The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-20

ABOUT twenty democrats met at Capital
hall last Saturday evening in response to
call for a caucus to elect delegates to the
state and district democratic conventions to
be held at Burlington on Thursday June %.
G. j. Gleason was elected chairman and G.
A. G.. Jackson secretary. The following
were elected: State delegates, John II.
Senter, T. j. Boynton, G. Fl. Heaton, G. j.
Gleason, A. A. Stebbins Morris F. Atkins
John Mooney, 9. R. Bagley, G: A. G; Jack,
F. W. Morse, Peter G. Dewey, L. B,
Brooks, John Birtel, j. o. Livingston.
Thomas Gisborn, George Atkins, George
NJ. Goss.
In commenting upon benefit concert re-
Gently given for the St. Johnsbury cornet
band that netted only $50, the Republican
last week said: at may be interesting to
note that the wicked, rum-selling town Of
Montpelier has cheerfully raised $1,000 for
the support of their most excellent band
this year. st. Johnsbury raised $50.
Montpelier is justly proud Of her band, and
why? Because they have a fine band, and
what makes it good band is the support and
encouragement that comes from the busi-
ness men of that place. The business men of
Montpelier think it their duty and make it
their business to see that their band do not
lack for funds to secure good musicians and
music to keep their band up to high stand
ard Of perfection"
MANAGER G. NJ. FOSTER of the Kelley In
stitute is receiving daily large number OF
acceptances from the graduates to the in
vitations sent out for the second annual re-
union to be held at Montpelier next Friday.
II any graduate has not received an invita-
| ton, il is an oversight, as every man who
has been through the Montpelier institute
is cordially invited and will be heartily well
coined at the banquet. All arrangement
| have been perfected, and the public is
especially invited TO the mass meeting to be
/ ha1I To-, 81 rtI ntncr
The responses TO the toasts at the banquet
at the Pavilion, Friday afternoon, will be OF
especial interest to the graduates and friends
of the Institute. The WATCHMAN, next
week, will contain full report of the pro-
ceedings OF the day.
THE disappointment caused by the an
| nouncement that Governor Greenhalge OF
Massachusetts will be unable to be in Mont
peler to-day and address the republican
state convention will be largely compen
stated for in the fact that his place is to be
taken by Hon. w. p. Hepburn of Clarinda
Ia, late solicitor of the treasury, and a.
present member OF congress from Iowa
| Throughout the district Colonel Hepburn
represents, and indeed all over the Hawk
eye State, he is known as 1.-THE silver
,ongued orator from Page county" and the
state committee has made no mistake in Sc
curing his services. His address thi
afternoon at the opera house is sure to be
mastery one. The WATCHMAN next weel
will tell its readers who cannot be in Mont
pelier to-day some of the good things thi
gifted orator will say.
SoUsA, follower of Gilmore and master o
many of the musicians who had watche,
the dead conductors baton, illustrated a
Howard opera house, Burlington, on Mon
day evening the power of many cunningly
devised Instruments, guided by the hand o
skill, to ent tain and enthrall The tone
Sousa's musl, ians evoke are not surpasse,
in richness, in deicacy OF shading OF in tn
power of striking musical effect Their
may be lacking in Sousa that popular qual
ity Gilmore so effectively exhibited. Tn
programme at Burlington seems TO indicat
this, but the new band-master and his com
bination will arouse popular enthusiasm
and win popular applause in any music
loving assemblage, The Howard oper
house manager displayed his customar
enterprise in bringing this company to Bur
lington. A number OF people from Mem
pelier attended the concert.
THE clerk OF the weather smiled on tn
Odd Fellows excursion TO Fort TicoI
deroga, N. Y, last Thursday. The day wa
perfect and Lake Champlain was placid as
mill-pond. When the train reached Esse