Vermont Watchman and State Journal from Montpelier, Vermont • Page 4

VERMOM' WATCIIMAJN' STATE WEDNESDAY, APJLUL 1, lbi)G. 4 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1890. ARTHUR ROPES, Gonoral Editor. Thk Bctllomcnt of tbo flsh hatchcry casoa ls happy onding of an unploas-ant aud an unfortunato uffalr. Mr.

Warren took a vory croditablo courso in court on Tucsday in preBontlng him-solf n8 an expiatory, and in aomo dcgroo avicarlous, offoringto offendod lawand public sontltnent. Tho attorney for tbo Btate actod with wisdom in tbo turn af-falrs bad takon, and tbo judgo waa juat and conslderato in rovlowing tbo cir-cumstanccsof tho caao and in impoaing Bontonco. An actof mistakcn hoapltal-ity, tho folly of which is probably aa well undoratcod by tho tbroo mon who bccamo dofondants in tho suita in quea-tion as by any othor porsons, haa boon fully oxpiatod and tho lato proceed-inga in court wero probably tho ligbteat Buffering in tho oxpiatory courae. "Let tho dead paat bury it3 doad." It Wns "Trntlo or Promisoi" Whoro ia tho Free Prets at? In ita anBWor to Mr. Potoraon It virtuously declarod that it" would not support any nian for govornor whom wo knew or susptcted to have mado any trado or promlao in regard to tho, wo trust, re-rnoto contingency of a vacancy in tho acnatorahip on oithor sido of tho moun-tain, that would be fllled by appolntment by the govornor." Tbo italica aro our owd, tho grammar aud the predicament are the Free Prets Woll, tho trado or promleo had beon mado.

If tbo Free Press did not know or suapect" it, tbe fact is not creditablo to tbo in-telligence or journallstlc instlnct of tho contemporary. But tho Free Press now has tho information dircct frotu Candi-dute Grout himaolf, who writes reapect-ing the, wo truBt, remoto "I would not appoint any of my brothora to tho United States 8en-ate, but would let tho people act di-rectly upon any candidacy they, or any of them, might urgo for tho ofllco." The proof of tho trado or promiso ia complcto and indiaputablo, but thero ia yet no iudication that tho Free Preas haa withdrawn its support from ilajor Grout'a candidacy. Naturaliy this cpi-Bodo lead8 to Whenever bo-fore in the history of Vormont was it neceasaryfo shackle a candidate for govijrtior in a contingent matter of efflcial duty? Waa it neceasary to tio the kands of Faul Dillingbam, of blosaed memory, in the matter that gavo to tho atate tho heritage of fame and glory that deacended from tho ap-pointmont of George F. Edmunda to the Unitod States senate? Under what provision of law could Major Grout let the peoplo act diroclly upon any candidacy they, or any of them, might urge for tho offlco? The duty would be his not the people'a to bo dis-charged, if he woro a true man, with the same independenco and lofty Benso of reaponaibility as that which gave an Edmunda to tho state and nation. The propor answer for Candidate Grout to have made to suggestiona of a trado or promiae waa not a pledge, but the one the Free Press conceived for hira: The moat a squaro and self-respecting man could say, in regard to a matter of such grave importance, would be that, if elected and such a duty ahould fall to him, he would en- deavor to perform it with an eye to tho higheat welfare of her peoplo." Un-fortunately Candidate Grout doea not seem to be east in tho mould of men that concoive and make such answcrs.

He wants to be govornor, and to that end what other trades or promises has ho made? Republican Forecasts. Not overy obaerver of the politlcal skiea, whatovor his personal preference, will Bharo in the contldonco expressed by Mr. Iteed's political manager, in hia latest bullotin, that history, in reapect of the relativo atanding of candidatea precedlng tho Cincinnati convention of 1870, and the reault ovolved from tho Bituation thcn, will ropeat itaelf; that the tablea will be turned and the Ohio governor will go down beforo tho man from Maine." Nor ia tho confldence exproaaod by tho McKlnley managera juatifledby tho circumatancea of tho alt- uatlon, for, having carried outposta that woro the oasy fruiti of his early opora tions, their candidate is now confronted by tho Bterner work of his canvasB Evory Btate ot Importance anu every dologato that ia now addod to hia col umn must bo wou by hard flghting. As botweon Mr. ltood and Mr.

Mc Ktnloy, tho issuo will dopond, in somo largo moasuro, upon tho flnal dlaposi- of tho votoa of the groat statos of New York, Fonnsylvania and Illinois, which will ho east at flrst for "favorito aons," unlcsa Seuator Cullom, of tho lattor state, shall follow the example of Sanator Davia of Minnesota and with- draw from tho canvass boforo the meel ing of tho convontion, Senator Alllaon, with Iowa'a 20 votoa, is formidable chlelly aa the posslblo legateo of votos that will bo east for othor candidates on tho flrst or tho earlior ballotB. Ponn- fcyltania and Illinoia havo not yot hold tholr atato convontloua. For tho pros-outtho formor'a 04 votos and tho laltor'a 48 aro asalguod to Qu aud Cullom io-spectlvely. McKlnloy haa alroady cap-turod two of Now York'a dolegatca. Vhethor ho wiil mako furtber Inroada upon Mr.

Moiton'shomo strougth, timo willdotormluo. It is that bo long as thoro may oxIbI any poa-Blbllity of nominating Mr. Morton, tho Empiro Slato will staud by him with substantial and loyal unaniralty. If that poBaibllity vaniahcs, tbo probablllty is that, not McKinloy, but eithor Itocd or Alllson and very likely Rood would have tho majorily of tho Now York dolcgatos. Inthoovontof a doadlock botweon Reod and McKlnloy, tho probablo candidate is Alllson or Morton, though thoro are mysteriouB roferencoa, in that contlngoncy, to tho ro-entry of Harri-son upon the arena.

