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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20

ported as follows: Senators, DR.. j. II.
jackson of Barre and George w. Morse of
Waterbury; assistant judges, ii. S. Laird
of Marshfeld and ID. b. Wooster Of North
field; states attorney, Charles NJ. Davis of
Mortified; sheriff, Dayton p. Clarke of
Montpelier; high baihff, c. C. Tewksbury
of Northield; judge of probate, Hiram
Carleton of Montpelier; county commits
sioner, II. Tempeton of Worcester; county
committee, j. w. Gordon of Barre, f. l..
Laird of Montpelier, George f. Murray OF
Moretown, Il. =. White of Calais and NJ +.
Chase of Roxbury, which report was unani-
mously adopted.
Herbert L. Brigham, democratic nominee
for governor, was then introduced. 7 he
audience had been given to understand that
Mr.. Brigham would discuss state expenses,
but they were doomed to disappointment,
for he made only few desultory remarks
upon the question of high license. S. G.
Shurtleif next spoke, and if he had not been
called upon unexpectedly would have made
a fair speech The committee on resolu-
tions, through its chairman, A, j. Sibley,
made the following report;
" "ReSOiUed, That we, the democrats Of
Washington county, in convention assem-
bled, fully approve of and endorse the plat
form of the democratic state convention.
" ReSolred, That the democrats Of Wash
ington county will give hearty support to all
democratic state and county nominees"
Every one now believed that the sO-called
speeches were made and that the business
of the convention was transacted. But no,
John Senter hadn't had the pleasure of
hearing himself make a speech, so he intro
duced an important resolution on ballot re-
form, moved that it be adopted, seconded
the motion, and made long speech in sup
port of the same. This resolution was i'm
portant, because the convention had adopted
the same resolution in adopting the resolu-
tions of the state convention. T. j. Boyn-
ton, Esq, supported Mr.. Senters resolution
in a pleasing but not very substantial
speech. The resolution, which was adopted,
was as follows.
Resolved, That we, the democrats OF
| Washington county, in convention assem-
bled, are emphatcally in favor of the enact
ment of ballot reform law by our next
| legislature, which shall secure to every voter
in the state secret ballot, that he may give
| his suffrage without fear or favor, according
| to his conscience"
At this point the convention adjourned,
proud of its days work and confident that
its nominee for judge of probate would be
elected
We forgot to mention that Hiram Atkins
was present and seemed inclined to let the
boys run the convention, evidently having
not fully recovered from the setback which
| he received in the last democratic state
| convention.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20
Town Committees.

We publish below the republican town
committees chosen at the county conven-
ton, July 81:
BARRE.-G. w. Tilden, H. E. Packer, r.
A. Hoar, B. III. Wells, George G. Mackie
BERLN.-John E. Benjamin, Herbert
Wheelock, w. A Leland, William Brown,
Lemuel Chandler
CABoT-T. II. Lance, L. P. Cole, A. NJ.
Foster.
CAIArs-C. R. Dwinell j. F. c. Ham
mond, o. Putnam.
DUxBuRY.-N. H. Somerville, E. L.
White, M. L. Henry, James Smith, B. F.
Hart.
EAST Observation-Disclosures A. Tracy,
Austin Temptleton, Frank j. Parker.
FAysToN.-A. d. Bragg, s. j. Dana, e. A.
Davis
MARsHFIELD.-B. B. Martin, I. H. Edison,
H. H. Martin, Ed. Spencer c. E. Shepard,
A. N. Flood, George e. Hollister.
MIDDLEsEx.-L. A. Flint, George H.
Ladd r. w. Warren, Don p. Sawyer, G.
NJ. Whitney, George S. Herrick, o. B. Gull
yer.
MoNTPELIER.-H. A. Huse, G. Def Ban
croft, Charles c. Ramsdel, Oughtney
Jangraw, o. d. Clark, James Canning.
MoRETowN - James Haylett Joseph
Knapp, S. ID. Moulton.
NoRTHFIELD.-E X. Jones, w. w. Hol
den, o. o. Davis, T. B. r. Hildreth, j. II.
Winch, G. E. Quimby, Hollis Rich, c. d.
Edgerton.
PLAINFIELD.-E. j. Bartlett, H. E. Cutler,
George Whitcher.
RoxBURY.-O. w. Orcutt, G. H. Rich, H.
G. Averill, E. E. Bowman, A. j. Boyce, r.
E. Richardson, Clark Flint.
WATsFIELD.-M. A. Bushnell, q. Fl. Nc
Allister, j. w. Gregory.
WARREN.-J. E. Eldredge, j. L. Spalding,
w. II. Cardell
WATERBURY,. - Henry F. Hill, j. s.
Wheeler, j. w. Sleeper, j. S. Batchelder,
+. II. Atherton.
WooDBURY.-R. f. Drenan, r. NJ. Pray,
A. M. Benjamin, w. f. Fisk, G. w. Dan
iels.
WoRCEsTER.-C. N. Hunt II. p Darling,
l.. II. Bruce.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20
Personal.

