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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
DANIEL ROBERTS DEAD

Hon. Daniel Roberts OF Burlington, the
Oldest practcing lawyer in Vermont died
Friday afternoon in Burlington, aged
eighty. eight years. He had been in the
active practice OF the law for sxty-seven
years.
Mr.. Roberts was born in Wallingford,
May %, 1811-the son of Daniel and Almira
Roberts, who we're natives of Litchfield
county. Connecticut. Daniel, senior, was
the son OF soldier of the Revolution, and
one of the early settlers in Walingford,
whence he moved to Manchester, Vt,
about 1880. His son, Daniel was the fifth
OF family OF ten children. He spent his
boyhoo1 on bis fathers farm entered Mid
dlebury college at the age OF eighteen years
and graduated in 1929, being at the time Of
his death the oldest surviving alumnus of
that institution. After leaving college he
studied law with Hon. Harvey Button OF
Wallingford, and was admitted to the bar OF
Rutland county at the September term in
1882. A large part Of his life has been spent
in Burlington where he had ever been q
highly esteemed citizen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Chelsea.

Harriet NJ Chandler of Barre visited in
town last week.
Florence A. Lease of Milford n. H., is
visiting at A. H. Powers,
A. ii. Powers and wife spent several
days in Randolph last week.
A. Maud Sargent is working in the family
of G. W. Smith in Tunbridge.
Grace Set of Scottish re, Que, is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. B. H. Adams.
George A Tracy is making his annual
visit o his mother from Lowell Mass.
Archie, son OF Milo NJ. Sanborn, was:qute
sick last week, but is improving.
Ethel l.. George has finished work at G
p. Dicknson's, aud has gone to E. d. Alb
bolts.
Mrs. George Hutchinson and daughter
returned to Southern Pines, n. O., the first
OF this week.
K. +. Ladeau has gone to Jamaica to work
for the winter. His wife is sick and unable
to go with him.
Rev. Carl II. Corwiu preached to large
congregation at the Congregational church
on Sunday morning.
j. B. Bacon's house has been changed
greatly and favorably in appearance by the
new piazza and a new color OF paint.
The Sunday evening meeting will con.
tinue for the present to be a union service,
alternating between the churches.
Joseph ID. Mcconnell, who has Just re-
turned from service in the Philippines with
Colorado regiment, is visiting in this town
aud Washington.
The many friends of Mrs Edna 1. (Rob-
bns) Martin of Williamstown we're glad to
ses her in town last week with health an
parently much improved.
Mrs. Carrie A. Locke was married in
Worcester on the 1st inst, to Arthur Camp
OF that town. and they have been visiting
her daughter, Mrs, l.. n. Lucas, Jr.
Herman E. Slack and Bessie NJ. Hackett
were married on Tuesday evening OF last
week at the Methodist parsonage. They
| have begun housekeeping on Mrs. Hackett's
farm.
III. j. Bell and his party OF Nimrods from
Fitchburg, Mass, have been spending
week on the East Hill for their annual de-
struction OF game, and returned home Sat-
urdsy
The body OF Mrs. Margaret Madgett who
die (! in the State asylum at Waterb bury,
was buried in the cemetery near the South
Washington post-office on Sunday after
noon, Rev, Mr., Eastman officiating at a
brief service.
Fred f. and Carl III. Moxley have rented
for year Dix j. Camps mill at East Ram
dolph, where Carl has worked for wear
past. Chelsea again sustains a heavy loss
which we can i'll afford.
ben Is. ana Nora IL. Bacon 60 TO Peters
ham, Mass this week. on the return home
OF their sister, Mrs, Joslyn, They expect
to stay indefinitely, and Ben expects EN-
ployment there. Ben is one OF our best
young men, and we are very 10th to lose
him.
MT and Mrs. Carlos E. Bohonon leave on
Wednesday for Lowell, Mass to the regret
OF the many friends they have made in their
residence of four years here. They will be
as specially missed in the Methodist church
where they have been very efficient work
ers, though their own membership Is with
the Baptists. Mrs. Bohonon's Sunday
school class paid her a surprise visit on Fri
day evening, and left behind some memen-
tos of their regard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Needless Alarm.

