The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-07
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1884
Current Mention.

Current Mention.
BECAUSE T. G. Fletcher was elected district
delegate to Chicago the IndeS claims to be
happy. Children are easily pleased.
THE North Star says that a large number
OF people assembled at Montpelier, Tuesday,
April och, to attend the district convention"
REPORT has it that his friends in Lamoille
county are likely to push Hon. P. X. Gleed of
Morrisvile as candidate for the office Of state
auditor.
THE telephone line to Worcester was CON-
pleted yesterday and is now in working order,
with the station in DIR. Hunts Office. There is
also station at Wrghtsvie and Putnamsville.
THE regular May term of the United States
court will be held at Windsor, beginning on
the Goth. Only four cases are set for trial.
But one chsncery case is set for hearing-D. B.
Wooster Us. Samuel Hill ct ais.
THE approaching commencement at Lewis
College, Northfed, will be the fifteth anni-
versary of that institution, formerly known as
Norwich University, and it is intended to unite
with it the next quinquennial reunion.
BILL introduced by Judge Poland, permit
ting the National Bank of Barre to issue new
notes in place of lot OF unsigned ones which
were stolen from the vault of the bank in July,
1876, has been reported favorably by the COM
mittee on banking and currency.
CALEDoNIAN: 1.-THE men who have been
brought out for Acknowledgements are 80
weak that good many voters up this way
would like to cast their ballots for such a man
Ind NJ Dnrr Of Rnt1apd-a thnrOuuh
independent, who would give strength to the
ticket
A STUDENT writes US that Randolph Normal
School boys are not very large but heavy for
their size, The combined weight of three is
five hundred and ffty-fve pounds Two of
them stand six feet in their stockings, but they
do not wear number ten boots or number eleven
oversboes.
NEWPORT EXPRESS: &c 1t should be the duty
Of the next legislature among its first acts to
increase the salary of the governor. At pres
ent no man, without an assured income much
in excess of the salary, can afford to be COVER
nor, and there are many men whose honesty
has kept them from large wealth who would
do credit to the state in the executive chair
Vermont is too well off financially to play the
niggard in this respect"
HoRATIo KING contributes the following to
the Boston Post on Senator Morrill's seventy
fourth birthday:
like the old Green Mountain state,
Her lmpid streams and fountains;
Her thrifty dsmss and ruddy girls
Her verdant fields and mountains.
like her solid Morrill, men;
What need we ask for more?
Who, forem )st eer with speech and pen,
Are young at sev.nty-four.
Then here's a toast to Old Vermont
May she neer close the door,
But send her statesmen to the 'front.'
Who're young at seventy -four.
THE opening rehearsal of the Rutland Musi-
cal Festival was held Monday evening under
the direction of Carl Zerrahn. About two hum
dred were present, an excellent attendance for
the first rehearsal. The principal works to be
rendered are the oratorios of Elijah," Bruch's
Fair Ellen" and choruses from Rossini's
Stabat Mater" Eleven soloists OF first rank
are to assist in the concert and the Germania
Orchestra Of Boston-twenty- eight pieces-will
be present, from and including this forenoon 8
rehearsal. The attendance from adjoining
towns promises to be very large, and the con-
vention to bs the most successful ever held in
Vermont
The result OF the democratic committee's 8
deliberations at Burlington, Friday, was that
1t was decided to call the state convention to
meet at Montpelier June B. to nominate the
state ticket, and also elect delegates-at-arge to
the Chicago convention; also, at the same time
and place, the district nominations will be made
by the delegates of each district 1t is pretty
we'll settled that Hon. L. w. Redington of
Rutland will be nominated for governor, Ma
jor N. p. Bowman of St. Johnsbury for lieu
tenant-governor, and H. F. Brigham, ESQ.,, of
Bakersfield for secretary of state. Hon. b. B.
Smalley will doubtless head the delegation to
Chicago. The delegation will probably favor
Tilden for president
MANY poets aspire to write on subjects Of
which they have no knowledge. To such we
commend the following gem of bucolic verse az
worthy Of imitation
we'l graft the lobster on the hop
The oyster bed we'll gayly weed.
The cranberry jelly tree we'll flop,
And save the macaroni seed.
The beet-root sugar we will get
By tapping Of the hickory tree,
Horse chestnuts In the spring We'll set,
That In the autumn colts will be.
Wen prune the climbing sorghum vine.
Wen dig the ruta-baga pear,
The clam shall with the pea entwine
And both shall, mingling blossom there.
The Berkshire goat its wool shall shed,
The Bantam COW shall feed ON hay,
Wen milk the ducks, all thoroughbred,
That steal the eggs the squirrels lay.
VENUS will be the lovelest star in the heav-
ems through the mLnth Of May, as after elon
CATION she turns her steps westward, moving
rapidly toward us, aud fastening on to her
period OF greatest brilliancy. She will form a
delightful planetary study for the naked eye,
and also for telescope observation. Seen
through the telescope, at elongation or a few
days after, she takes on the aspect OF the moon
at her last quarter, half her disc being illumined
Then, like the moon, she becomes a waning
crescent, less and less of her enlightened sur
face bsing turned toward, but increasing in
size as she approaches us, more than enough
TO couuterbasnce the lessened light. At the
end of the m onth she has nearly reached hel
culminstng point, while her high northern
declination adds to the length of her stay