The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-24

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tartan church next Sunday evening at
seven O'Clock:
Organ Prelude, Gulmant,
Tor Closer @ Walk with God ostsyy.
Alto solo, My Redeemer and My Lord .... Buck.
Mrs. Hattie T.. Willard.
No shadows Yonder. Gaui
fOstluue.. GOunOd.
In the course OF year thousands of
hands are dealt over the whist-tables In the
Apollo club. and many strange combna-
tions of suits have the numerous shufflings
evolved. But there has never been held
such phenomenal hand as that which
turned up in the conductors room of the
Boston & Albany railroad station in Boston,
recently, when the four players were dealt
each separate suit complete. The players
swore under oath that the hand had been
dealt in good faith Eight cards of one
suit in hand are uncommon, and nine
cards extremely rare.
THE man-about.to of the Boston Ne,cs
got OIL the following, last week. concerning
the son OF puartermaster-G General w. II.
Gilmore, who not long ago put in about
year at the capital; My friend Gilmore Of
the Globe reportorial staff, like great many
other men, has his hobby. gill; is noted
breeder OF fancy dogs. 1t pleases him, but
the cost is sometimes heavy. For years he
has owned some of the best pugs but now
he has branched out in another direction,
anu mas Jusb imported from tne famous st,
Helen's Kennels England, what is perhaps
the most handsome as well as one of the
rarest of the canine race. This is a pretty
little ruby spaniel of four and a half pounds
weight, with ears as long as a King Charles,
hut in color bright red. Yesterday he had
his pet round town, and that able con-
noisseur, AL Watts, was delighted with the
little beauty"
THE caucus to nominate town officers to
be voted for under the Australian ballot
law, March l, was held in Capital hall last
Thursday evening. There was large at
tendance. W. A. Lord, Esq, had emerged
from his prolonged retirement, and, with
head at an upward angle of forty-five de-
grees, called the assemblage to order and
read the call Before the echo of Chancellor
Lords resonant tones had died away, Mayor
and Partner Boynton was on his feet to
nominate j. FL. Senter, Esq, for chairman
and quick as the work of the kodak the
thing was done. w. A. Lord, ESQ, was
chosen secretary. Chairman Senter pressed
the button and the machine registered a
motion by Hiram Atkins for a committee Of
eleven, appointed by the chair, to construct
ticket to be presented for the action of the
caucus. Then the chairman evolved the
following drdmdtis persona for the further
development of the play: Hiram Atkins,
Albert Johornott, A. ]. Sibley, w. A. Lord,
l.. Bart Cross, Orrin Daley, Charles Field,
j. w. Brock, G. w. Guernsey, w. Z,
disappeared into stageland, and the caucus
fell to smoking. After wearisome wait a
rift in the clouds OF smoke disclosed the
committee coming back. Chairman Atkins
face wore an eight by-twelve smile. 1t is
said that he did not peep during the time
the committee was out. Why? Because
everything was going to suit him. He
didn't have to talk. The committee re-
ported the following ticket: Moderator,
Hiram A. Huse; clerk, 7. r, Merrill, Sr.
commissioners Of Green Mount cemetery,
A j. Sibley, to succeed himself, and G. Fl.
| Heaton to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF General p. p. Pitkin selectmen,
j. w. Brock Morton Marvin, Henry s.
| Town; treasurer, A. w Ferrin; overseer Of
poor, K. NJ Irish; first constable, L. M.
ters, Charles Def. Bancroft, Willard c.
Walker, Orrin Daley; auditors, NJ. +.
Smile, HI. N. Taplin, j. H. Lucia; trustees
of public money, Albert Johonnott, Fred E.
Smits; fence viewers, G. f. Lowe, II. NJ.
Cutler, j. G. Brown; town grand jurors, A.
spector of leather, w. N. Peck pound
keeper, F. A. Adams; inspector of wood,
lumber and shingles Denison Taft; town
| agent, s. G.. Shurtleff; street commissioners
the selectmen; superintendent of schools.
j. H. Senter. The ratification of the ticket
then began, and continued smoothly until
the vote on candidates for listers. The
name of j. o. Livingston was proposed in
place of Orrin Daley, and Chairman Atkins
| proposed extending the board to four listers.
The vote on the previous question was taken
first, and Mr.. Livingston was defeated one
! hundred sixty-fve to seventy-three. Then
the caucus decided to have another lister,
and Colonel Livingston was nominated and
elected. Harmony again set in until the
nomination for pound keeper was reached.
r. A. Standsh was put up against f. A.
Adams, and the house proceeded to divide
When the tellers had finished their arduous
labor it was found that the candidates were
| tied. Chairman Senter muttered something
about "disgraceful affair-matter trihing
significance stay here all night-the idea
what in thunder's the USE" and cast the
deciding vote for Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Senter
declined to be candidate for superintend-
ent of schools, stating that j. A. Del'oer
| was the man for the place. Mr.. DeBoer was
| then chosen. 1t was voted that, at town
meeting, the town business be commenced
at half-past ten. Friends of Fred l.. Eaton
the present treasurer filed nomination
papers for him last Saturday. Mr.. DeBoer
has withdrawn as the nominee for town
superintendent, and the place on the ticket
is vacant. If voters don't like any of the
candidates, they can have recourse to the
time -honored practice of scratching and vot-
ing for any one else they please.