We believo it ia bcBt for all intoroBts that tho choico shall bo mado from throo namoa; that tho nominee shall bo oither llocd, McKlnloy or All aro poaltive charactors. Each has mado his mark in tho national history. Eich has tho arduous groatnosB of things dono," and tho timoB imporativoly demand a man of thia atamp. In reapect of porfect soundneas In all matters pcrtalning to fiuanco and protoction to Amorican in-dustry, as well aa to evory othor car-dinal ropublican principle, in rcspcct of purity of character and frecdom from overy cause of roproach, each ia tho poor of the othor. If thero ia any dlf-fereuco it is in favor of Governor Morton, whoae ideas on Qnanco in particu-lar are not a matter of politics, but tho solid growth of llfe-long precept and oxperionce.

Mr. Manloy might havo oxtendod his historical comparisona. Tho Brooklyn Eagle, one of tho abloat and most candld of tho domocratic papors, pointa tho following: The unanlmlty of tlie eastern states for Mr. Iteetl gerres but to eniphaslze tho dif-forenco botween him and Mr. Blalne as presidential candidates.

Nowhere was tho anti-Blalne sentlment moro bftter tlian in Massachusetts, Nowhere is the Reed sentitnent moro loyal than in Massachusetts, un-less, of course, we oxcept Maine. Like Mr. Blaine, Mr. Reed enioys the reputatlon ot belng the tnost brilllant' of all the candl-dates, and it is said that this brllllancy, coupled with his positivistn of character, will destroy him. That romains to be seeu.

In comnion gsriSe, in robust Americanlsm, iueapacity to formulate largo policies and courago to carry them out, Mr. Reed is not excellea by any statesman ln tne country, and the q'ualities he poasesses are peculiariy those that appeal to the masaes. During tne next lew weeks lie will be a much more commandlng flgure than he has beenof late, and while he niay not succeed in capturing the nomination at St. Louis. it is certain that his party could do very much worse than make him their standard bearer." It ia noted furthor that in 187G tho New York Tribune was tho active parti- tan of Mr.

Blaine, but the Ohio govornor won; in 1890 the Tribune ia eup-porting tho Ohio governor, and, if Mr. Manley's concluaiona are justifled, the man from Maine should win. Tho do- plorable factional fight in New York is an important factor in the decision of this question of tho candidate, and, in viow of this division, tho following considerations by tho New York Sun may entor into ita flnal determination: If Governor Morton ls tha candidate of the republican party.tor preaidentjthis year, he will get from the republlcans of tho Btate oi new xorK tueir unulTluea, loyal ana en-thusiastic support, without factional defec-tion or personal opposition; the samefull measure of support as he rocelved when he was the successful republican candidate for vlce-preildent in 1888, and as he recelved for governor in 1894. But it the ezieenciei of the republican sltuation and the temper of the delegates from other states should ren-der impractlcable or undesirable the nomination of New York's cholce, then the factional dlfferences which Tuesday's vote showed to exlst among the New York re publlcans, and which have been the beset-tlng danger of the party in this state for years, will be resumod afresh, with the ame animoslty and bitterness as character-ized the Conkllng-Fenton feud of 1870 and 1871, the nenatorlal battle of 1881, tbe Folger figbt of 1882, tho disastrous Blaine and antl-Blalne differences of 1884, and tbe erer-recurrlng republican wranglincs since. Can Reed carry New York? Can McKlnley carry New York? Can Alli-aon carry Now York? Ia it 8afe to reckon on victory without a atate that casta 30 clectoral votoa? Theao are queetions that muBt be anawered in the afllrmativo, and undoubtod proof be presonted, in detormining what answer the St.

Louis convention ehall mako to tho Eraplre Stato'e petition. A Kesoiindinir Hoom for Ueed, Massachuuotts republicana met in Boaton on Frlday to cboose delegates to tho St. Louis convention. Roed of Malno waa tho horo of the hour, from the oponing speech tothe closing clieor, Chalrman McCall thus formulatod tho domluant sontlment: If, feliow republicann, you want a leader wlio will make not only a great candidate, but a great president, whose admlnUtratlon will strengthen his party through the sienal beneftts it will confer upon this country, then ask tbe republlcans to joln hands with you aud put at the head of their columns in the battle of "J(! that man of dauntless cour aee and unstalned lionor. that creat narlla mentarlan who boat down the obstructlon that paralyzed tho houseot renresentatlves.

that broad.mindod and enllghtened states man, Thomas B. Iteod of Maine," Aud tho platform clinched this re- quoBt with tho following omphatic en- doraoment: Wo nresent to the national convention for nomination as president, and we urge all our delegates toglve their earnest, united and active support to a fearleBS leader trteil in inany hard conillots a mau ot national reputatlon, ot unblemlshod character, uu-swervlng republicanlsm and great abilltles the Hon, Thomas B. lloed of Maine." Tho men olectud delegates aro Iloury Cabot Lodgo, W. Murray Crane, E. S.

Draper and Curtis Guild, Jr. Tho platform condomnod the sllver ogitation aa "hurtful to bualnoaa and deatructlvo of conndotico, aud hoatllo to all larlff loclslatlon dceiynod to glve protoction to our induslrles nud rovo- nue to our troasury." On tho flnonclal quostlon tbo Biy State ropubllcana plont tholr foot on tho solid rock: We aro ontlrely opposed to tho froo and unllmited coinago of sllver, and to any chango In tho exlstlng gold standard, ex-cept by luternational agreement. Kacn dol-lar must be kept as good as eyery other dollar. Tho credlt of tho United States must be malntalned at the hlghest polnt, so that it cannot bo questloned anywhere, elther at home or abroad. Evory promiso must be rlgldly kept, and every obllgatlon rodeemablo in coln must bo pald ln gold." Whethor or not Souator Lodgo has falthfully roprosontod tho ropublican opinton aud Boutlmont of IiIb atate, a mootod quostion among mugwumps and lattor-day tories and copporhoads, hia 8olection to head tho Masaachuaotta dolcgation aud tho rosolutiona rclatiug to foroign affalra aro in vory abundaut and conclusivo evidonco: Our intorestBin tho Amerlcan contlnents must be carefully guarded, and for tho protoction of those interesls we should maln-taln our lnlluence in the Ilawaitan Islands, and bulld and control the Isthmian canal.

