The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16

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twenty-nine cents per pound, butter
fat.
Jesse Martin, an alumnus of Mont
pelier Seminary, ella IS of 80. received
an appointment to preach in Canaan
at the Vermont Methodist conference
this year.
A recent Washington county bank
rupt is M. A. Hoodley, farmer of
Duxbury, who has liabilities of
$4, 519.95 and assets of So, 1872 S9. of
which 1914 are claimed exempt.
The girls basket ball team of
Montpelier Seminary went to Lyndon
vile Monday where they defeated
the Lyndon Institute girls in the last
game of the season by a score of IA to
6.
1t will be matter of qualification
to friends of Montpelier Seminary to
know that Rev. W. r. Davenport is to
remain as principal of the institution.
This decision was arrived at on Sat-
urday at Northfield.
L. R. Livingston A. A. Whitcomb.
Arthur Blake. Frank Kelley, Charles
Reed, G. S. Clark. E. r, Clark and
John Anderson went to Plainfield on
Monday evening to witness the work
ing of the second degree by Arcanian
Lodge, l. o. o. F., of that place.
A. J. Allard has engaged rooms in
Langdon block No. 2, on Langdon
street, for his barber shop and pool
room, and is to move into his new
place this week. Hi; place on Main
street is to be used as a saloon and
occupied by Ed. Meigs.
The base ball schedule OF Goddard
Seminary i out and the most impor-
tant games are: Montpelier Semin-
ary, May 20 and June 8; N. u, May
2; Edmunds high school, May 8; Ver-
mont Academy, May 10. st. Johnsbury
Academy, June 6.
The following letters were adver-
tlsed at the Montpelier post office to-
day: Mrs. Frank P. Lamson, Miss
Sarah B. Lemear ira Aldrich. f. P
Dodge, f. @. Hoffman, John Keohan,
W. H. Merrill j. A. Murphy, G.. A.
Murrey, David Poland, William H.
Weston, Rev. Y. T. Williams.
A. J. Sibley of this city delivered
an address on "The Benefit of Organ
ization' at the second annual banquet
of the Jefferson club, held in the City
hotel in Barre Tuesday night. Among
those present who spoke were George
N. Tilden, James Mackay, DR.. Q. N.
Barber, Rev. B. G. Roberts, Senator
w. B. Mayo and T. p Carleton.
The will of Dexter Moody was
opened on Saturday. 1t is dated
August 1, 1895. 1t gives all his es-
tate to his wife, Edna A. Moody,
and appoints her executrix. The will
is witnessed by Herbert A. Bowman,
Charles H. Heatou and Thomas J.
Deavitt. Mr. Moody's estate is val
red between $4,000 and 1000
Hon. W. E. Ranger, State superin-
tendent of schools, has sent to the
printers copy for new edition of a
pee Memorial Day pamphlet. At the
request of large number of educa-
tnr Fat hn
mont matqer of then former edition
will be retained nearly the same in
this one, though the other matter will
be mostly new
The Rev. T. P. Frost, formerly
pastor of Trinity church in this city
and of the Methodist churches at ST.
Johnsbury, Bradford and elsewhere in
Vermont, has been returned to New
ark. N. j., for fifth consecutive
time. A Baltimore church attempt
ed to have him again transferred to
that city but the Newark society pro-
tested and he was allowed to remain
in that charge.
Miles Standish has been engaged to
coach the Montpelier Seminary base
ball team. and will begin next Mon
day. The candidates for the team,
numbering over twenty at first, have
been cut down so that they now num-
Der fifteen. All the players of last
years team are candidates for theil
positions this year with the exception
of Thomas and Osgood.
The lecture on Forces in a Sun.
beam" by Bishop Fl. W. Warren al
Trinity church on Tuesday evening
was not largely attended but those
who were present enjoyed rare treat
The lecture was of scientific nature
and was illustrated by means of black.
board and crayon. DR.. Warren de-
livered this lecture before the Aes
thetic Society at the seminary chapel
more than twenty five years ago.
Adjutant and Quartermaster- Gener
al W. II. Gilmore has received officia
notice that Capt. II. II. Sargent O