The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-16

greater confidence, with less labor and with
more perfect technique"
LoT-owNERs in Green Mount cemetery
are justly indignant at those having in
charge the Catholic Sunday-school from
Barre that recently visited Montpelier. be-
cause they made picnic ground Of the east
hill OF the cemetery. They ate their lunch
there and left the ground Uttered with
refuse that required considerable labor to
remove. 1t was, no doubt, thoughtless
act, but the commissioners of the cemetery
cannot be blamed for Indignantly asking
what would be said il a picnic party from
some church in Montpelier should visit
Barre and make a pleasure ground of the
spot consecrated by St. Monicas church
there for the burial of the dead.
A PLEASANT episode occurred at the regu-
lar meeting of Canton Montpelier last Fri
day evening. In behalf of his brother Odd
Fellows Of Vermont lodge, Thomas Wildev
Encampment, and Canton Montpelier, John
IL. Senter presented to g. h. Bagley an
elegant past grand's badge. The funds to
purchase this emblem had been contributed
by the members of the organization named
in recognition of Mr.. Bagleys faithful and
impartial services Al Noble Grand of YER
mont lodge during the year 1893, and the
presentation was withheld until the eve of
his departure for the session of the grand
lodge at Newport to which he is a delegate
Ihe surprised and grateful recipient made
hannV
words of presentation.
The Ideal Opera Company is vouched for
by competent judges as an organization
composed of good singers and accomplished
actors. 1t Is the peer of any of the Mari
tana companies that have appeared here in
former years, say the critics, and an enter
tainment OF unalloyed satisfaction is as.
sured. " Countess for Day is a roman
tic comic opera, by the author of Bo-
hemian Girl" The music, though of stand
ard quality, is bright and catchy, appealing
both to the unframed ear and the musical
critic. II you want an evening of genuine
fun and enjoyment after your "winter
OF discomfort" with vain and delusive
shows" secure your seats for this even
ing's entertainment at the opera house
" Countess for Day" will entertain while
it " drives dull care away"
DIR. JOHN w. NICHOLS, physician at the
Kelley Institute, closes his labors there
this week and returns to Pennington, Me-.
to resume general practice. During the two
years that Dr. Nichols and his estimable
wife have lived at Montpelier they have
sincerely regret their departure, while
the seven hundred and more patients who
have graduated from the Montpelier insti
tute since DR.. Nichols has been the physi-
clan in charge will remember through life
the friendly and personal interest in their
the genial doctor, and so comforting and
encouraging to them when they most needed
helping hand and a sunshiny presence.
DR.. f. r. S. White, who for some time has
been the physician at the Keeley Institute
at Wilmington, Del, will succeed DR..
Nichols at Montpelier.
Two sleek-looking individuals recently
made an unsuccessful attempt to work the
three-card-monte game on David Bowles
who lives short distance from Barre juno
ton. They called on Mr.. Bowles at his
farmhouse, and, on preteXt of having him
Introduce them to a neighbor, whose farm
they desired TO purchase, got Mr.. Bowles to
ride away with them. On the way to the
neighbor's the game was introduced and
one of the confidence men ostensibly won
$4,000 from the other, half of which he gave
TO MIR. Bowles, who had picked ont the
" baby card " for him. The one who lost
demanded that an equal amount of capital
must be displayed by his confederate and
MIR. Bowles before he paid over the money.
The man who won was just $500 short
OF that amount, and would Mr.. BOwes
kindly raise that amount just for few min
utes as guarantee of good faith? About
this time Mr.. Bowes smelled a rat, and
asked them to drive him home that he
might think it over and perhaps get the
money. When near the house he Jumped
from the buggy and told his would-be
swindlers to get" to a very torrid zone
He has seen neither of them since.
IN supreme court, last Wednesday, the
case of Olin Scott V. Charles H. Darling
from Bennington county, the Wndham
county case of Charles E. Perry, executor.
V. John Nj. Moore, appellant, and the Wind
ham county case of Minnie l. Adams, adj
ministratrix, V. the Fitchburg railroad,
We're heard. Editor r. A. Perkins of the
Rutland Heraid through II. A. Huse, his
counsel, presented petition to the court
for mandamus compelling o. F. Cummins,
a Rutland Justice, TO give reporters for the
Herdld access to his files. The court or
dered that notice of the pendency of rhe
petition be given the defendant. Thursday
noon, the court took recess until Tuesday
morning. The first case heard Tuesday
morning was Town of Craftsbury V. Town
OF Greensboro, an Orleans county pauper
case. The case of State V. John Harrison,
also from Orleans county, was heard. The
respondent was sentenced at the February
term, 1894, to two and one-half years in the
state prison for burglary, and the mittimus
was issued. His counsel filed exceptions
March 10. Harrison was brought from
windsor on Monday afternoon and was
present at the hearing
TWELVE of the fourteen members of
the democratic state committee met at
the Pavilion, last Thursday evening, to
fix the time and place for holding the
next state convention. The members
OF the committee not present or repre-
sented by proxies were W. H. Childs
of Brattleboro and G. G. Peck of Middle
bury. Not ripple disturbed the harmony
OF the meeting; indeed, the proceedings
were more suggestive of a conference love-
feast than of a political gathering. Bur-
lington is the place and Thursday June 2S,
the time when the unterrihed will meet in
state convention. p. j. Farrell of Newport
will be the temporary chairman. Hon Sem
eca Haselton of Burlington, and either Hon
John f. Russell or Ex-Governor William E.
Russell of Massachusetts will be invited to
address the convention. The representa-
tion will be on the basis of one delegate
from each town, and one additional dele
gate for each fifty votes or fraction thereof.
the caucuses to be held at least ten days be.
fore the date of the convention. With the
members of the state committee, at least, il
Is very evident that Mallory stock is at
discount, and the premium seems to be on
the Wlndham county man. A large ma
Jority of the state committee are confessedlv
in favor OF DR., James COnland of Brattle-
boro for the head of the state ticket.
A DELIGHTED audience repeatedly en-.
cored the various numbers of the programme
at the Soiree musicale given in the Apollo
Club rooms last week Wednesday evening.
trio from The Musketeers, "'by Messrs.
Lowe and Shepard, the opening
number, preceded flute solo by Master j.
Louis Brooks, whose playing, for lad of his
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