Under the caption, "Strike Threatened"
the up street contemporary in its issue of
Monday evening prophesies a possible par
alysis OF the Dewey celebration in this city
because 1t had learned strike among the
conductors and tranmen OF the Central
Vermont is pending because OF the men be-
ing overworked by the new management
and that they are only waiting for Dewey
day to tie up the traffic over that line.
Whatever fears this published rumor may
have aroused in the minds OF those inter :
ested in the celebration may be dismissed.
Representatives Of the alleged strikers, who
are among the oldest and most trusted EN-
ployees OF the Central Vermont system
state that the yarn was made from whole
cloth. The association Of conductors and
trainmen has never entertained any thought
Of striking. 1t has as it has many times
before, asked for a revision Of the trip and
rate schedule. The request has been ami
ably received and is now being considered
by the officials. There is no doubt about
the result being satisfactory.
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A Rural Opinion.

Dewey's coming up here in the fall of the year
When it's likely to be ruther raw;
And I've got an idee tibet cold water and tea
Fer a beverage ti,ket wont draw
Meow, as l understand, a sailor on land
Amt agn sump'n better than ink,
So to welcome him straight to his own native
state
We'd orter have sump'n to drink, by jinkl
We'd orter have sump'n to drink.
It'll be mighty gran as he STAINS on the stan,
In front of the Capitol door,
With the Guvno and staff New York papers
may laff)
While the people all holler and roar.
But when it's all done nothin' under the sun
Would tickle him more, don't think,
Than to have some one say right out hearty
and gay,
Now Admiral have sump'n to drink"
Oh, we've got to have sump'n to drink
Why, Just think of that man. 1t most blu SITS
me, van!
We're the people, by gosh! though we're slow;
But when our boys go out Their amt any
doubt
Never was-they'n come home with the
show
But this one, / say, that we're givin' the day,
Let us toast him ship .shape-to the brink
For George Dewey is ours and we're his, by
the Powers!
When he comes we IL have sump'n to drink,
by jink
Well sartin have sump'n to drink
W. C.
Montpelier, October, 80.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
The Venezuela Award.

A writer in the New York Sun eluci-
dates the recent award of the court of
arbitration in the boundary dispute be-
tween Great Britain and Venezuela.
The award is represented as favorable
to the South American republic:
The new boundary between Venezuela
and British Guiana comedies for fully half
of its length with the second Schom burgk
line as amended and published in the
colonial map OF British Guiana in 1887.
In all points where 1t devates from this
line territory claimed by Great Britain is
given to Venezuela.
The first Schomburgk line, which that
German naturalist laid down in 1910, would
willingly have been accepted at that time
by Great Britain. 1t is the best offer that
country ever made to Venezuela for the set
Element of their boundary dispute, and it
would have given to the republic thousands
OF square miles more territory than is as
signed to her by the settlement just made.
II Venezuela had accepted the Aberdeen
compromise line OF 1874, the area OF her ter
rltory would have been just about what 1t is
now, but the republic would have been as
sured OF the possession Of most of the gold
region in what is known as the Northwest
District OF British Guiana which is now de-
finitely British territory.
On the other hand, the arbitration gives
Venezuela a far larger area than Grea
Britain offered in any OF the four socalleC
compromise boundaries she proposed from
1881 to 1893. Venezuela obtains very littl,
II any OF the developed gold-mining regior
where British subjects have been at work
but she secures large area Of undevelopeC
gold territory much of which is believed Il
be just as rich as the British digglngs. 1
was the scramble for this undeveloped re
gion that gave rise to the preposterou
western extension of the British claims ant
brought the dispute between the two coun
tries to a critical stage in 1896
The final point of contention, therefore
has really been decided in Venezuela
favor by leaving within her domain tn
extreme western territory in dispute.
Venezuela, in 1874, demanded the Esse
quibo River as her eastern boundary, an
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale of any medicine in the civilized world.
Your mothers and grandmothers never
thought of using anything else for indi.
gestion or biliousness Doctors were
scarce and they seldom heard OF appendi-
citis, nervous prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to clean
out the system and stop fermentation OF
undigested food, regulate the action OF the
liver, stimulate the nervous and organic
&C ion of the ystem, and that 10 all they
took when feeling dull and bad with head
few doses OF Green's August Flower, in
liquid form. to make you satisfied there ID
nothing serious the matter with you. Sam
Pile bottles at c. Blakely's, Montpelier, 8
g. Voodry Il Co.'S, Cabot, and E. w. Gill
mans, Marshfeld.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Awaits an Answer.

