Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-09
The James W. Foster Co., Bath, N. H.
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magnificent parlors downstairs. They
have all laughed with Charley in his
day, but that has passed the sunset
and the day of somebody else has ar
rived. Laugh and the world laughs
with you. weep and You weep alone.
A little time before senator MOrrills
death one OF Ncrmonts great captains,
Capt Charley Clark Of the battleship
| Oregon. sent the senator a present of
a solid silver soup turecn. The article
belonged to the plate dinner service Of
I the Spanish cruiser. Crist0bal Colon.
and bore the Spanish coat OF arms and
/ the initial letters &C. c., and is Of
course magnificent trophy The
lmreen is-now in the possession Of Mr.
James Morrill, and am given 20 un-
derstand may in time find il way back
20 Capt Clark.
senator Ross has been assigned to
the Senate committees on territories,
TO the committee on engrossed bills,
30 the committee on additional ac-
commodatons for the Congressional
library, to the committee on transport
tation routes 10 the seaboard and TO
the committee TO examine the several
branches of the civil service. At least
three of the above are among the most
important of the Senate committees.
and his assignment 20 them is a most
unusual and extraordinary compile
ment.
The embalmed beef scandal viii not
be smothered by whatever may be
done TO Gen. Eagan or by whatever the
investigation committee may report,
and the ghost of the decomposed mat
ter will not down until an official in
yestigation formally and finally de-
cides the question OF the guilt or inno-
cence of the alleged beef. There have
been wild rumors for a day or two that
Gen. Miles was 10 be conrt-martialed
as a way of getting at the truth OF the
natter but | hardly expect that this
will be done. But the facts will be Of
ticially uncovered in some way. A
short time will tell how.
! find NermOnters on every hand here
and in every nook and corner, and ii
they were rounded up the company
would be large and distinguished
one. In the lifetime of the late Col
John Thompson, himself a distinguish
ed native of the Green Mountain state.
a Vermont society existed here and
used to meet AT the colonel's call once
a year to eat maple sugar. but since
his death the organization has had no
head and has fallen to pieces. Among
the well-known Nermonters who have
been for some time residents Of the
city are Esquires l.. /, Englesby. 4. G..
Stafford and Mr.. Moves, formerly of
Burlington, IL. n Taplin, not long
since one OF the most prominent husi-
ness men of Montpelier. two Taylors.
longtime officials at the capitol. Col.
Parker, Cambridge boy, +. Il. Camp
bell and W /. Collamer of the pension
office, Bliss n. Davis, Danyille boy.
IN the postoiiice department aud Col.
Charles Loefller, native of Chelsea,
for many years a prominent official AT
the White House. These. beside Com
missioner Prouty and the conoression-
nj delegation and their attaches. There
are two or three dozen more whose
names do not now recall, enough GER
'"iiitN " h'ilh - NtipilI dS~otlallpn. 1
am informed that steps will soon be
taken to organize them as such. in
which case some most pleasant and in
teresting reunions win certainly result.
In union there is strength; let Yer
monters get together.
Ex-senator Edmunds has gone 10
Aiken, n. c., with his family to spend
the remainder of the winter. and it NAV
be said in passing that he has not vet
collected his bill Of $1,000 against The
government for expressing the opinion
that the said government could not ie-
gally punish Capt. Carter for stealing
six million dollars. Senator David
Davis used to say that when he was
president pro tempore OF the Senate he
could always get Senator Edmunds 10
vote against a measure by putting the
question in this form: ''AU who are
contrary-minded will vote no lie
said the Vermont senator was ALWAYS
contrary-minded, and so felt OBLIGED
to vote tina. way.
But then, | suppose the great ex.sen- |
ator Is human, after all that is said of
him. J.F H,ppIs