The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08


Smile.
MICHAEL eastman was oatbered into the
fold by Officer Felt Saturday, while labor
ing under an alcoholic hallucination At
his trial before Justice Lord, Monday morn
ing, Michael declined to peach on any one
and was remanded to jail to deliberate the
matter. Monday afternoon he concluded
10 disclose, and charged the responsibility
for his intoxcation to the traditional
friend" Michael then paid his fine and
costs and was cut loose.
WE would respectfullv suggest TO the
local inventors that thew devote their tai
ents TO devisinp a mechanism for an auto-
matte cstreet-sprinkler that shall need neither
horse nor driver. The machine might then
perambulate along its regular rounds on
sundays as well as week days without
necesstating the crime of Sabbath-break-
ing. Such convenience would be greatly
appreciated by church-goers, as the dust
becomes decidedly obnoxious on Sundays,
when the sprinkler is off duty.
The listers have completed their labors
and filed their report with the town clerk.
Nothing definite can be stated as TO the size
of the new list. There is reason TO believe
that the personal list will show shrinkage.
Several large estates have been settled and
divided during the year and gone beyond the
reach OF local taxation. The money in
vested in the new granite company is eX-
through other avenues personal property
has gone beyond the reach OF the listers.
THE reCeption to Rev A. j. Houph and
family, given Wednesday evening in the
parlors of Trinity church, was attended bv
a large number, including over one hun
dred students from the Hill After a time
spent pleasantly in hand-shaking and con-
Versaton, every one present being given
an opportunity to make the acquaintance
OF tne new pastor, the company adjourned
10 the Vestry, where all enjoyed social
sing and were entertained by declama-
tlons gwen by Mr.. Bailey and Miss Wheeler
OF the Seminary
THE Montpelier members of the Denison
excursion party, with their wives left for
Boston on Monday to attend the BANQUET
given by the company at the Revere house
in honor of Mr.. w. =. Rice, who organized
and managed the recent expedition to the
gate city of the southwest" Mr.. Rice
paid all the expenses of the trip, and the
banquet was gwen by ms grateful fellow
boomers as testimony of their apprecia-
tlon OF his enterprise. II. NJ. Cutler, j. G..
Brown and Others also went as guests OF
the Montpelier delegation.
BETHANY SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAvoR held an ENJOYABLE social Monday
evening in the vestry. Aninterestng mu-
sical and literary programme was presented,
comprising the following selections: Piano
solo, w "A Briggs recitation, Florence Whit
tier; solo, Miss NJ. A. Northey; recitation,
Charlotte Shipman harmonica solo, Felix
oeguln with banJo accompaniment oy Nor
IT'S AtRlns; ueclamatlon, Stephen freeman
Dan1o solo, Motifs ATKINS. AT the close OF
the literary programme the company re-
soiVeu ltsell INTO conversation party
SERGEANT WILLIAM LINE of the United
States signal service station at Mortified
sends the following report for the month of
April: Mean barometer, 80. 978; highest bar
ometer, $3.50; lowest barometer 29.41 mean
temperature, 42.7; highest temperature rs,
on the 10Th; lowest temperature, IS, on the
7th; greatest daily range of temperature,
SO; least daily range of temperature, 81
mean temperature for this month in 1888,
$50; prevailing direction of wind, south |,
total precipitation, / 10; number clear DAYS,
5; fair days, 10; cloudy days, 15 dates of
i'oo'' o'h' oVi' 'oi' iiO" ioV'' io.n
The special representative of the argus
and Patriot at the New York celebration en-
joys good story, even when the hero of
the same happens to be Professor j. A.
DeBoer. The professors friends have been
greatly entertained since his return by his
graphic description of his experience in the
" Eden Musee." Professor DeBoer has
probably come to the conclusion that it
would require professional newspaper
man of long experience to get satisfactory
interview with the average wax fgger.
The operation calls for high degree of
journalistic skill and indomitable perse-
verance.
Ptu,,p McMAuov from the Rarre GRAN.
ite nnarr;es was rnn in last weel< Tuesdav
hD na;nar Eait vbiia calebratina tho oIori
oys y cantannial hv a olorions hooze Re.
fore Instica Lord on Wednesdav PbiIin
niaaded o,i,tu and was duIv fned Ha dis.
closed on one Jobn Mcf;iIl. an aIleged
friend who had furnished him with stiSu.
Latino beveraSes He also disclosed On 7,
r. Hnntinyton who he declared had he.
friended him To- the extent Of a connie of
classes of n;der Mr. Unntinoton nIaaded
sniItv and annealed 70 comfy conrt Az
NcWsbon had srnandered ali his funds in
celebratinp. and conld find no one snffi-
c;antiv INF nhiianthronic ~ nav his fina he was
Sbinnssd to tha bo,ise ~ corract;on OF PM,
Iand
FOLLOWING is the programme of the en-
tertainment, the Cosmorama, to be given in
the opera house Thursday and Friday even
lngs OF this week: Thursday evening, part
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firbt I,fontrn Nfoy par, secand onaning uSitb
mnSsicHn StStre Easter,tide. (9l Reioica.