The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-08
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take glance AT Jne 1unny spectacle. "A |
clown, a darkey and a Union officer on |
horseback follow the band. Then comes
group of darkies seated and standing about !
a campfire and varying their antics con- |
A wagon filled with boxes from
Babcock's drugstore, on one of which sits
a clown, precedes a barge of boys, who are |
supposed to illustrate the fact that the
children cry for it '-Gold Medal Sarsapa-
rilla. Mr. Babcock's sarsaparlla is also
advertised by hack, drawn by four horses
caparisoned in red, while a crowd of boys
within the hack raise wild dim with horns,
etc. Two Indians now ride by, and Maud
S., " free for all" follows them. A worthy
couple from the back country drive their
venerable horse, which requires a straw hat
to protect it from the inclemency Of the
weather. Now the Gouldsville Cornet
Band goes by, playing its prettiest, and now
a local hit is made-a fOur-horse team APP
pearing, bearing a cage in which are num-
Der of cats and their tanner " or master.
On the cage is the legend, Board of health
circus-knocked out in go but in it in 81"
A primitive southern conveyance, with two
colored gemmen" on board, next APP
pears. Its means Of locomotion are two
beasts whose speed is not perceptibly quick
ened by appeals from the whip. A detach
ment of az. S. Infantry" comprising
three children, rides in a wagon, contrary
to the usual army customs. The Mortified
Cornet Band plays a stirring air as it
wagon is properly followed by the fiercest
band OF wild Indians that ever carried fire.
arms through the streets of Montpelier.
These weapons are principally concealed,
however, and are meant for use on the
frontier stage, which, according to its ex-
terror decorations, runs from Graniteville
to Middlesex" " and from est. Adams to
Farnham." The stage is filled with pas
sengers, who seem determined enough to
make good use OF the long rifles in their
hands. A few cowboys follow the stage at
short distance. "The old woman who
lived in shoe is here, to be sure, and 80
are her children-or at least portion of her
numerous family-for ruddy faces peep
through the rents in the shoe. The Capital
Drum Corps here gives pleasing variety to
the music. very clever make up" now
is seen. A man of bent figure, and dressed
in a somewhat peculiar toilet, seems
to be riding modern horse, which prances
and ambles along with untiring good
nature. The Female Kazoo Band" in
poke-bonnets and striped dresses, gave an
interesting burlesque of a military band.
This band brought up the rear of the pro-
cesson, which was dismissed at Depot square
a few minutes after twelve o'clock. 1t was
a good rocession-exceedingly good for a
rainy day-and those who were prominent
in getting it up have reason to felicitate
themselves on their success under peculiar
difficulties.
The game Of ball between the University
of Vermonts and the John Morrills of Bos-
ton began on the Seminary grounds soon
after half-past two o'clock. For a half-hour
previous, the sidewalk from the village up
was covered with the moving, restless
crowd. Soon all were gathered in one
great circle, completely enclosing the con-
tending mines. Fully three thousand people
must have witnessed the game. For the first
half-hour drizzling rain made both the
spectators and players far from comfortable.
But the clouds soon broke away, and the
remainder of the game was played beneath
comparatively fair skies. Tue grass, how
ever was very wet, and the ball slippery
and hard to handle. Both sides put up
stiff game from the start, and on whose
banner victory would perch was by no
means certain until the last inning was
played. The features of the game were
three brilliant double plays and the heavy
batting of Ranney and Graves of the U.
V. MS. Mr.. Morrill, was with his team
and played third base during the first part
and pitched during the last part of the game.
He is tall, slim man, about thirty-five or
forty years old, and of very pleasing ap-
pearauce. The favorites with the crowd,
however, were Ranney and Graves, and
Cloney among the Morrills. When the
game was about two thirds played, cries of
"Timel time. see the balloon" were heard
on all sides. And a very pretty sight the
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animate creature in its own element. For
ten minutes it was in sight, rising higher
and higher, until il passed into a cloud and
out of sight. Then the playing began
| again and continued without interruption.
The game lasted about two hours, the score
| finally standing eleven to seven in favor of
the U. V. NJ s. The fine appearance of
the U. V. NJ. nine was remarked generally.
Their white suits, with their red stockings,
caps, and belts, and their gentlenanly
bearing were in marked contrast with the
general appearance of professional teams,
Yet their record for the past season shows
that they are no parade nine. They are
a hard team to beat and are in every way
a credit to the state whose name they bear
across their breasts. good game was the
| general verdict, and all went away feeling
that this number on the days programme
was a success, thanks to the efforts of
! the committee in charge.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
There is strange fascination about a bal.
loon ascension. To see few persons borne
| up, mp, up, until they are lost from sight-to
see a great ball glide upward with the most
| perfect grace, growing smaller and smaller,
| until it fades to a speck and then disap-
| pears-nothing is more calculated to stir the
! Imagination than this. Thousands are al
ways attracted by the announcement of an
| ascension, and that of Saturday was not an
exception. Marvin's hill was covered with
people, and crowds filed the approach to
the school-house and the grounds. The
! time set for the event was four o'clock, but
it was after half-past four when the air
ship began to move. The pronaut Mr.
j. X, Allen of Providence, II. l., did ex-
ceedingy well in getting off at that time
! for the rain had added seventy-tive or one
! hundred pounds to the weight of the bal
| loon, and in other ways had hindered the
preparations. A word or two about the
balloon, and the way of filling it. 1t was
made of oiled silk and had a capacity OF
about 10000 cubic feet, which is not a large
size at all, as balloons 90. The balloon
which one of Mr.. Aliens sons went up in
| from Lowell, Mass, on the same day, had d
capacity of about 10000 feet, and half a
dozen or more persons We're accommodated
in the basket Montpelier's balloon was
filed with hydrogen gas, to make which d
wooden tank had been erected a number OF
days before. In this tank water, iron and
sulphuric acid were mixed in the proper
proportions, and the hydrogen was gen
Grated by chemical action. Passing the by
drogen through a cooler and a purifier
(Which was filled with lime), it was carried,
pure and light, TO the balloon by broad,
| flexible pipe. IL took hours TO I'LL the
globe, but at last, just about half-past Tour,
it had been done. The passengers TOOK
their places and prepared for their voyage
In addition To Mr.. Allen, who sat in the
| - riuUino oil no ha there in