SECRETARY PROCTOR and General Scho-
field are expected to be present at the Ma
tional Guard encampment at Bradford this
week.
THE president on last week Friday NOM
mated Hon. Abraham Y. Parker of Potts
dam, n. Y, as assistant encouragement of
the United States.
THE president on last Saturday nomi-
mated Colonel j. II. Baxter as surgeon
general of the United States army. Colonel
Baxter is Vermont man.
JOHN RUsKIN is sinking rapidly. He is
almost continuously deliriOus, and during
his irresponsible moments he has twice at
tempted suicide with razor
SENATOR MORRILL, is now at his home in
Stratford, with all his family, enjoying
much-needed vacation. The senator is in
much better health than year ago.
AT the request of her mother, Miss
Winnie Davis marriage has been post
poned until next June. Mrs. Davis and
her daughter are making a tish-scale neck
lace, which will be set with diamonds. The
necklace is to be worn at the wedding.
In Colonel Veazey's first general order as
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army,
issued last week Friday, Colonel J. IL.
Goulding of Rutland is appointed adjutant-
general and Rutland is made the national
headquarters. Rev. e. j. Ranslow of
Swanton is the Vermont member of the
council of administration.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20

along which the ascent of the mountain is
made was a novelty TO most of the eXCur
sionists, and the ride to the summit on
platform car that admitted of unrestricted
" observation was an event OF unusual in
terest. From every hilltop in Vermont the
view in summer time is one OF beauty and
rich magniicenCe. From few points of OBJ
servation does the scenery surpaSs that
which is unrolled to the eye as the train
climbs the declivity of " Milestone hill"
Hills peep DER hills " and circle away to
the horizon in great amphitheaters, while
CamePs Hump, sentinel of the mountain
host, lifts its frownng outline against the
summer sky. Floods of verdure fill the
wales and great waves of foliage sweep over
the topmost point of the highest submits.
Seen in summer day, under the light of a
summer sun, tlecked by the shadows of the
summer clouds, the landscape is unrivaled
for its varied beauty and magnihcence
Turning from the esthetiC to the practical,
the operations of quarrying granite were
watched with interest. The draft on the
vital forces was resupplied from we'll
stocked baskets, and season of recreation
and intense enjoyment of the natural glories
of the place enjoyed. The excursionists ex-
press unlimited appreciation of the courtesy
of their hostess.
ABOUT as far west of Montpelier as the
Barre granite quarries are east of it, are the
large quarries of soap-stone or free-stone
pronounced by Geologist Hitchcock to be
the best in New England. The quarries,
located about mile and half from the
railroad station in Waterbury, on the
Moretown side of the Winooski river,
extend nearly two hundred rods south
erly from near the river road, reach
| ing over on to wood-lot owned by II.
| w. Heaton of Montpelier. About seventy
! years ago. before the days of railroads
! Shipley & Warner commenced business
! here, hauling the soap-stone to Boston,
! Mass, with teams. The superior quality of
! the stone enabled them to defray the great
expense of transportation and to continue the
! business for many years, or until the soap
stone quarries of Francestown, n. H., were
| opened, which supplied the eastern market
with nearly all the stone the meager de-
mand at that early day required, when
work on the Moretown quarries was sus.
pended on account of the long distance tC
market. The farm was purchased by viii.
lam Deavitt of Richmond, who moved on
to it in 1Si9, where he has since resided,
giving very little attention to the soap-stone
business. The demand for soap-stone
however, has greatly increased within
a few years, and, the Francestowr
quarries having become nearly exhausted
it seems favorable time to resume work
on the Moretown quarries. William Deavitt
has sold that part of his farm containing
the soap-stone to his sons, 7. j. Deavitt o.
Montpelier and j. j. Deavitt and ID. p
Deavitt of Moretown, who will commence
work on the quarries at once; and, should
the demand require it, a stock company
will be formed, and the business enlarged
to meet the demand, however large i
| ha
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20

