The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-08
delightful one, and the occasion was highly
enjoyed by all the participants.

delightful one, and the occasion was highly
enjoyed by all the participants.
The season at Blanchard opera house
will open next Friday evening when the
Alonzo Hatch Electro-Photo Musical Com
pany will give an entertainment for the
benefit of the joint Christian Endesvor COM
mittee that has in charge the arran gements
for the state convention to be held in Mont
pelier this month. The entertainment will
include illustrated songs by Alonzo Hatch,
living pictures projected by the Animoto-
scope" Segnor Giacinto Epifano, solo harp
ist, the mammoth "Trinopticon," and the
improved Edison phonograph. The cause
Is worthy and the entertainment cannot fail
to please. A matinee for the school chill
dren will be given Friday afternoon.
THE sensational and shadowy character
OF the up.street contemporary's "news" " is
shown again by its item, last week, about
Mildred Brewster and the razor. "Stores
circulating about town" seem to be the
contemporary's main reliance for items, but
| SUCH stories are not news until their truth
Is verified. Mildred Brewster did not pick
up and open a razor in the room of the
janitor or any where else. She did not steal
a march on her attendant and secure an
opportunity to kill herself, IL she had
wished and then call the attention Of her
attendant to the fact. There was nothing
OF the slightest Importance in the "story u
or the incident that gave rise to 1t, but the
contemporary is famous for such freaks OF
enterprise.
CAPTAIN III. r. ABBOTT OF Detroit, Mich.
and Miss Lucy E. Abbott OF Washington, d.
O., who have been the guests Of their sister,
Mrs. W. A. Martin, during the past week,
departed for their respective homes on Mon
day. They leave their hearts among the
Green Hills of Vermont, by whose glores
they have been completely captivated Cap
tain Abbott is veteran OF the civil war.
He was taken prisoner at Chickamauga and
was the guest Of the Confederate govern
ment at Libby and afterwards at Bell Isle.
lie made successful escape, and when he
reached the paternal roof in Ohio his own
father failed to recognize his boy in the
emaciated object that confronted him. Hav-
ing recovered his health and strength he re-
| joined his regiment and fought with Sher-
man in the famous march to Atlanta. He
was in Schofeld's army in North Carolina
when Lee surrendered, and after the war
was for awhile stationed at Charlotte, N. G..
THE st. Albans Messenger, Morrisville
Ne,cs and Citizen, the Free Press and other
State papers have, within the past week,
commented favorably upon the probable ap-
pointment Of Speaker w. A. Lord of Mont
pelier, to succeed Hon, Elisha May of St.
Johnsbury, as national bank examiner for
! Vermont. The WATCHMAN has known
| since August l that Mr.. Lord was slated
for that Office, and that the Vermont del
egation in Congress will be unanimous in
recommending him for the place, but, re-
| specting the modest request of the gentle
man himself to wait until the appointment
should be made before commenting upon it,
has refrained from referring in any way to
the change which will probably very soon be
made. The selection Of Mr.. Lord for this
important position is very gratifying to his
received by the Republicans Of the State,
and especially by the younger element OF
party
THE criminal docket for the September
term of Washington County Court which
convenes next Tuesday contains several
cases Of more than ordinary interest. Among
these are State against Martin and Sarah
Nokes, for murder which is set for new
trial, five cases against DR.. w. III. Giddings,
formerly superintendent Of the State Asy-
lum for the Insane at Waterbury, for as
sault upon the patients, State against Frank
Caselani, for felonous assault, and large
number Of cases for violation Of the pro-
hibitory law. 1t is also certain that the
grand jury will investigate the shooting of
Anna Wheeler, May 20 last, by Mildred
Brewster. and should Miss Brewster be in
dicted for the murder, as she surely will be,
the trial of that case would naturally come
this fall. A term Of court extending we'll
towards Thanksgiving if not Christmas is
expected.
THE block on the westerly side of Main
street, owned by Mrs. Emily 81. Hazen,
commonly known as "Hazen block " has
been purchased by the executors of the es-
tate OF James r. Langdon, possession to be
given April / next. This has given rise to
various rumors. which, in the absence OF
Albert Tuttle and d. d. Ranlett, the ad-
ministrators, it has been impossible to
verify or disprove. 1t is rumored that the
new owners Of this block will move it to
the river bank in the spring, tear down the
old Langdon block on the corner and erect
on the combined site massive block which
will extend from the Argus building on
Main street to Huntington block on State
street. II such should be the intention oil
the purchasers, thereby carrying out plan
OF Mr.. Langdon in his lifetime, 1t would be
welcome news to the people of Montpelier
On the other hand 1t is said that the prop
erty has been purchased simply as an in
vestment
CHAIRMAN STANTON, Commissioners Ken
field and Miller, and Clerk Smith of the
State Board OF Railroad Commissioners met
on Tuesday at the State House and rem.
dered decision on the much argued and
discussed question as to where the electric
railroad shall cross the Winooski river tC
reach Montpelier. The board was unani
nous in the decision that the crossing shal
be at the Pioneer bridge, on a bridge i'm
mediately above or below the bridge now
8 suggested by the board will be submitted tC
3 the Montpelier & Wells River and Centra
l Vermont railroad officials and to the elec
4 trio railroad managers for their approva
l before they are made puDllc. Inc conmls
b. sioners also considered the case OF Jul'
t Bushaway, who was killed at West Hart
s ford June 28 last, by an excursion train. A
r public hearing will be given in this case a
Q date to be announced later. The mem
t bers OF the board go to-day on tour OF in
spection over the Montpelier s. Wells Rive
q railroad. and will inspect the Woodstock
!. railroad on Thursday.
/ On the subject of "Suppressing Real News
Q The Fall River Globe very pertnently says
Y "'Keep it out of the papers, lis the cry whic
: the local newspaper publisher daily hears
o To oblge often costs considerable, thougl
o the person makes the request thinks III
= granting is scarcely worth saying 'thanl
r you for. A newspaper is a peculiar articl
r in the publcs eye. The news-gatherer /
o stormed because he gets hold OF one item
= and is abused because he does not get an
r other Young men and often young women
as we'll as older, perform acts which ar
4 legitimate items for publication, and thel
:, rush to the newspaper offices to get the ed
q itors not to notice the escapades. The mex
i day they condemn the same paper for no
q having published another party for doinI
a the same thing they were guilty Of, forget
l. ting, apparently, their late visit to the print