Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

NORMAN UPPER, born In Charlotte, October
4th, 1894, died at East Middlebury, February odd
1880, aged eighty-fve years. At his death he was
one OF the Oldest citizens OF Vermont and one
among its worthiest In the war OF 1912 he was
one of the patriotic host who rallied for the de-
Tense of their country and their homes For more
than half century he was magistrate in his
town, and, from his endeavors 10 acquaint him
self with the law, an excellent one. He was also
among the earliest in opposition to slavery, and
in favor of the measures for the promotion OF
temperance In religion he followed the Puritan
stock; was for while under the ministraton OF
the late DIR. Thomas A. Merrill OF Middlebury,
and afterward active and influential In the re.
ligious development at East Middlebury. In his
death the state loses good citizen, good magis-
trate and good Christian
NOT many days hence comes the auction OF the
elegant residence belonging to the J. G. French
estate. Some one will be fortunate enough, prob
ably, to secure il at not much more than half the
actual cost OF building it, even at present prices.
Who will it be9 We have many gentlemen Of
| abundant means in our town and county who de-
sire just such residence. Have they kept this
opportunity In mind? We know Of no dwelling
in the county so thoroughly built and finished a.
was this. The foundation and cellar walls were
built of selected stones laid In mortar, and the
walls and all the partitions are OF solid boards,
that the whole structure, from cellar bottom to
attic is forever secure from fire and also from the
annoyance Of rats and mice. It would be sad to
| see a dwelling built with 40 much taste and ex-
pense well nigh sacrificed for want of purchaser
who has some appreciation OF its value
ENGINEERS have been at work during the past
week locating the new track Of the Central YER
mont railway between this station and the Coffee
House. The present road bed will be widened in
the rear of the American and Bishops Hotel, and
the abutments Of the Montpelier & Wells River
company's bridge extended to receive the new
bridge which is already in process of construction
| The new track passes close to the south end OF
Scrbners tin shop, and, crossing the street
squeezes its way between Murrays building and
the rear OF Mrs Bradley Clark's dwelling. Prop
erty owners on Barre street will suffer another
curtailment of their gardens and shops, and two
or three are likely to experience that familiarity
with the new road that is said to breed contempt,
as it passes close to the rear of their buildings
Active work will be commenced rs soon as thu
frost is out OF the ground 1t Is surmised that the
recent purchase Of real estate in this village and
the laying OF this new track indicate an extension
Of the Barre road through the gulf to Royalton at
no very distant day.
| If the audience. had been in proportion to the
| merits of the performance, Village Hall would
have been filled Monday evening to listen to the
reading by Miss Georgia f.. Cayvan. This young
lady seems to be rising star In popular favor,
and evidently possesses great versatility OF talent
| Her varying powers of expression, vocal, facial,
and dramatic, were well displayed in programme
| of choice selections including the grave, the pa
| tbetic and the humorous. Her imitation Of the
| bobonks song in Bryants Robert of Lincoln was
| something marvellous, and was warmly encored
| A splendid voice and stately bearing were finely
displayed in the Royal Princess Each number
on the programme developed some new charm
and was received by the audience with keen APP
probation, that would have been greatly en-
HANGED could they have seen the accomplished
reader under the effect of that magnetic stimulus
which numbers alone can impart, A charming
personal appearance, fascinating manners and
the entire absence of affectation united with rare
Evolutionary powers, will win Miss Cayvan success
before any audience.
