Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-27
VERMONT WATCHMAN STATE

tober 6. 1t is only necessary to mention the name
Of Fanny Kellogg signor Brignol and Timother
Adamowslh TO show that this entertainment will
be one Of rare enjoyment. We hope our citizens
will show their appreciation OF frst-class COM
pany by giving them full house. The sale Of
tickets will begin at Phnney's Monday morning
at nine o'clock.
THE United States postal authorities now permit
postmasters, in case the payee Of a money order
fails to present 1t for sixty days to issue notice
to the payee informing him Of the fact that an
advice has been received Of money order pay
able to him. This has heretofore been forbidden
under pain of dismissal, and the consequence Is
there are now 81 100000 Of money orders unpaid.
MOST OF the county courts for the past two
years have done constantly decreasing business
and the terms have been short. Orleans county
this year seems to be going back to the old bad
way. Its present term began September and has
just adjourned. The grand jury has found FIVE
true bills Six divorces have been granted,
twelve new petitions have been entered, and there
are five on the old docket
THE temperance of Saturn and Jupiter among
the evening stars Of September is a forcible re-
minder OF the approach OF fall, and recalls pleas
antly the clear frosty nights of last winter, when
they shone so brilliantly in the west Since then
they have both approached the sun, have passed
their conjunction, and now, on their re-appear-
ance, we find them in the east, ready to replace
there the glory OF the departing Venus.
AMONG the general passenger and ticket agents
OF Vermont railroads in attendance at the annual
convention of the National Association held in
Montreal the past week were the following; s..
w. Cummings, Central Vermont; F. W. Morse,
Montpelier & Wells River; T. NJ. Deal, Missisquoi;
G. II. Stevens, St. Johnsbury g. Lake Champlain
II. W. Spoford, Bennington & Rutland, and N.
p. Lowering, Jr., of the Passumpsic road
A DARK complexioned man named John Gar
win stole a horse and two colts at st. Armand,
p. o. the other day, going thence to Franklin.
Vermont, and stealing a wagon and harness from
Mr.. Reynolds, who with sheriff pursued him
hotly. lie was tracked through Bolton and
Waterbury to Berlin where he was arrested last
Monday. He confessed the thefts and was bound
up in $500 for trial at the county court. He is
now in jail.
THE second session of the Mary Fletcher Hos
pital training school for nurses will open on
Tuesday, October Sd, and continue four weeks.
The course of instruction will be similar to that
OF the previous session and the same regulations
will be observed. The lecturers are Drs. Willard,
Atwater, Grinnell, Lund and Bingham. Applica-
ton for admission may be made to the superin-
tendent, DIR. Willard, who will also furnish any
further information needed.
THE New York Evening Post is authority for
the statement that the library of the late George
P. Marsh has been sold to the Hon. Frederick
Billings who intends to present it to the Univer-
sity of Vermont. Mr.. Billings now owns and
occupies the place in Woodstock where Mr. Marsh
was born, and is, as is well known, an alumnus
of the University. The library contains twelve
thousand volumes, most of which are now in
Rome, and is pronounced by good judges to be a
rich collection.
FIVE Of the Burlington aldermen have been in
dicted by the grand jury for their official action in
refusing toopen the city liquor agency last summer.
The indictment is based upon that section Of the
prohibtory law which provides that: Whenever
any O.. . selectman shall neglect
refuse to do and perform faithfully his
respective duties as required in any of said
provisions" he shall "be subject to indict-
ment and on conviction shall be
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nor less than twenty dollars, in the discretion Of
the court
THE spirtualist state convention, which began
at Capital hall last week Friday and closed Sun
day evening" was fairly well attended and the
programme substantially carried out. The prin-
cipal address was by Captain II. II. Brown of
New York, and remarks and tests were made by
several Others The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Mrs. Sarah A. Wiley, Rock
ingham, president; Sabin Scott, Edward Mills,
Mrs f. A. Paul. Morrisville, A. Hubbard, Ply
mouth vice Presidents secretary and treasurer,
Charles Thompson, st. Adams; board of man
ayers, Mrs. Lizzie Manchester S. N. Gould, Ran
dolph, Dr. f. A. Smith, Brandon, Mrs. L. A.
Paul, Morrisvle, Albert L. Stanley Leicester
Thomas Middleton, Woodstock, D. P. Wilder,
Plymouth, George w. Ripley, Montpelier