Wo have never lnterfered, and shall not now lnterfere, with the long-establlshed possesslons ot any European power in the Amerlcas: but those possesslons must not be extended. The Monroo doctrlne as de- clared in 1823, and onforced in 18G5 and In 1895, must always be upheld." And as to Cuba: Wo sympathlzo with the Uubans in their struggle for independence. As frlendB of freedom every whore, we wlsbthem success, and believo that the United States should use its inftuence and good otllces In the in-terests of humanity to brlng to an end the useless and bloodv war now desolattng Cuba, and to glve to tho people of that Island peace and self-governmenl." Scorea of paaaages liko tho aubjoinod oxtracta from the aenator'a speeca wore punctuuted with forvont applauso: "After England has ylelded to our con- tentlon, Is It worth while to argue that wo were wrong? England has learned more of the United States ln slx months than in a ceneratlon past. England admires a man who loves his country. I wish tbat some people ln tho United States would emtilate Its example.

I have something here that I will reau on thlssubject. I have wrltten a few lines, and will ask your patience while I read them. 'For my-self I cannot doubt that in tbe interest of both parties Cuba and Spaln and in the lnterests of humanity also, the contest should bo closed. This ls my ludgment on tbo facts, so far as known to mo. Ouba must be saved from its bloody dellrium, or little will be 'eft for tbe flnal conquoror.

Nor can tho ealightened mlnd fall to bso that the Spanish powor on this island Is an anacuronlsin. The uay ot isuropean colo-nies has naBsed. at least, in this hemisphere. where the rlghts of man were flrst pro- ciaimeu anu selt-governmeut nrat To-morrow morning you will read ln one paper ln uoston, ana pernaps lnone in rew York, that that is the utterance of a jlngo that I am a wanton. noiay demagocue.

who goes about neeulessly wounumg the leel- lngs ot a country wuu wnom we maintain friendly relations. Those are the words of Cbarles Sutnner speaking to a republican convention to a Massachusetts republican convention in 18G9. With that statesman I am content to stand. There are certain quarters where It ls fashionable to Bneer at patriotlsm. It ls well not only to have patriotlsm, but oc casionally to talk about it.

Look on the flag and you see there not the dollar, but the face of Washington, the face of Lincoln. The flag means that we are a great nation, tnat we are the guaruians ol tnls western Hemisphere." Massachuaotls ia tho flrst of tho Now England states to chooae delegatea to St. Louis and to voico New England aentiment. Tbe indications to-day are that by tho end of the convontion poriod hor aiatoratateaof the northeast- ern section of the Union will be arrayed under the samo banner. Manley's Latest Bulletln.

In a dispatch to V. Murray Crane, one of the Maasachusotts delegates to St. Louis, J. H. Manloy ot Maine, sec-retary of the national republican com-miltee and tbe manager of Mr.

Reed's canvass, makea the following aummary of tbe Bituation after the holding of laat weok'a conventions: "Atthe close of your convention there will have been 993 delegates elected. Governor McKlnley will have 162 delegates, provlded you asslgn to him the entlre dele-gatioa from Wlsconsln, Indiana and Minnesota. But there should be taken from this number 12 delegates from these states who have declared since their electlon in favor of Mr. Reed, and as they were not ln-structed, they should be taken from the McKlnley column and placed ln Mr. Iteed's.

This gives Governor McKlnley 160 delegates; Mr. Reed, 72; Governor Morton, C4; Senator Alllson, 38; Senator Quay, 26; Senator Cullom, 10; contested, 3G. You will see that this gives Mr. McKlnley 150 delegates, against210 antl-McKlnley delegates. "The sltuation ls precisely as lt was twenty years ago.

You will remomber that three months bofore the convention met at Cincinnati we were confldent of Mr. Blaine'g nomination. He stood then as the apostle of proteotlon. But he had opposed to his nomination Senator Conkllng of New York, Senator Morton of Indiana, Secretary Brls-tow of Kentucky, Governor Hayes of Ohio, aud Governor Uartranft of Pennsylvanla. We felt so sure of Mr, Blaine's nomination that we regarded lt as settlod, and yet he wai defeated ln the convention, and tho Maine man went down bofore the Ohio governor.

History will repeat ltaelf at St. Louis. Governor MoKlnley Is and will be the lead-ing candidate in the convention, but he will have opposed to him as candidates Governor Morton of New York, Senator Alllson of lowa, Senator Cullom of Illinois, Senator Quay of Pennsylvanla, and Mr. Reed of Ualne. You will ilud that the tablea will be turned and tbe Ohio governor will go down before tho mau from Maine." Statos to Elect.

Durlng this month (April) tho following atato conventioaa will bo hold to chooso dologatoa to tho St. Louis con-Yontiou: Statet. Datei. South Oarollna (two factlout) 7, 14 Orenon 9 KentucVf 13 Maine 10 Illlnolt lt Tenneuee 21 Vlrgluta Georgia (ttled) 30 State. Dates.

Alabama 28 Ilbode Iiland 10 Nebraika 15 NewJeriej 16 Teiai 20 Marjlaud 22 l'ennijlranltt 2J Vermont 39 New Hampihlre so In May tho following convoutions are to bo hold: Connecticut 1 OalltornU i Mlchlgtn 7 North Oarollna 17 Indiana, 7 Weit Vlrgluta Mluourl 27 tOONTlNUKD riOM FinST PAflK.1 Montpnllor, W. S. Iloynton of St. Johns- oury, ueorgo js. uawiey ol Brattleboro and Wayua Balloy o( Rutland.

A nnnntltiitlon and by-laws woro adopted, and resolutions wero passed uenouncing the free colnage of Bllvor and bl-uiotalism as far as this term represontB tho malntenance by tho ilat of the national govornment of a parity of gold and Hilvor at a llxod ratlo. Tlin following was also adopted: Kosolved, That we de-plore the wlduspread and conttnued dopres-slon ot Industrfal pnil couimorclal lnterests throughout our country. and, builovlng that the constant agltationof Iho suhjeot of free coinago of sllver aud the ensulug dlsturb-ance of tbo monotary conditlons that exlst are a monace to our national welfare and tbe rovlval of more prosperous conditlons, we dohoreby condemn as unwtso any pol-lcy that doeB not favor a maintonanco of the presont gold standard value." At the concluslon of tho regular businoss sosslon several quostions portlnent to banking wero dlBcussed, among thotn tho increasod demand that Is made upon tho banki of the state to caih oxpress money ordera, and the annoyance of Cauadian money, A. W. Fer-rln of Montpelier, F.

