The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-26
NUMBER "a.

reporter is The author of this reference to
President Harrison: "Only the appearance
of the present Vermont legislature in line
caused his eyes to twinkle. Their wretched
step inspired one man on the stand to re-
mark that they kept no better step when
making laws. That stuffed catamount
standing on the memorial stone at the site
of the old Catamount tavern on the hill was
brought from Montpelier to grin toward
! New York during the day."
! MONTPELIER is honored to-day by the
presence Of several very distinguished men,
| and not the least of these is Mr.. Reinhold
| Herman, who is undoubtedly the coming
musician of Germany. His first opera was
presented at Cassel in June last, and was
an unqualified success. A second opera
will be presented at Brunswick in October.
This is the first time since the days of Mo
zart that a composer has had two operas
! given to the public within year. Mr.. Her.
man is at the Pavilion while he remains in
| town.
THIS evening, at the vestry of Trinity
| church, Rev. A. j. Hough will read selec-
tipns from My Summer Songs" under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society. The
first selection will be entitled Among the
! Angels; " the second, " Griselda and Sem
iramis "a character sketch treating
woman's rights and matrimony; the third
and fourth selections will be given for the
edifcation of the young and are entitled
" How They Caught the Panther" and
"Ned, the Hunter" Miss Ida F. Hub
bard will sing between the several selec-
| tions Miss Myra A. Scribner playing ac-
compartments.
The Apollo Club met at its rooms, Mon
day night, and adopted the report of the
committee of fifteen, appointed the week
previous, which was adverse to a change Of
quarters A general discussion ensued, the
members in general seeming to favor a
change. Two other committees were ap-
| pOnted-One to estimate running expenses,
when new rooms were furnished, and the
other to see what funds could be raised for
furnishing new quarters-to report at a
future meeting. The members of the first
committee are j. w. Brock, j. A. DeBoer,
j. NJ Boutwell,, a. j. Sibley and I. l..
Wood; and of the second, II. A. Huse, II.
w. Kemp and G. f. Lowe.
In the rogues' gallery in the Salem,
Mass, police station is a picture of George
II. Abbott, alias Frank II. Almy, taken
in 1881 by photographer Harlow of this vii
lage. Mr.. Harlow has the negative, and
has struck off several photographs Sheriff
Berry of Thetford, who was instrumental
in getting the likeness, told Mr.. Harlow at
the time that this was the only photograph
of Abbott eXtant The photograph is that
of a smooth-faced good-looking young man,
dressed in a sailors suit, carelessly leaning
over chair. There are no traces of GRIM
inal in the boyish features, and the face Is
one TO win friends.
THE female baseball team appeared on
Nicholas meadow last week Friday after
noon. A canvas fence was stretched about
the diamond, so that an adnittance fee
could be charged. On account of the rain
the attendance was not more than. $50 or
200 but most of these braved the inelement
weather and gaZed on the scene with evil
dent enjoyment. The girls were not ar
fists, either at the bat or in the field, but
perhaps they did quite as we'll as any ag
gregation of the sex would have done. Ar
fists or not, howeve4, they won the game
by a score of twenty-four TO twelve. 1t vas
evidently an off " day for the Montpelier
boys-the smiles of the girls possibly had
an Intoxicating effect.
ONE of the interesting facts in connection
with the Bennington centennial which did
not find their way into the daily papers was
that Miss Elizabeth Blanchard of Peacham,
| a great-granddaughter of General Stark,
had with her for exhibition the lace of the
wedding dress of the famed Molle" This
lace descends TO the first-born woman of
each generation of the Stark family. Miss
Blanchard is the teacher of room No. at
the Union School, and it will be observed
, that she bears the given name of Mrs.
Stark-Elzabeth. Molie" will always
, be the traditional name of the latter, but
her legal name was Elizabeth Miss
Blanchards father and grandfather, as
well as her great-grandfather the general,
; We're soldiers. She and a brother were in
vited guests at the celebration.
, NED NORTON, our Lexington correspond.
ent, thinks the fox bounty act mis.fit
law" He says: &" 1t provides for the pay
( ment from the state treasury ofthe bounties
4 named on noXious animals taken within the
state. ! know of an instance where the red
tape of the act did not prevent a lot of fox
skins, taken at least twenty miles over in
Canada, from getting mixed with a state
lot, and the bounty was collected on the
/ whole. But | failed to get a bounty on two
animals taken in hot weather this summer,
where the elements had done the work as
: signed by law to a mutilating agent Skins
= are not as valuable in market now, shorn OF
ears, as they We're a few years ago.
Only the best are used for door-mats and
robes. will soon have a collection of the
5 skulls of nOXiOus animals for the state mu-
/; scum, if skull is not substituted for ears.
ONCE more there is sorrow and signing
, for the treasures of the crafty are dis
covered. On Monday night Deputy Sheriff
, Keene of Waterbury and an assistant
: raided the saloon of l.. ID. Russell on South
! Main street, but without success. As
the officers came out of Russell's, a mob Of
; some fifty hoodlums began ieering and
4, bowling and kept IL up until the officers
! had rounded the corner. Yesterday morn
ing Deputy Ellis of RoXbury and two
I assistants raided the saloon of John Glin-
4 ney and seized two bottles of whiskey.
, Deputies Jones and Keegan visited the
: saloon of Patrick Mcmahon on South Main
/, street and found pitcher partly full OF
) whiskey. Deputy Camp and two assistants
I raided j. A. Lockin's saloon without sue
9 cess. But William Millers saloon was the
center of attraction during the whole fore
. noon For four hours Sheriff Howe and
a Deputies Cook and Long, with five or six
a assistants, were inside, while the curious
crowd thronged the street outside. 1t was
= quite generally understood that the officers
had "got the drop on Billy" long
b, before they appeared with the following
5 contraband goods; One barrel partly full
and two barrels full of whiskey one
barrel of rum, one twenty, gallon cask Of
gin and one ten-gallon cask of rye whis-
key, three gallon jugs of whiskey and three
4 gallon jugs of gin, two two.gallon jugs OF
/ whislSey, and an earthen jar containing e
about two gallons. Several of the cashs
a were painted and marked like kerosene
q barrels. The proprietor of this saloon has
! expended energy and ingenuity worthy
. of a better cause. On the approach
+ Of the officers, Miller "sprung his
trap" This trap is directly under the
bar and is two feet by two inside measure,
made of plank and has the breaking ar.
I rangement at the bottom. The careless oh