Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-02

| Washington county will begin next Tuesday. All
the judges except Judge Rowell are In town to-
day to consult with Judge Redfield on the opinion
in the Langdon case
ADDISON county democrats have made the fol-
lowing nominations: Senators, s. J. Benedict Of
Addison, Chas G. Peck OF Middlebury assistant
judges. George c. Powers Of Vergennes, f. d.
Griswold Of Orwell; sheriff, Noble F. Dunshee Of
Bristol high bailiff, L, silas Wright Of weybridge
states attorney, w. W. Rider of Bristol judges
Of probate, Addison district James E. Stapleton,
Middlebury New Haven district, John II, Dom
nelly, Vergennes
RUTLAND county democratic ticket Is: Senators,
J. L. Leonard of West Rutland, L. G. Hulett Of
walngford, II. II. Hill of Brandon Daniel John
son of Castleton; assistant judges, j. j. r. RAN
dali of Rutland, Cyrus Jennings of Hubbardton;
states attorney, Edward s. Miller Of Poultney
sheriff, Edward W. Liddell OF Rutland; high
bailiff B. ]. Douglass Of Pttsford judges Of pro-
bate, V. c. Meyerhoffer OF Rutland, George D.
Spencer Of Castleton.
MEssRs. WALKER & PuFFER, the proprietors Of
"the popular G. o. d. boot and shoe store" have
disposed OF their business to Mr.. George II. Smi-
lie who took possession yesterday morning. The
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and a careful attention to business, have built up
a constantly increasing trade which Mr. SMILES
personal popularity will enable him to retain.
By the terms of the sale MIR. Puffer will remain
in the store for six months, after which he will
go west.
LISTENING to conversation OF people around our
bulletin board the day of the district convention,
we were struck by the diversity of views as to
what constitutes a majority. To correct the mis-
apprehension which exists, we explain. Judge
Poland's vote was 191; General CIRCUITS, 1913;
other candidates, 18. Poland had 80 votes more
than all others and that was his majority; he had
6S votes more than Grout and that was his plu-
raity. Had he had just the 1G7 votes necessary to
nominate, his majority would have been two;
that is, two more than all the others.
THE National Life Insurance Company have
leased the rooms formerly occupied by the pen
sion agency and will hereafter occupy the whole
| of the second story OF the insurance building.
| The front room of the newly acquired portion
will be fitted up in suitable manner and occu-
| pied as the presidents office The walls of all
the rooms are being repainted, new carpets laid
and general sticking up" is going on. This
company has acquired an enviable reputation for
soundness and good management, and new evil
dences Of prosperity are very pleasing.
| To meet the inconvenience resulting from the
absence of any medium for the transmission OF
small sums of money by mail, a bill has been
framed and already passed by the house author.
| izing the issue Of "postal notes" The notes are
| to be issued for sums less than five dollars and
are to be payable to bearer at the money order
| office from which issued, or at the office desig-
mated by the person procuring them. The fee
for the issue OF postal note is three cents, and II
the note is not presented within three months
after the date of issue, it becomes invalid and an
additional fee of three cents is required for pro
curing duplicate.
THE Clothes Wringer Manufacturers Associa-
ton of the United States held its regular semi
annual meeting at the Pavilion Hotel in this vii
lage, on the Goth. 9th and 2Sth Of July, with 8
| full representation OF all the licensed manufac
turers of clothes wrngers. The business was o.
course. of private nature, but we learn very i'm
portant steps were taken to secure and protec
their interests. Prices were slightly advanced
Mr. c. M. Hamlet Of Auburn, N. Y, is president
Fred f. Smith of Montpelier, secretary and treas
urer; r. c. Browning Of New York, George f
Gaut Of Cincinnati, o., and George Reuter-, Jr.
of Rhode Island, are executive committee.
THE board Of equalization for Washington
county met in this village yesterday and or
ganized by the choice Of c. W. II. Dwinell o
Marshield, president and George w. Bassett o
Barre, secretary. 1t was voted that a schedule o
the appraisal of 1873 be made and compared will
that of 1882 80 as to show the rate Of increase o
decrease over that Of 1873; and that the valuation
II, NJ
Smith and j H. Holden were appointed assistan
clerks to perform that duty. Waterbury's ap
praisal of farm lands was made the standard
To-day the board will begin by taking towns IL
alphabetical order, and complete the work o
equalization
THE Vermont Conference Seminary has beer
presented by A. L. Bailey, St. Johnsbury, must
dealer, with $3.50 grand upright Hallett & Da
Wis piano. Two others like it have been pur
chased for the institution. Messrs. Peloubet
Co., New York, have also presented the institu
ton with an organ valued at $3.50, which ha
seventeen stops, two banks of keys, and tw
and one-fourth octave pedals Another, some
} what more valuable, has been purchased. Tn
institution is now very prosperous, and the pros
poets for the fall term are atteripg. Indeed, tn
prospect is that the school will, with the exceT
, ton of one or two terms, have larger number @
students than it has before had since its establish
ment here.
WINDSOR JOURNAL: " Middlebury College ha
had a present Of a silver mine. Colonel Comm
OF Winnemucca, Nevada, has conveyed to tn
college the Rose Creek silver mine, which is /
the Sierra mining district. The present value {
the mine is stated at 800 600 but there is no tel
ing what it may be worth when developed. tn
condition attached to the gift is that the proceed
shall be used to build hall Of science to bear tn
donors name 1t would have saved the college
great deal of trouble II the liberal colonel ha
sold the mine for 5000 and given the colleG
the money, or he might have developed the mir
himself and given the profits to the colleg
However. 1t is not every college that owns 81
yer mine and perhaps there is a fortune in tn
one; but we do not expect that the Cummins Ha
! of Science is 30 be built Immediately"
= BESIDES the Lyndonvlle camp-meeting, alread
= announced, other camp-meetings will be held I
u follows At Worthwhile, commencing on Augu
l. 49, the meeting OF St. Adams District Method
& churches, under the direction of Presiding Ed
d Morgan. At Mortified, commencing August 2
d the Montpelier District meeting directed by Pr
" siding Elder Spencer At Lyndonville common
n ing on August %, the meeting of the St. John
bury District, directed by Presiding Elder Grange
t. At Brandon (Silver Lake., commencing on Sc
1t TENDER 4, the meeting Of the Burlington DistriC
!. conducted by Presiding Elder Noe. The meetil
rs at Claremont Junction, N H., will also be OF pr
n sonal interest to Vermont Methodists, as Il
10 Springfield district is jointly involved with L
Claremont district OF the New Hampshire conf'
l.. ence in its support This meeting will common
:, on August go, and will be under the united dire
"a ton of Presiding Elder Jasper Of the Claremo
Va District N. H.. and Presiding Elder Cooper Of t
a Springfield District, Vt.
"a JUDGE POLAND Is daily In receipt of numero
congratulatory messages and letters from all 81
tons of the country, showing how satisfactory
>, the nation at large, as well as TO his state, "
=, his nomination TO congress by the second distr
convention. Among the more fervid was the I
80 lowing characteristic dispatch from Hon, D,
Nicholson of Rutland sent on the announceme
In that village OF Mr.. Polands nominate
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
81 Thursday evening Judge Poland's friends a
SIT neghbors in St. Johnsbury took their turn at |
H. comforts which the nomination brought. The
is' Johnsbury House, where the judge lives, "
~ handsomely Illuminated and hung with Chin,
* lanterns shower deferred the demonstrate
ey somewhat, but large and enthusiastic compa
assembled, the band played several pieces, at