E. Burgess of Burlington and sevoral others Buggested means to remedy these ovlls. This ls tho second S'ato iiankers' Assoclation formedinNew 1 .1 1 1 -n Itieil at the success that attendod its organ- lzatlon. Thk Olty Council has renowod the con-tract with tho Consolldated Llght Power Comoany for llghtinc the streets for the en- suing year. The contract ls for fifty-one Iights, aoo nlghts, uu o'olock, or tlll midnight when requestid.

With tho im-material excention that tho contract iust made Includos the llghtlng of thecitysta-bles and tho clty clerk's offlco, tho servlce Is the satno as rondnred last year, aud the price Is tho samo 84,000, or $78.43 a llght. Some surprlso is expressed at tho making of this contract, under the circumstances as they now exlst. With a new plant ready for busincss, lt was suppoBed that a contract more advantageous to tho clty than the old one could bo made. Inqulry of the mayor and Mr. Viles ollelts thn following information: March 10, each of the coinpauieB was askeu to put ln a proposal lor llgutlng tlie streets.

The old contract uxnlred March 20, and this date was mado the llmlt for re-celving proposals. Mr. Viles explained that he would havo to setsome new polos, which could not be done tlll the froBt was out of the cround. and make some furtber nrenar ations for llgbtlng, for all ot which about two months would be requlred. He there-fore aaked for an extenilon of the tline for recelvlng proposals.

The Council refused to extend tho timu. Mr. Viles nut in no bid. and, under the conditlons, did not propose to show his hand in the matter of the prlco Hghting. These, we uuderstand, are the circumstances.

substantiallv. under which tho new contract was made. The alterna- ttve, as the Council secmed to see lt, was a renewal of the old contract, or an extension of time, as askod by Mr. Viles, with the possiblllty of leavlng the town In darkness ror a poriod ol some two montnsaiter niarcu 20. Whether tbe latter contlngency should be regarded as real or as a bl'iff, probably depeuds, llke a great many other things, on the noint of view." Few people, prob ably, bolievo that the town would have been left in darkness had the time for put-tlng ln proposals been extended.

Many would have preferred darkness to llght, had that really been tho altornatlve, wltn tne assuraace. amounting practlcally to a cer- taluty, that by the delay the cost of lighting would have been reduced anywhero from one-thlrd to one-uall lor an exporienceu and competent judge ln the matter ol elec-tric lighting expresses the oplnlon that the cost to this clty, undor exlstlng requiro-moiits, even with steam power, should not exceed S50 a light. It really Iooks as if the Council had not made the most of its oppor-tunity in the matter. DEA.T11 OV JOnN JiEMEJtlTT. In the death of the venerable John Demer-Itt, which occurred lait Mondny morning at his home on Vlne street, a unlque character and ono of the old landmarks of the buslness llfe of Montpelier is retnoved.

Mr Demerltt had been slck only about two weeks, and tbe cause of bis death was in-flammatlon of the lungs and general de-blllty. He was born at Madbury, N. Decem-ber 1809, on the Hopley Demerltt farm, where neven generations of tbat namo are burled. Deceased was of the slxth gener-ation from Ell Demerltt, who was one of the earllest settlers ot Dover colony, which includes the present townshlps of Dover, Madbury and Durham. Mr.

Demerltt spent most ot his youth in Pelllng now Woodstock, N. H. He came to Montpelier In 1829, when his father pur-chased tbe farm about two miles from this clty, on the road to Middlesex Center, called the John Sjpaulding place, now owned by Hon. Homer w. Heaton.

Here he bullt a shop and began the cutlery buslness. He soon moved to the vlllage, and bls shop was flrat ln tho Willard block, at the head of State street. Mr. Demerltt never served under a mechanic, but galned bls knowl-edge and skill by his own efforts. He ac- auired a national reputatlon, receivlng or-ers from different parts of the country and from Canada.

Only a few weeks aco he recelved an order for 100 dozen knlfe-blades from Connecticut. From a maker of knives and razors he extended his work to the manufacture of dental InBtruments. He was also known as a gunsmlth, having made excellent rlfles and pistols to somo extent. As a recreatlon he has made twenty-nlne vlollns, each.of which is something of a rellc, because they contaln timber takon from historlc bulldlngB, namely from the Cad- well nouso, irom tne uavis nouse, at tne oiu jall, the flrst frame dwolllng ln Montpelier; an oldfortrat the entrance ot San Franclsco Bay, an old church in Madbury, and the garrison houso in Dover, N. H.

Many of these violins have been glven to frlends and relatlves. One was sold to the Swlss Bell-rlngers, who 8 old it in Boston for 8100. In the winter of 1819, Mr. Demerltt went to Californla in search of gold. Here he met with an accldont which conflned him to bls bed tor slx months.

For several years his sign was the oldest on tbo stroots of Montpelier. As a mechanic, ln bls line he had no suporlors in this noction, Unsollc-ited praise often came to htm of which he took little or no advantage. Not long ago a wealthy resident ot Chlcago oiTered a Mr. Pltkln of that clty, who formerly Ilved in East Montpelier, $25 for his Demerltt razor, but the ofler was refused. T.

W. Wood, the artist, who knew Mr. Demerltt from boy hood, and who has made several portralts nt him, one ot which iucluded his shop whtch was a museum onco said to one of Mr. Demeritt's sons Your fathor ls a genulne artist, for ho works for the love he flnds in it." For a time durlng the Clvll War Mr. Demerltt wns chosen by tho governor to act as state armorer, to keep ln order the guns of the Vermont troops on tho Potouiac.

ITo also asslstod ln the work at the national armory at Springfleld, whore he was recogaized as an oxpert. He maniod Amlra Jordau of Moretown, who dled three years ago. He had flve chlldren Rev. J. P.

