The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-18


expended in hauling granite by teams from
the quarries in Barre to the village would
soon be sufficient to build railroad be-
tween those points. He pays 5000 month
for hauling stone from his quarry alone.
Mr.. Langdon predicts that in ten years
Barre will be the largest town in the state
and Montpelier will double ITS population.
RAIN interfered with complete perform
ance of the advertised programme for last
weeks band concert. Several selections
were given, however, and the new stand
proved decided success in point of loca-
ton, form and light. AT the close of the
concert refreshments were served through
the courtesy of Mrs. l.. Bart Cross, the
" "Johnsons and Longs" Miss Kate Park
and Mrs. E. ID. Hyde.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-office July 16 1888;
Mrs. Hattie Doten. Harry A. Force,
Mrs Mrs. r RI F. kidder ddSG'''' Wiley. .GiTard
Mrs. George L. Morse, DIR. S. n. Gould,
Miss ?: A; Walker, Launey IIapck,
Geo. w. Baker, C. Is. Smith,
Prof. Geo p. beard, Ben Warren.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
A FIRE alarm was sent in from Fred E.
Pitkin's place up Worcester branch last
Thursday night about seven o'clock, but the
fire was confined to bundle of rags in
hot-ar pipe previously broken apart to re-
lease a kitten The rags gnited when
fire was kindled in the furnace, but made
"more smoke than fire" and the hose com
panies returned before they had made the
whole distance. The only damage was
window smashed by Mr.. Pitkin, who put
his foot into it - in the excitement of the
moment.
IT is matter of regret that the crowded
condition of these columns has made it
necessary to cut town correspondence very
largely in this issue and that of last week.
Many interesting personals have thus been
omitted In this connection it may be said
to correspondents who may wonder why
some of their items do not appear in print,
and do not approve the judgment of the
desk editor, that it is often more matter of
necessity than Judgment. A defect that is
fatal to personal items is illegible writing
of names. If name can not be deciphered,
rather than offend the peculiar prejudice
people have against seeing their names in
correctly spelled the editor throws out the
item. Some writers print the name of a
person, to make a sure thing, especially if
it is at all peculiar. The first given name
and initial of second, or at least both ini-
tals, should be given.
THE Chimes of Normandy will be pre-
sented under direction of the Sherlock sis
ters Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of
next week in Blanchard Opera-house in this
place and Thursday evening at Barre. A
special train will be run to Waterbury after
the entertainments in this place. Here the
ladies of the Library Guild share the profits
of the entertainment, which for their sakes
should be well patronized as well as for its
own merits. The excellence of the local
talent employed will be seen by reference
to the cast of characters in the advertising
columns. Among those not there men
toned are Misses Grant, Pierce, Peck,
TruaX, Anna Phinney, Dunsmore, Addie
Phillips, Hornbrook, Inez and Ivis Blanch-
ard and Messrs. Robarge of Burlington,
7. l.. Ward, II. 7. Whitney Kibbee, F.
l. Pitkin, Bailey, and Richard Hyde of
this place. Among light operas the " Chimes
of Normandy is s. gem of purest ray" in
combination of pleasing features. In adj
dition, the experience and ability of the
Sherlock sisters as organizers and man.
ayers shown in other places, their training
! of the performers and the hard work done
by all, afford every assurance of asuccessful
performance.
The moon will again disappear in total
eclipse the night of July -. The phenom-
enon will be in general repetition of that
witnessed January 2S, but takes place near
midnight, while the former one occurred
at sunset, when the moon rose partially
eclipsed. Another difference for the eX-
pert observer will be that the apparent path
of the moon will be in another part OF the
sky, bringing a different set of stars into
occultation. Both to popular vision and to
the eye of the astronomer the pageant now
| to be witnessed-the weather being fairs
of somewhat superior interest to that OF
last winter, because the beginning as well as
the totality and end of the eclipse will be
seen. The moon will be more deeply i'm
mersed in the earth's shadow now than in
January. This slightly increases the dura
tion of the totality and intensfes the dark
ness of the moons face. A total eclipse OF
the moon is a rare event, partial eclipses
being comparatively frequent. The paths
of the two orbs will not be coincident il
like manner, as on the two occasions of the
present year. for period of many years
| Following is the timetable of the event
First contact. 10h. 55m. p. NJ; beginning o
totality, 1lh 54m P. NJ. end of totality, III
35.6m. A. NJ. last contact, 2h. "a 6m. A. NJ
The moon will be in absolute eclipse, that i.
central in the earth's shadow, at 12h. A SIN
A. NJ. The duration of totality will he III
4l.6m.
EXPRESS AGENT II. w. DREW is attend
this week. - Charles II, Shipman anC
family have been at Plymouth, Mass, fo
several days past. - John l.. Pierce il
enjoying an outing at Booth Bay on til,
coast of Maine. - Mr.. f. w. Bancroft
went TO Portland Monday to visit his friend
in Montpelier. - Mrs. l.. p. Gleason
and Miss Mary Smith. who has been visiting
her, left last Wednesday for Portland
Maine, where they were joined by New
York friends and went by steamer to st
Johns n. b., for short stay. - f. y
DeLottinville takes advantage of excursion
rates TO st. Johns to visit his parents in th
Dominion. - Colonel j. II. Lucia an,
children are in camp at Fort Cassn, on tn
Vergennes shore of Lake Champlain. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Marvin, with part,
of ten or twelve young people, will go int
camp on Shelburne Point, near Burlington
Monday next = Miss Mary A. Phnne,
will take a course of instruction in voca
music of Mr. Albion X. Reed of Boston
who is TO pass the summer in Burlington
- f. f. Towner returned from Chicago
Thursday noon, filled with the enthusiasm
Of the great Christian Endeavor conven
ton. =- Mrs A ID. Bancroft and chill
dren returned from Chicago Saturday noon
- Mrs L. Bart Cross and daughter eX
pect to leave to-day for a sojourn at OLE
Orchard beach. - Mr.. and Mrs. O. ID
Scribner returned from their western tril
Friday morning. - Miss Lizzie Cote
of Northfield visited her sister, Mrs. f. Nj
Cory, the first of the current week. --
w. g. Pratt of Rutland is in town visiting
his parents. 80 Felix, son of Charlie
Seguin, is serving as news agent for IL. +
Slayton upon the Wells River trains. -
Stephen Freeman and Miss Emma Well