The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-28

ence, and that the railway company was in
no wise responsible. 1t has often been OBJ
served that one who has had little expert
ence in practical railroading is seldom in
iured under such crcumstances-the old
railroad man often.
NOTICE of the annual village meeting was
posted Wednesday. Among the articles of
the warning are the following: To see If the
village will vote to authorize the bailils to
purchase foot or all of the Bullock farm
in the town of Berlin near the reservoir, for
the purpose of removing nuisance to said
reservoir; to see If the village will vote to
extend the new water main from the cor
ner of Barre and Main streets to some point
near the corner of Main and School streets;
to see If the town will vote to issue bonds
TO retire the Indebtedness incurred in lay
ing the new water main.
" IT will thunder all around the sky the
night of November 9Th and it will be demo-
cratic thunder, too. Inside advices to the
editor of the Argus and Patriot make him
very confident that Cleveland and Thur
man are going to win. 1t is q hard fight,
but victory will be ours" The Ludlow
Tribune quotes the above from the Argus of
October 80 and then proceeds to prod the
mourners thus "The thunder was all right,
Brother Atkins, and made the occasion
very interesting; but while the thunder
usually opens the ball, the lightning is sell
the wink of an eye than noise accomplished
in four years of reform"
AMONG the seventy volumes added to the
public library within few days are the fol-
lowing: Around the World on a Bicycle:
Blue Jackets of '76; Boy Travellers in Aus
tralasa; DR.. Sewer; Fagots for the Fireside;
"a new book of games): the fourth vol
ume of the History of the Civil War in
America, by the Comte de Paris; Lea's His
tory of the Inquisition Robert Elsmere
Marching to Victory; Men and Measures of
Half a Century, (McCullocm; Ireland I'm
der Coercion; LowelPs POLITICAL Essays;
History of the United States Tariff; War
Time Woong; William of Germany; The
Reverbrator; My Story of the War Mrs
LiverInore); Sara Crewe, ETC., etc.
JOSEPH SLATTERY, who was injured at
the Montpelier & Wells River railway
station, Tuesday night of last week, died
Saturday evening, after amputation OF the
injured leg, the afternoon of the same day
Deceased was born in Ireland, was seventy
two years old at the time of his death, and
had been resident of this place for thirty
two years. He was a good soldier in Com
pany ID, Second regiment, Vermont Volun-
teers, was an industrious citizen and kind
hearted man. He leaves four daughters,
Kate, of Shorthill, y. j., Mary of Bristol,
in this state, Bridget of White River juno
ton and Margaret, wife of James w. Roakes
of this place, also two sons, Patrick of this
place and Thomas of Fair Haven. The
funeral was held at st. Augustines church
Tuesday forenoon
AS heretofore announced, the seventeenth
annual meeting of the Vermont State
Grange is to be held at Capital Hall in this
village. beginning Wednesday, December
u, at ten o'clock in the morning. Special
hotel rates have been made with the Mont
peler House. so that members can he enter
tained at little expense. Special railroad
bers coming over the Connecticut River
railroad and paying full fare between Brat
tleboro and Windsor can procure return
checks by applying to the conductors be-
fore reaching Windsor. Special half-fare
round-trip tickets may be procured at the
sumpsc and Montpelier & Wells River
Railroads, good from December II to II in
elusive. For further information apply TO
Leroy A. Flint, secretary. Montpelier.
Miss MARY HOWE gave her farewell con-
cert in Brattleboro last week Tuesday. &C.
NJ. S." in the Cdledonidn thus describes
some of the incidents of the occasion: " If
any one present was under the impression
that she eXcelled as a singer only in vocal
gymnastics and brilliant works, that
impression was thoroughly dispelled when
she rendered the BaCh-Gounod arrangement
of Ave Maria with an appreciation and
pathos that thrilled the audience like an
electric shock. By the arrangement of the
programme Miss Howe sang the last num-
ber. In response to an encore which adj
mitted of no refusal, she reappeared before
the footlghts, and when the accOmpanist
struck into Sweet Home the audience
burst into enthusias ic applause. This eX-
ceedingly warm recognition and apprecia-
tiOn by an audience of her tOwnspeople was
almost too much for the singers nerve, and
it was with evident effort she controlled
her voice and began mid pleasures and
palaces. Before the first verse was fin
ished her eye caught sight of her weeping
mother and sister in the audience, and, her
emotions overcoming her, she burst into
tears and, covering her face with her hands
left the stage. The audience quietly with
drew from the hall and will have this final
dramatic scene to remember while the chief
actor is across the sea adding to her accom-
plishments and wellearned fame"
A CAR belonging to the Concord railroad
fitted up with this device was shown to a
| large number of spectators Wednesday in
the depot yard. The car was more than
full of senators and members, including the
railroad committees of both houses, the
governor and lieutenant-governor A
model of the device was exhibited and its
workings shown. 1t was stated that in
! ninety-seven per cent of cases of fire tC
railroad cars it was at night, and not in the
day time, showing that more fires were oc
casioned by oil lamps than by stoves. Ref.
erence was made to the Hartford disaster OF
| last year, and to the fact that when con
| ductor Sturtevant was pulled from the
wreck that he was on fire. that his clothing
was saturated with kerosene oil, and the
| flames could not be extingushed. 1t was
argued that, with this appliance and a cal
heated with stove enclosed in an iron box
like the Baker heater, that a burning car
would be an impossibility, When the tim,
came for the test to be made, the lamps
were taken first. The operator said Now
look out, i am going to extinguish the
lamps" And even as he spoke there was
quick, sharp, swapping hiss, and every ligh'
was out. Then the fire was operated on
There was good fire burning and in tn,
instant the device was set to working, 8
prolonged hiss was heard, gradually get
ting fainter the fire was rapidly eXtin
gushed. There is no doubt that if the rail
roads will bring the device into use tha
dangers from burning cars will be reduced
to minimum, if not entirely disappear.
THE popularity of the Chimes of Nor
mandy, as presented by local talent undel
the direction of the Sherlock sisters, was
largely indicated by the good house t
which the company played on the repetition
of the opera Thursday evening. That there
was no diminution of interest on the part o
the singers was shown by the spirit with
.a.la NIaA n.~An fna aEaa.