THE United States circuit and district
courts met at Brattleboro on last week
Tuesday. In the district court Hon. Il. Il.
Wales presented the petition of Socrates
Beach admitting the engagement in Mon
treal by him at different times of three
workmen-Gordon, Pattison and Prouse-
but claiming ignorance of the law prohibit
ing alien labor contracts and asking re-
mission of the $1,000 penalty to recover,
which suit is now pending in the district
court. On Wednesday Judge Wheeler an
nounced his finding of the facts as follows:
without an expression of any opinion as
to whether the subject matter of the petit
ton comes within the provisions of title
sixty-eight of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, on the appearance of the dis
trict attorney and hearing proofs, find the
facts set forth in this petition TO be true,
and cause the petition, with this finding,
to be forwarded to the secretary of the
treasury" In the circuit court. Thursday
and Friday, the case of Writer'S, receiver,
against Sowles ct ais, director, was heard.
Decision was reserved,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20
Obituary.

GREENE.-The Christian Leader in it's
issue of the 7th instant, contained the fol-
lowing reference to the death of Mrs Milton
Greene, lady whose family is known to
many readers of the WATCHMAN: "The
death of Mrs. Milton Greene of Stockbridge
Vt, which occurred on Friday, July %, was
as sad as it was unexpected to her family.
Only the Sunday before she attended church.
Her funeral was held in her home, the fol-
lowing Sunday, in the presence Of large
number of relatives and neighbors. Her
married life extended over period of forty
four years. Her husband who survives
her, has the comfort which comes from the
memory of a companionship which has made
life rich in its best experiences and from the
faith which looks on to happy future. She
had ten children, nine of whom grew to
manhood and womanhood. Eight of them
are still living, and all were present at the
funeral, which was attended by Rev. S. A.
Parker, who had known her twenty-five
years Seldom do we see such family
gatherng-siX sons and two daughters-all
stamped with the physical strength and
energy, the moral and spiritual qualities
which were so dominant in their mother,
whom they so deeply mourn. Two of her
sons are well-known Universalist clergy
men-Rev. r. A. Greene of Lowell, Mass,
and Rev. L. l.. Greene of Wakefield, Mass
Two of them are leading physicians of the
places where they live-L. NJ. Greene, Nd,
of Bethel, VT, and o. ID. Greene, MD, of
Warren, VT. She was a kind mother and
loved her children wisely, for she gave them
the best opportunity she could for their
intellectual culture, and impressed her own
religious faith on them all. In sending
the notice of their marriage to the paper,
February "a, 1916, the officiating clergyman
wrote these words: Instead of the bridal
loaf, / send you the name of Brother Greene
as a subscriber to the Wdtchmdn.' In the
marriage notice the editor said: We wish
that couple long and happy life When
read in the light of these forty-four years,
this wish has been fulfilled" Mrs. Greene
was sixty-seven years of age at her death
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20

Marshfield.-The republicans of Marshteld are
hereby notified to meet at the Town house in said
town on Monday. September l. 1890, at 1880 o'clock
p. NJ. to nominate IA candidate for town representa-
tive; also board of Justices
PER ORDER TOWN COMMITTEE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20
Town Caucuses.

