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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25
EXIT C4PIT4L HILL.
Interesting "reminiscences of the Building
that was once Montpelier's Pride-Noted
Orators. Singers and Actors who have
Appeared on its Stage,

i"i thas Mas enoe M%oStpsiisr 3 PTlds9Notedd
Orators. Singers and Actors who have
Appeared on its Stage,
MONTPELIER has at present a commodious
Opera House, and a Golden Fleece building
with a seating capacity not exceeded by any
building in the state, and the fact that Cap
ital Hall once the pride of the capital of
Vermont, has been condemned and is to be
sold at auction, makes Interesting some
"reminiscences of the uses to which it has
been put during the sixty years OF its exis-
tence,
In the year 1885, some dissensions arose
in the Congregational Society, and some of
its prominent members, among them John
and Cyrus Wood and Deacon Ward-with-
drew. Within the next twelve months
they built what is now known as Capital
Hall and dedicated 1t as the Free Church.
It's first pastor was Rev. Sherman Kellogg,
father Of Hon. William Pitt kellogg of
Louisiana. During the following twelve
years this building was known as the Free
Church, and in it religious services were
regularly held. In the year 1S4S, the Free
Church was dissolved and John and Charles
Wood purchased the building, owning it
until 1860, when the town purchased it and
fitted it up for a Village Hall.
During the years that it was owned by
Messrs. Wood, four business concerns were
located in its basement-W. s. Smith ran a
meat market in one side of the basement,
and the old Union Store, under the manage
ment of Ezra Marsh and II. n. Taplin. was
located on the westerly side of the base
ment. Later the marble shops of Howe &
Sawyer and George Watson were located in
these rooms.
Since 1860 the basement has been used for
storing the apparatus Of the fire depart
ment of Montpelier. Engines -Four and Five
and the Hook and Ladder company had
their headquarters there for many years,
and up to the present time il has been used
for a fire station.
From 1860 to 1880 this hall was the pride
of Montpelier, and up to 1873, when Trinity
Church was built, it was the only hall in
town where public gatherings of any kind.
except those of a religious nature, were
held. When the town purchased the hall
John Voodry was appointed its janitor, a
position in which he served for eighteen
years, and his "reminiscences of the palmy
days Of the old Village Hall are most inter-
esting. During this period among the noted
actors, singers, and orators who appeared
there to crowded houses were Tom Thumb
and Commodore Mutt, Blind Tom, Edw ard
Caswell, Wendell Phillips, Philip Philli IS,
Comical Brown, Mary A. Livermore, Dion
Boucicault, Josh Billings, Susan b. An
thony, Artemus Ward, II. c.. Barnaby, Mrs.
HI, NJ. Smith, Camilla Urso, Mary Scott
Siddons, Margaret Mather, Denman Thomp-
son, Jessie Couthoui, Signor Brignoli and
Fannie Kellogg, and in the year 1880 thea
old Village Hall went into history fragrant
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

IT is insinuated that the railroad COM
mittee selected by Major Grout was formed
with a manifest disregard of the popular
demand And yet that committee favored
the creation OF a railroad commission and
the commission was established that self
same year. Evidently Major Grout was not
working very hard to prevent it."-Barton
Monitor.
The Monitor has gall enough to sink
a ship. The son asked for bread and
the parent gave him a stone; he asked
for fish and was given a serpent.
What cause had the son to kick? This
is the spirit of the Monitors plea. 1t
is not &c %insinuated " that Major Grout
formed the house railway committee in
1886 " with a manifest disregard of the
public demand "; it is openly charged
that he did this, and the charge is not
denied by any honorable person famil-
lar with the circumstances. AT the
eleventh hour of the session a commits
sion bill was reported-a bill that pro-
vided stones and serpents for the bread
and fish the people had asked. 1t was
a travesty on legislation in respect of
the subjects upon which the people
had sought the interposition of the law
making power. The law has been the
gibe of the public from the day of its
enactment. Major Grout has no rival
claimant to the honor of making the
match from which sprang this homeless,
nerveless, ~emasculated progeny. Had
Speaker Grout, in 1886, emulated the
splendid example of Speaker Martin,
in 1882, in constituting the committee
that worked out, formulated and sea-
sonably reported the corporation tax
law of that year, similarly beneficent re.
suits for the state might have flowed
from his official action, and a cause of
personal reproach might have become a
source of honor and enviable distinc.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

