The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-07

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Union church, North Montpelier, on the even
ing of Thursday, November 10, for the benefit
Of Miss Ellen ]. Nye and Harold 4. Nye. The
concert will be under the direction Of Professor |
Charles F. Dudley of East Montpelier Mr.. |
Dudley will be assisted by Mrs. E. v. Spencer |
of Marshfield, Mr.. F. w. Bancroft Of Montpe- |
lier, Mr.. II P. Whittier Of Cabot, and other |
soloists by the choirs from the East and North |
Montpelier churches and by a chorus of forty |
voices from neighboring towns. The pro-
gramme will consist OF selections from the best |
composers.
In recent issue Of this paper appeared the
story of Judge Wheeler's appointment as given
by the Troy IN Times. The Rutland Her.
aid and the Free Press have had a little dia-
logue on the subject in which the Herald says
that the story as given by the Times is SUBJ
stsntially as Mr.. Hickok has told it, and that
Judge Wheeler's appointment was due to his
efforts. The Free Press asserts that Mr..
Hickoks efforts were to prevent a certain other
possible appointment and that the appointment
Of Mr.. Wheeler was an entire surprise to Mr..
Hickok, although it was satisfactory. Both
papers seem inclined to "hedge" a little on
the question, but both appear to think there Is
foundation for the story.
AN educational meeting is to be held at
Bethel this week by Superintendent Dirtt with
the following programmes: Thursday evening,
half-past seven o'clock, address by superin-
tendent Dartt Factors in Educational Work
Friday forenoon, nine o'clock; devotional ex-
ercises How to Speak the Truth, W. B. G.
Sickney; Discipline and School Management,
Principal L. B. Purmort, Hartford, Principal
B. M. Weld, Thetford; Adaptation of the Kim
dergarten to Ungraded Schools, Miss Carrie
Curtis Bethel Two o'clock p NJ, Reading,
Principal W. H Sanderson, Woodstock Spell
ing, Superintendent L. II. Spaulding, Bridge
water, Miss Mary L. Fullipgton, Woodstock.
Evening, seven O'clock What Can the People
Do for the Schoos7 Superintendent E. H.
Martin, williamstown Superintendent Miss F.
H. Graves, Williamstown, Superintendent R.
G. Bugbee, Bethel. General discussion of the
above topic. Saturday forenoon, nine o'clock,
devotional exercises; Physiology and Hygiene.
W. F. Rocheleau, Randolph; Penmanship, Prn-
cipal A. L. Hardy West Randolph; Compost
ton, Miss NJ. E. Parker, Randolph.
THE Idler of the Free Press relates the follow.
| ing interesting incident: "The end of a real
| romance of true love was consummated this
week by a marriage at the residence Of we'll
known citizen. As the Idler hears the story,
the circumstances Of the romance are as fol-
| lows: Last summer some Burlington people
were visiting in a western town and there
formed the acquaintance of a furniture dealer
who had recently buried his second wife.
They joked him little about his future mat
rimonial prospects, and he candidly admitted
that he would like to get married again and
asked them II they knew of an eligible lady,
Subsequently, heSpoked at their photograph a.
bum, in which was the picture of an unmar.
ried lady Of this city which took the widower's
fancy, and was told her name. The Burlington
people thought no more Of it, but after their
return home were surprised to learn that the
western Lothario had opened correspondence
with the lady alluded to. The course of true
love ran smoothly, the western widower came
to Burlington on Friday of last week, saw hi
lady love for the first time, and the marriage
took place on Tuesday, the happy couple start
ing at once for the West
Mr.. JOHN W. HOBART has been appointed
General Manager" of the Central Yer
mont railroad company, says the Messenger
and will have charge Of the details o
the various departments of the road and it
leased lines. He assumed the duties of hi
position on November 1st. disappointment o
Mr.. Hobart to this higher place as a railroad
official is a deserved recognition OF years o
faithful and unremittng devotion to the ser
vice and interests of this corporation, and viii
call forth heartiest congratulations from hi
friends. His connection with the road has ex
tended through period of some thirty-iv
years, he having begun his railroad career witt
the Inauguration of the road itself Mr.. Hobar
commenced work on the construction Of tn
road in 184S; was appointed clerk in the Mont
pelier Office in 1S49; station agent at Mont
pelier in 1851; master of transportation il
1859; general freight agent about 1867, an,
general superintendent in 1873 With so larg
an experience in railroad matters, he has file
the general superintendent's position with ap
preciable ability, has ever been alive to tn
welfare of the road and the accommodation O
its patrons, and is thoroughly fitted to handl
the duties of his new position with credit t.
himself and the corporation the general man
agement of whose lines have been entruste,
TO him.
In regard to the young counterfeters fount
out in Jamaica, mention of whom has bee
made, the Brattleboro Reforner has the fol
lowing Doubtless the story of the Jamaic
gang of counterfeiters has been somewhat ex
aggerated in newspaper reports; but it is use
less to claim, as has been done, that the Who'll
thing is a hoax. There has been such gang
with every disposition In the world to enter o
a criminal career, and it is only for lack @
skill that more was not done. The outfit an
implements found WAS complete District Al
torney Haskins says that some of them wer
equal to any he ever saw, and evidently pre-
pared by a workman. The mold for instanc
was only imperfect because the boys did no
understand about baking it, but otherwise
was just as counterfeiters always make them
The milling on the counterfeit dollars foun
was perfect, and they were in unsuitable shap
to pass safely because the plaster of Paris wa
not baked hard enough. 1t is not known ye
that any counterfeit money had been put out
but the organization was nearly prepared TO
it. Young Shanks of Londonderry, whom
} Clark associated with the gang, denies havn
any knowledge Of the band whatever or of 1t
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