East MontpeIier.-The republican voters of the
town of East Montpelier requested to meet at
the Church at the Center on Friday August 80,
at 100 p NJ for the purpose of nominating candi-
date for town representatives also five justices of
the peace. PER ORDER TOWN COMMIrTEk,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20

OBITUARY notices, as well as all others,
must have responsible signature to secure
their publication. For such notices five
cents line is charged to those who are
patrons of the WATcHMAN. To all others,
regular rates for reading notices.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-20

Middlesex.-The republican voters of Middlesex
are notified to meet at Mddlesex Center on Satur-
day, August 30, at 200 o'clock p NJ, to nominate a
town representative and seven justices of the peace,
to be supported at the next state election.
PER ORDER TOWN COMMITTEE
The daily critic., 1890-09-02
rENsIoN nEEIcE soNNDALs


10 will hardly De possible for The Aj
mirisraJion 10 dispose Of The current
Pension Office scandals by dismissine
item as Democratic lies The chief
vehicle Of these scandals is no less an
organ than the New York Trijuae-au
organ which, since Mr. Reid's appoint
meut TO France, has been the most sub
servient Of partisaus. That paper found
no fault with the Speakers brutal
tyranny with little Mr. LODGE 8
Force bill. or even with old
10 CANNoNs hoodlumism. From
which we have every right to conclude
that its stomach would do honor to an
ostrich. But the Tribune has not been
able TO swallow the Pension Office bust.
rtss, and It says so much with a vigor
and an emphasis which may fairly be
called weird
a discriminating public will draw
the inference that things in the Pension
Office must be very, very crooked If the
Tribune feels Il necessary to make such
noisy outcry over them. Indeed, the
Tribune charges outright rascality
against the Chief Of the Board Of Re.
view, and says that this rascality has
been coudoned by both the Commis.
sioner and the Secretary. IS hardly
supposable that this charge can be
wholly groundless. Ard, in that view
of the matter, what Is to be said Of MIR.
Speaker REEDS very palpable efforts to
delay and embarrass the investigation
The daily critic., 1890-09-02
HALF CHAFF, HALF LAUGH.
ny r. j.. M'ISrosu.


The b,af is the huglicst animal in crea-
tion.
Designs on bis person-The ta,tooed
mar.
a wcod-tce thi,f-Hc who steals wild
honey.
A uau with the smallpox is to be
IIuucd.
II is the cooper who does "staying
business
The sound Of church teIs is in-spire.ring
music.
Win tie tomato.cauning inns 70 is d
matter Of put up or shut up"
Are $40 gold pieces called eagles beiaus,
tlty ere SO oaclc.y sought affcr2
a Turkish bathroom should be mic ,ly
decorated, but IT'S no placeior frieze.
Another baseball manipulator killed by
his own battery. Poor slain piteherl
ayes, - remarked a man as he left dime
museum, "truly this Is a freak country"
y sporting bazaar ON receiving a new
supply Of air guns announces them as fresh
air rifles
young lady named Kate Money re
Gently married her cousin, John Money
small change
Ifa man hss red moustaehe, and is dls
Satisfied withIt, tie b,st thing to 10 Is to
diet himself
The proper companion IN life for a seam.
stress would he a seaman-at least II
seamster us that way.
Can a man az the circus who does the
"aerial flying aetn be called a vagrant be
cause lie has no visible means Of supports
Mr smiles-Mrs. Washington, don't
hud any vegetables IN this vegetable
soup"
Mrs. Hashington-No, put none iu II.
regard such things as soup-erduous,
''say, Tom, how are you going to spend
next sunday"
"Guess III go on an excursion
$500 Which line viii you takesn
"Fishing line, I reckon
The daily critic., 1890-09-02
PERSONAL.

