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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
CLASS MEETING AT YALE.

The Yale class OF 1852 will celebrate its
fiftieth anniversary on uue "a at the
residence of the secretary, Rev. A. n
Lewis, IS Alden avenue, New Haven.
COnu, The class graduated ninety-iive
strong, and thirty-twO still survive.
Twenty or more nave s"nited their in
tention to be present There will be a
busi ess meeting at one of the University
buildings at l2CJ VI. and the reunion Will
begin al 300 T.. NJ, with IL banquet at ~ J.,
ana speeches, songs, etc, TIL the wee
sma' hours ayout the twal.'
Those who have never attended a col
lege class reunion can have no idea of the
ioiity that prevails, Statesmen and ID. Dis .
more than "privates.n Speeches are inter-
rupted with Jokes and "griuds. the speak
ers are reminded of what happened 10
them during their college course, remnsi-
cences of college scrapes' are related
staid and sober clergymen, doctors ana
lawyers "thaw out, and become college
boys again, the old songs are sung, and it
is sunrise often before the festivities end
More than one hundred classes will hold
reunions during commencement week,
(June 23-2O
A class cup" is or used to be presented
to the first male child born IN wedlock
within three years after graduation An
elegant silver goblet is procured, and suit
ably engraved with uedicatoiy iAscrip-
ton III Latin, The "happy father makes
the response, and after the singing Of the
cup song, written for the occasion. the
ceremony ends with the withdrawal of
the boy with his costly prize.
At some future time we may describe
some of the peculiar customs of "old
Yale
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18

of the State convention and of the
committee on resolutions at the time
of the meeting to fix the date of hold
ing the convention. Tins custom has
descended, also, to district and county
conventions, and it is singular the
town committees have not pursued
this course in calling caucuses
This procedure may be useful in ma
tional conventions, but if existing cir
cumstances, in respect of the State con
vention, shall return to State, district
and county conventions the control of
their own affairs in the matter OF Sc
lecting their presiding officers and
opponents of opinions or policies,
there will be some valuable recon-
pense for the failure of the commit
tee estimable appointments to receive
an election as delegates from the pre-
cincts of their citizenship.
Calling the attention of the State
committee, recently, to the fact that
the individuals selected for presiding
officer and for the head of the resolu.
tions committee, Mr.. Raymond OF
Fair Haven and Mr.. Powell of Bur
| lington, the chairman expressed nc
doubt that these appointments were
right and proper, whether or not the
gentlemen were members of the con
vention. We trust-and believe-that
| Chairman Allen is in error, that these
officers must be-and ought to be
regularly elected members of the body
over which the former presides anc
whose political opinions the latter
formulates.
The chairman appointed by the
State committee is apt to be some in
dividual ambitious of distinction ant
his selection in advance of the meet
ing of the delegates is employed il
| the preparation of a discourse for the
wearying of the convention and the
delay of the business that body ha
met to dispatch The selection of {
chairman of committee on resolution
has more to commend itself to ap
| DrOVal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
FATAL WRECK NEAR
WATERBURY,.

Middlesex, June 16. The worst
washout on the Central Vermont rail-
road for many years and one of the
worst in its history occurred a little
after ten O'Clock on Sunday night
three miles north of Middlesex and
directly opposite Palisade farm.
An extra freight train, engine 344,
with about 40 cars in charge of Con-
ductor Francis Clark, engineer Gary
and Brakemen Rounds and Larry, ran
onto piece of track about $50 feet in
extent, which had been undermined
and washed out
The engine was ditched and seven
cars piled upon it All the trainmen
were killed except Larry, who was ON
the rear end of the train and escaped
with bad shaking up. Larry with
great presence of mind made his way
back to Middlesex from where the
news was sent to Waterbury and ST.
Adams.
The train was running from White
River Junction to St. Adams but by
the time the news of the accident had
reached these places small streams
swollen by the heavy rain had carried
away culverts, bridges, and abutments
so the running of wrecking train to
the scene was delayed for time.
The wrecking train from White
River Junction is unable to get with
in four miles of the wreck owing to
the dry bridge near Eagan's steam
mill at MiddleseX, having been car
ried away. The mill was also wreck.
ed and carried away. The washing
out of a small railway bridge crossing
near Bolton delayed the wrecking
train from st. Adams for few hours
but this damage is now repaired and
the men are at work clearing up
the wreckage, which work it is esti-
mated will consume the better part
of Tuesday
AS soon as the news reached Water
, bury a relief party started for the
scene on hand cars and after much
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
HEAVY RAINS.

