Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-07
Weekly News Summary.

The New York subscriptions in aid OF the
Michigan sufferers have aggregated S140, 2l8. 40
CADET WHITAKER says that he will try to en-
ter the British army IL justice is denied him in
America.
No swell Of the period in New York ia full
fedged unless he has a scarf pin for every day in
the week
ATLANTIC steamships have had frightful pas
sages for fortnight, and are coming in several
days overdue.
PERSONS from all parts Of the world visit the
grave of George Eliot at HIghgate Fresh flowers
are continually there
WENDELL PHILLIPS was seventy years old last
week, but he still scolds like sixty" Whittier
is seventy this month.
BALD headed judge in Kansas daily rubbed
his head with half of fresh raw onion and in
two months his hair grew out
THE ninth annual convention of the National
Butter, Cheese and Egg Association has just
closed its session at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
MILLION dollars in our gold coin weigh
$685. II pounds avoirdupois, and million stand
ard dollars in our silver coin weigh 5S,928 81
pounds
ENTHUSIASTIC young Brooklynites took the
horses from PATHS carriage last week Monday
evening, harnessed themselves to it, and dragged
it to the hotel
WASHINGTON Is overrun with "cranks" Four
were arrested in single day last week. One in
sisted on going on the stand and testifying in
Guteau's behalf
NEW YORK parents Of unruly boys plead with
teachers to straighton them out and the teachers
have to reply that they are not allowed to use
corporal punishment
PRESIDENT ARTHUR is to occupy the room in
the White House in whi,h President TAYLOR and
President Lncoln's little son died and In which
the Prince of Wales once slept.
NEW York jury has just given s12. 900 dam.
ages to a workingwoman who was injured by the
sudden starting of a street car while she was in
the act of stepping from the platform.
A RESIDENT OF Giusganset Corners, Shenango
county, New York, bought up a lot OF eggs in the
summer and stored them in his patent cooler. lie
has just sold out at profit OF $40 900
THE Baltimore poll ce distributed 30 500 Thanks
giving envelopes asking contributions to the adys
relief association. and 1874 were returned with
S3i2 10 in contributions ranging from cent to So
Miss ANNIE LOUISE CARY owns one of the most
perfect emeralds in the world; 1t weighs twenty
three carats and is valued at $4,000 1t was
bought at the sale Of Queen Isabellas jewels in
Paris.
ABOUT 1900 tickets for New England were
sold at New York the day before Thanksgiving
and the railroads had all they could do to handle
the enormous crowd which packed the depots
like sardines.
THE sum Of $1,000 damages has just been
awarded by western court to a man who caught
cold while riding in an emigrant car when, as he
claimed he was entitled by his ticket to a seat in
parlor car
In Scotland all rents are falling steadily, except
those which are derived from game preserves,
and those continue to rise. The rentals Of less
than fifty shootngs in Perthshire amount to more
than $4,000
FLIRTING belle OF Akron, Ohio, has caused a
social excitement by having all the love letters
she has received bound handsomely in a morocco
volume for her parlor table, in place OF an ordn-
airy autograph album.
Mrs. GARFIELD has been elected the first hon.
orary member OF the New Shakespeare Society of
London, "as slight tribute Of admiration for the
loving devotion shown by her during the long and
painful Illness OF lnt lhte president.
Mr.. JOHN SoJoURSER was lately married in
Louisiana TO his fifth wife. He is ninety-two
years OF age, and the entire time OF his widow
hood put together is but little over year. His
latest bride is about forty-fve years old
The wool clip" raised on the Garfield farm at
Mentor has been purchased by Cleveland firm,
with the intention OF selling II for the benefit of
the Garfield monument fund. 1t is to be sent to
one OF the chief chambers Of commerce, where 1t
will be offered for sale to the highest bidder
IT is claimed that during the first eight months
OF 1881 only 100 persons were committed to the
penitentary in Kansas, as compared with 204 In
the same months of 1880, that IL, before the pro-
hibitory amendment was adopted. There Is a
falling of in offenses before the courts at Topeka,
Lawrence and other places
SENATOR WILLIAMS of Kentucky, who recently
sold his tobacco crop, produced from less than
ninety acres. for S23,Oo promised at the time Of
the sale to give each buyer OF hogshead prem
ium Of a fine fat turkey, and on Thanksgiving
day he proved true to his word There were
forty-three twenty-pounder.
THE other day train OF cars pulled M nj
station near Macon, Georgia. couple suddenly
stood up In the aisle OF car and were married in
the presence OF the astonished passengers. II is
said that they were frst-cass people, and the af-
fair was not, rs would appear at first glance. a
runaway match In the language OF the local
print; 1t WIS only scheme to avoid the we'd
ding cards, wedding breakfast, claw-hammer and
white dress nonsense"
WISCONSIN has an odd lawsuit brought nv A
Mrs Smell against j. NJ Bray to recover $1,000.
Years ago Mrs Smell WAS a buxom aeryant yirI