Demerltt of Exeter, N. who dled In 18G9; Laurette, wife of James B. Rlker of New York clty; Jnlia wifo of Horaco Flanders of I'ort-land, and Charles Edward Demerltt of Montpelier, with whom he has passed his declinlng years. His funeral will bo hold from the houso at four o'clook this afternoou, Rev, Edward Wrlght ofliclatlug, and the burlal will bo beslde the remalns ot his wife ln Green Mount Cemetery. ClIAMOBltLAIN'S COMO, OllOLEItA AND Dl- AiiuuoBA ltKHKDV.

This ls tho best medl-clne ln tlii world for liowol complaints. It aots qulcKly aud can always bo depeuded upon. When reduced with water lt is pleasaut to take. Try it, and like many others you will recommend lt to your frlends. For Bale at twenty-flve and ilfty cuts per bottle by O.

Blakoly, druggiat, Montpelier, Vt. TOWN CORRESPONDENCE. 1TJHIS Ol' IXTJUtHSTl'JHJtSOIfAT, AJfl) OJHyJUlATj. Ilurro, Mrs. Judge Barnoy Is sorlously 111.

Mrs, J. O. Pago ls vlsitlng ln Boston. II. G.

Kottou was ln Now York last week. Dr. M. D. Lamb has openod an ofllco ln Eaatman block.

Tho Wllllam Ilancroft farm at South Barro has been sold to Goorge J. Towne. Tho klndorgarten taught by Mlss Carrle Wheelock will reopon on Monday, Aprll 0. Mlss Amy Roblnson of Swanton vislted Mlss tiertrudo Roblnson, her slBter, last woek. W.

F. Morso, N. J. Roborts and Homer FlttB and daughtor were in Boston last week. The Easter sormon at the Unlvorsallst church will bo proached by Mrs.

W. Jones. A Fast day prayer-meotlng will be held next Friday evenlng at the Unlversallst church. Tho "Over the Tea Cups Club" will meet on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. G.

I. Jackson. An Eastern Star soclal will bo held next Saturday evenlng ln the Masonlc ban-quet hall. Mlss Sadlo Thorno of White River Junc-tion vislted last week with Mr. and Mrs.

E. N. Prescott. W. H.

Gladdlng and wife vislted last week with Mr. Qladding's brother in La-conia, N. H. Rev. B.

W. Jones spoke on Tho Splrit-ual X-Ray at the Univorsallst church last Sunday morning. Tho young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lawson dled last Thursday from spinai menlngltls.

James Ingram gave a party and dance at Armory nall on Tuesday evenlng to the Progresslve Whlst Club. Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Church ot West Leb-anoo, N. 11 have been guests of B. A. Eustman during the past week. The Eplscopal Udles will hold their Easter sale in the church basement on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Mrs. F. W. Sherburne ls expectnl home from Whlttier, Californla, where she bas spent tho winter, the last of this week. Dr.

J. Henry Jackson and famlly left last Saturday for Washington, D. C. They ex-pect to visit Florlda beioro their return. Two candidates were inltiated into Ruth Chapter, Order of the Eastern Slar, at a speclal meettng held last Wednesday evenlng.

A teatn from Hlawatha Lodge of Odd Fellows worked the initlatory degreo at tho dlstrlct meeting held last Frlday at Plainfield. John Jones, of tho granito tirm of Cohurn Jones, went last week to Portsmouth, N. where he has a posltlon as a pneumatio tool operator. Tho cold and stormy weather of March has hindered operations at the quarries, and the owners are far beliind In their orders for rough stock. The flrst maple sugar party of the season was givcn in tlie hall of the Knlghts of Pythias.

last Thursday evenlng, by the Order of United Amerlcan Mechanics. The hydrant at tbe corner of Maln and Elmwood streets was broken by a runaway team, last Thursday, aud tho streets were badly flooded before the water could be shut off. Mrs. B. W.

Jones and Mrs. Rosamond Kelley were at St. JobnBbury, last week, as delegates from the Phllomathean Club, to assist informlngacoufederatlon of women's clubs. Mlss Mariorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Burt H. Wells, celobrated her eleventh birthday last Wednesday evenlng by givlng a party to a large number of her young frlends. Dally services aro held ln the Eplscopal church this week. On Good Frlday services will be hold at eleven o'clock in the morning, three In the afternoon, and seren ln the evenlng. W.

W. Lapolnt has moved his law oftice to the rooms in Gordon block formerly oc-cnpled by the City Court. E. E. Perry, with bis lnsurance buslness, and theC.F.Thorpe Granlte Company also occupy these rooms.

The funeral of Justus Ketchum, the old-dest resident of Barre, was held from his late home, Rev. S. N. Jackson oftlclatlng. Mr.

Ketchum was nlnety-seven years old, and up to a comparatively recent ttme bad enjoyed excellent kealth. There will be three public sessions of the Metbodlst Conference each day next week; also on Sunday, the openlng sosslon belng on xuesaay evening, wuen uev. ta. a. Schell, D.D., of Chlcago, general secretary of tbe Epworth League, will address tho young people'a socletles of Barre.

In response to a notlflcatlon to all those who desh-ed the removal of F. A. Walker, clty lnspector of buildlngs, to appear before the Board of Aldermen last Friday evening, only two ot the many who had signed such a petition appeareu. The obiections of these two men were heard, and the board took the matter under advisement. Tho mombers of the executive committee of the State Flreman's Assoclation vislted Barre, last Wednesday afternoon, and leased the Green Mountaln Trotting Park lor uoluing tne annuai races anu compotl-tive tests at tho annuai tournament to be held In Barre and Montpelier on Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 and 23.

The annuai meeting of tho Clover Club was held last Wednesday with Mrs. H. O. Worthen. The following ofDcerB were elected: President, Mrs.

E. W. Blsbee; vice-president, Mrs. E. M.

Tayntor; aecre-tary, Mrs. B. R. Roblnson; treasurer, Mrs, O. W.

Martln; committee on work, Mrs. J. Henry Jackson, Mr. n. Worthen and Mrs.

