The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-29
r, vi. WEDNESDAY MARCH 20, 1899.

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to better control the animals which he
finally succeeded in doing, but not before
his left arm had been broken in two places
DIR. @. e. Chandler reduced the fracture
AT the meeting of the Philharmonic So.
ciety Monday evening 1t was decided tc
give the closing public concert on Wednes.
day evening, April 26 The place will be
announced later. The principal feature of
this concert will be the presentation OF
"The Daughter OF Jairus" which will be
interpreted by chorus of sixty voices, with
Mrs. @. N. Field of Barre, Joseph Viau and
@. F. Lowe of Montpelier as soloists. A
miscellaneous program IL also in prepara-
tion consisting OF solos, quartettes eto., by
members Of the chorus. 1t is also hoped
that Prof. A. j. Phillips the energetic and
efficient director will be heard in one or
more solos. Further particulars will be
| given later,
The local truckmen are OF the opinion
| that the dollar license issued to them by
| the city does not in any sense protect them,
as farmers can take five dollar job in the
| city, pay dollar for license, and compete
with the man who follows trucking az a
| business. A representative truckman, who
| for many years has followed the business in
the city, said today in connection with this
matter that he thought the proper way for
| the city council to equalze this busir ess
and afford a better protection to the local
| truckmen as well as obtaining more funds
for the city would be to charge the city
truckmen $40 a year each for a license and
| S15 year to outsiders.
1t is reported in this city that a necklace
has been found in the ruins of The Windsor
that bears a resemblance to similar orna.
ment Miss Upham was known to possess,
but none OF her friends in New York were
sufficiently familiar with the jewel to iden-
tify it. 1t is said to have been composed of
diamonds and pearls, strung alternately,
many of the latter being Vermont pearls,
from the Winooski river. 1t does not seem
probable that the necklace If found at all
could have been dug out OF the ruins, but
must have been among the contents OF the
hotel safe. The circu instances that could
have protected the article In that fiery fur
mace, oufside tireproof safe, would be so
unusual as to be practically impossible.
The second presentation of "Cradle
Songs of Many Nations" at the Young
Mems Christian Association gymnasium
Friday evening attracted an audience that
filed gallery and gymnasium. Everything
passed off without hitch, giving evidence
that Mrs. w. A. Briggs, Miss Lillian Thrall
and Mrs. f. II. Merrill, the directors, with
Mrs. #. A. Sherburne and the other lady
chaperones, had put much patient labor into
the rehearsals. The hall was prettily dec
GRATED with flags and bunting. The reci-
tation by Evelyn Childs, piano solo by Mar
ion Luce and songs by Florence Wheelock
and Fred Whittier, and the antics of the
Indian boys were so enthusiastically re-
ceived as to necessitate a repititiOn. The
Ladies Auxiliary will net about $50 from
the entertainment.
There has been an intimation by ire
sponsible or malicious persons to the effect
that the board of aldermen were attempt
ing to override the mayor. One instance
cited is that OF appointing committee on
the city liquor agency. This is proved an
error by the fact that, because OF the alb
sence of such a committee the agency has
for some time been entirely out of certain
liquors. This state of things means more
to the city than would appear at first for
the reason that the agency supplies, not
only the residents of this city, but those OF
several surrounding towns. Something
had to be done and the alderman did 1t as
matter OF business requiring immediate
transaction. They met this morning with
the county commissioners at the agency and
adjusted the liquor matter so that affairs
are now running smoothly.
The many friends in Montpelier and vi
cinity of Major II. s. Foster are solicitous
for his safety these days, inssmuch as the
Twentieth regulars to which he belongs is
now in the vicinity of Manila. After par
ticipatiDg in the fighting in and around Ma
nila for several days, this regiment was as
signed to patrol duty in Manila, although it
may now be in Gen. McArthur's division
that is pushing toward Malabon. Mrs. Foster
is bearing up under the tremendous strain
now upon her as becomes the wife of
brave and gallant soldier. She said she had
not dared to look at a newspaper for several
days and eagerly enquired for the latest
news from the battle lines. No one can
blame this brave young woman for saying
Gan the Philippine islands are not worth
the precious lives and treasure they have
already cost"
In private letter. written at Montgom-
cry, Alabama, by former resident of Mont
pelier, occurs this interesting reference to
matters OF both general and local interest:
"The people are slow and very easy going
down here, much different in their wav
| from Norlherners, but they are commence
ing to feel the prosperity of the North and
it promises much good to ALL One hears
more OF Mckinley, Dewey, Hobson and
! Wheeler (Hobson and Wheeler come from
this State) than any one else. Last week
! some OF our party were here for the
| day and our pictures were taken on the
very stone on which JEFF Davis took his
oath as president OF the Confederacy. Then
we went into the Senate chamber and had
another picture. sitting in and around Alex
ander Stephens chair as vice-president and
president of the Senate. Then the old GUS
! todian of the State House, in his confed-
crate uniform, told us how Mckinley and
Wheeler walked down the main aisle OF the
| REPRESENTATIVES. hall, while very available
inch of space was filled with mass OF hui
manity, shouting louder than ever before
| known III INC HlstOry VI Juo DullulDb. FL
nally he took us over to see the great Con.
federate monument (he finest in the South)
which was completed only last fall by the
addition of four large statues made from
Barre granite"
The preparations for the "colored event" f"
or cake walk and dance, to be given under
the auspices OF the Apollo club in Armory
hall on Tuesday evening, April A. still go
on and the affair promises to eclipse all past
attempts OF the club as public entertainers.
A grand rehearsal will be held this evening
at the AImory. The entertainment will be
shot time" indeed. Sixteen couples from
the club, half Of whom will disguise them
selves as ladies, will take part in the cake
walk. These will be assisted, in concert
work and solo dances such as have never
before been seen in the city, by the Arion
qusrtette and twenty-five couples OF juven-
iles, now in training under the direction OF
Prof. G. H. Elmore. Prof. Johnson, full
blooded Filipino Of high degree, has been
imported at enormous expense by the club
to superintend the cake walk, coming all
the way from Manila ON ice, steerage pas.
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