Montpelier has again been in the
embrace of the water god and it al
| pears to be case of high water
demonstrating its strength to high
license, which is to form such an i'm
portant factor in the Republican State
| convention this week.
Sunday evening about eight O clock
| it began to rain and continued to do
so for several hours. 1t rained as it
seldom has rained here before, coming
down in bucketfulls, and at the finish
the shower took the form of cloud
| burst.
The later reports of the storm show
Montpelier to have been its center.
The North Branch stream and the
| brooks tributary to it rose rapidly,
until, it is claimed, the volume of
water in this stream was as great or
greater than at the time of the flood
of last February. There were how
ever, two important factors present
during the February flood which, for
tunately for the city, were lacking in
| this one-ice jams and exceptionally
high water in the Winooski.
Had these been present, the damage
which is now confined to the residen-
tial portion of the city, would have
been repeated in the business section
A little after midnight, the police,
who had been watching the North
Branch, became fearful as it was ris-
ing so rapidly and sounded the fire
alarm. In a short time hundreds of
people were in the streets, many bear
ing lanterns as the city was in inky
darkness because of the connection of
the Consolidated Lighting Company S
| system having been cut off from Boil
! ton Falls by the Washout at Middle
sex.
In short time the streets in the
central and lowland section of the
city were inundated. Probably the
worst phase of these street torrents
occurred on Harrison avenue The
water rushing down Clay hill divided
at Whittier street, and outlying this
street badly, rushed on to Harrison
avenue The Easements of the resi-
dences along these streets were quick
ly filled with mud and water.
Harrison avenue was gorged to a
depth of eight feet and to it's full
width for a considerable distance.
Samuel Funded, one of the residents
on this street, III starting out from his
home plunged out of sight in this
water gorge but escaped without Sc
rious injury.
The waters continued down these
streets to Main, flooding Liberty,
Loomis and School streets and also
| st. Paul for the first time in its his
tory. For a time this street was COW
cred with water to depth of two
| feet.
Clay hill was more or less torn up
| by the flood and at its foot the waters
washed out a large opening beneath
the foundation to Orrin Daley's house
causing him to be the greatest suffer
er among his neighbors
Winter street because of its location
was badly dmaged and the easements
of the immediate neighborhood suffer
ed accordingly. Wheelock street and
Bailey avenue are in the same class of
| desolation and ruin as Harrison ave-
nue. but not to quite the same extent.
| Hubbard street also shares in the
general grief,
| The other streets, which were in
undated, while damaged to some ex-
tent were not so much so as to cause
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
TO FORT ST. FREDERIC.
A Charming Ride on Lake Cham
plain on Steamer Chateau
gay" June 20.

