The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-07

risons plurality might have been increased
by 80 votes had there been felt call for
reaching that for Dillingham; in Septem-
Der. Our town committee deserves the
highest praise. 1t is doubtful if there is
more efficient one in the state.
AN enjoyable entertainment was given in
the Church of the Messiah, Friday night
consisting of rectations by Mrs E. jose
phine Harwood and selections by the choir
of the church and the organist Mr. Blan-
pied. Notable among the numbe finely
rendered by Mrs. Harwood were Jamie
(the prodigaD, The Light from over the
Range, and the Meeting of Elizabeth and
Mary, from Schiller's Mary Stuart. Humor-
Gus selections were also pleasingly rem
dered. Especially novel and nicely-taken
were studies in pose and expression. The
musical programme, greatly enjoyed was
as follows: Organ solo, Handel; The Bee
and the Dove, Cowen; o Memory LESLIE
When Hands Meet, Pinsuti.
THE Free Press man perpetrates the best
joke of the season when he SAYS the street
sprinkler drivers have been obliged to carry
umbrellas for the past two months to pre-
vent becoming wet tothe skin. This is al
most as good as the WATCHMAN's collide
or-Scoop" in his drives at ST. Johnsbury.
We are now paying the Free Press COM
pliment, for we have the best of authority,
the Cdtedonian, that they are exceeding
good. And who is a better Judge of Jokes
than the CdledOnidn man? lie knows Joke
when he sees it. If we only dared to be
" as funny as we cam! But we do not. 1t
would cause the Cdledonidn to "tumble in a
fit " and shed as many buttons as did Peg
goty while hugging David Copperfield.
THE meteorological observations taken at
Northtield for October by Sergeant William
Line of the United States signal service is
as follows; Mean barometer, 29.940 highest
barometer, 30.4S (26th); lowest barometer,
29.44 cd; monthly range of barometer, .0i:
tpnnpratura hinbagt
61.5 31sD; lowest temperature, 22.5 (23d);
monthly range of temperature, 80; greatest
daily, $40 (31s); least daily, 2.5 (29 h); mean
daily, 14.1; mean daily dew point, 34.1;
mean daily relative. humidity, S6.S; pre-.
valing direction of wind south; total
movement of wind, 6.497 miles, highest
velocity of wind GATH, AZ miles an hour,
north; total precipitation, 3,53 inches; num-
Der of clear days, 3; fair days, 3, number of
cloudy days, %; date of killing frosts, |, II,
u, 10, 16, %, 26.
The pig banquet at the Pavilion, Tues
day night, served those who took part in
the festive game and play of base ball in
the afternoon and to others on election Wig
lis bent was one of the pleasant features
of the evening. Over sixty sat down to the
tables and made good use of the pig and
other edibles most acceptably dished
After-dinner speeches and songs enjoyably
filled the "languid pauses between the
reading of returns brought in from the Of
fee. Among the speakers were guests of
the party, Mr.. G. S. Emery of Chelsea, who
gracefully expressed his thanks for being
invited to participate Mr.. Powers, assist
ant clerk, II. r." followed in the same
vein. adding compliment to the pitcher of
the afternoon game, Dan Guptl, saying that
all said pitcher wanted, in order to gain
| national renown, was catcher nine feet
tall and thirty-six feet broad. Many other
bon nlotS added to the good cheer of the af-
fair most admirably suited to the occasion.
Two base ball teams nominally representa-
| tive of the great political parties struggled
| for victory Tuesday afternoon on Nicholas
Meadow. The Cleveland and Thurman
combination was captained by c. F. Lowe
| and the Harrison and Morton braves were
marshaled on the field under the watchful
eye of l.. III. Greene. The game was for
blood, and was as close as the presidential
contest itself. First one was on top and
then tother. But the Harrison and Morton
sluggers finally got through by a small plu-
rality. We regret our Inability to present
the score in detail, owing to the fact that the
official scorer lost his bearings at the end of
/ the fifth inning, when the errors began to
pile up, and was so overcome by sense of
the awful responsibility of his position that
| he is now a raving maniac on the way to
the asylum. The umpire also is nowhere
! to be found, and it is con njectured that he
has fled to Canada to escape the clutches
of Guptil. By a careful astronomical OBJ
servation last night we computed the
score to be y to Ii in favor of the Harrison
ians The terrific batting of Whitney should
be mentioned as the one brilliant feature of
| the contest.
The services at Trinity church Sunday
We're specially commemorative of the found
| ing of the church. 1t was the siXtieth an
niversary of the organization of the society
and at the forenoon service, previous to the
sermon, the pastor gave brief historical
sketch of the work Of the plnrpb Sinca il :
first pastor was formally appointed Sep
tember 20, 1928. AT the time of the organ
ization there were about one hundred mem
bers and of these only one is known to be
living. AT the present time about two hun
dred thirty names are enrolled on the
church register as members in full, also
twelve probationers. The total number of
members connected with the church from
the beginning is approximately, 100. The
society has been served by thirty-two regu-
larly appointed pastors and no one of these
has been returned for second pastorate
The smallest salary paid at any time was
S24O, the largest 81 200. A peculiar fact
connected with the history of the church is
that no one has ever gone ont from its mem.
bership to enter the work of the Christian
ministry. The regular sermon was preached
by the pastor from Corinthians, xl: 26, and
at its close the sacrament of the Lords
Supper was administered to about one hun
dred fifty communicates.
A VERY pleasant interruption of the
even tenor" of social life at the capital
was the large and brilliant reception given
by Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Perrin Thursday even
ing, at their residence on Loomis street Fol-
nearly two hours the tide of arriving and
departing guests continued, the spacious
reception rooms being continually taxed to
their utmost capacity. Mr.. Peter Mitchell
presented the guests to Mr.. and Mrs Perrin
who were assisted in receiving by Mrs
Charles Dewey, Mrs. Joseph Poland and
Mrs. j. V. Babcock. The cordial greetings
extended forestalled any tendency to formal
coolness. The guests included Governor
and Mrs. w. p. Dillingham;, Lieutenant
Governor U. A. Woodbury., Speaker and
Mrs. Josiah Grout, Secretary of State and
Mrs. c. w. Porter, Clerk and Mrs w. w
Stickney, and the ladies of several promi.
nent senators and representatives who were
themselves kept from attendance by legisla-
tive duties, The parlors were tastefully
adorned with flowers and ferns Coffee, ice
cream, cakes, jellies and grapes Were served
The presiding divinties in the dning-room
Mrs. Johonnott, Mrs. Cross and Mrs
Brock, suffered no guest to come short OF
his share of good things. The genial host
and hostess are congratulated upon the en-
tire success of the affair and, in these days
of uncertainty in that regard on the fact