The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-25

part, 10 HIS HeWneSS W tne pidOo' cVh', MA
Hendricks makes an excellent and impair
tial presiding officer.
Mr.. e. d. WILLIAMS of Middlesex recently
brought to this Office package OF old news
papers which are valuable as relics OF early
journalism in Vermont. The bundle includes
copies of the Vermont Patriot and State Ga
zette of September g. 1898; Vermont Advocate,
January /, 1927; Woodstock Observer, De-
cember 81, 1922; THE WATERMAN, March
30, 1924, and October 81, 1917; Spooner's Yer
mont journal, September and December
81, 1913, February IS, 1911, and February 26,
1910. The last named contains news from
the national capital dated as late as Febru-
ary 7, and from London under date OF No
vember 26, 1909. The copies were the
property of Silas Williams, formerly of Roy
alton, grandfather of K. ID. Williams.
For several weeks past the editorial and
advertising columns of the st. Johnsbury
Inder, supplemented by the Free Press, have
been proclaiming the occurrence of great
Simon-pure, straight-out, cannibalstic, mug
wump-eating phenomenon in Caledonia
county, compared with which Virgins
threatened equinoctal disturbance would
be as side-show. This week, it is now
definitely announced, this great political
gyascutus will positively " break loose"
We hope what the Inder has been since the
boy, Harris, took its freshness South with
him is not the measure of the fulfllment of
the promises that have been made as to the
attractions and performances of the coming
Show otherwise, the false Virgins may
have companion in humility.
Mr.. II. L. BIxBY of Chelsea writes us as
follows concerning the town signal service:
" 1t has been evident for some time that the
Vermont signal code should make distinc-
ton between local and general storms.
The lack of this has been the means of
many apparent failures by leading us to ex-
pect too much when the foul weather signal
has been given. When local rains or SHOWS
are indicated, there are usually alternate
areas of fair and foul weather. so there is a
probability of failure in some parts of the di-
vision covered by the prediction. A large
majority of the failures in Vermont since
February 1st have been Of this class. Indica-
tions of general storms are less frequent and
more reliable. The following is the revised
code, which meets this want and also shows
other slight changes. 1t will be adopted on
Monday, April 9th. The new posters will
be sent to those needing them as far as
known. By the revised code, the morning
dispatches are classed as follows: No. l.
signifying probability of fair weather until
midnight; No. 2, light or local rains, OF
SHOWS, for the same period; No. 3, fair at
first and changing to foul before the end Of
the term; No. A, foul and changing to fair
No. 8, general rains or SHOWS; No. g, unsea-
sonable frosts, or much colder weather in
any season; No. T. decided rise in tenn
perature. After one of the long morning
blasts of the signal whistle there is 6
pause of five seconds; then for No. five
second blast, for No 2 two such pauses anG
blasts, three for No. 3, four for No. ant
five for No. 8. After the regular signal (ont
of the first five) and another five-seconC
pause, No. 6 may be given by three two-sec
ond blasts with two-second pauses, and No
Z by six such blasts and pauses. Nos. ant
7 are given only as occasional supplement-
to some one of the other five. If two O.
more whistles blow at the same time, thu
signals may be given one minute after tn,
other blasts. When visible signals are uset
Numerals excepted) the five that are alik
will represent the first five numbers, anC
the other two, also alike but different il
form or color from the others, will stant
for Nos and 7, one of them representing
No. g and both together No. 7. Red flag
may be used for the first five and whit
ones with black diagonal cross-bars for Nos
6 and 7. The noon indications, based OF
the seven A. M. reports from the observation
stations, may be signaled by the twelve o
one o'clock whistles. These give the fore
casts eight hours farther on than the morn
ing signals, and will be especially desirabl
on Saturdays. In determining verifcation
and failures for any locality, neighborin
storms, or strongly threatening rain O
snow, resulting in neither, should be counte
as foul in the code dialect, especially if tn
barometer indicates low pressure; Will
cloudiness, even heavy and long-continued
without impending storm and with baromt
ter running above the average, may be recl
oned as fair"
The directors Of the Burlington Phi
harmonic Society have overhauled the bill
for the recent festival, and found that tn
receipts will pay all expenses of the enter
tainment, cover the cost of the two enter
tainments yet to be given by the society
and, it is hoped and expected, leave moo
crate surplus for the use of the society.