The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

Mountains to the Champlain and Adiron-
dack resorts They have been singing and
playing at various summer resorts through
out New England for several weeks and
are in the best possible condition. Brown
University has always aimed at a high stan
dard of excellence in its public concerts.
The Opera-house ought to be packed Sat
urday evening. Speaking of concert
given short time ago at Bar Harbor, the
Tourist of that place said: Some of their
banjo effects are incomparably fine. Great
enthusiasm greeted every number, and the
audience was particularly clamorous for
encores 1t was treat that lovers of clever
musical work could not afford to miss"
THE Montpelier Republican League met
at Capital hall, last week Wednesday even
ing, for reorganization. Colonel Fred e.
Smith, the former president of the club,
presided and, after talking the situation
over the league elected the following
officers: President, L. W. Shedd; vice.
presidents A. G. Fay and j. c. Hough-
ton; secretary, f. L. Eaton; treasurer
A. W. Ferrin; executive committee, H,
a. Huse, g.. w. Wing, J.. w. Brock, H.
n. Taplin @. G. Ramsdell, G. p Pit
kin and Charles Def. Bancroft The
executive committee has rented the j G.
Emery store for headquarters, and it has
also circulated membership lists, on which
there are already some $50 names The
league will 60 to Burlington next week
Tuesday in body, to participate in the
grand Mckinley meeting and every men,
Der will wear "grandfather's hat ;" and
carry cane. The Montpelier Military
Band will be at the head of the league.
The delegation from this town will be i'm
posing in numbers and appearance. The
hats will cost 81 apiece, and they are ex-
pected here on Saturday.
Mr.. E. w. THOMPSON, the local manager
of the Central railway, has interes ed the
corporation in the matter of low-priced
excursions for the people of this commun-
ity. A series of very desirable trips to one
of the great natural curiosities of this con-
tinent has been arranged, notice of which
| appears on page one. Some of the finest
scenery in the world-outside of Vermont
is within cheap and easy access Of the COM
munties of central Vermont. Many peo-
pie have viewed the wonders of Ausable
Chasm and enjoyed the glories of Cham
plain-very many have visited neither.
Here is presented rare opportunity to
visit localities that are yearly traversed
with delight by thousands of tourists from
distant lands. Pack your lunch basket
and take in one of the series Manager
Thompson has arranged. Now If Mr..
Thompson will go step further and ar
range series of excursions to Lake George,
he will open up what is practically land un-
known to the people of this community
a land more beautiful, more picturesque,
than any other region under the sun has to
offer to invite the peasure-seeker or charm
the lover OF natural scenery.
The annual meeting of the Washington
county Sunday-school Association will be
held at the Congregational church in North
field. Thursday, September s. 1892 A full
attendance is desired. The people of North
field will entertain all who NAV attend,
and special rates will be given by the Cen
trail Vermont and Montpelier & Wells
River railroads. Each Sunday-school is en-
titled to two delegates besides the pastor and
superintendent To defray the expense of
h.. - - ill
send to the treasurer Rev. E. w. Cum
ings, Barre, VT, ST. or hand the same to
him at the meeting. Following is the pro-
gramme: 10 A. NJ. devotional 10: 80 A. NJ,
address of welcome and response, Rev. w.
S. Hazen and G. II. Frary; II A. NJ, ap-
pointment of committees and business;
l:20 A. NJ, two-minute reports from the
Sunday-schools of the county by the dele
gates. Two P. NJ, the Sunday-school and
the home, Rev. E. w. Cummings, Barre; 2: 80
P. NJ, the Sunday-school and the nation,
Professor Porter Ii. Dale, Waterbury Cen
ter; p NJ the preparation Of the teacher
for the recitation, Rev. w. r. Davenport
Waterbury; 3: 80 P NJ conversion in the
Sunday-school, Rev. G. o. Webster, Mont
pelier; P. NJ, question box Rev. G.. w.
Gallagher, Montpelier. Seven P. NJ, report
of committees and business 7: 80 P. NJ, adj
dress, "Our Work." Rev l.. Fl. Elliot,
Waterbury; P. NJ, address, TRAINED
Workers" Rev. W. S. Smithers, Barre.
COMMISSIONER ROBERTS has recently
cleaned the streets and cutters and put
them in fine shape. The reorganized viii
lage bylaws contain prohibition, enforced
by penalties against scattering hand bills,
dodgers, ETC., or papers of any kind, on the
streets and sidewalks. This law is con-
tinually violated. Recently a vender of
some nostrum drove through the streets
with trumpeter scattering his advertise
ments right and left, but he was not arrested
and fined as the law commands. Almost
every day in the week some bill peddler
scatters printed paper along the streets,
and there is no interference, Bunches of
hand bills advertising various shows are
nailed to telephone or electric light poles,
pulled off by passers-by, thrown on the
sidewalk or tossed in the gutter, to be
whisked into the street to frighten horses
and disfgure the town, and no officer of the
law interposes. Not long ago an urchin, at a
time when the streets were ankle deep with
limestone mud, was wheeling load along
the sidewalk, as near the curbstone as he
could go, and was summarily ordered into
the street. That was all right enough. Now
let the same zeal be employed to abate the
bill-peddling nuisance. Enforce all the by
laws, and particularly so wholesome an one
as this against scattering paper along the
streets To enforce these laws is, we be-
leve, one of the duties the police are hired
and paid to perform. But what is the use
of Commissioner Roberts trying TO keep the
streets neat and tidy if the bylaws against
scattering paper, and others of a similar
character, are not strictly enforced?