The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-06

Weun eSuay afternoon MarCn o. at tnree
o'clock.
The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Association Of the HeatOn Hospital will be
held in the trustees room OF the Kellogg
Hubbard library, Wednesday afternoon,
March 6, at two o'clock.
9. e. Ayers has furnished a 10 by 20
phi tograph of the State Capitol building
and grounds to form part of the Vermont
exhibit at the Pan-American exposi ion at
Buffalo, N. Y. This is one of the first con-
tributions to be made to the Vermont eK-
hibit
Mount Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the Mys
tic Shrine, will make a pilgrimage to Barre
Friday evening, March 10. The oasis will
be tablished at the opera house, where
the order will be conferred upon large
class of unregeneratea, sixteen having al
ready made application for mercy.
K. J. Ennis was very ill Friday night
and about two o'clock took some medicine
which later showed that it was not cure
His co dition was very alarming for time.
DR.. Lindsay was called and administered
antidotes that had beneficial effect and
Mr.. Ennis is now on praying ground again
Trinity church reading club met this
afternoon with Mrs. II. l.. Watson on
Loomis street The program included
"China in Transformation" Mrs. r. M.
Harvey reading, Journey in the Orient"
Mrs. e. f. Rand; "a Venerable Impostor,"
Mrs. Grace Gushing, and zone Good Time"
Mrs w. o. Chapman
The voting booths for the annual meeting
today possessed q new feature which is
prescribed by law Each booth was pro-
vided with a curtain in front 80 that the
voter was concealed from view while vot-
ing. Other uses to which the curtain could
be put were suggested but there is no rec
ord Of their being followed.
The symphony concert is now an assured
10 10. g.tw fW, OH
Wednesday evening, April "a. 1t will be
under the auspices of Wilders Orchestral
Club and members OF the Montpelier Mill
tary Band who play with this club Mr..
Wilder has a novel idea in the advance sale
OF seats which will make the concert an as
sured success a month before it occurs.
St. Patrick's day falls on Sunday this
year, and the usual celebration by 81. Au-
gustine's church will be held Monday even
ing, March 1S, in Armory hall. The affair
will be under the immediate direction of
the Society st. Vincent de- Paul, and the
principal feature of the entertainment will
be an address by Hon. j. A. DeBoer Of this
city. Further particulars will be given
later.
The services at Trinity church Sunday
evening were Of unusual interest. George
G. Jones, 'cellist, and Benjamin Roberts,
violinist, of Wilder's orchestral club assist
ed in the musical programme, and Richard
Sparrow, the boy soprano, sang THE Holy
City" with fine effect. These selections
were in harmony with Mr.. Judklns' theme,
"The Art of Music in the Development OF
Christian Character"
The concert given in Trinity church Mon
day evening by Wider's full orchestral
club, assisted by Miss Palmer and Mr.,
Heath, readers, did not draw as large an
audience as the entertainment merited.
Those who were present, however, enjoyed
Monday evening was substantially followed
and every number was heartily applauded.
The following meteorological summary
for the month OF February just closed is
furnished by W. A. Shaw, observer at the
Northfeld signal station; Mean tempera-
ture, 100; highest temperature, 940, Feb. 26;
lowest temperature, -13o, Fec. 2; total
snowfall, 2.3 inches; total movement OF
wind, S,004 miles; maximum velocity OF
wind, 48 miles an hour, Feb. IL; number
of clear days 4, partly cloudy days 10,
cloudy days IA.
Practically the last official act-of the old
board Of aldermen before going out Of ex-
istence was closing the contract for city
lighting. The contract was jointly signed
Monday afternoon by the mayor aud alder
men and the Consolidated Lighting Com
pany. Montpelier has been reputed as be-
ing one of the best lighted cities in New
England and uuder the new contract which
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this reputation will be enhanced without
any extra expense.
There Is an effort bel O made in this city
and Barre to run special train TO ST.
JUhnsbury next Sunday TO attend the in
stallation of the officers OF the Council OF
Knights of Columbus there. j 3. Haley,
State deputy, and p. II. Ryan, State war
den, are to attend. The Montpelier and
Wells River road has offered a round-trip
rate of So 235 from this city and $245 from
Barre, provided sixty-hve tickets can be
sold. AT the meeting Of the local council, to
DO held Wednesda evening, the ma ter
will probably DO decided.
A special rendezvous of the Vermont
Consistory was held in Masonic hall Friday
evening. The 32d degree was conferred
on DR.. Walter ID. Berry OF Waterbury and
Harry B. Taplin of this cit This meeting
is something unusual, being rarely held.
The last meeting of the kind held here was
over two years .4go, and at this time was
held by special dispensatiOn. The order
was conferred by q. II. Heston, 33', and
member of the Supreme Council. DIR. j,
Henry Jackson, $50, OF Barre acted as mas
| ter of ceremonies and was assisted by Col
Inns Blakely, 800.
W. A. Shaw. observer at the Northfield
sigma station, furnishes the following data
| for the month OF March, covering a period
| OF fourteen years: Mean or normal tenn
| perature, 25o; warmest month in 1898, with
an average OF 34o codest month, in 1900,
with an average OF 200; highest tempera-
ture, 66o, March 10, 1884, lowest tempera
ture, -l8o, March 1, 1897; greatest amount
OF snowfall in any consecutive twenty-four
hours, 26.5 inches, February % and March
| /, 1850; highest velocity OF wind, go miles
sn hour, March IS, 1891; average number OF
clear days, 6; partly cloudy days, 12i cloudy
day, 10
The Red, White and Blue" is the title
! of he latest addition to the list Of clubs
| Tnis was organized on Saturday by some
elderly maiden ladies, the charter members
being Misses Ruth Brown, Hilda Brooks
Ruth DuJton, Helen Harlow, Eleanor Lowe
and Rita Beardsley. The outside age llmi
for membership is eight years. Tue tirs
meeting WAS held on Saturday with Miss
Lowe. Miss Brooks was chosen president
Miss Harlow treasurer, Miss Brown, pur
chasing agent, the remaining offices being
yet untitled. The purpose OF the club waI
originally literary, but onsecond thought II
was decided to make it social, and tax o.
one penny was levied on each member u
be paid at each meeting as a refreshmen
fund. Hence the flee of purchasing
agent Long life TO the "Red, White anc
Blue"
There will be free parish dinner at tn,
church ON Thursday March 7, from tan q