LABOR: WITH PRELUDEs ON CURRENT EVENTS
By Joseph Cook. Boston; Houghton, Osgood &
Co. This is another volume OF the series OF Bos-
| ton Monday Lectures" which has been issued re-
Gently. The name Of Joseph Cook is a familiar
| one to most people in this country and the more
intelligent classes in Europe His lectures, at first
received with skeptcism and distrust, and to a
certain extent with derison, have now become
" household words" and food for reflection to
thousands upon thousands of men and women
throughout the thinking world. The earlier lee
lures ON Biology, characterization Orthodoxy
Conscience, Heredity, etc, demand as n pre-
requisite on the part OF the reader a pretty gen.
eral knowledge OF the scientific theories concern.
ing the origin and development OF the principle OF
life, Of the doctrines and opinions of Theodore
| Parker, Ralph Waldo Emerson and others OF that
school, OF moral and intellectual philosophy and
OF the medical theories of heredity In fact, to be
able TO read them Understandings, without q
special course OF reading and preparation therefor
implies the possession on the part OF the reader Of
u mind OF unusual culture and thought Thi,
volume treats of more everyday topics. Nothing
can be mere everyday subject to the vast ma
jority of mortals than Labor" in some form Of
other and therefore this lecture will, we venture
to predict, be more thoroughly read and appre
ciated than most, II not than any, Of its Learned
|
among the topics l., The Infdel Attack on Prop
erty H., Secret Socialistic Societies; ILL.,, Rcl
and Poor in Factory Towns; ", Mrs Browning
Cry OF the Children V. and W., Sex in Indus
try; VII, Wages and Children's Rights; VIII
Natural and Starvation Wages; TX, Justice
Peril TO Capitalists; X, Are Trades Unions
! Nursery to Socialism? The preludes ON curren
: events are: l., Socalistic Politics in Massa
H.. Al. a
deity and the Mails, ~, Professorships on tn
Relations OF Religion To Science; ", The Futur
, OF Canada; VI, Fraud in National Elections
VII, Drunkenness AZ Vice and as a Disease
VIII, Polygamy in Utah TX, National Solvenc,
After Civil War; Y, Roman and Modern ln,erna
tional Unity, As general rule, the prelude
have been more widely read and more thoroughly
appreciated than the lectures. In this volume tn
lectures really the more practical and " com
nonsense" Of the two. It IL difficult at times +
trace the connection, or at least the real, not tn
apparent connection, between the preludes an,
the lectures In the first lecture, Tor instance
Mr.. Cook traces an intimate and direct relatio
between socialism on the one hand and mob Ia,
and riots on the other The connection IL apparent
not real lie compares d kearney, Esq, sando
orator. tramp political etc To the socialists OF tn
old world. whose real object II TO redress wrongs
political and social, though their methods ma
!, not always be the best or wise-t The crazy e,
- k1tement OF mob, iIfiamet by blatant idint
n harangues and rum IL very different thin
l. from the efforts OF the political enthusiasts, VIII,
= though often rash and impulrive, have really IA
i telgent minds and work for some ultimate am,
o Iteration OF their condition. The trouble of IN
J. socialist IL that he IL impracticabe, rash, an
~ | visionary; the trouble OF the mob IL that II
y ignorant and therefore easily influenced and /
l. addition, generally drunk. OF course we hay
+ neither room nor time TO enter into a minut
a criticism of each lecture prelude. We hay
simply taken one sample ut random, To make on
= meaning Ineligible We may be allowed to sa
= that because we have ventured n criticism on ON
r. of the lectures, that we by no means mean to II
innate that this series Is weaker OF less strikin
= than the former ones Whatever may be though
of Joseph Cook a. n man. every one respects AN
Ia admlres his intellect. lie has accomplished
wonderful work lie has started thinking me
u TO thinking In new direction. lie seeks NJ
a. simply TO move but To convince, and In this j
d has accomplished a more intellectual task tina
h. that assumed by that eminent reformer, Mood
a. A man convinced by Joseph Cook would be al
u TO remain convinced, because reason Ii bett
ID guide 10 the action than any emotion whic
Sc though II may not eyaporae, still possesses Il
i, possibility Of evaporation He isa writer who n
- peals TO the most difficult class TO move, Il
or people OF education and culture and that his sul
L. cess has been so general Is strong and concusi'
al 10 .lni"ny 10 the abilly Of the man, the power
his oratoiy AMI logic, the depth OF his researc
D and We truth and justice OF the cause for viii,
lie he p'ssds