The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

in the case, or there are several cases of
elephantiasis in the company.
MENTION was made few weeks ago of
the death of James A. Cunningham, for
mery Of the Montpelier league base ball
club. His mangled body was found on the
railroad track just above Olcott station and
near by was an empty jug. 1t was believed
that he had been run over while drunk.
Enough has been learned since to show that
Cunningham had been murdered. The jug
was old and dry and could not have held
liquid of any kind for long time.
ROBERT RoBERTs, ESQ., of Burlington,
has been chosen n trustee of the state
library to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Rev. l.. G.. Ware, and George w.
Wing, Esq, of Montpelier was elected to
fill the vacancy made by the demise OF G. III.
Heath, Esq. IL Is a notable circumstance
that Of the seven trustees present at the
meeting four years ago, five have since
Ware, Hon. G. II. Heath, Hon. G. w.
Porter and Judge Homer E. Royce.
"CLEAR GRIT is the subject of the next
lecture, Tuesday evening, December 6, in
the course of the Ladies' Library Guild.
The lecturer is the famous Rev. Robert
Collyer, erstwhile a blacksmith but who
abandoned the anvil for the pulpit and be-
came world-renowned preacher and orator.
His brain has the texture Of steel and his
oratory caught from the anvil its ring. He
is moreover great big-souled man knowing
the hardships of his felowmen and respond
ing to every appeal for help and sympathy.
1t will be the lecture of the course. Go and
hear him. Tickets at Longs.
THERE is something of a turmoil at Water
bury, all on account of Deputy Sheriff f.
II. Atherton. Some people oppose his re-
appointment. III. w Kemp, ESQ, has circu-
lated a petition around Montpelier and
Barre which has been signed by almost
To-.
bury also, asking that Atherton be re-
appointed. Correspondent Jones of the
Free Press stated that Atherton was circu-
lating it, but it is said the paper was started
without his knowledge. On the other hand
certain of the people of Waterbury maintain
that they should have a voice in this matter,
that the appointment of deputy is their
affair, and are signing petition for the ap.
pointment of G. G. Graves.
THE Catholic fair opened last evening in
Capital hall with selections by the Mont
peler Military Band. The usual excellent
supper, prepared by Mrs Alma Smith, was
served, and the pretty. Ganymedes com
Jerome and Miss Woods. The tastily
trimmed booths were presided over by the
following ladies: Congregation table-Mrs
James Canning, Mrs. Alexander Jangraw,
Mrs. Eliza Miller and Mrs. A. Gaaise
candy and popcorn-Miss Allard, Miss
MCANON, MISS ItIIldulb anu MISS flSneF,
ice cream-Miss Rose Sullivan, Miss Kelli.
her and Miss Callahan; sodality tables-Mss
Belle Taylor, Miss Sarah Roakes, Miss Liz
zie Emmons, Miss Nellie Lynch, Miss
Bridget Gibbons and Miss Margaret McGee.
The fair is to remain open until next Mon
day night.
The comet, its probable location, and the
likelihood of its knocking the earth galley
west, were the principal topics of discussion
around town Saturday and Sunday Several
eminent astronomers insisted that the earth
had come i'll collision with the comet and
knocked it into million pieces; others
equally as eminent alleged that the wan
derer through space was still many millions
of miles from us, but was tearing toward us
| at a frightful rate; and still others, that il
| was not Biela's comet at all, and instead OF
! approaching the earth, was fast receding
| from it. 1t seems to he settled now that
Biela's comet is disintegrated. The visitor in
| the Andromeda group occupied at one time
precisely the spot which. .Biela's comet would
have occupied; hence the mistake. The
sky has been so loaded with clouds the past
week that you could not see a comet half a
mile away. There is no further need of sit.
| ting up and trying to locate it, even though
the sky be clear, unless you own a powerful
telescope.
THE village is in pretty fight with j. C
Cady. Mr.. Cady owned some land in
Corseville," on the battlements overlook.
ing the village, none of it near highway
S. w. Corse and other taxpayers up there
petitioned the village trustees to lay a
road. They did so, running it past Cadv's
house, and added the benefits of sewerage
| lights, etc. He wanted damages; they ten.
| dered S25. Not enough, said Cady. Very
well, said the trustees, you take an appeal
and in the meanwhile let the road matter
rest. All right, said Cady. Later he dis.
coverered that the trustees had not re.
| a fat
| so he fenced up the road. He got the bene.
! fit of the road up to his house, but those
| beyond him were cut off After attempt
ing to make some sort of a reasonable set
tlement with Cady, the trustees tore down
the fence. Cady rebuilt it, and again il
ter, village attorney, was getting out bill
| in chancery enjoining the lord of Cady
manor from any further monkey bust
ness"
THE legislature at its recent session made
the following amendment to the charter o
the village of Montpelier: "Section /. Ar
annual meeting of said corporation shall be
holden on the first Monday after the first
Tuesday of March in each year at two
o'clock P. NJ, after January first, 1884, at the
village hall in said village or at such Other
time or place as said corporation shall here.
after appoint, of which notice shall be
posted in four public places in said village
at least ten days previous to said meeting, >
ETC., the remainder of the section being oc
cupied by details relating to calling OF
meeting, qualification of voters, etc. Sec
ton provides: "The annual meeting OF
said corporation shall be held, as now pro
vided, on the first Monday in December
1892, and the officers then elected shall hold
their office until the annual meeting to bt
held as provided in this act on the first Mon
day after the first Tuesday of March, 1894. ."
The purport of all this is that the time OF
holding the annual village meeting has been
changed from December to March, that the
officers chosen next Monday evening will
hold office till the first Monday after the
first Tuesday of March, 1894. Village
meeting is next Monday evening. Let al
voters be duly notified and warned to at
tend. The officers then elected will hold
their respective offices one year and three
months.
THE Cotton Manufacturing Company has
been overhauling from the foundation the
bulkhead of its water power. A Golfer dam
was put in and the new work planted on
the solid rock. The material is Georgia
pine. 1t is exceedingly resinous and will
resist decay for years. A new wheel
seventy horsepower, of the Lane Manu-,
featuring Company $ make, has been put in
to furnish the power for the saddlery hard