The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-09

age, sex, pedigree and description Of the
animal offered in order that the same may
be examined by the committee at such time
and place as may be appointed. Parties
knowing of very meritorious Morgans will
confer favor by calling the committees
attention to them.
IT was a conception of genius-tbe idea
that in painting the tin roof of a block of
buildings, IL is necessary to plug up and
putty up the rain-water conductor. And
this is what painter employed on the Sabin
block, Main street, Monday afternoon, did.
AT night the rains descended and the floods
came, and the roof of that building was con-
verted into good-szed pond. The water
overflowed the limits of the timing, and
descended through the three stories below,
where were the means and appliances for
conducting the business of the Watchman
Publishing Company. The condition of
things Tuesday morning was way be-
yond the utmost reach of plain United
States, and it was well for the painter
that he was beyond the reach of the
printers when the real cause of the deluge
was discovered. That bright painter has a
splendid future behind him.
MONTPELIER is to have a touch of comic
opera next week Thursday evening, when
Mapleson's opera company will present
" Fadette at Blanchard Opera-house. The
opera is Of the romantic kind introducing
soldiers, mascots, hermit's cave, ghostly
half-decent manner, should afford pleas
ant evenings entertainment The scene of
the opera is laid in Brittany, and the main
interest centers upon Fddette, who like
Betttnd in The Mascot" is supposed to
bring good luck. The plot involves a num-
Der of political fugitives, who are living on
crackers and cheese in the hermit's cave,
a body of royal Dragons sent to capture
the outlaws, a love affair and two or three
desperate firtations. The chorus is large,
and its members have good voices and know
how to sing. The costumes of principals
and chorus are new and bright, and original
in design. A crowded house should greet
the opera company.
No one would think, to look around Capt.
tai hall, yesterday, that a national cleo
tion was pending and that the sun was
rushing down the west. There wasn't
corporafs guard in the hall at any time be-
fore dinner, and no one seemed to take any
interest in life. General Thomas was one
OF the first voters present, and put in good
republican ballot-that is, he was suspected
OF having done so. A short while after
ward Poet Laureate Ainsworth blew in,
had a lengthy argument with the ballot
clerks, aud then absent-mindedly tried to
vote with folded copy of his ' Woman's
Writes" poem. Despite the dullness OF the
day, heavy vote was cast-an aggregate of
9i3, of which the Harrison electors received
532; Cleveland, 365; the prohibition, -;
highest vote, some 65 ballots being incom-
plete in the matter that only one, or some-
times two, of the electors were marked with
the cross the spoiled and rejected ballots
were 16. An Independent voter would oc-
casionally seek to vote direct for his candi-
date, and one of more than ordinary inde-
pendence wrote on his ballot Harrison
and Stevenson" Harrison's plurality is 167.
THE supreme court will convene to-
day to finish its labors for the present
term. Only two cases are not heard-State
V. Philip Bedard, and State V. Frank Will
kins and Charles Blow, both Chittenden
county cases If the states attorney for that
county should recover from his present ILL
ness, the cases will be heard to-day; 9TH
erwise, the court will pass sentence on
number of Montpelier's distinguished citi-
zens. which will result in the formation of a
small but industrious colony at Rutland in
the immediate future. 1t is understood that
the following ode has been prepared by the
valedictorian of the occasion, to be deliv-
cred az the train moves out from the station:
Good bye, proud World! I'm going home;
Thou art not my friend, and I'm not thine.
Wego to labor for the state
And bid farewell to beer and wine.
No more red ticker " Wen retail
No more Wen draw the foaming ale;
And plebean slaves and hirelings baser
viii fake the throat-relieving chaser"
Jacob Robinson, Charles Spaulding, w. p.
Reed, j. A. Locklin, William Miller and
John O'Grady are the sextette with whom
we must probably part, willy nilly. The
first five waived their exceptions and con-
cluded to take their medicine and look as
pleasant as possible. Miller was sentenced
in county court for one year, while the 9TH
ers will be allowed terms of from one to
nine months. O'Gradys case has not been
settled, and the result cannot be prognos-
ticated. The case against Peter G. Dewey
is for maintaining nuisance, and his coun-
sci rather expects a favorable verdict. A.
w. Spaulding is at present living at the
house of correction, so his case was neces-
sarily continued.
WHILE the annual reunions OF the differ
ent regimental organizations of those who
wore blue in the defense of their country
are occasions OF rare enjoyment to the sur
vivors, there is peculiar pathos connected
with them in the constantly y-decreasing
ranks, the faltering steps and the silvered
heads of the stalwart vermont boys" of
1861 to 1865, and the eighteenth annual
gathering of what is left of the Eighth Ver-
mont Regiment, which occurred Wednesday
afternoon in Grand Army hall, was no excep-
tion to this rule. A business meeting was held
at two O'Clock, and shortly after that time
General Stephen Thomas, who went to the
front with the regiment as its colonel, en-
tered the hall and was received with three
rousing cheers and tiger. Among the
prominent survivors present were: Ex-
Governor j. l.. Barstow of Shelburne,
General w. II. Gilmore of Fairlee, Major
George N Carpenter of Boston, Benjamin
Parkhurst of Worcester, Mass, p. j. Noyes
ofLancaster, n. H., Judge c. U. Lathrop
of Williamstown, Assistant Surgeon S. Ii.
Currier of Norwich, Surgeon II. H. Gillette
of Post Mills, Captain Fred K. Butterfield
and Captain II. e. Foster of Derby Line,
and Colonel Fred 4. Smith OF Montpelier.
The meeting was called to order by General
Thomas, the president of the association,
who made brief address. Secretary G. NJ.
Ferrin of Essex Junction read the minutes
of the last meeting, which were approved
and ordered recorded. Ex-Governor Bar
stow then gave an interesting account of
trip he had just made through the South,
over battlefelds where the "Old Eighth
Vernon" contested every foot of ground.
Major George N. Carpenter, who accompa-
MED Governor Barstow on his trip, also
made brief address. The following Off
GERS were elected for the year ensuing:
President, General Stephea Thomas; vice
presidents, Judge c. u. Lathrop and Cap
tain John Bisbee; secretary and treasurer.
DIR. G. M. Ferrin; executive committee,
Captain l.. NJ. Hutchinson, Captain Fred K.
Butterfield and General w. III. Gilmore;
chaplain, ii. X. Page; surgeon, DIR. III. II.
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