NEARLY all the answers received to
the circular letter sent out by the house
ways and means committee to import
ers and manufacturers interested in the
export trade strongly favor q renewal
of the reciprocity treaties a~brogated by
the democratic tariff bill passed by the
last congress. TSis week the commit
tee will devote to verbal hearings on
the subject. 1t is almost certain that
the result will be a bill providing for a
renewal of the reciprocity treaties, but
there is not much probability that such
a bill will become a law until after a
republican president takes his seat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

stated that before the inquest was held, or
any arrests had been made, she was offered
a sum Of money by a citizen OF Mortified
with which she could 90 to parts unknown,
but that she had committed no crime and
did not propose to run away; and again she
repeated: u have been wronged, deeply
wronged, but am guilty Of no crime"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

THE Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed, keep
ing both his moustache and his party under
control. is not doing a loud advertising bust
ness or trying to get rights to new territory;
but he is on hand, attending strictly to bust
ness, and transacting business with neat
ness and despatch; and, on the whole, he
looks very we'll. He may not be gaining
delegates on paper, but, on the other hand,
he is not losing dignity. Tastes differ. 1t
will not be denied, however, that Mr.. Reed
has taste.-New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25
@attbman 4 SOurnaI
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1896.
ARTHUR ROPES, General Editor.

THE Monitors Feeble Attacks "
have a still more feeble defense. The
contemporary admits the truth of all
that the correspondent has said, but il
it wants to call him an Ananias,
anonymous" can have more space
in these columns.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

AN official statement has been received at
Constantinople stating that 5000 persons
were massacred during the recent disturb
anGe in Asiatic Turkey.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

"FIRMLY believing that there will
be a change in our national affairs this
year." the CaledOnidn cordially en-
dorses the movement to have Colonel
Benedict reappointed collector of the
port of Burlington" The plot thick
n The governorship has been mort
gagged for ten years, and here is a
movement" to clutch the biggest fed
eral plum in the state begun before the
guns in the battle that must first be
fought and won have been u%nlimbered.
Let's fight the battle and win it before
the squabble over the spoils is begun.
What is The citizenship worth when its
supreme function is thus usurped anG
made the plaything of political mana
gers? "Strike for your affairs and your
fires" men of Vermont. Rip up these
arrangements. -
G. G. PETERSON of Burlington ad.
dresses a very pertinent letter to the
Free Press, the gist of which is given
in " West Sides" letter elsewhere iu
this paper. In the second part of his
letter, after speaking of the United
States senatorship, and saying that
Major Grout, if governor, would nat
urally appoint his brother in the event
of a vacancy, Mr.. Peterson says he
understands that Major Grout "has
gone 80 far as to make promises of
what he will do in case he is elected"
With suspicious haste the Free Press
rushes to the conclusion that this
charge refers to promises relating to
the senatorship, and asserts its virtue
in the becoming language our cor
respondent quotes. Nevertheless, is it
not true that some of Major CIRCUITS
prominent supporters have thought it
80 natural" that he would appoint
his brother that they have exacted a
promise from him that he would not do
SO? And if the Major will make
pledges as to what he would not do as
governor, isn't the conclusion war
ranted that he would make promises as
to what he Would do? If the Free Press
is really as i%ncredulous as it appears to
be in the matter of this particular
pledge, and really would not support
for governor a man who it knew or
suspected had made such a pledge, it
should make some inquiries in the
n%eighborhood of its Office, or of Major
CIRCUITS chief supporters in other parts
of the state. If it should be true to its
very %virtuous declaration, it might find
itself compelled to forswear Major
CIRCUITS candidacy for governor.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
REPUBLICANS FOR BRYAN
 Territorial Library Teller, PettigreW, Can2 non and Others. The Republican Boilers Appeal
 to Colorado.
Why Bryan and SewalI Satisfy the Advocates Of the Free Coinage
 of the White Metal.

DENVER, July 20.-Senator Teller and six of his associates who left the National Republican convention made public this evening an address to sil yer Republicans of Colorado. Silver Republican congressman and senators have been in conference at Manitou for several days over their statement In addition to those signing the ad- dress Senator Pettigrew of South Da- kota, and Senator Cannon of Utah, are declared to be in sympathy with it, although Senator Cannon was not present at the conference owing to bus mess engagements in Boston.
 The( address in part is as follows
 "We deem it fitting that we who have heretofore affiliated with the National Republican party and who have reject ed the financial plank of the platform adopted at St. Louis and refused to support the nominees of that conven- tion should state our position in the presidential campaign, and give briefly our reasons in support thereof When certain delegates to the Nation al Republican convention repudiated the financial plank of the platform and withdrew from the convention we determined that we would give our support to such candidates as should appear most willing and capable of aiding in the restoration of silver to it's rightful place as standard money. The Democratic party in it's Chicago convention has taken position in it's platform so pronouncedly favorable to silver and has nominated candidates of such unquestionable convictions in favor of the bimetallic policy, and of such high personal character, that we have determined to give them our sup port. We support such candidates be- cause they represent the great princi- pie of bimetallism which we believe to be the cause of humanity and eiviliza- tion and the paramount question now before the American people.
 "We therefore announce that we shall by voice and,voe e support Messrs. Bryan and Sewall for president and vice-president, and we appeal to all citizens, and especially to Republicans who feel as we do that gold mono metallism would be of lasting injury to the country, to act with us in secur- ing their election
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
NO NEW YORKER.
Plattites Better Pleaed Than the Fol-
 lowers of Miller.

