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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-06

Mr.. Woods communion with the Old Mas
ters during his late sojourn in Europe. The
art museums, academies and associations
are asking for 1t, but the artist Is holding It
for his native place in the green hills OF
Vermont.
In possessing these treasures you will un-
questonably have the finest art gallery,
outside OF Boston, in New England. They
will be an unfailing sourc Of pleasure and
of culture to your citizens, and will draw to
your beautiful town many visitors to view
the rich combination of art and nature
which you will be so amply able to offer
them. 1 congratulate you most heartily
upon the acquisition.
Very respectfully yours,
JOHN W. BURGESS.
New York city, February q, 1896.
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fooNrIruRp FROM rrnar pAar1

@. B. Walton, j. W. Emery, A. d. Harris,
- k: Fuller. j. o. Livingstone, Morton
Marvin, N. @. Tabor, p. j. Ledden, #. A.
Sherburne, L. I. Lull, G. II. Shipman,
On aries Hathaway, @. l. Smith, W. k.
Harlow, j. b. Morse. 1t was voted to pay
the listers twenty-five cents per hour, and
the auditors forty cents per hour, for actual
service.
1t was voted to pay the ballot clerks and
deputy town clerks So per day, and to pay
the same compensation to all other officers
except mayor and aldermen, that has been
paid under the town. The reports OF the
village officers we're accepted, adopted and
ordered recorded, and Colonel Lucia made
brief report OF the condition OF the city
schools. Had the old school board not been
legislated out OF existence by the city char
ter, 1t would have been able to show sur
plus OF nearly $4,000 at the close Of the
school year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The report Of the trustees shows that the
liabilities Of the village are $40, 161 20, the
details OF which are as follows: Bonded
debt. S67 900; floating debt, 81 900; note for
Marsh property, 5000; due treasurer,
1868 "a; trustees orders unpaid S797 .75
The asse are So, 1879, made up of balance
Of sinking fund, SAB "a; due on street and
sidewalk assessments, 1915. 90; due from ID.
P. Clark, collector, $6,441.45. The net in
debtedness OF the village Is therefore
1854, 03l 90.
The trustees have drawn orders aggre.
eating S39, 41534, classified as follows: Po-
lice, 81 1895; streets, sidewalks aud sew.
ers, $15,290 90; fire department., 81, 495 30;
lighting streets, $3.50 46; water department,
SO, 220 IL concrete walks, 80 573.76; steam
roller, $3650.00; new iron bridge, $4,000;
hydrants and stand pipes, so ,305; village
hall, S220.25; unclassitied S18l68; mscel
laneous, 81, 565 15. The superintendent of
streets makes detailed exhibit OF the work
done In his department. including the cost
OF matchmaking South Main street, which
was 81 1902. The aggregate OF expenditures
in his department seems to be Sl4, 443 80,
including new Dad machine.
The superintendent of the water works re-
ports that the gross receipts for the year are
$12,03810; expenditures S3,220.11; net in
come, So 817 80 The net cost of the water
system up to date is S128, 1888; the aggre-
gate income is $50, 688.74.
The net Indebtedness If the town is re-
ported at 1854 1889 SO; of the village, S64,-
03150. The aggregate 1928, S71 33, is the
Indebtedness OF the city of Montpelier, in
which town and village are consolidated
under one government. The selectmen
Dire orders during the last year for $685.
041 %; the village trustees for S39415 81
making grand aggregate expenditure Of
$62 1866. Under the possibilities Of reduc-
ton in expenditures in the new order of
things, and in the practice Of that economy
and retreDchment which the times impera-
lively demand, the taxpayers will hope to
see this heavy aggregate reduced by many
thousand dollars during the current year.
Why should 1t not be even under very
liberal administration of city affairs?
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The Compromise.