The Central Vermont railroad has
planned something entirely new in
the excursion line for Friday, June
90 in the arranging of trip on Lake
Champlain on the steamer Chateau
gay" and visit to famous old :" Fort
Frederick at Grown Point, near the
southern extremity of the lake.
To every lover of nature or student
of American history this trip will
prove of interest as Grown Point,
with its crumbling Notifications and
view of Lake Champlain are unsur-
passed in that section and the old fort
is still in fairly good condition
The Champlain Transportation com
pany recently erected wharf, dane
ing pavilion and other necessary build
ings to make complete and ideal
picnic spot near the old Notifications
and have secured the Waterville band
of % pieces to accompany the excur-
sion and furnish music for dancing at
the pavilion. The appointments of
lilt tlllJ W Ill bN illot Nldos piAAOhShOobf
special trains taking the excursionists
to Burlington from the various sta
tions along the line of the Central
Vermont to Burlington from the va
rous stations along the line of the
Central Vermont railroad. Upon ar
irving at Burlington the train carries
you to the Champlain Transportation
ccmpanys pier, where the steamer
"Chateaugay" will convey the eXcur-
sionsts TO Fort St Frederick the sail
occupying three hours
The steamer "Chateaugay needs
no advertisement as one of the finest
boats of the company, She was built
in 1883 and is of side wheel type, 203
feet long over all, 80 feet beam with
a steel hull and is a particularly
staunch and seaworthy craft
Special trains will run Friday, June
20, as follows; Going, leave Barre,
80; Montpelier 800 MiddleseX,
s ;O5 Waterbury, 81 % and will arrive
in Burlington at $3.50 a m, and at
Fort Frederick at II 80 p m. The
steamer will leave Fort Frederick at
p, m A special train will leave
Burlington at . p. m, for Cambridge
Junction, Barre and all intermediate
points, The fare for the round trip
from Barre, Montpelier, MiddleseX
and Waterbury will be sl,25 for
adults children )65 cents. Excursion
lists should take their lunch baskets.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
CHANGING ITS TACK.

Under the Vermont system of
government the people have no right
to voice in the settlement of public
questions. - This bit of wisdom-or
otherwise - by the local oracle of
Democracy must have been the fruit
of the Mayors Club banquet.
What follows the evolution of this
idea in the contemporary discourse
may have had the same inspiration.
1t might not be necessary to refer the
question of legalizing the grand list of
St George to the people of the State
for approval or disapprovak it might
not be desirable - it might be very
undesirable-to submit to the people
for approval or disapproval any intri-
cate matter of legislation like the cor
poration tax law, for example. When,
however, an important question of
public policy, like the regulation of
the liquor traffic, is under considera-
ton, and has been for a long term of
years, and radical change in that pol
icy-a change that is revolutionary
is proposed there ought not to be any
serious doubt as to the wisdom of sub
hitting the main question to the peo-
pie for discussion and action thereon
at the polls.
Each case which may be proposed
as the matter of a referendum must
be considered by itself, on it's own
merits. In the grinding of public dis
cussion, in the newspapers and on the
platform, the facts of the matter re-
ferred will come out, there will be a
sitting Of truth from error, separa-
ton of what is important in policy or
morality from the unimportant there
will be enlightenment, and the legis-
lation that will follow to carry out
the mandate of the people without
reasonable question will have back of
it the authority of the ruling power,
the majority, in republican form of
government. If there is any excep.
ton to this view of the matter, if
there is distrust of the Legislature, the
law 1t frames under the referendum
may itself be submitted to the people
for approval or disapproval, and with
out giving rise in any rational mind
to any question of the need or wisdom
of substituting real popular govern.
ment" for a representative govern.
ment
The regulation Of the liquor traffic
does stand in an entirely differ
ent position from any other with ref
erence to the people" If the vot-
ers of Vermont are to pass ON this
question, it does not at all follow
that they should pass on all public
questions. " The contrary idea, which
the contemporary puts in the inter
rogative form, might form proper
part of a report of proceedings at {
Mayors Club banquet but it does no
belong to the realm of reason and SO
briefly and is not meet for serious con
sideration. The contemporary is sim
ply changing its tack in apparent prep
aration for an emergency.
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difficulty the dead men were removed
in a badly mangled condition. Their
watches showed at what time the
wreck occurred outside of the testi-
mony OF the survivors, for they were
found to have stopped at a little after
ten O'Clock.
Sheriff O. G Graves assisted in re.
moving the dead to Waterbury which
was done by means of the handcars.
The remains were laid out in the
Waterbury station and were taken to
the homes in St. Adams on a special
train, which arrived at Waterbury
about one O'Clock. Engineer Gary,
one of the dead, is we'll known in
Montpelier. Gary, Ferguson and
Rounds are married.
Brakeman Larry said the train was
running at the rate of about ten miles
an hour, when the accident occurred.
This section includes Slip HILL which
is hoodoo to railroad men, especial
ly during the rainy season aud for
that reason the train was cautiously
feeling its way along. Without the
slightest warning the train plunged
into the washout and in few seconds
was a broken and twisted mass with
| four human bodies crushed beneath it.
LII was tnOugnt To-Day tnat tnlS wreck
would prevent many delegates from
getting to the Republican State con-
vention but it is now believed the
tracks will be cleared and in shape so
as not to cause serious delay.
There are also two washouts sixty
feet long and forty feet deep between
Middlesex and Waterbury. Over fifty
bridges of one sort and another are
down in Middlesex and Moretown.
The highways are impossible for miles
around. The damage will run up into
the thousands as the crops have suffer
ed greatly, especially the hay crop in
the lowlands. The road from Water
bury to Roxbury is damaged over
! 81, 600 while the main road in the for.
mer village is damaged to nearly an
equal extent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.

