The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26

severely burned about the face on Mon
day afternoon. He had finished filling his
TASKS with molten brass and was empty
ing the residue i'm his lade into the chill.
The chill contained some moisture and a
gas was formed which threw the hot metal
il to the face of Mr. Pollard. Surface
burns resulted but fortunately his eyes
were unhurt
At the semi-annual meeting of the
local branch of the Stone Cutters
Union, held on Morday evening, the
follwing officers were elected for the
year ensuing: President, Fred e.
Snow; vice president, Fred O'Con-
nor; recording secretary, M. j. Nor
gan; financial secretary, John Nc
Iver; treasurer, Herbert A. Marble
standing committee, j. j. Eagan,
Andrew Staples, and Fred Kerr.
The joint debate and public meeting
of the Band and Aesthetic societies of
Montpelier Seminary held last Friday
evening was very interesting. The
question debated was Resolved That
trusts are more detrimental than an
archy." Miss Boyd and Mr.. Bruce
took the affirmative, and Miss Hanson
and Mr.. Davis the negative. The
judges were Miss Glover, Mr.. Wells
and Mr.. Shute. They decided in favor
of the negative.
At the eighth annual general court
of the society of Colonial Wars, held
at the Van Ness House, Burlington,
on Saturday afternoon, J. @. Hough-
ton of this city was elected governor,
Hon. b. +. Fifield a member of the
gentlemen of the council for three
years, and Senator w. p. Dillingham;,
delegate to the next general assem-
bly,, to be held in Boston. Ralph w.
Putnam of Putnamsville, was admit
ted to membership.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Barre Granite Exchange held on Monday
evening. it was voted to engage j j
Goodwin of this city as bookkeeper for
the Exchange, to begin his duties
about the middle of March. Mr.. Good
win has been employed as bookkeeper i'm
years past and is fully capable to assume
his new duties He does not intend to
move his family to Barre for the present,
at least
ID. w. Temple of the Temple e-McCuen
dry goods firm of this city and Mrs Aliue
Walker were married at the home of
cousin of the bride in Washington, ID. G
last Wednesday. They are to spend their
honeymoon in the South, remaining at
Orlando, Fla, until the first of Apri The
marriage was a surprise to Montpelier
people in general bat the immediate
friends of Mr.. ard Mrs. Temple have
known it was to occur for some time past.
Mrs Walker has for several Years held the
position of cashier i'm Mr.. Temples store
and has many friends who will extend
congratulations. Her place as cashier
was taken today by Miss Eta Hathaway.
The attendance was unusually large at
the meeting of the saturday Afternoon
Club, held last Saturday at the parish
house. The programme for the social
hour inclAded piano solo by Miss Lizzie
Packer, a song by Miss Edith Brooks and
a vocal solo by Niss Jennie Mann of Barre.
The latter is young pupil of Prof. Phil
ipps She was enthusiastically recalled
and sang second number Her voice is
one of rare purity and sweetness, and a
bright future is predicted for her by those
who KIN wv her best. The Saturday After
noon Club will give a public rehearsal
after Easter, the date and place to be
later announced.