The compromise between the town OF
Montpelier and John K. Hubbard in the
matter Of the Kellogg will is published
below.
The suit now pending in the Washington
County Court OF Chancery, between the
Town Of Montpelier, orator, and John e.
Hubbard, defendant, shall be settled upon
the following terms;
1. A board Of five trustees shall be created
by the legislature, with power to choose
their own successors, who shall own and
manage the library and its funds, as trustees
for the inhabitants Of the town OF Mont
pelier. This board shall consist, in the first
instance, Of John e. Hubbard George w.
Wing, III. A. Huse, A. d. Farwell and j. K.
Wright. II any one of these persons de-
cease or refuse to act before the board is
created, substitute shall be agreed upon
by the parties, or, II they cannot agree, shall
be chosen by a majority of the persons
above nam I'D surviving.
2. Mr.. Hubbard shall, under the direction
OF said board OF trustees, purchase lot,
taking the conveyance in the name of A. ID.
Farwell, as trustee for said board, il the
same is not then in existence, otherwise to
said board, erect upon it a library building
and provide the same with all necessary
fu rnishings and fittings for the reception OF
books, in the way of heating, lighting,
plumbing, furniture and fixtures, to the ac-
ceptance of said board of trustees before
January l, 1896, at a total expense of not
more than 10000, unless he voluntarily ex-
ceeds that sum.
3. When the library Is completed as above,
Mr.. Hubbard shall convey to said trustees
all his interest in the lot and building. He
shall also pay to said trustees, on or before
January l, 1896, the sum Of S15, 900, with in
terest at the rate OF six per cent from July
l, 1884, to date Of payment, to be held or ex-
pended by them as trustees as aforesaid for
the benefit of the library and furnishing
and supporting it.
A. The library shall be known as the
Kellogg. Hubbard Library.
g. Said lit shall be continued until the
terms Of this memorandum are complied
with, and then discontinued without costs.
The injunction now in force in said suit
shall he 80 modified that Mr.. Hubbard can
dispose to advantage of a gu tficient amount
OF said property to carry out the provisions
OF this agreement; and Mr.. Hubbard shall
not be required to expend anything under
the terms Of this agreement, unless he has
or can derive it from the estate of Martin
M. Kellogg or that of Fannie M. Kellogg.
Upon the filing of sufficient bond to the
orator, the town of Montpelier, by Mr..
Hubbard, for the fulfllment Of the condi.
tions OF this memorandum, the aforesaid
suit shall be forthwith discontinued.
The town of Montpelier, orator, by
JAMES W. BROCK,
MORTON MARVIN, , Selectmen
w. G. WALKER,
8. c. SHURTLEFF, Lao Agent.
JOHN K. HUBBARD
Dated at Montpelier, VT, this 18th day OF
January, A. d. 1894.
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Congressional Proceedings.

"WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was again discussed
at length in the senate. The amendment
proposed by Mr.. German of Maryland, for
the issue Of 500, 600 900 of three per cent
certificates Of Indebtedness and requiring
United States bonds to be offered to the
public Tor twenty days, was withdrawn by
its author. - The house considered the
public buildings bill during the early hours
of the session. Mr. Henderson of North
Oarolin called up the conference report on
the post-office appropriation bill, the matter
at issue bet veen the house and senate being
the senate amendment limiting the order
made by the postmaster-general,t that all
railway postal clerks shall reside on the
routes over which they run, to clerks here
after to be appointed The senate amend
ment was agreed to-ayes lib, nays As.
Fifteen private pension bills were passed.
THURsDAY.-The naval appropriation bill
was reported to the senate. 1t reduces the
number of battleships authorized by the
house from three to two. The provision for
the construction OF twelve torpedo boats ia
stricken out. Among the items of increase
are the following: For purchase of forgings
and manufacture OF guns for batteries for
training ships, and reserve supply of guns
tions aggregate S2,736 1893 AS passed by
the house the bill carried an appropriation
OF 1871 $3.50, 1923 AS reported to the senate 1t
carries 29,050, OIL. - The fate of the
HAWAIIAN cable Dill Tor this session was
sealed by the house insisting ON its dis
agreement to the senate amendment to the
same.
FRIDAY.-The senate spent the day in
discussing the liability OF the United States
to Great Britain in the Beriny Sea claims,
and to delivering eulogies on the late Rep
resentatives Lisle OF Kentucky, Wright of
Pennsylvania, Post Of Illinois and Houk of
Ohio. - The house passed, without di-
vision, the bill to prevent the extermina-
ton Of seals. A dozen or more private PEN
sion bills were passed in the evening.
SATURDAY. - The senate met Saturday
noon with good prospect of a session OF
forty-eight hours. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was passed, and the Hawaiian
cable bill was killed. A large number of
private bills of no general pu Bile interest
granting a pension Of 800 per month to
Major General John A. McClernard of
Illinois, and granting to the state OF Mis-
sissippi $4,000 acres of land for the benefit OF
the industrial institute and college for girls.
The sugar bounty bill went through by only
nine majority.
MONDAY Both houses worked nearly all
day Sunday, aud, before the adjou rnment
Monday noon, all the appropriation bills,
aggregating. nearly $500, 900 900, we're passed.
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine made desperate
fight against the naval bill, but without
avail The Berng Sea bill was defeated.
At precisely noon, Monday, both houses ad-
journed without day.
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Mrs. Foster Explains.