Jennie Williams, a soubrette OF Tony
Pastor, and of late an ornament OF
various London concert halls, Is said 10
be about to lead TO the altar Lord Law
renee Petre of Coptfold Hall, Essex.
A marble medallion has recently been
placed in the abbey at Tewksbury,
England, as a memorial 10 Dlnah Maria
Mulock (Nrs. Craik) The town was a
fayoTite resort Of Mrs. Craik, and she
wrote "John Halifax, Gentleman"
there.
There Is a rumor in San Francisco
that Mr. PiXley has concluded 10 sell
the Arg0Eaat. II appears that this
periodical has enjoyed little measure Of
success since Mr Huntington withdrew
the subsidy of $4,000 a year, which
had been paid by the Southern Pacific
Railroad
Miss Margaret Afford, the young niece
Of Dean Afford, who has just taken
first rank as a classic at Cambridge, has
never found that study interfered with
her health. She has studied about eight
hours a day on an average, and enjoys
long walks and plenty Of open air ex-
eTcise. She Is also fond of music and
used to find time 10 practice the violin
Henry NJ. Stanley was once engaged
TO a Greek lady OF rank In Athens and
referred her parents TO Major st. A. ID.
Balcombe, then editor Of the Omaha Re
publican. Stanley at that time did not
bear such a reputation IN Omaha as
would recommend him as the in
Law Of a person of rank, and Mr, Bal
combe never replied TO the Greek Con
suls letter.
Rev Mr. Wakefield If Warren, Ohio
has secured the home formerly occupied
by the GaTfelds as a residence. Among
the memorable things therein Is a bul-
let hole In the wainscOt In the library,
Ghe story thereof Is that home on q
fuFlougb, Garfield was writing late Al
night. when be went to his Wife's bed
and asked: Crete, are you aWakey
She said she was a little. and he told
her not 10 be frightened when she heard
the report Of a pistol, for he was going
10 Ere at confounded rat that Was
worrying him by gnaWing away al the
WoOdWoTk al his feet. He got the RAJ
located BY the sound, fired through the
I board and killed H.
The daily critic., 1890-09-02
HOTEL ARRIUALS.

etTgp0lRaa- Edward Watson aud niece,
Miss ~ DanbeTt, New Orleans: a. x. Bal
lantyne and wife, Norfolk, Va; Henry
Flesch, New York.
Nati0Hal-Chas. /. Wolf, C. NJ. Odds,
New York; J. B. Eayes, North CarOllnai
+. III. DFuTy, Lancaster, Pa; j. f. RosneF,
Buffalo, n. y w. Z. Chisolml Baltimore
S. James-J. T Marion aud wife, Rich
burg, S. C.; r. /. KToll, New York; II. 3.
Prechtel Baltimore, Md; w. ID. Haven,
Trenton, n. g.; &. T. Ward and wife,
Macon Ga.
HHlards-A. Hopkins, Guy Hopkins,
New ORLEANS; ". g. Harris, Boston; Fl. +.
killery, Lowell, Mass; L. Ill. Fisher, l..
BeusCnl AeW York. +. NJ. Earle, Mexico,
n. =.
EiQga-GOTd0n Williams, Baltimore; Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. NiukleT, Jersey City
James Garold, F. W. Bliss, New York.
Arfaqt0Il-Dr. and Mrs r. B. Perrin
Misses Adie aud Helen Perrin, san Fran
cisco; g. ". Mcknight and wife, junction
City, Kansas; William + Day, Boston.
8a9-Tbomas O'Gormau, St. Paul
MINI.
Norma die General W. J. sewell, New
Jersey; Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones, Delaware
n II. MF aud Mrs. Price, Louisiana.
EbbHf-Geueral II. l.. Abbott, L. S
Army; ID. III. Gushing, Springfield Ohio
General ID II. Hastings, Bellef0nte, Pa.
a. %. Turner, IF., Boston, Mass.
Iapa.ll-J. I'll. Heller Oklahoma Ter
Eltorg; James Wilson and Joseph Manning
New York.
Hotel Ighasal-George I'll Culver OFT.
Muller, NeW ) lurk M. III. Robinson, s. ~
Culver, Z Gerry Boston Mass.
The daily critic., 1890-09-02
IN MISSISSIPPI


