The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-22


ALL of the firemen who were present at
yesterdays blaze" deserve great credit
for their efforts, which resulted so happily
and no unfavorable criticism of any one in
particular can justly be made; but it must
be confessed that there was manifest lack
OF system in some of the methods of pro-
cedure, and of intelligent direction, the re-
suit, to all appearances, of the presence OF
too many chiefs.' This was seen in the
repeated shutting off, or turning on, of the
wrong stream and the difficulty which the
fremen found in obeyiDg orders, received
simultaneously from different sources, to do
certain things and to do certain other very
different things The firemen did excellent
work. but it seems as if they might perhaps
have done even better If there could have
been little better understanding about what
was required to be done. The suggestion is
made in all kindness and solely with view
to the greater efficiency of our present very
efficient fire department.
THERE was another liquor seizure last
week Thursday night, when a few jugs of
the stuff" were taken from the place
known as Omer Miller's but at the time
Kept by +" Joe" Lamory. This was fol-
lowed up by a more extensive raid on Sat
urday, when Montpelier officers assisted by
Sheriffs Atherton and Moody of Waterbury
aud Howe of Northfield, searched the places
ol business of G. w. Locklin, j. A. Lock-
lin, G. W. Marion, p. G. Dewey, c. b.
Roberts, William Miller, Harper w. Pitkin
4. h. Stevens, f. r. Meader and ID, c.
Sloan. In the four frst-named nothing was
found, while from the rest liquor of various
kinds and in various quantities was confiS-
Gated and deposited in the town liquor
agency, the aggregate amount seized being
some two barrels and about twenty Jugs OF
whiskey, barrel or two of ale, several bot
ties of beer and a small quantity of liquor
| in bottles-in all, great deal less than was
obtained at the seizure in October.
THE Christmas season Will be properly
observed by all the Montpelier churches
There will be Christmas tree at the Bap-
tist church Friday evening, with literary
and musical exercises by members of the
Sunday-school. Bethany Sunday-school will
| have tree and SOCiable i'll the chapel FIJI
day evening at Z: 90 o'clock and gift con-
cert in the church Sunday evening. At the
| Church of the Messiah the festivities will be-
gin at o. 90 o'clock Friday afternoon and sup
| per will be served at &: 90 o'clock. Christ
mas services will be held at Christ church
Saturday forenoon at 10: 80 o'clock and the
children will have carol service Sunday
| afternoon at 4: 90 o'clock. Trinity Sunday
school will have sociable in the vestry
Friday evening and tree and recitations
and declamations by the young people will
nc among lne hluHlSHJ uldSs
will begin at St. Augustine's church Christ.
mas eve at II: 45 o'clock and services
VIII be held at 730 A. NJ. and 900 A. NJ
Christmas day.
The committee appointed at the meeting
of business men last week Tuesday evening
met on Monday evening of this week, or
ganized as " The Citizens Committee to En-
courage Manufacturing" and elected thest
! ot
president, w. A. Stowell; corresponding
secretary, j. III. Senter; recording secre
tary, l.. =. Gleason; treasurer, f. l.. Eaton
collector, George w. Leslie executive com
mittee, F. K. Smith, w. A. Stowell j. H
S,nter, L. Bart Cross j. w. Brock, II. A
, Hise and j. w. Ellis; canvassing com
III ttee, f. ID. Hyde, G.. w. Wilder, W. L
ADAMS, Thomas Marvin and Fred Blanch
- 1t was voted 70 start paper request
ing the selectmen to call special tow
meeting to see if the town will exempt an.
new manufacturing interest from taxation
for a period of ten years, and the executive
. committee were instructed to prepare a cir
cular letter, setting forth the advantages o
the Vermont capital to newcomers and tn
peculiar facilities which are here afforded
for the introduction of new manufacturing
enterprises. The meeting was harmOnou
and well attended, nineteen out of til
twenty-one members being present.
,, "THE best dramatic entertainment eve
given in Blanchard Opera-house is til
: general reply to any question which
propounded concerning the character of tn
last performance in that house-the pre-
sentation, on Thursday evening, of tn
Midnight Marriage" by William Redmun
and Mrs. Thomas Barry and their eXcellen
company, and perhaps no more truthful
criticism can be given. It was in all re
spects most satisfactory entertainment
The work of Mr. Redmund and Mrs. Barry
I in the leading roles, was above reproac
and made them favorites with Montpelie
people from their very first appearance
9 on the stage The support was entirel
worthy of such superior leaders, the charat
ters of 'St. Ange" and DeBriant bein
} particularly well sustained. The costume
, were much the handsomest ever seen i
Montpelier and everything seemed to con
tribute to make the play enjoyable. Their
: was a large audience and we do not believ
, there was person present who will nc
receive with delight the announcement
that the company will return, later in tn
season, to present another play in whic
I they are winning laurels-" Rene, Th
Hugenot Captain"
= A RENEWED attack of the hemorrhagt
e which laid him so low some weeks since
: resulted in the death of Freeman Bixb
3 at his home ON Looms street at twent
= minutes past twelve o'clock Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Bixby was born in Orange, Vt
ON the 23d of October, 1888, and was one {
: the seven children of Casper and Mar
BiXby, two brothers and two sisters surviN
I. ing him. He lived in Barre and Hardwic
= prior to 1857, when he became a resident {
Montpelier This had ever since been hi
+ home and here he was for many years eI
r gagged in the drug business, having bee
j senior member of the well-known firm of
: BiXby & Co., at the time of his demise
:. He travelled eighteen years for the house {
h Eben Barton < Co. of New York city, an
i in February last became more closely ideI
. titled with the firm by purchasing COZ
/ siderable interest in the business.
= August, 1862, he enlisted as a private /
. Company |, Thirteenth Regiment, Vernon
Volunteers; in October following he wa
!, promoted to be hospital steward of tn
Thirteenth and held the position until til
. mastering out of the regiment. In tn
spring of 1864 he married Clementine L. Co
: Inns of Montpelier, and three children wer
v born to them-two daughters and son.
!, ! these children the latter, Levi seventee
u years of age and clerk in the Montpelie
y National Bank, alone survives. Funera
1 services, conducted by Rev. j. III. HinckS
L assisted by Rev. f. ID. Mason, were held a
i the house Monday afternoon at half-pas
g two o'clock and the remains were taken
J. Green Mount cemetery for burial.
. MONTPELIER is to have toboggan slid,
. Some of her pushing young men put thei
$ heads together last week and in few hour
y had formed a stock company and dispose