Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-30
Current Mention.

ANOTHER republican newspaper is talked OF at
Brattleboro.
A BoLTISG republican convention meets in Or
leans county to-day.
THERE will be an excursion to Queen City Park
to-day over the Passumpsic and Central Vermont
railroads from Lyndonville.
CHANGE Of time took place on the Central
Vermont railway, Monday morning. See trav-
eler's guide at head Of this column.
THE receipts of butter last Saturday were
light. What was offered brought from twenty
two to twenty-five cents per pound.
THE Howe Scale company, through its presi-
dent, Colonel George A. Merrill has presented
set Of scales to the new Howard park at Bur-
lington.
AN exchange says that Tunbridge school
teacher found a nine-years-old girl with her feet
on the desk, and compelled her to sit in that po-
sition during school hours for two days.
THERE will be an excursion over the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad to Newport, Vermont on
Saturday, September 9th. Special trains will be
run and the fares will be placed very low.
FREE Press: Things at the spiritualst camp
meeting are running along swimmngly. There
are about one hundred regular attendants, and
the dances have been attended by three or four
times that number"
IT seems that the democrats of Orange county
lost sight OF their tax principles in their conven-
ton, as they have nominated for one of their
senators William b. Wall of West Randolph, who
did not make out an inventory in 1881 or 1882.
THE Bennington Banner refutes charges of mis-
conduct during the war made by General L. A.
Grant, late brigadier-general of Vermont volun-
teers, against Major A. B. Valentine one of the
nominees for senator from Bennington county
ON petition Of the Central Vermont railroad
company, receivers and managers, j. Nj. Tyler OF
Brattleboro, W, p. Dillingham; OF Waterbury and
W. II Walker of Ludlow, have been appointed
special masters to audit the accounts of the petit
TONERS from July LIST, 1873,
THE boiling temperance convention in Caledo-
mia county, held at ST. Johnsbury Monday, nom
mated Isaac NJ Smith OF Barnet sheriff, and
Frank M. Page of Ryegate, states attorney The
remainder OF the ticket is the same rs that nom
mated by the regular convention.
TERRY BRETT, section hand in the employ OF
the Central Vermont railroad, was run over by a
car on a side track at Winooski last Friday. In
awning % thih w main tihCh no hleppeu Ill
rectly in from. of a car In motion on the side
track. Both legs were cut off and he lived but a
short time.
The Washington County Good Templars Union
holds It's next meeting in the Congregational
church in Plainfed on Wednesday September
9th. The public are cordially invited to attend
the afternoon and evening sessions, Rev. W. j..
johnson OF Waterbury will give an address in
the evening.
GRAND IsLE county republican ticket Senator,
J. A. Chamberlain, Grand Isle; assistant judges,
ID. b. Town OF North Hero, b, W. Reynolds Of
Alburgh judge OF probate, +, J. Hazen of North
Hero; states attorney, J, II. Adams of Grand
Isle; sheriff, II. W Como OF South Hero; high
bailiif j. L, Niles Of Alburgh.
THE Joltles are booked for Capital Hall Sep
TENDER s. This play has been rewritten since it
was given here last year. 1t Is a capital thing,
full Of genuine jollity Mr. Pratt has very at
tractiye list Of companies engaged for the coming
season, among which Is the Kellogg concert com
pany for the first week In October.
MAINE editors find time during the campaign
TO exchange compliments, as il shown by the fol-
lowing from the BIddeiord Union and Journal :
az the NEUROLOGICAL editor OF the Evening Times
persists in spelling Cerberus with one r, he will
get the mythical stufflng kicked out OF him by