The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-08

upon the st. Johnsbury, to Marshfeld upon
the Wells River road, thus giving the Low
ell through line between Boston and Mon
treal by way Of the Boston, Concord &
Montreal. The movement would thus seem
to be hostile to both the Central Vermont
and Passumpsic roads, which have been
extensive feeders to the Boston & Lowell
Colonel A. b. Jewett, the superintendent of
the St. Johnsbury road, has been retained
as superintendent by the new management
II is almost incredible that there should
be want in any portion of this land of over
flowing crops, but the Philadelphia Times
correspondent, journeying through portions
of West Virginia. finds the people suffering
from want and hunger, and the animals
perishing from starvation In Peasants
county, in the northwesterly portion on the
Ohio river, several hundred persons are in
need OF food and some of them on the verge
of starvation. The loss of stock by death is
placed at from $1,000 to $4,000. In Ritchie
county, south of Peasants, fewer number
are short of food and there is smaller loss
of live stock. In Writ county, southerly
from the above, there is pitiful suffering;
the people in want are estimated at from
twelve hundred to fifteen hundred and the
loss of stock from $1,000 to $4,000. In
Roane, Jackson and Nicholas counties there
is similar state of want, suffering and
loss. In the latter county, the correspon-
dent says "there are at least twenty-five
hundred people in want of food to greater
or less extent; sickness prevails to an alarm
ing degree, and medical attendance is al
most impossible to get. The country is so
wild, the roads so bad and the physicians so
few that doing their best, as all have done,
it is impossible for half the people to be WIS.,
ited One case of actual starvation is re-
ported. Beans and parched corn, in not a
few instances, is all the food on which whole
families exist. The water is so strongly i'm
pregnated with mineral matter that sickness
invariably follows its use. Animals are Sc
riously affected. The loss on stock in this
county is not less than $4,000 to $4,000,
and will be much more before spring fairly
opens"
ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected for a
grand musical convention, OF which mention
was made two weeks ago, to be held at the
Golden Fleece during the week of the 10Th
of May. Carl Zerrahn will conduct the fes-
tival and the instrumental music will be
furnished by Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard,
pianist, and Blaisdel's orchestra OF fifteen
pieces. Miss Emma Howe, soprano, and
Mr.. ID. NJ. Babcock, basso, of Boston will
also be engaged. Among the choruses to
be performed will be Mendelssohns Forty
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Three Pictures from the Tower of Babel" !"
by Rubenstein; "Send out thy Light" by
Sullivan; Eichberg's "To thee, Coun-
try -; " Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage"
by Beethoven; the Hallelujah chorus from
Handels Messiah /; ; the Bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin," by Wagner; Unfold,
ye Portals" from Gounod's Redemption "
and Wagner's "Spinning song Soloists
will be selected from the chorus to take part
in the matinees, and local talent will be ell
couraged more than is customary on such
occasions. Local committees will be ap-
pointed in each of the surrounding towns to
organize choruses and take charge Of pre-
liminary rehearsals. There will be three
chorus rehearsals at the Golden Fleece
previous to the week of the festival. These
will be conducted by Mr. III. G. Blaisdell,
leader of the orchestra, and it is desirable
that there be as large an attendance at each
as is possible, both of Montpelier singers and
of such as can conveniently be present from
other towns. The first rehearsal will take
place Friday, April oath. Let the singers
OF Washington county unite to make the
enterprise grand success Full particu-
lars concerning accommodations for visitors,
ETC., will be given later.