The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-19

was opened were obtained from black
smiths shop. An attempt was also made
to open the safe in G. l.. Johnson's grist-
mill with the same tools. This proving un-
successful, gunpowder was used. Failing
to accomplish their object by this means,
the project was abandoned. Following the
discovery of the robbery, great excitement
prevailed in the little village. There is no
clue to the perpetrators.
A CORRESPONDENT writes. "Seeing in
the papers an account of the recent rob
bing of Judge Hoden's safe at Middle
sex reminds me of the very alarming fire.
quency of such operations in this state Is
it not time for the state to offer some reward
for the detection and punishment of these
organized gangs of robbers? No individual
or firm will be able to pursue them at his or
their own expense so effectually as to break
up this wicked and disgraceful practice.
If an armed band of marauders were going
about the state stealing in the day time and
the local police were not able to subdue
! them, would not the state be put to the ex-
pense to call out the militia and protect its
citizens? Why not, then, let the officers of
ward to any one who would arrest and con-
vict these burglars, whose ways are dark
and whose tricks are vile?'
If flaming posters are any assurance of
the fulfillment of their intentions, the democ-
racy will literally paint the town red on
Thursday. Several prominent speakers are
advertised to be present and address the
| wi oxnartal tn bp pra
! ent, among them Governor 7. M. Waller of
Connecticut, Hon. John r. Fellows of New
York. Hon. E. F. Pilsbury of Boston,
Colonel John II. George, Colonel Henry o.
Kent and Hon. Hosea Parker of New
Hampshire and Hon. j. G. Monaghan of
| Providence, r. l. The Sherman Military
Band of Burlington, the Brigade Band of
| st. Albans, the Cornet Band and the Me-
chanics' Band, West Randolph and bands
from Richmond, Bethel, Windsor, Marsh
field, and Calais are positively to be
present and democrats from other towns
are expected to bring their bands One fea-
ture of the torchlight procession in the even
ing, which will form at hah-past six o'clock,
| will be cavalcade Of horsemen. From
wagons in the procession there will be a con-
tinual display of fireworks. Salutes will be
fred during the day and evening The rail
roads will carry for fare one way.
A DISTINGUISHED New York democrat hav-
ing written Mr.. Blaine, with whom he has
been ON terms of friendship for many years,
complaining of the course of the republican
committee, and expressing the hope that
Mr.. Blaine himself was making no attempt
to influence the count of votes in New York,
Mr.. Blaine replied by asking in what pos
sible manner he could influence it, directly
or indirectly, and then took occasion to add
the following: In the whole controversy
/ have had no desire but the honest declara-
ton of the result. j have seen no other re.
quest made by the republican national com
mittee nor by any of its members. They
have acted on their own judgments at every
step and need no advice from me- / do not
wish any political supporter of mine in New
York to take the slightest advantage OF
mere technical defects in any returns where
the honest intention of the voter is ex
pressed. would far rather lose than gair
by the exclusion of returns on mere techni
cal grounds. The presidency is not de
sirable if there be the remotest taint on the
title. A promotion of that kind no more
leads to honor than the possession of forged
papers leads to wealth.
HARRY L. CHAPIN of Middlesex has beer
J engaged during the past week in getting on
four-feet sections of trees for the New
Orleans Exposition, and has found the fol
lowing kinds: sugar maple, black sugar
maple, birdseye maple, soft maple, dwar
t maple, striped maple, yellow birch (tw'
pieces, one rough and one smooth bark
t canoe or paper birch, beech, elm, Eastwood
, white ash, brown ash, mountain ash, blacl
cherry, bird or fire cherry, choke cherry
shade tree, leverwood, poplar, tree willow
pussy" willow, green osier, witch hazel
hazelnut, alder, hemlock and balsam fir
The sticks vary in size from two inches
through to over two feet, and weigh from
, five pounds to eight hundred pounds. III
has also sent a curiosity in the shape of tw,
naples four feet apart at base growing to
gether ten feet from the ground into on
smooth, round trunk. This alone weigh
half ton. He also shows some fnishe,
, specimens of wood; spruce gum in lump ant
: steamed and on section of tree; hemlocl
| gum, tdIdud DdlSdll, ClcdT anu III DllSttTs
on slab from tree; some curious growth
: from trees, and several kinds of fungi form
ing shelf-like projections on trees ant
stumps.
, ABOUT thirty or more of the members @
the Third Vermont Battery met in Mont
!, peier in the Grand Army hall last Thurs
a day and there held a very pleasant reunion
a The call for the meeting was only issue
about one week previous, and the residence
of many Of the old members were not know
to those who sent out the notices. Som
Il two or three hours were spent in reOountn
% army experiences and in getting together a
u many of the addresses of the members q
). possible, after which permanent organizs
u ton was perfected and the following officer
q" were elected: President George b. Hall {
= Roxbury; vice presdents,' Jesse Cayhue {
o Montpelier and t. M. Savage of Waitsfeld
y secretary, E. w. Rolfe of Tunbridge; treas
10 urer, George S. Herrick of Montpelier; exc,
D utive committee, Il. w. Rolfe of Tunbridg,
- Il. M. Savage of Waitsfeld, Charles Il
Stone of Montpelier, Ii. p. Closson of The
= ford and Benjamin NJ. Clay of Brattlebort
e Votes were passed directing the executiy
n committee to draft constitution to collet
n the names and addresses OF all the old men