The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-10

features OF the game were the magnificent
left-handed stop of hot liner by Hop
pin " at short, and the batting by Wheat.
The Cabots lost the game through inability
to hit the ball at the right time, while the
Montpelier boys won the game through
superior batting.
j. A. DEBoER, principal Of Montpelier
public schools, has handed in his resigna-
ton, which awaits the consideration of the
committee Mr.. DeBoer has been principal
of the school for four years, and has served
this community with rare ability aud great
acceptance The best interests of the town
will be consulted if Mr.. DeBoer shall be
persuaded to withdraw his resignation and
continue in charge of the schools. Changes,
If the service is acceptable, are always un-
desirable, but at this particular time we be-
lieve change in the principalship of the
schools is particularly undesirable Public
sentiment, we believe, will be quite unan-
imous in favor of retaining Mr. DeBoer.
THE following from the Plaindedler, Can
ton, n. Y, will have local interest " The
comptroller of the currency has appointed
Hon. A. b. Hepburn of this place examiner
of the national banks in the city of New
York. Mr.. Hepburn is well qualified for
the position. He has been a member of the
New York assemblySwas superintendent of
the New York state banking department for
three years, and has at present considerable
business interests in Canton. His appoint
ment was a surprise to many of his friends
here. He was indorsed by Senators Evarts
and Hiscock, Chauncey NJ Depew, T. C..
Platt and many other prominent persons"
Mr.. Hepburn is son-n-law of our towns
man, Mr.. G. G. Eaton.
JOSEPH WooD, Jr., man well known
about town, was found dead in one of the
halls of the Union house late Saturday
night. No one seems to know how he came
there, for he had not been seen around the
house during the evening. He was discov-
.h lNrrs. T.f In. H..
firing to his room, about twelve o'clock.
Wood was a blacksmith by trade and was a
good Workman. He was member of Com
pany b, Tenth Regiment, Vermont Volun-
teers, and his comrades account him good
soldier. He was born in town and had
always lived here. He was fifty-twO years
of age. His father was the first French
Canadian resident of the town, coming here
about 1929, and is now living, at the adj
vanced age of ninety. His funeral was OBJ
served on Monday and interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery.
SERGEANT WILLIAM LINE of the United
States Signal Corps, stationed at Northfield.
furnishes the following meteorological re-
port for the month of June: Mean barome
ter, 29,961. Highest barometer, 3045; date,
25th Lowest barometer, 29.53; dates, 9TH
and 9th. Mean temperature, 63.4. Highest
temperature, 50; date, 30th. Lowest tenn
perature, "a; date, 18th. Greatest daily
range of temperature, 80; date, 25th. Least
daily range of temperature, s; dates lst and
Sth. Mean temperature for this month in
1887, $50; in 1885, 63.5; in 1889, 634. Pre-
vailing direction of wind, south. Total
movement of wind, 5,4& miles. Extreme
velocity of wind, 40 miles; direction, north
west; date, 9th. Total precipitation, 5.02
inches. Number of days on which .01 inch
or more of precipitation fell 10. Total pre-
cipitation in month of June, 1887, 4.12; in
1883, GIT; in 1889, SOP. Number of clear
/ q, % f.,,r "A n, a.
was frost on the 18th.
AT the centennial celebration on the
Fourth at North Calais the big Indian
medicine-man, U-ta-wa-un, and his COM
pany, occupied platform near their tent,
not far from the flagstaff and about ten
rods or so from the band-stand. While
the toasts were being delivered and the re-
sponses given the big Indian was proceed
ing to advertise his medicines and amuse
the audience by funny dialogues. After
neglecting to yield to two or three requests
! to abstain from so doing, the marshal, Mr..
Wheeler, in a voice like the roaring of a cy-
clone, proclaimed from the band-stand: :
The native of the forest will retire to his
tent" But the command not being immedi-
ately regarded, the marshal's voice again re-
sounded The native will proceed with
celebrity" Which he did, and just then a
small voice piped up from the crowd:
Il will go to my tent and lie down in despair
will sit on the shore where the hurricane blows
And reveal to the god of the tempest my woes"
LAST Friday morning Mr.. j. A. Dewing,
who keeps the shoe-shop on South Main
street, lost his pocket-book, containing
about $40, by theft. Circumstances point
to George Miller and Hugh Naphan as the
thieves, Naphan entered the shop in the
morning and, after doing his errand, left.
He returned shortly after, making an ex-
cuse for his second visit. Miller also en-
tered the shop and after some conversation
! they both left together. The coat from
| which the pocket-book was taken was hang
ing near the place where Naphan sat. Mr..
Dewing had occasion TO step to the outside
| door while the boys were there. After leav-
| ing the shop they were seen to go to the
junction together, where they boarded the
Q: As train for the north. They were also
seen in st. Albans and it is thought they
took the afternoon train for Montreal. The
boys are both known about town. Naphan
has been working on farm near Middle
sex and Miller was released from the re-
form school few months ago on furlough,
Detectives are at work on the case.
AMONG the crowd that witnessed the dis
play of fireworks on the evening of the
Fourth was family group that reminded
one of the Peterkins Of story fame.
They had selected a fine seat on the grass
to view the show " Elizabeth Eliza" sat
in mute amhzement; "Agamemnon " adj
vanced learned theories, explaining all the
fzzle, pop, bang and briliancy, while the
two little boys lin their rubber boots) ran
here and there picking up the fallen shells,
Their Obs! and " Abs! " were incessant.
Their attention at last became centered on
the flying elephant and its gyrations, and so
interested they became that when the last
rocket clomb the air aud kissed the throng
adieu they, only, remained with the lonely
Rrial pachyderm. Late in the night a
passer-by inquired what they were doing.
" Watching the fireworks" replied Aga
memnon" "Where?" asked the stranger.
"Up there. See? My amt it funny?
We've watched it for hours" GOOD
heavens, good people, laughed the
stranger. "Why, that's the moon!' Eliza
beth Eliza looked at Agamemnon, the little
boys looked at each other, and, all exclam-
ing in chorus, why! so it isl" joined
hands and wended bedward.
THE Lane Manufacturing Company is
soon to begin the erection of its new build
ings. The company has recently purchased
the Charles Foster house az the corner of
Cross and Franklin streets. This house
will be moved so as to front on North
Franklin street, which is to be continued
from Cross TO Mechanic street. A new
foundry will be built having frontage OF