The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-03
NUMBER Ia.


want which, IL is not conventional to say, has
been long felt here. He may be found at
his office in the Reed building, where he will
be at home" to all callers.
WE are indebted to e. A. Reed of Buffalo,
N Y, for copy OF the Buffalo Courier Of
March 27, in which is found a column
write-up of the first annual reunion and
banquet of the Buffalo Society OF Vermont
ers. From this interesting story we clip the
following: Although this was the first an
nual reunion banquet of the Buffalo Society
OF Vermonters, 1t was none the less on that
account a pronounced success. 1t was
succe' IS, in fact, far beyond the hopes OF its
projectors. The large dining-room Of the
Genesee was the scene of the festivities,
and it was fairly crowded with merry BAN
queters The conversation turned naturally
| upon Vermont and the time sped by mer-
rily. Stories and jokes about old fashioned
turkey dinners and famous Vermont straw
berry shortcakes were told with zest, and
the old days of Vermont life were recalled
with pleasure. The banquet was real
treat, including among other things Ver-
mont turkey with cranberry sauce, and
young Vermont maple sugar"
THE Springfield Republican says of Mr..
Woods gift Of pictures to Montpelier:
" Thomas W. Wood, president OF the Ma
tional Academy Of Design, so well known
in this city from his sojourns here in past
years, is about to found an art gallery in
| Montpelier, Vt, his su miner home and the
home Of his boyhood as well. This pleasant
town, the capital of Vermont, has now a
modest public library in the Vermont Mutual
| Fire Insurance G jmpany's building II ear the
capitol, and in connection the works of art
will at present be housed in two rooms.
Some of the superb copies he made of great
paintings in the course of his recent sum-
mer in Europe will be given, one of Rem
brandt's painting of himself and his wife in
the Dresden gallery; another of j. M. w.
Turner's Ulysses DeridiDg Polyphemus
in the National Gallery at London and
work of Sir Joshua Reynolds Several of
Mr.. Woods best paintings, The Drunk
ards Wife and A Faithful Nurse, are
among them and dozen of his etchings
will be included in the gift, which will COM
prise soma twenty five oil and water-color
paintings and the etchings."
CAPTAIN THoRNHILL PERcIvAL, the we'll
known forisr, died in the hospital at st.
Albans last Wednesday night For several
weeks he had been suffering with cancer in
the throat, and was taken to st. Albans
about three weeks ago. His body was
brought to Montpelier last Friday NOR ming
and placed in the tomb at Green Mount
cemetery. A detachment from Brooks
| Post, G. A. R., met the remains and acted as
pail bearers. A brief service was conducted
at the tomb by Rev. j. Edward Wright.
Captain Percival was of English birth, and
for many years followed the sea, where he
gained the rank of captain as commander Of
vessel. He has one sister living-Mrs.
Annie Scott of Burley-on- the. Hill, Oakham,
in this country, E. F. Scott of Jericho.
| Captain Percival was in the Crimean war
aud served seven years in the Seventy
fourth British Infantry. He was also in
the English navy three years. After the
civil war he served six years in the Sixth
United States Cavalry, and later three
years in the United States navy. Captain
Percival WAS fifty. years old and had
lived in Montpelier for the past ten years.
THE second reg 1lar meeting of the city
| oil hal1 1aat a1n
with a full board present In consideration
of the fact that Joel Foster, superintendent
Of the water works, furnishes his own team,
on motion Of Alderman Buswen the
salary of the superintendent
stored to $3.50 per annu N, provided that If
any break occurs in the mains during the
temporary absence from town of Mr. Foster,
and extra help is hired to repair the breaks,
city treasurer was authorized to borrow
50 500 II necessary, to meet current ex-
penses that may be incurred before the next
meet ng of the council. The report on cleo
trio lights, made by Alderma Cotton, was
accepted, and on the basis Of this report, a
contract with the Standard Light and Power
Company was voted, namely, fifty-two arc
lights for 300 nights for 81 900. A new arc
light has been placed on South Main street
opposite the WATCHMAN office. The coun-
Gil confirmed the appointment of w. A.
Lord, Esq, as city attorney Before ad-
journment the following resolution was
adopted by the board The police are
hereby instructed to keep all street corners
and crossings clear for passage, to prevent
all loafny and congreg ating at such corners
or on the crossings in any way obstructing
public travel and if any person stopping
on such crossings or corners shall refuse to
| obey the request or direction of the police
to movs on, the policeman shall report the
name of the person so refusing to obey such
order to the city attorney for prosecution"
THE sick and afflicted find, in young
women especially, sym lathetic hearts and
helping hands. Many young lady, from
pure philanthropy, has qualified herself for
a nurse and become ministerng angel in
hospital wards. Some time ago the Kings
Daughters of Montpelier showed their royal
blood by setting apart goodly sum fro
their revenues as a nest egg for fu nd for
establishing hospital in this town. From
time to time their example has been fol-
lowed and other eggs have found their way
to the nest. One has recently been added,
and the manner and spirit OF the adding
should insure the contributor grateful re-
mbrance in some nook of the institution
whose portals will open, we trust, at some
not far distant time to the sick and unfor-
tunate for whom no comfortable home and
its healing ministratiOns are prepared A
young lady, not one of elegant leisure"
but, on the contrary, one whose hours are
burdened with many labors, ager to add
something to this benefcent fund.- employed
her skill one afternoon in compoundng
turned over to the treasurer five dollars as
the fruit of her philanthropic labors, How
far that little candle throws his beams"
time may reveal. Would every individual
in this community contribute of his means
or efforts in the same proportion, and min
gle with the contribution the same spirit
and enthusiasm, the hospital fund begun
! by the Kings Daughters would swell to
muni6cent proportions, and the hospital
itself would begin to materialize May the
young lady's example be the spark that
shall kindle into flame the philanthropic
enterprise that shall raise the money and
rear the building for this haven of the )me-
| less aud frendless sick,
A DEEPLY impressive morial service
for the members OF Brooks Post, G.. A. R
and Brooks Relief Corps who have died
during the past year was held last Sunday
afternoon in the hall OF Brooks Post in
Blanchard block. John Q. New 'on, the
post commander, presided. John Birtel,
adjutant read record of the service OF
John A. Kelton, John f. Phelps aud Daniel