The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-01

Commissioner Roberts, and the committee
on streets to decide. They went over the
ground next morning and confirmed Mr..
Fosters survey. @. w. Scarf, agent for the
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, asked permission which was granted,
to replace old poles with new ones on State,
East State, Elm and Hubbard streets. Mr..
Scarf also asked permission to set poles on
State and Baldwin streets, and on Bailey
and Western Avenues. Referred to the
committee on streets. AT the request OF
W. K. Laird the fire wardens were in
structed to purchase iron structures on
which to fasten the wires Of the fire alarm
system. The board voted to lay a plank
sidewalk on Barre street from Hubbard
street to the easterly line OF Patrick Gala
hans lot. Willis Blanchard was given per-
mission to move barn on Barre street; n.
l.. Smith to build house and connect with
the sewer on Wilder street; Clement Pre-
vost to repair buildings on Court street.
The requisition Of G. B. Roberts, street COM
missioner, for S400 for incidentals in his de-
partment was granted, he to keep separate
account Of the expenditures. The follow
ing bills were ordered paid: II. B. Daley,
trucking, seventy-five cents; 7. r. Merrill,
salary, S36.41; Brooks & Berry, supplies,
S19.40; Montpelier Hardware Company,
same, S1.20; United States Clothes Pin
Company, same, $500; DIR. Duquoy, profess
sional services, SO; j. B. Ranney & Com
pany, supplies for liquor agency, S37 20;
Lane Manufacturing Company, lumber,
S52 SO. At half-past eleven the board went
into executive session.
For the first time in ten days the sun
shone brightly on the afternoon Of Memoir
ial Day, and the programme Of the day was
carried out as advertised. In the forenoon
details from Brooks Post decorated the
graves Of the 1914 veterans buried within
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post, accompanied by the Montpelier Mill
tsry Band, went to Berlin Corner to assist
in the exercises there. The parade in the
afternoon was in charge Of Gen. j. Ii. Luz
cha, marshal, with Clarence FL. Senter, Mar
tin W. Peck, NJ II. Ryle, James j. Good
win, G. M. Felt, L. NJ. Hutchinson, and
E. A. Mutt, aids. The handled the process
sion which was made up of the High School
Battalion, Ethan Allen Court. American
Order Of Foresters, st. Peters Court, Cath
Gil, Junior Order, United American Me-
chanics, Brooks Post, G. A. R., carriage
with mayor and aldermen, carriage with
orator, chaplain, Col. Fred e. Smith and
Gen. Stephen Thomas, carriage with dis
abled veterans, carriage with school chill
dren. The route was up Main to Spring
street, Spring to Elm, Elm to Court and
Eastern Avenue to State, to opera house
where the exercises were held The band
rendered several selections, prayer was Of
fered by Rev. A. N. Lewis, the chaplain,
the children sang several selections, among
them the living flag chorus, which was a
striking feature. Miss Lottie Dillon recited
Thirty Years Ago" and the Grafton was
delivered by Hon. G. P. Hogan of st. AL
bans. The Memorial ceremonies OF the
Grand Army were performed by Col. Fred
e. Smith, William Canning and L. M.
Hutchinson. Mayor Senter presided, and
on the stage with him were seated the ora
tor and chaplain, the board of aldermen,
Commander W, w. Noyes, Gen. Stephen
Thomas and others In his opening SEN
fences Mr.. Hogan put himself en- rapport
with his audience by saying that Mont
pelier has recently been placed on the MAP
of the world in capital letters by the
achievements Of one Of her illustrious sons
Referring to the living flag behind him the
speaker said that he saw there future adj
mirals and commodores, and he character
lied Montpelier as a school Of patriotism
Mr.. Hogan's subject was THE Civil War
Its Underlying Cause, Its Cost, and Its Re
suits" He treated 1t in mastery manner
and held the close attention OF the large
audience for nearly an hour. ANY abstrac
Of Mr.. Hogan's address would mar it's force
and beauty.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
A very large congregation gathered a
Christ church last Sunday morning to at
tend the Memorial services. The chancel
, reading desk and pulpit were draped will
the National colors and the boy choir unde
! the leadership OF Prof Andrew j. Phillip
4 rendered fine musical programme. TIL
: members of Brooks Post, led by the veneI
! able Gen. Stephen Thomas, and the ladie
I of Brooks Relief Corps, attended in a bod
;. and were seated in the front and cente
: pews. Rev. A. N. Lewis, the rector, preach
. ed q strong and eloquent sermon iron
q ed because thy seat will be empty" /
}. opening Mr.. Lewis referred to the fulfil
u ment OF these words of Jonathan to David
/ applying them to members OF the Gran
}, Army. AS Memorial day comes aroun
o the most effective eloquence Is not froI
I lips that speak but from lips that are silen
a One fact is plain, none OF us can renal
d here long Our seats will soon be vacar
], and If we have acted well our part in liz
Al we shall indeed be missed. If our live
~ and actions have been worthy OF remen
81 berance, although our names may not |
is on the scroll of fame, we will still be "r
10 membered by what we have DONE" III
as speaker said that those who live for then
selves alone, to get money to hoard or
m spend, who live simply to minister to the
n own interests, will soon be forgotten aft
An they are gone. This idea was enforced
ne appropriate illustrations. To the membe
IN of Brooks Post he said that thirty-thr'
Ve years had passed since they were mustert
30 out, during which time new generate
n had arisen, new issues were at stak
d. among them the war with Spain, in whit
ys they could not take part They had cor
N, to realize as true, the words of Shakespea
v, "superfluous lags the veteran on the stage
nd The mortality among the Grand Army M
re- is rapidly increasing and tho time is II
far distant when the survivors of Broo
ILL., Post will be too few and too feeble to me
Ter and celebrate Memorial day They will
a deed be missed for their seats will
ng empty. The speaker thought that it "
cir unfortunate that no provision had be
ar made for the perpetuation of the Ora
nd Army after the veterans shall have pass
w, away. Speaking of the war OF the rebelli
NJ. he said that for thrty-three years the g.
pa vyors had been the theme of ministers a
oh orators. They were not present to be lat
dy ed but to commemorate the services
os. those who bled and died that the Matt
Ide might live Soon the last member
he answer to the roll call Of death. The CO
the rades at the Post Hall are thinning out,