Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-10-18

large n one as was IN the nail mOnuhy evening"
the bad air is beyond endurance.
THE case OF Peter Good rs. Charles W. Town
under the civil damage act, lately tried in Wind
ham county court, has been sent to the supreme
court under an agreed statement Of facts. One
question to be submitted Is whether an illegal
wife and her illegitimate children can recover
under the I" civil damage act"
Two years ago the dead body Of Joseph Dumas
was found in Worcester branch in this village
with marks and bruises upon 1t which indicated
that he had been murdered II the authorities
have ever investigated the matter and satisfied
themselves as to where and by whom II was
done, the public is not aware OF it,
THE SEVENTEEN anniversary OF the Vermont
Bible Society will be held at this place to-day.
The business meeting Of the society will be held
in the parlor OF Bethany church, commencing at
ten O'Clock A. N. In the evening at half-past
seven, President Buckham will speak before the
society in the hall Of the house of representatives
Two Of the special masters appointed by the
chancellor, Hon. W. ii. Walker and Hon. w. p.
Dillingham;, met in st. Adams last week, pursu-
ant to appointment made last month Hon. James
NJ. Tyler, chairman, was not present. Mr.. Fl
field, counsel for the Central, was present 1t ap-
peared then that Hon +. A. Brooks, defendant in
the cause, required a postponement of month,
and an adjournment was taken until Tuesday,
November It'll
TODAY wednesday,, at Bellows Falls, occurs
the annual session OF the Grand Division Sons Of
Temperance Of Vermont. Arrangements have
been made with the different railroads by which
free return checks will be furnished to all repre-
sentatves who pay full fare in going. The di-
vision at Bellows Falls is one Of the largest and
best in the state, numbering over one hundred
and forty members, and those who attend will
have pleasant reception.
THE nineteenth annual reunion of Vermont Of
ficers will be held at Montpelier, on Thursday
November 3D. 1882 The usual business meeting
will be held at the state house, at three O'Clock
p. NJ The GRAFTON will be delivered in the eve
ming by Lieutenant George Granville Benedict Of
Burlington, in the hall Of the house of represen-
tatives. Supper will be served at precisely ten
o'clock, r. NJ. The Central Vermont, and probably
other railroads, carry for fare one way. Tickets
to Montpelier and return should be inquired for
MR.. T. J. DEAvrTT Of this village gives us the
following names OF persons for whom he has re-
Gently obtained PENSIONS George s. Hubbard OF
Montpelier, guardian of child Of Guy M. Reed,
$40 a month"; arrears 1901; John d. Kellogg of
Waterbury SIS month, arrears, 1904; Lucreta
A. Pearson Of Randolph, widow of Arthur NJ.
Pearson, SIG month and arrears 81, 800; David
c. Silloway of Moretown, 81 a month, arrears
$500; Isaac p Mann Of Hardwick, 81 month
and $500 arrears Charles Smith Of Waterbury,
so month and $3.50 arrears.
THE Washington county court has granted the
following divorces: Suel G. Maynard from Mary
A. Maynard, for wilful desertion; Carrie A. Mar
tin from George w. Martin for intolerable sever
ity; Emma s. Corse from David Corse, for wilful
deserton; Julia A. Joslyn from Charles d. JOS
Ign, for refusal to support; Timothy Wheeler
from Harriet Wheeler, for intolerable severity;
Walter Sulham from Helen Sulham, for adultery;
Nancy J. Ainsworth from lilo D. Ainsworth for
having been sentenced to the state prison; Laura
W. Davis from David Davis, for intoerable
severity.
JOHN GARLAND, the man that was arrested at
Montpelier and sentenced to his fourth term at
state prison, for stealing three horses and wagon
in st. Armand, commenced his career in 1877, at
the age of seventeen. He stole a horse from n
Mr.. Mines of Saranac N Y, which he brought
to Waterbury and sold to a farmer in Perry Hill
for S55. He afterwards went to work for a Mr..
Rogers in the iron business at Ausable Forks.
After three months he took pair of large horses
and brought them to Burlington where he was
arrested, and got a term of four years in Dame
mora prison.
THE corporation of the Home for Destitute
D,,.t. har ka1I thntr n,,a1
meeting and elected officers as follows; President
Mrs. William c. Hickok; vice-president, Mrs
James A. Shedd; treasurer Mrs. L. NJ. Capp;
secretary, Mrs c. Z. Miner; assistant secretary,
Mrs. A. G. Pierce; managers, Mrs j. A. Shedd,
Miss Carrie Kingsland, Mrs. l.. NJ Clspp, Mrs.
w. +. Bowman, Mrs. b. Turk, Mrs c, +. Miner,
Mrs. c. b Gray, Mrs L. B. Lord, Mrs A. G.
Pierce Mrs. Julia II. Spear, Mrs S. G. Kimball
Mrs. c. NJ. Spaulding. Mrs. Joseph Poland is
county manager for Washington county.
The Central Vermont Pomona Grange, Patrons
OF Husbandry, will hold its regular quarterly
meeting at Snowsville, Wednesday, october 18th,
Mt ten o'clock A. NJ. The forenoon session will be
devoted to the usual business of interest to the
order tbs hoped that all patrons will not only
esteem it a privilege but duty to be present at
the opening of the meeting. The afternoon ses-
sion will be public, when all interested in farm
ing are cordially invited to be present and par
ticipate in the proceedings of the meeting Sub
iect to be presented for confederation" How shall
we raise the standard of fertility Of our farms
and their stocb-keeping capacity p"
THIRTEEN bouts were wrestled on Saturday at
pa,haI ond tha ,o,rno,ont ,,as od,onrrad till
Yesterday. The heayy-weeht wrestling NAV be
summarized thus: Daly and Burbank, won by
DAILY; Ross and Wheeler. won by Ross Flagg and
Burbank. won by Flag; Flagg and Wheeler, won
nv Wbeeler. Rnrbank and Ross won bv Bur.
bank F1aog and Ross won NV Flagp. Burbank
and Ubaa,ar t.,o bouts frst won hv Wbeele,
and the second bv Rurbank The lieht-weigb,
contes,s vera as follows. Uutchins and Mont.
gomerv nv u,,chins. u,,chins and Donald nv
Dorald. Moptoomarv and Donald Inv Montpom.
e,v. uptchins and Donald bv Uptcbins
a.. w.. ,,,a...,oo,
IN We no. me- T - nv
ooO'e'y "ss H''u iu'suay ".'9'on' $3.50
"N' IaeN " oiu'' ~ ~" 10, a.
pioe'uon' "o .em auu 'ne oIu ,O "a, ~ No. ~ rs
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Barrett OF Rutland, Rev. W. S. Hazen OF North
field, Hon. Edward A. Sowles of St. Adams; re
cording secretary Charles W. Porter, Esq, o.
Montpelier /; librarian, II. A. Huse Esq, OF Mont
pelier curators, Hon. X. S. Taft Of Burlington
DIR. II. A. Cutting of Lunenburgh, II. A. Huse
ESQ, of MONTPELIER, G. A. Davis of Windsor ant
Frederick butcher of St. Albans. Hon. E. J
Phelps will deliver an address before the societ,