The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-30


no matter where the lightning Strikes
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. Hopkins were
driving down East State street last Thurs.
day evening broken holdback frightened
the horse which became unmanageable and
ran. Mr.. Hopkins was thrown instantly
out, but escaped with few bruises. The
buggy collided with an electric light pole
In front OF the store OF III. A. Bowman and
was left there minus the shafts. Mrs. Hop
kins remained in the buggy and was unin-
jured.
The executive committee of the Young
Mems Democratic Club Of Vermont met at
the Pavilion last Thursday and voted to hold
the annual meeting and banquet OF the club
at White River Junction Thursday after.
noon and evening, April 81. 1t is probable
that the Democratic state committee will
meet at the same time and place and fix
date and location for holding the state con-
vention to nominate a governor and other
officers.
THE members OF Gen. Stephen Thomas
Camp, Sons Of Veterans are already making
active preparations to entertain the 400 or
more delegates who will attend the state
encampment to be held at Montpelier,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July
6, and next. Committees to arrange for
hotel accommodations have already been
appointed, and special meetings Of the
camp will be held every Wednesday even
ing until after the encampment meets.
CHARLES Fl. DANA, the enterprising
Woodbury. merchant has left at this Office
some rare old copies of the WATCHMAN OF
August IL, 1917, September B., 1920, Of the
Freendn's Press, published at Montpelier by
Wright & Sibley, dated June 18, 1872, and of
the Windsor Journal OF February 10, 1903
All these papers are in an excellent state OF
preservation, and study Of their columns
gives some idea Of the advance that has
been made in news gathering and the MAX
ing OF newspapers, since these relics came
from the press.
CAPT CHARLES G. CLARK, who is in COM
mand Of the United States battleship "Ore-
gon" that sailed last week from San Fran
cisco via Cape Horn, to join the Atlantic
squadron, is a Montpelier boy, a son of the
late j. D. Clark, the bookbinder. Capt.
Clark is fifty years old, and his reputation
on the Pacific coast, where he commanded
the Monterey" before he was ordered to the
"Oregon" is that of an able and popular
officer. The Oregon" will be the first
modern battleship to make the passage
around the Horn.
THE speakers for the Batchelder prize de-
bate at Montpelier Seminary, who were
chosen at the close OF the winter term met
the principal on Tuesday and drew sides
and positions as follows: Opening affirma-
tive, Wells, Daniels and Lance; opening
negative, Harvey, Ranney and Blodgett;
closing affirmative, Lance, Daniels, and
Wells; closing negative, Blodgett, Ranney
and Harvey. This debate will take place
the last week in May, and the question to
be discussed. is, Resolved, That heredty
is more potent than environment"
KNIGHTS to the number of one hundred
or more from Marshfield and Barre visited
Montpelier Lodge Knights of Pythias, last
Thursday evening. The third degree was
worked by the uniformed rank from Vim
ctia lodge, Barre. team from the local
| l,.Ir a1 Ahn
Chancellor Randall of St. Johnsbury was
present and expressed his qualification at
| the excellent manner in which the work OF
the evening had been performed. DR.. Har'
old A. Fisk, who is still confined to the
house, sent down box of button hole bo-
quets for each visitor and member.
Two Italians with names hard to reduce
| to UNITED States" neither of whom could
speak word OF English were arrested last
Saturday afternoon by Officer Demertt fol
| intoxication and attempting to force an en-.
trance into the residence Of Edwin Lane or
| Barre street. In city court Monday morn.
| ing they pleaded guilty Of intoxication, the
only charge that was preferred against
them, and paid fine and costs of S12 each
| The services OF an interpreter was required
| in court. They hailed from East MOntpe
lier and disclosed on bottle of brandy that
one of them brought from New York.
GENERAL W. II. GILMORE arrived in towr
on Monday to have charge Of moving the
new rifles for the Vermont National Guard
from the Central Vermont freight depot tc
the State arsenal. These rifles arrived last
Saturday night from the armory at Spring.
field, Mass. They will be distributed to the
various companies as soon as practicable
and the rifles now in use will! be stored IN
the arsenal. Companies Fl of Montpelier
E of Barre and f Of Northfeld will each re.
| ceive forty-six rifles. They are of the latest
pattern and their distribution will be hailed
J with delight by the members OF the National
| Guard.
A SPECIAL meeting Of the hook and lad
der company will be held this evening
which the chief engineer and FIRE wardeI
will attend. The complaint made at thu
last meeting Of the city council that the
rooms OF this company have been used a.
headquarters for pocket peddlers will b,
Investigated, and, If it is thought best b.
the chief engineer, 8 reorganization Of thu
company will be effected. In justice to
majority of the members it should be sait
that if such practices have existed it ha
been entirely without their knowledge ant
they are anxious to have the matter thor
oughly investigated.
W. A. LORD, ESQ, received last Saturda
telegram from Senator Proctor notifyin
him Of his appointment as national bank OK
aminer for the district OF Vermont 1t
unnecessary for Speaker Lords home pa
per to speak of his qualifications for thi
office. 1t is confidently expected that IA
will administer the affairs of his new pos
ton in a manner that will meet the appro
val of Comptroller Dawes and give satisfaC
ton to the bankers Of the state. Mr.. Lord
commission dates from last Saturday an
he will qualify as soon as his health permits
He is steadily oonvalescing from a sever
illness of several weeks.
THE concert given in the opera house las
Thursday evening by the Temple Quartet
Concert Company in the Young Men
Christian Star course justified all the fiat
tering notices that were published OF tn
individual members Of the company. Mis-
Elvie E. Burnett the reader, is one of th
most charming and versatile lady elocl
tionists that has appeared in Montpelier fC
, many day, and had her name been NOR
/ prominent on the programme 1t would hay
pleased her audience. Nearly every men
ber of the company was heard as a soloi
and in the selections by tie sextette I'll
3 perfect blending OF voices was as pleasin
! as 1t was noticeable.
, THE following meteorological data, Il
a the month OF April. covering period
\ eleven years, has been furnished by w.
Shaw, observer at the Northfield station
Mean temperature, 40o; warmest month,
Z 1889, with an average OF 43o; coldest mont
in 1887, with an average Of $50; highe
;, temperature, 82o April 25 1897; lowe
: | Itpmparaturp-1o A nril l. 1897. avarape mr.