In his letter to the public endorsing
the candidacy of Inter-Sta'e Commits
sioner Pr0uty FOR senator, o.. W. Sew
ard Webb fails to make an ex 1lanation
of his change of opinion from that held
by him year ago. When ex-Gov.
Dillingham; was mentio ed as a success
sor to Justin S. Morrill,, and it was
hoped that Gov. Smith could be Undue
ed to name him, Col. Webb was one of
the ex-Governor's warmest advo-
Gates. Then, as now, he published his
rea ons for lending his support to the
candidate. 1t is natural that the OBJ
server of public men should at this
time inquire why Col. Webb has shift
ed from Dillingham; to Prouty. We
wait the answer.-Essex Record.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Tributes to Admiral Dewey.

Supreme success in war is to inflict
the maximum of injury with the mini
mum of loss. No greater injury can
be inflicted on an enemy than his total
destruction; no less TO the victor can
be smaller han none.
When Dewey sank an entire feet
and shattered an empire in single
battle, without The loss of a man or Sc
rious damage to ship, he exhausted
the whole field of military success.
History records no other feat OF arms
that might not have been surpassed.
What one man has done another may
do, but no who first reaches the limit
of human capacity in any field of en-
deavor achieves an eminence which
never can be reached even by those
who follow closest in his footsteps.
The battle of Manila, while it con-
fers imperishable glory on its conqut r.
or, robs military enterprise of its chief
allurement. War holds in reserve NO
crown more glorious than that which
Dewey has wrested from it. Dewey
may have imitators, but can have nc
competitor. Competition is impracti.
cable where IL is impossible to excel.
AS Dewey's victory has exhausted
the possibilities of successful war, his
welcome should exhaust the resources
of popular enthusiasm.
The war undertaken from motives o
humanity, crowned with the glory o
an unparalleled success, cannot bea
other than valuable fruits to the who'll
human race. What these fruits ma,
be, this is not the time to discuss. Suf
fee it to say that in the cheers which
will greet the hero this people will ex
press not merely their gratitude for hi
services and their pride in his prowess
but their confidence that he will Civ
them decisive aid in making his victor
powerful contribution to the stabilit
of republican government in this couu
try and to the spread of civilizaiio
throughout the world.-Bourke Coct
ran, in the New York World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Marshal Hooker.

Col. George w. Hooker. Chief Marshal OF
the parade on Thursday, has issued the fol-
lowing additional Information and orders
The line will form on the northerly side
OF lower State street at 10 p. NJ, with right
resting near the Jewett house, and extend
ing easterly along the northerly side of
State street for such distance as may be
necessary.
Commanders of uniformed and student
organizations are requested to report to the
chief marshal in front Of the Pavilion for
assignment to position in line, not later
than 1880 P. M. Aides to the marshal are
charged with the duty of escorting the citi-
Ems organization Of their respective
counties to its place in line, after which
they will report to the marshal in front of
the Pavilion or at the head of the column.
The First Regiment, v N. G., and corps OF
cadets, N. U. will report as directed in
special orders.
The line OF march will be taken up from
the upper end OF the column, the organic 4
ti0ns passing the column formation so that
all in the line will see not only Admiral
Dewey but the organizations in the parade
as WE'LL
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
On to Vermont

