The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-02

Erastus Huntley Is reported i'll.

mon which Mr.. Davenport expected to de-
liver some time ago but was unavoidably
prevented from coming to Mortified at the
time appointed.
A watch night service was held at the
| Methodist church on Monday evening
| There was soci ii NEE ing under the
| auspices OF the Epworth League and the
| Christian Endeavor societies until ten
| O'Clock at which time the religious part OF
the p ogram was observed and there were
addresses by Rev Or. W. s. Hazen and
others.
Mrs. Ella Dutton Jackson of Middlebury
is visiting hes sister, Mrs. @. s. Richmond
Miss Grace Batchelder OF WELLESLEY col
lege Is spending her vacation with her pa
rents in town.
g. N. Whitmarsh, H @. Cady, @. @. San.
born, p. r. Hotter and @. A. Plnmley at
tended the annual meeting of Mt Zion Com
mandery at Montpelier last Friday evening
Mr.. whitmarsh was elected senior warden
aud Mr. Cady sword bearer.
Regular meetings will be held at the
| Methodist church each evening this week
from seven until eight o'clock.
The regular communication of DeWitr
Clinton Lodge Of Masons will occur at Ma.
| sonic hall Wednesday evening, January 2.
at seven o'clock. p. w. B chanan, district
| deputy grand master, will make his official
visit and the lecture of the first degree OF
"ooOhiJ Will no given III Iull.
The officers elected by the Catholic Order
OF Foresters at tn sir regular meeting held
last Monday evening are as follows: Nj
Cannon, @. R; j w. Ryan, " @. R.; W.
III. Moriarty, recording secretary; j. II
Talbot, financial secretary; j. L. Burns,
treasurer b. Collins, r. Dumas and John
McCarty, financial committees; j. w Ryan.
marshal; Rev j. p. O'Neill, spiritual di
rector.
At the last regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows the following officers we're elected
Tor the ensuing year: N. g., e e. Derby
V. g., DR.. j. II. Winch; secretary, Marshall
Smith; treasurer, e Huntley
1t was one hundred years ago this fall
the citizens of Mortified cast their fret
votes for governor, lieutenant.gov rnor and
twelve council men. At that time there
were twelve votes cast for each of the
above named officers and it Is now figured
that there are five citizens to every votersso
hat the vote of 1900 would indicate that
there were some sixty citizens at that time
Perhaps that number ought to be increased
to ors hundred. Mortified today has a
population of about thirty times that num-
Der ami there is no reason for thinking that
another hundred years may not show a cor
responding increase, is there? Or is that
estimate little too roseate in its coorng.
THINK II over and speak good word for our
industries.
Who can tell which is the oldest house in
the village? No one seems to be sure which
house is entitled to that distinction and
there are those who would be glad to know.
The Conversational club met at the
N jrthfield House on Monday evening as
the guests Of w. w. Holden. Mr. Holden
had the discussion taking for his subject,
The Nineteenth Century"
Attention is called to the fact that the
date of the next entertainment in the lee
81,
which was scheduled for January 10, has
been changed TO January IL. This will be
DR.. Willetts second appearance in North
field and those who heard him last year are
hoping that no one will miss the oppor-
tunity to hear him.
Oscar Preston, whose illness has been
no ed, is able to be about.
An invitation is extended to the members
OF the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to be at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. g. r. Andrews
on the evening OF December 81 to help
watch the old year out and in the mean
time participate in the games and amuse-
ments suited to such an occasion.
Capt. Charles S. Carleton, commandant at
Norwich University, and Miss Lena Chris
tine Lord OF Cumberland Mills, Me-, were
married at the home of the bride on Friday,
December 81. Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton will
be at home to their friends in Mortified
after January Is.
The annual meeting of the Governor
Paine Club is to be held at their rooms on
the evening of January 8, at which time the
election Of officers will be held.
Prof. and Mrs. II. H. Kibbey are spend
ing the holiday vacation in South Royalton.
The annual meeting of the First Restora-
ton society of Mortified will be held at the
Universalist church at seven O'Clock on the
evening of January 3. Attention is called
to the warning which is posted.
Edd Swan is spending his vacation in
Plainteld. In his absence Ryle Fsrr is in
charge of his work.
l.. ID. Jones has bought the Locklin place
at Gouldsville and has taken possession.
Frank W. Deuison of Mortified and Miss
Eva Mscomber OF North Hero were married
Dec. 20 at North Hero.
President Allan ID. Brown and w. A.
Shaw, A. M, are to contribute articles to
the Vernaonter during the coming year.
Miss Mildred Ellis is visiting in Boston
during the vacation of the High school.
The current number of the Aegis is in
the hands of the printer and will be dis
tributed npon the reopening OF school.
George III. Briggs, O. E., and wife Of
Charlestown, Mass, are visiting at the
home OF Horace Briggs at the Center viii
lage. Mr.. Briggs has been employed as
inspector on the Metropolitan Water Works
system and expects to resume work as soon
as the weather permits
In the suit brought by G. A Case to re-
cover pay claimed to be due him from M !,
K Warrington, judgment was given and the
case appealed to county court.
T. j. Deavitt and Gen. j. III. Lucia of
Montpelier were in town on Monday.
The annual meeting and roll call of the
members Of the Congregational church was
held on Friday afternoon.
Major II. L. Howe, Capt. W. A. Pattee
and Capt II. R. Dole met at the State ar
senal at Montpelier on Friday afternoon as
board OF survey to appraise and condemn
State property.
The annual meeting of the shareholders
OF the Northfeld national bank to elect di-
rectors will be held Tuesday, January s at
ten o'clock A. NJ. The meeting will be held
in the directors room in the depot build
ing.
The trustees of the Mortified Savings
bank declared semi-annual dividend of
one and three-fourths per cent at a meeting
OF the board held December 81.
Annual meetings seem to be in order and
now comes the annual meeting of the
Mortified savings bank, which is to be held
the second Wednesday Of January at seven
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