The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-04
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a jury composed of Timothy Davis and Ed
gar Cummings of East Montpelier, G. G.
Eaton and X. w. Warren of Middlesex, and
Moses Morey and Oliver Wheelock of Ber-
lin. f. p. Carleton appeared for the city,
and L j, Deavitt for .he defendant. I'm
der the charge of the court the Jury found
defendant guilty, and that he should paw
tine OF 80. Exceptions were taken by Mr..
Deavitt, and the case goes to supreme court.
THE executive committee OF the Mont
pelier Educational and Benevolent Asso-
cation are again obliged to ask for supplies
OF clothing and money with which to carry
on their work through the coming winter.
The stock OF clothing that could be adapted
to the needs of school children is exhausted,
and the treasury is nearly empty. Teachers
for the Industrial Class IAN outgrowth of the
association) which meets every Saturday
afternoon are also needed. When il is re-
membered that this is the sixth year one in
dividual, Mrs. Anna Dillon, has given the
use OF warm, comfortable room for this
sewing-school, and storage and care OF all
supplies received throughout the year, il
would seem that no further appeal to those
who approve this work will be necessary.
THOSE who were in doubt as to whether
the entertainment by Gorton's Minstrels,
at Blanchard Opera House last Saturday
evening, would be up to the standard had
those doubts dispeled before the conclusion
of the first part. The singing was way
above par, the jokes were crisp and fresh,
and the finale, " A Night at the Circus"
was ridic ilously funny, Pleasing features
OF the second part were the cornet solo by
j. Glenwood Jones, Hank Goodman as
" The Boy Orator." the songs of the famous
Crescent City Quartette, end the comedy
sketch by III. j. Yockey and Charles Gran
dali entitled the The Blacktown Athletic
Club" The grotesque comedians, James
Kennedy and Dick Wonder, and Dewitt
Cooke in club swinging, came in for their
share of applause. This troupe il under
the personal management Of Charles III.
Larkin, and is head apd shoulders above
most travelling minstrel shows.
THE many friends in Montpelier of f. w.
Bancroft will be pleased to learn that he
has been engaged as tenor soloist at the
Church of the Advent, Boston, one of the
leading ritualistic churches Of that city, and
one that makes great feature OF its elabor-
| ate musical services. s. b. Whitney, also
Vermonter, and former organist OF Christ
| Church in this city, is organist al the Chui CHI
| of the Advent. On December next, Mr.
Whitney will celebrate his twenty an
niversary as organist of this church, and for
| the occasion has written a communion SER
vice in e fiat, in which Mr.. Bancroft will
sing the Isolos. This service will be per-
| formed with the accompaniment of twenty
| five musicians from the Symphony Orches-
| ira.
| On Thursday evening of this week pub
lie meeting will be held in Representatives
| IIdiii buo duSplCcS vi iub NtIuuOub
Historical Society The programme will
include the presentation to the society of a
portrait of the late Hon. e. P. Walton,
painted by T. W. Wood, and presented to
the soci9ty by Mrs. E. p. Walton and Mrs.
| Clara Walton Dewey. Hon. Henry ID. Hall
Of Bennington will read paper. Mr.. Hall is
a son OF the late Hon Hiland Hall, historian,
governor and congressman in his day, and
a former president of the Historical Society.
In Mr.. Halls paper he will consider some
recent publications by citizen of the state
Of New York, claiming for the troops of that
state much of the credit heretofore awarded
| to the troops # Vermont, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts for the victory Of Ben
nington. Rev. A. ID. Barber of Williston
will also read paper on Vermont as a
| Leader in Educational Progress" The
public is cordially invited.
A SPECIAL conclave of Mount Zion Com
mandery, Knights Templar, was held at the
Masonic hall Friday afternoon. The Order
of Red Cross and the Order of the Temple
were worked on four candidates. 1t was
expected that Eminent Commander Thom-
son OF Killington Commandery, and past
Right Eminent Grand Commander Kit
tredge Haskins would assist, but the former
was confined to his room al the Pavili n
with severe cold, and Col. Haskins was
obliged to go to Brattleboro to attend the
funeral of Judge Tyler. The orders were,
| however, conferred in due form by Eminent
Commander d. S. Wheatley, assisted by an
efficient corps OF officers. Following the
work, fine banquet was served at the Ex-
change Hotel, of which Sir Knight M. S.
| Davis is proprietor. The Geit service and
| excellence of the elaborate menu called
| forth cordial words of appreciation from the
fifty or more present. Owing to the late
ness of the hour, the proposed aiter-dinne r
| speaking was omitted
THE investigation into the management
! OF the state insane asylum at Waterbury by
| Dr. Giddings was continued at the grand
| jury room Monday and yesterday. The
| witnesses examined Monday were Miss
Mary Greeley of Waterbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Chandler of Waterbury, Mr.. and
| Mrs Nathan Thayer of Warren, and Jesse
McAllster OF Warren. Their testimony
tended to corroborate that given last week.
| A special effort was made to show that the
patients were improperly clothed and fed
and the troubles Jme ones abused by the
superintendent and attendants. The foods
most complained of were butter and meat.
Nearly all the witnesses testified that at
many times the rooms were so cold that the
attendants were obliged to wear outside
garments TO keep comfortably warm, while
at the same time patients were confined with
out clothes and often without even blanket
for covering. Mrs. Chandler also testified
that some of the rooms were damp part of
the year. Two or three witnesses said they
left the institution because the work was so
hard after the patients had all been brought
from Brattleboro. Two witnesses were ex-
amined Tuesday morning-Mrs. Thayer and
Ernest G. Tuthill. Mr.. Tuthill lives in
Westminster, bnt had been supervisor of
the male wards at the bury asylum
for three years preceding the summer OF
1894 Previously he was employed in the
asylum for the insane at Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. Tuthill testified that 1t was a part Of his
duties to report the temperature Of The halls
daily, and that he had known the mercury
to fall as low as thirty-four degrees Faren-
heit, early in the morning. Had reported
this and other abuses to DR.. Giddings, but
without result. Told how one of the at
tendants scalded patient, who would not
get out OF the bath-tub, by turning on boil
ing hot water. Also described how one pa
tient was assaulted and pounded by an at
tendant 80 that he lived only three days,
Said the man was entered on the books as
dying of acute Bright's disease. His testi-
mony tended to smirch DR.. Bidwell as well
as Dr. Giddings In his handling Of the Town
woman, who died at the asylum, Accord
ing to Tuhill's testimony the only time
Drs. Giddings and Bidwell ever took charge
OF body at the asylum was in this case,
which they appeared careful to allow others