Apparently the Presidents message
on Cuban reciprocity, while COM
manding respect, has produced little
effect upon the opponents of the meas
ure. Mr.. Roosevelt's views are pure
ly sentimental, they say, and that he
is mistaken in his conclusions as to
the outcome of reciprocal arrange
ment. Senator Elkins declared after
the message was read, that he saw no
reason to change his views, that
the President had revealed no new
phase of the situation and that in his
(Elkins'D opinion, the sugar trust
would be the only beneficiary of
Cuban reciprocity. representative
Tawney was of the opinion that the
President is mistaken and the only
result of his message, if it has any,
will be TO make the opposition more
solid than before Representative
Long said that the Presidents mes
sage would result in the prompt pas
sage of the Cuban bill, but from the
first Mr.. Long has held that the bill
would pass. On Saturday Senator
Elkins introduced a resolution provid-
ing for the annexation of Cuba as a
State, a measure which, presumably,
the beet sugar people would also op.
pose even more strenuously than they
are contending against reciprocity.
Give the Cubans a liberal and right
eous reciprocity and leave the matter
of statehood to an indefinite future.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
Boys Clothing
IN OUR MEMS DEPT

Boys All Wool Knee Pants,
strongly made. double seated and
double knees, with tapped seams for
boys 4 to is years. Only SOC pair
Boys Overalls for vacation wear,
made of heavy blue denim; for boys
4 to IA years, 25c each
Boys heavy Fauntleroy Blouses
percale; big choice of colors 25c each
The same, made Of Woven Madras,
for boys 4 to II years, soc
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

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painful. smaI ting, nervous feet and in-
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out of corns aud bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-ease makes tight or new shoes
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Try il today, Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. Don't accept Iany substitute,
BY mail for Poe. in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, lie
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18

Senator Vest hits a hulking hum
bug straight in the jaw when he says
of the proposition for the election of
United States Senators by the people
that when the time comes for the
people to be protected against their
own ignorance, it will be noticed that
popular government is failure. "
If the people can't elect honest and
competent Legislatures, they can't
elect honest and COMPETENT Senators
and that's all there is about it. New
York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
Lowest Prices
Ever Touched by
HOSE: RY
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For the Entire Family

Womens Fast Back Lisle Finish
Lace Stripe Hose 124c pair
Womens' Fast Black Fine Cotton
Hose, with white soles-19c goods,
125c pair
Women's Imported Fast Black
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spliced heels-25c goods, 19c pair
Women's Ingram Drop Stitch
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slightly impelfect-for 25c pair
Cnildren's summer Weight Fine
Ingram Ribbed Cotton Lisle Finish
Hose, sizes 81 to 9-25c grade-for
~
Mems Double Thread Combed
Egyptian Cotton S cks- 25c quality
= limited to 6 pairs to q customer
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Mems Lace Openwork Silk En-
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Mems or Womens Fine Golf
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Womcn's All silk DE Joinville'
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18

The success of the Oregon Demo
Gratis in the recent State elections has
encouraged the party in every State
and Congressional district. st. Panl
Globe.
How do you feel?" asked the
Elephant, solicitously, after kicking
the Monkey downstairs. Very much
encouraged, replied the Kickee with
the arboreal habits Il was afraid
you would make it two Flights. y
New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
Leather Counter

10c each buys 75c and 81. 90 belts.
These are the "L'Aiglon' Belts with
streamers made of pleated satin, 1000
more to sell at once.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
THE LOGICAL OUTCOME.