Editor of Watchman:-Will you allow me
to apologize to the members of the Ladies'
Library Guild, az publicly as l have given
offense, for the aim ost objectionable omis-
sion to state in my communication of Feb
ruary Goth that spoke only for myself, and
over my official signature simply as justitca-
ton for spea king at all, and, while innately
conscious of this, the fact that 1 had not
done so escaped me altogether Can hope
for pardon?
May also have the privilege of referring
to some points in the criticisms OF those
gentlemen who noticed the article? II Mr..
Houghton will kindly re.read my communi-
cation, he will see that the expressions he
quotes, " no question to settle, -" no choice
to be made" "no individual responsible.
ity," etc, referred only to the compromise
effected by the officers of the town in &C
cepting the building kno wn az the Kellogg
Hubbard Library. The last paragraph-the
question, VIII the stockholders of the
Montpelier Public Library accept these pro-
visions, or must show conclusively that
/ did not consider the vexed question settled
II hardly complimentary to the intelli-
gence OF this community to raise the ques-
ton, or attempt to discuss it," of the &C
ceptance Of the proposition made by Mr..
Wood and coming through the Young Men 3
Christian Association, is 1t crsditabie to their
! judgment to ignore the larger provision the
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Obituary.,

GAaE.-Miss Susan Gage, the longtime
housekeeper for the Coburn brothers of
Cabot, died Of acute pneumonia ON Tues
day, the Goth ult., after an illness of three
or four days, aged seventy-three years.
Owing to the severe sickness of the remain
ing members of the family, her remains
were &C mini tied to the tomb the following
day, where brief service was subsequently
held, with the view of more formal SER
vice at later date. Miss Gage was, we be.
lieve, a native Of Marshfield, where her pa
rents are buried; but for many years she
has known no near relatives, and for
third OF a century and more has
been a member Of, and faithful helper
in, the Coburn household. While she
had little ambition to move in what
are commonly called the higher walks
OF life, she possessed remarkable qualities
for her chosen sphere; and purity Of char
acter, loyalty to friends, and strict fidelity
to every duty that pertained to her position,
should be accorded to her memory. II the
light OF her life was confined to compare
lively narrow limits, it was nevertheless
bright, steady and true; and the darkness
which succeeds will be most keenly felt
"-and II the ear
OF the freed spirit heedeth aught beneath
The brightness Of its new Inheritance,
II may be joyful to the parted one
To feel that earth remembers her in love-"
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Kellogg Hubbard Librsry-even II man
aged" "owned," by self-perpetuating
board OF trustees, all OF whom are share
holders In the Montpelier Public Library,
and whose interest in its welfare cannot be
questioned?
can take back nothing said of the pride
Montpelier feels in her renowned artist and
regret very deeply that his overture could
not have come to us with entire benignity,
rather than as cause of discord.
From the charge OF unkindness in any
thing said OF the Young Mems Oh -istian
Association, in connection with Mr.. Woods
offer, preferred by its president, Mr.. Charles
II. More, wholly dissent. 1 know Of no
unkindness felt by any one toward that as
ISOLATION. Our community will warmly
Welcome all good works done by 1t for in
dividual or public good But to seek to
divert the Montpelier Public Library from
the building nearly ready for It's use, so de-
sirably located, and with admirable and
abundant provision for its convenience, does
not seem, to all, a work Of that character.
o may some good spirit come to donors,
mediums, and recipients, bringing all to see,
and do, the right, thus averting what
threatens to be to our community real
calamity-a bitter feud
MARY W. FOSTER.
Montpelier, March 4, 1895.
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Two Years Of Democracy,