Vlctor RlchardBon, When John DeWitt Miller lectured in Barre he spoke of three great men of the country who were now lecturing on "Lincoln" Henry Watterson, Bishop Charles H. Fowler, and ex-Governor John D. Long. Barre people aro fortunate in belng able to bear Bishop Fowler in his eloquent lecturo on Lincoln at the Opera Houso next week Friday. Representatlves of Lambrecht Brothers of Cleveland, and E.

II. Rollins Co. of Boston met the Board ot Aldermen, last Frlday, to consult regardlng an lssue ot bonds to rofund a irnrt of tho lloatlng debt of the city soon to becomo due. Tbe agent ot tho Boston houso offered to take 875,000 worth ot clty bonds at four per cent, the city to pay for lssulng the liomb, lt ls probablo this offor will be accepted. W.

W. Lapolnt lectured nt Johnson, last Friday evening, under dlfllculties. Ho drove from Montpelier (thlrty-four miles) In the afternoou, reaching the hall shortly after elght o'clock, and lectured without having had any supper. He then drove to Stowe, taklng tho stage from thero and reaching Montpelier shortly after nlnu o'clock Saturday morning. The theuin of his lecturo was Victors in Llfe's Battles," and ho had a good audlence desplte tlie hard traveliug.

Present indications polnt to a phouom-enally large attendance at the Methodlht Couference here next week. The dlrectory, now ln the hands of Printer Cave, shows upwarda of 220 guosts alroady provlded for. Besldes these thoro will bo nearly almn-dred laymen at the Lay Electoral Conference 011 Frlday, and a largo number of vls-itors of both sexes and all ages. Probably at least 350 Methodlsts frotu varlous parts of the state will be ln evldencu at Barro on Frlday aud Saturday, Durlng couferouca week a meeting of the Woiuan's Ilomo Mlsslonary Soclety will bo held at 3:15 each day oxcept Friday. Tuesday tho meeting will be held at tho Baptlst church, under the diroction of Mrs.

II. M. Farnham, conforonco secretary of young people'a work. Brlef addresses will bo mado by Mrs. A.

II. Wobb and othors. At 4: 15, Mrs. W. 8.

8tnlthorfl will moot. tho Junlor Loague. On Wednosday Problems in Dlstrlct Work" will bo considorod, led by Mrs. H. F.

Forrest. Tho Bubjoct on Thursday will bo Ways and Moans," under tho dlrectlon of Mrs. O. I). Olapp.

Tho conferenco nnnlvorsary will be held Saturday, with an address by Mrs. T. J. Evarott of New Bedford, Mass, All aro cordtall) Invlted to attend those moetlngs. Tho hcarlng in the caao agalnst Charles Wales, who ls charged with arson aud plao-ing tlie dynamlto ln Goddard Semtnary, was concluded last Wednosday noon.

No evl-denco was introduced by the dofence, and Wales was bound over to await the actlon of tho grand jury next September. Ball was flxed at $2,000, which was furnlshed by his father, and the young man was released from custody. Tho court has been very sharply crlttcised in Barre and elsewbere for the very low stim at which the ball was flxod. The oplnlon was very forclbly ox-nrosted to tho reporter for the Watcuman by more than one prominent cltlzen of Barro that the amount of bail ls ln no way commensurate with the crirno with which Wales stands charged, and heavlly dls-counts the probabllltles of his belng found when wanted. At the reguiar meeting of tho Board of Aldermen, hold last week, the commltteo on supplles reported in favor of purchasing tho supplles asked for by Chlef Engineer rneips.

xuis lnciuues l.uuo (eot 01 now hose. The board authorized the streot com-missioner to put an iron bridge In the place of the trestle washed out during tho recent tloods near the sheds of McDonald Buchan. Permisslon was grantod the Vermont Telephone Telegraph Company to chaago its poles and wlres. Appointmonts of Mayor Gordon were conflrmed at fol-lows: Chlef engineer of flro department, D. Smith; flrst asslstant, E.

F. Smlth; Bec- onu assistant, ta ai. wneeior; tiilrd aeslst-ant, W. F. Mann; flsh and gamo wardonB, A.

E. Batchelder and W. C. Olds: commls- sionerof Barre Cemetery three years. George Lamson; clty grand jurors, J.

D. Smlth, D. R. Bisbee and W. W.

Lapoint; cuiei 01 pouce, warren nowianu, patroi-man, Patrick Brown: board of liealth, Dr M. Chandler, Rov. W. R. Davenport and Mllo F.

Burnbam; hay wardens, Byron Phelps, W. L. George and C. E. Thwlne; trustee 01 United btates tlonosit iunu.

u. iN Fleid; auditors, George Lamson, C. N. Flnld and W. A.

Perry clty weigher. W. G. Reynolds; sealer of weights and mea- sures. rerley Dliandler: lnspector 01 woou.

lumher and shlngles, W. F. Bradford; fetice vlewers, C. S. Currier, A.

C. Slayton and A. u. Day: msnectors ot leatner, w. Morse and W.

W. Calder; pound-keepers, w. Ktcnanison anu u. is. rownsuenu Knst Barro.

Savb $50 to 8100 worth of clothes a year' by using mlld soap. "Harmless." Norman Morilson has gone to Williamstown as fov Greerson Beck-ett. W. W. Nye haj purcbased an interest in the mediclne buBineeB of R.

M. Minard Co, The entertalnment glven on Frlday evenlng by the John A. Logan Post was well attended, and a good programme was rendered, after which sugar and doughnuls were served. Artbur II. Blake has purcbased the express tcam of W.

A. Cutler. He is to drive to Barre twice a day. E. S.

Bacon has ex- cbangod his farm in Orange for the placo of B. Blako in the village. O. C. Ro-ble has moved from Barro Clty to F.

R. Dickey's house. Philip Blssen has moved into tho Morrison house. Edward Bouler has moved into the house of W. M.

Carnes, ln which George Penn used to llve. E. W. Eastman of West Tops ham was in town on Monday. E.

Houghton tenement, has moved Into the Webster Rev. D. E. Landt has awak- ened quite an interest in his meetings here ana is to remain anotuer weeK, It is notamiraclo. It won't cure every-thing, but it will cure plles.