NEW YORK, July 20.-The news of the appointment of the Republican National executive committee reached the headquarters of the Republican state committee last night.
 New York has been left out. This is due, 1t is said by Republicans here. to the irreconcilable difference between the Miller and Platt factions. The Platt men consider it as a victory for them, as Warmer Miller, it is said, had been slated for place on the commit tee. His failure to get it, they say, has been caused by the fear at head quarters that his appointment would be considered as an affront to Platt. This points, they claim, to an effort to conciliate the man from Tioga. and to recognize him as the leader in state politics.
 The Miller men are not saying much. They merely remark that it was not to be expected that New York man should be appointed under present con- d1tlons. Any selection would have caused harsh feeling and jealousies, and the party did we'll to avoid any chance of that
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
THE SILVER SOUVENIR"
Free Coinage Literature for Educa-
 tion of the East.

DENVER, Colo, July 20.-The board ot trade is at present a bureau for the dissemination of silver literature. It has on hand 10000 copies of a little brochure on the subject of free coinage called "The Silver Souvenir" The pamphlet contains excerpts from speeches on the money question deliv- cred by such great preachers of free silver as Bland, Teller and Stewart. It was compiled by George McClurg. In the course of the National cam paign the author expects to strike off at least 100000 copies of his attractive and interesting work.
 The board of trade disseminates the books not only through Colorado, but in all the states and territories in the Union. It sends them to all applicants free of charge. Yesterday 1,50O re- quests for the work were promptly answered.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
BOND SALE INQUIRY.
Harris Says It May Be Made Public
 Soon.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Senator Harris, chairman of the senate con- mfttee to investigate the recent bond issues, says he has not yet determined whether the committee will wait till fall bfore going on with it's investiga- tion or will complete the work, frame the report and make it public this sum- mer.
 The last meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chairman and the present purpose it to wait till fall be- fore continuing the inquiry, but Sen ator Harris says that conditions may arise, incident to the campaign, that would make it desirable to present all the facts and the report to the public at once.
 In doing this, he added, no political motives would be involved and the only purpose would be to clear up doubts and unfounded charges grow ing out of the excitement arising from National contest. The chairman says that if public misapprehension should arise on questions it would be proper to give the public the amplest information without reference to whom it would benefit or injure.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
BEAUTY IN CHAINS.
She Sings Pathetic Songs in Her
 Prison.

KEY WEST, Fla, July 20.-The fol- lowing letter has been received from Owen Melton, a young American cap tured on the schooner Competitor and now confined in the Cabanas:
 FORT CABANAS, July g, 1S96.- Two days ago batch of prisoners was brought in, one of whom was beautiful young Cuban woman. She was in chains, like the others, and her clothing was in tatters. As she passed, the Spanish soldiers made coarse remarks about her which made tears come to her eyes. One soldier attempted to touch her as she passed, but the lady gave him such a look of hate that the brute desisted. The lady is Mrs. Inocencia Aranjo, and her story is sad one.
 Three months ago she was one of the happiest young wives near Guam tanamo. Her family was a wealthy one, and her husband, Jose Aranjo, was prominent. The family was in tensely patriotic, and Mrs. Aranjo's husband joined the insurgents, being commissioned captain. A month af- ter her husband joined the insurgents Mrs. Aranjo's home was routed by
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21