The Reformer believes that General
Mccullough will carry the convention
and secure the nomination. 1t be-
lieves this not because of any desire
for that result, but because the indica-
tions are that he will do so, it be-
lieves that he will secure the nomina-
ton on the first or second ballot.
This is the only logical outcome of
the convention Fletcher D. Proctor,
with l79 delegates, stands no show
whatever and realizing this, his del
egates-at least the prohibition ele-
ment-will turn to Mccullough as the
only means of defeating the high
license element. They will do this
at an early hour to prevent trades of
any kind. 1t is the only hope the pro
hibitionists have of defeating or at
least deferring for time the high
license tide which is sweeping the
State. 1t is the only way a prohibi-
Zionist can conscientiously vote - If
he really wants to preserve the pres
ent law, and there must be enough
such among the Proctor delegates tc
elect Mccullough on the first ballot.
-Brattleborc Reformer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION.

Following the custom of the ma
tional convention, the State commit
tee has been in the habit for some
years past of selecting the chairman
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18
WHAT HAS 1T TO DO WITH THE
CASE?

Gen. Leonard Wood apparently paid
about $40, 900 out of the income of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-18

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Vermont Watcbman Co., rubber stamps
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-12-26
1Asrs ere plenty Of people Who have

There are plenty Of people who have
bsoems dsprssssd and discouraged.
because that dry. hacking cough
hangs to them continually. They
have taken much medicine. mostly Of
the advertised auack sort. nothing
like DR.. August Kosnig's Hamburg
Breast Tea. the discovery Of . then
noted German physician GO years ago.
We do not say that this will cure .
case whore the lungs are badly dis.
eased. for Il will not, and up to this
date there 10 nothing that will cure
under these conditions; but on tho
other hand, II the lungs are not hard
hit, the patient should take DR.. August
koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea. = cup
full every night on going to bed, have
1t hot. drink slowly, then every other
night rub the throat and top portion
Of the lungs with st Jacobs OIL, cover
with oil silk let 1t remain an hour.
then remove. Eat good, plain, nour-
fishing food. live In the open air rs
much as possible. BY all means sleep
a. near out Of doors as possible. that
Is, windows wide open, except in the
very severe weather. Take q cold
sponge bath every morning; then i'm.
mediately rub the body vigorously
with a coarse towel. Take DR.. August
Koenig's Hamburg Drops every other
day according to directions. One
can buy the three remedies for $1.25
Of any reliable druggist. Begin the
treatment at once and see how much
better you will be almost within q
weeks time. =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-12-26
A Problem Solved,

Cabbel, kxns.. Dec. 22nd.-This
part Of Kansas has solved the great
question, How can Kidney Troubles
be cured. and ~ Rheumatism, BriEht's
Disease. Diabetes and other ailments
resulting from Diseased Kidneys are
common to all parts of the country
tho news is of great interest.
The cure is Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Hundreds Of people will tell you this
Of their own experience. Take J. B.
Cunningham for example. He had
Kidney Trouble Of long standing. He
sought relief in vain. He had tried
Doctors and Medicines Of different
kinds.
Finally he tried Dodd's Kidney Pills
and he stopped right there. No one
who tries Dodds Kidney Pills for
Kidney Complaint ever needs to look
any further. Here 10 what Mr.. Gun.
ntngham says:
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are all right
for Kidney Trouble. l have used
them and know for they have done
me more good than anything l ever
used"