The country has had two years of
Grover. The republicans went out on
the 4th of March, 1893; the demo.
Gratis came in So much of the cam
paign song became history. What of
the "clover" in which the millions
should disport themselves as the result
of this political change? The growth
that has spread over the land in two
years does not look like that emblem of
thrift and prosperity. Was there some
mistake? Was there too credulous
mass of citizens that were betrayed into
sowing dragons teeth in 1892, confid-
ing in the democratic assurance that
the deadly seed would raise luxuriant
crop of clover2 1t has looked that way
all along, and now that the first harvest
is secured aud the laborers have dis
persed, Uncle Sans barns are in evil
dence that, whatever may have been
raised, there is no clover in sight.
The odor of the crop has strong sug-
gestion of regions never visited by
balmy breezes, where Interviewing
sunlight never penetrates.
No intelligent student of history was
deceived by the result of the election
that placed the democratic party again
in possession of all branches of the
government. Its triumph in 1892 was
the victory of false pretenses. The
verdict at the polls was rendered with
out regard to the evidence on one side
and with too credulous attention on
the other to tales without fact or rea.
son, to theories that were as bodiless as
the wind. Madness ruled the day.
The voters sowed to the wind and they
they reaped the whirlwind. The story
is a thrice-told tale. Every incident
has been burned into the lives of every
class. Prophecy has been fulfilled
with terrible fidelity to the words of
the prophets. The country has done
what it could to remedy the disastrous
experiment of 1892. 1t has recovered
the legislative branch of the govern
ment. If the fatal course that led to
the shipwreck of splendid prosperity
cannot at once be reversed, it will be
arrested. Two more years of Grover
will end the period of bloody penance,
but during the remaining years the PEG.
pie will repose in the assurance that the
danger line has been passed. They
will not be fretted with apprehension
as to what new calamity democracy
may be preparing for them. Recupera-
ton, slow paced, will begin. The
restoration, after two years more of
relatively innocuous democratic sway
under the cribbed autocrat of the
White House, of the national republi-
can party to power will come and the
great republic will take up anew the
march of empire.
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THE war department OF France has
adopted new gun, which is guaranteed for
1000 rounds. In experimenting with this
gum after 5000 rounds had been fred with
the heaviest charges Of smokeless powder,
the rifling was found in fair condition.
The muzzle velocity of the projectile was
5000 feet per second, The gun is made of
hard tempered steel. 1t has choke bore
moves forward in the barrel the bands of
the rihlng become larger and closer, so the
copper forming the driving band Is con-
stantly set out. The discharge of gas
through the projectile and the walls of the
gun and the consequent erosion OF the gun
are thus prevented, The gun has bore of
about six inches and Is between twenty-five
and twenty three feet long.
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hilltops of death and left behind stream Of
memories that will never fade from the
tablets Of our hearts. Unlike the glories Of
the setting sun, which soon lose their gor-
geous colorings in the bosom Of darkness,
his Respondent virtues will not not lose
their brilliancy in the shadows Of deaths
dark nj ght, for they were dug from mines Of
richest and purest ore, and bright in glory's
jeweled throne they will shine forever
more"
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Our City Schools.

