same disease. The case is a sad one and
Mr. Gilbert has the sympathy of the com
munity
Mrs. Mark Tucker of South Barre
is sadly afflicted. Two of her children
died last Saturday from scarlet fever
and another is dangerously i'll with
the same disease. Her husband died
last summer. Kind friends and neigh
bors are assisting her.
Charles Hutton of Barre, assisted by
City herin ancroft, continued the
search in this city onday for his daughter
G1ace She left Barre on an electric car for
this city last Thursday evening and since
then no trace has been obtained by her
family of her whereabouts. There is no
suspicion of foul play, but il is believed
the young girl has indulged in the roman
tic notion of running away
AT meeting of the Kings Daugh-
ters yesterday afternoon a letter was
read from the inmates of the poor
house expressing gratitude for the
Thanksgiving dainties contributed by
the circle, also a letter from poor
woman who fervently asked that Gods
blessing should rest on the works of
the Kings Daughters.
Montpelier people need not go to Barre
next Friday night to see Rices "Evange-
line 1t will be presented at Montpelier
in all its original splendor, either during
Christmas or New Years week. George
Il. Blanchard, manager of the opera house,
received a letter on Monday from the
manager of the troupe promising him
date some time during the two weeks
mentioned The troupe will be III ont
real all next week and perhaps longer.
At the morning service in Bethany
church tomorrow the pastor will preach
on Bethany, the significance of the
Name In the evening Rev. y r Ewing
who was in Pekin during the siege, will
speak, The people of ontpeler will be
Interested in hearing Rev. Ewing
He was in Pekin during the siege by the
Boxers tie comes to us very highly rec
commended by all who have heard him
A cordial invitation is extended to all
The service begins at O'clock
The Lane Manufacturing Company is to
have an elaborate exhibit of its wood
working machinery and saw-mills at the
exposition at Charleston, S G 1t is to
have plant OH the exposition grounds in
full operation and Marshall l. Wood
left on Monday for Charleston to com
plete the arrangements for this exhibit
The company has an extensive business
through the southern tates and such an
exhibit will greatly aid in Introducing its
machines
At Trinity church unday morning at
1879, Rev & o Judkins will speak ON
1.-The Great Mistakes ade etween 1861
and 1864 Is the Great Mistake of the Aver
age Christian Sunday-school at noon
In the evening, beginning promptly at
seven O'Clock, praise service for all the
people. led by the young mems chorus.
The pastor will give iive-minutes' talk
on An lde or Two on Street Etiquette"
10 be followed by sermon lecture on
The Abomination of Cant and White Ly-
ing The public is cordially invited
George Deforge of Waterbury, who has
been in Jail here for twenty days upon Il
conviction of intoXication, was released
on saturday morning and returned to
Waterbury He was brought back again
that evening on the charge of larceny.
soon after Deforge left the Jail, one of the
prisoners missed pair of gloves .Iailor
Tracy suspected Deforge and notified
Sheriff Graves at Waterbury, Upon search
being made pair of gloves were foand
the home of Deforge Jalor Tracy wen
{" Waterbury on the afternoon train and
brought Deforge back to jail
At regular weekly meeting of the
Saturday Afternoon Musical Club last
Saturday afternoon there was large
attendance. No new music was taken
hn thnrnnch Il
on the pieces alreadJ studied. The
piano duet by Misses Rugg and Pack
ard was repeated by request A solo
by Miss"Pansy Severance was much
enjoyed. A song that had been antici-
pated by the club, to be sung by Mr.
Phillips, was necessarily postponed be-
cause of severe cold from which he
was suffering.
In the case of Alfred Arnold. who was
convicted OF committing larceny at the
montpelier Housen city court on Honday,
1t was decided not to place him in charge
OF the probation officer Arnold was sen
fenced in city court on Monday evening
10 not less than two nor more than three
months confinement in the house of cor
rection. AT the same time George De-
forge of Waterbury was given hear
ing on the charge of the larceny of
pair of gloves from fellow prisoner at
the jail He was convicted and sentenced
TO not less than than twenty-five nor
more than thirty days confinement in the
house of correction.
j B f. Emery of Poston arrived at the
Montpelier House Saturday evening with
ten bright boys between the ages of ten
and thirteen years They were from Il
Catholic home III that city and Nr. Emery
had no difficulty in finding good homes for
them on sunday and today He has re-
Gently placed dozen or more such boys
in ennngton This home has all New
England as its field, about $50 boys and
girls annually-or an average of one day
are provided with homes where they
are either adopted or where arrange
ments are made for them TO stay until
they are of age or old enough to learn
trade. Mr., Emery will be at Montpelier
on Saturday, December Il with another
lot of boys of younger age.
G NJ. Steele of Cape Nome, Alaska, who
has been in ARE looking for his wife, left
on Friday for Acton, Mass where he for
merly lived He has been absent in
Alaska for three years and his wife, sup
posing him dead, had married again and
is living with her second husband in Barre
Her first husband, considering the pres
ent complication his own fault, will go
back To Alaska aud leave the woman to
her second husband The ease is n very
romantic one. The couple formerly lived