The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-17


with gold lace and braid. On the round
face are the three links and II. l.. and r. in
gilt, and the words " Vermont Lodge No
2, l. o. o. f., Montpelier, VT" in black,
A HORSE belonging to d. w. Dudley, but
driven during the winter by Hon. Clark
King, ran away last Sunday and smashed
things badly. The animal had been left by
Mr.. King hitched to post near the Bowers
place at the meadow, but broke away from
its moorings and started on an independent
cruise. The runaway was stopped at Clay
HILL but the carriage and harness had al
ready been nearly demolished. bad cash
was also cut in one of the horses fore feet.
The Montpelier military band, as made
up for the Washington centennial, com
prises thirty-nine musicians plus drum
major. The Instrumentation is as follows:
One piccolo, one Il fiat clarinet, seven B
fiat clarinets, one f fiat saxophone, one
fiat tenor saxophone, one bassoon, eight b
fiat cornets, one e flat cornet four Il flat
altos, five flat trombones, one G from
bone, one b fiat baritone, one b flat bass,
two f fiat basses one BIB fiat bass snare
drum, bass drum and cymbals.
AURORA LODGE, Free and Accepted Ma
sons held its annual communication at
Masonic Hall Monday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were elected Worshipful
master, Stephen r. Colby; senior warden,
N. w. Frink; junior warden, j. Eli Good
enough; treasurer, Frank II. Bascom; sec
retary, f. ID. Dewey; senior deacon j. A.
DeBoer; junior deacon, Il. G. Collins; senior
steward, George e. Morse: junior steward,
Frank Mcclure; chaplain, 7. G. Phinney
marshal, j. f. Curran musical director, j.
T. Sabin tyler, j. e. Erwin.
WORK on the public building is going
forward briskly under the supervision Of
Mr.. Guernsey, and the walls are beginning
to mount skyward. Clinton Smith of Mid
dlebury has contracted with the govern
ment to complete the structure, and has
appointed Elroy Rogers foreman. He now
has ten men at work, and expects as many
more during the present week. The mar
BILE is all being sawed, polished and fitted
at Rutland each piece being marked and
ready for its place before being shipped.
Mr.. Guernsey has his Office in the rear of
the ID. f. Long bookstore.
THE item in last weeks Arg,ts, in re ard
to r. h. Gordon's bootess trip to Massa-
chusetts in pursuit of S. b. Smith, is an
illustration of the enterprise and correct
ness of that paper in gathering news. In
the first place, the item was very stale, the
trip having been taken about four weeks
ago. In the next place, Smith was captured
and, on the very day the item was pub
lished, was on his way to Vermont in charge
of an officer,-as the result of Mr. Gordon's
trip. The absconder is now Quartered in
Montpelier Jail and Mr.. Gordon thinks that
he is considerably better off than before the
journey, Notwithstanding the ArguS' state
nent to the contrary.
THE latest in the boom line is from Denni-
son, Texas. They have it bad down there
and have sent north for help. Colonel f.
K. Smith, l.. Bart Cross, II. w. Kemp, l..
p. Gleas on, j. w. Brock, H. n. Tapin and
NJ. NJ. Cutler started for Boston, Monday, to
join a party of about two hundred, who
left that city yesterday for Dennison. The
company goes by special vestibule train
nd Iaa hon, nh aa1ra l,n,r
expenses, amounting to $500 per day,
are all paid by the promulgators of the
boom, in the interest of which the expedi-
ton is organized W. 2. Rice, late superin-
tendent of the Vermont state prison but
now in Kansas city, superintends the ex-
cursion.
Two Montpelier law students became in
volved in legal discussion one day last
week in South Main street office and the
discussion tirally merged into very jolly
rough-and-tr .nble set-to. The noise of the
warriors attracted the attention of gentle
man on the floor below, who ascended and
disentangled the combatants. One of the
students remarked that it was fortunate for
his antagonist that the peacemaker had
come, as in another minute he would have
made soap-grease of him. The other re-
torted that student number one wasn't
nearly as strong as he looked TO be, and that
if he hadn't been pulled off he would have
two embryonic barristers never speak as
they pass by.
THE Wetmore & Morse Granite Company
is now in full possession of the Wetmore
quarries in Barre. The purchase has been
hanging fire for the past month owing to
the absence of Mr.. III. II Wetmore in Chi
cago, but last Wednesday that gentleman
arrived in Montpelier and the transfer of
the property was completed in due form.
n = a Opnaral nj a
company. John K. Gregg of Maine will be
foreman of the shops and Nat " Bond fore
man of the quarry. Hubbard meadow has
been selected as the site for the sheds and
the work of construction will be commenced
as soon as possible. In the mean time the
sheds in Barre will be kept running, to turn
off several pressing contracts which can
not wait till the opening of the sheds here.
The new company has now made good
start and every one hopes that it will keep
moving. 1t is precisely such local enter
prise as this that will keep Montpelier from
dropping out of the procession
THE local company of the National
Guards is threatened with speedy annihi-
lation. Some time since the captain
thought it advisable to separate the wheat
from the tares and accordingly several
members of the company were discharged
" for the good of the service" Among
those who were thus requested to turn in
George f. Holden. This action of the cap
tain naturally caused much wailing and
gnashing of teeth on the part of the out
casts, and Mr.. Holden determined after
mature deliberation, to jump into the arena
and make the fur fly. After an unsatisfac-
tory interview with Captain Clark, he con-
cluded to appeal to the commander-in-
chief. He has written letter to Governor
Dillingham;, stating the case and demand
ing, if entitled thereto, "a written discharge
signed by the proper officers. He says that
the only reason given for his discharge, by
the captain, is that he I" is a crank" Mr..
Holden has not yet heard from the COVER
nor in response to his scathing epistle, but
is waiting patiently for vindication He is
armed for the fray and is determined to
fight it out on this line and put his enemies
to flight II it takes all summer.
A GOLDEN HAIRED Middlesex hummer
played good game on the proprietor of a
| State street store one day last week. He
called during the proprietor's absence and
! told the clerk woful story, closing with a
fearful appeal for a loan of one dollar to get
sugar pan out Of pawn at one of the repair
shops. The clerk had :" been there before -
and told the man he was dead broke, but
would give him an order for the pan. This
the fellow took, finding that cash would
not be forthcoming, but said he didn't be-
lieve they would take the order at the shop.
! The clerk WAS inclined to he susncious of