The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-21

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trouble has nearly ceased; but how the gas
| from this break could be conveyed past a
dozen houses, and finally find a place of
exit in Mr.. Whittier's cellar, is an unex.
planned mystery.
A SON of James Burke who seems to
have a penchant for running away from
home, called on Rev. Father Brelivet of
| Barre, last Wednesday, and stated that he
was an orphan from Buffalo, N. Y, that his
name was Sullivan, and that he had walked
! from Buffalo since the death of his parents.
His pitiful story worked upon the sympathies
of Father Brelvet to such an extent that he
| purchased a suit of clothes for the lad and
made arrangements to send him to school.
The next day the boys father appeared
upon the scene and took him home.
THE WATcHMAN was the first paper in the
! state TO announce the outcome of the con-
test for the Mortified postofce. The as
| sociated press dispatches dated last Wednes-
| day evening, twelve hours after the WATCH.
MAN was issued, announced the fact that
| the democratic county committee had de-
cded in favor of G. B. Tilden, but the
| Northield Ne1CS published at the home of
| Mr.. Tilden, three days after the matter was
! decided, and every other paper in the
county, were silent in regard to the matter,
probably because of lack of enterprise in
| gathering the news
THE lectures delivered in town the past
week by DR.. b. F. Beardsley have attracted
uniformly large audiences, and have both
| entertained and instructed. A union meet
ing was held at the opera house, Sunday
evening, when Dr. Beardsley spoke on
Temperance" Rev, j. Edward Wright
read the Scriptures and offered prayer. On
! Sunday afternoon the doctor spoke in the
Monday evening he addressed the ladies in
the vestry of the Church of the Messiah,
and Tuesday evening closed ibis labors here
with an address to men only.
WHEN the Free Church " building was
converted into Capital Hall, the pulpit was
removed intact. Subsequently, when the
pulpit was demolished. the following paper
was found inside the frame work: This
Free Congregational Westinghouse was
built in 1886, by Joseph Somerby, Zenas
Wood, Hezekiah Ward, jun, John Wood,
j. T. Miller, Chauncy L. Knapp, Cyrus
Wood, Edward l.. Taplin, David Harring
ton, Charles r. Wood, Harvey Spalding
and Col. j. P. Miller. Rev. Sherman Kel-
logg, minister The church was organized
| the 21st of Jan. 1885, with eleven members,
and now (Oct. 1885, there are one hundred
and six, and constant increase. Written
by Cyrus Wood, while making this pulpit"
THE warning for town meeting is posted,
and indications multiply that the time of
the annual settlement of town affairs is
drawing nigh. A citizens caucus is called
for tomorrow, Thursday, evening to
nominate a ticket of officers irrespective
of party politics. Whoever else among
the existing board may be candidates for
nomination, may be made candidates,
| we are credibly informed that Mr. Fred l..
Eaton will not again, on any condition, be
a candidate for the Office of treasurer His
other duties demand all his time and at
tentien, and he insists upon release from
the labors and responsibilities of the town g
financial officer. Mr.. Eaton has been an
efficient and faithful official, and his friends
will learn with regret of his determination
in respect of the treasurership,
THE Vermont Automatic Lighting Com
pany has recently equipped the stores of
William Miller and Collins Blakey with
their " new light" which is giving the best
OF satisfaction. Each light is thirty eight
candle power, and, besides being very bril-
liant, they are remarkably cheap. Mr..
Blakely made an accurate test last Saturday
evening and found that the fourteen lights
in his store consumed in five and one-fourth
hours just twelve cents worth of oil. Mr.
Miller runs twelve lights, on an average,
until eleven o'clock at night, at an expense
of fifteen cents a night, Both Mr.. Miller
and Mr.. Blakely express their entire salts
faction with these lights. Carl Spencer OF
st. Johnsbury is the agent for this system
of lighting, and will be glad to answer any
questions in regard to 1T.
The state board of health has issued g
circular to health officers, in which it says:
"
Burlington it was decided to recommend
an immediate vaccination of all persons
within the state, because of the increasing
prevalence of smallpox in our neighborinl
states and the appearance in Vermont o.
four cases. We especially request that at
tention be given to children of school age
for many may never have received vaccina
ton. We would recommend that this bt
done free OF expense to the individual wheI
requested, as the local board has authority
to assume all expense under Section o
Act No. 81 of the Acts of 1892" At re
cent meeting of the board of health of the
I village of Montpelier, which is composed o
the trustees and health officer, and also o
the town of Montpelier, which is made up o
the selectmen and health officer, it wa.
voted that every one be requested to TAKE
advantage of the above recommendation
. Those who wish to take advantage of the
} above section of Act No, 50 will be vacci
, mated by the health officer free Of expense
to them.
, F. w. BANCROFT delivered his lecture oil
" Irish Songs and Song Writers before tn
? 100 lady pupils at Smith College, North
{ ampton, and Mt. Holyoke Seminary, Soutl
Hadley, Mass, last week A daily pape
( of Northampton contained an appreciativ
r notice of the lecturer, from which the fol
1 lowing is taken. The history of natiol
can often be traced in its characteristic ar
, development. This was, in a word, the un
4 derlying thought in r. w. Bancroft's lee
ture on Irish Songs last night at tie college
Those who heard Mr.. Bancroft last yea
were more pleased than ever with his sing
7 ing, and the many new hearers signife
: their pleasure by hearty applause. TIL
. choice of songs was entirely happy. MI
, Bancroft has become completely imbue
with their spirit, and his singing OF then
a was full of artistic feeling. He has showe
: US truer side of Irish life than we are uset
to see. He has revealed the romance o
the Irish nation in all its tenderness an
pathos, and has done all this in an entertain
+ ment whose hour and a half passed all to-
J quickly, because of his brightness as a lee
. turer and his delightful musicianship."
WHILE Montpelier knows little OF har
times" when compared with many cities G
Q New England, it is nevertheless fact tina
. there are good many men in town at pres
ent who are out of employment Careful
. investigation and inquiry into the matte
2 show that there are nearly POO men il
Montpelier who are out of work, and man
+ of these have been out about four months
a OF this number, about one-half are skille,
a laborers, and nearly, If not quite, all o
: them are able to take care OF themselve
. without assistance from the town, or frou
a any outside parties. e. M. Irsh oversee
of the Moor uiVas soma interaatinp facts il