Spanish guerrillas. They found her alone, with a nephew, making a Cuban flag for her husbands company.
 1.-The Spaniards tore up the flag, ar s,c the lady and boy and sent them s10 tiago de Cuba, where they were confined with common criminals. Af- ter a long delay, the nephew having died meanwhile, Mrs. Aranjo was tried by court martial and sentenced to de- portation to Centa, the Spanish con- vict settlement in Africa. Then she was brought here, whence she will be sent by the next steamer to Centa The only charge against her is that she was making a Cuban flag.
 "The poor lady is wasting away and may die before she can be deported She sings nearly all the time, and such mournful notes I never heard. They are so pathetic, so full of longing that the prisoners are awed to silence, and many listen with moist eyes. Some of us think that her mind has given way under the brutalities of the Span 1ards. Frequently the Spaniards curse her and order her to hush, but she stares at them vacantly and continues to sing"
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
MONEY IN OLIVES.
California Cannot Raise Enough for
 the Demand.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.--Califor- nia olives are at a premium. Last years crop is already exhausted and the grocers are unable to supply their customers. So great has become the consumption of pickled California ol- ives within the last few years that the supply is entirely inadequate to the de- mand. The amount of olives prepared for the market this year was double of that of last year. The crop was handled and pickled during the months of December and January. It was ready for the market in February, and in less than six months it is en- tirely exhausted.
 Within the last two weeks Secretary Filcher of the state board of trade has received numerous letters from gro- cers of this city and interior towns asking where ripe pickled California olives could be secured. Secretary Filcher put himself in communication with the various large growers of the state, but he has received no encourag- ing word.
 There's no use trying to persuade people to take the imported brand Sdlu SeCTeldTy F llclIer. 1uey won listen to you. That's what makes the pickle situation so unpleasant for the grocers. They can't fill their orders and people can't seem to understand why. Until within the last year or two American people knew nothing of ripe pickled olives. They were used to eating the green ones. The increase in the consumption of olives has be- come something wonderful ill the last year. and California does not now raise and pickle a sufficient amount to sup ply the demand of this state.
 Samples of our olives have gone east and am constantly in receipt of letters asking where California olives can be had. California has never been able to fill any of the large orders from the east.
 Our own grocers, knowing the call for them, are not slow in securing the entire supply. A few small private or ders of this years crop went east, but they did not amount to much. When the hotel men were here was be- sieged by them asking where they could order consignments"
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
TOOTHLESS FOR YEARS.
Third Set Is Growing in the Old Lady's
 Mouth.

CANTON, O., July 20..-A case of third dentition is noted in Canton and it is an extremely rare occurrence. Mrs. Frances Bergmeyer of North Plum street, is the subject and she is hfghly pleased over the probability that she may be again enabled to use her own teeth in the mastication of food. A reporter called at her home this evening, and she showed her two lower molars on either side and her lower front teeth, all of which are just cutting through. She stated that her gums were sore and that her third set of teeth had been growing rapidly rom the start, four weeks ago. Mrs. Bergmeyer was 90 years old last Jan uary, enjoys good health and has been toothless for years.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
FATE OF THE NARONIC.

LONDON, July 2O.-At the offices of the White Star line in this city word was received today that at Hoylake. near Blerkenhead, bottle was picked up recently which contained the fol- loWlng towing written on slip of paper:
 struck iceberg, sinking fast. mid ocean, Naronic. (Signed) YOUNG"
 The steamer Naronic, one of the largest and finest freighters of the White Star line, sailed from Liverpool on February Il, 1893, for New York ana rom that time to this has never been heard from.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
TALKS OF WAR.
Says if Financial Purists" Want If
 They May Get It.

LONDON, July 2O.-Moreton Frewan mas a long letter in The Times in de- lense of the American silverites in Whlch he says: ''If nothing but war is held by the financial purists to justify the expansion of specie payments we may rely upon it that in the present temper of millions of American citi- zens a pretext for war will be discov- cred"
 MT Frewen in his letter also con- uemns the imprudence of British newspapers for denouncing as rogues and socialists the very statesmen 'Wlth whom later on we may have to conduct diplomatic relations"
Arizona republican., 1896-07-21
THE NEBRASKA CELEBRATION.
Pushing to the Front Hard and Strong
 for Bryan.

ST. LOUIS, July 20.-Ignatius Don nelly of Minnesota who has been in close conference with Chairman Tau beneck since he has been here said to- day that although he was in favor of entertaining the Peoples Party and putting a straight ticket in the field, there was every indication that they would be overridden and Bryan be endorsed
 That compromise will be made whereby bolt will be prevented is the prevailing opinion, and a number of leaders are strenuously working with that object in view.
 The Nebraska delegation headed by Senator Allen has prepared state ment in which it is averred that the delegation will vote solidly for Bryan. If elected, he will be neither Democrat, Populist or Republican, but the presi- dent of the people.
 The middle of the road' Populists express confidence in their strength.
 Quite a number of delegates have arrived, but it is impossible to poll them satisfactorily at this time. Some are for straight ticket on a regular platform, some are for a fusion on electors, but the majority appear to favor Bryan.
 At a meeting of the leaders of all factions held late last night, after con- siderable discussion. it was agreed that Bryan should be endorsed for presi- dent, but that the vice-president must be selected from the south. The agree ment also provides that the Chicago platform as far as it is Populistic, shall be endorsed and where it departs from the Populistic faith shall be re- pudiated.