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Dewey started
for Vermont from this city at S:35 this
morning on special running as a Sec
ond section to the Empire State ex-
press. The trip from Washington last
tory" DR.. w. Seward Webb's coach
aud buffet car "Elsmere." With the
Admiral were DR.. Webb, S. r, Gallo.
way, President of the New York Cen.
trail, Governor Smith of Vermont,
George Goodwin Dewey, the Admiral's
son, Lieutenant Brumley and his Chi.
nese valet. The cars were ferried
across Harlem river and hauled into
New York Central yard before day.
light. A special parlor car was added
for newspaper men.
At this city, j. G. wager, general
manager of the Wagner Palace Car
company, p W. Clement, president of
the Rutland railroad and r.. T. Nc
Keever, general passenger agent of
Rutland joined the party. When the
train reaches Troy it will be run
over to the Fitchburg as far as White
Creek on the rails of the Bennington
and Rutland railroad. The Admiral
will get his frat glimpse of his native
state at Rutland which is expected to
reached at two; Shelburne Farms at
1920.
RUTLAND VI, Oct. TO- The Dewey
special of three cars was on time and
arrived at two o'clock. 1t stayed about
five minutes. Major Ripley
introduced him to the thousands as
sembled. He bowed his acknowledge
ments. The engine was decorated
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Extensive Catering.

Caterer Valequeps immense feeding ten {
on Haymarket square rose az If by magic ri
an early hour this morning. 1t Is 800 60
feet in dimensions and has a seating capac-
ity Of 1000. Some idea Of the extensive
business he expects to do on Thursday can
be gained from the supplies he has on hand
Mr.. Valequet is prepared 10 serve 100 gal
Ions Of clam chowder, for which 100 cans Of
milk will be used, 100 cooked hams; 1900
pounds Of roast beef GOO pounds OF corned
beef, 300 quarts of beans, the cooking OF
which will require barrel of salt pork /;
1900 loaves of bread, 1000 pies, 300 dozen OF
doughnuts, 70 dozen buns, 10 barrels OF APP
kets of grapes. 200 pounds Of butter 8 bar.
rels OF potatoes.
These supplies and the crockery for the
tables filled two freight cars. He will have
20 cooks, $50 walters, 10 dish washers, and
IL assistants to the cooks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Dewey EulOgized.

A patriotic service was held at Trinity
church Sunday evening at which the regu-
lar music was supplemented by mixed
quartette composed Of Mrs. F. Ii. Puffer,
Mrs. #. III. Merrill, Fl. s. Chapman and W.
s. Smith, with Mrs. Fannie Sheldon, vio-
linist.
Rev. G. o. Judkins spoke on admiral
Dewey's Part in the Problem of RaceDevel-
opment" Mr.. Judkins' text was from
Haggai Isl, And 1 will shake all nations
and the desire of all nations shall come"
The central thoughts of his discourse led to
a thorough understanding of the reason we
celebrate Admiral Deweys homecoming,
and the greatest lessons of his life to every
rising character in our national life. These
thoughts were elaborated in an original
and interesting manner that commanded
the closest attention of the large congrega.
ton present.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
The Admiral in Bronze.

Several months ago movement was in
augurated among Vermouters who had gone
ont from the Green Mountain State, which
will result in gratifying the boyhood wish
OF Admiral Dewey, that his statue might
stand at the entrance to he State House.
The work of raising funds for this statue
has gone steadily forward, and enough has
already been collected to secure the success
OF the project. John s. Barrows, noted
sculptor OF Boston, last week submitted
design for the statue with which the
members OF the committee appointed to de-
eide the matter were very much pleased,
and which will probably be adopted. 1t
represents the Admiral in full service uni
form standing on the deck of HIS flsgsh p.
his left grasps sword.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Selling Too Much Liquor.

The subjoined resolutions were adopted
by the grand jury at its late session.
Whereas, great many complaints have
been made to the grand jury with reference
to the Montpelier city liquor agency sell
ing double the amount of Intoxicating liquor
it should under the law, and
Whereas, the agency is selling to persons
residents of other towns who could not OBJ
tain liquor OF the agency of their respective
towns and should not be allo we'd to obtain
liquor at any agency, therefore be il
Resolved, by the grand jury OF Washing
ton county, that it is the duty OF the county
commissioner to see that the sales are cut
down two thirds and that no sales he made
to persons residents of other towns with
agency without an order from some honor
able physician.
III. w. LYFoRD, Foreman,
j. l.. GLEASON, Clerk.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11

later she submitted two other compromise
boundaries further west. The new boun-
Diary is west OF the largest concession Ven
ezuela was willing to make at any time
In word, the boundary now fixed gives
considerably more than half of the disputed
territory to British Guiana; but II war in
stead OF a tribunal had decided the matter,
Venezuela would have lost ,all that Great
Britain claimed and great deal more
The justice of Venezuela's demands Is
fully affirmed by the decision of the Com
mission, which gives the republic thousands
of square miles more than England had
offered her within the past ffty-four years
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
aHattbmam ( Journal.
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.
The Massachusetts Platform.


