The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

hose Tor an instant, to permit any collection |
of gravel there may be at the faucet to pass |
before attaching the nozzle, the bursting of
the hose or blowing off the cap of the nozzle |
may be avoided.
CHARLIE, the eleven -year-old son of John
Moran, was drowned on Thursday after
noon while bathing in Worcester branch
1t is supposed he was overcome by faint
ness or that he had fit. The funeral was
held on Friday Rev. A. j. Hough con-
Quoted the service, after which the body
was taken to Burlington for interment.
THE funeral of the late George II. Keith
took place on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, from the home of his brother-in-aw,
Charles II. Shipman Rev. George w.
Gallagher ofliciated, and the service was in
charge of delegation from Vermont lodge
of Odd Fellows. Among the floral tributes
was one from Norfolk lodge of Dorchester,
Mass, of which the deceased was a men,
Der.
T. j. DEAvITr has received notice from
the department of the interior that de-
cison has been rendered on his appeal from
the rejection by the commissioner of pen
sions in the claim of Laura Leach for pen
sion as widow Of Captain Cyrus b. Leach,
captain of Company d, Eighth Regiment
Vermont Volunteers, that grants pension
to the applicant of 800 month and S2,24
arrears.
The employees of the Lane Manufacturing
Company have organized an association to
be called The Lane Manufacturing Mutual
Aid Association" and some eighty out of
the one hundred employees are members.
The association is to pay 81 day for thir-
teen weeks after the first week of sickness.
The officers elected are: President, q. f.
Collins; vice-president, q. o. Foster; secre-
tary and treasurer, William Phelps.
OWING to some sort of muddle, or to
some sort of intermeddling, official or indi-
vidual, beginning where we do not know or
where the direct responsibility lies-if any
| where in partcular-the Forepaugh COM
| pany has cancelled its date at Montpelier
and made the same date for Barre. Health
| Officer Bisbee has also resigned, by reason
Of some censure, direct or implied, upon his
personal or official part in the matter.
THOSE who can not manfully abide the
fate of war or politics should engage in
neither. For defeated candidate-for
sheriff, for example-to stop his paper or
give his friends the ego by " because he
"got licked" is not the mark of a heroic
spirit Nor is it, for the newspaper, ex-
actly crushing, for in such cases two new
subscribers are apt to come to the funeral of
the old. So has it ever been with the
WATCHMAN in the fearless discharge of a
plain public duty. Hew to the line, let the
chips fly where they will.
THE alarm of fire late Saturday evening
was caused by the burning of the house and
harm of Henry Carter, just beyond the
brarding-house opposite the Pioneer mills.
II caught in the barn, and both buildings
were burned to the ground. The house was
occupied by Lewis Hill, who succeeded in
removing the greater part of the furniture
and other personal property on the first
floor. Two hogs and cow were burned
The fire is supposed to have been of incen-
diary origin. The buildings were insured
in the Vermont Mutual for S700
THE meeting called to consider whether
the bylaw regarding pg-pens should be re-
pealed or not was held on last week
Wednesday evening at Capital hall. j. A
DeBoer was elected moderator. A motion
that the bylaw be repealed was discussed
by John H. Senter and w. A. Lord, the
former opposing the repeal and the latter
favoring such action. Mr.. Senter took the
ground that the removal OF pig-pens was in
Zine with the general desire for improve
ternal appearance of the village. Mr.. Lore
thought the bylaw bore heavily on poo
people who own pigs. The vote was taker
by ballot, and by very small majorit!
those favoring repeal of the bylaw woI
the day. The actual vote was 1O3 to 100
This action may not be final as there is tall
of another meeting for the purpose of re
considering the vote.
THE team of girl ball-players struggled
with the Gold Medal boys on the diamond
on Nicholas meadow yesterday. larg
crowd was attracted by the novelty of TIN
affair, the largest that ever attended bal
game in town-the gate money amounting
it is claimed, to 1915. The petticoats wer
defeated by score of twenty-one for th
Gold Medals to fourteen for the females
J Among the noticeable incidents of tn
feminine playing was a two base hit and
J one-handed catch by May Howard tn
, captain of the company, and double pla
by Kitty Grant. OF earned runs the girl
, had one, the Gold Medals eight. Sever
innings were played. So far as playing
concerned the game was a farce, and th
novelty did not survive the early innings
Still the girls sometimes batted well ant
5 successfully took in some high flyers. The
ran like deer and deported themselves gen
B orally like young Amazons
< THE report of the school committee is pull
lshed and is in the hands of the voters
r The school expenses for the year aggrt
4 gate SIS, ,260,9S, of which sum S., 5,309W wa
: for salaries of teachers and janitor, an
81, ,233.05 for expenses incurred on the schoC
:, building addition. There is in the treas
ury S314523. The estimated expense fo
r the year ensuing is $685.. Receipts fror
public money and other sources are est
mated at $4650, leaving S1S9.77 to be raise
: by taxation. The committee recommends
y tax of twenty-five per cent to be use
toward paying expense Of the addition
the school building, putting the old builC
:, ing in order, etc, leaving the remainder I
/ be paid in two yearly installments, in az
s cordance with the policy of the voters, a
expressed at the last annual meeting
J, policy to which the committee recommend
r that the voters adhere The annual schoo
n meeting is held this "wednesday evenin
at Capital hall at 7: 80 o'clock. Exhorti
% ton to attend should not be needed. Scho,
r matters are of the very first importance.