That's what DeWitt's Wltch nazel Salve wtll do, because lt has done lt ln hundreds of cases. W. E. Terrill Montpelier, Vt. Cabot.

The regular church Bociable will bo held at J. A. Farrlngton's on Friday evenlng, to which all are cordlally lnyited. Easter will be observed at the Congrega-tional church ln the morning by approprl-ate muslc, followed by tho regular com-munion service. The dlrectors of the creamery have olected L.nC.

Fisher, president: L. J. Walbrldge, vlce-presldent; Hiram Wells, clerk; T. H. Lance, treasurer.

The nortbern stago came into the village at a llvely galt, last Thursday, minus a drlver, having left him at tbe top of Bond II111, where he collided with a snowdrift. No damage done to team. The Christlan Endoavor Society will hold a sugar festival at the Congregational church vestry next Monday evening, and a short contest will take place before the Btigar is served. All wlshing to take part should brlng their penclls. Two prlzes will be awarded.

The output of tbe creamery from February 1, 1893, to February 1, 1896. was pounds of butter made. This sold for 829,021.73, an average on the churn test of 19 1-5 cents per pound; on the oil test, 22 cents per pound, pald the patrons. This ls a very satistactory exhlbit, and shows good management by the olllcers ln charge. The Eplscopal aervlce held at tho Congregational church, Sunday morning, by Rev.

Dr. Harrls, was largely attended; also that at the Metbodlst church in the evening. Dr. Hariis is an interesting speaker, and presented the need of a Christian life and the necessity of Chrlstiansconnecting them-solves with some church organization. Mrs.

James Lyford remains ln a critlcal condition. 1 Rev. J. A. Dixon and Rev.

G. Lewis of Marshfield exchanged last Sunday. 1 Wllllam Barr bought soven Jersey cows at L. D. Nute's auctlon last Friday.

SheriiT Collins has bad a tele-phone put Into his house. Leander Walbrldge, who has been conflned to his house for the past seveu weeks, is now con-valescent. 1 Carl E. Fisher, a student at tho University of Vermont, is slck at the hospltal ln Burlington with inllammatory rheumatlsm. Mib.

Nellle Tell of St. Albans is at the home of Dr. H. G. Wllliams, called there bv tbasurlous illness of Madue.

Voungest daughter of Mr. Williams, who has been ill with gastrltis for four weeks, Walter Osgood aud wife returned to Claremont, N. last Wednosday, leavlng bis brother Thomas convalescent. Chandler Burnbam has rented his farm to Charles Degreenla of Lanesbord. Mrs.

Holon M. llatch, who, it was feared, was fatallj ill, has improved, with hopes ot her recovery. Kast Cabot. Mrs. Robert Gates, who has been vlslting at H.

Clark's, has returned to her home ln St. Johusbury. Mr. Huttou of Groton has bought tbe Beckley farm, taklng CGBsesslon at ouce. Frank Chandler as moved his famlly to West Danville.

He is worklng for E. n. Clark. George Heath bas boen quite 111. 1 Mrs.

Swann ls vory slck. Calais. I. Rtch Kout ls at home from Tutts Col-lege for a few days' vacatlon. Mr.

L. L. Leonard aud Mrs. Lura Bancroft attended the muslcal convention at Irasburg last week, Cholsea. There are speclal Bervlces at the "Congregational church on each day of this week.

Tho meetings are on Tuesday aud Thursday evenlngs, and ln the afternoou of other days. Mrs. Mary B. Gale dled on Thursday, and the funeral Bervlces were held on Saturday, Rev. Mr.

Forrest olllclating. Mrs. Gale had been a meinber ot the Metbodlst church for many years. The personal eiTects of Erastus Bugbeo were sold at auctlon on Saturday, but tbe farm, though advertised for sale, dtd not tlnd a purchaser. Mr.

Bugbee ls now lirlng at P. Moore's, and his wife ls worklng for H. O. Durrell ot Tunbridge. Mrs.

Stevens aud aon, who have been liv-lng for a short tltuo with Mib. Dudloy Cabot, roturnod on Mondav to tliBlr fnnnnr linmn ln Bridgewater. Mlss Adelino Olark will stay with Mrs. Cabot for the preBent, ueorge vj. vmou is 10 nave ctiarge 01 the Washington town farm for the onsuing year, and O.

W. L. Jones of tho Tunbridge town farm. 1 Mark Rlley of Tunbrldea has rented the Jaspor Lidd farm and has moved thero. Wallaco Sanborn has gone to Randolph, to work for II, Pow-ers.

James B. Smlth has moved Intn the Gould house In the Lowor Viliaffn. Mllo M. Sanbnrn hnn rnntml TTmnlr H. Traoy'B house.

Mr. Traoy expocts to re-move to Montpelier about tho flrst of May. Martln R. Bohonon will work for R. W.

Allen, beglnnlng the flrst of May. John H. Blxby of Rochester was town, Saturday, to attend the funeral of bls aunt, Mrs. Gale. Annle E.

Goss Is at home on a week's vacatlon from the Boston Con-servatory of Muslc. 1 Emma L. Darllng has returned from tho Northfield Tralnlng ocuuoi. fljarauau iv. uarpenter ls at bls father's, to remaln some months at least.

1 1 1 1 uuu ii ih iu ub nupeu permanentiy, Leon L. Bemls and famllv and nle W. Flanders have returned frmn North Oarollna. Mr. Bemls has not recelved the beneflt to bls health that was hoped.

Corinth. Mr. and Mrs. James Woodcock celebrated the flftieth annlversary of their weddlng on March 23. About ono hundred gatbered at their home ln the evenlng.

Many valuable presents were broaght to them, among these a ur cape, by their chlldren an easy chalr, by their frlends ln Cookevlllo and vi-clnlty; a gold-llned berry spoon, by Mrs. A. P. Cooke and famlly; three palrs of lace curtalns, by Mr. and Mrs.

O. R. Bakerof Bradford, and a sum of money from Solon Baker. Mr. and Mrs.

Woodcock are both in good health, and were among the llvell-est durlng the evening, leadlng the grand march wltn a qulck, elastlo step, Good muslc was furnlshed for the occaslon. Ice cream and cake were served. The gifts were presented to tho happy couple.In a few well-chosen remarks, by Rev. F. I.

