The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-14

Northfield High school at Mortified
on Wednesday afternoon and Water
bury high school in this city on Sat
urday afternoon. The Montpelier
Seminary and Vermont academy teams
play here on Tuesday afternoon.
The sudden cold snap on Friday
evening did considerable damage to
large amounts of green stuff which
was fiourishing in the gardens of the
city, but most Of which has now per-
ished. The thermometer registered
only twent-yfour above zero this
morning, eight degrees below freezing
point The straw hats brought out
by the recent imitation of summer
weather were supplanted today by
ulsters and tippets.
A benefit concert and dance will be
given at the ATmory on next Friday
evening in aid of Frank Townson,
who is under treatment at the Heaton
hospital because of being badly mutt
lated in an explosion at Mortified,
recently. The band and orchestra
are to give their services free of
charge. The cause is worthy one
and should be well patronized Ad-
mission to the concert, twenty five
cents tickets for dancing, fifty cents
per couple.
The date for the State Epworth
League convention to be held at Mont
pelier has been fixed for Wednesday,
and Thursday, June % and 26. 1t is
estimated that between 700 and SEQ
delegates and visitors will be in at
tendance. The delegates are to pay
for board and lodging, but it will be
necessary to find accommodations for
several hundred in private families.
Among the speakers from abroad who
will be present is Rev. G. 0. Judkins
of Glens Falls, N. Y.
Judge l.. NJ. Read of Bellows Falls
has resigned as member of the board
of railroad commissioners because of
i'll health. Mayor J. NJ Boutwell, of
this city today received from Gov.
Stlckney his appointment to succeed
Judge Read on the board. The large
and practical experience of Mayor
Boutwell, makes his appointment a
wise one, and it will be endorsed by
the many friends of Mr. Boutwell,
throughout the State.
The case of State against Fred Gould
for abreach of the peace tried on Monday
before Justice Il. j Deav 1t in the hotel at
East Montpelier resulted in his conviction
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ward and II. G.. Shurtleff prosecuted ard
F. A. Bailey and r. Gordon appeared
for the respondent, who appealed the case
to county court. In the case against
Gould for ntoXication he asked for jury
trial. As this meant an all night session
the case was continued until June 2, when
it will be tried in this city
A carload of live poultry from Kansas
City to Boston passed through Montpelier
Junction this morning with man in
charge. The car left Kansas City May
and is due in Boston Wednesday morn
ing. 1t contained $500 live hens, ducks
and geese. Thirty-fve hens had died
since the car left Kansas City, and many
dozens of eggs had been gathered daily
from the coops and crates. The car was
built expressly for transporting live poul-
try and was novel sight Tne cocker
els were exceeding noisy during the brief
time the car stopped at the Junction.
Tie National biennial gathering of
the Knights of Pythias is to be held
in San Francisco, August 1920
Every effort is being made by the peo-
pie of California to have the visit of
the Knights as pleasant and memoir
able as Californian hospitality can
make it. All the chief attractions of
the state will be presented in fruit,
howerS and exhibitions of particular
industries. Trophies made of Cali
fornia gold and silver will be given
by the citizens for competitive drill.
Board and rooms at reasonable prices
and low rates of transportation.
Harle Oren Cummins' book, "Welsh
Rarebit Tales is just issued by the
publishers, the Mutual Book Company
of Boston. The volume includes fif-
teen of Mr.. Cummins' best short
storie finely illustrated by r. Emmett
Owen with cover and decorations by
Bird The book is bound in a hand
some style in red, gold and black and
the cover design represents a rabbit,
seated on the Welsh coat of arms,
watching a chatting dish. The volume
is dedicated to Mrs. A. o. Cummins
of this city, mother of the author.
This is Mr.. Cummins' first book and
the reputation he has achieved as a
writer of short stories will argue the
success of the volume.
Rev. Anna b. Aldridge, pastor of
the Universalist churches at East and
North Montpelier has resigned owing
to i'll health caused by overwork, the
resignation to take effect on July l.
She is at present at Hinsdale, N. H.,
enjoying a much needed rest after
performing the arduous duties of two
country parishes that are widely scat
tered. She came to East Montpelier
three years ago, having been gradual
ed at st. Lawrence, University, Can
ton, N. Y. Her pastorate has been
very successful and during her three
years residence at East Montpelier she
has made large circle of friends VINO
regret that she has resigned Rev.
Robert Van Tassel of Hinsdale, N.
H. has supplied during her absence.
Miss Katherine Jewell Everts, of
Boston, whose charming rendering of
To Have and to Hold, at the Kel-
logg Hubbard library hall a few
months ago is still a pleasant memory,
is the guest of Mrs. Charles Reed |
Miss Everts has just returned from a
very successful tour through the west |
The story of her rare talent had pre-
ceded her aud she was greeted with
large audiences. Miss Alice
Brown has recently written a mono