The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

war issues could listen to this loyal son OF
Georgia, as with generous eloquence he
| links the heroes Of the North and South.
and flies high above them the flag of our
| common country.
IT appears by the nominations filed that
the caucus selection of NJ. NJ. Cutler for se.
| lectman, l.. III. Bixby for treasurer and G.
Def. Bancroft for lister, are not satisfac.
tory to all the voters. 1t il difficult in town
affairs to satisfy every preference, Tn the
absence of any wel-defined grounds for oh.
lection to the regular nominees named
! above, their nomination will probably be
| ratified at the polls. In the matter of lister
IN particular, the reason for Mr.. Bancroft's
selection, as stated in the caucus by George
| w. Wing, Esq, should have great weight
| Mr.. Bancroft has shown his competency
| Tor the responsible and difficult duties
of the Office to which he has been nomi-
mated, and his competency is admitted on
all hands. He has had large experience
as lister, and his familiarity with the
duties of the Office is an assurance that the
great body of taxpayers will be protected
in their right to have the basis of taxation
fairly and equitably established The
ticket for listers, as constituted by the
caucus, is a strong one, arranged for busi-
ness and efficiency, and it deserves to be
elected.
A REMINDER of commencement time was
the entertainment given last Monday even
ing in Seminary chapel for the benefit of the
| V. M 5. base ball team, when several hum
dred people from down town crowded the
chapel from the stage to the rear windows
gladdening the hearts of those who had the
entertainment in charge, and giving the
treasury of the club substantial lift. The
cantata, A Garden of Singing Flowers"
with which the entertainment opened was
under the direction of Miss Bessie Cary and
was carried through with snap and pre-
cision that reflected the highest credit upon
the guiding hand. The solos were excep-
tionally well rendered, and the choruses left
nothing to be desired. Miss Grace Hawkins
was was !, the tr, tacrG,ompanist. assisted by Master
Paul ). Dillingham;, first violin, and Miss
Eva Clark second violin. During the inter-
mission the Seminary Banjo Club rendered
selection and was obliged to respond with
an encore. The programme closed with the
farce, " A Diamond in the Rough" which
was under the direction Of Miss Margaret
K. Shanks. 1t deserved all the words of
praise and the applause it received from the
large audience that enjoyed it.
The following data, compiled from the
record of observations for the month of
March, taken at Northfield station by Ser
geant William Line, for six years. is pub
lished at the request of the weather bureau
1t is believed that the following facts will
be of interest to the public as we'll as the
special student, showing, as they do, the
average and extreme conditions of the more
important meteorological elements, and the
range within which such variations may be
expected to keep during any corresponding
month Mean, or normal, temperature, 240; ;
the warmest March that of 1889, with an
average of 30o the coolest March that of
1873, with an average of 30; highest tenn
perature during any March, 500, on the 18th,
1890; lowest temperature during any March,
was 15o below zero on the 5th, 1887, and I'd,
1891; average date on which killing frost
occurred in autumn, September 81; average
precipitation for the month, 2.73 inches
average number of days with .01 of an inch
or more, IA; greatest monthly precipitation,
4.81, in 1885, least monthly precipitation,
LIB, in 1892 greatest amount of precipita-
tiOn in any twenty.fOur consecutive hours,
LAC, March IL, 1888; greatest amount of
snowfall in twenty-four consecutive hours,
18 inches, March u, 1888; average number
of cloudless days, 8; OF partly cloudy DAYS,
13; of cloudy days, 13; prevailing winds,
north; highest velocity of wind during any
March, 60 miles. March 13. 1891.
The caucus for nominating town officers
convened on Thursday evening, choosing j.
H. Senter, Esq, as chairman and f. A.
Rowland as secretary. Colonel A. C..
Brown moved the appointment by the chair
of a committee of seven to prepare and
submit for the action of the caucus, list of
nominations to the various town offices
Wallace w. Noyes opposed the motion, be-
lieving IL the better way to select candidates
by direct nomination in open caucus. On a
standing vote it appeared certain that the
motion was defeated, but the vote was de-
cared to be seventy for the motion to fifty
six against it. In order to give the nom-
mating committee time to deliberate, Colonel
Brown moved that the caucus adjourn to
Friday evening at half-past seven, and the
motion was carried. At the adjourned
meeting the nominating committee, COM
| posed of III. w. Kemp, John Mooney, Peter
Badord. z. G. Dewey, A. j. Sibley, A. d.
Farwell and Il. b. Cross, presented the fol-
lowing list Of candidates. Moderator, Hiram
A. Huse; clerk, T. r. Merrill; selectmen, j
| w. Brock, NJ NJ Cutler, John Mooney;
treasurer, l.. w. Shedd overseer of poor,
f. NJ. irish; first constable and collector,
E. Nj. Irish; second constable, t j. Keegan
listers, Willis Blanchard, f. l., Laird,
George Wheeler, j. G. Brown; auditors, II.
n. Taplin, NJ. e Smile, A w. Ferrin 4;
fence viewers, f A. Mutt, K. A. Roleau, f.
e. Piper; grand jurors, j. II Lucia, w. A.
Lord, ID. A. Guptil; agent, S. G.. Shurtletf
road commissioner, c. b Roberts; trustees
of public money, Albert Johonnott, f. K.
Smith, Thomas Marvin; .poundkeeper, e.
IL. Putney; surveyor OF wood and in
spector of lumber and shingles, Dennison
Taft; commissioner of Green Mount Gem
etery, { Z Pitkin; inspector of leather, W.
n. Peck. George w. Wing, Esq, presented
the name of Levi III. Bixby for the office OF
treasurer, and the caucus nominated him.
George Wheeler declined to have his name
used as one of the listers, and the name of
Charles Def, Bancroft was substituted
With these exceptions, the names presented
by the nominating committee were by vote
OF the caucus declared to be its nominees.
GooDLY number Of the parents of the
pupils and friends of the school attended
the exercises held last Thursday afternoon
at the Union school-house in commemora-
tion of Washington's birthday. No elab-
crate preparations had been made for The
occasion more than for any Friday after
noon rhetoricals, except that all the exer.
cises had especial reference to the father of
his country. Several of the rooms were
prettly trimmed with flags and bunting,
conspicuous among which were portraits of
Washington. In Professor Blanpieds room,
the large and handsomely. framed picture OF
the first president, recently purchased by
the trustees through the special efforts of NJ.
f Smile, was universally admired. In all
the rooms below the grammar school, exer-
cses of singing, recitations, etc, by the chill
dren were held. In the rooms of the prin-
cipal and preceptress, the singing, guided
by the practiced hand and led by the cul-
tured voice OF Mrs. Minnie Marsh, was a
pleasing feature of the exercises. The fol.
lowing programme was rendered by the pu.
pills OF this department; Poem Honor TO
Washington" Lucia Bailey; essay, "Com-
parison of the Revolutionary and Civil
Wars" Alice Perry; defamation, "Char-