Sargent. J. F. Chapman responded ln be-half of Mr. and Mrs.

Woodcock. A poem was read by Mlss Julia Hood, and a selec-tion by Mlss Bertha Eaton. This closed the exerclses for the evenlng, all departing feellng that they had had an evenlng ef en-joyment, and wishlng Mr. and Mrs. Woodcock many years of health and happlness.

Kost Corinth. Mrs. J. F. Fulton and daughter of Lake-port, N.

were visltlngln town last week. Mrs. Fox of Orford, N. is visitiug ber Bon, Dr. C.

N. Fox. Mrs Harvey Willey ls vlsitlng in Boston for a few days. W. R.

Rowland, attondlng school at Goddard Semluary, is spending bls vacatlon at home. tjulte a large number attended the entertalnment given for the beneflt of the Band on Tuesday evening. The proceeeds amounted to nearly 820. South Duxbury. Mrs.

Charles Lougee spent last Sunday at home. Frauk C. Atkins ls engaged for a while longer ln Dowsvllle as sawyer at 11. u. warii's miu.

uarmon j. jNeison is to work at D. O. Bruce's during Btigaring. Rev.

S. O. Vall preaches his farewell sermon next Sunday. George Phllllps was here last Sunday. Mrs.

Albert M. Phillips is quite poorly in health. It's all the same, a sliglit cold, congested lungs or severe cough. One Mlnute Cough Cure banlshes them. W.

E. Terrill Montpelier, Vt. North Montpelier. There was quite a general turnout to the fair at Village Hall, East Montpelier, Thursday and Frlday evonings of last week, from this part of the town. Mr.

and Mrs. B. G. Webster of Barre were guests of Mrs. E.

R. Choate over Sunday. Our esteemed neighbor, W. E. Merrltt, and Mlss Wlnnle only daughter of the late John Coffran of Calais, wero married Wednesday evening of last week at the residence of the of-flclattng clergyman, iRev.

Lester Warren. We extend to the happy couple our best wiahes. Professor and Mrs. O. K.

Hollister are spending tbelr vacatlon with Mr. Hollister's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Hollister and with Mrs. Hollister's father, Byron Goodwin at Plainfield. Rev. Mr. Cobb gave lils hearers an eloquent dls-course laat Sunday, taklng for his subject Self-giving." He is to be absent on a vacatlon during the month of April.

Henry Chapin has been ill with the grip, but at the present writlng is better. George D. Cutler has so far recovered from his late severe slckness as to be out of doors. There ls to be a stockholders' meeting of the Co-operative Creamery Company next Thursday night, at seven o'clock sharp, and it ls hoped every Btockholder may be present. Fayston.

No sugaring. yet. John Btuart lost a good cow last week. John Martln's horso died last Wednesday at A. D.

Bragg's, where be was sawing wood. It worked all day, and dled in about two hours after it was taken out of the machine. About seventy-five of the frlends and neighbors of Mr, and Mrs. Davld McKay invaded their peaceful domicil on Monday evenlng of last week, it belng theeighteenth annlversary of tbe birth of their daughter Mary. Cake and coffee were served, and many klnd mementoes, ln the shape ot things usoful and ornamental, were presented to Mlss McKay, with many klnd wishes for her future happlness and many birthday annlversaries.

Take a dose of DeWitt's Little Early Risers just for the good they will do you. These little pllls are good tor lndlgestion, good for headache, good for llver complaint, good for constlpatlon. They aro good, W. E. Terrill Montpelier, Vt.

Groton. Mr. and Mrs. R. D.

Sherry are vlslting Iu Waterford. Isaao M. Rlcker was iu Montpelier last Monday. Mlss Tho-resa Cochran vislted in South Ryegate last Monday and Tuesday. E.

D. Rlcker has purcbased a Brown Slmpson plano ot A. L. Bailey, and it was delivered last Monday by A. H.

Noyes of Hardwick. Mrs. C. Rlcker was in Montpelier last Wednesday. J.

F. Dutton of Montpelier was in town last Wednesday. A. H. Noves.

wife and dauahter. who have been vlslting at O. T. Morrison's, returned to their home in Hardwick last I Wednesday. A.

H. Bailey of Wells River waa the cuest ot (Jlark last weu- nesdav. M. Trahaw left for his home In Scotstown, P. last Tuesday, to attend the funeral of his brother, who dled sud-denly of pneumonia.

Mrs. J. B. Mead, who has been vlsitlng frlends aud relatlves ln town, returned to her home in Dorchester, last Thursday. Dr.

I.N. Fowler went to Boston, last Friday, for a few days. Maggie Morrlson went to Hardwick, last Saturday, to attend the marrlaRe ceremony ot her nlece, Lizzlo Noyes, which was to take place on Monday. Theresa Cochran, who has been spending a two weeks' vacatlon at her home, returned to school at Montpelier last Saturday. I.

M. Rlcker was in Montpelier aud Barre last Saturday on buslness. Mrs. A. M.

Heath, who has been slck tbe past few weeks, ls reported as slowly improvlng Marshfield. The school dlrectors have organlzed, with S. E. Dwinell as clerk and Ita Edson as chalrman and school superlnteudent. Rev.

S. G. Lewis exchanged with Rev. J. A.

Dlxon of Cabot last Sunday. Next Sunday ls Mr, Lewis' last Sunday here in the present cunforenco year, but it 1b expeoted he will return the comlng year, whereat everybody will be pleased. He bas made hosts ot frlendB outside ot his church durlng his two years' stay bere. John A. Eunis has been appoluted admtu-Istrator, and O.

Smlth and G. B. Wheeler commlaslotiors, on the estate of J. E. Celloy, 1 Mr.

Slack was slck at Mr. Mear's, last week, and was unable to return to St. Johusbury uutll Wednesday. Eleanor Cole aud Joslo Nute are taklng plano lessons in Montpelier, going there on Saturdaya. Nellle Sauborn Is happy in the own- COOMTINUXO ON rlYTU PAQB..