Inasmuch as the city charter, viii III goes
into eff set to day, legislates out of existence
the present school board while our schools
are in session and in the midst of our fiscal
year, without opportunity to close its affairs
and make its usual printed report to the
voters of the Montpelier Union District,
prior to the annual school meeting, which,
but for the city charter would be held on
March 26, 1t seems proper that some account
Of our stewardship should be given the pub
lie for its information on this most impor-
tant department Of our body polite.
A report has been prepared and will be
filed with the city council. The accounts
and vouchers for all orders drawn are in the
hands OF the chairman, subject to the in.
spection OF any person Interested. Since
the last report the committee have drawn
orders for the payment OF the sum OF
88,26552. to cover the following items:
Fuel, $546. 49, insurance, $47 81 lights,
S&.21; miscellaneous, $3.50 "a; repairs,
$22913; salaries and services, 81 ST. SO; sup.
plies, 287.06; commissions, ATTACHMENTS and
expenses in regard to taxes, S81.61; trans
portation OF pupils and tuition to other
towns l$4670 and $500, S4S2.09; water
rates, $500.
To close up the fiscal ear will need ex-
penditures as follows Transportation,
$90.66; salaries and services, 81, 4S3 IL; other
bills about $685. making total of expenses
for the full year Of $9,S68 20.
The receipts of the district aside from the
temporary loans have b3en as follows
From tag bill Of 1884. s4,24s so
E .u It rs Paa m: '..''.'''... is9 Wy
From surplus funds Of dsbanded Districts. 40 Is
From town Of Berlin. on account of school
Cash balance March a. Ilos %
Total ss63l II
CT
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the district would have received from the
town on the 22d Of March the public money,
1t would have closed its year with a surplus
in it's treasury about $1,000 "a showing to
which we invite the consideration Of our
citizens. The expenses for the schools for
the coming year will Of necessity be in
creased. The free text book law will, for
the first year, add 5000 to 81 900, according
to the subjects changed to the expenses, or
possibly more. We think our schools are In
excellent condition. j. III. LUCIA,
Chairman Prudential Committee.
Montpelier. VI, March 8, 1895.
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IN debate in the senate last week
on the proposition to attach to the ap.
preparation bill a provision for the issu-
ance of certificates of Indebtedness to
meet the wants of the treasury depart
ment, Senator German of Maryland did
some financial ciphering that has gen.
eral interest. Going back to time in
the Harrison administration for a start
ing point when there was large and
unquestioned balance in the treasury,
and adding all the receipts and deduct
ing all the expenditures between that
time and December 81, 1894, he showed
that the expenditures were S146,000, 900
more than the receipts, and that this
deficiency had in part been made up by
the sale of bonds. A part yet existed.
He expressed the opinion that the def
cit for the current fiscal year would
amount to $6O,OOO,OO0, whereas Secre-
tary Carlisle is complacently counting
on handsome surplus. Senator Cor
man, time will show, is better at fg-
gers" than Carlisle.
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THE subscription price of the wArcHMAN
is $500 year. For cash, strictly in advance,
reduction of fifty cents is made. Subscrip-
tions are reckoned by the month. To be en-
titled to the $3.50 rate, arrears must be paid
at the rate of so 90 a year to end Of month in
,ohich settlement is made.
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The good Zebulon B. Vance, late
senator from North Carolina, was gath
cred to his fathers some months ago.
He was recently the subjectof mortuary
eloquence in congress, and representa-
tive of the Old North State by the
singularly appropriate name of Bum
gave to slang new significance and
"yanked" that emblem of triumph
from the records of all orators, ancient
and modern. Representative Bunn's
effort was effulgent with startling col
ors borrowed from the most opulent
dyepots in the studio of the angels"
Some striking bits of radiance have
leaked through to the public from the
Congressional Record Here is the
climax:
eyes, he has left behind a radiant stream
OF effulgent glory. Like the brilliant sun
which sinks behind the distant hilltops, and
leaves behind golden stream Of gorgeous
splendors, making the whole western hori-
zon seem as II the most opuleut dyepots in
the studio OF the angels had been upset and
had leaked through upon the clouds, thus
giving them the tintings Of celestial glories,
30 his sun Of existence has sunk behind the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-06

EMINENT republicans of the state
and city of New York who do not bow
the knee to Ii Hung Platt were confer.
ring together last week. This American
Ii has recently been dispossessed of
some ofhis peacock feathers. He is fl ht-
ing to retain the remainder of his plum
age, his yellow jacket and other attrib,
utes Of self-assumed viceroyship. His
lieutenant in the city, Chairman Lauter-
bach, has been entreating Commissioner
Brook6eld for few plums of patronage
for the Platt following, but the COM
missioner makes no sign of DISPOSE
ton to placate the autocrat. Governor
Morton is shrewd and diplomatic.
Under the power of the sway his wis
dom and experience give him, the re.
spect his abilities and high character in
spire, he seems to be master of the sit
uation. His counsels are needed, and
will be regarded in the completion of
the reform legislation that was down on
the programme. A resident of the
city, associated with and part of its
best element, the laws asked for the
reform OF its government-not by Mr..
Platt, who is an alien, not by his up
country following, who know as much in
a practical way of the needs of Chicago
as of New York city, but by the repre-
sentatives OF home government-will
have his support and will undoubtedly
be granted. The presence of Mr.. Nor
ton in the executive chair at Albany is
an assurance that the course of folly
will be stayed and wisdom have its per-
feet work. And his presence there is
reassuring and inspiring.