The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-23

A. Minott, who has been with DIR. Hunt for
some time past, Is to alternate with DIR. Hunt
in conducting the business. DR.. Minott will
occupy the Mortified Office four days of each
week and the Montpelier office the other two.
w. A. WHEATON, pleasantly known in Mont
peier and vicinity and for some time organist
Of the Church of the Messiah, Is meeting with
nattering success in his present home in st.
Paul, MINI. He is organist and director OF
music OF Plymouth church, one of the largest in
the city, and has large class in instrumental
music Mr.. Wheaton intends to spend the
months OF July and August at the home of his
parents, In Barre, and in visiting friends In this
vicinity
THE work Of the listers is progressing, and
but for the carelessness of some who are absent
at this time and have neglected TO provide for
the giving Of their inventories, would be we'll
along towards completion Such persons should
remember that the listers are obliged to make
their returns before twelve o'clock Friday
night, and that the law is very strict as to the
course to be pursued in case they fail to give in
their lists before that time. This neglect is
the chief hindrance which the officers meet.
LETTERS uncalled for at Montpelier post
office, April 10, 1884: Ladies-Miss Maudie L.
Andrews, Miss Plumea Bruce, Mrs. John Cul-
len, Miss Mary ]. Fisher, Miss Elvira p. Morse,
Mrs. William Parsons, Hattie A. Sargent, Mrs
Sadie +. Sanders, Mrs. E. Wheelock. Gentle
men-B +. Bowman, j. P. Brown & Co., T.
Bostwick, Horace Emerson, George Roberts,
Arthur Richardson (2), Frank Smith, Harvey
G. Smith, Moses Sharkey. Parties applying
for any of the above must say advertised" "
and give the date. j. S. PECK, Postmaster.
COMPANY II, Capitol Guards, have closed a
bargain with f. M. Irish by which he is to fit
up the Union house barn for an armory and
drll-room for their use The main floor will
be lowered about two feet and relaid with
hardwood and used as a drill-room and skating
rink. Its dimensions will be forty by seventy
feet. The second story will be fitted up for a
meeting and storage room, Fifty one ward
robes each large enough to hold a gun, chest
and uniform, will be built around the walls of
the room, and every convenience will be af-
forded.
SUNDAY morning. about five clock a stranger
drove up to the farm house of Alexander
Smith, and asked permission to leave his team
in the barn, saying he would call during the
forenoon and take it away. He failed to ap-
pear at the appointed time and the team was
taken to j. Q. Adams livery stable. Cards
were received Monday from George Davis of
Windsor, announcing the theft OF his team Sat
| urday morning and exactly describing the team
which was left at Mr.. Smiths. Yesterday
morning the owner appeared to claim the
| property.
ABOUT thirty vice-presidents and superin-
| tendents of departments were present at the
| meeting of the state executive committee of the
| Womans Christian Temperance Union of Ver-
| mOnt IN betnany cnapel on rrluay. Inc meet-
| ing was called for the consideration of topics,
preparatory to the summers work. These
were discussed by the several superintendents
| of the departments, and many matters OF inter
est were brought before the meeting. The
session was a most profitable one, and will be a
| means of developing more perfectly the work
of the organization.
EUGENE TEMPLEToN of Worcester was ar
rested Monday evening for drunkenness. He
rode to Barre and returned on the evening train
and made himself generally offensive. On
arriving at the Wells River depot, measures
were taken for his arrest, when he fled, and
| running around the stone sheds of Sumner
Kimball, threw himself into the mill-pond HI
was unable to endure 80 much cold water and
surrendered himself to the officers. Yesterday
he was brought before Justice o. d. Clark ant
disclosed on Omer Miller and Alexander Jan
graw, He was released on payment OF the
graw was continued until Thursday.
MARIA, daughter Of the late George p ant
| Lucy Ann Riker, died at her home on Barr,
street yesterday, after brief illness, at the ag,
of forty-six years. She was one of a family o
five children, of whom brother, Carlos c. o
Hannibal, Missouri, and a younger sister, Lila
survive her. She was born in Montpelier and thi
has always been her home. For several year
she has had the care of her invalid sister, an6
also of her mother until the time OF her decease
in 1882 bearing the burden with remarkable
fortitude and patience, and she has ever been
loving companion, as we'll as faithful nurse
The hearts Of her many friends are filled will
sympathy for the invalid sister and absen
brother in their bereavement. The funera
will take place from the house tomorrow fore
noon at ten o'clock.
A REPUBLICAN, caucus was held at Capita
hall, Saturday evening, to choose deleg ates t,
the state and district conventions which are t,
elect delegates to the Chicago convention
Fred E. Smith was made chairman, and o. ID
Clark, secretary. There was not a large at
tendance, and no slate had been prepared
There seemed to be a desire to elect goo,
list of delegates with as little delay as possible
and, with that purpose in view, 1t was vote'
that the chair appoint committee of five Il
present a ticket to the caucus. This committee
consisting OF W. G. Ferrin, Joseph Poland,
II. Heath, c. w. Porter and John L. Tuttle, re
tired to deliberate and to discharge their i'm
portant duties. The caucus seemed to be on tn
point OF either sending out refreshments t
them or adjourning until Monday for thei
report, when they appeared with the names o
twenty-four good men and true to act as dele
gates and alternates. Some one wanted tn
chairman to deposit this list as the vote Of tn
caucus, but this was not regarded as exactly tn
correct thing, and so the secretary put In singl
| ballot for each of the gentlemen recommends
by the committee, and it was fondly believe
that every other loyal republican would re
frain from exercising his right on this occasion
| III OEuof W Save tiluc, Dut ~ udWuOu Ou Ouc "
two aspiring minds that by getting two or thre
votes into the box for themselves they coul
defeat the regular candidates. and they pre-
ceeded accordingly. Their plan leaked out
and 1t became necessary TO do some promis
cuous voting to head off this scheme. Then
was discovered that the faithful secretary ha
carefully deposited the original lists of dele
gates, reported by the committee. in the boxes
and no one--not even the gentlemen who mad
them up-could reproduce them, After care
fully comparing notes most Of the names wer
recalled, and the voting proceeded. A littl
| past nine o'clock the count was completed
when 1t was found that there was a ii
between two Of the district deleg ates, and
second ballot was ordered to complete the list
1t was nearly ten o'clock when the busines
was completed 1t is safe to say that the mex
caucus will be run on a different plan. Tn
list OF delegates will be found on the eight
page.
Hon. CHARLES DEWEY has gone on thre
weeks trip in the western states. Mr.. an
Mrs. G. A. Best have returned from New York
... MRS ii. f. Hill and daughters have re
turned from Concord, N. H." Cady Aver
i'll has entered the employ of George Wheele
as clerk at the Union house.. Fannie Fife
went to Boston on Monday to resume he
, studies. The hotel at Essex Junction ha
} been sold, and G. T.. Demeritt has returned I
this place to reside. W. A. Briggs an
Thomas Marvin attended the annual session @
the grand lodge of Knights of Honor at Middle
, bury, last week. Mr.. Briggs was elected re
| porter for the ensuing year. Hon. and Mrs
j. A. Page are expected to return about tn