The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-02-27


dancing specialties are given at each per.
| formance.
Hon CHARLES DEWEY, Hon. b. f. Fheld, |
j. @. Houg hton and John E Hubbard we're |
elected to membership in the Society OF |
Colonial Wars at the court held last Friday |
at Burlington. Rev. A. N Lewis spoke for |
the Society of the Cincinnati and sang the |
song, entitled "The Drum" that was sung |
by Alexander Hamilton at the meeting OF |
the Society Of the Cincinnati held in New
York on July 4, 1904. The rendering of this |
song by Mr.. Lewis vas given very warm
reception.
THERE are large number OF tax-paying
women in this city whose names are on the
| check list as entitled to vote for school
commissioner in their respective wards
In order that some plans may be made for
the election on Tuesday next, these tax
paying women and all interest ed In having
women vote on the school question are cor.
daily invited to meet at the home of Mrs.
e. M. Denny on Main street, Friday, March
1, at three o'clock. Mrs. p. s. Beeman will
give brief address,
Adm NJ. MARTIN Of Calais was arrested
last Saturday evening" by Special Officer Q.
s. Whittier, while in an intoxicated condi-
tion. Before judge Smile, Monday morn
ing, he pleaded guilty, but his disclosure
was not accepted by the court and he was
remanded to Jail, Monday afternoon his
memory was refreshed, and he disclosed on
L. y. Moriarty, who runs a place in Selinas
paid, and Moriarty will be before the court
as soon as he returns from vacation"
The mail train north over the Central
Vermont railroad narrowly escaped ter
rible accident last Friday. just as the
train reached the Harlow bridge, between
Roxbury and Northfeld the connecting
rod OF the locomotive broke, and although
the wood work of the bridge was badly torn
up, the heavy train passed over in safety.
II arrived in Mon pelier about two hours
1atn nf tha fa1t lra hp11
ing praise service when they saw the deep
ravne into which their train was in danger
Of being hurled.
G. FL. MORE attended the special meeting
of the Granite Manufacturers Association
of New England, held last week in Boston.
He was elected vice president from the state
OF Vermont, and reports the outlook favor
able for an amicable arrangement between
cutters and manufacturers in New England.
The present agreement expires March l,
and in anticipation of this the cutters and
manufacturers throughout New England
have held several conferences of late, and
have practically decided to renew the old
agreement. Mr.. More also attended a meet
ing Of the Importers and Wholesale Dealers
Association of the United States, of which he
is president.
FAMILIES in this vicinity intending to take
summer boarders, and desiring to have their
names appear in " Summer Homes Among
the Green Hills Of Vermont and Along the
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by the passenger department of the Central
Vermont railroad, should send their names,
with references, to s. W. Cummings, the
general passenger agent, at st. Albans, be-
fore March 90 The space allotted for new
names this year is limited, and, when the
additional space is filled, applications must
ecessarily be declined. This applies to
! families located in towns or villages on the
. line of the Central Vermont or connected
with it by stage lines.
;.I, tl,1 ,Il af IL ;ta
to stffen their spinal column, it was pain
fully app rent last Saturday evening that
! the Luciers' minstrels have deterlorated in
,, quality since their last appearance in Mont.
pelier. There was nothing offensive to the
. most fastidious on the long programme, but
,, a general flavor Of chestnuts and mild decay
! seemed to pervade the performance The
cornet playing Of Mr.. Lucier was really
fine, and the Delmanning Brothers d
much to prevent the programme being te-
5 dious. Amateurs would have been scolded
= by press and public had they put on 80
l silly au afterpiece as the one that closed
=, the evenings entertainment
WHAT is the matter with the nomination
OF Theron +. Cotton as alderman for Ward
Il 2? He is a young business man, clean,
:. bright aud enter erprising, and his nomination
Il was regularly made. 1t is C lrrently re-
: ported that his election is opposed because
y he is a member of the Y. M. G. A. There is
!, every reason why Mr.. Cotton should be
elected and, IL there is no better reason than
s the one reported why he should not, his ma
: jority should be the largest in the city. Mr.
Q Cotton took An important part in The move
9 ment that ended in a city charter. The
Il stand he made at the first town meeting &c
: consider the matter saved the movement
l. from shipwreck.
"MRs. W. T. BRYAN went TO Dc. L. VI
9 Bingham's Sanatorium, Burlington, Vt,
Y Tuesday of last week, to have a suryic n
7. operation performed. On Thursday the
| a
y and small one, weighing about fifty pounds
g. and two hard tumors that weighed about
T. ten pounds. They we're so attached that q
free use OF the knife was necessary to re-
IS move them At last accounts she was doing
n we'll and every indication pointed to a com
n plete recovery. Sne was considerably
o emaciated before the operation took place
a and the complete success of such difficult
"a piece of surgery is the greatest triumph
\. among the many successes Dr. Bingham has
achieved. Tic )nderogd Sentinel.
). ROBERT WILKINSON of Providence, R. l..
If has purchased the photograph gallery OF A
v G. Harlow and will take possession March
II 6. Mr.. Wilkinson has for several years
Y lery in Providence, which he has recently
/. sold, and he comes to Montpelier fully
o equipped as a first-class artist. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed tn At he will be able TO sus
o gallery now enjoys. Daring the twenty
i years that Mr., Harlow has been in Mont
!, pelier he has built up fourishing business
u u from very small beginnings. He is as yel
q undecided as to what he will engage in, but
u it is hoped that the sale of his business will
!, not necessitate his removal from Mont
" pelier.
THE "Green Mountain Tourist" in his
. weekly letter to the Free Press, had the fol
j. lowing to say last Saturday regarding a for
y mer member o. the WATCHMAN staff: 81
- learn that Bert l.. Taylor, the brilliant and
= genial young journalist who was for some
= time connected with the Montpelier papers
y and who started the bright but trausitory
u Toi0n Ne,os in Barre in 1890, is now city
, editor Of the Manchester. N. H., Union, and
is doing we'll with a favorable prospect be-
% fore him. Mr.. Taylor wrote the book
IL for the new opera, Captain Kidd by Mr.
.. Walter H. Louis, composer of The Miler's
It Daughter, 80 we'll and favorably known &c
" Burlingtonans, which Is to be brought Out
r in New York in the near future, and hear
,, the libretto spoken OF in the most compli
" mentary terms. From what know OF the