The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27

ber of the school board of Franklin Mrs
Howards first husband was DIR. Edwin A.
Jones of Waitsfield, who died at Strafford
in 1854
THE Central Vermont railroad company
has decided to put loop into the old Y at
Montpelier Junction, which will do away
with the distressing delay which has been
borne with patience and heroic fortitude
No more shifting around on the main line
but quick transfer to the capita-quicker
than could be effected by turntable. The
surveying was done by Robert II. Ford,
graduate of Norwich University, and now
connected in measure with the civil engi.
neering department Of the Central Vermont.
The loop will be put in as soon as new steel
rails arrive for the main line and the trans.
fer of rails can be made.
THE Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine "broke
in fifteen candidates in Masonic hall, last
Friday evening. A small but interested
group gathered on the sidewalk opposite
| Union block, and speculated on what was
going on within the mystic portals. Ever
and anon dull, sulphurous red light flashed
| against the window panes; then came the
echoes of wailing chorus like an elegy
! from Pluto's domains, followed by tinkle
! from the goats" bell Then a harsh,
grating sound, and biffl At this point the
awed listeners assumed that the candidate
had been hit in the neck with board. AZ
ter that it was dd cdpo dd irJernum.
THE board of trade and citizens interested
in the comatose shoe-factory project dis
cussed the matter at a meeting held in For
esters' hall last Friday evening. A letter
from Mr.. Priest contained the information
that he would come to Montpelier, no other
plans interfering, If S250O0 were raised.
He allowed that he could prove inside of a
year whether there was any money in the
shoe business or not The committee to So
licit stock organized by the election of
Frank M. Cory as chairman, the others be-
ing G. H. Shipman, Fred Blanchard
Thomas Marvin, Fred L. Eaton and F. A.
Dwinell. Between five and six thousand
1 dollars stock was subscribed on the spot,
but several large contributions that were
expected did not materialZe on account of
the absence Of the parties. The committee
started out on their labors Monday after
noon.
THOMAS W. BAILEY died last Thursday
night, after many years of Illness. He was
born in Berlin sixty years ago, and had
lived in Montpelier since young man, with
the exception of about one year in Califor-
} mia. For many years he was baggage
master on the Central Vermont railroad,
and later conductor between Montpelier
| and Barre. His wife died about twenty.
five years ago. Mr.. Bailey leaves one child,
the wife of Patrick j. Ledden. The funeral
, was held last Saturday from the late home
of the deceased on East State street. Rev.
j. Edward Wright officiating. The bearers
were Frank Flint, the veteran conductor,
+ Station Agent Z. w. Thompson, Conductor
Stephen r. Colby, and e, K. Morse OF the
burial was in Berlin. So far as concerned
his railroad life, the simple characterization
: An honest conscientious, faithful SER
vant-wiil suffice.
q The Bethany Ladies' Reading Club in
vited the Topic Club to help them spend
, their red-letter" evening, last Friday, and
. a thoroughly enjoyable occasion was the re-
suit. The musical and literary programme
embraced a piano solo by Mrs. A. II. Baker.
1 Z humorous readings by Principal S. j. Blan-
nj hxyG anA
: piano solo by Mrs. G. A. Lang. Refresh
/. ments were served, including " literary
: salad" Guesses as to the authorship of the
= one hundred quotations of which the salad
5 was compounded afforded much amuse-
meat. Occasionally one was "caught on a
( hy, occasionally one was muffed," and
0 more often the query was met with confess
= sion of lack of knowledge. This exercise
= served to illustrate anew the fact often
a noted that many sayings as familiar as
Q household words are commonly used in ut
s ter ignorance as to what mind gave them
being. The exercise was useful quickeper
3 The County Fair " is playing in luck.
= Crowded houses greet Aunt Abbie all along
; the line, and she has met few more entbn.
: siastic audiences than that which crowded
5 blanchard Opera house last Monday NIGHT
s Every seat in the house had been sold long
t before six O'Clock, and about every foot of
1 standing room was occupied. The County
FAR is one continuous laugh, from A to
7 u. AS copy of Vermont life it is NOT verv
strong, but bits of realism constantly cron
r out Inc company is an admirable one,
> one or two in it having belonged to the
original Neil Burgess company. Peonie
who went to see the County Fair with
, the idea that The horse-race was all tbere
was 10 IL, were agreeably disappointed
strong feature is the Gotham CITY Omar
tette, introduced in the husking-in-the- barn
scene. A inner male quartette is seldom
heard in this part Of the country at least
Inc horse-race was remarkably clever bit
: of stage business.
The retail merchants of Montpelier met
in the Foresters' hall, April D. and listened
to an address by L.. G. Bly of the Mar
chants Retail Commercial A Agencv. 53 Dear
born street, Chicago, Ill. New England
Ofhce, Boylston Building, Boston. Mass
Inc system in use by this agency has for its
purpose the protection of retail merchants
The legality, practcabiity and results of
the system were fully explained After
consideration, motion was made that those
present proceed to organize the MONTPELIER
branch OF such agency, and the motion pre-.
vailed by unanimous vote. This agency
issues a regular and legal abstract of unset
tled accounts every sixty days, and com
plete state book in July and January on
each year. Each member agrees to forfeit
twenty dollars to his branch as a penalty in
case he extends credit to person whose
unsettled account appears in the abstract
and no account can appear therein until the
debtor has had a full and fair opportunity
w 80 W lhe merchant ne owes and in some
way arrange such Indebtedness. The man
who can pay and won't pay and the man
who cannot pay bur will not go to the mer-
chant and state his condition and make eff
iort 10 arrange, is the person this agency is
after.
Mrs. WILLIAM LAWN was as cordially
welcomed, last Thursday evening as she
! had been on her two former visits TO Mont.
pelier, when as Mary Howe she sang her
way, into the hearts OF her hearers. One OF
the largest of Montpelier audiences greeted
her, and were not lacking in appreciation.
Miss Howe, as she continues to be known
on concert programmes, was in excellent
voice, and sang two selections, "Air du
Rossignol" and "The Wren" To encores
of very pronounced type. Miss Howe
very gracionsly responded with Comm
scintillant ripplings of THE Wren" Aud
yet there are several alleged critics in Mont.
pelier who profess TO find crudities and i'm.
perfections in a voice that has captivated
the musical CaDitalS of Germanv and A mar