Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-12
CENTENNIAL NOTES.
CAUGHT on the Pencils Point at Last
Weeks Montpelier Celebration.

narade. with which they fired the salutes.
Two political booms we're launched at
I the legislative reunion, one by Geo. +.
Prouty of Newport for the Lieutenant
+ goyernorship and one by I. {. Cheney OF
i Morrisville for the speakership oil the next
E House.
! Alien were the real back bone OF the
/ narade. The mounted men made hand
+ some and business-like appearance. Inc
cavalry and batteries were encamped at
4 the Junction.
some noted that the centerpiece IN
! the Armory hall decorations was the state
/ house portrait Of Admiral Charles CLARK
not Dewey's. who, though native OF
I Montpelier, was called TO mind by cheap
canvas daub of at one side.
/ II would be difficult to conceive a more
pleasing historical address than that OF
Hon. j. Al. DeBoer. There was not dry
/ sentence in it, Ii breathed a crisp vitality
characteristic OF the author. And Il lost
! nothing through its easy, natural and
happy delivery.
! Secretary Rowland received, among
/ other unique replies to his invitations TO
/ the legislative reunion, this one from
Aaron Loveland of Norwich, who repre-
/ sented that town in the legislature Of lsSs.
/ Mr.. Loyeland's reply was, "No-too
dumbed DID, Mr.. LoYeland was born in
Norwich April 10, 1926, and is thus in his
I SOth year.
The Washington County Veterans asso-
citation had a decided boom centennial
day. Sixty-two new members joined the
association that day OF which Al were
veterans and q sons OF veterans. This
association now has membership OF 624,
making it the largest association OF a
distinctly military character in the State
and by far the largest county veterans
association.
| Mayor CORY succeeded In closing the
| saloons for the day and the result was
seen in a remarkable absence of drunken
ness or evidence Of drink. There was not
a single arrest. Some thought the mayor
| stretched point in making the day a
| dry one, as the law itself gave him no
| authority, and he fell back on provision
OF the city charter, of somewhat doubtful
application, but only few thirsty ones
regretted the end accomplished.
Accurate figures for the total attendance
at the celebration OF the centennial OF the
capital at Montpelier are not likely to be
had, OF course, but approximate estimate
places the number OF persons carried BY
the Central Vermont Railway Co. to
Montpelier at 10000 as against 1l,036 car
ried Dewey day, October II, 1899, differ
ence OF but ], 036. The Waterbury station
/ sold Wednesday LOSE tickets as against
45S Dewey day; Burlington sold 665;
Northfield sold $50; White River junction
sold $40; Randolph sold 40; Barre sold
LOO. Dewey day the Central Vermont
Railway Co. ran 81 specials over the main
line, while Il specials were run Wednes-
day st. Adams Messenger
Senator Dillingham; is a born "presider.n
Nobody could have surpassed him at the
legislative reunion. His introductiOns
were brief and apt every time. The I've
minute speeches were $3.50, some very
good, others perfunetory. The best one
was ex-Goy. Stickney's, who came primed
with several good stories, reminiscent in
nature. He told how, at a former re-
union, "Mosen Cheney, the famous Barn
ard singing master, came onto the plat
form done up in a "tippet,n and how,
after he had unwound it, he gave one OF
the really good speeches OF the day. He
also recalled the time when Cheney rep
resented Barnard and, after a contest for
chaplain had consumed much valuable
time, Cheney arose in his seat and sung
one verse OF "How many hndrsnces we
meet, in coming to the mercy seat ! ~
lwhereupon election followed ON next bal
lot; also the time, in mock session, when,
bill being offered providing that side
judges should be made Of wood and
painted, Cheney rose in opposition, say
ing. "Our present Judges are Just as good,
a clean and foreible talk, and "Lon Mar
tin brought in several stories OF "Lymen
Hinkley Of Chelsea. He told how Lyme"
put him MARTINI to rouu once on the
: iloor of the House after Martin had made
an eloquent argument for a pet measure,
with a story. Hinkley said Martins re-
marks reminded him of the first bottle OF
ginger-pop he ever drank. He got il
down and was doing his best to hold Il
when the woman who waited on him
said, Don't gulp, Johnny, or you'll lose
your nickle.o Another one by "Lymen
showed his quick wit. A member opposed
bill providing general law for chang
ing name on the ground th5t "my little
boy, eight years old, could have his name
; changed under it without my consent %
Mr.. Speaker said Lyme, " II think the
boy is entitled TO that relief" OF course
"Mose" Cheney's celebrated plea for the
location Of the state capital at Barnard
was told, being particularly appropriate.
Barnard is so healthful,n he said, "that
there IS no graveyard, and when people
get ready to die they have to move out Of
; town"
The railroads had their hands full but
! handled their traffic as well as could be
! expected under the circumstances. Rail-
, roads are always shining marks for criti-
, cism on such occasions, but nevert heless
! they cannot supply their patrons with
. luuBHehts ana AFTER providing the people
with proper information they cannot be
blamed il the people insist on going con-
trary to instructions.-[M Montpelier Jour
nal.
About 5000 people who pushed and
squeezed and were pushed and squeezed
for two or three hours in front Of the Cen-
tral Vermont depot Wednesday night un-
til there wasn't much left OF them but an
ugly temper won't fully appreciate the
above. They don't ask railroads to pro-
vide them with judgment, but with serv-
ice for which they have paid AS TO
''proper information" it wasn't in evil
dence at all. The train schedule was
knocked into ''pi'' long before shutdown.
Trains came and left about when they
pleased, and lucky was the person who
could get aboard, either to go or return.
The company apparently planned for a
circus crowd Of 1000 or 5000, instead OF
the 10000 that came. Dewey day the Cen
trail Vermont carried only l1,03B, and had
a special terminal built, with u tracks
lighted by night, and with 81 special
trains, instead OF the y that tried to ham
die almost as large a crowd this year. un-
Q loading and loading at the small aar,f