The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-04

must come from the towns or cities in
which the bands are located.
W. A. Shaw, observer at the Mortified
station, furnishes the following meteoro-
logical summary for the month of October
FOR twelve years: Mean or normal tempera.
ture, 44o; warmest month, in 1884, with an
average Of 48o; coldest month, in 1883, with
an average of 39o; highest Temperature, 83o.
october 3. 1891; lowest temperature, 12o,
October "a, 1889; average precipitation for
the month, 2.29 inches; greatest monthly
precipitation, 357 inches, in 1889; least
monthly precipitation, .45 inches, in 1885,
greatest amount OF precipitation in any
consecutive "a hours, LII inches, October 6,
1859; snow fall, 20 inches, October %, 1887
average number OF clear days. D, partly
cloudy days II, cloudy days, 10; highest ve-
locity OF wind, 60 miles an hour from the
south, October ID, 1893.
The electric railway has been the subject
OF much unfavorable comment since the
cold weather came on us because OF run
ming closed car ON Seminary hill during
the summer and now changing to an open
car. Superintendent Andrus, when inter-
rogated in regard to the matter, stated
That he deplored such an arrangement but
that for the time being it could not be
avoided One Of the closed cars is disabled
and the repairs have not yet arrived. The
trucks OF the open cars have to be trans
terred to the extra closed cars and he has
deferred doing this until after the Dewey
celebration so as to be better able to handle
the crowd at that time. The open car was
put on the Seminary hill line as it Is a short
run and the inconvenience would not be 30
great to the traveller as on the run between
this city and Barre.
The Bonfire club held an enthusiastic
meeting Monday evening. Several older
men joined the club, both to encourage the
boys, and to assist in any way possible.
Joseph e. Almon has been engaged to su-
perlntend the construction OF the pile. j.
s. Viles has contributed huge pole, which
will be set for the center piece. j. M. Bout
well will send one of his two horse teams
from the quarries to assist in auling til
ties contributed by General Manager Stow
ell OF the Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road. The club has engaged watchmaD
who will remain on the scene day and
night with bull dog and shot gun, to pre-
vent any malicously disposed persons from
setting fire to the structure. He will be
provided with stove and tent, and will be
his own cook.
The reviewing stand at the State House
was thought to have been completed
but Governor Smith has suggested to the
committee in charge that the platform
should be constructed on the theatre plan
Of one tier OF seats rising above the other
instead OF on level. AS now constructed
it would be impossible for that portion Of
the IUO people VINO are TO occupy the stand,
who are back of the first row to see any
thing of the parade. The railing also is
only about two feet in height. 1t is sug-
gested that this be raised to the standard
height in order that all danger from a crush
be obviated. The place to be reserved for
Admiral Dewey to review the parade is
built out in a half circle from the centre OF
the platform and some wag has pasted in
| front a placard Of brown paper with rude
letters in red and green bearing the legend,
Fire when you're ready, Captain Grid.
ley"
James Burke, becoming tired OF his posi-.
ton in society at the Jail. decided to take
his passport to the house of correction.
| He was given not less than sixty nor more
than one hundred days. He was taken to
Rutland on Saturday by Louis M. Wood
who will spend Sunday in Burlington. Be-
\ fore leaving Burke said on the evening he
Dell through the railroad bridge he fell in
f1Ssth fellow who claimed to have been in
w. navy and sailed under Capt. Lamberton
now OF the Olympic, Admiral Dewey's
| flagship. AS Jim some eighteen years age
was a sailor in the navy and on duty at the
| South Pacific station on the Alaska on
which Capt. Lamberton was then lieuten-
ant, he froze to the stranger. He was given
two drinks and he claims that the liquor
was drugged. In ten minutes after he
drank it he says everything became blank
and remained 80 for some days afterward
Jim said he believed it was put up job or
him by some of the pocket peddlers in to WI
who were down on him because he had
"squealed" on them.