The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-03
NUMBER 22.E

Boardman, Montpeler censors, II. s.
Ss,i SSoa,rdmsni Montpelier, F; d. Worcester,
auditors w. f. Minard, Waterbury, G.. #,
Shattuck, Wells River, j. NJ Van Deusen,
Waitsfield. The greater part of the time
the meeting was occupied in hearing papers
read and in the discussions which followed.
THE directors of the Single Rail and Sad
die Car Railroad company met at Union,
oregon, on the 18th ult., when DIR. j. B.
Mahana, president of the company. reported
in regard to his visit to Vermont. He states
That he had the written proposition of citi-
zenS of the towns between Montpelier and
Rutland to raise $4,000 per mile if he would
construct his saddle-back road between the
two places During the meeting il was
formally voted to accept this proposition
and build the road as soon as possible 1t
was also voted that a locomotive be built in
accordance with Dr. Mahana's plans The
doctor turned his four patents over to the
company. The report of the meeting pub
llshed In the Grand Ronde Chronicle closes
by saying: " The stockholders who were
present, after carefully examining the mod
els and propositions from eastern capitalists,
feel confident that they have made the best
Investment of their lives" OF course it
will take some time to put new style of
track and new locomotive into operation
but the company seem determined TO push
the project to successful issue. The peo-
pie of Rutland, Montpelier and the towns
between will wait patiently for develop
ments.
The twenty-first annual meeting of the
Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows was
held here yesterday at Odd Fellows hall.
Blanchard block beginning shortly before
ten o'clock. There were forty-one dele
gates, representing fifteen encampments,
present, and the report of the grand patri-
arch and the other officers showed an in
creased interest throughout the state in the
instituted in the past year-Ross, Mold
at Island Pond; Mystic, No. 16, at Poultney,
and Olympic, No. II. at Barton. The grand
encampment degree was conferred on seven
candidates. In the afternoon officers were
elected, as follows: Grand patriarch, j. X.
Egerton of Mortified; high priest, L. G.
Burnham of Burlington; senior warden,
Chester Parmenter Of Rutland; scribe, G.
w. Farr of st. Johnsbury treasurer, d.
W. Dudley of Montpelier; junior warden,
David l.. Sanders of Montpelier; marshal,
f. NJ. Warner of Rutland inside sentinel,
Erastus Huntley of Mortified; outside SEN
tinel William Legier of Barre. Following
the afternoon meeting came the street pa
rade in which about 175 members of the
different orders participated. The column
was headed by the Montpelier Military
band, and fine appearance was made. In
the evening meeting was held to make ar
rangements for attendance at the Benning-
ton celebration, after which the grand en-
campment met again, and Thomas Wildey
encampment worked the third degree.
The fifth of the series of union temper
ance meetings under the auspices of the
Good Templars was held at the Church of
the Messiah last Sunday evening, when a
large audience was present. The choir of
the church gave several fine selections of
music during the evening. Rev. A. j.
Hough conducted the exercise in responsive
reading, and Rev. w. S. Hazen of North
field offered urbi
Raymond was introduced by Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright Mr.. Raymond's subject was
The Influence of Alcohol on the Brain,'
and the lecture was illustrated by a chart,
containing views of the appearance of the
different parts of the brain under various
conditions. The affinity which alcohol has
for the brain, because the latter is COM
posed so largely of water was referred to.
Alcohol burns and cooks the brain until it
becomes leathery mass. 1t first affects
the portion which controls the mental and
moral faculties, then it affects the control
OF the muscles, and lastly the breathing ap-
paratus is put out of its usual working
order. Alcohol wages a fight against all
that is centered in the brain-against rea-
son, the will, love and self-respect Mr..
Raymond called attention to the need of
action in Montpelier toward closing saloons.
lie had been asked why he did not go
ahead and do something himself. In reply
he said that it was not the business of the
clergy to lead movements of that kind, but
he was willing to stand with any ten, five.
three or two business men and do his best
TO stop liquor selling in town. He charged
that the reason so much liquor is sold is
that the business men approve it because it
draws trade here from the surrounding
towns. Mr.. Raymond's address was lis
tened to with undivided attention through
out.
THE meeting at Capital hall on last week
called ba a1
visibility of celebrating the glorious
Fourth" was well attended, and as a result
of the conference it was decided to have a
celebration. The meeting was called to
order by ID. A. Guptil, who briefly stated
the object, after which j. A. DeBoer was
elected chairman and j. G.. Brown secrt
tary. Mr. DeBoer made short speech on
the subject of the celebration, which he IA
vored on the grounds that it would please
the youth and give them a lesson in pat
riotism, that it would draw the people of
Washington county together in closer
bond of sympathy and acquaintance and
that it would bring money to town. 1t was
then unanimously voted to have a ceebra-
ton After some discussion a proposition
of A. j. Sibley, that a committee of five be
appointed to nominate permanent COM
mittee on the celebration, was adopted.
The chair appointed George Atkins, I. G.
Phinney, a. g. Stone, II. G. Webster and
F. III. Mcclure on this committee, which
subsequently reported the names OF the fol-
lowing gentlemen for members of the per-
manent committee: f. W. Morse, A. j.
Sibley, l.. B. Cross, f. NJ Cory, E. NJ
Irish, II. r. Bixby, l., ii. BiXby, William
Miller, Theron Cotton, w C. Berry w. A
Briggs, c. II. Fuller. This committee is
charged with the duty of taking subscrip-
tions and assuming the direction of the
celebration, and it is authorized to fill va
cancies. A meeting was held Saturday af-
ternoon, when an organization was effected
by the choice OF l.. Bart Cross as president,
+. A. Dwinell as vice-president, w. A.
Briggs as secretary and l.. II. Bixby as
treasurer. Committees on soliciting, ar
rangements and advertising were appointed,
and the soliciting committee have been
doing noble work, having already secured
about 81 100, This sum will be increased to
about $1,000, probably, and an attractive
programme, to include a balloon ascension,
a bicycle race, ball game between promi-
nent clubs, sports OF all sorts, fireworks,
etc, will be arranged very soon. Yesterday
afternoon the committee met again, and all
were enthusiastic over the subject. Now,
let every one cooperate with the committee
in every effort that is made, and this cell
ebration will surpass anything Montpelier
has