The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-26

hall at a near date. As Mr. Martin is not
yet bald-headed he naturally has aversions
to suggestions of lack of capillary prolixity.
QUOTING the WATCHMAN's reference to
Senator Balls eccentric way of carrying
flower in his mouth, usually a carnation,
the Bellows Falls Times says; Wrong
again. He uses only pansies Either the
Wdtcilmdn mistook the flower or there are
no pansies in Montpelier. Bet you hat on
it," Possibly Notes " doesn't know a
hawk from handsaw, or sunhower from
lily-of-the-valley. The fact remains that
since his advent at the capitol, Senator Ball
has been industriously chewing carnations
and sweet peas, and not pansies. Send
along the hat.
JOHN f. HARRIS, the venerable cynic of
Hardwick-by-the.Se Sea, thus jabs it into
Correspondent Gates of the Free Press
about as cold and premeditated roast as
one member of the fraternity ever gave
another: "In speaking of the old settlers,
however, refer with the utmost delicacy
to the venerable w. b. Gates, executive
clerk. Walter is a very aged urchin in
temperament, clad in dignified reserve
which comes from many years of close OBJ
servstion and deep thought, and is an OBJ
ject OF much interest to visitors from the
country and all lovers of the rare and
curious"
AN accident on the Rutland division of
the Central Vermont railroad prevented a
quorum of the house from appearing at the
capitol on Monday. Nevertheless. the 81
members present started in, and Mr.. How
land of Barre had got a water bill through
the clerks hands before the gentleman
from Craftsbury remarked that after gazing
around the house he had made up his mind
that quorum was lacking. A count re-
vealed the fatal fact, and Mr.. Graham
moved that the house adjourn. The
speaker took a vote and declared it carried
M M Tod nd
got it'd for and 10 against adjournment.
THE third house " has organized with
the following corps of able officials: Speaker,
Colonel I. G. Fletcher of st. Johnsbury
salary SIS per day; clerk, c. f. Rowell,
temporary resident, salary, 81 per day
first assistant clerk, G. A. Prouty; second
assistant clerk, w. B. Wall { salary of two
latter S4 per day.; executive committee,
General f. e. Alfred, Colonel Martin AL
len, Professor Alfred f. Watson, salary $40
per day; ex-speakers, Hon. 10. d. Hatch,
Colonel G. w. Writers, Hon. j. c. Stearns,
Hon. Frederick Fletcher, salary Sl2 per day (;
official reporter, Colonel G. S. Forbes, sal
airy "a per day. Three bills have already
been passed.
GOVERNOR FULLER and party arrived yes
terday and report a fine trip They arrived
in Chicago last Thursday evening, and were
given excellent accommodations at the
Palmer House. Captain l.. III. Bisbee, form
bTly Oh bHb NlnUH V erInOuV, anu from new
port, was assigned by the Worlds Fair di-
rectors to take charge of the Vermont party
That he took good care of them was evinced
at parting, when the governor and his COM
panions presented to him handsome dia-
mond badge. In Thursdays civic parade
the Vermont party rode in four carriages,
and were received with marked enthusiasm.
The music trades OF Chicago combined to
render honor to the governor OF Vermont,
who is the first in this profession to receive
gubernatorial honors in the United States
| the evening the governor and his staff
attended the elegant reception by the Good
Fellowship club. The same evening Gov
ernor Fuller presided over meeting of the
national road congress, the first congress
organized in America for the purpose OF Sc
curing better roads. Later in the evening
came the reception by the First regiment.
On Friday the Vermont party attended all
the events OF the day, and Saturday morn
ing at ten o'clock an elegant breakfast was
rendered, by Vermonters resident in Chi
cage, to Governor Fuller and staff and to
Governor Markham and staff of California,
the parents of the latter executive having
been born in Vermont. Saturday evening
there was a reception by the directors Of the
Worlds Fair, and at three o'clock Sunday
morning the Vermonters left for the East on
the same train that bore Governor futile
and party of New Hampshire.