The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-30
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Of revising the lists with the least possible
amount OF labor and trouble The compiler
Is the victim OF the carelessness or indffer.
ence OF the reporter for every city, town,
village and CROSS roads. On him is focussed
the kicking that should be distributed on
regiment OF assistants.
MIR. AND Mrs. e. K. JosLYN OF Barre
street were entertained last Saturday even.
ing by relatives and friends at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Boyce in Waitsfeld, it
being the twentieth anniversary of their
marriage, in that place. A Rip Van Wrinkle
chair was presented them, Professor G. Fl.
Newcomb making the presentation speech.
he wished them much happiness in the
twenty years to come should they live thus
long, and hoped this gift accompanied by
30 much love and good will, would add one
more comfort to their already comfortable
and new home. Other very nice pres-
ents were received from friends from
abroad, some OF whom were expected to he
present, but were prevented by the storm,
as were also others who would have helped
to carry out q nice little programme pre-.
pared for the occasion. ALI who we're pres
emit declared they had passed very pleas
ant evening; and Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce re-
ceived many grateful thanks for their hos
pitality and kindness.
soLoN F. .CUMMISs died last Monday
morning at his home, No. s. East State
street, after an illness OF eight weeks with
intermittent fever, aged ffty-three years.
Mr.. Cummins was born in Montgo merry,
Mass, in November, 1841, and was a son OF
the late David Cummins Of East Mont
pelier. When he was thirteen years old his
parents moved to East Montpelier, and "a
| few years later went to Hartford, Conn,
where deceased was, for several years. a
| conductor on the Hartford and Weathe-s-
field street railway company. In 1864 he
returned to East Montpelier, where he re-
sided until the spring OF 1893 when he
moved to Montpelier and built the house in
which he died. During his residence in
East Montpelier he was one of the promi-
nent citizens OF that town, was overseer of
the poor for nineteen consecutive years,
and was always considered as good au-
thority on all legal matters as any attor-
ney. In 1867 he married Sarah Leppens. of
Hartford. Conn, who, with three daugh.
tiers, one son, and his aged mother, survives
him. One child was buried in infancy. His
funeral will be held from his late home at
one o'clock this afternoon, Rev. j. Edward
Wright officiating, and the body will be
placed in the tomb at the Cutler burying
ground. One particularly sad feature in
connection with Mr.. Cummins' death is the
fact that his wife, who has been )nfined to
her bed for year, has not seen him for the
past seven weeks, and could not be with
him when the end came,
SHALL Montpelier hold its first city cleo.
ton under the "act to promote the purify
OF elections and how shall the question
he determined? We believe large major
ity OF the voters desire that the election
shall be held under the above act. 1t seems
quite necessary that the election should be-
so held for the convenience of voting by
wards and on every other consideration
10 decide the question of holding the cleo.
ton under this law, special meeting is
made necessary by an act of the late as
sembled wisdom. The question is raised at
this point, whether the town of Montpelier,
which will cease to exist on the first Tues
day in March, can determine the course of
the city of Montpelier, whose existence be-
gins on that day Act No. 8 of the laws of
1894 provides that the act of 1892 to pro-
mote the purity of elections shall not apply
TO any annual or special meeting of any
town, city or village whose population ex-
ceeds 1000 and does not exceed 5000, un.
less such town, city or village at its annual
meeting, or at a special meeting called for
that purpose, shall vote to have the act so
apply. This act was approved November
u, the last day of the session, several days
after the passage of the Montpelier city
charter. Unless the town, at special
meeting, votes on this question and the
city's action is controlled by this vote, the
first city election will be held under the old
go as-you please law. AS matter OF COM
mon sense, there ought to be no doubt as to
the ability Of the town to decide this ques-
hometown and city comprising the same
voters within the same geographical limits.
The amendment which makes a meeting to
decide this question necessary in this or
any other town was one Of the legislatures
varied acts OF folly, not to say stupidity.
The law OF 1892 was all right st. Johnsbury
has recently voted to hold its election I'M
der the act OF 1892. Montpelier ought to be
able to do likewise, if the voters so desire