The Boston Journal is grieved that
the platform adopted at the Republican
State convention does not declare the
policies and principles of the party
with greater boldness and in terms less
eouivocal than it has employed. 1t is
true that there is none of the spirit OF
'76, of the days of Lexington and Bun
ker Hill, in the resolutions, but that is
past era in the history of Massachu-
sets, revived and glori6ed for time
by great-souled and stalwart Governor
Andrew in the early times of the civil
war. Since the old historic days of the
early period of the Revolution, Massa'
chusetts has often been the breeding
place of sedition. The State produced
Shays' rebellion, during the war OF
1912 it furnished half the delegates
to the reasonable Hartford conveD-
ton, in recent times it elected Ben
Butler Governor, there is more Mug
wumpism to the square foot within its
limits than in any other State of the
Union, and today it is the spawning
ground of sedition in the guise of anti
imperialism.
1t would not be surprising if the
emasculation which the patriotism OF
the Old Bay State of glorious memory
has undergone should produce effemi'
macy in its political utterances. 1t is true
that the resolutions of the Republican
State convention, particularly the one
relating to the Philippines, read more
like the prom ouncements of a Presby-
terian synod than the utterances OF
virile American citizens, countrymen
of the men on sea and land who fought
the battles in Manila Bay, in the re-
gions of Luzon, around Santiago de
Cuba and off its coast, or who are
fighting the administrative battles al
Washington; but, taking the resolu
ton on the Philippines at it's face
value, while its expression may lack
the bugle note, it must be accepted as
the emphatic and unequivocal endorse
ment of the policy of the administra
ton of President Mckinley in keep
ing the Philippines, in his purpose tc
extend to them the blessings of civ
ilized government, and, as a necessary
step precedent to carrying into effect
this humane purpose, with firm hand
putting down rebellion there and teach
ing the Filipinos the importance of the
first requisite of good government, ODE
dience to constituted authority. II this
is not 80, then the only alternative i;
to pronounce the men who framed the
resolution, and the delegates who
adopted it, guilty of insincerity anc
equivocation, of low cunning that ri
walls in this art the accomplishments Of
Mr. Hoar's Malayau Washington.
But this resolution placed upon the
United States, under the treaty with
Spain, "the responsibility for the peace
and security of life and property, the
we'll being and future government of the
Philippine islands," 1t accepted the
responsibility, and under the guidance
of "a wise and patriotic administra
tion"-whose policy a former resolu
ton had commended and approved
placed with Congress the duty and
responsibility of providing for the in
PRODUCTION there of the American prin
clple of government.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11

General Otis is showing, by unusual
activity, that he doesn't intend to wait
either for the reinforcements for his
army, the additional warships ordered
to Philippine waters on the advice of
Admiral Dewey, or the close of the
rainy season, to begin the work of
crushing out the Filipino rebellion.
The military movements over there
during the last two or three days were
q part of the general plan fully known
and approved at the war department,
but the secret was 30 well kept that the
press dispatches from Manila announc.
ing them were very agreeable surprises
to the public. There will be some more
very agreeable surprises from Manila
in the near future, say reports from
Washington, but no hint of their
nature can be given at this time with
out violating confidence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11

The Boston Journal calls the Spring
field Republican, which has endlessly
vill6ed President Mckinley and de-
famed the Republican party, "a queer
recruit" The Springfield abettor of in
surrection in the Philippines has read
into the Presbyterian declarations of
the Massachusetts Republican conven-
ton some of lis notions on the Philip.
pine question, and after it has thus
polluted and perverted the creed inn
pudently declares that "the Republican
can stand on the Philippine plank Of
that platform, The Bay State Re-
publicans ought to try again to formu-
late statement of their beliefs that
will drive this "queer recruit" out OF
their ranks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11

George Fred Williams can make the
Democracy of Massachusetts dive
down deeper and come up dirtier than
any other Bay State misleader of an
cient or of modern times. -Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11

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