Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-16
Waterbury Items.

In question made a single innocent and whole
| some structure upon the unauthorized action of
two OF three members OF the association in calling
| a convention at an inopportune season. and that
1t omitted to puff Mrs. Iloag, who, II Is alleged,
sang on that occasion, seems to be the cause of
| the fellows biliousness. As Dr. @. S. Hoap was
the acknowledged promoter and manager of the
convention, 1t is not difficult 10 discern the
personality and the anmus Of the procurer of
the assault on the wATcHMAS. The fool :"
Is thus unmasked, and he apparently seeks To
get even with the party who, he assumes, re-
ported the convention, for his alleged offences by
making faces at him from behind the "weay.
er's protecting back. Now the person charged
with reporting the late convention has not the
slightest objection to assuming the responsibility
for report which il conceded by disipterested
outsiders and by the association to be in all es-
sential respects just, true and impartial Asa
matter of fact however, he was at no time nearer
the convention than Montpelier. The report
which has disturbed the doctors bile was fur
nished by another party. In what respects 1t
was inaccurate, II was officially corrected in these
items last week, where II appeared that Mr. En-
erson's pay was abated $40, and that the mem
bers would be assessed to make up quite a large
deficiency; whereas the veracous doctor asserts
that the managers paid all their expensesl''
He upgraciously abuses the only journal that
had the courtesy to report the convention and he
seems to be incapable Of approaching the charity
which may have actuated the reporter in his crit
icisms OF omission rs well as commission He Ia
also basely ungrateful. Last spring, after having
dsregarded the wishes OF his fellow officials and
having meanly prevarcated In business propo-
sition, he begged several dollars worth of adver-
Using from the WAToHMAN for his irst conven-
tion and importuned its reporter to attend and
report 1t. WATERMAN reporter attended that
convention, paying his expenses and buying ad-
mission tickets. to obtain the high privilege OF
writing 1t up. After this rare exhibition of cour-
tesy and honor on the part Of its manager. the
WATcHmAs placed its subsequent transactions
with his association upon strictly business basis
and Its members quite unanimously say, Served
him right" S. L. Kueeland and Corey Larkin
have formed partnership, and having rented
Village Hotel, will carry on the hotel and truck
ing business together each having a half inter-
est In these two branches Of business Mr. Knee
land will attend to affairs about the hotel, and
Mr.. Larkin will have charge OF the trucking.
Mrs. Kneeand and Miss Larkin will see that the
domestic duties of the hotel are efficiently dis
charged, though Mrs. Kneeland will continue to
carry on the business Of dressmaking in Randall's
building at the head Of Stowe street. The house
has received new furnishings from the proprietor.
and starts off with a good run of regular and
transient patronage Mr. Kneeland expresses his
purpose to keep a temperance house, a course
that will be to his highest advantage in all re.
spects in the long run, and which should com
mend Village Hotel to popular favor. The ad-
mirers OF the collar and elbow art we're treated
to an exhibition of skill in a contest between W.
j. Carney OF South Royaton and w A. Rice of
Barre In the village hall, Wednesdayevening The
match was for purse of 500, best three in five
fair falls, Ed James rule to govern Rice won the
first fall; in the second bout Carney was the vic.
tor, but the third and fourth falls were won by
Rice. which decided the match in his favor. Car
ney is the heavier, more muscular man, but Rice
seems to be the more scientific. 1t is claimed for
Carney that he had been sick for two or three
days, and was not in his best condition Fred
Stone discharged the duties of ref cree acceptably
About one hundred spectators were present, and
good order prevailed. Another match was
wrestled Saturday evening, the 18th instant, be-
tween w. J. Carney and Unknown for 500 a
side. This match was the result OF a challenge
by Mr. Carney to wreste any man in the state
The besttw in three was adjudged by the referee,
viii Moody, to Carney; but Unknown " is re-
ported to claim one out of five fouls as a fair fall,
which would have given him the victory Gun
known has challenged Carney, time and place
OF match to be determined :. E. workmen are re-
ported to be getting out timber on the Hunting
ton side for a house on Cancels Hump, and there
are rumors that road to the summit will be
built on the Duxbury slope. There Is no finer
mountain in the state than Cancels Hump, and
Few more picturesque places than Bolton Falls,
near its base. Asummer hotel on its cliffs over
hanging the falls, picnic grounds laid out there,
and the falls galleried and bridged to render the
wonderful caverns and curosities easily and
safely accessible, in connection with the means
of easy ascent Of the mountain, should attract
crowds OF visitors. These attractions would form
a legitimate "annex " to Waterbury II ote Ru-
mors were current during the past summer that
the Central railroad had considered the project
of laying out picnic grounds at the falls, and it is
hoped rumor will take the form of fact by
another summer. The village schools close the
fall term on Friday. There will be public exam
inaton Thursday and Friday morning. In the
afternoon OF the latter day the three depart
ments will unite in public exercises The people
should manifest their interest in the schools by
attending the examination The teachers and
scholars, too, will of course, he glad to see large
and interested attendance 1t il to be regretted
that the committee has allowed Miss Poland,
teacher in the intermediate department, to
accept, after this term, n situation, with higher
pay, elsewhere. The frequent change OF teach
ers IL ruinous to the efficiency OF the schools.
Miss Amy House, who has taught tn primary de-
partment very satisfactorily for several years,
will be promoted to the intermediate. Her suc-
cessor has not yet been engaged =. Mine host
Chase will signaze his accession TO the landlord
ship of Waterbury Hotel by giving grand ball at
New Years. 80 The butter market continues I'M |
changed except long diaries which are, II any
thing, lower. Fall tubs sold on Monday for from |
twenty-eght to thirty cents -. Farmers are all |
talking about poultry now, and this week We'd |
nesday and Thursday there will be good Staying |
among the turkeys and chickens The buyers |
here are calling for about thirty-five tons this
week.