We offer TO our esteemed Republi
can contemporaries the suggestion that
they wait for the result of the COnstl-
tuuonal Convention, now sitting in
Mississippi, instead Of flying into a
fury Of indignation over What, in their
opinion, may be done. The people Of
Mississippi are attacking the same
problem which, quite recently, mas en-
gagged the patriotic energies Of Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, New York,
New jersey, Indiana and otneT States
They are Tying 10 protect the ballot as
against ignorance and vice, and 10 pre-
serve he integrity Of our free and
glorious Institutions The great com
GuWealtEs named above have found
h utCtssaiy 10 euact conservative laws
il llisIesI Cc.-why should Mississippi
1e ceTsuIed for following their ex-
smplt2
If Massachusetts, has discovered a
dangerous and forbidding factor IN her
political equation, how likely that Mis-
sissiPpi may have done likewise II
The ballot box in one part Of the couu-
ny needs new aud more formidable safe
guards. Why not in another part as wellg
The ignorant foreign vote ID Massachu-
setts presents no uglieT menace than the
igueTant negro vote Of Mississippi The
interests AZ stake in one State are no
more imminent aud sacred than those a
stake in the other The future Of the
nation depends upon the intelligence
aLd patriotism Of fits people Why
should not intelligence and patriotism
dCuiuate Al the South as well as al the
NoTtb7
Il IS perfectly safe 10 60 further and
10 venture the prediction that the peo
PIE Of Mississippi having the same
problem as bad lhe people OF Massa
CEuselts, viii arrive al practically tht
same solution The Australian ballg
system contains an the remedies ant
safeguards that are requisite in eithe
case. II does not restrict lr curtail Iht
night ~ suffrage II does not say lha
tLis man or that man shall be prevented
from voting II simply pTescrl1es
method Of exercising the suffrage
Any one may quality himself 70 follow
his method and We lhiuk it Ul
hardly Dc denied that those who refus
~ neglect % acquire such qualidca
llon are unworthy % take part 10 th
government Of The Republic
As We see it Mississippi e simpl
IeadlBg iH 8 movement which an q th
souibsTn States must. sooner 81 later
participate h. She IS preparing 10
thai dlsiniegEaliou 81 the Old part
structure which al of us nQ8 Tecogniz
- Inevitable n lhe near future ana th.
The daily critic., 1890-09-02
sLAET-EYED CUPID

They say Sir Edwin Arnold Las become IN
fafuated
With 3 dear and dainty maiden out IN
Toxic japan,
And the CQuuueruT uf fame. IS tributes alb
solutely 5ated
Has been conquered by Tie God gl Love,
lke ans other man.
He las lived HltL both her parents M the
quarter they csu "AauFe,
And tlagAt the rudlmeutz q classic Eng
lish % The dove.
ard EliIe she gaz1d upon him VITA laE
locks 81 eQltempIatiFe.
lie haef without half IrIiug5 an the
mysteries 81 love.
NqH bis daughter she's a 5PiusssEI DIS re-
Iatluz aho adore lim
taE lle money De Hil leave tlluf when
le quits llls naughty sphere,
eaF lEis dainty Etlia boyd costs a spell ql
magic DER hilu.
ana lis mind f. -gTelF falling bell ae
crazy ~ year.
Hut this talk Is utter nonsense his rsl4-
lions aFarieiuus
Can't araG rle peerless poet from that
sweet ana sunny cline.
He Hl lgFe tae hlLe maiden ana sc trust
ne taleH proplauaB
hll smile apQu him sWaetlyi t9r Here
HlEl lin every time.